A Result oriented Instrumentation and Control Lead Engineer with over 21 years of experience in both EPC and Owner engineering firms in Petro Chemical, Chemicals, Power and Pulp and paper Industries/domains.

As an Instrumentation & Control lead, has a proven track record of detail engineering for several mega projects, responsible for engineering design/solution, estimation, quality delivery, resource allocation, managing project cost and schedule, providing leadership to team of engineers and designers, collaborating with engineering disciplines for timely inputs, vendor document approval and an excellent client management. A Self-Motivated Team Leader capable of leading a diverse, Multi-Cultural and distributed teams, Adaptable and a quick learner with good communication, Inter personal and Analytical skills.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation engineering, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India May 1997.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Manonmanium Sundaranor University, Tirunelveli, India

SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Estimate project cost and engineering hours for the discipline, monitor the scope and cost continuously and change management.

• Procurement of Instrumentation materials, Analyzer systems and Control systems including specification development, bids review, PO issue and Vendor document approval.

• Finalization of plant control philosophy, Review of electrical control schemes, design of Control system network and communication requirements, Align Electrical Control scheme, P & ID and IO list, Ensuring compliance to applicable codes and Standards.

• Inter-discipline co-ordination for scope and interconnection definition, agreement of inputs requirements with other disciplines

• Design review for milestones and model review for correctness and completeness of instrument modeling

• Finalization of IO List, Calibration and DCS ranges of Instruments, Graphic pages, Alarm details, Instrument Schedule (index), Sequential logics, closed loop schemes etc.

• Sizing and selection of Instruments, Control valves and on-off valves, Finalize P & ID design.

• Maintaining of SPI database and IPDS (Instrument process data system), Data conversion from IPDS to generate data for loading SPI. Well-versed in all modules of SPI

• Control system programming knowledge on Alpha P320 and ABB xA 800 Systems.

• Co-ordination with manufacturing representatives from Business for approvals on design Developing full Instrument wiring and Instrument Installation details.

• Safety Instrumented System design, Develop Safety requirement specification and meeting SIL in adherence with IEC-61511

• Develop Instrument wiring drawings, Instrument loop sheets, Installation details and Instrument modeling

• Bentley Vibration monitoring system selection and detail engineering

• Assembly of Construction package, Conduct full package review for completeness and accuracy, Review of Construction bids and award of the contract.

• Construction supervision, Construction support from design office and Start-up, Instrument check out, loop verification and Commissioning

• Operation and Maintenance of Power plant and Pulp and Paper Industry

• Hands on experience with MS OFFICE (Excel, word & Power point),

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader (GBPL),Applied six sigma and lean concepts in project execution, Well versed in project execution methodology

• Training and mentoring of less experienced engineers and designers in Instrumentation and Control topics

• Responsible for hiring personnel suitable for instrumentation department in the organization

TECHNICAL TRAININGS:

• Detailed Training on Dow proprietary Instrument selection and sizing tool (Propix)

• Smart plant Instrumentation (SPI) course, INtools 7.0, 2010.

• Safety Instrumented Systems workshop

• Control valve Sizing & selection by MIL limited

• Safety studies by Lloyds Register UK

• Trained in Allen Bradley (AB), Siemens and Omron PLC programming.

WORK EXPERIENCES:

The Dow Chemical Company - Instrument Engineer – May 2017 till date, Houston USA

The Dow Chemical Company through Kelly Services – Instrument Engineer from July 2016 – May 2017, Houston USA.

The Dow Chemical Company - Instrument Engineer - July 2015 to Dec 2015 Fort Saskatchewan, Canada

The Dow Chemical Company - Instrument Engineer - August 2012 to June 2015 Chennai India

The Dow Chemical Company - Instrument Engineer - August 2011 to July 2012. Houston USA

The Dow Chemical Company - Instrument Engineer -April 2007 to July 2011, Chennai India

Projects:

• Front End Loading (FEL) for Gas phase poly ethylene project.

• Revamping of Control system and Instrumentation for LP6 (Gas phase poly ethylene project) St Charles Louisiana, USA

• Revamping of Control system and Instrumentation for LP3 (Gas phase poly ethylene project) St Charles Louisiana, USA

• Detail engineering of Poly 5 Project in Freeport for setting up Polyethylene manufacturing plant Freeport.

• Detail engineering of Sadara Solution polyethylene Train 1 and 2, Part of 20 Billon USD joint venture with Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia.

• Executed Vietnam Emulsions plant FEL design and detail engineering

• Detail engineering of MAPD project and Power and utilities Control system revamping project in Fort Saskatchewan, Canada.

• Executed China Liquid Epoxy resin Project FEL design, Carried out Selection & sizing of Instruments. Completed the ITB for detail engineering execution and award.

Larsen & Toubro Limited (EPC – Oil and Gas):- Manager -Control system Engineering, Hydrocarbon engineering, Faridabad, India. Nov 2004- Mar 2007

Projects:

Detail engineering Panipat Naphtha Cracker Project

Detail engineering Isomerisation Project for MRPL

Proposal engineering for Shell GTL project, Qatar

Alstom Projects India Limited: - Lead Engineer DCS Programming, Plant Engineering Group, New Delhi, India. May 2004 – Nov 2004

Project:

228 MW GVK-II Combined Cycle Power Plant(CCPP)- DCS configuration of Alstom’s Alspha P 320 DCS.

Reliance Energy Limited:- Senior Engineer – Instrumentation and Control, EPC-Power, NOIDA, India. Nov 1998- May 2004

Projects:

230 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) in Samalkot

24 MW Bagasse fired Co-generation Power plant, Sameerwadi, Karnataka

3 MW Oil fired Co-generation Power Project, Vapi

106.6 MW Dhuvaran CCPP for GSECL, Dhuvaran

Feasibility study for Implementation of SCADA with DMS for Delhi Power distribution network

Ballarpur Industries Limited:- Instrumentation and Control Maintenance Engineer. July 1997-Nov 1998

Maintenance of Instrumentation, improving control strategy and tuning of controllers in Caustic Soda Chlorination plant, Pulp mill, paper machines, 2X60 TPH coal fired boilers, 2X30TPH black liquor fired boilers, 1X12.5 MW and 2X7.5 MW steam turbines.

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