Peter Koranchie-Boah Biography
Peter Koranchie-Boah is a licensed Professional Engineer deeply dedicated to Corporate/Industrial Environmental Compliance Management and Sustainability Program Management. His over twenty years of extensive experience across diverse industries, combined with multiple academic degrees, underscores his unique blend of expertise and unwavering commitment to the field of
environmental Science.
Peter holds multiple master’s degree—an MBA in Data Analysis from University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN – USA, an M.S. (MSc) in Environmental Science from Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA, and another M.S. (MSc) in Sustainable Process Management from HeriotWatt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. His educational foundation began with a B.S. (BSc) in Chemical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.
Peter’s research works include co-authoring several publications. Two notable ones are a journal
publication in the 2016 Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation (WEFTEC) titled “Natural
Engineered Wastewater Treatment (NEWTTM) System at Alcoa Joint Venture Facility in Saudi
Arabia” and publication in the January 2020 ScienceDirect Heliyon volume 6 Issue titled “A hydrothermal-geochemical modeling framework to simulate reactive transport in a waste coal area
under amended and non-amended conditions.”
Experience
In his most recent role, Peter serves as a key member of the 3M Company Corporate Global Environment Health and Safety Division Headquartered at St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. In this influential position, he assumed environmental compliance responsibilities for more than eighty 3M facilities in North America and facilities across the globe. The facilities comprise of manufacturing plants, Research & Development facilities, and Distribution centers. Peter’s environmental compliance responsibilities include but not limited to Water quality, chemical release response, and environmental compliance awareness training. In the area of water quality,
Peter focuses on wastewater and stormwater compliance management.
Regional Environmental Engineer for Nestle, North America: From 2021 to 2022, Peter held a significant role as a Regional Environmental Engineer for Nestle, North America region where he led multifaceted projects encompassing multimedia (air, water and waste) compliance, incident response, and sustainability projects.
Alcoa Warrick Operations Plant: From 2018 to 2021, Peter served as a Senior Environmental Engineer at the then Alcoa Warrick Operations Plant in Indiana, USA. Until part of the facility was sold to Kaiser Aluminum in 2021, the facility was the largest Integrated aluminum facility in North America, comprising a Power Plant, an aluminum smelter, a cast house, and a rolling mill. His contributions were instrumental in supporting the air quality (U.S. EPA Title V), wastewater/stormwater program (U.S. EPA NPDES), chemical release response (U.S EPA EPCRA), environmental awareness training, and the successful implementation of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative program.
Alcoa-Ma’aden Joint Venture Aluminum Complex, Saudi Arabia: Between 2015 and 2018, Peter served as an Environmental Engineer Specialist at the largest integrated aluminum facility in the world. The complex consists of a bauxite mining facility, a
bauxite refining facility, an aluminum smelter, a cast house and an aluminum rolling mill. Peter was entrusted with the development and effective implementation of environmental management systems compliant with ISO 14001:2015 standards. He also efficiently managed the complex’s wastewater and waste management programs in accordance with the Saudi Arabian Royal Commission Environmental Regulations. As part of this responsibilities, Peter acquired local and international permits for shipment of aluminum by-products to Europe in accordance with the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
Alcoa Technical Center (ATC), U.S.A: From 2008 to 2015, Peter held diverse pivotal positions within the then largest light metal
Research Institute in the world- the Alcoa Technical Center in Pennsylvania, USA. First as a member of the Alcoa Technical Center’s Environment Science and Sustainability team, and later as a member of the Environment Health, and Safety (EHS) department. Within these two Departments, Peter’s roles ranged from an environmental research scientist to environmental compliance
engineer. As a research scientist, Peter conducted critical studies aimed at removing contaminants from smelter wastewaters, application of bauxite residue for neutralizing acidic mine and utilization of bauxite residue for wastewater treatment. Peter also played the role of an EHS coordinator and a Human Performance Advocate, reflecting his adaptability and steadfast
commitment to employee’s safety.
Tema Oil Refinery, Ghana: Before embarking on his graduate studies, Peter completed his National Service as a Process Engineer at the Tema Oil Refinery in Ghana from 2001 to 2002. This early exposure to the oil industry laid a robust foundation for his subsequent career.