Group Lead (Capital Projects & Engineering)
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Dr. Ashiff Khan K. A
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Thrissur, Kerala, India. Pin - 680005
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Summary
Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & gas, chemicals, metallurgy, utilities, and water treatment with both operational and engineering background. Skilled in Management, Leadership, Mentoring, Project management, Process engineering, Operational excellence, Environment management, Safety & Risk management, and Major industrial incident investigations. Strong engineering professional with patent, several certifications, awards, and publications.
Qualifications
•BTech, Chemical Engineering, June 2002
•Masters in Business Administration (MBA), December 2019
•Masters in Law (IP), June 2013
•Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM), June 2011
•Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM), December 2018
•Diploma in Management (DIM), June 2011
•Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. h.c.) in Management, University of Swahili,2020
•Doctorate in Business Administration, SP Jain School of Global Management, Ongoing
Work Experience (Summary)
1
Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Group Lead (Engineering & Capital Projects)
02/2012 – Current
2
SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd, South Korea
Lead Process Engineer
09/2008 – 01/2012
3
UHDE India Limited, India
Lead Process Engineer
07/2006 – 08/2008
4
Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd
Manager
11/2005 – 06/2006
5
Binani Zinc Limited, India
Engineer
07/2003 – 10/2005
6
KITCO Ltd, India
Associate Engineer
11/2002 – 06/2003
Certifications
•HAZOP Chairman, American Society of Safety Engineers
•Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Saudi Aramco
•Environment Management System Development & Implementation, PetroSkills
•Safety Auditor, National Safety Council
•Internal Auditor for Management Systems, Binani Zinc Ltd
•Member, The Institution of Engineers (India)
•Chartered Engineer (India), The Institution of Engineers (India)
Patents
•Inventor of a process patent which is filed in US Patent Office by Saudi Aramco under the name of inventor. (Reference no 16/844, 716)
Publications
•Energy Savings from the Stabilizer Bottom Pump – A Success Story from Khurais Central Processing Facility – Society of Petroleum Engineers, Jan 2013
•Salt Water Disposal System Modification during Low Water Rates from Khurais Fields – Society of Petroleum Engineers, Jan 2013
•Increasing the quality and quantity of NGL exported from Khurais Central Processing Facility – Gas Processing Association, Jan 2016
•High Pressure Production Trap (HPPT) Restoration and Design of Internals to Enhance Mechanical Integrity and Separation Efficiency – Oil & Gas Journal, USA, May 2018.
Awards
•Board of Engineers Award, 2020
•Saudi Aramco Corporate Innovation Award, 2019
•Saudi Aramco KhPD Innovation Award, 2014, 2016, 2018
•Saudi Aramco Best Practice Initiative Awards, 2015
•Saudi Aramco Manager Excellence Award, 2014
•Saudi Aramco Vice President Award for Excellence, 2014
•Saudi Aramco Vice President Award for Excellence, 2013
Work Experience (Detailed)
Saudi Aramco, KSA
Engineering Group Lead -1.5 MMBD Khurais Central Processing Facility Oil Trains & Process Group, February 2012 – Present.
•Managing and leading group of engineers in Oil & Gas Operations, dehydrator/ desalter, stabilisers, gas compression, water injection, produced water treatment, gas dehydration dew point control, TEG, utilities etc. Highly skilled in Project, Process and Plant Engineering activities.
•Leading Engineering activities related to IR 4.0 automation by coordinating with vendors and technology providers for product quality predicting, troubleshooting and performance monitoring.
•Led major tasks during Khurais restoration activities after external attack. Developed innovative scheme to maximize production by bypassing a stabilizer. Led team to achieve record production from Khurais Central Processing Facility after incident.
•Handled positions of Group Lead in Khurais oil trains, Central Arabia, Gas plant, Utilities, Process, Environment coordination activities in various assignments.
•Led development of 10 year master plan for Central Arabia fields, facilities and Khurais CPF fields and facilities.
•Lead 1.5MMBD Central processing facility (oil, gas utilities) and 0.2 MMBD Sat.GOSP (oil, gas, utilities) debottlenecking studies.
•Led Khurais CPF HPPT restoration and internals redesign which is one of the biggest onsite repair and restoration activity in the world.
•Participated as member in many Saudi Aramco corporate teams for major investigations including 1MMBBL tank fire incident. Vast experience in Liaising with various technical, legal and other agencies.
•Led various projects, technology deployment, process optimization studies and troubleshooting teams with members from different disciplines.
•Developed and completed Purge gas optimization project for flare system. The methodology was categorized as a “Trade Secret” and awarded as a “Best Practice” in Saudi Aramco.
•Member of Saudi Aramco Board of engineers for Saudi Aramco standard reviewers, Flare reduction committee, Professional Engineering Development SME, innovation committee member, Environment coordinator, flare coordinator, OE, SMS Process owner etc.
•Member of Saudi Aramco IPO readiness team and support for upstream analysts.
SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd, South Korea & USA Lead Process Engineer, September 2008 - January 2012
•Excellent in-hand experience in process engineering with through knowledge in hydraulics, Iine sizing, pump hydraulics, control valve sizing, preparation of data sheets of various process equipment, utility sizing, package unit reviews, PMC actvities etc. Working experience in Hysis, Htri etc in a moderate level. Through knowledge of Liaising with civil, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentations etc.
Worked in following projects:
•Hydrocracker Complex - SK Energy, S. Korea Process Engineer: Extended Basic & Detail Engineering for Hydrocracker & Hydrogen Plant
•Refinery and Petrochemical Complex of the Ecuadorian Pacific - Manabí, Ecuador Process Engineer & Co-coordinator for Subcontractors: Conceptual Engineering & Early Basic Engineering for Utility and Offsite Systems and SRU.
•Takreer, UAE (Proposal) - Inter Refinery Pipeline Project Phase II
•ARAMCO (Proposal) - WASIT NGL Fractionation Facilities
•Jurong Aromatic Complex, Singapore Process Engineer: Detail Engineering for Condensate Fractionation, NHT, CCR Platforming, BTX Aromatic section. Design of Utility Systems including Flare system design.
UHDE India Limited, Mumbai Area, India Lead Process Engineer, July 2006 - August 2008
•Excellent in-hand experience in process engineering with through knowledge in hydraulics Iine sizings, pump hydraulics, control valve sizings, preparation of data sheets of various process equipments, utility sizings etc. Working Page 3 of 6 experience in Hysis, Htri etc in a moderate level. Through knowledge of Liaising with civil, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentations etc.
Worked in following projects:
•MSQ Quality Up gradation Project - IOCL Guwahati & Digboi Refinery, India Process Engineer: Extended Basic & Detail Engineering.
•Egyptian Polypropylene Project - EPPC, Egypt
Process Engineer: Hit Team Check & Technical Audits.
•Chlorine Dioxide Plant & HCl Synthesis Unit - WCPM, India Lead Process Engineer: Lump sum Turnkey.
•Chlorine Dioxide Plant & HCl Synthesis Unit - SPML, India
Process Engineer: Pre commissioning, Commissioning & successfully completed Guarantee Test Run.
•Gujarat State Fertilizer Corporation, India.
Lead Process Engineer: Cost Estimation & Sizing of Utilities.
•Ammonia Abatement Project - Sabic, Saudi Arabia
Process Engineer: Development of new technology by UHDE for patents.
•Hindustan Zinc Phase II Project - Vedanta, India Process Engineer: PMC for Detail Engineering for process and water treatment packages.
Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd, Mumbai Area, India Manager (Gas Cracker), November 2005 - June 2006
•Manager (Gas Cracker – ISBL) Working Knowledge with DCS in Operations of Hot section – Depropaniser, SDE, MAPD reactors, Propylene Splitters, Debutanizer, Gasoline fractionators, Ethylene & Propylene refrigeration Compressors.
•Knowledge in operations of Cracker furnaces and Cold section etc.
Binani Zinc Limited, Kochi, India Engineer, July 2003 - October 2005
•Engineer: Research & Development
Trouble shooting & condition monitoring of Roaster furnace plant, H2SO4 Plant, Leaching Plant, Electrolysis plant, Melting furnace plant, ETP etc. Pilot plant studies, Inventory calculations and Generation of efficiency reports, water treatment etc,
Conducted internal audits in Binani Zinc for ISO 9001, IS0 14001, OHSAS 18001, SA 8001.
•Engineer: Leaching & Purification Plant
Commissioning of 1000 m3/hr third stage purification plant with Korea Zinc Limited.
Commissioning of Belt Filter Unit, DCS Operation of Leaching and Purification Plant.
KITCO Ltd, Kochi, India Associate Engineer, November 2002 - June 2003
•Experience in working for major water treatment and waste water treatment packages
Worked on following projects:
•Kochi Refinery Limited, (Expansion) SBM, Onshore & Submarine pipe line Project, India Associate Consultant: Feasibility Study & Civil Surveys
•Thorium Recovery, Uranium Separation & Treatment (THRUST Project) Nuclear
Applications, Indian Rare Earths Limited, India
Associate Consultant: Detail Engineering
•Project: JALANIDHI Project, Water Supply Project of World Bank, India Associate Consultant: PMC
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