Cassandra is Hatch’s Global Director of Pyrometallurgy, leading a team of 80+ people focused on high-temperature processing of metals. She is a Hatch Associate with extensive experience in process engineering and study management for metallurgical projects with a focus on roasting of ilmenites, metallurgical concentrates, and whole ores, chlorination and pyrohydrolysis, and associated fluidized bed equipment designs. She has been a key team member for commissioning, troubleshooting, and modification of a number of fluidized bed systems for improved operations and capacity expansion.