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* Expertise in basic and conceptual engineering, detailed engineering and design of mechanical equipment in Oil and Gas, mining and metallurgical industries
* EPC project experience in oil sands projects specifically in package equipment including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, compressors, pumps and secondary upgrader
* Demonstrated successful completion of FEED for static equipment, such as: Plate Heat Exchangers, Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers, SRU Column Trays, Froth Filters, Pressure Vessels and Atmospheric Storage Tanks.
* Experienced in detail engineering for Mechanical Equipment, such as Plate Heat Exchangers, Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers, Froth Filters, SRU Column Internals and Flare Stack. Leading several Engineers responsible for Static Equipment.
* Supervised commissioning and maintenance for trouble-free operation of crushers, conveyor belts, hydraulic excavators, dozers, loaders, dumpers, cranes and other mining and material handling equipment for the open pit mines
* Monitored the condition, corrosion of all process equipment in zinc smelter for four years, improved preventive maintenance system
* Responsible for selection and reliability based maintenance of various mechanical rotating equipment like different types of pumps (centrifugal as well as positive displacement), blowers, compressors, ventilation fan
* Determined technical specifications of different process, rotating and material handling equipment for procurement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* AMEC America Senior Mechanical Engineer Oct 2007 – Apr 2009
Calgary, Alberta
(www.amec.com)
Project:
a) Kearl Oil Sands Project, Imperial Oil Ltd (149,000bpd) – Front End
Engineering and detail Engineering
1. Performed FEED jobs for Mechanical Equipment – preparation and issue of specifications for different equipment such as Pressure Vessels, Storage Tanks, Heat Exchangers (both Plate and Frame and Shell & Tube), Filters and other required equipment.
2. Worked on detail engineering for PHE, S&T Heat Exchangers, SRU Column Trays, Froth Filters – preparation of RFQ, Technical bid evaluations, bid clarifications, Supplier data requirements list (SDRL), Supplier Quality Requirements (SQR), Recommendations and placement of Purchase Order.
3. Interactions and resolving issues with various other disciplines such as process, structural, electrical, piping, instrumentation & controls – from both AMEC and client side.
* SNC Lavalin Inc. Senior Mechanical Engineer Jan, 2006 – Sept 2007
Calgary, Alberta
(www.snclavalin.com)
List of Projects:
a) CNRL Froth Treatment (90,000 bpd) – detail engineering b) CNRL Secondary Up grader (135,000 bpd) – detail engineering c) CNRL Kirby SAGD project (60,000 bpd) – DBM (Design based memorandum)
d) Saudi Aramco Shayaba CPF (250 million bpd) – detail engineering
1. Performed basic engineering; reviewed detail design calculations, drawings and P & Ids; Vendor documents for pressure vessels, S&T heat exchangers, evaporators, boilers, glycol heaters, compressors, steam spargers, cranes.
2. Prepared specifications, mechanical data sheets and RFQ; evaluated different proposals and technical bids for the package equipment.
3. Prepared 90% technical review documents for an International Saudi
Project.
4. Produced "Mechanical Equipment List" for all the Projects.
5. Prepared all Construction Work Packages (CWP) for Mechanical and multi-discipline modularization programs.
6. Carried out joint inspection with Client at vendor's and contractor's site for different equipment and modules.
7. Prepared Spare Parts list for all static and rotating equipment like pumps, compressors, heat exchangers and pressure vessels.
* Inco Limited Mechanical Engineer Jan to Dec, 2005
Thompson, Manitoba
(www.inco.com)
List of Projects:
a) Scavenger Floatation Bank Replacement in Beneficiation plant ($Cdn 2.5 m)
b) Cooling Water conversion to Process Water ($Cdn 1.0 m)
c) Air Up gradation in underground mine ($Cdn 2.0 m)
d) Revamping HVAC unit in Smelter crane ($Cdn 1.0 m)
e) Replacing Surface Fuel Diesel Tanks ($Cdn 0.80)
1. Minimized downtime of the conveyor belts carrying ore from primary crusher to secondary crusher, redesigned the hopper.
2. Studied and resolved the low performance of Scavenger floatation cells in ore- dressing plant; designed new specifications with higher capacity; prepared techno-commercial proposal for approval.
3. Decommissioned old surface fuel Diesel tanks and installed a new 25 KL Diesel tank as per standards and environmental regulations.
4. Replaced Air Compressors (Screw type) by higher capacity centrifugal compressors to upgrade air for the underground mine.
5. Analysed the requirement of Cooling Towers for process operation during summer.
* MAGNA International Inc., Greater Toronto Area Apr 2003 - Sep 2004. -
Worked in different production units of Magna for the manufacturing of various automobile parts – responsible for:
1. Achieving day's production target of the production line of various auto components
2. Operation, fabrication, robotic welding and trouble shooting of the machine
3. Quality checking and certifying the welded products
* Hindustan Zinc Ltd Lead (Mechanical) 1989 – 2002
India (www.hzlindia.com)
List of Projects:
a) R-A zinc-lead open pit mines, Rajasthan, India (4,500 TPD)
b) Vizag zinc-lead smelter, AP, India (90,000T pure metal per year)
c) Sargipalli lead underground mine, Orissa, India d) R-D zinc-silver underground mines, Rajasthan, India
1. Installed, operated and commissioned all mining and material handling equipment for the zinc-lead open pit mine – this includes 80T dumpers, 6
cum hydraulic excavators, 500 T/hr Crushers, different types of pumps with capacity from 0.25 hp to 600 hp, 10T loaders, motor graders and dozers.
2. Maintained and operated trouble-free smelter equipment including roaster, boilers, hot metal handling conveyors, acid pumps, slurry pumps, blowers, pressure filters, acid plant, heat exchangers, converters, compressors, effluent treatment plant and utilities.
3. Developed equipment specification for ore-dressing plant (4500
TPD) of the zinc-lead-silver mines; prepared RFQ; evaluated bids, procured and commissioned the plant – equipment included ball mill, rod mill, hydro-cyclones, floatation cells, thickeners, filters, blowers, compressors, cranes, fork lifts, slurry and dosing pumps.
4. Modified power utilization system for the zinc under ground mine (6000
TPD) to save power.
5. Analyzed, repaired and commissioned idle diesel generator sets and made them operative.
* Midhani Senior Engineer (Mechanical) 1979 – 1989
(Super Alloys Plant, India)
(www.midhani.com)
1. Erected and commissioned thirty overhead cranes and twenty forklifts.
2. Performed regular load and deflection tests for all hoists, overhead cranes, mobile crane, jib cranes, etc
3. Supervised production and fabrication/welding work of the central workshop consisting of various machine tools like, lathe, shaping, milling, drilling, bending machines, etc. and light vehicles & fabrication facilities.
4. Maintained electric arc furnace, induction furnace, forge press, hammers, rolling mills, etc.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
* Master's Degree in Plant Engineering and Management 1986
JNTU, India
* Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering 1978
Jadavpur University, India
* Diploma in Computers and Applications 1989
NITIE, India
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
PEO Since 2006; APEGGA Since 2006
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