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OBJECTIVE
Seeking an employment where Piping detailed engineering experience, Design Team Leadership and Computer Skills will significantly contribute to Design Development, Increase in Quality and Productivity.
EDUCATION
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Kerala, India with State Rank.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
* Twenty-Eight(28) years of progressive experience in Piping Design with function relevant to all aspects of Font End Engineering and Design, Plant Layouts, Piping Layouts, Isometrics, Material Take Off, Stress Analysis, Procurement and Preparation of Specifications, Plant Modifications, etc.
* Gulf experience include:
i* Gulf experience include: -
1. KNPC, Kuwait:
Project: IRT Pipeline between Mina Al-Ahmadi and Shuaiba Refineries, with technical supervision of Fluor Daniel, USA. Worked on Deputation as Piping Designer in 1996. Job done includes detailed design of 3 Nos, 30km Pipelines with 16 highway crossings.
2. KOC, Kuwait:
Project: Provision of new Dual Tanks for three Gathering Centres. Worked on Deputation as Senior Piping/Pipeline Designer in 2002. The job done includes - Supervision of Topographical Survey of aboveground, underground Flow Line Pipes and facilities, preparation of preliminary piping GAs, Route Layouts and Alignment drawings.
3. Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC), Bahrain:
Employed as Senior Piping Designer in the Technical Services Dept., from July 2004 to April 2006.
4. WS Atkins - (Oil & Gas), Sharjah:
Presently Employed as Lead Piping Designer, since May 2006
* Conversant with international Standards for Plant Engineering - ANSI, ASME, API, ASTM, NFPA, BS, JIS, IS and ISO etc. and Standards of International companies like - KOC, KNPC, Saudi-Aramco, SABIC, Kellogg Brown & Root, Haldor Topsoe, Udhe, Toyo, and Chiyoda.
* Worked for a number of multimillion-dollar Projects like Ammonia, Caprolactam, Phenol, Oil & Gas, Cross Country Pipelines, Oil Depot, Gelatine, etc. With technical association with world class EPC companies like MW Kellogg, Fluor Daniel, Haldor Topsoe, Hitachi, Udhe, Snamprogetti, Toyo, Chiyoda.
* Highly motivational with proven ability to direct a group of designers to a definite result within a specified time schedule
* Undergone 'Intergraph Plant Design System' and AVEVA PDMS- Administration and 3D Piping training
* Excellent computer literacy in 'Bentley Auto PLANT'-Plant Design Modules, Intergraph PDS – Piping and Equipment Modules, Stress Analysis Package-Caesar II, CAD Packages like AutoCAD, Microstation, Alias ISOGEN, AMSOFT Material Control Package, MS Office suite, Networking Administration, Projectwise EDMS, Publisher/Graphic and Utility softwares, etc
* Won the Prestigious FACT- Merit Award for the outstanding performance and the resultant cost and timesaving in the 3D CAD implementation for various projects
AREA OF EXPERIENCE
- Preparation / checking of Piping Studies, Piping General Arrangement Drawings, Plot Plan, Equipment Layout, Sizing of pipe racks, Nozzle orientation Dwgs, Piping Isometrics, Piping Stress Analysis, Pipe Support detailing, extraction of Bill Of Material, P & ID's, Co-ordination activities with other disciplines etc
- Studying Plant modification suggestions and prepare layout, shop drawings and reports, in consultation with other Engg. Groups
- Preparation of Shop-Drawings, identifying spool lengths, shop / field welds, preparation of cut-lists for support, preparation of Hydro test packs, preparation of as-built drawings etc.
- Preparing Material Requests, Bid Review and Recommendation.
- Responsibilities as System Administrator includes allotment and Supervision of CAD systems, Network Administration, Evaluation, identification, procurement, updating and customization of application software packages
MAJOR PROJECTS HANDLED:
Pipelines
- Inter Refinery Transfer Pipe line Project, at KNPC, Kuwait. - Worked for 2 months in Kuwait as Piping Engineer for the design of the IRT pipeline-project from Shuaiba to Mina Al-Ahmadi Refineries of KNPC with technical supervision of Flour Daniel, USA (1996)
- Consultancy services on total responsibility basis for laying of two pipelines 2 x 600 NB of length 16 Km from Ernakulam Dock (south tanker berth) to Indian Oil Corporation Terminal in Irumpanamn (under implementation)
- Design, detailed engineering procurement, expediting and construction supervision two product pipelines (2 x 600 NB) of 6 KM length between BPCL and IOCL terminals for Indian Oil Corporation. (2001)
Oil industry
- 3 – Tank ages in Gathering Centres for KOC (On behalf of Kremenco) Was responsible for the entire preparation of Piping GA Drawings, and documents of a revamping project for three numbers Gathering Centres of KOC in Kuwait.
- Provided leading edge information and guidance to a group of Piping Designer personnel working in the Piping Group.
i. Worked for 3 months in Kuwait as Senior Piping Designer. The job done included - Supervision of Topographical Survey of aboveground, underground facilities, preparation of preliminary piping GA drawings.
ii. Preparation and supervision of the detailed engineering drawings and documents like Piping Layouts, Piping GA Drawings, Shop Isometrics, Stress Analysis, Pipe Supports, MTOs, Procurement Specs, Vendor Data Evaluation, etc.
- Gas Stripping modernisation of Qatar Petrolem Plant
- Oil storage depot with storages for MS (2 tanks), HSD (3 tanks) and SKO (2 tanks), railway siding for unloading railway wagons and loading bays for loading tanker trucks at Navalur in Karnataka for Indian Oil Corporation
- Oil storage depot with storages for MS (2 tanks), HSD (3 tanks) and SKO (2 tanks), railway siding or unloading railway wagons and loading bays for loading tanker trucks at Sankari in Tamil Nadu for Indian Oil Corporation
- Oil storage depot with storages for MS (2 tanks), HSD (3 tanks) and SKO (2 tanks), railway siding for unloading railway wagons and loading bays for loading tanker trucks at Indore in Madhya Pradesh for Indian Oil Corporation
- Oil storage depot with storages for MS (2 tanks), HSD (3 tanks) and SKO (2 tanks), railway siding for unloading railway wagons and loading bays for loading tanker trucks at Tadali in Maharashtra for Indian Oil Corporation
- Oil Depot at Rewari, Haryana for Indo Burma Petroleum Co, Ltd.
Chemicals
- Ammonium Chloride Plant of Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd., Tamilnadu –(Design guidance -Hitachi Zosen, Japan)
- 1600 TPA Endosulfan- for Hindustan Insecticides Ltd.
Petrochemical Plants
- 2 x 1350 TPD Ammonia plants for KRIBHCO – Hazira (Prime consultant - M. W. Kellogg, now part of Halliburton)
- 40, 000 TPA Phenol Plant for HOC – Kochi (Prime consultant - UOP)
- 50, 000 TPA Caprolactam Plant for FACT – Udyogamandal (Prime consultant – Stami Carbon and Chiyoda)
- 1050 TPD Ammonia Plant for Madras Fertilizers Ltd. – Chennai (Prime consultant - Haldor Topsoe)
- 2000 TPA Gelatine Project for KCPL, Cochin, India - with technical know-how from Nitta Gelatine, Japan
- 900 TPD Ammonia Plant for FACT – Kochi. Implementation of AutoPLANT package for creating all the in-plant piping models and creation of about 2500 Isometrics using ISOGEN software with total supervision of Haldor Topsoe, Denmark.
- Various in-house projects for FACT in the Fertilizer and Petrochemical Complexes
Acid Plants
- Modification to DCDA of Sulphuric Acid Plant FACT Udyogamandal Division
- Modification of Formic Acid Plant for KCPL, Cochin
Pesticide Plant
- Hindustan Insecticides Ltd – Rasayani
Technical Services
- Piping and Equipment Modification and Upgrading of Ammonia-Methanol-Urea Complex of GPIC, Bahrain, Preparation of Procurement Specification and Vendor Data Review for Equipment replacements, Pipe Stress Analysis, Standardization and Customization, Engg. Document management.
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