CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME :
ALKESH PREMCHAND SHAH
MAILING ADDRESS : 3, Sunder Niwas, Ground Floor,
Mamletdar wadi, First x lane, Malad(w),
Mumbai-400 064, INDIA.
TEL - 00 91- 22- 2883 20 31,
E - MAIL ADDRESS : ***********@**********.***
:
DATE OF BIRTH : 29th June, 1970.
PASSPORT DETAILS : E4372420 VALID TILL 8th
December 2012,
issued in MUMBAI
.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS : B.E
. (Chemical Engineering, Hons.), 1991
Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
Final year - 70 %( 6th rank), Mumbai
university.
MARITAL STATUS : Married.
TOTAL EXPERIENCE : 15 Years
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
A
) AURAA ENGS. PVT. LTD. - Mumbai
(SINCE April 2006
)
Working as a Managing director and responsible for company s overall operations.
B
) PETROFAC ENGINEERING INDIA PVT. LTD. - MUMBAI
(April 2003
March 2006, 3 yrs)
Petrofac is an Engineering, Procurement & Construction Company, executing projects for
Oil & Gas Production, Gas Processing / Separation & Compression, Sulphur Recovery, Oil
Refining, Oil Terminals & Pumping stations, Flow Lines & Pipeline systems, Isomerization
units, Hydrotreating units, Naphtha Splitter units etc. I am working as a Senior Process
Engineer.
Responsibilities:-
Develop the Heat and Material Balance, PFS
Develop the Process Engineering Flow Scheme, PEFS
Develop a summary of all utilities / Chemicals required for the process
Participate in the P&ID review meeting as well as in the HAZOP Review
Review all customer specifications applicable to process design
Perform all necessary calculations required for sizing, rating, specifying and selection
of all process and utilities equipment
Provide process input required by Other Disciplines
Prepare PDS for all Mechanical Equipments (Static & Rotary)
Prepare PDS for all Instruments
Assistance in evaluation & purchase of mechanical as well as utility equipment / package
units
Review documents issued by other disciplines for IDC as well as vendor drawings which
interface with the process and utilities design
q PROPOSALS WORKED ON: -
Proposal for Isomerization unit (Total Recycle type UOP PENEX Technology) of capacity
11000 BPD to increase the Octane number of Light Naphtha
Client: Basra Refinery, Republic of Iraq
Proposal for Isomerization unit (UOP PENEX Technology) of capacity 10225 BPD to increase
the Octane number of Light Naphtha. Revamp of Naphtha Hydrotreater unit to capacity of
28700 BPD, Revamp of Naphtha Splitter unit to capacity of 26900 BPD & Revamp of Gas Tail
Unit to capacity of 300 BPD.
Client: Oman Refinery, Muscat
Kashagan Field Development project (Since June 2004) treatment Facilities (3 phase
separation, Dehydration, Desalter, Stabiliser, Naphtha Splitter, Mercaptan Removal etc.),
Gas Teatment Facilities (Inlet Gas Separation, Gas Sweetening, Gas Dehydration, Gas Dew
Point Control, Mercaptan Removal, Gas Compression etc.) & Sulphur Recovery Facilities (2
tranches each of 165 BOPD Oil capacity & provision for future Tranche 3 of 165 BOPD oil
capacity, SRU capacity of 1900 TPD).
Client: Kashaghan Oil Field Development, Kazakistan
C) DODSAL LIMITED - MUMBAI
(OCT. 1998 FEB 2003, 4-1/2 Yrs)
Dodsal is an Engineering, Procurement & Construction Company, executing projects for
Power, Oil & Gas, Fertilizer & Other process industries. I was working as Senior Process
Engineer in Energy & Transportation Group of the company responsible for execution of all
Pipeline projects for Transportation of Oil, Gas, LNG, Naphtha & any other petroleum
product. (Cross country pipeline on Build, Own, Operate & Transfer BOOT basis).
Responsibilities:-
q Development of Process Design Package with process description.
q Development of process flow diagram, piping & instrumentation diagram indicating
various control logic.
q Pipeline Surge analysis, Hydraulic Calculations.
q Preparation of technical specification / data sheet and selection of key Pipeline
materials like Scraper Traps, Insulating Joints, Flow Tees, Ball valves / Plug Valves,
Emergency Shutdown valves, Custody meters, Gas Chromatographs, Cartridge Filter / Filter
Separator, Control Valve, Pressure Relief Valve, Rotary Equipments (Centrifugal Pumps /
Compressor).
q Preparation of key documents like Design Pressure & Temperature philosophy, Sparing
philosophy, Blow down philosophy, Isolation philosophy, Operation philosophy,
Precommissioning & Commissioning procedures.
q Project Co-ordination with vendors, inspection agency, client & site construction,
Project planning.
q PROJECTS WORKED ON: -
Nuclear Power Project - 2 units each of 220 MW at Kaigar ( Karnatak-India ) & 2 units
each of 220 MW at Kota ( Rajasthan India ) EPC Contract.
Client: NPCIL.
Semi Rich Gas (C2/C3 Rich) 26 Dia 98kms and Lean Gas 24 Dia 98 kms cross country
pipeline between ONGC Hazira to IPCL Dahej plant BOOT basis having facilities like
Filtration, Custody Metering stations, SCADA, OFC & TELECOM, Cathodic Protection, Fire
fighting systems, ROU / ROW clearances etc.
Client: Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd
Transportation of Natural Gas from Hazira Gas well to Hazira Gas distribution center
(Mora) 36, 15 km., EPC Contract
Client: Gujarat State Petronet Limited.
Naphtha Capacity Enhancement from 30 T/H to 50T/H & then to 70T/H, EPC Contract
Client: Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.
Prepared feasibility report for Natural Gas Grid Network for Gujarat state to supply
Natural Gas to all sectors in Gujarat based on demand & supply available.
Client: Gujarat State Petronet Limited
Key aspects of the study were:
Assessment of demand of natural gas within the state
Identification of demand vis-a-vis growth of industrial sectors and location of demand
centers
Assessment of availability of natural gas in the state under various routes
Conceptual design of pipeline grid to ensure uninterrupted, reliable supply of gas to
consumers
Assessment of capital investment
Recommendation on phasing of investment to meet the demand of various consumers at least
investment
Assessment of transportation cost of gas
Two weeks Deputation to Dodsal Dubai office for technical evaluation.
Project: 24, 700 kms long Pipeline in Oman (SALALAH)
32, 300 kms long Pipeline in Oman (SOHAR)
D) CHEMTEX ENGINEERING OF INDIA LTD, MUMBAI ( ISO 9001 CERTIFIED )
( SEP. 1992 OCT 1998, 6 Years )
Chemtex is a Leading Engineering Consultancy company having an ISO 9001 certificate,
involved in Project Management, Basic & Detail engineering, Procurement & Construction
services on turnkey basis for Refinery, Petrochemical & Fibre plants on a global scale.
Job responsibilities include
q Material / Energy balance calculations.
q Estimations of Utility requirements for plant & developing the same on Utility
Flow Diagram.
q Development of process flow diagram, piping & instrumentation diagram
indicating various control logic for continuous as well as batch plant.
q Development of PID for conveying system like powder, polyester chips
storage & unloading, utility generations, off sites etc.
q Review of package units, interaction with client/technology supplier & equipment
vendors, active participation in kick off & design conference meeting.
q Preparation of specifications for package units like pneumatic conveying system,
Steam jet ejector system, pressure power pump, operating manuals etc.
q Enquiry specifications of all process items like pumps, heat exchangers, filters,
Agitators etc.
q Interface professionally with all disciplines.
q Safety relief valve calculations & participation in HAZOP study.
q Procurement activities like Technical Bid Analysis (TBA), vendor discussions,
Technical Recommendations (TR), vendor drawing approval for all process item
like pumps, filters, plate type / air cooled heat exchanger etc.
q Hydraulic calculations of centrifugal pumps.
q Thermal design & Rating of shell & tube heat exchanger with generation of VLE
diagram (wherever applicable) for
Sensible heat transfer (liquid - liquid, gas - liquid).
Condensation of vapors in presence / absence of non condensables.
Condensation of vapors with subcooling / Falling film type condensation.
Vertical thermosyphon reboiler.
q Deputed at site of CHINA for ISO 9001 requirements ( 1 month ).
q PROJECTS WORKED ON: -
Lead Engineer for BONGAINGAON REFINERIES & PETROCHEMICALS LTD
(ASSAM).
Basic Engineering, Modernisation of Polyester Staple Fiber Plant to DCS/PLC based
operations.
Process engineer for SINCO, ITALY.
Basic Engineering, Solid state bottle grade chips manufacturing plant.
Process engineer for DUPONT-SUZHOU POLYESTER CO. LTD. - CHINA.
Detail Engineering, Polyester chips / POY plant.
Process engineer for P.T. INDORAMA SYNTHETICS - INDONESIA.
Detail Engineering, Solid state polymerization, bottle grade chips plant.
Junior engineer for ICI PAKISTAN - Detail Engineering, Polyester staple fiber plant.
Junior engineer for INDORAMA SYNTHETICS - NAGPUR.
Detail Engineering, Chips / POY / PSF plant.
q
ACHIEVMENTS:
-
Simulation of Ethylene glycol recovery system in CHEMCAD.
Designed an organic stripping column for stripping of Volatile Organic Contents in
CHEMCAD.
E) NIRLON LTD. (JULY 1992 - SEP. 1992, 3 Months)
q Shift supervisor for operation of three sections - POLYMERIZATION,
DEPOLYMERIZATION and SPINNING & TAKE UP for TYRE CORD manufacturing plant.
F) NARMADA CHEMICALS - ANKLESHWAR (JULY 1991 - MAY 1992, 10 Months)
q process engineer for drugs & pharmaceuticals (PARACETAMOL tabs)
Manufacturing batch plant
COMPUTER LITERACY:
q
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
Operating systems : DOS & WINDOWS 95/98.
Language conversed : BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, C, JAVA.
Packages used : MS OFFICE, MS ACCESS
RDBMS : SQL, SQR
q BRAINBENCH CERTIFICATIONS (USA):
Sr. Certificate Date Skills Authority
1 Analyst Aptitude Oct. 01, 2000 Brainbench
2 Project Management Oct. 12, 2000 Brainbench
q
TECHNICAL SOFTWARE:
Simulation : CHEMCAD, ASPEN PLUS, HYSYS.
Design : TMA & BJAC ( Heat Exchanger design & rating ),
ENGINEER s AIDE (Line Sizing, Orifice Sizing,
Control Valve Sizing etc.)
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
q A thorough knowledge of the design & operation of process equipment utilized
in refining, chemical processing, Oil & Gas processing industries, Cross country
Pipelines.
q Result oriented professional with good understanding of Engineering,
Procurement & Project Management processes with multinational clients.
q Ability to analyze process issues and design plant facilities / modification to
Enhance safety, productivity and operating efficiency.
q Excellent interpersonal skills, team player & enjoy working in a business setting
as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
q Self-reliant and effective communicator.
q Work experience in quality management have helped in acquiring sound
knowledge of ISO rules, working procedures & quality monitoring & control.
q Computer literate: hands on experience in multiple engineering software applications
programs for simulation & design, Knowledge of working environment of LAN system, Internet
etc.
q Strong commitment to Quality, Client Service & Job