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EDUCATION: 1983 – Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (1st Class), Jadavpur Univ.
1985 – Leadership: Managing for Results, by Mercuri Goldman
MEMBERSHIP: Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada,
APEGGA, Alberta, Canada,
EXPERIENCE SUMMERY:
Twenty-five years of experience; more recently as Principal/Lead Mechanical Engineer. About 5 years experience in middle/senior management. As a specialist of rotating equipments, most of the contributions are in design, engineering & commissioning of pumps, compressors and turbines. Oil & Gas experience includes Refinery and Upstream, Arctic region modular plant concept, Pipeline pumping & compression station, etc.
Feb 07 – Present IMV Projects Ltd. Principal Rotating Equip. Engineer
Feb 08 – Present Mustang Engineer, Tx. Principal ME (on loan from IMV)
Mar 06 – Feb 07 Fluor Canada Ltd. Principal Mechanical Engineer
Sep 05 – Mar 06 Jacobs Canada Inc Principal Mechanical Specialist
May 05 – Sep 05 SNC Lavalin Inc. Sr. Mechanical Specialist
Mar 04 – May 05 Fluor Canada Ltd. Sr. Mechanical Specialist
Oct 03 – Feb 04 APV Solutions & Serv. Alberta Rep - Industrial Products
1999 – 2003 Voith Turbo (P) Ltd. Regional Manager – Western India
1989 – 1999 KSB Pumps Ltd. Branch Manager
1985 – 1989 B.E. Pumps (P) Ltd. Design Engineer – Marine Pumps
1983 – 1985 Him Containers (P) Ltd. Mechanical Engineer
PROFESSIONAL ARTICLES / PAPERS
* 'SHIPS in Desert': Article in 'Pump Engineer' magazine, Sept 2006 issue, on challenges in designing pipeline pump station.
* Comparison of API 610 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Editions: Technical, Editorial & Errata.
* Issue not covered in ISO13709/API610: Vibration at Low-speed Testing
* Nexxen specifications of compressors – overlay of API 617, 618 & 619.
PROJECT LISTING:
Korea National Oil Blackgold 30000bpd SAGD Project, Alberta, Canada 2008
In-house sizing and class-3 cost estimate of all compressors, centrifugal and progressive cavity pumps. Developed overlay specifications for API674, API610 and ANSI B73.2, data sheets and sparing philosophy. Delivered +/-20% estimation and IFD data sheets within 8 weeks of P&ID review.
Petrobras Manati Pipeline Gas Compression station: 8x10^6m3/d, Brazil 2008
Studied the flow and pressure pattern of offshore gas wells for 20 years of project life. Recommended optimization plan for the compressor station including sizing, pros-n-cons for GT drive vs. Motor drive.
CCRL 130000bpd Refinery Expansion, Regina, SK, Canada 2008
The UOP licensed grass roots refinery includes a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) complex. Designed all pumps for dual duty which currently will run for 70% production level, but can be enhanced for 100% production within a 3-week turnaround. About 40 pump services include Tower Bottoms Slurry Pump with ST drive. From study and client presentation to RFQ and bid evaluation was completed in 4 months.
Shell Blackrock SAGD Project Debottlenecking, Cold Lake, AB, Canada 2008
Recommended Lobe Blower, Magdrive Scrubber pumps, and API675 metering pumps for an environmentally sensitive odour control project.
Enbridge Patoka 1.2 MM BBLS capacity storage terminal, Illinois, US 2007
Class 3 cost estimate for mechanical equipments like 1250 HP vertical can booster pumps, 250 HP diesel firewater pump, etc.
Sinopec Natural Gas Purification Plant, Puguang China 2007
Operation design review of all machinery including Acid Gas Compressor, Rich Amine Expander, Reflux & Amine pumps etc. Educated the client on API recommendations and NACE MR0175 as they have little experience with international standards. Wrote plant start-up and emergency shut down process.
Suncor Firebag#2 Once Through Steam Generator, Ft. McMurray, AB, Canada 2007
RFQ, ordering, drawing approval and data book review for HP & LP Boiler Feed Pumps from Sulzer MSD (BB3) range.
TOTAL 295,000bpd Bitumen Upgrader, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, Canada 2007
Delivered preliminary cost estimation of the $9 billion plant and helped Project team in evaluation various process options.
Sunoco Toledo Refinery Upgrade, Ohio, USA 2007
Re-rate of 10MW compressor with Steam Turbine driver. The existing equipment was jointly inspected with Elliott. Shortlisted modifications required in rotor, seal and condition monitoring instruments.
Suncor Firebag#1 SAGD Pad, Ft. McMurray, AB, Canada 2006
Replaced Pads Pump with larger Flowserve Pumps fitted with plan-53C, VFD.
Saudi Aramco Shaybah Pipeline Pump Station–1, KSA 2005
As Mechanical Lead of the project, completed 75% FEED package in 10 weeks. The desert pump station was designed to pump 1000MBPD crude oil through a 480km pipeline.
Prepared mechanical section of LSTK contract. Studied economics of using Electric motor, Gas Turbine and Diesel Engine as pump driver at remote location. Mechanical equipments included 5000hp Pumps, 2MVA CGT Generator, 500hp Diesel Engines, packaged items like Instrument Air Compressors, Tanks and Fire-fighting systems and equipments.
Administrative duties included work like budgeting, progress reporting, man-hour control, quality check, etc.
Saudi Aramco Shaybah GOSP-4 and Power Island, KSA 2005
As Mechanical Lead, prepared specification and data sheets of a range of equipments for a captive power plant. Major item was large Gas Turbine with its ancillaries and lube system.
Worked closely with GE, Siemens, Solar, Ahlstom and Mitsubishi during technical development of the specifications as well as budget preparation. Answered clients query satisfactorily during a 4-day value-engineering meeting.
Wrote specification of 120MW (ISO rating) Single-cycle Gas Turbine with its Fuel system, Fire & wash water system, Hydraulic start system, Air inlet, Lubrication skid and API 616 data sheet.
Drawn up equipment list for 250MB/day Gas Oil Separation Plant
Wrote specification and data sheets of Diesel Engine driven 5MW black-start generator. Reviewed proposals from Wartsila, Hyundai, Caterpillar and Cummins.
Perto-Canada UTS Froth Treatment Demo Plant, Fort Hills, AB, Canada 2005
The project from concept to commissioning was completed in 7 months.
RFQ, Bid evaluation, PO package and drawing review of pumps for high viscosity liquid containing 10% gas as well as large abrasive particle. Equipments included Progressive Cavity pumps, Metal Slurry centrifugal pump and Screw Air Compressors etc. Vendors like Weir, Metso, GIW, Moyno, Seepex & Atlas Copco participated in this project.
Opti Canada Orcrude, Gasifier & Hydrocracker, Long Lake, AB, Canada 2004
Responsible for engineering, procurement, review and comissioning of many API 610 pumping units with its seal and lube systems. Total 44 services amounted to 16,500 installed HP.
Most challenging services were:
- Between-bearing (BB2) pumps of 1800hp.
- Reciprocating water injection pumps for hydrocracker developing 203-bar pressure.
- Jacketed 380°C molten Bitumen pump.
- Plant-54 system.
- 3000hp steam turbine driven BB3 boiler feed pumps
Saved project cost by establishing advantages of 'non-grout' baseplates in north Alberta. Project actually saved in $ millions on reduced labor cost, tents, heating and cost of grout etc.
Shutoff head and minimum flow optimized to bring down pipe ratings from 1500# to 900#. This was a huge cost saver.
Recommended bypass line was added on suction side with PRV to save the seals from high pressure at static condition. This improved the seal life.
Identified requirement of minimum straight run of suction piping based on suction energy condition. This superseded the standard rule of 5D and saved piping cost.
Coordinated with Flowserve, CPC Pumps, Union pumps, John Crane, Coppus & Lube-Power. Witnessed performance and strip test of the pumps in Pompe Guinard, France.
Helped process write Operation Procedure based on Hazop recommendations.
TATA Iron & Steel Co., Jamshedpur, India 2002
As project manager conducted feasibility study on introduction of variable speed VOITH fluid couplings in de-scaling operation of a major steel plant. Project report covered cost estimation, savings in energy, payback and technical feasibility.
RSP Steel Rolling Mill Revamp, Rourkela, India 1998
As project engineer conducted failure analysis of existing pumps. Recommended change of material to Hi-Chrome white CI (ASTM A532, cla-3) having 650+BHN. Prepared complete project proposal for revamp, pipeline and seal modification.
Supervised successful installation of GIW-USA pumps and field trial.
Calcutta Municipal Corp. River Water Pumping Station, Kolkata, India 1994
Worked as project engineer in setting up a 1.4 million gallons/day raw water pump house for. Field tested of submersible pumps of 650hp.
References available on request
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