Mechanical Engineer Senior Project

A result-oriented professional offering over ** years of experience in EPIC Project Management & Maintenance

Hands-on experience in managing rotating equipment maintenance, executing maintenance contracts and LTSA for specific maintenance contracts related to dynamic Rotor balancing, Mechanical seal servicing, steam turbine/generator, Diesel Engine Generators, and compressor overhauls.

Managed the overhaul of all types and make high speed Pumps, Compressors & Turbines in other fertilizers & refinery, Gas plant, GTL in India, Dubai (UAE), Kuwait, Qatar & Abu Dhabi and LPG/Ammonia Ships Equipment.

Skilled in managing various functions like Spare Checks, Routine, PM & S/D Maintenance, Turnaround maintenance, Laser alignment, Graphical Alignment, and complete Overhauling of major high speed Rotary Machinery.

Experience in Trouble shooting, Condition Monitoring & Vibration Analysis and Rotor Dynamic Balancing

Expertise in managing of maintenance activities of Refinery, Gas plant, Gas to Liquid plant (GTL), offshore gas production, processing and export terminal, Gas based Ammonia plants, Captive steam power plants, refrigerated hydro carbon importation, Marine hydrocarbon loading arms maintenance and Refrigerated storage terminal plants wide India, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi

Rich experience in managing all types of mechanical seals including API plan 53B & 53 M installations with their auxiliary piping systems, Retrofitting, modification, trouble shooting, repairing and reconditioning activities.

Successfully spearheaded the delivery of Oil & Gas EPC major projects execution both Greenfield and Brownfield for onshore and offshore Middle East projects with esteemed clients like Maersk Oil Qatar and ADNOC.

Conducted equipment health checks, inspections, condition based monitoring and acting proactively to prevent unexpected breakdowns & downtimes

Successfully managed technical, financial and administrative issues, new builds start-up, commissioning, Retrofitting, Refurbishment & ensured adherence to safety, environment, regulatory and energy conservation norms

Strategized techniques for maximum utilization of manpower with thorough understanding of industry & technology trends, handling special tools, implemented manufacturing techniques & methodologies to achieve product excellence

Excellent in troubleshooting and analytical thinking for reducing equipment repeated breakdown time and enhancing operational effectiveness

Successfully completed new builds in NPCC Marine expansion project in the construction, installation, commissioning, testing and trials of SEP-450, SEP-550, SEP-650 & SEP-750 barges in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai (china)

Operations & Maintenance

Equipment Maintenance/ Troubleshooting

Inspection & Testing/ Performance Assessment and enhancing efficiency

Predictive & Preventive Maintenance

Corrective & Breakdown Maintenance

Overhauling/ Reliability Enhancement

Quality & Continuous Improvement

Project Management, Equipment Erection, Commissioning & trail run and testing

Team Building & Leadership

Currently working in Borough Polymers EPC#4, Ruwais, Abu Dhabi as Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer handing complete Rotary Equipment installation, levelling, piping connection. Alignment and preservation activities.

Worked in ADNOC Ruwais Refinery west, Abu Dhabi CFP Project as Senior Field Mechanical Engineer Rotating Equipment handling both Green field and Brown field project activities through Worley Engineering Pvt. Limited, Abu Dhabi from Oct’2020 to Dec’2023.

Successfully Executed during the Service at NPCC (National Petroleum Construction Company) from June’07 to May’20:

Jun’07 - Jun’10 as Senior Project Engineer (Maersk Oil, Qatar, Alshaheen Projects ED, GD&GA) offshore platforms

Jul’10 - Jul ’14 as Senior Project Engineer SEP-450 & SEP-550 Self Propelled Jack-up Barge construction Projects at NPCC, Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Jul ’14 - Jun’15 as Senior Mechanical Engineer Equipment SEP-650 & SEP-750 Self Propelled Jack-up Barge construction Projects at Shanghai, China

Jun’15 to May20 as Senior Project Engineer ADMA UMM LULU Offshore EPC package-2 handling complete major equipment

June’06 - Jun’07with M/s Dolphin Energy Ltd., Ras Laffan, Doha, Qatar as Maintenance Engineer (Direct Hire)

Oct’05 - Apr’06 with Oryx GTL, Qatar Petroleum Group, Doha, Qatar as Rotating Equipment Supervisor (Direct Hire)

Feb’00 - Oct’05 with KNPC, Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery, MAA, Kuwait as Rotating Equipment specialist ESR (Contract & Secondment) handling RMP & FUP plants

Jul’97 - Jan’00 with SFCL, Spic Fertilizers & Chemicals FZE, Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE as Mechanical Equipment as Engineer Refurbishment (Direct Hire)

Feb’90 - Jul’97 with SPIC-Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd., Tuticorin, India as Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Direct Hire)

Feb’81 - Jan’90 with SPIC-Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd., Tuticorin, India as Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor/ Assistant Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Direct Hire)

Key Result Areas:

Conducting performance assessment and taking corrective actions for centrifugal compressor, reciprocating compressor, steam turbine, centrifugal pumps and all major rotary machinery

Managing the online leak attending (Nipping) in reformer pig tails tubes, vessels, valves & high pressure piping flanges

Attending witness testing of FAT at vendor premises in accordance with the contract specification and requirements.

Managing the special tools, measuring tools, alignment kits, Laser alignment Kit, Torque wrenches, torque multipliers, hydraulic tensioners, Hydraulic jacks, master level and Theode light

Enhancing equipment availability through analysis of failures and operational problems, analysing root cause and taking corrective and preventive measures

Spearheading SAT (Site acceptance test), construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning of rotating equipment witnessed by client representatives

Leading measures to reduce technical downtime in bottleneck machines; controlling spares & maintenance cost

Setting up quality & maintenance standards, Vendor Field Services mobilization/management, ensuring optimum utilization of available resources to achieve organizational objectives and goals

Implementing various corrective/ improvement methodologies to improve equipment effectiveness

Administering the activity at sites and project schedule, ensuring cost control within the budget and plans

Troubleshooting and driving preventive/ breakdown/ shutdown maintenance of rotary/ static equipment, to reduce downtime to minimum

Liaising with the customer and coordinating in the QC/ QA services for preparation of project

Facilitating smooth erection & commissioning of field equipment, mechanical and process control equipment and ensuring completion of project in minimum turnaround time with effective resource utilization to maximize the output

Planning erection, testing & commissioning as well as preventive & predictive maintenance schedule

Supervisory Development Training Program for Engineers

Maximo, CMMS and MMMS training course in KPC, Kuwait petroleum Training Centre

SAP Course at M/s: Dolphin Energy Ltd., Qatar

Completed all offshore courses like Basic Fire Fighting, Basic First Aid

H2S/BA, T-Bosiet, HUET, Banks man and Coxswain Training and so on

Conversant with all standards and specifications like ASME, ANSI, API, AWS, ASTM, and NFPA

Developed Purchase requisition along with data sheet for diesel gen, sets, all types of pumps, compressors, Steam turbines, pedestal cranes, EOT cranes, bridge cranes and package items

Mechanical equipment erection, levelling, alignment, commissioning, testing, trouble shooting, and routine maintenance activities of Gas based ammonia plants, utilities, Diesel Generating sets, Turbo generators, captive steam power plant, tank farms, turn-around maintenance, modernization, up-gradation, retrofitting, refrigerated ammonia & LPG storage tanks, floating roof Naphtha Tanks, Fuel oil Tanks, LSHS Tanks and hydro carbon ship unloading arms maintenance in port

Equipment Replacement: Planned the replacement of obsolete equipment to attain better reliability and availability; replaced the equipment after a continuous service over 20 years

Conducted Techno-crafts to refresh our knowledge of the various equipment including the other discipline activities

Special Mission service from M/s SPIC to Other Fertilizers / Refineries

oM/s SPIC SMO Kuwait, as Team Leader for Ammonia Compressor house

oCompressor & Turbine overhaul for Ammonia plant in FACT/Cochin, India

oKNPC, Shuaiba, Kuwait for Rotating Equipment overhauling in 1990

oKuwait Mina Ahmadi Refinery Restoration Project after Gulf war 1991

oM/s RCF Chembur & M/s SFC, Kota in India for steam turbine

oCentrifugal and reciprocating compressor overhaul in NFCL, India

oRestoration of Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery rotary equipment during blast damage in May 2000

Trouble Shooting – Rotating Equipment

oMechanical seal frequent failure problem in HP BFW pump by modifying the Throat bush outside diameter seating surface area with an new “O” ring groove to avoid stuffing box over pressurization.

oCavitation problem in Amine pump

oHigh vibration problem in ARDs Charge pump

oRadial reaction failure of shaft in high pressure Ammonia carbonate pump in urea plant.

oCO2 Reciprocating compressor knocking problem

oRecycle gas Compressor capacity reduction problem

oUpgrading the existing axial High Pressure seal oil pump with horizontal screw type Alweiller Pump

oSeal oil high consumption & Seal oil mixing with lube oil problem

oFirst time replacement of Dry gas seal assemblies (John crane/Nippon) in KNPC, CCR Unit (#25 & #26) and #05 Flare Gas Recovery unit LPG Compressor in Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery, Kuwait

oExcessive Axial thrust Problem in Synthesis gas compressor drive turbine by adjusting the Turbine Rotor axial bump clearance values between rotor and stator.

Stationary Equipment

oRoutine Maintenance & Shutdown Maintenance of all stationary and rotary equipment.

oPreparation of Equipment for Third Party Inspection & Testing for annual auditing/inspection & Certification

o Online Leak attending in Equipment flanges, vessels, Valves, piping, boiler fitting and accessories.

o Specialized in all type Lifting equipment, Special Tools handling, usage, lifting, testing and certification.

MS Windows XP

Windows Office XP

MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint

Internet Applications

SAP, MAXIMO

CMMMS & MMMS

B.E. Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India in 1991

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India in 1980

Date of Birth: 18th May 1960

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Arabic, Tamil & Malayalam

Current Address: P.O. Box: 11828, Al Dhafra beach Hotel, Jebel Dhanna, Ruwais, Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Permanent Address: 15-b, Bryant Nagar, 8th St., Tuticorin - 620 008, Tamil Nadu, India

Light Vehicle Driving: Yes, Driving Licence Valid till 2027 in VAE.

References:

Mr. Hassan Abdullah Aldhaheri,

Mechanical Section Head RR-1,

Ruwais Refinery, Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Ph. No: 009***-*******, Mobile: 009***********

E Mail: ***********@*****.**

REFERNCE:

Mr. Hassan Abdullah Aldhaheri,

Section Leader Mechanical Maintenance,

Maintenance RR-1 Refinery, Ruwais (West),

Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Ph. No: 009***-*******, Mobile: 009**-**-*******

E Mail: ***********@*****.**

Mr. Nasser Ahmed AlMarzouqi,

Vice President,

National Petroleum Construction Company,

Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Ph. No: 009***-*******, Mobile: 009**-*********

E Mail: ******@****.**

Mr. Partiban Paulraj,

ADNOC World Trade Center Building,

Team Leader Maintenance Support Team,

P.O. Box : 303,

Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Off Ph. No: 009***-*******, Mobile: 009****-*******

E Mail: *****@*****.**

Mr. Rajakumar Sreenivasan,

Manufacturing Excellence Manager,

Advanced Petrochemical Company,

Ryadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ph. Office: 009**********/Mob: 009**-*******,

E-Mail: *********.*@*****************.***

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Decisive, strategic and performance-driven professional targeting assignments in Oil and Gas positions for Senior Rotating Equipment Engineer

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