MANINDRA N HAZRA
**** ********* *****, ******** ****, TX 77459
Ph: 713-***-****
*******@*****.***
Summary
More than 30 years of experience with offshore / onshore Oil & Gas, power plant design, construction and maintenance. Experience in Piping, Pressure Vessels, Pumps, Packaged Equipment, Pipeline and project management for onshore & offshore facilities, refinery. Client focused with the objective of meeting on-time delivery within budget. Identify, train, motivate, and work with multi- disciplined teams. Plan strategically, think critically, resolve and implement solutions satisfactorily. Knowledgeable in ASME, ASTM, ANSI, API, and NFPA, AGA, GPSA.
Experience includes the following: - Equipment sizing & procurement: Develop specifications, data sheets,
RFQ, bid evaluations, and change orders for Pressure vessels, Pumps, Packaged Equipment, Heat
Exchangers, Pipeline, pig launchers, valves, BOM and Material-Handling Systems (12 years). Support
business development and man-hour estimates. - Field Engineering: Piping and equipment installation &
testing, Valve selection, and procurement. Troubleshoot operational problems for Pumps, Valves, and
systems in field. Resolved several long-standing Pump and Thermal Hydraulic issues with low cost
modifications. Determined root-cause, implemented corrective actions, and analyzed failure modes.
Performed field engineering support ensuring cost effectiveness, efficiency, and equipment reliability (9
years). - Project Management and Supervisory: Completed various engineering projects with substantial
cost and time savings. Monitored and supervised contractors and engineers. Managed a manufacturing
facility with a machine shop and foundry and created 30% profit growth in two years (10 years) -
Engineering Design: Performed equipment sizing calculations, material selections, data sheet and
specification development for Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Tanks and Valves. Performed cost effectiveness,
efficiency, and equipment reliability (10 years). - Process Design: Performed P&ID development, including
heat transfer, fluid and gas flow calculation, equipment selections, and sizing (5 years).
Experience
Advisory Engineer Nov 2012 Feb 2015
Universal Pegasus Intl Houston, TX
Assist business development in preparing man-hour estimates, budget level cost estimates for various
projects.
Prepared company standards e.g. specifications, calculations etc.
Supervised validations of in- house developed software to satisfy ABS certification.
Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan: P & ID, Isometric, pipe specification, Line list, valve list, BOM,
Datasheets for valve, filter, metering and pig launcher, pumps, CO2 Piping, hot tapping, RFQ, TBE
for pipeline.
Intergys: As a Lead Mechanical Engineer performed onshore gas metering station design e.g.,
specification, plot plan &, P & ID development, underground and aboveground piping & valves
BOM, RFQ preparation, vendor drawing review and supports construction and testing,
co-ordination with other disciplines, client and vendors.
ATP Oil and Gas: As a lead mechanical Engineer performed Water Injection modification including
P & ID, specification and datasheets for pumps, filters, valves, piping.
Talisman: Heat exchanger modification, pig launcher/ receiver design etc.
Federal Connects: Acted as an engineering manager of various oil & gas industry piping connectors
for upstream, downstream piping. Supervised engineers for design and development using API and
customer requirements e.g. 6A, 17 D, finite element analysis, solid works, material selections, and heat
treatments processing.
Misc. clients including Enbridge, W & T offshore, pump station, sizing, estimation and design of
separators, platform sump, glycol dehydration skid etc.
Mechanical Engineers Jan 2008 Nov 2012
Worley Parsons Houston, TX
Chevron Rosebank Offshore: Prepared specifications, datasheets, for a FPSO in North sea to support
FEED.
BP GOM Offshore: Prepared specifications, datasheets, technical requisitions, bid evaluations, gap
analysis on specifications, and general project coordination for Gulf of Mexico offshore operating
platforms. Performed a fit for service evaluations and a gap analysis for various pressure vessels in a
GOM platform. This included review of specifications, datasheets, vendor drawings and
calculations. Equipment includes Accumulators, Desanders, Chemical Injection Skids, etc.
Shell Oil Co: As a Lead Mechanical Engineer performed various modifications for onshore pipe lines
and facilities. Developed cost estimates, engineering specifications for meter / prover, Firewater
Pumps, Product transfer pumps, Vapor Combustion units, Pig Launchers, and Instrument Air
Compressor.
ExxonMobil - Sakhalin-1 Project, Arkutun-Dagi Field Development, and Offshore Sakhalin Island,
Russia: As a requisition engineer responsible for procurement, detail design and installation of
Firewater & Sea Water Lift Pumps and as a backup for various API pumps.
Prepared specifications, technical datasheets, purchase requisitions for Glycol Dehydration system,
Pressure Vessels, and Pig Launcher and Receivers.
Performed bid evaluations and vendor document review, resolution of technical issues, change
orders and vendor document approval.
Conducted technical studies for various offshore drilling equipment e.g. piping and Valve weight
reductions at the platform, Pig Launcher and Receiver, and Firewater Pump room HVAC.
Senior Mechanical Engineer Jan 2008 Jun 2008
Bechtel Houston, TX
Prepared technical datasheets, Requisitions for API & ANSI Pumps, ASME Pressure Vessels and
storage tanks for a confidential Project.
Performed vendor bid evaluations and recommendations for awards.
Reviewed vendor documents and resolved technical issues to ensure that all technical and
contractual requirements were satisfied.
Interfaced with clients, vendors, and other disciplines.
Consulting Engineer Jun 1993 Jan 2008
South Texas Electric Generating Station
Supervising Project Engineer May 1988 Nov 1992
Houston Lighting & Power Wadsworth, TX
Performed economic and feasibility studies and cost/benefit analysis on projects for plant
performance improvement of the two 1250MW power plants.
Managed various projects e.g. Bill of material development project, AOV reliability project etc.
Interfaced management and contractors, obtained necessary funding for projects. Prepared and
presented project reports and schedules.
Followed the project from inception to the completion ensuring on time completion and within
budget.
Supported licensing for regulatory approval.
Reviewed and approved vendor design and provided technical support to the plant.
Coordinated and interfaced with management, maintenance, operations, industry groups,
government regulators, and vendors.
Designed and modified Piping and fluid systems for improving plant efficiency and reliability.
Performed necessary changes to P&ID, Piping isometrics, and vendor documents.
Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems
and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles
Investigate equipment failures and operational problems, oversee repair and testing of installed
mechanical equipment, e.g., Pumps, Valves, and hydraulic systems for the balance of the plant
(Turbine and Condenser)
Performed root cause and failure mode analysis based on metallurgy, stress, and equipment
functions.
Senior Engineer/Piping Engineer Jan 1980 Jan 1988
Stone & Webster Engineering Corp Cherry Hill, NJ
Supervised Field Engineers and craft labor to provide technical support for installation and field
modifications of large and small bore piping for power plants.
Supported field testing of equipment, plant startup, and commissioning (Pumps, Valves,
Compressors, etc.), and systems.
Designed various fluid and gaseous systems, (P&ID development).
Performed fluid flow calculations and data sheets for Pumps, Tanks, and Heat Exchangers.
Prepared procurement and installation specifications.
Supervised designers, and approved design & vendor drawings.
Performed procurement engineering functions, economic evaluations, and man-hour estimates for
projects.
Pressure Vessel Design Engineer Jan 1979 Jan 1980
DuPont Chemical Co
Designed Pressure Vessels and Storage Tanks for various chemical plants and refineries.
Utilized process input and DuPont standards to design detail drawings and calculations.
Product Design Engineer Jan 1977 Jan 1979
Misc. companies
Designed material handling systems for warehousing and freight companies.
Designed Butterfly Valves, Pressure Vessels, Tanks, Heat Exchangers, and Electromechanical devices,
managed manufacturing companies including sales and marketing.
Reverse engineered and manufactured OEM replacement parts.
System Engineer Jan 1974 Jan 1977
United Engineers & Constr Philadelphia, PA
Provided process design, including heat transfer, fluid flow calculations, and P&ID development,
building and equipment arrangements and layouts.
Performed equipment sizing calculations and developed specifications for Pumps, Tanks, and Heat
Exchangers, developed data sheets, provided technical support for the installation and testing of
Piping and equipment in the field.
Performed bid evaluations and contract awards, managed contracts, and approved vendor
submittal.
Education
Professional Engineer from Pennsylvania, USA since Jan 1974
MS : Mechanical Engineering Jan 1970
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
Mechanical Engineering
Training
On Control Valves, Solenoid Valves, Pumps,
Mechanical Seals, Air- operated and Motor-operated
Actuators, Valve packing, Root cause analysis and
failure prevention, HVAC design, ASME code, Project
Management, Stress management, Procurement
engineering, Cost estimation, Negotiation techniques,
Dealing with people, and Out of the box thinking.
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Oracle,
and Filenet.