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Date of Birth: 29th JULY, 1960
Qualification: B. E. (Chemical) from Punjab University
Marital Status: Married
2.0 Experience: 25 Years experience in
- Licensor selection for SRU / DCU/ HCU /FCCU/ DHDT/CRU units
- Process coordination with licensors and PMC for Refinery Technology
- Defining the infrastructure utility & offsite requirement of the complex.
- Preparation equipment specification materials and instrumentation.
- Technical evaluation of bid documents of EPCC contractors.
- Plot plan finalization for refinery complex, design safety reviews and HAZOP study
- Integration & optimization of Expansion plant configuration & finalization of utilities and offsite facilities
- Process control monitoring of units like, Hydrocracker, Diesel Hydrotreater,
Hydrogen Production, Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit,* Vacuum Distillation Unit &
Sulphur Recovery Unit to meet required thru' put & specifications of the product in most safe & economical manner.
- Commissioning experience of three major projects in Mathura refinery & Grass Root
Refinery at Panipat & Refinery expansion from 6MMTPA to 12 MMTPA
- Precommissioning, commissioning & stabilization of Flare, Fuel gas, Sulphur
Recovery, Amine Regeneration, Sour Water Stripper & Bitumen Blowing Unit
Double stage electric Desalter, polymer Grade Propylene Recovery unit, Revamp of
Vacuum Distillation unit as Incharge of commissioning team.
- Operating experience of CDUNDU,VBU,FCC,DHDT,[-ICU AMINE,SRU& Offsite
3.0 Oversees Assignment
- In 1997 visited Canada for Process Design review for Sulphur recovery unit with 99.0% recovery using Delta Hudson Subdue Point Technology.
- In 1998 visited Denmark and Belgium for Hydrogen Generation plant & PSA
operation training.
- In 2000 visited Houston USA & Aruba for process design review of unit for Delayed Coker unit & plant visit.
- In 2000 Visited Kansas city, USA for process design Review of new Sulphur
Recovery units with 99.9% recovery efficiency design by BVPI using tail gas treatment & Degasser.
- In 2005 visited Kansas city & Detroit USA for Sulphur Technology training arranged by BVPI & for field training in BP TOLEDO refinery in Ohio.
4.0 Others Achievements
- Rank holder thru' out the educational career.
- 3-months Post Graduate Course in petroleum refinery from Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehrad
- Advanced Optimization Control Technique using set point software from
Madras Refinery, Madras
- ABB DCS Instrumentation Control from ABB -Bangalore
5.0 Experience details:
April'07 to till date: Chief Project manager- Incharge of Panipat Refinery expansion
From 12 to 15 MMTPA & Naphtha cracker project,
Location: IOCL Refinery HQ, New Delhi.
Manpower Handled: 14 Engineers in HQ
Type of experience: Board appraisal/approvals, Coordination with PMC,EPCC
Contractor, Licensor and site execution group
April'04 to April' 07: Chief Production Manager Commissioning Group - Incharge of Commissioning & operation of 6.0MMTPA IOCL's Panipat
Expansion Project
Wherein CDUNDU, HYDROGEN, DHDT, HYDROCRACKER, COKER, SULPHUR BLOCK units are had been commissioned
Along with offsite & Utilities and operated the same.
Location: IOCL, Panipat Refinery, Panipat, INDIA
Manpower handled: 44 Engineers & 90 Operators
Type of Experience: Coordination with EPCC contractor, Licensor and Execution group.
Arranging the Hazop reviews of all Units and Offsite facilities.
Preparation of Officers and Operator's training Module.
Operator's recruitment & arranging their training.
Guiding Officers for preparation of Plant specific Operating Manual,
Pocket manual, log book, log sheet, emergency procedures and standing instructions.
Finalization of DCS graphics & Panel training for Panel Officers.
3-D Model review for safety and operability and process point of view for units.
System checking w.r.t. P&ID's during construction and reviewing the flushing requirement.
Finalization of sequential commissioning requirement.
Licensor coordination during check listing their Iiquidation& final boxing up.
Handling and monitoring of precommissioning and commissioning activities of various Units.
Precommissioning, commissioning & stabilization of all Offsite and Utilities including Flare.
Apr'01 to March'04: Senior Manager Process Project - Co-coordinator Panipat
Refinery Expansion Project and IOeL Grass-root PX-PTA Petrochemical Project at Panipat
Wherein CDUNDU, HYDROGEN, DHDT, HYDROC.RACKER,
COKER, SULPHUR BLOCK units and 553 TMTlYr. PTA plant along with Naphtha Hydrotreater CCR Platformer, Xylene
Fractionator, PAREX, Sulfolane, Isomar, BTF and Tatoray units are coming alongwith offsite & Utilities.
Location: IOCL, Panipat Refinery, Panipat, INDIA
Manpower handled: 14 Engineers
Type of Experience: - Participate with Licensor and PMC in selection of technology
- Formulate specific requirements related to technology packages for enhancement of operations & maintainabilty
- Co-ordination with other discipline persons on matter related to
Instrumentation, mechanical, electrical, civil and operational issues.
- Actively participate in defining the infrastructure utility & offsite requirement of the complex.
- Participate in the preparation, review and comments to technical specifications of PFDs, P&IDs and equipment specification materials and instrumentation.
- Participate in review and comments to technical evaluation of bid documents of EPCC contractors.
- Participate in design safety reviews and hazop study etc.
- Co-ordinate with other discipline persons and PMC on matters related to team activity and EPC contractors.
- Give advice and positive input to process and process control operational related matters
- Co-ordinates for arranging the operational training, plant commissioning, startup and handing over.
Jan'2000 To Mar'01: Manager Process Project - In charge for six MMTPA Refinery
Expansion Project
Wherein 6 MMTPA Crude & vacuum Distillation Unit, 1.7 MMTPA
once Thru' Hydrocracker, 3.5 MMTPA Diesel Hydrotreater, 2.4
MMTPA Delayed Coker, 1,40000 TPA Hydrogen unit, 2 X 250
TPD Sulphur Recovery Units with 99.9% recovery efficiency are*
coming alongwith Offsite and Utilities.
Location: IOCL, Panipat Refinery, Panipat, INDIA
Manpower handled: 14 Engineers
Type of Experience: - Licensor selection & process coordination with licensors and
PMC
- Extensively travelled in USA & Europe for technology selection for expansion plants specially Sulphur recovery, Delayed
Coker & Hydrogen unit.
- Fully involved in integration & optimization of Expansion plant configuration & finalization of utilities and offsite facilities.
- Involved in Process design finalization, PFD's & P&ID's review of all the new units coming under Expansion Project.
- Involved in construction contractor Bid requirement finalization
& EPC contractor selection.
- Co-ordinated with other discipline persons and PMC on matters related to team activity and EPC contractors.
- Give advise and positive input to process and process control operational related matters.
- Co-ordinates * for arranging the operational training, plant commissioning, startup and handing over.
May'98 to Dec'99: Manager-Operation Monitoring
Hydrocracker, diesel Hydrotreater, Hydrogen Unit, Fluidised catalytic Cracking Unit, Vacuum Distillation Unit & Sulphur
Recovery Unit
Location: IOCL, Panipat Refinery, Panipat, INDIA
Manpower Handled: 14 Engineers
Job responsibilities: - Directs & co-ordinate the operation of all the units & systems in
Hydrocracker, Diesel Hydrotreater, Hydrogen Production,
Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Unit, Vacuum Distillation Unit &
Sulphur Recovery Unit to meet required thru'put &
specifications of the product in most safe & economical manner.
- Recommended Schemes, plans & actions for improvement in operation of Units after their commissioning.
- Initial troubleshooting carried out to resolve operational upsets for smooth running of above unit.
- Suggested several modifications scheme for unit optimization, minimizing downtime & potential resultant losses.
July'96 to April'98: Dy. Manager Process-Project Incharge Commissioning
Commissioning group of Flare, Sulphur Recovery, Amine, Sour
Water Stripper & Bitumen Blowing Unit
Location: IOCL, Panipat Refinery, Panipat, INDIA
Manpower Handled: 9 Engineers & 30 no. of workmen
Job responsibilities: - Precommissioning, commissioning & stabilization of Flare,
Fuel gas, Sulphur Recovery, Amine Regeneration, Sour Water Stripper & Bitumen Blowing Unit as Incharge of commissioning team.
- Experience include review of P&ID's, preparation of own simplified PFDs cum P&IDs, preparation of operating manuals, graphics, standard blind list, flushing schemes, issuing of check list, preparation of operators training module, handling and monitoring of pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.
May'94 to June'96: Dy. Manager Process-Project Incharge Commissioning
Double stage electric Desalters, polymer Grade Propylene
Recovery unit, Revamp of Vacuum Distillation unit.
Location: IOCL, Mathura Refinery
Manpower Handled: 9 Engineers & 30 no. of workmen
Job responsibilities: Precommissioning, Commissioning. of Double stage electric
Desalters, polymer Grade Propylene Recovery unit, Revamp of Vacuum Distillation unit.
Experience include checking of P&IDs, preparation of simplified PFD's cum P&l Os, helping in execution, preparation of flushing schemes, issuing of checklists,
Preparation of operating manual, in housing training of operating personnel, handling and monitoring of
Precommissioning activities including flushing of circuits, pressure testing systematic, safe & successful
Commissioning of the Plant
April'89 to April 94: Sr. Production Engineer -Atmospheric Vacuum Unit
Location: IOCL, Mathura Refil'lery, Mathura, INDIA
Manpower Handled: 5 engineers &30 no. of workmen
Plant operated: a) Crude distillation unit of 8.5 MMTPA
b) Vacuum Distillation Unit of 3.2 MMTPA
Equipment Handled: Distillation column, Furnaces, Exchangers, Stabilizer, desalters,
Centrifugal & Reciprocating pumps, Air Pre-Heaters,
Compressors
Instrumentation: a) Digital Distribution control system
& Control System b) Online monitoring system for flash points, density, viscosity Experience c) Supervisory computer for advance optimization control
Crude processing: Nigerian (Quiboe & pennington), Arab Medium, Dubai, Arab, Arab Experience Heavy, Kuwait, Australian, Iran Mix, Up12er Zakhum, Bombay high.
Emergencies: Power failure, cooling water failure, instrument air failure, steam
Handled failure, crude booster pump failure, ID &FD fans failure, seal leaking from the crucial pumps, DDCS power supply failure and sudden drop of vacuum in vacuum column.
Other jobs handled: a) Commissioning & Operation of the plant after major revamp of crude and vacuum distillation column.
b) implementation of advance optimization control technique using supervisory computer c) Worked as shutdown coordinator during the major revamp, shutdown of CDU & VDU.
d) Implementation of modification schemes during shut down as well as during running condition.
e) Commissioning of LP gas burners in AVU
f) Updation of operating manual of atmospheric &vacuum unit
&prepared all the updated P&l diagrams of AVU.
g) Associated with CTP France for online furnace tubes cleaning
(external surface).
July'83 to April'89: Process Engineer operation monitoring
Monitored Atmospheric Vacuum Unit, FCC unit, Visbreaker unit,
Merox unit, Sulphur Recovery, Bitumen, Amine regeneration Unit,
Bitumen drum filling plant, LPG storage and handling area,
Product storage & dispatch area
Location: IOCL, Mathura Refinery, Mathura, INDIA
Job responsibilities: - Monitoring of plant parameters of all the above unit
- Analyzing the data collected and drawing the conclusion about performance of equipments and the product quality.
- Involved in doing the feasibility study of Mathura Refinery expansion from 6.0 MMTPA to 8.5 MMTPA.
- Associated with ElL in evaluation, implementation and commissioning of the above project.
- Associated for implementation and commissioning of the MR
Preheater project and advanced digital distributed control system in AVU.
- Produced process specifications of equipments such as towers, vessels, pumps, heat exchangers, furnace and piping etc.
- Performed heat and material balance of process chemicals/units.
- Establishing the yield pattern uf different types of crude processed in Mathura like Bombay High, Nigerian etc.
- Furnace operating data analyses for establishing the run length.
- Conducted trails of new type of chemicals like corrosion inhibitor, demulsified for better plant performance.
- Suggested several modification schemes for unit optimization including advance control strategy for furnace COT
- Suggested several modifications to avoid frequent choking in
Sulphur unit and to avoid Corrosion problem.
- Commissioning of new tankages including preparation of checklist, calibration of tanks, flushing of pipelines etc.
- Designing of product loading and unloading headers.
- Designing of firewater sprinkler system for TTL gantry.
- Designing of LPG tank truck loading bays.
- Designing of LPG unloading facility for leaky cylinders.
- Designing of equipments for fire fighting training ground of MR.
- Checking of safety aspects related with product and LPG
storage and handling as per safety norms.
Dec'82 to Nov'83: Position held -Engineer Trainee (chemical)
Location: Mathura Refinery, Mathura, INDIA
Responsibilities: Understanding of various Refinery's operations.
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