SUMMARY

Chemical Engineer with excellent academic background

* ***** ** ******* ******** experience for Petrochemical Plants.

Expertise with Aspen HYSYS, Unisim, Aspen Plus, Aspen Dynamics and PRO II.

Work experience in a Cement Manufacturing Plant

Research and Development experience in a Pilot plant.

Professional, Excellent communication skills and a team player.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Effective analytical and problem solving skills

EDUCATION

Masters of Engineering Sciences in Chemical Engineering (December 2014)

Lamar University, USA (GPA: 4.00/4.00)

Thesis: ’ Process Simulation for A New Conceptual Design of LNG Terminal Coupling NGL Recovery and LNG Re-gasification for Maximum Energy Savings.

Bachelor of technology in Chemical Engineering (May 2012)

National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India

SKILLS

Programming Skills : C++, HTML, JAVA, PL/SQL, CSS

Application Packages : Aspen HYSYS, Unisim, Aspen Plus, Aspen Dynamics, Emerson Delta V, PRO II, MATLAB, Polymath, Auto CAD, Visual Basic, Microsoft Office

WORK EXPERIENCE

Applications Engineer

RFID & Process Automation Services, LLC

Houston, TX (July 2015 – Present)

Developing Operator Training Simulator for Para-Xylene Plant at BP, Texas City, TX.

Carrying out Dynamic simulation for the plant using Honeywell’ s Unisim.

Developed the model using the PFD and P&ID of the Para-Xylene plant, and as per the data from BP.

Studied and calculated the data specifications from the equipment datasheets using Excel spreadsheets. (ie: for Heat Exchangers, Drums, Valves, Pumps).

Research Assistant

Dan F Smith Dept of Chemical engineering, Lamar University

Beaumont, TX (Feb 2013 –Dec 2014)

Developed a steady state model for a newly developed LNG terminal on Aspen.

Carried out Equipment sizing for the Sieve tray distillation column and the flash drums used in the model.

Developed condenser/reboiler heat exchanger network for different columns in the LNG simulation

Developed the Dynamic model using Aspen dynamics with conventional PI controllers, built an effective control strategy that could handle all kinds of disturbances in the LNG plant and fulfill the safety concerns.

Assisted in developing a dynamic model for a Crude distillation unit tower using Aspen HYSYS.

Assisted in developing a simulation model for vapor recovery from crude storage tank through ejectors using Aspen HYSYS

Undergone training in Emerson Delta-V control system and has hands on experience with it.

Graduate Assistant

Lamar University Career and Testing Center

Beaumont, TX (May 2013 – Aug 2014)

Served as a Lab Proctor for Pearson VUE testing services.

Served as a Test Center Administrator for CLEP Examinations.

Supervised and proctored competitive exams like ACT and SAT.

Assists in the front desk for Lamar Career and Testing center.

Serves as a Lab Proctor for Prometric Testing center at Lamar University.

Researcher

Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR)

Hyderabad, India (May 2011 Jul, 2011)

Worked in a Pilot plant and evaluated PFD for production of Hydrazine Hydrate by peroxide process.

Developed possible modifications for high yield of Ketazine through a CSTR reactor.

Identified and developed possible process modification for better separation of Ketazine from impurities using Steam distillation unit and Packed column.

Engineering Intern

Sharjah Cement Factory

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (May 2010 – Jul 2010)

Studied the PFD’s and P&ID’s of the Cement plant.

Assisted in the Quality analysis of the raw materials, raw mix, kiln feed, clinker and cement on hourly basis and calculate the required raw mix compositions, and was part of the schedule to check the physical strength of the cement as per ASTM and BSEN standards.

Analyzed the production process and assisted the plant operators to control the plant with Distributed Control System (DCS).

Provided plant site technical support during critical/unusual operations.

Performed a study on the Fabric filters used in the factory to reduce the dust emissions.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Simulation and Optimization of Propane Chiller Unit used in Natural gas processing (Aug 2013 – Dec 2013)

Carried out Dynamic simulation for the Chiller plant using Pro II and Aspen HYSYS, and the simulation results were compared.

Carried out Optimization for the amount of Propane refrigerant being used in the plant.

Model predictive control (MPC) (Aug 2013 – Dec 2013)

Executed step testing analysis for a LPG plant to collect data for developing the DMC model.

Carried out the LP cost calculations on Excel spreadsheet.

Developed and tuned the MPC model using controller simulator application.

Neural Network Model for Process data of Distillation column (Jun 2013 – Jul 2013)

Analyzed the Process data using graphing techniques to remove bad data and to calculate the missing values.

Executed Regression analysis on the date using Excel.

Modeled a neural network for the Product composition using Matlab.

Simulation and Optimization of Ketene Plant (Jan 2013 – May 2013)

Modeled the Ketene plant on Aspen Plus

Optimized the PFR reactor and increased the purity of the products, to maximize the income and profit of the plant.

Production of Ethylene Oxide (Jan 2012 – May 2012)

Performed literature survey on the ways of Production of Ethylene Oxide and then Direct Oxidation process was considered.

Developed the Process flow diagram for the required process.

Calculated the Material and Energy balances of the process and did Cost analysis for the plant.

Carried out equipment design and mechanical design calculations for Sieve tray distillation column used in the process

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