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Date of Birth: 10th May 1971
Civil Status: Married (Dependants: wife and 2 children)
Title: Lead Process Engineer
Key Qualifications
Main discipline: Process Engineering and Operations
Above 16 years of excellent experience in Oil & gas, Refinery and Petrochemical industries (Offshore/Onshore project, NGL recovery plant, Gas processing plant and 2 Ethylene plants (gas crackers)
Education
1995 ¡V 1998: Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Kolkata,
Chemical Engineering (Degree)
1987 ¡V 1991: Board of Technical Education, Visakhapatnam, India
3 1/2 years Sandwich Chemical Engineering (Diploma)
Certificates
2001: Safety training, Malaysia
2004: Betz Chemical Training on Environment Protection
Malaysia.
Awards
2003: Best Reliability modification for Operations Improvement
Program, award given by Plant Management
IT software: HYSYS, Flarenet, FlareSim, PIPESIM,
Plant Information (PI) software, Aspen HTFS + 2006 (Air cooler design (ACOL) and Shell &Tube exchanger design (TASC), Instrucalcs, MS office, outlook, Lotus word pro and Spread sheet, Powerpoint
Languages: Telugu (Fluent both Spoken and Written)
Hindi (Fluent both Spoken and Written)
English (Fluent both Spoken and Written)
Malaysia (Fairly Spoken and fluent Written), Indonesia
Farsi (Basic)
Norway (Basic)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
a) Hands on experience in implementation of Advanced Process Control system (DMC plus & Connoisseur) and Kinetic Model development& parameter tuning (Hydrogenation reactor in Ethylene plant). Hands on experience in steady state process simulation (HYSYS, PRO II), FLARENET (flare network), Flaresim (flare radiation/dispersion), Steady State Hydraulic Study by PIPESIM and Dynamic Simulation (HYSYS DYNAMICS).
b) Hands on experience in Process Engineering of Offshore platform, Refinery (Crude & Vacuum, Hydrotreater), Oil & gas (Separation, Gas Sweetening) (Amine treating), Dehydration(TEG contactor), Dew point control system, Stabilization, LNG Plant debottleneck study & Optimization, NGL gas dehydration, NGL extraction and NGL recovery, Mercaptans removal units) and Petrochemical industries (Ethylene plant: High capacity 2-2 Pyrocrack furnaces, Wash water separation section, Cracked gas compression, drying and hydrogenation (Isothermal tubular and Adiabatic fixed bed reactors), C3 absorber and Heavies separation, Cold train and cold box, Plate fin heat exchangers, Expander, Ethylene and Propylene Refrigeration cycles, Propylene and Ethylene Storage system, )
c) Hands on experience in Commissioning & Operation of Refinery and Petrochemical units(Crude and Hydrotreaters, NGL/LNG recovery integrated unit, Ethylene plants)
d) Having expertise in conceptual, basic engineering, detail-engineering activities for Offshore/Onshore gas processing plants and process engineering in an operating plant, also familiar with DCS operation and operation practices e) Conversant with NORSOK standards (Norway), ASTM, ANSI, ASME, and API, ISO, IEC codes.
Work Experience
Aug'2007 till the date: PT Technip Engineering Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia as Lead/Sr.Process Engineer
Projects handled:
1) Medco E&P: Green Field Project - Conceptual and FEED (Front End Engineering Design) for Onshore Gas Processing Plant of 160MMSCFD capacity, worked as Sr.Process Engineer
2) CNOOC- Brown Field Project - Fuel gas system de-bottlenecking study for Offshore platform as Lead Process Engineer (Offshore project)
3) CITIC SERAM- Green Field Project - Detailed engineering for Produced water treatment plant capacity of 35000 BPWD (barrels of produced water per day) for offshore platform as Lead Process Engineer (Onshore project)
4) PC Myanmar (Hongkong) Limited ¡V Brown Field Project ¡V Conceptual & Basic Engineering for Yetagun wellhead and Central Processing Plant (CPP)Offshore platform of 460MMSCFD Capacity, worked as Senior Process Engineer
5) Premier Oil Company ¡V Extended Conceptual Study for 350MMSCFD of gas processing plant (Offshore well head platform and CPP Bridge connected) of 260MMSCFD capacity, worked as Senior Process Engineer.
6) Total E&P: GTS Project (Gathering and Testing Satellite) ¡V Detailed Engineering & EPC for Offshore platform of 135MMSCFD each, working as Lead Process Engineer
Detailed Job description:
a) Conceptual study and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for Onshore Central Gas Processing Plant b) Process selection, feasibility study and budgetary analysis for adopting the best process c) Involved in proposals for many projects to prepare Deliverable list and man hours for bidding d) Study state hydraulic calculations using PIPESIM (evaluation of optimum sizing, finding slug occurrence, erosional limits, evaluation of departing pressures with respect to arrival pressure etc)
e) Evaluation of economical process comparisons for Dew Point Control System between Mechanical Refrigeration and Turbo Expander system f) Preparation of Cost, Time & Resource (CTR) spread sheets.
g) HYSYS simulations for Gas Separation, Gas sweetening, Gas Dehydration, Gas Dewpoint control system, Acid gas conversion unit and Condensate Stabilization unit h) Radiation study, determine stack height, flare tip sizing and Sound spectrum using FLARESIM
i) Flare network piping and venting design/rating by FLARENET version 2006 software.
j) Verification of equipment sizing calculations k) Air cooler design by ACOL (Aspen HTFS+ 2006 version)
l) Shell & Tube Heat exchange design by TASC (Aspen HTFS+ 2006 version)
m) Evaluating the best option among Test separator Vs Wet gas flow meter for well fluid testing n) Waste heat recovery study for UOP Ortloff Claus plant for Sulfur removal unit and comparing with other Sulfur removal processing technologies in order to evaluate the overall plant energy balances/requirements.
o) Blowdown and Relief system study p) ESD and Control system philosophy/configuration
Feb'2007 to Aug'07: RDS Oil, a division of KCA Deutag Engineering
: Consultant: Sr. Process Engineer
: Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
Offshore: Oil & gas EPC project
Stavanger, Norway
Detailed job description:
a) Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for Gas Processing plant for CONOCO PHILLIPS brown field project.
b) P&ID, PFD preparation for well drilling process and Production stations.
c) Process designing of separators, scrubbers, TEG contactor, Re-boiler, Still column, flash tanks, compressors and turbines.
d) Calculation of drilling fluid circulation rate (mud circulation) and Rheological properties (i.e. density, viscosity, shear stress and shear rate)
e) Sizing of liquid/gas lines by PIPESIM software f) Sizing of gas/liquid two-/multiphase lines by PIPESIM
g) Sizing of flare and vent lines by Flarenet version 2006 software h) Sizing of 2-phase & 3-phase separators i) Design of Glycol contactor, Re-boiler, circulation pumps, scrubbers etc.
j) Design pressure and temperature calculations k) Safety instrumented secondary pressure protection systems l) Insulation and heat tracing of piping and equipment m) Hydraulic power calculations n) ESD and Control philosophy configuration o) Familiarity with NORSOK, API, DNV, ASME, ISO, EN standards
Jan'2006 ¡V Feb'2006: Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
: Gas Transportation and Telemetry System
: Was deputed for One month only a) HAZOP study and modifications in process to meet highest safety standards b) Leak sensitivity study and Control philosophy c) SCADA, GMIS (gas management and information system) and DCS interface.
d) Verification of P&ID's and PFD's for Gas transportation network viz., gathering centres, production manifolds, pig launcher/receiving systems, booster compressor stations etc.
2004 ¡V Nov'2006: National Petrochemical Company, Iran
Sr. Process Engineer, Sr. Management Cadre
NGL recovery and Gas Cracking Plant (Olefins)
Plant capacity: 1100 KTA of Ethylene and 200 KTA of
Propylene, Designed by Linde AG, Germany
Software used: Hysys, Pro/II Process Simulation,
Flaresim
Detailed job description:
a) Simulation of steady state modeling and dynamic modeling using HYSYS version 3.2.
b) Simulation of steady state multi phase flow using computer software PIPESIM.
c) Design of Appropriate systems to meet the Required Throughput Specifications.
d) Development of PFS/UFS, material balances and energy balances for:
e) Gas processing plant (GPP) contains NGL recovery and NG separation and export, Gas sweetening and CO2 removal sections.
f) Optimization of LNG process plant at Asaluyeh to meet desired throughput g) Gas cracking furnaces (2-2 pyrocrack high capacity furnaces).
h) Quench tower and heavy oil separation section.
i) Troubleshooting and optimization of Hydrogenation reactors control and operation system j) De-ethanizer, De propanizer, De botanizer and C3 splitter units k) Cold train and C2 splitter l) Acetylene finishing reactor m) Water treatment and Utilities.
5) Investigation of alternative process options, to improve in capital cost and/or operating cost economic performance.
a) Sizing of Process System Components to meet Throughput Specifications.
b) Gas/Oil separation & dehydration equipment.
c) Duty specification for compression, pumping, turbo-expansion processes.
d) Size selection for column re-boilers and reflux systems for stabilization and fractionation duties.
e) Finding hydrate formation points by using HYSYS in C2+ recovery plant and design process parameters accordingly.
f) Selection of Heat Exchangers and stabilization equipment.
g) Relief, depressurizing and disposal systems, including drains, vents and the quantification of dispersion and radiation effects.
6) Developing Control and Safeguarding Philosophies and Specifications a) Alignment of PFS/UFS, PEFS/UEFS with HSE aspects.
b) Specification of control philosophies; fail-safe actions of control valves and the measurement of material balances.
c) Specification and design of Process Shutdown, Emergency Shutdown and Instrumented Protective Function Safeguarding systems and the updating of hazardous area classifications.
d) Optimizing plant performance in light of operating requirements and experience.
e) Matching simulation tools with plant operating data. Specifying the technical content of gas supply contracts.
f) Developing key parameters for monitoring/optimizing plant performance.
g) Conducting performance trials to validate process simulations and identify bottlenecks.
h) Application of techniques to increase plant capacity through process and/or equipment redesign.
i) Material selection for different process and environmental conditions.
Commissioning and Operations experience on Gas processing and Ethylene plant a) Reviewing of PFD' s, P&ID' s and equipment data sheets b) Proficient in DCS modifications, ESD configuration and Advanced Process Control (APC) system.
2000 to 2004: Petronas Group of Companies, Malasyia
Optimal Olefins (M)Sdn.Bhd, biggest in Malaysia
Operations Specialist (Process Engg + Operations Engg)
Capacity: 600 KTA of Ethylene and 100 KTA of C3H6
Designed by Linde AG, Germany
Software used: Plant Information (PI) system
Detailed job description a) Provide specialist commissioning and start up support to the Commissioning Group's site teams during the execution of projects b) Prepares detail plans and project procedures.
c) Prepares start up plans and develops operating procedures d) Ensures that site project execution is undertaken in compliance with company and department procedures and commissioning schedules and that environmental and safety standards are maintained.
e) Provide performance and other project data for incorporation into the group technical library.
f) Organize day to day activities of commissioning Engineers and Process operators assigned to site g) Carry out detailed plant checkout against engineering flow diagrams.
h) Act as day to day coordinator between client, vendor and Construction personnel on commissioning matters.
i) Assist with client (operations) training if required on Foxboro DCS and ESD system on simulators.
j) Direct or advise Client's staff with regard to correct pre-commissioning, Commissioning and start up procedures k) Operations experience on High capacity Furnaces, Compressors/Turbines, Pumps, Expanders and Distillation columns etc.
l) Process Engineering on Furnaces, Distillation columns, Turbines and Plant utilities m) Performance, energy and material balance calculations using PI software n) Yield and Production calculations on Excel spread sheets using PI software as interface o) Calculating online furnace efficiency by connecting laboratory results (LIMS) with PI software.
p) Reviewing of PFD' s, P&ID' s and equipment data sheets q) DCS modifications, ESD configuration and Advanced Process Control system.
r) Provide specialist commissioning and start up support to the Commissioning Group's s) Having working experience with multinational work force.
t) Having excellent safety record and stable employment track record.
u) Supporting to shift supervisors for solving technical problems and process trouble shooting. Implementing and reviewing Safety/HAZOP studies v)
1998 ¡V 2000: Reliance Petroleum Limited, Jamnagar, India
Biggest Grassroot Refinery in world
Process Engineer
Atmospheric Distillation/Vacuum Distillation/ LPG-
Naphtha Stabilisation units
Capacity: 28 MMTPA of Crude Processing
Designed by UOP, USA
Detailed job description
Involved in Basic Engineering, detail engineering, pre-commissioning and commissioning of crude and hydrotreater (diesel) units in Reliance Petroleum
The major activities carried out in Reliance Petroleum Limited are:
a) Basic and Detailed Engineering - the PFD, P&ID, cause and effect diagram, Equipment drawings, vendor drawings, DCS graphics operating manuals review/preparation. Review of consistency of unit's interconnection, unit integration, startup and shutdown requirements, unit's material and energy balance.
b) Simulation of crude column, DSL Hydrotreater Fractionation., air coolers carried out to review the adequacy of the units for different modes of operation.
c) Inspected all the static equipments and piping loops and modified / solved few design fabrication mistakes. Prepared commissioning procedures.
d) Prepared Daily Performance monitoring procedures and prepared Guarantee test run plan e) Involved in catalyst evaluation for hydrotreater and FCC catalysts f) Involved in process review of Hydrotreater, Sulfur Recovery and Merox units along with Shell Global Solutions g) Involved in corrosion audit of Hydrotreatres, Hydrogen and Sulfur plants h) Undergone training in Hydrotreating and CDU technologies by UOP.
i) Involved in preparing commissioning procedures the entire refinery and Aromatic complex.
j) Studied entire refinery's Steam and Power Balance k) Involved in Basic engineering for revamp of Crude, Hydrotreating units.
Simulated crude, hydrotreater fractionation and FCC units-gas plant. Generated heat and mass balance for the revised capacity.
Design check carried-out for all the major equipments excluding reactors. (Columns, exchangers, air coolers, pumps and control valves)
l) Prepares detail plans and project procedures.
m) Ensures that site project execution is undertaken in compliance with company and department procedures and commissioning schedules and that environmental and safety standards are maintained.
1993 ¡V 1998: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Vizag
Highly reputed Government Refinery in India
DCS controls lead (Centum Yokogawa)
Atmospheric Distillation/Vacuum Distillation/ Stabilizer/
LPG-ATF-Gasoline Merox Units/Sour water stripping unit
Capacity: 10MMTPA of crude processing
Designed by UOP, USA
Detailed job description a) Excellent knowledge on Centum Yokogawa DCS operation b) DCS operation for Crude Distillation/Vacuum Distillation/Stabilizer & LPG/ATF/Gasoline Mercaptan treating (Merox) units, Sour water stripping unit.
c) Well Knowledge on Cascade control,, Feed forward, Feed backward, Ratio control, Split range control and Simple auto control systems d) Well trained on ESD with PLC safe guarding system during emergency shutdown e) Performed safe operation and helped to achieve high productivity record f) Received production incentives and rewards from Plant Management g) Well knowledge in handling Atmospheric Crude distillation column, Vacuum distillation column, Net gas compressor, LPG/Naphtha stabilizer, Diesel Hydrotreating unit, LPG amine treating column, LPG mercaptans removal column.
Special Skills:
a) Well knowledge in process modeling by Hysys & PRO/II process simulation.
b) Energy and efficiency calculations by Plant information system (PI system).
c) Foxboro and Centum Yokogawa (CS 3000)
d) Design experience of Hydrogen plant by Naphtha steam reforming, e) Flare radiation energy calculations, flare stack height calculations etc using FLARESIM software f) Steady State Hydraulic study using PIPESIM software g) Flare network piping/vent design/rating by FLARENET version 2006 software.
h) Responsible for writing Standard Operating Procedure's(SOP's) for critical equipments like high capacity Furnaces, Distillation columns, Cracked gas compressor/Turbine, high capacity Ethylene Compressor/Turbine, Propylene compressor/Turbine, Hydrogenation Reactor, Expander/Booster, PSA unit for Hydrogen production etc.
Commissioning Experience:
1) C2+ Gas Processing & Ethylene plant (Olefins Plant): Marun Petrochemical Company (joint venture of National Petrochemical Company), Iran. Capacity: 1100 KTA Ethylene.
2) Ethylene plant (Olefins Plant): Optimal Olefins(M) Sdn.Bhd (Joint venture company of Petronas Malaysia and Dow, USA), West Malaysia
3) Crude/Vacuum Distillation/LPG-Naphtha Stabilization unit ( Refinery): Reliance Petroleum Limited, India
Safety and Health coordination:
* Ensures the implementation of a detailed, task level, day to day Safety and Health program, utilizing the HS&E work process, standards and procedures. With guidance from the HS&E Delivery Leader, ensures all plant needs are covered in the program.
* Initiates requests for change to the HS&E Delivery Leader to improve the best knowledge and experiences.
Overseas Experience: (Total 7 years and 3 months)
ľ 9 months in Technip Engineering, Jakarta, Indonesia as Lead Process Engineer
ľ 6 months in RDS oil, KCA DEUTAG Engineering Company, Stavanger, Norway as Sr. Process Engineer.
ľ 1 month in Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait as Sr. Process Engineer
ľ 2 years and 2 months in Marun Petrochemical Company(NGL/LNG Recovery & Ethylene plant), Iran as Sr. Process Engineer
ľ 4 years in Petronas group of companies (Ethylene plant), West Malaysia as an Operations Specialist (Process & Operations Engineer) in Olefins plant.
Motto: Health, Safety and Environmental protection.
Present Salary: USD 8000 per month + family status (tax free)
Expected salary: Negotiable
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