Power Plant Engineer

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Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada T9K 2E8

Tel: (001-780-***-**** / Cell: (001-780-***-****

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PROFILE SUMMARY

To obtain a challenging position in a high quality engineering environment where my resourceful experience and academic skills will add value to organizational operations as Instrumentation & Control Specialist with degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering; experienced in Maintenance, Reliability and Front End Detail Engineering of oil & gas/oil sands, Petrochemical & Power Plant (Thermal & Nuclear) instrumentation. Worked for more than 15 years in Maintenance & Reliability in oil sands (Suncor Energy & CNRL), EPC organization and experienced in Supervision of Erection, Start-up and Commissioning of Instrumentation & Control systems.

EXPERIENCE PROFILE, SKILLS & RESPONSIBILITIES

More than 10 years experience in Maintenance & Reliability, start-up & commissioning of Instrumentation system including field instruments such as pressure, flow, temperature, control valves and others.

More than 10 years EPC experience in Front End Design & Detail Engineering (FEED) and Reliability Engineering of Oilsands, Petrochemical & Power Plant (Thermal & Nuclear) Instrumentation.

Worked with DCS/PLC/SCADA systems for start-up & commissioning: Emerson Delta V, Foxboro IA, Honeywell TDC3000 & Experion; Ovation DCS of Westinghouse; Contronic-S of Hartmann & Braun; Allen Bradley P5, Modicon & Siemen's S7 PLC, including preparation of Control logics.

Proficient in MS Office (advanced Excel, Word, Power Point), MS Project, Intools, Flowel, SAP, Maximo, Live-link and Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI).

Worked with Hart and FF; good knowledge of industry codes & standards (API, ISA, CSA, IEC, etc).

Provided and demonstrated personal Safety leadership in accordance with company’s Environment Health & Safety Program and leadership in establishing a strong Safety culture within the organization.

Proactive approach, eager to learn new technologies and an effective team player.

Ability to work with minimal supervision in an aggressive, demanding and dynamic work environment and to receive, prioritize and staff all requests for support under pressure and without delay.

Global Exposure:

Upgrading and utilities plant at Horizon oil sands - Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Canada.

Upgrading Plant and Oil Management facility in Suncor Energy, Canada.

Petrochemical project for Reliance refinery in Jamnagar at Bechtel – London.

SCECO Power Plant and Oil & Gas Project in Saudi Arabia.

ATAKA Power Project in Egypt.

Development Consultants Private Ltd. - Petrochemical and Power (Thermal & Nuclear) Plants in India.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

A.Employer: E/I Mark Engineering, Fort McMurray, Alberta (since February 2015)

E&I Engineering support.

B.Employer: Canadian Natural Resources Ltd – Horizon (2013-2015)

Designation: Instrumentation Specialist

Maintenance support and ‘work order’ detail engineering as Project Engineer for Upgrading & Utilities at Horizon project – Prepared Expenditure Project Approval for cost estimate and feasibility, issued and championed MOC in JDE and hazard analysis for SIS systems for smooth operation of the Plant.

Prepared scope of work with respect to Instrument specifications, control valve selection and sizing, installation drawings, instrument loop diagrams/ logic diagram, inter connection diagram, cable schedule for successful execution of the job.

Worked on multiple projects within design teams and involved in development of project specifications and design deliverables associated with instrumentation scope on multi-discipline projects.

Supervised and ensured all field operations are synchronized with the maintenance schedule requirements and emerging risks are appropriately assessed.

Developed graphics, logics and integrated instruments to Emerson Delta V Foundation Fieldbus.

Coordinated with vendors for materials and execution group for erection and commissioning.

Achievements:

Relocated of nuclear transmitter for level measurement in Diluent tower for successful operation.

Changed auto-start logic and ESD for compressors for better reliability.

BFWP control upgrade and developed DCS control modules and graphics for more Reliability.

Improved performance of Lift Stations (integrated to Delta V DCS through wireless gateways).

Upgraded Tank blanketing system to prevent roof corrosion and saved millions of $.

Upgraded Fire detection and protection systems to comply with the Fire code.

C.Employer: Suncor Energy Inc. Fort McMurray, Alberta (2006 - 2013)

Designation: Senior Instrumentation Specialist

Maintenance and Reliability Engineering for Upgrading Base Plant that includes Cokers, Gas Recovery Unit, Vacuum Recovery Unit, Hydrotreaters (Naphtha, Kero, Gasoil, Diesel), Sulphur Recovery Unit, Vapor Recovery Unit, Flare system, Condensate system, Hydrogen unit and utilities including Tank gauging systems. Performed troubleshooting of instruments and provided support.

Upgraded field instruments, control valves and DCS with the latest and reliable technology for Coker Furnaces & Drums, Compressors, Fractionators, Tank gauging, Gas detectors and prepared winterization list of instruments and checked steam/electrical trace in field.

Investigated incidents, maintained industry standards and codes, prepared Preventive Maintenance procedure and Check Lists for instruments along with HAZOP and risk review.

Supervised all field maintenance activities and schedule requirements and emerging risks are appropriately assessed in compliance with all identified regulatory requirements.

Prepared procedures and coordinated regular RATA / CGA audit with third party as per the stipulated norms and reported to Regulatory Boards ERCB/EUB.

Reduction of Bad actors; Alarm Management – coordinated with Process and Control systems. Developed KPIs for instrumentation and auxiliary control systems in terms of reliability and efficiency. Involved in PHA & LOPA (SIL-I / II / III).

Monitored the compliance of PM and PdM schedule for reliability engineering and CMMS inputs; developed various KPIs and reports from the SAP and monitored the trends.

Achievements:

Upgraded Honeywell TDCS3000 to Experion PKS and successfully integrated to the new DCS.

Successfully changed interlock logic for pumps to prevent frequent breakdown of seals and system due to dry run.

Introduced level control on Sulphur loading stations for better operation.

Upgraded vibration monitoring and condition monitoring of rotating equipment to prevent failures.

Upgraded tank gauging and blanketing system to prevent roof corrosion.

Developed scope for replacing pneumatic instruments to electronics for upgradation.

Upgraded Furnace coil skin temperature measurement with duplex thermocouples and introduced measurement of furnace coil flow with ultrasonic.

Upgraded H2S/LEL Gas detectors with high temperature NTMOS sensors.

Replaced loop power process measurements (for indication) with wireless.

Upgraded ESD/SIS logics to prevent system fault and for better function and operability.

Metallurgy upgraded for valves and thermowells on bitumen services.

D.Employer: E/I Mark Engineering, Fort McMurray, Alberta. (2005-2006)

Projects handled at Suncor Millennium & Upgrading Plant as Instrumentation Engineer:

Field checked and revised documents for updating of Sulphur recovery system, Compressor and Hydrogen/H2S gas detection system using live-link, Nova Manage, Certs and Maximo.

Prepared Preventive Maintenance procedure and Check Lists for instruments (H2S/LEL detectors, Flare Mitigation, Control valves, etc), along with HAZOP and risk review co-ordination.

Maintenance of Base Plant instrumentation during outage/annual.

E.Employer: Development Consultants Limited (An affiliate of The Kuljian Corporation, USA) - EPC.

Designation: Instrumentation & Control Engineer (1990 to 2004)

Assignment to BECHTEL – London for Jamnagar Refinery Project of Reliance Industries Ltd.

Control & Instrumentation front end Design engineering and coordinated with Vendors for downstream production of 11.0 MTA Diesel, 4.0 MTA Naphtha and Petrol each, 3.6 MTA Aviation Fuel, 2.3 MTA LPG, 2.7 MTA Reformate and 2.5 MTA Petroleum Coke and Fluid Catalytic Cracker (FCC), Olefins and Vacuum Gas Oil Hydrotreater (VGO-HT) plants.

Grassroot Refinery Project of Reliance Industries Limited at Jamnagar, India.

Participated in erection, commissioning and FAT/SAT of instrumentation system of approx. 55 million US$ integrated to Foxboro Industrial Automation DCS having Distributed Architecture.

420 KTA Ethylene Plant of Haldia Petrochemicals and 720 MTA Ethylene & Polypropylene plant of RPL at Hazira, India.

Detail engineering of C&I of Naphtha Cracker Plant having ABB Lummus Boilers, restriction orifice sizing, heat tracing and cable duct layout and commissioned the Plant integrated with Honeywell TDC3000 DCS (at Haldia) and ABB Infi-90 DCS (at Hazira) and reviewed FAT/SAT of DCS.

80 million US$ turnkey Fuel oil handling system of 430MW Combined Cycle Power Plant of NTPC at Faridabad, India

Erection, Calibration, trouble-shooting and commissioning of the process control instruments and engineered control logics for Siemen's S7 PLC.

Assignment to Egypt – 2 x 150MW & 2 x 300MW - C&I Up-gradation at Ataka TPP

Design & detail engineering of the C&I system of approx. 30 million US$ for up-gradation of the plant integrated to Ovation DCS of Westinghouse.

Commissioned the 150 MW unit and FAT/SAT test of DCS at vendor’s lab.

Assignment to Saudi Arabia – 2 x 625MW TPP at Qurayyah. Client – SCECO (E)

Responsible for modifications of process logics as per Plant operation requirement; reviewed and updated all drawings to 'As-Built' status

Trouble-shooting of C&I system.

Combined cycle Power Plant (GE 6x54 MW Fr 6 Gas Turbines) of RIL at Jamnagar, India

Commissioned the Gas Turbines with GE’s MARK V controls having provision for Black Start with 4x125 TPH HRSG & 2x54 MW Steam Turbines integrated to Foxboro IA DCS.

2x235 MWe PHWR of RAPP-3&4 and Kaiga-1&2 of Nuclear Power, India

Design and Detail engineering of C&I offsite packages – development of P&I diagrams, preparation of specifications, Control loops & schematics, Instrument list, Input/output list, installation diagrams, interlock logic by relays & PLC, cable schedules and DAS engineering.

F.Employer: Mather & Platt India Limited, India

Engineer - Fire Protection systems

G.Employer: BBC Associates, India

Instrumentation Engineer – Erection & Commissioning of 2x235 MWe Narora Atomic Power Project, India.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Bachelor’ Degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering (AMIE) Institution: The Institution of Engineers, India.

Certified Maintenance Management Professional (MMP) from PEMAC, Canada.

Affiliated with Canadian Council of Technicians & Technologists (Eligible for registration with APEGA).

Trained in OSSA, CSTS, H2S Alive and WHIMS for Plant work environment safety, Radiation safety and TDG.

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