Senior or Lead /Project /Construction Engineer or Manager RESUME
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House No: 00973 - 17491226
Mobile: 00973 – 38880364
Name: John Raj Chellappan
Date of Birth: 01 July 1969
Nationality: Indian
Current Location Bahrain
Passport: Valid up to 2015
Qualifications: BE – Industrial Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India
MBA- Madras University, Chennai.
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, STT Chennai.
Professional Membership: Certified welding Inspector (CWI), American Welding Society.
Professional Training: ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and PSM
Computer Knowledge: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, EMPAC, & Maximo
Driving License: GCC – Bahrain Driving License, Validity – 20.05.2017
Experience: 23 years of project management in Oil and Gas, power, infrastructure
&Varied engineering fields.
Current Responsibilities
• Assist design team in concept and obtain site data for FEED study
• Calculate CAPEX and OPEX budgets to optimize the long & short term economics
• Review FEED and work packs for Constructability,
• Coordinate between multi discipline engineers, consultant, operation(owner) and contractors
• Prepare and review technical specifications & tender specifications for EPC and Term contracts
• Review technical submittals
• Evaluate and award competitive bids,
• Long lead and Bulk material order for timely delivery as per schedule,
• Budgeting for material and construction cost in terms of period,
• Estimate & control budget through resource leveling,
• Verify and issue WO,PO through Maxima
• Project scheduling, planning & coordinating (Tool MS Project 2007),
• Effective control of materials through proper inventories,
• Assess and control risk through method statements and toolbox talks,
• Implement QA/QC & HSE activities,
• Familiar to refer Code, Standards & specification,
• Prepare & present management weekly & monthly reports for projected vs. actual.
• MEI completion
• Verify MEI against check list prior to call for PSSR
• Arrange for pre-commissioning activities
• Compile closeout documents
• Commissioning and System handing over.
Key skills**
Proficient in Construction management, Evaluate and award competitive bids,Constructability or Fusibility
study, Cost estimation & control, budgeting, Material control, project scheduling &planning, Coordinating,
completion, commissioning .
Competency
1. Competent to lead and drive strategic, major, capital, multiple engineering & EPC projects.
2. Support design team to acquire FEED input for equipment, piping and pipeline layout, Topo and Geo
technical survey.
3. Prepare technical speech for EPC contract
4. De-bottle neck & Upgrade Oil and Gas facilities, ( TBs, WMs, GDUs, CS, GOSPs & KO vessels, Gas lift,
Gas injection etc)
5. Reviewing design for Feasibility, constructability, economy, maintainability, accessibility and operability.
6. Conversant to follow-up engineering deliverables and organizing long lead and bulk materials as per the
construction schedule
7. Competent to prepare tender specifications, evaluate & award competitive bids, assess and qualify
contractors
8. Accomplishing HSC policies, toolbox talks etc.
9. Schedule, Plan, organize, coordinate, monitor and review project activities in macro and micro level.(MS
Project)
10. Good team player &Competent in handling crisis management and contingency plan.
11. Competent in resource loading and off-loading as per plan, cost estimate &controlling of projects.
12. Conversant to Prefab, Pre investment (pre shutdown) & Shutdown works strategies
13. Competent to drive and lead long & short term projects
14. Conversant to project activities right from HOZOP study, MOC, design review, AFC work pack, MEI
completion, PSSR, commissioning, closeout reports &handing over.
15. Comprehensive problem solving abilities, debottlenecking, interpersonal skills and the ability to work
effectively in cross functional teams.
16. Conversant to prepare risk assessment &implement safe working practices
17. Sound knowledge in Rigging &lifting plans (LOWER & PUWER)
18. Extensive experience to refer construction standard, and specification such as Submarine pipes, (AWSD
3.6), Cross country piping ( API 1104),Welded storage tanks (API 650), Tank inspection, repair, alteration
& reconstruction (API 653),ANSI/API Spec 5L, remaining strength of corroded pipeline.( ASME B 31G,
AWWA,, Pressure Vessels.(ASME Section VIII & IX ),ANSI/ASME B16.5
19. Familiar to Liquid hydro carbon transmission lines(ASME B 31.4), fuel Gas piping (ASME B 31.2), Gas
transmission pipe(ASME B 31.8) Refinery piping, Process piping, ( ASME B 31.3) Power piping (
ANSI /ASME31.1), NFPA, NACE, SSPC,OSHA,
20. Corrosion protection and protective coatings.(NACE, SSPC)
Employment History
2007 till Tatweer Petroleum, Oil & Gas Upstream Lead - Construction
date Bahrain, OXY JVC Engineer
• Project management and Support design team to obtain all site technical inputs,leading to constructability
study, carry out Topo and geotechnical survey for FEED works of long term strategic central gas plants to
connect the depleted Gas wells through central compressor in order to increase the production and meet the
process pressure.(aimed to implement on 2014)
• Project management and Leading to constructability review for the proposed new gas lift net work which is
being designed to increase the oil production (aimed to implement on mid2014)
• (Leading to accomplish production improvement technique like water flood,, in addition to the existing
technique of gas injection, gas lift for the depleted and steam flood for heavy oils wells.
• (2013)Accomplishing Non Associated Gas isolation in the gas source with remote operated S/D valves
integrated with Gas &H2S detectors for the high risk H2S producing wells. S/D valve integration will
commence on 3rd quarter.
• (2013) Accomplishing FWKO vessels installation for the Gas wells to improve the process capacity and
quality of gas. Planned to complete on 3rd quarter
• (2013) Accomplished 6 km of 12”Gathering line between Well manifolds and tank batteries within 30 days
against the planned 45days and 80% of the budgeted cost.
• (2012)De-bottlenecking 2off oil well manifold & GOSP which has back pressure due to under pipe sizing.
First shut down for installing the new pipe is completed within 4hrs against planned 12hrs shutdown.
Increased the oil production by reduce the header pressure by 20psi.
• (2012)Install online strainer and knockout bulk solid & liquid vessels in order to filter the junks coming along
with the wet gas from the down hole corroded casings at the 7 high risk GDUs
• (2012)Modified 36 GDU vapor and drain non-lined sumps in to HDPE lined sumps. Original plan was to
shut the unit for 15 days. New strategy has been implemented to construct the sumps with 8hrs shut down.
• (2011) Completed modification of 20 Gas well &GDU in to low pressure operation for in increasing the Gas
production. 2011 Super stretch target of 13 GDU achieved 15 days ahead of schedule.
• (2012) Completed modification of 7 GDU & Gas wells with in first quarter which was5day ahead of schedule.
Reduced the average shutdown of 3 months of previous record into 10 days. Increase the gas production
output from 700 MMCF to 1200 MMCF 8month ahead of completion target and 20% below the budget.
Received achievement awards.
• (2008 to 2010) Maintenance of 16 process and oil storage tanks in the tank batteries including bottom plate
replacement, roof replacement and modification of skimmer, wash & surge tanks. Receive achievement
awards for replacing the entire bottom plate without jack up the shell plates.
• (2008 to 2010) Constructed 7 off new Kuff Gas well head piping, Dehydration units, Dry gas transmission
line tie-in to jump over and distribution headers. Achievement award received for completing the project
6month ahead of schedule and within budget.
• (2008 to 2010) Installed more than 125electrical and gas driven Beam pumping units. Completed within
budget and as per schedule
• (2009 to 2010)Replacement of complete disposal CS pipes by FRP at two tank batteries and tie-in to disposal
wells
• (2007 to 2010) Constructed more than 102 well pads, WH piping along with oil flow lines to well manifolds
with in schedule and budget. Evolved with WH tie- in technique in order to achieve the hook up with in 3hrs
of the rig out. Received achievement awards.
• Implemented all the above projects without injury to personnel, property and environment.
2005 to ETL Infrastructure Services Ltd, Power & Utilities Mechanical construction
2007 Chennai,India Manager
• Construction of 2x660 mw Phase I thermal power plant which includes installation of boilers, turbines, power
piping, feed water piping, water storage tanks, cooling towers, softening plants, Coal Ash handling, Air gas
piping etc
2000 to Metal Joining and Cutting Tech, Refinery and Power projects Project Manager
2005 India
• Installed hydrocracker unit and process piping for Chennai petroleum company as a part of 3MMTPA refinery
expansion project
• Construction of 2* Dia200 ft floating roof storage tanks for crude storage which include transmission lines
tie-in at shipping manifold and air form fire protection piping on the tank, hydrant system around tank form.
1999 to TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd, Refinery & power projects Senior Mechanical
2000 India Supervisor
• Installed thermal energy storage tanks and related process piping for infrastructure project( Tidal)
1996 to Arabian oil Company, Saudi Oil & Gas Off shore & On- Field Mechanical Inspector
1999 Arabia. Shore projects On shore Off shore rotation
• Stationed in Jawara II floating Barge for Installing 35 km of Dia 24” under water crude gathering line from
off shore gathering station to tank battery at Khafji field.
• Constructed TK -121 #Dia 250ft floating roof tank at Rathavi field and DTK-2 #200ft at khafji field
• Periodical maintenance of off shore well jackets such as Tender and Reinforced structure, gathering and gas
lift stations.
1994 to Government Road Transport Construction Technical Assistant
1996 Corporation
• Constructed infrastructure for in-house bodybuilding facility such as structures, overhead cranes, pneumatic
controls, machine shops, paint shop etc,
1991 to Elgi Tyre & Tread Ltd., India Chemical Industries Project Assistant
1993
• Installed 3 chemical mixing plants for tire and tread manufacturing, which includes liquid Nitrogen, Ammonia
storage vessels, stream generating champers (pressure vessels) for tread molding press.
1989 to VPG Honing Industries, India Manufacturing Supervisor
1991
• Involved in manufacturing of concrete patching plants, Granite cutting and polishing plants
Declaration
The above information is true at the best of my knowledge and conscience. I am very much confident and credible
to my profession.
Yours truly,
John Raj Chellappan