Engineering Project - Oil and Gas

Yash Vashi

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SENIOR INSTRUMENT & CONTROL ENGINEER

Experience of Designing & Engineering of High Profile Oil & Gas Engineering

Projects to Successful Completion

u Efficient Instrumentation & Control Engineer with experience directing

large-scale Oil & refinery based projects.

u Oversee projects, Grass root projects, Complex, multiphase and high-

profile engineering projects. Able to address all kind of engineering

issues including cost effective and cycle time reduction with respect to

project schedule.

u Excel in dealing with overseas clients, contractors and vendors to meet

required engineering design & equipments.

Expertise

Key Engineering Process Control design and Control design based on customer

Skills: requirement, Control design of various complex chemical

processes, Centrifugal / Axial compressor Control design,

Steam turbine and Reciprocating Compressors Control design

and operating philosophy design,Lube & Cooling Water

Consoles, Designing of Air-Exchangers Control schemes,

Engineering of level measurement for Vessels & Scrubbers,

High & Low voltage Electric Motors (Induction & Synchronous), Control Valves selection & Sizing, Designing and Sizing

according IEC and ISA, Selection & engineering of Pressure

Safety Valves according to API 520,521 and 526, Selection &

engineering of Automatic On-Off Valve,Drain valves, Blow

down valves & IPF valves with combination of suitable

actuators, Designing of Process Impulse Piping & Tubing Hook

up for various process fluids, Designing of Various type of

Control cabinets(Purge / Non Purge as NFPA, Safe area,

Hazardous area) and Control panels like Complex PLC system

and Local control panel, Hazardous area panel(Ex e, Ex d,

Ex p), Machine monitoring Panel (BN3500), Handled System 1

Conditioning & Diagnostics software, Engineering of BN3500

System and selection of field probes and Rack based on the

rotating machinery, Selection & engineering of Field

Instruments(Transmitters, Gauges, thermo wells, Level

instruments), Selection and Engineering of various flow

meters, Various client engineering specifications &

standards, Exotic metallurgy and their quality requirement, Designing of Complex Control Interfacing related diagram

between various control systems mainly for Hardwire

interfacing, Designing and selection LV and MV VFD, Soft

starter and VFD panels, Designing of Junction box,wiring

diagram and Signal grouping based on layout, Designing of

Startup and Shut down philosophy for various process

equipment with Startup / Time curve. Designing of Remote IO

panels in hazardous area with Ex e, Ex d, Ex p

certification. Designing of Fiber optic and Ethernet network

configuration for Plant Control System.

Designing of Logic diagram and Loop diagram, Designing of

SIL 3 PLC system architecture based on various PLC models,

Designing of wiring diagram, Design of IO list and Modbus

list, Design of Cause and Effect according to process

interlocks, Selection and Sizing of Field Junction box and

Cables, Designing of Cable layout. Selection of HMI/SCADA

based on the requirement of the project, designing the

complete project within the limit of Zone 0, Zone 1and Zone

2 as well as Gas group IIA, IB, IIC, IIB+H2.Desing of

Intrinsically safe Loops with suitable Cable selection based

on IS calculations, Selection of Thermo wells length based

on Pipe or Vessel size and Projection as well as Wake

Frequency Calculation to kill the vibration issues as per

ASME PTC 19.3. Worked on the Various Control system like

Rockwell Control logix, Flex logix, 9000 AAdvanced(SIL3),

Siemens S7 400H / FH,S7-300, Honeywell Expirion platform and

Safety Manger -SIL 3, Yokogawa Prosafe RS SIL 3 PLC and

CENTUM VP Plate form, Modicon PLC SIL 2 System, Foxboro IA

Control plate form, Triconex SIL 3 /ESD system,CCC

Vanegaurd 5 Anti Surge control system, Woodward Micro net

Plus Governor control system with Full Redundant control.

Attended lots of HAZOP,HAZID,LOPA Study, SIL Study during

various executed critical projects, Attended KOM and design

review meeting for various projects local as well as

overseas, Attended DCS / PLC, Safety PLC FAT,SAT and

I-FAT at system vendor works and customer place(Local and

Overseas), Experience to do testing of Complex Anti surge

control system and Turbine control system like CCC USA,

Woodward ITCC Japan, Avicomp Germany, Provide pre-order

technical support by reviewing various complex engineering

specifications of projects. Provided commissioning support

during project as well as Start up support, Commissioned few

projects at site with complete Instrumentation and Control

system

Experience to Selection material(Body/Bonnet and wetted

parts), Sizing and designing of Field instruments, Control

panels, Cables,Junction box, Instrument Piping hook up,

Control valves,Safety relief valves,Thermo wells, Mass

Flow meters, Level Instruments (Specially Level gauge,Remote seal and GWR) for 100% Hydrogen Gas, 100% H2S,

Lethal Service (Like Acid), 100% Sour and Corrosive,100%

Chlorine, Oxygen and Hydrocarbon services.

Experience to work on most complicated engineering

specification like SHELL DEP standard and MESC Code

standards, Chevron Standards, Exxon Mobile engineering

specifications,Petro bras engineering standards, Qatar

petroleum engineering specifications, Saudi Aramco

engineering standards and specifications,Reliance

Engineering specifications, Saipem Engineering

specifications. Holding good experience of various hazardous

area certifications like ATEX, IECex, CSA, UL, FM, Baseefa,

GOST, NEC Standards certifications.

Key Managerial Experience to lead and manage team of engineers for turnkey

Skills: projects, Experience on commercial negotiation with overseas

vendor for high values items within project budget without

any compromise in technical specifications, Review of

various commercial quotation as well as technical quotation

of vendors, Experience to deal complex commercial and

engineering situation, Experience to manage Site contractors

and end users for the commissioning and work.Prepation of

various strategy plan to meet the project schedule and

commercial target. Review and approval of Various

engineering documents, Experience to take critical decision

related to engineering as well as commercial during the

projects.

Snapshot

u Experience in managing high value Projects related to Reciprocating

Compressor Package, Steam Turbines, Centrifugal Compressor, Air cooler

and exchangers etc. for mainly International Oil & Gas Industry.

u Currently associated with Kobelco Japan, Kobe Steel Group as Senior

Instrument and Control Specialist and in past worked with Dresser-Rand

India Private Limited as Senior Instrumentation and Control Engineer.

u Completed B.Tech in Instrumentation and Control engineering, from

Nirma Institute of Technology.

u Expertise in Engineering, Project Planning & Scheduling, Monitoring,

'S' Curve preparation, Execution of Projects, Contract Management,

Problems forecasting, Coordinating Cross functional teams to Mitigate

Technical & Commercial Issues, Managing Scope, Tracking of

Documentation-Progress reports, Vendor liaising from pre-order till

equipment commissioning stage, Preparation of Procurement Guidelines

for vendors based on engineering specifications, Identifying Techno-

Commercial Risk & establish Mitigation plans.

u Experience of Delivering Project with Realistic Objectives,

Effectively Manage & Lead Project Team along with managing triple

constraints related to Scope, Time & Cost without any compromise on

engineering front with accurate engineering

u Experience of Identifying Quality / Inspection requirement of

commodity and support Quality Engineering team to establish

contractual documents deliverables with customer as well as vendors

based on project engineering specifications requirements.

u Regular Contract review of Projects and highlighting constraint to

Commercial Program Manager.

u Innovative technical and engineering solutions to reduce the cost of

project with Smart engineering.

u A Team Leader who can energize and Motivate subordinates but also

build, develop and work with functional experts spanning all

discipline within the team.

u Worked on 18 to 20 international projects ranging from USD 2.5million-

USD 150million at different locations such as USA, Venezuela,

Australia, Qatar Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Brazil, China, Egypt,

Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Oman etc.

Core competencies

u Engineering and Designing Cost effective

Solutions Vendor Negotiation

u Scheduling & Monitoring Pre-Order Support

Final Inspection & Project Closure

u 'S' Curve Preparation Site Coordination

Team Leader

u Project Budget Management Dealing Change Order

u Client & Vendor relations Conflict Resolution

Experience

1) Dresser-rand india private LIMITED (Ahmedabad, INDIA)

Senior Instrument and Control Engineer, July 10th /2008 to

15th October 2013.

Promoted to handle complex execution Jobs to supply and engineering of

Compressor, Steam turbine Packages to Petroleum Development of Oman,

SHELL & Petrobras. Heavily involved in executing projects catering

contractual demand to design, manufacture & Inspect the material as

per the most complicated specifications in the industry (i.e. Shell,

Petrobras Spec.)

2) KObeLCO MACHINERY Japan, kobe steel group(takASAGO, JAPAN)

Senior Instrument and Control Specialist, December 16th /2013 to

till now.

Special responsibilities are awarded to design the most complex

project Control system and Control Panels and Control philosophy.

Add on Responsibilities to lead the team of engineers to implement big

projects with full engineering activites.

Key Deliverables:

u Identifying Clear Deliverables to the completion of each phase along

with Involved Risks.

u Executing Internal Kickoff Meeting (IKOM) to discuss & finalize

defined Project Schedule, Deliverables, Scope, Availability of Client

Specifications and Technical Challenges.

u Support procurement to negotiate with vendor by adding cost effective

engineering solution.

u Support to various vendors throughout the project to get quality work

as well as documentation.

u Review of Purchase Order to identify Contractual obligations & related

issues. The review consist of terms related engineering TQ,

engineering changes during the pre-order communication, Customer

special requirements, Scope related identification, Client Acceptance

terms related to delivery and any relevant execution risks already

identified .

u Preparation of Procurement Guidelines for Vendors. This has been

exclusively designed to safeguard Company's interests. Guidelines

consist of : List of applicable Specifications, Approved Vendor List,

Documents deliverable ( with scheduled dates), List of spares

requirement, Inspection procedures, Vendor's responsibility till

Commissioning, Site Visits.

u Assigning, support and guidance to Job Engineers to prepare-release of

Technical specification for vendors.

u Handling Vendor enquiries (Techno-Commercial) along with buyer (Supply

Chain division) & Job Engineer to close the Purchase Order.

u Constant Monitoring of Project Budget Vs. Procurement cost with

respect to engineering.

u Liaising with Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Team to maintain Defined

Deliverables of each Phase.

u Performing Vendor Visits throughout Various Phases of the Project to

gauge their Project Progress. Preparation of Punch List during each

Visit clearly identified status, key issues- possible remedies-target

date and responsible body. Keeping track of identified Non-

Conformances (NCR) and assist Quality Department to close the same

successfully.

u Plan, Coordinate and Participate various meetings with client

throughout project phase i.e. Design Review Meeting, Project Review

meeting, HAZOP, Pre-Inspection Meeting, Final Inspection (Factory

Acceptance Test-FAT).

u Coordination for Factory Acceptance Test & Avail Dispatch Clearance

from Client.

u Execute Pre-Shipment Audit and Prepare Closure Report after Steps

taken by Various Responsible Departments.

u After Successful completion of Shipment Coordinate with Site

Supervisor for any Short-Shipment and Keeping track of delivery of

Missing Items at Site.

u Handling Site related Issues till Successful Commissioning of Machines

/ Packages.

Completed one of the big Project: (Highlights)

Project: Supply of Gas Injection Compressor Packages (Qty. 3) for PDO-North

Ghaba GHN Project

Client: Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO)

Contract Awarded: 24-Mar-2013

Purchase Order: US$100M Contractual Delivery: 30-

Sep-2014

Key Features of the Project:

u 4 stage Recip.Compressor Package for 100% Sour Gas service with

accessories of Pressure Vessels, Scrubbers, Air-Exchangers, 1.2MW

Motor, Control & Automated ON-OOF Valves, SIL 3 PLC Panels etc.

u Installation at unmanned location.

u 100% Wet H2S Process Service.

u Incoloy 825 metallurgy for Process Gas piping, valves, Fittings, Field

instruments wetted parts and Body, Control valves, Flow meters,

Thermo wells, ON OFF valves, Safety Relief valves.

u Performed Control valve Cv Testing on Job valves.

u Co-ordination between Ball Vendors and VAC (Valve automation center)

vendor for valve design.

u Supply of System 1 Software for Machine monitoring control and

Conditioning.

u Vessels & Scrubbers with Inconel 625 cladded CS construction.

u Complex process control schemes and Complex ESD/PSD shut down

philosophy.

u String test of Air coolers with Job motors and VFD panels.

u Procurement from vendors belongs to multiple countries & geometric

locations.

u Project with 100% Factory Acceptance Test of individual bought out

items.

u String Test of Compressor Package along with 72 Hrs. Site acceptance

test and 720 Hrs. of sustainable performance test with loaded

condition.

Please refer Synopsis of Complex Jobs executed successfully during

tenure:

1) 100% LNG project controls and instrumentation.- USD 200+M

2) 100%H2S, hydrogen and hydrocarbon project controls and

instrumentation.-USD 200M

3) 100% oxygen project instrumentation and Control loops designs.-USD-

150M

4) SRU and HCU project control and instrumentation.

5) 20MW, 6 Stages Centrifugal compressors driven by 14 Stage Extraction

Steam turbine and Speed reducing gear. Applied for H2S service. 4 Anti

Surge Loops, Load Sharing loops and 2 Performance control loops.

Highly Complex Controls.

6) 12 MW, Power Train includes Centrifugal compressor, Steam turbine,

Expander and Speed reducing gear for the FCCU. Most complex control.

7) 10 MW, 4 Stages Reciprocating Compressor driven by Synchronous Motor.

Applied for the 100% Hydrogen gas.

8) 3MW. 2 Stages Centrifugal Compressor driven by Induction motor and

Steam turbine as Helper. Applied for Propane service. Induction motor

designed for the Generator.

9) 2 MW, 3 Stages Reciprocating compressors driven by Induction motor

.Applied for 100% Chlorine service. Each Stage different capacity

control with each stage side stream. Highly Complex Controls.

10) 1.2MW, 3 Stages Reciprocating compressor driven by Induction motor,

Each stage with different capacity control as well as each stage with

Side streams, Auto Start of the Complete compressor train, 3 Recycle

loops.

Education

B.Tech in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, NIT, Nirma Institute of

Technology, India, Year-2008

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