Curriculum Vitae

R BALACHANDAR

**-**, ***** ***

Ho Ching Road

Singapore 610 120

Tel : +65-96477256

Email: acx6mn@r.postjobfree.com FIN: G5849286

OBJECTIVE

A position in a result oriented, technology driven and globally competitive organization, that seeks an ambitious and career conscious person where acquired techno-managerial skills will be utilized towards continued growth and advancement

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

19 years of experience in Proposal, Design, Engineering, FAT, Pre-Comm, Commissioning, Training of Electrical, Instrumentation & Control systems including Telecommunication with DCS, SCADA/PLC, Telemetry for ONSHORE (Green & Brown) & OFFSHORE projects.

Won the Best Performer Award in 2009, Yokogawa India Limited

Won the Most Dedicated Employee Award for 2014, Chiyoda Singapore Pte Ltd

EPC Experience- Reliance India, Chiyoda Singapore

oLead-Design, Erection, Testing, Pre-Comm & Commissioning of Instrumentation Systems with YOKOGAWA CENTUM VP DCS for Refineries, Petrochemical, Power Plants, Pulp & Paper Industries

End User Experience – Mahindra Water Utilities Ltd, Chennai Metro Water Ltd

oTeam Lead-Projects, Operation & Maintenance team for Water Treatment, Swerage Treatment Plant, Pumping Stations & Distribution Network with side wide SCADA. Telemetry systems spanning 60-200 kms with DCS, SCADA/PLC for Water Treatment, Sewerage Pumping Station & Distribution Networks

System Vendor Experience – YOKOGAWA, SIEMENS

oLead- Detail Engineering, FAT, SAT, Pre-Comm, Startup, Commissioning of Instrumentation systems including Foundation Fieldbus, AMS system with DCS, SCADA/PLC for Petrochemical, Water Treatment Plant

oDy Manager ( Training ) – Certified Technical Trainer for YOKOGAWA CS3000, Centum VP DCS, PLC, PRM – Asset Management, Emerson AMS, Field Instruments and developed course modules for customers and University Students

PRESENT PROFILE

CHIYODA SINGAPORE PTE Ltd [1st Aug 2012- Till Date]

Lead-Instrumentation & Control

Current Assignment: Lead - Exxon Mobil Singapore Site Portfolio Projects (Refinery, Petrochemical )

Responsibilities

Review Specifications and preparation of deviation/clarification documents and negotiating with client/consultants for FEED & EPC

Preparation of project deliverables, design basis for instrumentation and control systems

Review and Approval of following design deliverables

oSpecifications for Control, Safety and F&G systems

oP&ID, Plot Plans, GA

oData sheets for all Field Instruments including Analyzers ( INTOOLS)

oIO Lists, Instrument Index

oMTO, Cable Schedule, Cable Layout

oControl Room Layout, Field JB Schedule, Interconnection Schedule, Hook Up Drawings and Installation drawings

oProcess Control Functional Specifications, Instrument Safeguarding Narratives, Cause & Effect Matrix

oVendor Print- IO allocation, Nest Loading, Marshalling, Termination drawings, Loop and Functional logic diagrams

Selection and Sizing of control valves, Orifice plates and instruments

Co-ordinate with control system vendors and various equipment vendors for the integration of the systems. Ensure all interfaces are correctly addressed

Ensure all produced designs are compliant with relevant codes, international standards and in line with SHELL DEP’s

Familiar with ASME, ASTM, API, NACE, ISO standards

Instrument and Control sizing, design software

Field bus, SMART Instrumentation, SIS system, Telemetry systems

Evaluate and review client scope of works and drawings

Co-ordinate with Electrical design engineers for the MCC interface requirements

Co-ordinate with Designers and Draftsmen to prepare models and drawings

Man Hour, Cost estimation and budget control deliverables for the project

Allocation of tasks and monitoring designers/draughtsmen in execution of projects, ensuring standards and specifications are met

Conduct site surveys when required

Evaluate technical submittals from sub – contractors and vendors and carry out TBE

Raise necessary Technical Queries in relation to design, engineering and constructability

Participate in 3D Modeling, HAZOP/HAZID/SIL

Emerson AMS system commissioning

Leading FAT/SAT, Field Construction, Pre-Comm and Commissioning.

EXECUTED PROJECTS:

1)FEED & EPCm_LEO & SILVER (HPEO) Project with Field Instruments, YOKOGAWA CENTUM VP DCS for SHELL, Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (PCS Complex)

2)EPCm EGS bottleneck project (Brown Field) with Field Instruments, Yokogawa CS3000 for SHELL EASTERN PETROLEUM PTE LTD, Singapore

3)FEED & EPCm GREASE project with Batch Functions, Yokogawa DCS, Honeywell FCS(Brown Field) for SHELL CHEMICALS SERAYA PTE LTD, Singapore

4)Proposal for ENGG, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION & COMMISSIONING of EPCC OF ETHYLENE OXIDE UNIT ( EOU 3220), ETHYLENE GLYGOL UNIT ( EGU 3230) AND EOU/EGU TANK (5230) with DCS, PLC, FGS, MMS, ACMS etc FOR PETRONAS REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION SDN BHD, MALAYSIA

5)Proposal (EPC) DIALOG CRYOGENIC TANK PROJECT, DIALOG E&C BHD, MALAYSIA

6)Proposal (EPC) LNG TRUCKING FACILITY PROJECT, SLNG, SINGAPORE

7)Feasibility study to identify single point vulnerabilities in power feed systems, spare parts inventory, obsolescence strategy for Instrument Control systems which have a potential for a major reliability impact with a high financial risk for Singapore Chemical Plant ( SAR), Exxon Mobil Singapore

8)Obsolescence Strategy and Technical Support for MODICON PLC, HONEYWELL TDC 3000, EXPERION PKS DCS and Triconex Safety system for Exxon Mobil Singapore Chemical Plant

PAST PROFILE

SIEMENS PTE LTD, SINGAPORE [Sep 2011 – Jul 2012]

Senior Control, Instrumentation & Electrical Engineer

Design, Engineering, FAT, Erection, Testing, Pre-Comm & Commissioning, SAT of Instrumentation, Controls with SIEMENS PCS 7 & S7 SCADA/PLC and Electrical systems for Water Treatment, Condensate Polisher Units and Utilities

EXECUTED PROJECTS :

1)E & I Design, Engineering of Condensate Polisher System with SIEMENS S7-SIMATIC PLC/SCADA system for 2x685 MW CPP, Raipur, CHATTISGARH

2)E & I Design, Engineering of Condensate Polisher System with SIEMENS S7-SIMATCH PLC/SCADA system for 2x800 MW CPP, DORAD ENERGY, ISRAEL

3)Instrumentation System design 60 mld Lower Seletar Water & Swerage Works, Singapore with RO systems

M/s. Yokogawa India Ltd, Bangalore, India [Sep 2006 to Sep 2011]

Deputy Manager-Engineering, Global Engineering Centre

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible for :

Project Engineering, Execution and Commissioning of Instrumentation Package with CS3000 DCS Control, Safety PLC, F&G and Asset Management Systems

Preparation of Overall System Architecture, Network drawings

Preparation of Functional Design Specifications (FDS)

Preparation of Database and Bill of Materials including boughtouts

DCS Nest Loading and IO Allocation

Preparation of Instrument Data sheet and specifications for instruments and control systems

Preparation of Wiring, Loop diagrams, cable schedules, hookup diagrams

UPS Power Consumption and Heat Dissipation details

Review of vendor documents and coordination with various discipline engineers

Attend technical/design clarifications and project meetings

Third party sub-systems integration

Extensive knowledge in Foundation Fieldbus engineering

FAT, Field Construction and Plant commissioning

Dispatch Coordination and final As-built documentation

Knowledge of International Standards/Codes

Imparting training to customers on YOKOGAWA products

InsightSuiteAE- a service product focus of Asset Excellence for Petrochemical Industries Yokogawa-India/Japan

Engineering & System Integration of InsightSuiteAE with CS3000, PRM and OPC system

Execution of Digital Baseline Tuning for all types of Field Instruments

Analysis of Instrument data’s using Exaplog tool and submission to customer

Execution of Control Valve Diagnosis, Heat Exchanger Diagnosis, Pump Diagnosis

Development and Testing ( Total Test & Final Test) of diagnostics modules

Design, Preparation and Approval of Installation, Engineering & Demo Manual

Certified Trainer for InsightSuiteAE system

Development of Training Modules for Sales Team

Introduction of NBT-Net Based Training Modules

Road Shows for Sales Promotional activities

Inhouse Technical Training of Latest Instrumentation Technologies

PRM – Plant Resource Manager, an Asset Management Package,Yokogawa-India/Japan

PRM Engineering and execution at site

Impart training to Yokogawa Affiliate Engineers on Advanced PRM course

Design of Advanced PRM course module for training

Authored a book on PRM Advanced Course

Technical Support to Engineering and Execution Team ( Yokogawa, India)

EXECUTED PROJECTS:

1)Design, Engineering for SAMCO Acrylic Acid Complex Project with CS3000 DCS, ESD, F&G system and Field Instruments [Green Field] for YOKOGAWA KOREA Co., LTD C/O Tasnee Petrochemicals, Saudi Arabia

2)Design, Engineering for Chlor Alkali-Ethylene Di Chloride Plant with Centum VP DCS system and Field Instruments[Green Field] for YOKOGAWA KOREA Co LTD, Arabian Chlor Vinyl Company, Saudi Arabia

3)Design, Engineering for Reshadat Development Project, C2T : Topsides & Platforms with YOKOGAWA DCS system for Iranian Marine Industrial Company (SADRA), End User- Iranian Offshore Oil Company for YOKOGAWA Middle East

4)Design, Engineering for DCS SYSTEM, FIELD INSTRUMENTS [Green Field] for PetroRABIGH project for M/s. JGC Corporation, Japan

5)Product, Design, Development, Technical Support, Training, Manual Preparation on Asset Optimization Products InsightSuiteAE, PRM for Petrochemical Process industries at YHQ, TOKYO, JAPAN

M/s. Industrial Power Technology Ltd, Kallang, Singapore [Mar 2006 to Aug 2006]

Control & Instrument Engineer

Design, Erection, Testing, Commissioning of Instrumentation & Control System with ABB’s AC800F DCS system

Executed Project:

7 MW Wood Chips fired Power Plant, Jong Stilt Energy, Thailand

M/s. Mahindra Water Utilities Ltd, Tirupur, India [Mar 2005 to Mar 2006]

Team Leader- E & I & Project Coordinator

Design, Erection, Testing, Pre-Comm, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance of 185 MLD Water Treatment Plant and Sewerage Treatment Network Distribution System with Siemens S7 PLC/SCADA, GE FANUC 90-30 PLC/SCADA including Telemetry systems for M/s. New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Ltd, Tirupur, India

Job Responsibilities

Client Representative for the approval of Design & Engineering deliverables

Client Representative for the approval of Installations and drawings

Handled Raw Water Pumping Station, Water Treatment Plant, Booster Pumping Station, Chlorine Plant, Master Balance Reservoir, Sewerage Treatment plant packages

Handled GE-FANUC and SIEMENS PLC/SCADA

Client Representative for FAT/SAT approval

Update Client on the Project Progress by acting as a link between EPC and Client

Conducted Performance Guarantee Test on behalf of client

Operation & Maintenance of Water, Sewerage Pumping stations works

Effectively maintaining the instrumentation system with preventive, planned and corrective maintenance systems

Responsible for developing guidelines to maintain ISO standards

Testing & Commissioning of Pumps, Blowers, Compressors, dosing pumps, MCC, VFD, Softstarter

Testing & Commissioning of Flow, Level, Pressure, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity transmitters

M/s. Reliance Energy Ltd, (Formerly M/s. BSES Ltd) Chennai, India, [Nov 1999 to Feb 2005]

Project In-Charge/Resident Engineer- Electrical & Instrumentation

Erection, Testing, Pre-Comm, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance of Instrumentation Systems with DCS, SCADA/PLC systems including VHF Telemetry and Electrical Systems – 11KV & 33KV VCB, MCC and 2MVA Transformers.

Job Responsibilities

Client Representative for the approval of Design & Engineering deliverables

Client Representative for the approval of Installations and drawings

Handled Raw Water Pumping Station, Water Treatment Plant, Booster Pumping Stations

Handled Modicon PLC system

Client Representative for FAT/SAT approval

Update Client on the Project Progress by acting as a link between EPC and Client

Conducted Performance Guarantee Test on behalf of client

Operation & Maintenance of Water, Sewerage Pumping stations works

Effectively maintaining the instrumentation system with preventive, planned and corrective maintenance systems

Responsible for developing guidelines to maintain ISO standards

Testing & Commissioning of Pumps, Blowers, Compressors, dosing pumps, MCC, VFD, Softstarter

Testing & Commissioning of Flow, Level, Pressure, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity transmitters

Executed Projects:

1)60 Tons Pulp & Paper Plant with ABB’s AC450 DCS system for M/s. Seshasayee Paper Boards (SPB) Ltd, Erode, Tamil Nadu [ Nov’99 to June 2000 ]

2) Substation Electrification Projects for M/s. Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India [ July 2000 to Dec 2000 ]

3) Refinery Expansion- Plant III with ABB’s AC800 SCADA system [Green Field] for M/s. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Chennai [ Jan’ 01 to Jan’ 02 ]

4)185 MLD Water Treatment and Pumping stations works with MODICON PLC at Vadakuthu & Sethiathope for M/s. Chennai Metro Water & Sewerage Board, Chennai, India [ Feb ’02 to Feb’05 ]

M/s. REUNION ENGG CO. LTD, Chennai, India [Aug 1998 to Oct 1999]

Resident Engineer-Instrumentation

Erection, Testing & Commissioning of Instrumentation & Control Systems with Invensys Foxboro I/A series DCS system M/s. PETRO ARALDITE PVT LTD, Chennai, India

Executed Project:

Epoxy Resin Plant ( Swiss MNC Project) with Invensys’s Foxboro I/A series DCS system for M/s. Petro Araldite Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India

M/s. SECO CONTROLS PVT LTD, Chennai, India [Sep 1997 to Jul 1998]

Resident Engineer-Instrumentation

Erection, Testing & Commissioning of Combustion Control Instrumentation Systems for Billet Reheating Furnace for M/s. ISPAT PROFILES LTD, Pune, India.

Executed Project:

1) Combustion Control System for 120 Tons Billet Reheating Furnace for M/s. ISPAT profiles Ltd, Pune, India

2)Combustion Control System for 60 Tons Billet Reheating Furnace for M/s. Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd, Khopoli, India

CONTROL SYSTEMS SKILLS

Yokogawa’s InsightSuiteAE, Centum VP, CS3000 DCS with HART & FF, Plant Resource Manager (PRM), Field Mate, Field Instruments, Prim Tools

Siemens PCS 7 DCS, S7 PLC, system

Honeywell Experion DCS

Emerson AMS system

Modbus, Profibus

ABB’s AC800F, AC450 DCS system, Field Instruments

GE Fanuc’s 90-30 PLC system

Invensys Foxboro I/A series DCS system

Triconex Safety system

Siemens S7 PLC system

VHF, UHF Telemetry System

Emerson Control Valve ( Engineering, Sizing)

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Operating Systems : Win NT/2000/XP/VISTA & Server 2003

Office Package : Ms-Word, Excel, Power Point

Project Sch. Tool : Microsoft Project

Other Tool : Visio 2003

Drafting Tool : Auto CAD 2004, INTOOLS, 3D

ACADEMIC SNAPSHOT

Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation & Control [1993-1997], Chennai University, India

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management [ 1998-2001], IGNOU, New Delhi, India

PERSONAL PROFILE

Indian

40 Years

Married

16th June 1976

English, Tamil

PASSPORT DETAILS

Passport No. : N7675402

Date of Issue : 19-02-2016

Date of Expiry : 18-02-2026

Place of Issue : Singapore

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