Engineer Engineering

Over **+ years of solid chemical engineering experience in Petrochemical, Gas Processing, Refinery and utilities design projects. Worked at various stages of project like FEED, Detailed design, value engineering, commissioning & start-up, operational support / Trouble shooting and debottlenecking.

Career Highlights & Major Skills

Experienced in all aspects of process engineering including process computer simulations, developing process engineering deliverables like PFDs, H&M Balance, P&IDs, MSD, DP-DT diagram, PSFS, control narratives, cause & effect diagram, Interlocks selection and equipment / instrument data sheets.

Technical knowledge of gas plant optimization (Amine sweetening, Gas Dehydration, Sulphur unit). Operational experience of plant utilities like plant air, steam, condensate, flare, nitrogen and wastewater.

Performed design review of PFDs & P&ID and value engineering. Participated in HAZOP / SIL review, and 3D model review with client.

Conversant with process simulation softwares like Aspen HYSYS V8.4, Pro-II, Aspen Flare System Analyzer (Flarenet), UniSim, HTRI Xchanger Suite 7 and AFT Fathom.

Knowledge of Gould pumps eprism, Promax, VMGSim, Pentair PRV2Size and Isograph Hazop+ 6.0.

Familiar with process engineering related design practices and standards such as ASME, API and NFPA and clients standards.

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, strong team player, ability to handle multi-tasks, fast learner, able to work in multi-cultural environment and self-motivated.

Education and Professional Certification

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 1991– 1995

Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology Nadiad, India

Professional Engineer Since 2010

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta Alberta, Canada

Professional Experience

Senior Process Engineer Jacobs Canada Inc. Calgary, Canada 2012 – 2015

Shell Carmon Creek Project, Alberta, Canada; Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detail Engineering of Distribution & Gathering pipelines / infrastructure pipelines network project to handle 42,000 BPSD heavy crude produced by Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) process.

Involving from the FEED Engineering of the Project as per the Basis of Design from Client.

Developed PFDs and issue from IFR (issued for review) to IFD (Issued for Design) stage

Develop smart plant P&IDs and LDT (Line Designation Table) from IFA to IFC stage

Provided inputs in development of Basis of Design and Design Criteria.

Carried out system adequacy study for NFA (No Further Activity) well-pads facilities using HYSYS simulation software.

Provided process data for developing Hazardous Area Classification.

Prepared flow assurance report for river water infrastructure facilities pipelines.

Participated in design, HAZOP, 60% & 90% 3D model reviews and close out client comments on HAZOP & 3D model review action items.

Identified tie-in points for NFA well pads and prepared demolition and tie-in P&IDs.

Mentor junior or less experienced process engineer.

Provided inputs for development of Relief & Blow down Philosophy. Prepared relief narratives and carried out relief valve sizing calculation for fuel gas & glycol system as per API 520 & 521 and Shell DEPs.

Prepared the relief valves RFQ (Request for Quotation) datasheets and marked up P&IDs.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd, Grouse Project, Alberta, Canada; Design Basis Memorandum (DBM) and Engineering Design Specification (EDS) for Central Processing Plant (CPF) to handle 40000 BPSD Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) production.

Input to development of Design Basis Memorandum (DBM) and Engineering Design Specification (EDS)

Provided input for development of Design Criteria.

Prepared PFD and P&IDs for Crude Treatment, Produced water, Gas compression, Evaporator package, Water Disposal and Glycol system.

Developed utility (glycol) network model using AFT Fathom to generate glycol heater & glycol circulation pump process datasheets. Study used for generating glycol circulation pump specification and establishing pressure profile (optimizing sizing main glycol header).

Carried out disposal water cooler study to evaluate option of using plate / spiral exchanger instead of shell & tube, using HTRI Xchanger Suite 7.

Carried out Salt cavern system study. The study included detailed specifications of required equipment and process flow scheme.

Senior Process Engineer TWD Technologies Burlington, Canada 2011 – 2012

Great Lakes Biodiesel, Burlington, Canada; Detail Engineering of 170 MMLy Biodiesel plant based on Desmat Bellastra technology

Developed utilities network model using simulation software Pro-II, model used to develop technical specification for utilities packages (chilled water and cooling water).

Reviewed P&IDs & prepared line list.

Participated in 3D model review and resolve review action items.

Review utility summary, battery limit table and design pressure and design temperature of equipment.

Provided daily engineering support to other disciplines.

Process Engineer Shaw Energy & Chemicals Toronto, Canada 2011 – 2011

Maissan and Kirkuk Refineries, IRAQ; Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of Continuous Catalytic Reforming (CCR) and Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) units

Reviewed licensor Process Design Package (PDP) packages of refinery units (CCR) and (SDA).

Developed documents like PFD, P&IDs, Line list, PSV and equipment datasheets.

Reviewed Relief Load Summary, Cause & Effect diagram, Control narrative, and Process control & operating philosophy, supplied by licensor in their Process Design Package (PDP).

Review utility summary, battery limit table and design pressure and design temperature of equipment.

Participated in P&ID, HAZOP / SIL reviews meetings at Milton Keynes, UK.

Process Engineer Worley Parsons Canada Calgary, Canada 2010 – 2011

TOTAL Joslyn North Mine Oil Sand project, Alberta, Canada; Mineable oil sand project to produce 100,000 BPSD of Bitumen.

Responsible for development of PFDs, P&IDs and line list for Froth production area.

Provided process information for sizing pumps in the form of equipment data sheets.

Prepared design pressure design temperature diagram for froth extraction area.

Assisted I&C group for development of control narrative and cause & effect diagram.

Participated in HAZOP and P&ID review and resolved action items.

Process Engineer SNC Lavalin Toronto, Canada 2009 – 2009

Petrojam Ltd. Kingston, Jamaica; Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for 15,000 BPSD Delayed Coker Unit to treat Venezuelan heavy crude.

Worked on FEED package of Delayed Coker unit. Reviewed PFDs and P&ID.

Prepared LDT (Line Designation Tables) and verifying utilities balance.

Identified overpressure scenarios and sized relief valves accordingly for the system being protected.

Performed supporting process calculations and prepared specifications for all required process equipment items, including vessels, heat exchangers, pumps and control valves.

Participated in HAZOP and resolved HAZOP action items.

Senior Process Engineer Bantrel (Bechtel) Co. Toronto, Canada 2006 – 2009

Petro Canada Horizon Project, Montreal, Canada; Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Engineering for 25000 BSPD Delayed Coker unit based on ABB Lummus Technology.

Delivered FEED & Detail Engineering packages for Delayed Coker Project.

Developed P&IDs, LDT, and equipment datasheets, Design Pressure / Design Temperature (DP/DT) diagram and Cause & Effect diagrams.

Prepared relief narrative and carried out relief valve sizing calculations including the sizing of the relief valve inlet and outlet line sizing.

Facilitate mechanical group for development of material selection diagram (MSD).

Assisted I&C group, in developing plant control philosophy and cause & effect diagram.

Prepared battery limit table, equipment list and utility summary table.

Participated in P&ID, HAZOP reviews meetings and resolved action items.

Interface with clients and other discipline like piping, mechanical, instrumentation (I&C).

Reliance SEZ refinery, Jamnagar, India; relief valve validation / sizing project

Prepared relief narrative and carried out relief valve sizing calculations based on API 520, API 521 and Bechtel design guidelines.

Performed rigorous hydraulic calculations to evaluate the relief devices’ inlet and outlet lines, including evaluation of whether the existing inlet and outlet lines meet API 520/521’s 3% rule and backpressure limitations.

Carried out complex PSV sizing calculation; two phase PSV sizing by Homogeneous Equilibrium Method (HEM) and column PSV calculation by using Un-balanced heat load.

Prepared IFQ relief valve datasheets and marked P&IDs.

Senior Process Engineer Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals Ltd. India 2006 – 2009

Narmada Chematur Petrochemicals Ltd, Bharuch, India; Commissioning and debottlenecking of hazardous petrochemical plant manufacturing 10000 tons per annum of Toluene Di-Isocynate (TDI) based on DuPont Technology

Involved in commissioning, troubleshooting & de-bottlenecking of petrochemical plants which includes Nitration, Cryogenic operation, Hydrogenation, Phosgenation, Chlorine system and Incinerator.

Identified and implement productivity improvement projects.

Provided engineering assistance for plant turnarounds and carried out root cause analysis.

Carried out feasibility studies for modifications, performed heat and mass balance and process calculations for modifications. Conducted HAZOP for in-house sustaining capital projects.

Provided technical support to the operation group for performance related issues.

Carried out utility network (cooling water) system study, conducted techno commercial evaluation between cross current and co-current cooling tower,

Made recommendation for technical/economical optimization of existing plant. Carried out de-bottlenecking of petrochemical (TDI) group of plants.

Revised PFDs and H&MB, marked as built P&IDs and prepared operation manual.

Carried performance evaluation of pumps, cooling tower & heat exchangers.

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