CURRICULUM VITAE
LAURENCE O. MALANUM
Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
PERSONAL DATA [pic]
Home Address : Blk 288G #02-238
Bukit Batok St. 25 Singapore 656288
Phone : 92960446/65670487
Email : ********@*****.***.**
Nationality : Singaporean
Education : Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering
TECHNICAL TRAINING/SEMINARS ATTENDED
Distributed Control System - Safety Engineering & Economic
Yokogawa Centum CS, Siemens Role of Electrical Engineers
Simatic PCS7, Honeywell TDC 3000,
Emerson DeltaV,, Foxboro I/A
Series, Bailey
MATLAB & Simulink Modeling & Safety Instrumented System, LOPA
Programming
Plant Maintenance - Electrical Dual Fuel Generator - Wartzila
Programmable Logic Controller Primavera Planning Course (P3)
Course
Advance Digital Control (Process Control Valve Sizing & Application
Control)
Custody Flow Metering
Quality Audit Visual Basic 6 Programming &
(ISO/SMS/IMS Quality System) application
COMPUTER LITERACY
Operating System : Windows 7/Vista/XP & lower versions, Unix
Software Package : MS Office, MS Visio, WP5.1, VB Prog., MATLAB,
Maximo CMMS, SAP
RDBMS : MS Access, Dbase3 & 4 plus Prog., Foxpro 2.6
Planning/Sched. Packages: Primavera, Fast Track, MS Project
Design Application : AutoCad, IntelliCAD, Cable Master ver. 7, Visual
Basic, C++
PLCs : Siemens S7, Allen Bradley, GE Fanuc, Modicon, Omron
Win2.0/CX
HMIs : Siemens WinCC, Wonderware, PCview, RSView32, Citect
DCS : DeltaV, TDC3000, Siemens Simatic PCS7,Yokogawa Centum
CS, Foxboro IA Series, Bailey
WORK EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
More than 15 years of extensive experience in Electrical, Instrumentation,
Controls, & Automation, plant-wide maintenance TPM, SDM, root-cause
analysis and reliability engineering.
Provides technical expertise in design, engineering, procurement,
construction, installation, pre- testing, commissioning and plant start
-up of various industries and projects such as refinery, gas plants (ASU,
HyCO), chemical and petrochemical plants, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor
industries, wafer fabrication, metal industry, and sewage treatment
plants. Related duties and responsibilities are;
Engineering & Maintenance (E, I & C) Management
Overall in-charge and manage electrical and instrumentation
engineering, process controls design & configurations (DCS/PLC) and
equipments' periodic, preventive, predictive maintenance planning. Provide
technical support, consultation & training to Process Engineers &
Technicians as well as manage maintenance staff and contractors. Hands-on
component-level troubleshooting and conduct root cause analysis of
equipment and systems failure.
Analyze maintenance history and performance trend to develop equipment
reliability profile for continuous improvement, produce monthly
maintenance statistical data for performance analysis. Liaise with
vendors, equipment manufacturers and inspection companies to achieve
performance improvement.
Take-off of bill of materials, maintain & update spare parts list for the
smooth operation of the plant.
Closely coordinate with process team, safety and other departments and
actively participated in HAZOP studies.
Manage budget control for E&I maintenance.
Engineering, Procurement, & Construction
Construction management which includes project planning & coordination,
procurement, bid evaluation review, quantity surveying (QS) and quality
audit (QA/QC).
Project FEED technical coordination activities which include liaising with
owner's representatives, engineers, vendors and all plant-related
engineering discipline through all phases of construction.
Involved on detailed engineering design and review of relevant drawings
such as single line diagrams, schematics, termination, P&ID, hook-up,
logic/control based on plant process philosophy for client's approval.
Responsible on selection of all relevant electrical equipment and process
instrumentation as per specification and plant process control
requirements. This also includes preparation of I/O list, cable schedules
and all related plant instruments and equipment's detailed list for
procurement.
Construction in-charge including design coordination & implementation.
Addressing site design queries and modification as to conform with actual
construction & operation requirements. Liaise with client & engineers to
ensure that works meets with specifications.
Hands-on commissioning, calibration, functional testing and loop
troubleshooting of various electrical/instrumentation plant equipment
system. Leads the team for refurbishment of existing plants design
modifications & implementations for hook-up with new plants on partial
shutdown basis.
Related plants start-up orientation, operation & maintenance manual
preparation, punch list completion, supervised plant operation and
maintenance inclusive during warranty period up to complete project
reconciliation and handover.
Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls
DCS System : Yokogawa Centum CS/3000, Siemens Simatic PCS7, Emerson
DeltaV,, Foxboro I/A Series, Honeywell DCS System TDC 3000 & SCADA
installations.
PLC : Siemens, GE Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Allen
Bradley,Omron & LG
MCC : Siemens, Schneider, ABB,GEC, Guthrie, Merlin Gerin,
Mitsubishi, Toshiba
HV Switchboards : 22 & 6.6 KV - Merlin Gerin, GEC, Toshiba, Tamco,
Guthrie
Transformer : 22 & 6.6 KV - ABB, EFACEC, GEC, Toshiba, France
Transfo, etc.
Generators : Wartzila Dual-Fuel Generators and Control System
New Sulzer Diesel-Generators and Control system
Chillers : Absorption & Electric - Trane, York
Compressors : Kobelco, Hitachi, Cameron
VVVF : Siemens, Fuji Electric, Sumitomo Heavy Ind., & LG
Instrumentation : DCS and PLC programming & hands-on maintenance of
various instruments for pressure, temperature, flow, level, analyzers (gas,
Oxygen, turbidity, pH, CLO, UV,TDS,etc.) fiber optics, photosensors,
electro-pneumatic system, control valves, PID controllers, etc.
EMPLOYMENT RECORDS
Date : Nov 2007 to present
Company : Air Products Asia
Position : Senior Controls & Instrumentation Engineer (Global Support-
Asia)
Facilities : Chemical plants, ASU, SMR/Electrolytic H2, liquid and bulk
distribution, gas pipelines, chem. Emulsions, resins, other.
. Directly reporting to the Controls & Instrumentation Manager (Global
Support), is highly responsible for the management of plant
instrumentation & controls, engineering and plant project & continuous
improvement support across SE Asia facilities.
. Responsible for the plant support of the Process Automation System
(PAS) with respect to some programming skills, preventive maintenance,
plant shutdown circuit revalidation and legacy control system upgrade.
. Have strong background in control and instrumentation, including
valves, transmitters, controllers and logic configuration.
. Proficiency with methods of level, temperature, pressure and flow
measurement, as well as knowledge related to process control, and
safety systems.
. Emphasis placed on safety, team work, and aptitude toward challenging
work.
. Hands-on skills related to legacy control system upgrade planning and
implementation.
. Primary routine duties involved providing day-to-day tech support to
Asia process plants in two major technical disciplines - controls and
instrumentation -and also include participation in new plants startup
and commissioning, installing, and maintaining controls systems.
. Also facilitates implementation in the Asia process plants of global
"best practices" in the controls and instrumentation disciplines-and
participates in generating best practices for process plants in the
controls and instrumentation areas.
. Responsible for helping to implement Critical Safety Circuit (CSS)
revalidation work, eMOC and spare parts strategy in the plant.
. Responsible for helping to train Asia local controls/instrumentation
engineering technical personnel in our plant maintenance organization
and our JV/Subs.
Achievements:
. Designed and implemented, and successfully migrated to new control
systems utilizing Siemens Simatic PCS7 for Malaysia, Kuantan Hydrogen
plant & Indonesia, Merak ASU plant.
. Completed Critical Safety Circuit procedures across Asia plants
(approximately 150 plants)
Date : May 2001 to Nov 2007
Company : Mitsui Chemicals Engineering Co., Ltd
Project : Mitsui Phenols Singapore's BPA1, 2 & 3 Plants (Jurong
Island)
Position : Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description:
. Directly reporting to the Technical & Maintenance Manager, is highly
responsible for the management of electrical, instrumentation &
controls, plant automation, engineering, & maintenance of Mitsui
Phenols Singapore's 3 Bisphenol plants.
. Ensure compliance with corporate validation standards and company
policies.
. Provide technical expertise in technological areas of focus, including
process automation and instrumentation (DCS, PLC, SCADA, BAS/BMS) to
Engineers, Supervisors and Technicians.
. Audit the computer validation and remediation documentation.
. Provide process control software support in planning, organizing and
maintaining the plant's Distributed Control System (DCS) and
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) to ensure safe and efficient plant
operation.
. Create and modify online/off-line regulatory control functions,
sequence control, sebol programs, logic charts, graphics interface
via the Engineering WorkStation (EWS).
. Carry out online software maintenance - ICS structure, FCS
configuration, EWS operating environment, Vnet communication
handling and error processing, etc.
. Carry out PID tuning to achieve smooth process operations
. Contribute and participate in projects design and plant modifications
to improve plant efficiency and safety.
. Liaise with external/internal parties to maintain, control and validate
software for all automated controlling systems in the production areas,
(DCS, PLC,BAS/BMS, Maintenance Management System (MMS)).
. Liaise with consultants and government bodies on the
submission/approval/inspection of electrical systems, lifts, fire
protection alarm system and other hazardous electrical equipment to
meet all statutory and safety requirements.
. Develop software maintenance platform for high productivity, cost
efficiency, equipment reliability
. Troubleshoot and take corrective actions for electrical/instrument
equipment failures to minimize production downtime.
. Review and approve vendors'/contractors' proposals, construction
drawings and materials specification.
. Assigned as ISO internal auditor.
Achievements:
. Design and implement new control systems utilizing PLC for the Sea Bulk
Loading System, Off-spec pneumatic conveying, Flecon Bag Filling System
and modifications of existing installations such as Auto Purge/Cleaning
of Bag Filters, etc.
. Design & implement state of the art cost saving technologies such as
VSD controllers, soft starters, Dry-run protection for motors/pumps and
smart relays for stand alone control system. Due to this, the company
has realized at least US$ 1M/year electricity saving and maintenance
cost.
Date : Dec 2000 to April 2001
Company : KURIHARA KOGYO Co. Ltd. - Singapore
Project : Wyeth Ayerst - Project 2000 Singapore (Tuas Industrial)
Client : Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals Pte Ltd
Engineers : Jacobs Lend Lease
Position : Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description: Lead and supervise the pre-commissioning/commissioning
group of the electrical & instrumentation works. Carried out
MCC function check, various instruments bench calibration,
functional testing and loop checking prior to start-up complete
with proper documentation as per client's approval.
Date : Aug 2000 to Nov 2000
Company : KURIHARA KOGYO Co. Ltd. - Singapore
Project : Chemical Supply/Bulk Storage Installation (Wafer
Fabrication)
Client : Hitachi Nippon Steel Semiconductor (Tampines Industrial)
Engineers : Sumitomo Chemical Engineering Company
Position : Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description: Lead and supervise the installation & commissioning of
chemical supply system comprising of Omron PC-based HMI, PLCs,
SCADA system, and process instrumentations (flow, temp,
pressure, control valves, analyzers, photo sensors, bar
scanners, etc.)
Date : Jan 2000 to Jul 2000
Company : KURIHARA KOGYO Co. Ltd. - Singapore
Project : Seletar Sewage Treatment Plant
Client : Ministry of Environment
Engineers : Brown and Root
Position : Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description : Involved in IMDCS testing & commissioning,
control/logic modifications, testing & verification.
Date : Oct 99 to Dec 99
Company : KURIHARA KOGYO Co. Ltd. - Singapore
Project : Singapore Chemical Complex- Refinery Interface Facilities
Project
Client : Esso Singapore Pte Ltd (Jurong Island)
Engineers : Foster Wheeler Eastern Pte Ltd
Position : Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description : Lead a team of supervisors & technicians in loop
checking, functional testing, process interlock testing, & pre-
commissioning. Includes troubleshooting, instrument parameter configuration
as when required.
Date : July 99 to Sep 99
Company : KURIHARA KOGYO Co. Ltd. - Singapore
Project : Shutdown Maintenance - SDM 99
Client : The Polyolefin Company- Singapore Petrochemical Complex
Engineer : The Polyolefin Company (Jurong Island)
Position : Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description: Lead and supervise the pre-shutdown & shutdown maintenance
electrical & instrumentation works. Liaise with the client's
representative, reporting the progress and variations. Includes MCC
operational check, interlock test, process instruments & control valves
calibration.
Date : Oct 96 to Jun 99
Company : KURIHARA KOGYO Co. Ltd. - Singapore
Project : KRANJI - Sewage Treatment Plant (Phase III-B & C)
Client : Ministry of the Environment
Engineers : Binnie & Partners
Position : Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer
Job Description : Involved in project engineering, planning,
coordination, procurement and construction/implementation. Includes
detailed engineering design and review of relevant drawings such as single
line diagrams, schematics, termination, P&ID, Process instrumentation, hook-
up, logic/control based on plant process philosophy for clients approval.