Vimal Patel

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Email: adk128@r.postjobfree.com

Aiming for deserving managerial roles to head Maintenance / Project Management activities for Plant Instrumentation & Control with a high growth-driven organisation. Domains: Electricity Generation/Power plants, Water Treatment Plants, Desalination Plant, Fuel treatment /Gas handling plant

EXECUTIVE SYNOPSIS

Around 20 years’ experience in various areas like Project Management, Maintenance of Control & Instrumentation, Operation and Erection & Commissioning with Electricity Generation / Utility industries with reputed organizations in India and Qatar.

Currently in Doha as Lead Control & Instrumentation Engineer, associated with Qatar Power Company, Doha (Qatar), since Oct 2005.(1050MW combined cycle power plant (electricity Generating unit) & 60MIGD Desalination plant of Potable water generation & treatment plant ).

Resourceful in managing Instrumentation Maintenance activities including plant modifications / expansion with a view to enhance the overall operational efficiency.

Insightful experience in Project management activities encompassing project planning, scheduling and progress monitoring for installation, commissioning activities and major overhauls.

Track record of achieving cost reduction through vendor development, materials management, spares management and inventory control.

Distinction of successfully handling deputations to Germany and Russia for business purposes.

An effective communicator with strong leadership, team management, analytical, troubleshooting and coordination skills. Capacity to work under high pressure situations and beat deadlines.

Experience of working under cross-cultural and multi-lingual environments.

Specific assignment to look after major plant modifications & long term engineering issues in C&I maintenance.

KEY COMPETENCIES

-Project Management -Control & Instrumentation Maintenance

-Erection & Commissioning -Spares Management -Vendor Development

-Purchase Coordination -Inventory Monitoring -Systems Implementation

-EHS Compliance -Manpower Management -Cost/ Resource Optimisation Some of the major areas of exposures:

o Handling complete maintenance activities for C&I department including corrective & preventive & outage maintenance.

o Coordinating & witnessing commissioning activities, handling warranty issues with EPC supplier, coordination with erection & commissioning team for C&I activities. o Scheduling & Prioritising jobs for Emergency works, shutdown jobs & coordination of Instrumentation jobs for major equipment overhauls etc.

o Root cause analysis for failures /tripping

o Plant reliability study with Equipment Failure & Criticality Analysis o Executing Plant Modifications in view of approved process requirements, obsolete products & HSE aspects.

o Optimising Preventive schedules, updating instrumentation database o Exposure to Long Term Maintenance Contracts & EPC spares review o Leading upgradation for maintenance management database (Maximo) o Review of spare parts requirements & optimisation of Inventory o Exposure to external audit process / executing internal ISO 14001 audits o Preparation of new plant procedures & its implementation o Review of tender documents along with consultants, coordination with Purchase /Contract division for AMC/Contracts for techno-commercial issues.

o Preparation of annual budgets for department.

o Setting up C&I team & training team members for specific tasks o Streamlined Plant C&I maintenance activities from zero within short span EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

May 2011 onwards with Qatar Power Company, Doha (Qatar) as Lead C&I Engineer

Jan 2010 onwards with Qatar Power Company, Doha (Qatar) as C&I Engineer ( Engineering)

Oct’05 to Dec 2009 with Qatar Power Company, Doha (Qatar) as C&I Engineer, C&I Department Key Distinctions

Actively engaged in the implementation of maintenance procedures, which include Preventive maintenance plans, and routines within Maintenance Management System along with Risk assessments.

Implemented DCS Logic modifications based on Operation requirements for power & desalination plant.

Have been efficiently handling responsibilities for:

Identifying warranty related defects & coordinating with EPC supplier for implementation of corrective actions

Commissioning activities for various plant instruments and equipments.

Monitoring availability of spares & initiating actions for purchase.

Training new team members.

Reviewing new maintenance contracts and implementing contract terms effectively.

Conducting Trip analysis & proposing modification in logics.

Carried out Failure analysis & trip analysis for major equipments to improve productivity and plant availability.

Streamlined maintenance activities from zero within short span.

Coordinating outage activities for GT HGPI outages with EPC supplier, Siemens

Specific achievements /actions on reducing LTMC costs by Optimising spares & inventory control.

Instrumental in scheduling, prioritizing & optimizing maintenance activity for optimum availability during regular operation & outages.

Played a key role in the developing team to use Computerised Maintenance Management System

(Maximo) for maintenance activities.

Leading upgradation project for maintenance management database (Maximo).

Managing Expert Services contract for various system e.g CEMS system, Gas Chromatograph Technical Purview/ System Exposure

Siemens’ automation comprises of Teleperm XP DCS & Simadyn D Turbine Controller, Other Siemens PLCs S5/S7.

Field Instrumentation of GT/ HRSG/ ST & CW system, Motorized & pneumatic actuators, Supplementary firing, Emission analyzers, water chemistry analyzers.

Desalination plant instrumentation comprises Remineralisation plants, Potable water tanks & forwarding pump houses, plant analyzers etc.

Fire alarm & detection system & Gas detection system, CCTV system.

Auxiliaries including Air compressors, Black start DG sets, Air intake pulsing system, DM plant instrumentation, Chemical storage tanks.

Fuel gas metering/ Fiscal metering, Gas pressure reduction station, Gas pre heater, gas chromatograph etc.

Cathodic Protection system for tanks.

Jan’94 to Oct’05 with Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corporation P Ltd. Bharuch. Last designated as Asst. Team Manager, C&I Maintenance Department

(Previously known as Gujarat Powergen Energy Corporation P Ltd./ Gujarat Torrent Energy Corporation Ltd.) Key Distinctions as:

Asst. Team Manager, C&I Department, Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corporation P Ltd. (Aug’00 to Oct’05)

Efficiently handled responsibilities for C&I Maintenance of Plant Control & Instrumentation, encompassing:

Siemens Automation Teleperm XP DCS, Simadyn D Turbine Controller,Other Siemens PLCs

Field Instrumentation of GT/ HRSG/ ST & CW system, DM plant & Fuel Tank farm etc.

Analyzers, communication system, Fire & Gas detection system etc.

Distinction of completing assignments for:

Requirement gathering for spares & modifications in view of technology obsolescence.

Updating C&I specific Maximo database for Inventory & Maintenance modules including details for Preventive Maintenance activities.

Conceptualization of:

Upgrading automation MMI & extension of PLC I/O’s & upgradation of field instrumentation in DM plant.

Extension of water/steam analyzer skid for incorporation of Sodium analyzer & multistream sequencing with PLC including analyzer instrumentation.

Modifications of incorporating push-pull connectors for easier dissembling of actuators & fire alarm detectors on Combustion chamber hoods.

Reviewing requirements of Scope of surveys for Cathodic Protection system for raw water pipeline

Major C&I Maintenance activities included:

Major & Minor plant Shutdown activities

Execution & coordination of Hotline services of TELEPERM XP system with Siemens AG Germany

C&I specific Modification jobs

Specific Annual Maintenance contracts like EPABX, Wireless equipments, weigh bridge systems etc.

C&I specific AMC for repair & calibrations jobs & Annual Rate Contracts.

Liaison with Purchase departments for technical requirements, and coordination with vendors for execution of AMC for Plant IT system.

Asst. Team Manager-Production, Gujarat PowerGen Energy Corporation Ltd. (formerly GTEC) (Dec’99 to Aug’00)

o Carried out Plant operation & routine checks, as well as handled control of Fuel handling & treatment area and overall DM plant operations.

o Executed work orders based on defects (using MAXIMO – plant O&M management system), and supported Work Permits & Isolations activities.

o Essayed a key role in the implementation of safety in plant operation & ongoing job. Asst. Manager-Instrumentation, Gujarat Torrent Energy Corporation Ltd. (Jan’94 to Dec’99)

Played a key role in the review & revision of technical specifications, coordination of engineering activities with Consultant TCE & EPC Contractor, Siemens Germany.

Handled deputation to Siemens, Germany in Feb’97 for attending meetings for engineering issues.

Played a vital part in the Erection & commissioning of plant instruments/ equipments with Siemens.

Supervised Erection & commissioning of Fire alarm system of Vijay Autronica.

Maintained close coordination with Siemens on balance warranty & design issues.

Reviewed C&I requirements of Annual Maintenance Contracts & finalized AMCs with suppliers for equipments like Gas Detection system and Fire alarm system.

Assisted in the implementation of Y2K upgrades & coordination with external agencies.

Worked in close tandem with the Purchase dept. for reviewing availability and purchase of spares.

Identified and developed vendors on the basis of pre set parameters, as well as for repairs of faulty instruments.

Sept’90 to Dec’93 with Torrent Medi-Systems Ltd., Gandhinagar as Officer ( Production) Key Distinctions

Made significant contributions to production and servicing of various bio-medical instruments like ECG machines, Stress Test systems, and Ultrasound Imaging machine.

Handled production activities and vendor development for Portable Dental Instrument kit, exported to USSR.

Successfully completed deputation to Russia in 1992 for servicing of portable Dental instruments for clients of Torrent Exports Limited.

Oct’89 to Aug’90 with Miles India Ltd., Baroda as Officer (Production) Key Distinctions

Handled responsibilities for production & servicing of Biomedical Instruments like Blood Cell Counters, Glucometers, Blood Chemistry analyser, and Blood Gas Analyser. Nov’88 to Sept’89:

Completed Apprenticeship Training (Apprentice Trainee-Control & Instrumentation) at Ahmedabad Electricity Co. Ltd., Ahmedabad (based at 400MW Sabarmati Thermal Power Station) EDUCATION

B.E. (Instrumentation & Control) from Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar (Gujarat, India) in 1988 (Secured 67%).

TRAININGS ATTENDED

Siemens’ Automation system TELEPERM XP – System Administration course at Karlsruhe, Germany in Oct’08.

Siemens’ Automation system SIMATIC STEP7 200/300/400 system course, Doha, Dec’07.

Siemens’ Automation system TELEPERM XP Commissioning & planning training at Karlsruhe, Germany in Nov’05 to Dec’05, and also in Jan’02.

Internal auditor & awareness training for ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 in 2007.

Risk Assessor (Workplace Risk assessment training by NOSA) in 2005.

Incident Investigation coarse training by NOSA in Sept 2004.

NOSA Internal auditor training in April 2004.

Laboratory Quality System, Management & Internal Audit by NABL in March 2005.

Basic Scaffolding Inspection training in 2007.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : 6th July 1967

Permanent Address : E/5, Bhasker Apartments, Mirambika Road, Naranpura, Ahmedabad-380 013

(Gujarat, India)

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Married

Dependent Details : Wife and son

Languages Known : English, Hindi, and Gujarati

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