SOMASUNDARAM KALAISELVAN
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SUMMARY:
Possess more than Twenty-four (25) years of professional experience, worked in reputed oil & gas companies, EPC Contractors.
Worked in ADNOC (United Arab Emirates) as a key role in Supply chain management, appraising the capability of the contractors, vendors in UAE and the manufacturers worldwide.
Worked with EPC Contractor for Qatar Petroleum expansion project and Worked with Engineering consultant for Saudi Aramco project.
Technical review of Tender specifications (including Quality, Safety aspects), Evaluates proposals, drawings, & schedules and planning the requirements.
Reviewing the contract terms, Maintaining tender correspondences,
Compilation and submission of Tender Techno- Commercial Bids and follow up.
Strong knowledge base of OIL & GAS, Petrochemicals, chemicals plant companies, contractors, vendors etc. located in UAE and qualified manufacturers worldwide.
Have varied experience and worked in all kinds of projects from conceptual, FEED and detailed design engineering & EPC / EPCM projects.
Effectively dealing, guiding & communicating with suppliers, construction contractors, manufactures, Third party inspection agencies etc.
Familiar & worked with UAE / GCC based vendors and contractors.
Possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor's degree in Instrumentation and Control Engineering,
Madurai Kamaraj University, India in the year (1988 to 1992)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A – Operations ),
Bharathidasan University, India in the year (2015-2016)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current Position:
Position : Techno-Commercial Manager
Employer : M/s. Korean Techno- Inspection Middle East Co. LLC., Abu Dhabi
Period : Feb 2018 – Till date
Responsibilities:
Attending to Expression of Interest correspondences from various clients and the necessary follow ups to obtain Request for Proposal or Quotation
Responding to client about our intention to bid or not to bid.
Technical review of Tender documents (including Quality, Safety aspects), Evaluates proposals, drawings, & schedules and planning the requirements.
Reviewing the contract terms, sending T&C clarifications to client.
Maintaining tender correspondences.
Attending pretender meetings at client end, arranging and attending pretender site visits as required.
Price negotiation with Suppliers
Performing project cost activities
Ensuring contractual agreements and client entitlements are properly administered
Attending meetings with clients
Compilation and submission of Tender Techno- Commercial Bids and follow up.
Post contract award, provide full and complete information to the Project Coordinator to facilitate contract reviews, purchase orders for execution of the work, prepare all schedules, ordering of materials and coordinate operations (Project Handover).
Prepare and Submitting prequalification’s to various clients like ADNOC, DRY DOCKS, Dubai, Emirates steel, ADWEA etc, as required
Co-ordination with ADNOC-ICV Consultant and acquired the ADNOC-ICV Certificate.
Finding the new principals (Manufacturers) & Associates and make an Agency agreement and proceeding for the pre-qualification approvals with clients in UAE.
Previous Positions:
Position : Supplier Appraisal Engineer / Materials Engineer
Employer : M/s. ADNOC Refining (TAKREER Refinery), Abu Dhabi
Period : Mar 2013 – Feb 2018
Period from Dec ‘2016 to Feb 2018 - Deputation at ADNOC HQ for the implementation of the Centralized Commercial Directory
Responsibilities at ADNOC HQ:
Compilation of Pre-qualification data’s received from all ADNOC Group of companies (such as ADNOC Refining, ADNOC Gas Processing, Borouge, ADNOC Onshore, ADNOC Offshore, ADNOC Sour Gas, ADNOC Drilling, ADNOC Logistics etc.,).
Analyzing all the Pre-qualification data’s received from all ADNOC Group of companies and concluding the final Pre-qualified Work groups / Product Groups for each suppliers.
Provide the correct template of PQ data’s to the IT department for uploading in to the Ariba system.
Assist in development of ADNOC-Ariba system and Interaction with IT departments and attending meetings for the implementation of the system.
Collect the data’s from ADNOC Group of companies and interpret data, identifying manufacturers / contractors / vendors and analyze results to report back to the centralized system.
Create and implement precise management plans for every project, with attention to transparent communication at all levels. · Perform, evaluate, and communicate thorough quality assurance at every stage of the development.
Familiar in Materials Specification Coding Cataloguing in Oil Gas sound knowledge of computer operation.
Assist in development of the Pre-qualification questionnaire in the ADNOC-Ariba system.
Assist in development of Supplier Data management portal which is part of the ADNOC-Ariba system. (Suppliers view of WG/PG).
Preparation of Centralized Commercial Directory Procedures.
Assist in Go-Live of Ariba system (ADNOC Commercial Directory) on April 1st, 2017.
Provide assistance to all ADNOC Group of companies PQ Engineers, responding for the queries raised with respect to centralized Commercial Directory.
Rectification of missing data’s in the centralized commercial directory raised by all ADNOC Group of companies.
Rectification of missing data’s in the centralized commercial directory raised by the suppliers.
Manage Pre-qualification and assessment of Contractors, Vendors & Manufacturer.
Perform Site survey to the Manufacturer place for assessment.
Experience in analyzing plant equipment such as mechanical, electrical equipment, oil and gas equipment’s etc., and engineering/construction, contracting and consultancy services relevant to the oil/gas industry.
Responsibilities at TAKREER:
Manage Pre-qualification and assessment of Contractors, Vendors & Manufacturer.
Perform Site survey to the Contractor, Manufacturer place for assessment.
Providing SEC report of the suppliers to the management every month. This report is being discussed at the SEC meeting for finalization of the PQ for the suppliers.
Monitor performance of suppliers and provide necessary feedback.
Experience in analyzing plant equipment such as mechanical, electrical equipment, oil and gas equipment’s etc., and engineering/construction, contracting and consultancy services relevant to the oil/gas industry.
Conducted Site survey for the existing suppliers and do the re-assessment of all Work groups pre-qualified before 5 to 10 years. This practice provides good result in scrutinizing the suppliers WG’s and we have eliminated/added some WG’s for these suppliers as per their current business.
Assisting Buyers / contract engineers and responding for the queries raised with respect to Pre-qualification.
Compilation of Pre-qualification data’s from TAKREER Maximo system and handover these data’s to ADNOC for Centralized Commercial Directory.
Interaction with suppliers for the update of Agency agreement.
Position : Senior Instrumentation Engineer
Employer : M/s. Technicas Reunidas Engineering LLC, Oman
Period : Oct 2011 – Mar 2013
Projects handled:
Daleel Petroleum – FEED for Crude export facilities at DPS Facilities
Daleel Petroleum – Detailed engineering for addition of Heater at DPS Facilities.
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) – Suwaihat Control System upgrade (FCS / IPS / F&G System) and water treatment facilities.
Position : Senior Proposal Engineer
Employer : M/s. Litwin PEL, Abu dhabi
Period : 2007 – SEP 2011
Projects handled:
Attending to Expression of Interest correspondences from various clients and the necessary follow ups to obtain Request for Proposal or Quotation
Responding to client about our intention to bid or not to bid.
Technical review of specifications (including Quality, Safety aspects), Evaluates proposals, drawings, & schedules and planning the requirements.
Reviewing the contract terms, sending T&C clarifications to client.
Maintaining tender correspondences.
Attending pretender meetings at client end, arranging and attending pretender site visits as required.
Price negotiation with Suppliers
Performing project cost activities
Ensuring contractual agreements and client entitlements are properly administered
Attending meetings with clients
Compilation and submission of Tender Techno- Commercial Bids and follow up.
Successfully completed Tendering / Proposal for the following projects
Upstream facilities for Petro Energy, Sudan.
RTU / SCADA replacement at Ummshaif & Zakum Super complex (Total No. of Platforms – 81 No’s) - ADMA (Offshore)
Gas lift for wellheads (Onshore) Bb-97 & Bb-603 - ADCO
Isomerate Quality improvement - TAKREER, Ruwais Refinery
Position : Senior Instrumentation Engineer
Employer : M/s. SOFCON, Saudi Arabia
Period : 2003 – on contract, 2005 to 2007
Projects Completed:
Successfully completed FEED for following projects
Maintaining & Optimizing Production in Mubarraz Area_ GOSP-1, 2, 6, 7 & 8 - Saudi Aramco
Mazalij, Abu Jifan Trunkline to Khurais Central Processing facilities – Saudi Aramco Khurais Development Project
Upgrade of ESD system & Automation of Asphalt Loading system at South Riyadh Bulk plant – Saudi Aramco
Successfully completed detail engineering for following projects
Maintaining & Optimizing Production in Mubarraz Area_ GOSP-1, 2, 6, 7 & 8 - Saudi Aramco
Abqaiq plant pump station– Saudi Aramco - includes implementation of foundation fieldbus based instrumentation system. Experience developed on Fisher Rosemount DeltaV System, including foundation Field bus, MODBUS and OPC technology.
Waste water treatment facilities upgrade at Jeddah Refinery – Saudi Aramco
Eliminating Emergency water tank with Evaporation pond at Uthmaniyah OSP-11 – Saudi Aramco
Replace the conduit system in Sea Island 4 with Cable trays– Saudi Aramco
Position : Senior Instrumentation Engineer
Employer : M/s. Dar Al Riyadh Consultant, Saudi Arabia
Period : 2004 to 2005 – on contract
Project Completed:
Successfully completed detailed engineering for unloading and loading islands for two grade gasoline - Saudi Aramco Yanbu, Al-Jouf, Najran,Taif, Abha, Jeddah bulk plants
Position : Assistant Chief Engineer - Instrumentation
Employer : M/s. Fichtner Consulting Engineers, India
Period : 2003 to 2004
Project Completed:
Successfully completed detailed engineering for 120 MW power plant – ABAN Power, Tamil Nadu, India
Position : Assistant Chief Engineer - Instrumentation
Employer : M/s. GS Engineering and Construction Ltd (formerly known as LG
Engineering and construction), Qatar
Period : 2001 to 2003 – on contract
Project Completed:
Successfully completed EPC for Refinery Expansion project (which consists of new CDU, Naphtha Hydrotreater, CCR, Hydrotreater,LPG recovery)– Qatar Pteroleum Ltd., Qatar, project value : US $ 680 million
Co-ordinate the site activities such as installation, erection, loop checking, logic and functional testing, System integrity checking & Commissioning.
Supervise the installation of checking of Metering system, vibration & temperature monitoring system
Managed the inspection of calibration, hook-up leak test and cable test for instruments, site Acceptance test
Contribution in clearing the punch list
Position : Instrument Engineer
Employer : M/s. Dalal Mott Macdonald Ltd, India
Period : 1996 to 2001
Projects Completed:
Successfully completed detailed engineering for the following projects
Gas Collection Stations - ONGC locations Odalaveru, Krishna Godavari Basin East Coast, Kovilkalappal, Kuthalam
New White Oil product transfer line project for Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd., Mangalore
ATF-Hydrant Fueling system project for Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Chennai
Capacity Augmentation Phenate project for Indian Additives Ltd, Chennai
40 MTPD Dextrose Expansions / 20 MTPD DMH / DA / MD Project for DSQ Biotech Ltd, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
Matsushita Air-Conditioning Ltd, Irungattukottai, Chennai
Tagros Chemicals India Ltd.,
Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd., Ranipet.
Deputation to Reliance Petroleum Ltd.(Worked under Bechtel Supervision) – US $ 6 billion project at Jamnagar complex, India. Facilities include Foxboro I/A series DCS, Triconex ESD PLC, Wormald F&G System, Bently Nevada MCM, Rotork MOV System, and SAAB Tank gauging system. 40,000 I/O’s – hardwired and 180,000 Serial I/O’s
Position : Instrument Engineer
Employer : M/s. Claro India Ltd., Chennai, India, India
Period : 1995 to 1996
Projects Completed:
Supervision of installation of instruments and control systems for Formaldehyde plant includes calibration, installation of Instruments, Witness loop checking, functional test & Site Acceptance Test.
Maintenance activities for Para formaladehyde plant.
Position : Instrument Engineer
Employer : M/s. Avant Garde Engineers & Consultants pvt. Ltd., India
Period : 1992 to 1995
Projects Completed:
Successfully completed detailed engineering for the following projects
NPKRR Co-op Sugar mills – 55 TPH Bagasse fired Boiler
Kallakurichi Co-op Sugar mills – 45 TPH Bagasse fired Boiler
EID Parry India – Phosphoric Acid plant
EXPOSURE IN CODES & STANDARDS:
ASME / ANSI standards
ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001
Worked with Specifications of SHELL DEP, SAUDI ARAMCO, QP, ADNOC GROUP OF COMPANIES i.e., TAKREER / ADMA–OPCO / GASCO / ADCO / ZADCO etc.
SOFTWAR & COMPUTER SKILLS:
Intools – Smart Plant Instrumentation
Instrument Sizing Program – Instrucalc, FLOWVEL
Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point, Access
PERSONAL DETAILSs:
Date of birth : 14th May 1971
Gender : Male
Nationality : Indian
Marital status : Married
Passport Details : Passport no K9306112 & Valid up to 24th Feb 2023
Languages known : English, Hindi & Tamil