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OBJECTIVE
Mechanical / Project engineering position that draws upon my technical skills.
PROFILE
* Registered Professional Engineer.
* Masters in Mechanical engineering with specialization in thermal science.
* Over 13 years of experience in mechanical engineering including EPC environment.
* Expertise in engineering and designing of static equipments such as pressure vessels, storage tanks, heat exchangers and process equipments based on design code ASME, API, TEMA, etc.
* Experienced in oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical projects.
* Experienced for onshore and offshore projects.
* Excels in fast paced environment; successfully meets critical deadlines.
* Proficient with computer languages and engineering software packages.
* Self-motivated, goal orientated, team player with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fluor Canada Ltd. Sep 2006 – Jan 2009
Mechanical Engineer
* Involved in various fields of mechanical engineering for different static equipments like pressure vessels, tanks, specialty equipments.
* Designed pressure vessels, storage tanks, columns (tower) and other oilfield equipments in accordance with applicable codes, specifications and company standards.
* Applied various international codes such as ASME Sec. VIII Div.1 & 2, Sec. II, API 620, API 650, API 653, ASME B31.3 with relative ANSI and ASTM standards.
* Responsible for preparing mechanical data sheets, evaluating technical deviations, bid evaluation and cross discipline coordination for equipment review including piping and rotating equipments.
* Responsible for Equipment Specifications development, generating RFQ, vendor development, scope definition and coordination with management for technical matters.
* Exposure to Rotating Equipment Standards API 610, 611, 617, 682 etc.
* Involved in Rotating Equipment selection, vendor proposal and documents review.
* Provided assistance in rotating equipments basic design, preparation of specifications and data sheets, preparation of Material Requisition, and Technical Bid Analysis.
* Conducted technical meeting with suppliers, effectively and efficiently.
* Reviewed and approved vendor documents like GA drawing, specification sheet, etc.
* Worked on conceptual design basis of key mechanical equipments to optimize project cost.
* Worked for mechanical reliability, material selection, workability and maintenance of equipments in study and detailing phases.
* Experienced on wide range of Stationary equipments including heavy wall vessels, underground & aboveground tanks, High pressure and High temperature vessels with refractory lining, and specialty equipment such as warm lime softener.
* Responsible for proposal engineering of stationary equipments like pressure vessels, columns, storage tank for new and retrofit project.
* Completed computer based training courses:
Project Execution Team Roles and Responsibilities
Project Execution – Baseline Centric Execution
Project Execution – Change Management; Managing to the Baseline
* Involved in major projects:
Long Lake Upgrader, Opti Canada Inc
Husky Caribou Lake Project
Fort Hills Project
Ultramar
Eider Rock Project
Propak Systems Ltd. Jun 2004 – Aug 2006
Mechanical Engineer
* Designed pressure vessels, storage tanks, heat exchangers, columns (tower) and other process equipments in accordance with applicable codes, customer specification and company standard.
* Applied various international codes such as ASME Sec. VIII Div.1, Sec. II, TEMA, API 620 and API 650 with relative ANSI and ASTM standards.
* Worked on wide range of chemical, oil & gas processing, energy processing/pressure vessels and heat exchangers such as Amine regenerator, Absorber, Debutanizer, Glycol contactor, Low temperature separator, Gas chiller, Gas-Gas and Gas-Liquid Exchangers, Molecular Sieve Drier, Regen Gas Scrubber, Refrigerant subcooler.
* Experienced for different types of heat exchangers such as shell & tube, U tube, double pipe, etc.
* Performed thermal design and mechanical design of unfired heat exchangers.
* Developed detail engineering and design of pressure vessel/heat exchanger components.
* Analysis for the scope and operating conditions of the pressure vessel and based on that deciding operating parameters like design pressure and design temperature.
* Engineering and checking of design calculations of storage tanks per API 650 and API 620.
* Performed stress analysis of pressure and non-pressure parts using ASME Sec. II and Sec. VIII.
* Performed local stress analysis using WRC 107 and WRC 297.
* Prepared analysis for rigging, lifting and hydrotest of columns, vessels etc.
* Verified the design data and approved equipment drawings for mechanical design.
* Studied customer specification. Maintained different project specifications for checking and designing procedures.
* Prepared engineering documents for cost estimation of equipment and materials.
* Some of the major projects done are
Long lake upgrader, OPTI Canada Inc.
C2 recovery unit, National Iranian Gas Company
CNOOC / Husky, Wenchang FPSO HC Recovery unit, China (Off-shore project)
ENCANA
Sherritt Power – Refrigeration Gas Facility
Gastech – Gas Refinery
Alembic Ltd. May 1996 – Nov 2001
Mechanical Engineer
* Designed pressure vessels, storage tanks, reactors, filters (press-o-filters, basket filters) and other process equipments.
* Acquired and applied the knowledge of various international codes like ASME Sec. VIII Div.1, Sec. II, TEMA, API 620 & API 650, relative ANSI, ASTM standards, when preparing detailed mechanical calculation for Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and Storage tanks in compliance with respected codes.
* Developed detail engineering and design of pressure vessel components such as shell, top/bottom dish, baffles, nozzles, coils, flanges, supports, stiffeners, etc.
* Detail engineering and designing of storage tank components such as shell, roof, bottom plate etc. in compliance with respected codes like API 650, API 620 and IS 803.
* Performed stress strain analysis and calculations for pressure vessels; and established safe hydro test pressure to validate design.
* Supervised and prepared the design, fabrication drawings and detailing for pressure vessels and other equipments with joints/welding details, plate cutting layout and bill of material.
* Prepared equipment layout and piping routes based on P&ID with considerations of safety requirements, cost and flexibility. Selected the valves & fittings for process piping.
* Decided piping support type and location, expansion loop/bellow location based on pipe stress analysis for thermal, sustain and operating conditions.
* Supervised and prepared piping isometric, plan and elevation drawings.
* Preparation and study of project procurement items, special requirements, preparing project planning, estimating engineering man-hours etc.
* Preparation of item specifications and Indenting the project materials.
* Vendor development and Techno-commercial evaluation of offers.
COMPUTER SKILL
* Design Software – COMPRESS, PVElite, CodeCalc, NozzlePro (FEA), Express-M
* MS-office & Internet utilities
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
* Registered Professional Engineer in Alberta and Ontario, Canada
* Masters in Mechanical Engineering
* AutoCAD2000 Certification - AutoDesk
References possible upon request
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