Power Plant Quality Assurance

AKSHAY SHEDGE

405-***-**** S** #* University Place, OSU, Stillwater, OK-74075 ******.******@*******.***

SUMMARY:

• Efficient in Process Simulation using UniSim Design, Hysys, Aspen Plus and ChemCad.

• Experience in Operator Training Simulation.

• Knowledge of Distillation Column Design and Operation.

• Familiar with operation of Process Control Systems, Distributed Control Systems and Emergency Shutdown

Systems.

• Experience in Biofuels Production.

• Performing Customer Presentations and Model Quality Testing.

EDUCATION:

Master of Science, Chemical Engineering May 2011 Oklahoma

State University, Stillwater, OK GPA: 3.4

Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering June 2008 University Of Pune,

Pune, India GPA: 4.0

EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Research Assistant February 2010-

Present

Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering Department, OSU, Ok

• Optimizing composition of ethanol production medium.

• Conducting experiments for data generation and analysis to determine the most optimum medium.

• Developed spreadsheet model for thermodynamic and mass transfer analysis for fermentation of ethanol.

• Formulated experimental procedures involving collection of gas and liquid samples and medium preparation.

• Developed protocols for operation of lab equipment like Autoclave and Gas and Liquid Chromatographs.

Student Employee, August 2009-May 2010

University Dining Services, OSU, Ok

• Operate Pizza Counter with complete customer satisfaction.

• Minimized waste generation buy efficient use of resources.

• Followed safe and hygienic production practices.

Application Engineer, July 2008-July 2009

Advance Solutions-Global Projects, Honeywell Automation India Ltd, Pune, India

• Built Operator Training Simulators (OTS) using UniSim Design Suite.

• Gathered design inputs, scoped and marked P&ID’s for Sabic Sadaf Ethylene OTS project.

• Developed and checked heat and material balance.

• Prepared process model for Dispersed Oil Extraction (DOX) unit using UniSim Design software.

• Prepared process model for Ethylene Storage Unit using UniSim Design software.

• Successfully replicated the complex automated operation sequence for (DOX) unit in UniSim Design.

• Presented operation and working of the developed simulation model to costumer.

• Built control model using Honeywell’s ShadowPlant software.

• Integrated the process model to the emulated Distributed Control System and Emergency Shutdown System.

• Conducted plant startup, shut down and emergency scenario testing.

• Set up and integrated OTS hardware for quality testing.

• Co-ordinated Model Acceptance Test and Factory Acceptance Test with costumer approval for quality assurance.

• Built control model for Eskom Power Plant OTS using Honeywell’s ShadowPlant software.

TECHNICAL SKILLIS:

AKSHAY SHEDGE

405-***-**** S71 #9 University Place, OSU, Stillwater, OK-74075 ******.******@*******.***

MS Office, MS Excel and Excel-VBA, Aspen Plus, ChemCad, Hysys, UniSim Design Suite, Honeywell’s ShadowPlant.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

• Member Indian Student Association at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Ok.

• General Secretary, Association of Chemical Engineering Students at Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune, India.

IMPORTANT ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Dimethyformamide (DMF) Recovery Column Design

• Designed DMF recovery column for solvent recycle to the reactor section of a synthetic fiber manufacturing plant.

Modeling and Simulation of Topping and Refining Column

• Built and tested simulation model of two distillation columns used for purification of ethanol in a manufacturing

unit.

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