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Indrani De Sirkar P.E.

Objective

Seeking a challenging position as a Project Engineering Manager or Principal Process engineer/lead in a growing organization, where my diverse Technical/ Project management background coupled with problem solving and communication skills can make a significant positive difference.

Summary of qualifications

Experienced, Licensed Professional Engineer with an MBA

EPC (Engineering/Procurement/Construction) experience in the Energy industry.

Participated in different project phases including Conceptual study, FEED, Detail

Engineering/Construction and preparation of Process Design Packages.

Helped establish strong customer relationships, so clients have specifically

asked for my involvement in projects. Clients include Dow Chemicals, CHS,

Navajo Refineries, Tesoro, LS Power, PDVSA (Venezuela), Fujairah(UAE), ORPC

(Oman), Takreer (UAE), Reliance (India), Exxon Mobil (offshore Nigeria),

BP (GOM), Nanhai (China).

Application areas include Petrochemical plants, Refineries, Power plants,

Offshore deep water platforms, Utilities and Offsite Facilities, Natural Gas, Water

Treatment and Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical plants.

Handled small as well as mega sized multi-billion dollar projects

Extensive experience in the following areas:

Project Engineering/Client management -Coordinated efforts across different disciplines to deliver project on time and schedule. Worked on proposal preparation for clients.

Process engineering- P&ID development, hydraulic calculations, line sizing, insulation, heat tracing, equipment/ instrument specifications, line list, equipment list, valve list, specialty items list. Did piping model reviews and resolved HAZOP issues.

Mechanical engineering- Procurement of pumps, heat exchangers, fired heaters, water treatment systems (clarifier/ sludge thickener/ filtration/reverse osmosis/demineralization), Cooling tower, valves, condensers and other miscellaneous equipment. Performed design/ installation of heat tracing systems (electric/ steam/ hot oil).

Piping/ Pipe stress/ Pipe supports- Utilized ASME B31.1 for Power plant piping and B31.3 Process piping/ Refinery applications. Involved in formulating pipe specifications and wall thickness calculations. Interfaced with Piping Design group for reviewing General Arrangement drawings, piping layout, piping isometrics/spool drawing reviews. Did pipe stress calculations (CAESAR II 5.10) and recommended supports.

Field Support for Construction/Start-up- Provided support for all queries on process, equipment, piping, heat tracing, insulation etc. Visited construction site as needed for problem resolution.

Work experience

[ 2011- ] Foster Wheeler Houston, TX

Principal Process/ Project Engineer

Dow Chemical LA3, Crack more Ethane project, Plaquemine, Louisiana, USA, (Revamp)

Worked in a Process Engineering role during the Detail Engineering phase for debottlenecking the feed system and backend of an existing LA3 ethane cracker.

Developed Smartplant P&ID’s, Design Pressure Design Temperature (DPDT) diagrams, line lists, sized equipment lists, and insulation/tracing details. Attended model reviews (using Smartplant Review) and took follow-up action. Worked from Project Initiation to Project Conclusion.

Petroleos de Venezuela,S.A (PDVSA), Aquaconversion Project, Venezuela (Grassroots)

Worked in a Project Engineering role during the Conceptual Design Phase for upgrading 50,000 BPSD of extra heavy crude oil in order to reduce the light/medium crude oil diluent consumption in downstream operations. This plant has 10 Process units and 17 Offsite and Utilities units.

Prepared project scope, schedule, project execution plan and Coordination procedure. Responsible for the technical execution of the project within schedule & budget. Coordinated the Engineering work across all disciplines.

Worked on the FEED phase to develop work plans, man-hour estimates, DPDT procedure and P&ID’s (from scratch) for the Process units in Smartplant.

IPIC-Fujairah Refinery Project, UAE(Grassroots)

Responsible for all Process/Systems Engineering deliverables for preparing Process Design packages for a Hydrogen Production Unit and Visbreaking unit.

Cenex Harvest States (CHS,INC)Refinery, Laurel, Montana,USA- Mild Hydrocracker Unit (MHC) Project (Revamp)

Worked on the Process/Systems Engineering deliverables for the FEED package and Detail Engineering phase to convert an existing 200 Unit Oil Gas Hydrotreater to a Mild Hydrocracker unit.

Oman Refineries and Petrochemical Company (ORPC),Sohar Refinery Expansion (Grassroots)

Responsible for the development of P&ID/DPDT diagram/line list and pipe specifications for a Process Design Package of a 2.5 Million Metric Tons per annum (MMTPA) Solvent Deasphalting of Vacuum Residue and Bitumen Blending unit.

Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company, (Takreer)- Ruwais, UAE- Carbon Black and Delayed Coker and Gas plan (Grassroots)

Worked in a Project Engineering role for the development of a Process Design Package for the new two drum coker with a capacity of 29,500 BPSD. Coordinated the execution of this project between the different disciplines as well as worked on the development of P&ID’s and Line List

Reliance Petroleum Limited, Jamnagar Export Refinery- Jamnagar, India Project(Revamp)

Worked in a Project Engineering role for the revamp of the existing Delayed Coker Unit including Gas Plant with a capacity of 160,000 BPSD.

[ 2006- 2010] Lauren Engineers & Constructors Dallas, TX

Sr. Process/ Mechanical Engineer

Rain CII, Waste Heat Recovery Power Plant, Louisiana

Participated in the cost estimation process (P&ID development, equipment pricing, and manpower estimation) for proposals.

NRG Solar, Solar Power Plant, New Mexico

Did lump sum cost estimation for submitting proposal.

Navajo Refinery, ROSE Unit, Heavy Oil Residue Deasphaltization Technology, Artesia, New Mexico

Project included detail engineering, procurement and construction.

Developed Process specifications, P&ID’s, line sizing/ line list, process data for control valve sizing, hydraulics, battery limit conditions etc.Purchased Heat exchangers,Fired heaters and Air coolers . Designed/procured the Heat tracing system (steam/hot oil/electric).Reviewed Pipe routing, performed Pipe stress analysis (Ceasar) and recommended Pipe supports.Provided technical support to other disciplines and to field personnel during the construction and start-up phase. Visited site as required for problem resolution.

LS Power, Combined Cycle Plant, Bosque County, Texas

Performed Design/Specification/Procurement for the Boiler makeup water system. This system included clarification, filtration, chemical injection, RO/Demin systems. Evaluated different Zero Liquid Discharge options and recommended the best option.

Mustang Station, Unit 5, Denver City, Texas- Power Plant Expansion

This 150MW simple cycle generating facility with one natural gas fired

GE 7FA combustion turbine generator was an add-on to an existing plant.

Did process calculations, P&ID development, interconnections with existing plant, Pipe specification, Line list, Valve list, Equipment list, valve and equipment specifications/procurement and system descriptions. Piping layouts monitored. Provided construction support.

[ 2002 - 2005 ] Mustang Engineering Houston, TX

Process/ Mechanical Facilities Engineer

East Area Gas, Exxon Mobil, Offshore Nigeria Project

This project was for developing planned facilities to gather and compress gas from offshore East Area fields, extracting natural gas liquids (NGL) & recompressing the gas for pressure maintenance and artificial lift.

Prepared instrument process datasheets in Intools .Resolved all Hazop issues.

Tesoro Refinery -Washington State, USA-Desulphurization (Revamp) project

This project was to produce Ultra Low Sulfur diesel. Prepared P&ID’s, equipment datasheets, line sizing/hydraulics during the FEED stage.

Thunder Horse, British Petroleum, Deepwater Development Platform, Gulf of Mexico

Worked on this multibillion dollar floating Production, Drilling and Quarters (PDQ) installation supported on a semi-submersible hull capable of producing 250,000 barrels/day of oil from a water depth of 6300 ft for 25 years.

Did topsides P&ID development & compiled mechanical data books.

[ 2002 ] Jacobs Engineering Houston, TX

Process Engineer

Rohm & Haas Petrochemical Plant, Deer Park, Texas

Reviewed /sized relief devices for meeting OSHA 1910.119 requirements.

[ 2001 ] Bechtel Engineering Houston, TX

Project Engineer

Nanhai, Shell

This $4 billion project was for the construction of 11 petrochemical plants at Guangdong, China. Coordinated the efforts of the utilities and offsite group across different disciplines for the preparation of FEED packages.

[ 1989 - 1997 ] Millipore Bangalore, India

Marketing Manager

Millipore (now a part of Merck) was a world leader in Separations technology and water purification.

Developed an entire family of ‘Separations’ related products, which subsequently led to the establishment of a new division in the company. The project won high acclaim from senior management.

Expanded dealer network, initiated OEM diagnostic kit development, set up a technical library, increased sales in a specific product group by 80%. Undertook several market research and product promotion campaigns. Grew in responsibilities from a Marketing Specialist to Marketing Manager.

Undertook several marketing promotional programs including trade shows, advertisements, mailers, training schools, seminars, product demos etc.

Education

MBA (Finance major) [1995] IGNOU, India

BS, Chemical Engineering [1989] Calcutta University, India

BS, Chemistry [1985] Presidency College, Calcutta, India

Computer Science (C++, Java, Oracle, MSOffice) [2001] HCC, Texas

PE license

Texas (2009)

Memberships

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE)

Volunteering Experience

Participated in the founding of a non-profit organization called ‘Houston 2025 and Beyond’ to bring together thought leaders from various fields in Houston to chart a path for the development of Houston in the next 10 years and provide a platform to encourage business between Houston and the world.

References

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