DILIPKUMAR SHAH

**** *** ****** ******* *****, St. Louis, MO 63129

314-***-**** (H); 314-***-**** (C)

ab1xvf@r.postjobfree.com

Skilled Mechanical Engineer with over all 30 years of work experience in Project, Construction supervision,

Commissioning and Maintenance of Petrochemical, Polymers, Chemical and Utility plant. Excellent communication skills

with quick learning ability. Works well in teams as well as independently. Skilled also in project management. Available for

interviews as well as for work within short notice.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista

Software: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Mechanical: AutoCAD

ERP: Working knowledge of SAP

Methodologies: Project Management

CERTIFICATIONS:

Polystyrene plant certification at MITSUI CHEMICALS INC, OSAKA, JAPAN

Polypropylene plant certification at HIMONT, USA & ITALY

Caustic and Ethylene Dichloride certification an SADDAF, Saudi Arabia

EDUCATION:

Degree Board / University

B.E.(Mechanical) M S University, Baroda

P G Course in M S University, Baroda

Industrial Management

Diploma in Business Management Bhavan’s college, Baroda

CITIZENSHIP: INDIAN BUT NOW PERMANENT RESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Sahara & Ma’aden Petrochemical Company, Al-Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nov 2011- present

Senior Maintenance Engineer

Sahara & Ma’aden Petrochemical Company is a joint venture company of Sahara Petrochemical Company and Maaden a

Saudi Mining Company manufacturing Caustic soda and Ethylene Dichloride with Membrane Technology of UDHE

GmbH, Germany.

• Responsible for formulating maintenance strategy, maintenance procedures for static and rotating machineries.

• Working as Sr .Maintenance Engineer for Caustic soda, Ethylene Dichloride and Utility Plants.

• Involved in technical discussion and selection of static & rotating equipment.

• Spare parts management, spares review and involved in spares parts cataloguing project.,

• Preparation of technical scope of work for maintenance global contract for static & rotating equipment.

• Support Plant Maintenance group in Daily, Emergency and Turn around jobs for static& rotating equipment and

implementation of SAP PM Module.

• Equipment final Documents review and technical library set up in the department.

Maintenance & troubleshooting of Centrifugal and Screw type gas compressor, Air cooled Heat Exchangers, EDC

Reactors, Regenerators, Dryers, Incinerator, Heat Exchangers, Vessels, Columns, Tank Farm Area,Port Facility and many

other Rotating and static machineries.

Al Waha Petrochemicals, Al-Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sep 2008 -

Oct 2011

Maintenance Engineer

Al Waha Petrochemicals, Sahara Petrochemical Company having manufacturing plants Propane Dehydration Unit having

Oleflex technology from UOP, USA and Polypropylene plant having Spherizone technology from Lyondell Bassell

(USA).

• Responsible for formulating maintenance strategy, maintenance procedures for static and rotating machineries,

• Worked as Maintenance Engineer for Propane dehydration, Polypropylene and Utility Plants.

• Spare parts management, spares review, technical recommendation and technical evaluation for rotating and static

machineries and support material management department for spares cataloguing project.

• Preparation of technical scope of work for maintenance global contract for static & rotating equipment.

• Responsible for executions of Plant Modification Request (PMR) and Management of change( MOC).

• Supporting Plant Maintenance group in Emergency shutdown and Turn around for static and rotating equipment

and Support for SAP PM Module.

• Preparation of ESD reports.

• Equipment final documentation review and technical library set up in the department.

• Maintenance and trouble shooting of Axial, Centrifugal, reciprocating and Screw type gas compressor Reactor

Effluent Gas Compressors, Air cooled Heat Exchangers, Oleflex Reactors, Regenerators, Dryers, Heat

Exchangers, Vessels, Columns, Cooling Towers, Tank Farm Area in Utility Plant, Polypropylene Plant having

Spherezone Technology, Loop reactors, Extruder, Conveying, Bagging an Pelletizing machines many other

Rotating and static machineries ..

Videocon Industries Ltd., Bharuch, India Dec 2004 - Sep 2008

General Manager/Deputy General Manager

• Reporting to: Chief Executive (CE)

• Responsible for Projects, Operations and Maintenance of Power and utility plant.

• Worked as Operation & Maintenance Head of Power & Utility Department having manpower strength of 150 No.

which includes Ten Managers, Thirty Mechanical, Electrical & instrument engineers and hundred O & M

technicians.

• Responsible for complete Project Management which includes finalizing technical specification & selection of

equipment, Co-ordination with Technical Consultant, Site co-ordination with piping fabrication & equipment

erection contractors, Construction supervislon, Commissioning, Operation, Maintenance & Trouble Shooting of

Power and utility plants, catering services to four critical Glass Furnaces, Forming & Finishing sections.

• The Power Plant consisted of 66 KV Main switch Yard, Power & Distribution System, Gas Based DG sets of

capacity 3x 6 MW Wartsila make, 1x 6MW Dual Fired Genset Wartsila Make, HFO based DG set of capacity1x

7.2 MW, Cater-Piller Make, HSD based DG Sets of total capacity 5x 1 MW Cummins make and waste heat

recovery Boilers & vapor absorption machines for chilled water system and Hot water generators.

• The Utility plant consists of NG /LNG Metering, Pressure reducing and distribution System, Cross Country Pipe

Line for Water & NG, Water Storage Reservoirs, Water Treatment Plants, Pumping &Distribution System for

Filtered, Soft, DM, DI, Hot, Chilled & Cooling Water, R.O. Plant, Borewell Water System, Compressed Air

System, Liquid Oxygen / LPG Storage, Vaporizing & Distribution System, Chilled water & Brine

system, Boilers, Fire Hydrant System, Industrial Waste Water Treatment Plant, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

Systems.

• Liasioning with Environment Pollution Control Board, Electricity Board, Department of Explosives & Chemicals,

Inspectorate of Boilers & Smoke Nuisance and liasioning with vendors, Contractors & Consultants.

• Responsible for Environment, Gas, Water and Power management.

• Participation in Daily Production, ISO, Environment Management & Safety committee Meetings.

• Responsible for plant Improvement, Energy & Cost saving Projects.

• Maintenance Management through ‘ MYSAP’

• Maintenance of Gas, HFO, HSD based Power plants, Heat recovery Boilers, Vapor Adsorption Machines and

various other Power & Utility equipment, Natural Gas Management, Water Management, Waste Water

Management and liasioning with Government Agencies.

BASF Styrenics Private Limited, Bharuch, India July 2004 - Dec 2004

Chief Engineer

(A 100% owned company of BASF Gmbh, Germany) manufacturing

• Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer(COO)

• In charge for Operation of Utility Plant and Maintenance of Offsites / Utility and Polystyrene Plant equipment.

• Head of Engineering Depts. having Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation sections as well as

Engineering Stores. During this tenure as Plant overall coordinator, I had successfully Planned, Managed &

Executed Plant turn around..

• As Manager –Projects (Mechanical), I was site in charge of the grass root Polystyrene project. I was responsible

for Project Management, Finalization of Technical specification & Equipment selection..

• Planning, Monitoring, Construction supervision & Commissioning of Bulk polymer & Utility plant.

• The polystyrene plant has full fledged utilities like Packaged Boilers, Thermic fluid Heaters, Air Compressors,

Nitrogen PSA Unit, Water Treatment Plants, Brine chilling unit, Air Conditioning system, DG sets, Effluent

Treatment Plant, Fire Hydrant System and offsite & utilities for bulk storage of chemicals & hydrocarbons.

• The bulk polymerization plant has main equipment like Reactors, Devolatilizers, Gear pumps, Palletizers,

Pneumatic Conveying & Fully automatic bagging & palletizing m/c.

• Planning, scheduling & implementation of preventive maintenance system.

• Set up repair, maintenance & workshop facilities

• Selection of manpower such as Managers, Engineers, O& M Technicians etc.

• Plant Improvement, Energy and cost saving projects.

• Development of Import substitute, standardization & optimization of spares.

• Knowledge on: Reactors, Palletizers, conveying lines, Bagging and Packing lines Maintenance.

Videocon Industries Ltd, Bharuch, India Nov 2004 - Jul 2004

Asst. General Manager

• Reporting to: General Manager(Engineering)

• Responsible for Utility Expansion Projects, Operations and Maintenance of Various Utilities and IWWT plants.

Natural Gas Management, Water Management, Waste Water Management and Liasoning with Government Agencies.

BASF Styrenics Private Limited, Bharuch, India Nov 1997 - Nov 2000

Manager – Projects (Mechanical)

(A 100% owned company of BASF Gmbh, Germany)

• Reporting to: General Manager (Projects)

• Responsible for Project, Construction supervision, Operations and Maintenance, Utility and Maintenance of

Polystyrene Plant.

• Knowledge on: Reactors, Palletizers, conveying lines, Bagging and Packing lines.

Modern Petrochemicals, Bharuch, India Nov 1996 - Oct 1997

Manager (Mechanical)

• Reporting to: Vice President (Operations)

• Responsible for Project Work on PTA and Paraxylene Grass Root Project.

• It was an integrated grass root project which was likely to come up near Bharuch for manufacturing

170,000 MTA Para- Xylene & 250,000 MTA of PTA. This project was differed due to market condition &

financial constraints.

• During my 11 months association with this company, I worked as member of a task force for PTA –PX

project & was looking after all projects related activities.

• Knowledge on: Project Costing and Technical Evaluation of Offers from EPC contractors.

Petrofils Co-operative Limited, Bharuch, India Jun 1993 – Nov 1996

Dy. Manager (Mechanical)

• Reporting to: Manager (Maintenance)

• Responsible on: Maintenance of Nylon Poly.condensation and Utility Plant.

• Commissioned & stabilized Poly Condensation Unit, POY& Draw twisting machines. Both the Nylon chips

& yarn plant were having technology from ZIMMER & BARMAG, Germany respectively.

• The plant consisted of Thermic fluid heaters, V-K tubes, Polymer pumps, Automatic strand granulator,

Agitators, Centrifuges, Pneumatic conveying, Bagging & Packing system, Extruder, Melt spinning pumps

& High speed winding machines.

• Additional responsibilities of operation & maintenance of utilities. The utility plant consisted of Packaged

boilers, Centrifugal & Reciprocating air compressors, Liquid Nitrogen unit, Water treatment plants, DG

Sets, ETP, Fire Hydrant System, Refrigeration & Air conditioning system etc.

• Stabilized the utilities & optimized utility consumption resulting in cost saving.

• Operation, Maintenance & trouble shooting of utility equipment.

• Planned, Scheduled & Implemented Predictive and Preventive maintenance program.

• Liasioning with Government agencies, Contractors, Consultants & Vendors

• Active member of plant safety committee & safety apex council

• Knowledge on: Reactors, Thermic Fluid Heaters, Palletizers and Bagging Machine, High Speed Rewinding

Yarn and DT machines.

Reliance Industries Limited, Maharashtra, India Sep 1987 – Jun 1993

Sr. Maintenance Engineer

(Formerly known as: Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (IPCL)

• Reporting to: Manager (Maintenance)

• Responsible on: Project, Construction Supervision, Commissioning, Maintenance of Polypropylenes (PP)

Plant having Spheripol Technology.

• I have worked as an in charge (Mechanical) of grass root Polypropylene plant having Spheripol technology

from M/S Himont - USA & Technimont – Italy

• Worked in project task force for project, erection, commissioning, Stabilization & Maintenance of

Polypropylene plant.

• Erection, commissioning & maintenance of Reciprocating & Diaphragm type gas compressors, axial

propellers & Sundyne pumps, Pneumatic conveying system, Twin screw extruder & fully automatic

bagging & palletizing unit. Also carried out erection, commissioning & maintenance of Packaged Boilers,

Reactors, Pressure vessels, Columns, Bullets & all type of heat exchangers, Dryers & silos.

• Co-ordination with detailed engineering consultant M/s EIL, Piping Fabrication & Erection Contractors,

Licensors, vendors & government agency like IBR authorities, controller of chemicals & explosives, State

pollution control board.

• Setting up in house work shop & repair facilities.

• Carried out PMR for process improvements & annual shut down jobs.

• Co-ordination with other department like RMC, C&I, Design & modification, work shop & Material

handling department.

• I was member of plant safety committee.

• Knowledge on: Loop Reactor, Extruder, Conveying Systems, Bagging and Palletizing machines and Bulk

Loading Systems.

M/S Synbiotics Ltd.(A Division of M/S Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprise), Baroda, India Apr 1981 – Sep 1987

Shift Engineer

• Reporting to: Chief Engineer

• Responsible on: Operation and Maintenance of Bulk Drug Antibiotic Plants.

• Operation, Maintenance & Trouble shooting of utility Equipment like Air Compressors, Centrifugal

Chillers, Different types of pumps, Agitators, Low temperature system, DM water plant, Cooling water

system, Process plant equipment like Fermentor,Rotary vacuum drum filters, fluidized bed & drum

dryers etc.

• Knowledge on: Air Compressors, Centrifugal Chiller, Brine Chilling System, Vacuum System, Extraction

and Fermentation Plant.

Nationality: INDIAN but Permanent Resident of USA (Green Card Holder)

ADDITIONAL TRAININGS:

• Twin screw extruder from M/s WERNER & PFLEIDERER, Germany

• Fully automatic bagging & palletizing m/c from M/s Mollers & Grief works, Germany

• Root Cause Analysis ( RCA)

• Went to Thomson-TDP Unit, POLAND & CHINA recommended Energy saving & cost cutting measures which

were successfully implemented.

• Advanced training on Wartsila HFO & gas based DG sets.

• Operation & Maintenance of integrally gear type centrifugal air compressors at Ingersol Rand, Ahmedabad(India).

• Centrifugal Pumps at works of M/S Kirloskar Brothers, Pune(India).

• Training at AMIANTIT COMPANY, Dammam (Saudi Arabia), for supervision/ inspection of GRP Pipeline

fabrication and lamination work.

• Deputed to Seoul, South Korea and participated in Plant Model Review Meeting for CA/EDC Plant at office of

EPC Contractor Daelim Engineering

• Participated in commissioning of LDPE plant having technology from CDF Chimie, France.

References Available Upon Request

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