To, From: Parag A. Shah

The Manager,

Respected Sir,

To embark on a career which can give growth and a platform to perform and excel. I would eventually like to be part of a core team in a professional organization. I believe that my perseverance, cool temperament and ability to think rationally will let contribute meaningfully to your esteemed organization while achieving my long-term career objective.

Being a Chemical Engineer, I have strong and diverse Domain experience in Various Petroleum/Oil and Gas/Refinery/petrochemical Industries of more than 15 years mainly in Oil Movement and Storage & Jetty Pipeline; Storage tanks Operations/Maintenance & Utilities etc.

These experiences are gained by working in best Indian and International companies and group like Reliance Industries Ltd (Jamnagar Refinery), Indian Oiltanking limited in India. My Present Assignment is in Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Company situated in Saudi Arabia (Middle East).

I want to apply my these experience clubbed with my Analytical Skills, Management Skills, Project execution/ Commissioning Skills in a well reputed and growing organization like yours.

Specialties: -

Having Design Review, Commissioning, Operating & Maintenance of Oil and Gas Terminal & Jetty

-Various Pre-commissioning experience like HAZOP Study, Cause and Effect Analysis, P & ID and PFD review, DCS, Control Narrative, Vessel and System Inspection, Preparation of Commissioning & Normal operating Procedures, Conceptualization of various Checklists for smooth operation, Scheduling planning and execution - Worked as Process / Plant engineer for Improvement, Modernization and De-bottlenecking of plant problems, troubleshooting & Smooth Operation of plant, Alarm Management, Factory acceptance Test, SAP, Blending Operations, Pigging Operations, Oil accounting including demurrage, ocean loss and quality give away calculation, Leading a team of multinational peoples, Emergency Response Management, Process safety management, Integrity management, Work permit, Reporting system, Process Instructor, ISO, OSHA, best engineering practices & refinery standards, Working as Maintenance coordinator etc.

I am excited about the position and the ability to help your company succeed. I am attaching Curriculum Vitae for your easy reference.

Thank you in advance for your time. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Regards,

Parag Arvindkumar Shah

+966*********

PARAG SHAH E-Mail: acrerz@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: +966*********

SKILL SUMMARY:

A proficient Chemical Engineer having @ 15.0+ years of experience in Oil & Gas movement, Tank farm & Jetty operations & maintenance with Safety as a Prime concern in world Scale Refinery and Petrochemicals tank farms and exposure to project conceptualization, feasibility studies.

Handled senior level assignments in Plant Operation & maintenance, Production Planning, erection and commissioning of the project, Safety with an organization of repute at Reliance Industries Limited- Refinery division, India and Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company, Saudi Arabia. Design review, Pre Start up safety Review, Pre commissioning, Planning, Commissioning of new Refinery facilities (Floating Roof, Internal Floating roof, Cone roof, cryogenic tank, pipelines, Pumps etc.), training to Panel officer, Field personnel etc.

Expertise in Operation & Maintenance Troubleshooting, Capacity expansion and De-bottlenecking, Revamping. Analysing various operations & recommending modifications to enhance operational efficiency.

Developing, reviewing & verifying HAZOP, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) study, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Operating Test Pack (OTP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Standard Operating Condition (SOC), Pre Incident Planning Assessment (PIPA) etc.

Alarm Rationalization, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT) & Commissioning of DCS system

Loading / Unloading of Crude, Fuel Oil, HSD, Gasoline, ATF, SKO, Naphtha, Para Xylene, Benzene – Ship loading using pipeline, Jetty/SPM facility, tank truck loading using Gantry facility, Oil accounting including demurrage, ocean loss and quality give away calculation.

Demonstrated the leadership skills on various fronts e.g. conducting tool box talks, Mock drills, dry drills, Table top Exercises, On the field training to new colleagues / sub-ordinates, Reporting to various levels etc. Recommendations to improve EHS and quality standards. Familiar with SAP functional activity in order to equip with field activity.

Well versed with advance control system such as DCS & other Automation system (MAS, TIS, BOSS, and ATG etc.). Awareness of OISD guidelines, API Codes & standards, best engineering practices & refinery standards

Proficient User of SAP (PP, PM) and DCS, ASPEN & other Automation system (MAS, TIS, BOSS, and ATG etc.)

Exposure in HSEF, ISO 9000: 2000, ISO 14001, OSHA 18000.

Awareness of OISD guidelines, API Codes & standards, best engineering practices & refinery standards

CAREER CONTOUR:

(OVERSEAS)

[1]. Company: Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Company, Saudi Arabia (Refinery)

Position: Shift Supervisor – Offsite Operations (Tank Farm & Jetty Operations)

Duration: Since July’12 onwards

(INDIA)

[2]. Company: Reliance Industry Limited, Tank Farm Division, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India (Refinery)

Position: Senior Manager

Duration: May’06 to July’12

[3]. Company: Indian Oiltanking Limited, Vadodara, Gujarat, India (Oil & Gas)

Position: Lead Operations Engineer

Duration: Dec’99 to April’06

[4]. Company: Transpac Industry Ltd, Vadodara, Gujarat, India – In organic Plant

Position: Apprentice Trainee

Duration: Aug’99 to Dec’99

[1]. Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Company, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia (SATORP Refinery)

Since July’12

SATORP – The Jubail Export Refinery will be operated by a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and TOTAL (EUROPE). The new refinery is commissioned and fully operational. The scope of the refinery is to provide Refining commercial like gasoline, Diesel, Jet-A1, LPG, Naphtha, Fuel Oil and Paraxylene to the International Market and Petrochemical commercial products (benzene, propylene) to local market. By-products as Pet Coke and Sulphur are exported. These objectives has been achieved by processing 400,000 BPSD (20660 KT/Annum) of Arabian Heavy Crude in a high conversion refinery scheme.

Position: Shift Supervisor – Offsite Operations (Tank Farm & Jetty Operations)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Manage and controls the activities of assigned personnel in the team. Performs supervisory functions for a group of multi discipline/nationality team involved in all activities and execute Operations and maintenance.

Supervise the operation of port tank farm& equipment according to daily operation instructions, loading / unloading activities & provide technical support to the team, take corrective action in case of upset in plant.

Issuing & monitoring all work permits & ensure safe execution of job & strict compliance of work permit procedure. Actively participate in the risk assessment for any unusual operational or maintenance activities.

Report & do the first level Investigation of all incidents/accidents at working/operational area. Propose and follow up preventive and corrective actions.

Active participation in implementation of Safety Management System

Carry out regular field inspections to monitor & maintain adequate housekeeping, the identification and elimination of unsafe conditions, the conditions required for the work permit and the correct disposal of wastes.

Improve operation add value by participating in the scheduling, preparation execution of the maintenance plant & the turnaround of Tanks, Jetties/loading arms, Rotating equipment etc.

Adheres to the QHSE Management System of the Terminal that is compliant with OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 14001/2004, and ISO 9001/2000

Monitor & ensure the proper functioning of the Emergency Shutdown system & Operation & Maintenance of fire fighting system (viz. Sprinklers, hydrants, monitors, fire extinguishers, foam pourers etc., various F & G system e.g. DGC, DSO, Deluge valves, Rim seal foam package system etc.) in coordination with maintenance & loss prevention personnel.

Worked as a Loading Master, board the ships as a company representative in order to manage and supervise marine tankers for Quality and Quantity assurance of product, safe loading /unloading operation of ships, cargo documentation and other formalities with buyer’s representative in ships for all export as well as domestic shipments at jetty. Resolving Cargo related and others issues with Master of Vessel by close coordination with Planning & Scheduling Group.

Liaises with various parties inside & outside organization (e.g. Planning & Scheduling group, Ship Agents, Ship master & his staff, independent surveyors, Marine Advisor, Port Authority for the Shipping activities etc.) on quantity and quality of oil & gas receipt / dispatch operations.

Encourage and control the application and compliance of Refinery Standards established in the area of health, safety, and environment.

Plans, directs and actively participates in the on-going training and development of own self and subordinates with special emphasis on Saudi young Nationals. Participate in the career development plan of the staff.

Conducting mock drills, dry drills, review the recommendation. Participation in oil spill response drills, and other safety related exercises undertaken in the terminal.

Assists Plant Manager in development of the annual Capital and Operation budgets for the area and ensure adherence to systematic expenditure scheme & monitors expenditure.

Monitor the performance of the team & carry out annual appraisal.

Understand and promotes the company's health, safety & environmental policy and objectives; performs work in accordance with the company's established rules, regulations and approved procedures; intervenes to stop unsafe acts and practices and accountable for the safety of own self and others.

Respect of environmental procedures and establish and control the execution of programs for the reduction of waste production and the correct disposal of wastes.

Review & Monitor a variety of daily and other periodic operations and activity reports to ensure continuous safe & efficient operation of the facility. (e.g. daily, weekly, monthly operations report, daily stock report, HSE Performance report, total documentation related activity during ship loading & unloading at berth/SPMs, berth occupancy, demurrage, ocean loss and quality give away, Quarterly plant safety performance, monthly tracking of plant KPI, stocks of consumable materials etc.)

Carries out the functional responsibility of the Operation Engineer during his absence as & when opportunity received.

Carries out the functional responsibility of Maintenance Coordinator during his absence as & when required

Performs any other related duties as and when required at the company's discretion

Special Assignment:

Reviewing and commenting of 60%, 90% Design review of P &ID’s & PFDs. Updating the as-built P&IDs and the PFDs by incorporating the modification due to plant or field change orders.

Developing, Reviewing & Modifying Control Narrative, Opera graph, Standard Operating Procedures, DCS & ESD graphics, Complex logics and Cause and Effect chart as per company’s engineering standards.

Coordinating with the team of PMT (Project Management Team), Designer, Licensor and vendor regarding the FAT, Commissioning etc. Prepared punch list and clearing punches for all storage tanks, Pump house, product lines & utility lines.

Active participation in pre-commissioning, commissioning & start up activates e.g. RFC, RFSU, PSSR, RFISU etc.

Commissioning of different types of Tanks, Drums, pipelines, Pumps, Utility systems and related facilities, Instrumentations & Automation.

Active participate in Lander Reliability test (LRT) certification

[2]. Reliance Industry Limited, Jamnagar, Gujarat (Refinery)

May’06 to July’12

Reliance’s Jamnagar manufacturing complex is the first fully integrated manufacturing complex in the world to house a petroleum refinery complex, petrochemical complex, a power generation complex, a port & terminal complex and pipeline network. Reliance is the world’s largest grassroots refinery & refining capacity of 64 MMTPA with various types of crude blends.

Position: Senior Manager, working as acting Production Manager

Roles & Responsibilities:

Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, start-up & Decommissioning of various Tanks viz. Cone, Floating, Internal Floating roof tanks and Pump house having centrifugal Pumps.

Performed & approved pre-commissioning activities e.g. Hydro testing of pipelines, Final Box up, pigging operations, leak test, inertization of pipeline etc.

Performed Operation and maintenance of different types of tanks, handling all types of petroleum products (e.g. Crude, FO, HSD, Gasoline, ATF, SKO, Naphtha, PX, BX etc), operation of pumps, flow meter (e.g. Custody transfer meter, Mass flow meter etc), control valves etc

Operation of cryogenic tanks, Handling (receipt, loading & unloading operations) of LPG (-33 deg C) & Propane (-47 deg C) at low temp in cryogenic unit

Performed Operation & Maintenance of Screw, Reciprocating & centrifugal compressors,

Supervises, Monitor and controls the safe & efficient operation related to oil movements for Receipt, Storage and evacuation through ship loading and offloading at berth and SPM by using OMIS, TIS & Custody transfer meters and related documentation.

Checks metered volumes and tonnage calculations of cargoes investigate and resolve discrepancies in quality and quantity of oil between ship and shore and liaises with all concerned parties on all matters related to oil movement.

Supervise and monitor the safe and efficient start-up, running and shutdown of various process equipment, ensure procedures are strictly followed and reports anomalies.

Participates in developing & reviewing maintenance and inspection plans by advising on equipment availability for maintenance, taking into account maintenance priorities, operations safety and production targets.

Manage and control shutdown maintenance activities to operation plant and equipment (viz. major overhauls, inspection etc) to ensure minimum interruption to receipt / loading operations.

Takes total control of the operations in the event of emergency shutdown or any fire & gas detection. Determines nature of hazard and action to be taken including evacuation and initiating emergency procedures.

Active participation in analysis, design and planning for plant modifications or new facilities/equipment., commissioning etc. & ensure new facility operate according to specifications and updation of existing operating procedures.

Ensure adequate continuity between shifts and teams by developing and implementing hand over procedures.

Participates in the training and development programs, monitoring and reporting on progress and counselling employees as required.

Know the company health, safety and environment policy, procedures and objectives, and ensures that they are effectively implemented. Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with HSE rules & regulations.

Participates in pigging operation and liaise with pipeline maintenance personnel on pig receipt.

Prepared Operations Manual, Work Instructions Manual, Standard Operating Procedures, Standard Operating conditions, Emergency action Plans etc

Operation & Controlling quality parameters of Sea Water Filtration plant, E.T.P

Implementation of LDAR (Leak Detection & repair) in the plant

Participates in review of various day to day alarm & interlock system & rationalization of the same

Process Safety Management:-

Lead the Process Technology (PT) sub committee team, Implement & maintain PT Portal up to date

Active member of Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) team, carried out PHA for Benzene, Crude & Naphtha system

Active member of rules & procedure team & Operating discipline team, implement various rules & procedure successfully in plant & Management of Change

Implementation & practicing of SAP based latest work permit system and other safe work practise

Involved in new projects, PCO, HAZOP study etc

Involved in incident reporting, recording &incident investigation activity

Implementation of various audit recommendations for safe operation

Involved in mock drill to enhance emergency response awareness

Involved in hazard identification & risk analysis for routine & not routine activities

Involved in directing and controlling comprehensive safety incentive and promotional programs.

[3]. Indian Oiltanking Limited, Baroda, Gujarat (Oil & Gas)

Dec’99 to April’06

Project Execution, Commissioning and Bulk Handling of Petroleum – Products at Oil Terminals based at different locations in India

Position: Lead Operations Engineer

Responsible for Supply & Distribution and Material Management documentation under SAP(R/3) environment as an END USER,

Responsible for Truck tanker Loading/Unloading, Rail Wagon loading/ Unloading & Cross-Country Pipeline Transfer to other terminals of petroleum products.

Familiar with TAS for day to day operations and responsible in executing all day to day activities such as truck loadings/Ship loading, Pipe line transfers/Receipts, Inter terminal transfers etc. and to maintain the quality of product.

Responsible for stock loss accounting of petroleum product for daily terminal operation

Responsible for Maintaining of Quality Control in an Oil Industry.

Responsible for maintaining high quality standards with emphasis on timely completion of Maintenance work and its documentations

[4]. Transpac Industry Ltd, Baroda, Gujarat

Aug’99 to Dec’99

Position: Apprentice Trainee (Ekalabara site)

Erection, Commissioning, Fabrication, Maintenance of Piping, Vessels, heat exchangers etc.

Commissioning and Maintenance of Drum Flaker in Safolite plant

Hydro Testing/Pneumatic testing of heat exchangers, vessels, piping and its visual inspections

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT:

By applying Six Sigma tools & technique, reduced Jetty occupancy by approx 8.0 hrs & saved about & $ 1.82 million / Yr after implementation of recommendation (direct saving, indirect savings are not considered)

Reducing tank M & I activity period by 10 to 12 days / Tank (10% of total time period)

Increase in Product loading rate by increasing of pump impeller size result into reduction in loading time

Alarm rationalization implementation at RIL resulting reduction of unwanted alarm to Panel officer

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Achieving excellent performance rating wherever worked (Aboard & India)

Appreciation from SATORP management for excellent safety observations to improve work place & operations through Safety management system, Training to young Saudis.

Appreciation from SATORP management for active participation in commissioning & Start-up of the Offsite area (different type & sizes of storage tanks, pumps, pipelines, Jetty facilities, Utility systems)

Working as Production Manager, looking after Product area in MTF, Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar.

Appreciation from RIL management for best six sigma projects for the year 2010-11.

Certified as Process Safety Management Auditor/Auditee.

Appreciation certificate from M/s RIL HSEF dept. regarding reporting & correction of Near miss incidents

Appreciation from M/s IOTL management for dedicated service during the flood situation in terminal

SOFTWARE SKILL:

Operating System: MS Office/Excel/Word, MS Visio

SAP, IP 21 Extensively for Daily process monitoring, Excel plotting, Plant Graphics etc,

LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System), PIS (Plant performance system) to achieve optimum plant performance

PROFESSINAL QUALIFICATION:

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmeabadad, Gujarat, Gujarat University

• First class with distinction – 79.23%

• Completed BE Chemical in June-1999

Post Diploma in Industrial Safety (Part time 02 years course) – from Reliance Industry Limited, Jamnagar, Technical Examination Board, Gujarat State, Ghandhinagar

• First class with distinction – 83.50%

• Completed PDIS in June-2010

Passed HSC Examination of GSEB with 75.10 % marks in 1995 (First class with distinction)

Passed SSC Examination of GSEB with 80.73 % marks in 1993. (First class with distinction)

TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

Course Name Conducted By Year

Incident Command System Axens 2014

Safety In Petrochemical & Refinery Plant Operation IFP Training 2013

Air Compressor System Atlas Copco 2013

First Aid training Red Crescent Society 2013

Flow Serve Pump Vendor Course Flow Serve 2013

SCBA certificate MSTC 2012

Defensive driving course Reliability Expert Centre 2012

Root Cause Analysis - Member Reliability Expert Centre 2012

Work Permit Training SATORP Management 2012

Six Sigma Green Belt & yellow Belt Reliance Industries Limited 2011

Near miss reporting Certification Reliance Industries Limited 2010

TIS MAS OMM Training certificate Invensys 2008

ISO 9002:1994 Internal Quality Auditor Training Priya Consultant 2001

Diploma in Computer Application MAA Computer Training Centre 2000

IPCL Vocational Training IPCL Training Centre 1998

IOCL Vocational Training IOCL Training Centre 1997

PERSONAL DETAIL:

Name: Parag Arvindkumar Shah

E-MAIL acrerz@r.postjobfree.com

Date of Birth: 26th March, 1978

Gender & Nationality: Male & Indian

Marital Status: Married / 1(Son)

Passport No: J 9870590 (Validity: 01/09/2021)

Communication Address: Al Jubail, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Permanent Address: B/17, Arunachal Society, Samata Road, Subhanpura, Vadodara – 390023, Gujarat, India

Contact No: +966********* (Saudi Arabia)

Present salary: 22500 SAR/Month + Family status + 02 basic yearly bonus

Expected Salary: Negotiable

Positive traits

Assertive, Flexible, Target orientated, Team Player, Creative, analytical and communication skills, able to operate at all levels within an organization, having leadership qualities, sincere, dedicated and hardworking.

TO MY CONSIDERED KNOWLEDGE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AS ABOVE IS CORRECT

Parag A. Shah

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