Holding a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and a P.Eng. designation from APEGA, Januar Wirawan had a career in the oil and gas industry that spanned over 20+ years. His expertise encompasses Reservoir Engineering, Development Engineering, and Reserves Engineering, which covers dry gas to heavy oil assets, conventional and unconventional, onshore and offshore. In 2021, he shifted his focus following his passion for hydrogen when he joined Proton Technologies (now Proton H2) where he has been utilizing his experience to help move the technology forward.
On the side, he is the founding member of Hydrogen Technical Section (H2TS) of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and its first Membership Chair. He had written numerous hydrogen articles in LinkedIn and SPE’s The Way Ahead.