Idris is a licensed professional engineer. Dr. Sule holds a B. Eng in Mechanical Engineering and an M. Eng and Ph.D. in Process (oil & gas) Engineering from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. Idris has a comprehensive background in commercial R&D driven toward the commercialization of products and services. He has over a decade of experience in the project management of commercial R&D programs and related engineering project management. He has worked with ECS for over two years and has an in-depth background in anode technologies, anode stripping, and PGM metal recovery.