Desalitech hires membrane specialist Jantje Johnson

Johnson was most recently acting founder and principal of OrangeBoat, a technical consulting firm for membrane-based water treatment applications.

At Desalitech, Johnson will support the company’s corporate and municipal partners requiring industrial water treatment and reuse systems and services.

During her career, Johnson has developed and launched a proprietary web-based tool to optimise reverse osmosis operations and has been recognised as an expert in reverse osmosis. Johnson has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering and has previously worked for The Dow Chemical Co, Filmtec and Nalco.

Through OrangeBoat, Johnson has provided technical support for membrane-based water treatment technologies for companies including Shell, Husky Energy, American Water Corp and Suez Environment.

“I am looking forward to working with Desalitech’s talented and dynamic team at an exciting time in the company’s growth, and working closely with them to bring new, breakthrough reverse osmosis water treatment solutions to customers across the globe,” said Johnson.