APARNA SHILPA

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SYNOPSIS

V ~4 years of hands-on experience as Automation Engineer (I&C) in the field

of Process Automation

V Experienced in various phases of project management like Planning,

Design, Development, Application Engineering, Testing and Procurement

etc.

V Possess in-depth knowledge of ABB 800XA DCS systems, Field Bus - Modbus

Communication and RTU's etc.

V Good knowledge on various process verticals like Power Plants, Water

Pumping Stations, Metering Points and Water Pipeline Process

V Having knowledge on Functional block development as per IEC 61131-3

Standards

V Quick adaptability to new situations, work environments and surroundings

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Hardware Competency

AC800M Controller with S800 I/O Modules & Communication interfaces

like CI853

System Competency

800xA DCS System, Control Builder M, Symphony Melody Control System

(AC870P), RTU 560, Brodersen's RTU32

Software languages

C, C++

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

. Participated in Leadership challenge programme conducted by ABB

. Attended training on Networks organized by MOXA, as part of ABB,

held at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi

. Attended project safety management programme conducted by Health &

Safety Department of ABB Abu Dhabi

. Attended trainings in control systems such as ABB's 800xA,

Brodersen's RTU32, ABB's RTU 560 and also in field

Instrumentation & analyzers

. Training on Network Purchase Requisition using SAP

ACADEMIA

Year Degree/ Specialization Institute/School, City CGPA/%

Certificate

2013-201 MS Masters in Coleman University, San Currentl

4 Information Diego, USA y

Systems Pursuing

Management

2005-200 B.Tech. Electronics and National Institute of 8.13/10

9 Communications Technology (NIT), Trichy,

Engg India.

2005 XII Abu Dhabi Indian School, 86.4%

Abu Dhabi.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

. Internship : Placed in ABB, Abu Dhabi for meritorious performance in NIT,

Trichy and later enrolled as a Full time employee

. Participated in the Gulf mathematics Olympiad in IX X XI and XII

standards and was awarded "A" grade

. Secured First in Gulf / Middle East in the CBSE Mathematics examination

in XII standard

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Automation Engineer (I&C) ABB Transmission & Distribution

(AETAD) Aug'09 - April'13

Key Responsibilities:

. Designing the System Architecture for Distributed Control System (DCS)

and Network

. Preparing I/O List and Instrument list by analyzing Piping &

Instrument Diagram (P&ID)

. Preparing submittals for approval of Distributed Control System (DCS),

Human Machine Interface (HMI), Function Design Specification (FDS),

Instrument design and necessary training manuals for clients

. Providing inputs for General Arrangement (GA) drawings in order to

prepare panel layouts

. Hardware setup of the system and software installation of Workstations

and Servers

. Application programming using Function Block Diagram and structured

text as per IEC 61131-3 standards

. Hardware configuration & IO Allocation according to Channel Assignment

. Development of Graphics for DCS system and configuring workplace

layout, alarms, trends and reports

. Testing of functioning of DCS and HMI Systems as per the control

narratives

. Creation of Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Procedures for DCS System,

Control System performance and Function Test

. Procurement of materials for both hardware and software

Major Projects handled:

Project Al Taif Al Baha Water Transmission Scheme

Contractor ABB T&D Duration Mar '12 to

April'13

Client Saline Water Consultant Torishima Pump

Conversion

Corporation (Saudi

Arabia)

Scope To provide a Centralized Monitoring and Control of the

entire pipeline running from Al Taif to Al Baha using the

Multi System Integration Concept of ABB's 800xA DCS 5.1

Rev A/ FP2 System with AC800M PM861 Controller. The

pipeline is designed to provide a flow rate of 80,000

m3/day.

Roles:

. Involved in Application Programming of Line Valves, Several Tap Offs

supplying reservoirs and truck filling stations and Centralized

operation of all these Reservoir Stations from Water Pipeline Control

Centre

. Sequence implementation and parallel action of Control Valves using

SFC and FBD language programming as per IEC 61131-3 standards in

Function Designer Rev A / FP2

. Hardware configuration & IO allocation according to the Channel

Assignment in Control Builder 5.1 Rev A

. Building Graphics for 800xA System using Process Graphics 2 and

Process Panel using Panel Builder 5.1/4

. Modbus Communication with Process Panel PP835 using Modbus

Communication card CI853

. Successfully carried out FAT with the customer in the premises of ABB

Mannheim, Germany

Project Jeddah Sea Water Reverse Osmosis III (SWRO III) DCS

Project

Contractor ABB T&D Duration Sept'11 to Feb'12

Client Saline Water Consultant DOOSAN Heavy

Conversion Industries &

Corporation (Saudi Construction

Arabia)

Scope SWRO III is a Greenfield project with a capacity of 40

MIGD with 50 % of its I/O 's based on Profibus. Symphony

Melody Control System (AC870P) for measurement and

control, Composer for Engineering and ABB 800xA 5.1

System for data acquisition and Human interface is

implemented for this project

Roles:

. Actively involved in Installation of 800xA Redundant System for

Server/Client configuration and configuring the system for Melody DCS

. Application Programming of RO Plant in Composer 6 Engineering Tool

. Testing & simulation of complex control functions and sequences and

Testing of I/O Signals from the hardware

. Hardware configuration of AC870P and assignment of IO's to the

channels of IO Modules.

. Engineering of H S I - Building Graphics in VB6

. Successfully carried FAT with the customer in premises of ABB Minden,

Germany

. Rectifying the punch points generated during FAT and handing over the

system to the customer

Project N6311.1 Shuweihat Phase 2 Water Transmission System

Contractor ABB T&D Duration Jan'11 to Aug'11

Client TRANSCO Consultant ILF

Scope A pipeline system based on 800xA DCS system to carry

potable water from Shuweihat desalination plant in the

west of Emirate of Abu Dhabi to Abu Dhabi city as well as

local city tanks and Networks along the pipeline. Pumping

Station with a capacity of 200 MIGD and Tap Off Station

are integrated into this Pipeline Telemetry Network.

Roles:

. Building of Graphics on Visual Basic 6 for AC800M controller

. Responsible for Quality Testing of Human Machine Interface Systems for

Controller programs as per the Customer Specification

. Building of Graphics for Process Panel PP845 in Panel Builder 5.1 for

Local operation and monitoring of Pumping Station and Tap Off Stations

. Configuration of Process Panel and Testing the Flow of Data between

AC800M Controller and Process Panel

Project AADC A4312, A4313 & A4314 contract with Al Salmeen -

Rehabilitation of Old Water Network & House Connections

at Zone 1, Zone 2 & Zone 3 in Al Ain

Contractor ABB T&D Duration Jan'10 to Dec'10

Client Al Ain Consultant AECOM

Distribution

Company (AADC)

Scope RTU based Control metering system under continuous water

supply for the rehabilitation of old water networks and

house connections at 133 District Metering areas (DMA)

locations in Al Ain region

Roles:

. Creating Loop Diagrams and functions for the functioning of Control

Valve in both Pressure Control and Flow Control mode, Configuration of

Broderson RTU32 based on Redundancy using Straton Workbench

. Involved in setting up Modbus Communication for transferring data from

metering points to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems

(SCADA)

. Actively involved in testing of RTU 32 hardware, communicating with

supplier regarding bugs on a weekly basis and fixing them

. Involved in Engineering, Testing and Documentation of User Manual of

ABB's Digital Data Logger RTU 560 and its configuration using the

programming tool RTUtil 560 for archiving Soil Temperature, Water

Temperature and Pressure Measurements

. Successfully carried out FAT with customer for Hardware & Software of

the Metering Panel in ABB Abu Dhabi

Project N4383.1 - Water Network Development in Abu Dhabi Island,

Project with ADMAC

Contractor ABB T&D Duration Aug'09 to Dec'09

Client TRANSCO Consultant AES Consulting

Engineers

Scope Metering System Interface between TRANSCO Transmission

main lines(TM) and ADDC Pressure ring Main lines (PRM)

Roles:

. Creating Loop Diagrams from control philosophy

. Actively involved in engineering and testing of Process Panel PP835

for local operation and monitoring of Flow Control Valves

. Actively involved in engineering and testing of AC800M Control System

of ABB for Water distribution Network

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