Engineer Process

DETAIL-DRIVEN PROCESS ENGINEER

Presenting over ** years’ experience meeting the complex demands of multidimensional projects and clients

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Highly developed Process Engineer with progressive experience in Feasibility, Basic Engineering Package, and Detailed Design Projects in the oil and gas industry

Proven track record delivering productivity/yield improvements with continual focus on project objectives

Areas of expertise include petrochemical technology, waste-water treatment and multiphase flow

Innovative problem solver and polished communicator focused on effective relationship management

Demonstrated ability managing high capital projects

Outstanding ability to analyze, gather, write, evaluate, and produce detailed reports on key projects

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Technology Development Project Management Process Reengineering Proposal Development Communication Stakeholder Engagement Safety and Compliance Monitoring Hydraulics Data Collection & Analysis Feasibility Study Basic Engineering Package Process Flow Development Conceptual Process Modeling & Simulation Equipment Sizing/Specifications PFD/P&ID Development/Review Resource Optimization SOP Creation Leadership Technical Reports Start-Up/Commissioning/Troubleshooting HAZOP Process Control Process Safety Management Energy & Mass Balance Research & Development Process Instrumentation Pilot Plant Operation

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

Pro II Aspen HYSYS Aspen Plus KG-Tower AutoCAD Aspen B-JAC NMR Spectroscopy PVM/FBRM Imagery Oil Characterization Rheology OLGA PIPESIM MultiFlash PVTSim PVTSim Nova Microsoft Office Suite

EDUCATION

PhD in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING December 2015

Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO

MASTERS OF SCIENCE in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING May 2006

Texas A&M University Kingsville, Texas

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING June 2003

Manipal Academy for Higher Education Manipal, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT August 2011 to Present

Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO

Studied various oil chemistries to identify key properties responsible for transportability of hydrates

Designed, performed and analyzed several oil, gas, water and hydrate multiphase experiments at ExxonMobil and University of Tulsa

Utilized industrial scale flowloops and worked on lab scale equipment

Proposed and validated a conceptual mechanism for hydrate formation and plugging in a multiphase flow system

Developed a predictive model to estimate the solid volume fraction at which a given oil pipeline plugs under given flow conditions using easily accessible/measurable parameters

oAnalyzed the size and distribution using FBRM/PVM images

Research project selected two years in a row to be presented/showcased at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston

PROCESS ENGINEER December 2006 to August 2011

GTC Technology Houston, TX

Played an instrumental role in developing BEP/FEED and Detail Engineering Packages

Delivered numerous feasibility studies with minimized investment cost and energy saving strategies resulting in customer satisfaction leading to BEP awards

Delivered more than 5 Basic Engineering Package, 4 Feasibility Study and over 20 Technical Proposals for various US and international clients

Evaluated/developed new technology, performed economic evaluations to meet client’s specification and to support sales team

Routinely designed process equipments including but not limited to pumps, heat exchangers, blowers, distillation columns, reactors, process vessels, relief valves, flare systems etc

Screened and selected catalysts from different vendors and interfaced between company, vendors and clients for technical communication

Awarded significant bonus for achieving customer appreciation and meeting stringent deadlines without compromising on quality of work

Major Projects

ALON USA Reformate Splitter and Aromex Unit Feasibility Study and Revamp

oSinglehandedly developed a feasibility package to evaluate different configurations of the Reformate Splitter and several options in the Aromex Unit to extract benzene from the reformate product to meet the specifications mandated by MSAT II

oExecuted simulations using PROII to evaluate the existing splitter column and Aromex Unit performance

oEvaluated various splitter and Aromex Unit processing options using PRO II and suggested the most desirable approach

oPerformed engineering calculations while collaborating with tray design team in Dallas and interfacing with stakeholders during daily meetings

oIssued engineering drawings and performed economic and utility evaluations for the various options suggested

ConocoPhillips Extractive Distillation Unit

oExecuted process engineering calculations as part of BEP package for a grassroots Extractive Distillation Plant

oSized equipment and issued equipment datasheets when necessary

oConducted line hydraulics, prepared PFD’s, P&IDs and equipment, line lists and operating guidelines

Petrochemical Holding GmbH Isomerization and Reformate Fractionation

oSolely responsible for the Front End Engineering design and development ofthe Reformate Fractionation and Xylene Isomerization Units as a part of a Aromatics Complex design

oRoutine tasks included performing simulations, equipment sizing and issuing of equipment datasheets, preparing PFD’s and equipment lists, capital cost estimation, and utility evaluation

oEstablished the feed for subsequent units via thorough communication and coordination with team personnel

Holly Refining and Marketing Corporation Benzene Saturation Unit

oExecuted simulations, equipment sizing and issuing of equipment datasheets,preparing PFD’s, equipment metallurgical list and equipment lists, capital cost estimation and utility evaluation for two grassroots plants

Yeochun NCC Co. Ltd. Benzene,Toluene,Xylene (BTX) Plant Revamp

oDelivered process engineering support as part of FEED activities for revamp of a BTX plant

oInvolved in simulating and resizing distillation columns for extractive distillation and normal fractionation towers

oChecked, resized, and redistributed all the necessary equipment and process lines while also preparing the equipment datasheets with necessary modifications

PROCESS ENGINEER June 2006 to December 2006

Texas Instruments Dallas, TX

Analyzed SPC charts to comply with WECO rules while devising methods to increase the Cpk values for processes

Collaborated with necessary personnel and stakeholders for surface preparation of Si wafers in the Semiconductor manufacture flow

Oversaw the removal of non value added processes to increase the throughput and yield substantially

Evaluated different chemistries to improvise the efficiency of the clean with respect to metal and particle contamination

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE December 2004 to March 2005 & July 2005 to May 2006

Texas A&M University Kingsville

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE March 2004 to June 2004

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India

ASSISTANT LECTURER July 2003 to November 2003

National Institute of Technology India

INTERNSHIPS

ENGINEERING INTERN January 2003 to April 2003

Astra Zeneca Pharma India Ltd India

ENGINEERING INTERN January 2002 to April 2002

Karnataka Antibiotics and Pharmaceuticals Ltd India

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

P. Vijayamohan, A. Majid, P. Chaudhari, E.D. Sloan, A. Sum, C. Koh, E. Dellecase, M. Volk “Hydrate Modeling & flowloop experiments for water continuous & Partially Dispersed Systems”,Offshore Technology Conference (flow assurance), Houston, Texas, May (2014)

P. Vijayamohan, A. Majid, P. Chaudhari, A. K. Sum, C.A. Koh, E.Dellacase, M. Volk “Understanding Gas Hydrate Growth in Partially Dispersed and Water Continuous Systems from FlowloopTests”,Offshore Technology Conference (flow assurance), Houston, Texas, May (2015)

P. Vijayamohan, A. Majid, P. Chaudhari, E.D. Sloan, A. Sum, C. Koh, E. Dellecase, M. Volk “Hydrate Modeling & flowloop experiments for water continuous & Partially Dispersed Systems”,International Conference on Gas Hydrates, Beijing, China, (2014)

G. Grasso, P.Vijayamohan, E. D. Sloan, C. Koh, A. Sum, “Gas Hydrate Deposition in Flowlines: A Challenging Problem in Flow Assurance”, International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering,Nantes,France, (2013)

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