ARAVIND SUBRAMANI, P.E.

***** ********** *****, #***, *******, TX 77043 Phone: 713-***-****, Email: acum72@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Nearly 9 years of work experience in petrochemical and refining projects in oil & gas EPC industry

Proficient in design of mechanical equipment and packages: heat exchangers, pressure vessels, cooling towers, furnaces, bulk material handling unit, blowers, valves, pumps and motors, compressor packages and skid mounted package equipment, miscellaneous static equipment etc.

3+ years of research experience in the area of heat & mass transfer, thermodynamics and fluid dynamics

Knowledgeable with process flow diagram (PFD), piping & instrumentation diagram (P&ID), plot plan and plant layout, bill of materials (BOM) etc.

Experienced with management and procurement databases, project administration, project lead engineering, manhour estimation, budget and forecasting, productivity and progress reporting etc.

Optimized existing designs and created new designs for process equipment based upon project requirements

Developed design guidelines, specifications, procedures, heat & mass balance and construction work packages

Strong oral and written communication skills, interpersonal and leadership skills and experience working with cross-functional teams and global offices

Demonstrated ability to document, plan, execute, analyze and resolve tasks & issues within schedule & budget

Working knowledge of industry standards ASME Sec. VIII, Div. 1 & 2, ASME Sec. II, ASME 31.1, ASME 31.3, API 660, API 661, API 662, TEMA, PIP standards etc.

Attained in-house training on Lean Six Sigma and Problem Solving, White Belt Training and Risk Management

CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION

Certified Professional Engineer (PE) - Mechanical, State of Texas, Dec. 2013

Certified Professional Engineer (PE) - Mechanical, State of New Jersey, Apr. 2015

Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering GPA= 3.84 / 4.0

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Mar. 2008

Bachelor of Technology (BTech.) in Mechanical Engineering 85% (2nd / 150)

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India Jun. 2003

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Technip (Feb. 2013 - Present)

Projects:

Lake Charles Cracker Project (LCCP) EO/EG Unit, SASOL Chemicals

Braskem Orion OSBL Project, Braskem

Lake Charles Cracker Project (LCCP) Ethane Cracker Unit, SASOL Chemicals

LLDPE Polyethylene (PE1) Expansion Gas Phase R3 Project, NOVA Chemicals

Responsibilities:

Incharge of inquiry requisitions (RFQ) package, supplier quotation review, purchase orders (RFP), technical bid evaluations, inspection and test plan and supplier selection for various mechanical equipment

Reviewed and approved shop fabrication drawings, design calculations, metallurgy, welding & NDE documents, control logic and wiring diagrams etc.

Organized and facilitated meetings with vendor, client & management to finalize engineering designs and troubleshoot issues

Generated meeting minutes, clarification logs, action item lists, engineering change notices & change orders

Reviewed, checked and approved the work of other engineers and provided technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers

Participated in management of change (MOC), HAZOP, P&ID review, model review meetings etc.

Provide engineering support to teams to resolve technical issues raised by request for information (RFI), vendor shop resident engineers & inspectors, startup and commissioning teams

Evaluated piping load and nozzle load calculations to ensure project specification compliance

Technical Professional-Mechanical, KBR (Jun. 2011 - Feb. 2013)

Projects:

Kitimat LNG FEED Project, Apache Corporation

Agrium Revamp Project, Agrium Inc.

Ras Tanura Integrated Project (RTIP), Sadara Chemical Company

Responsibilities:

Generated datasheets & inquiry requisitions (RFQ) packages for static equipment and reactor towers

Responsible for design and purchase of existing and new designs of mechanical equipment

Evaluated supplier bids, technical bid tabulation and made supplier recommendations

Performed thermal design of heat exchangers for given variables & inputs and identified cost reduction options

Created equipment lists, project close out reports, Invitation to Bid (ITB) and FEED packages

Mechanical Engineer II, Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) (Oct. 2010 - Jun. 2011)

Projects:

Cartagena Refinery Expansion Project, Refineria de Cartagena (owned by Ecopetrol)

Responsibilities:

In-charge of vendor documents and design drawing review of shell and tube exchangers

Responsible for resolving fabrication issues with suppliers and other disciplines to ensure no delay in schedule

Heat Transfer Specialist, The Shaw Group (Energy & Chemicals) (Aug. 2007 - Oct. 2010)

Projects:

Feasibility Studies and Case Studies, The Shaw Group

Ras Tanura Integrated Project (RTIP), Dow Chemicals & Aramco Services Company

Marathon Garyville Revamp Project, Marathon Petroleum Company

Singapore Parallel Train (SPT) Olefin Recovery Project, ExxonMobil Chemical

Responsibilities:

Lead Engineer on project responsible for manhour estimation, staffing plan and project management interfacing

Generated datasheets, drawings, checklists and requisition packages for heat exchangers

Acted as liaison between home & overseas office and support heat transfer group with document review

Conducted feasibility studies on pipe bend utilization and injection quills and created reports and procedures

Troubleshot the existing heat exchangers in the project and check rated them for new process conditions

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Summer Intern, Central Utility Power Plant, University of Cincinnati (Jun. 2006 - Sep. 2006)

Developed the complete energy balance diagram for the 50 MW cogeneration power plant

Identified and documented the various types of valves used in the plant and recommended improvements to the instrumentations used in the Heat Recovery Boiler (HRSG), turbines and its accessories

Created worksheet to automate calculation of plant parameters like boiler efficiency, heat rate, specific fuel consumption etc.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

MS Thesis: Experimental Characterization of Adiabatic Bubble Dynamics in Pure Liquids & Surfactant Solutions

Analyzed fluid flow characteristics from submerged orifice using high speed flow visualization & data acquisition

Examined the aperiodic bubble formation as encountered in various multi-phase fluid flow applications

COMPUTER SKILLS

Design Tools: HTRI Suite, CodeCalc, PV Elite, Aspen BJac, Compress, RCS, Matlab, Mathematica, C++

Other Softwares: Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, ImagePro, Axum, Tecplot, Canvas, LabView

HONORS, AFFILIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Mechanical Team Member of the Month Award from Technip, August 2013

Best Performer Award for handling critical heat transfer & package equipment in NOVA LLDPE Project, 2013

Outstanding Performance & Contribution Award by ExxonMobil SPT Olefins Recovery Project, 2009

Gold Medal Winner for 2nd Rank in BTech in Mechanical Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University, 2003

Published 5 international conference and journal papers in the area of thermal science and fluid dynamics

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