Aramco Power Plant

BASHIR M. BHATTI

**** ******** ***** ** ****** .TX 77845, Phone: 832-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging career with advancement potential in a team oriented environment, to fully utilize my expertise in design, technical support, leadership and oversight to all, operational, regulatory and maintenance activities as assigned within the companies Business Line, for Gas processing equipment including but not limited to, Amine treating, dehydration, hydrocarbon dew point control, stabilization and refrigeration systems..

of manufacturing, process, gas plant operation, reliability & inspection (Gas operations, power plant, refinery, water treatment) of fixed equipment, project management, innovation, and value engineering, as a senior mechanical engineer in the gas plant, refineries, power plant and pipe line industries.

AREAS OF STRENGTH:

Gas plant, (DGA/TEG/NGL, sulfur recovery, H2S, CO2 treatment) power plant, light/heavy crude oil process plants & produced (oil wells), water Injection well &water treatment.

* Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to implement company objectives

* Management of multiple sub-contractors,

* Supervision of oil production Gas plant operation, process plants and oil wells & Water injection wells.

* Operations, maintenance inspection planning for Static equipment, of gas plant, refinery oil and gas production &

processing facilities

* Plant construction, commissioning. Turn-around Organizing and implementing HAZOP review

* I have strong analytical problem solving abilities, possessing communication skills to actively manage work in the

corporation with team and individuals to achieve desired goals efficiently.

* I have demonstrated success in doing so over the past several years and intended to continue this trend long into

the future, by improving safety & environmental compliance programs. KPI’s and RCFA and OSHA safety compliance. Managed capital projects ($10MM to $300MM)

Assets Protection Customer Specialist 2022 to-date

• Assist the team to protect assets as per company guide lines and polices.

Oil field Corrosion/Reliability and Inspection Consultant 2121 –To- date

• Coating, material selection, corrosion monitoring and design, cathodic protection

• Fixed equipment piping and pipeline inspection and reliability services

• Chemical/ water treatment

• AB 1960 Compliance inspection

• Integrity and reliability management

• EHS Management

• RBI/FFS inspection

• Process improvement

• Training

ENERGY LLC, Shell and Exxon/Mobile Bakersfield, CA (2008-2012)

Sr. Facilities Corrosion Engineer Center For Process Excellence Department

Aera’s operations are centered in California’s, company’s daily production of 50mm bb and 6MM bb/d water, heavy oil production comes from the oil fields of Kern County- the largest oil producing county in the nation.

• AB1960, “Permanent Regulations Proposed by DOGGR – California’. Compliance and implementation team member worked company-wide and assisted reliability engineer’s to be in compliance before deadline set by DOGGR.

• Recommended and implemented FiberSpare pipeline project for soft water line which $50MM /year saving in chemical treatment, excluding installation and integrity management cost.

• Recommended and supervised tank underside metalizing project that minimize tank underside corrosion, extended life cycle and inspection frequency.

• Recommended ceramic coating for high temperature pipeline and piping to reduced touchable temperature

• As a member of the CPE (Center for Process Excellence) group, assisted reliability engineers with the evaluation of corrosion, life cycle, cost analysis, and RCFA on a daily basis

• Assists plants in sourcing support for RBI input and analysis for significant turnaround and project activities. Maintains knowledge of third-party inspection providers' capabilities through attendance at trade organizations/conferences

• Responsible for corrosion monitoring, mitigating, design and evaluation at upstream and downstream production facilities (production and injection well, gas plant, oil treatment, pipe line and infrastructure)

• Responsible for risk-based inspection, reliability management, and consequence of failure assessments

• Providing consulting services in the field of coating selection, welding, material standard development PHA, and root cause failure analysis

• Work with reliability engineers’ to facilitate, or implement all elements of OSHA Process Safety Management regulations and requirements, as well as support the EPA’s risk management plan at the facility

• Ensure consistency and that the expected results is produced, as defined that a “true” corrosion loop/

• Introduced new technology to cost-effectively enhance safety of the plant and its production resources.

EB PIPE COATING INC., Panama City Beach, Florida 2005 - 2007

Capable of fabricating, welding, radiography, Ultrasonically testing and coating externally/internally 4 miles of 45 “ diameter piping per day

Manager, Technical Services (Coating and Corrosion)

• Reported directly to the Executive Vice President

• Managed a team of 15 professionals, including quality control, maintenance, project design, and environmental engineering

• Managed capital projects ($5MM to $150MM)

• Preventive inspection technique management system in the field of NDT like MFL, IRIS, Eddy current.

• Computerized radiography etc., Welding management system and quality control management.

• Defined plant units and equipment in need of upgrading or replacement to meet production requirements without unscheduled shutdown

• Analyzed and allocated financial resources and justified budgeted items for production requirements

• Provided corporate management with facts through presentation of field reports with supporting data indicating that improvements were cost effective, would improve safety reliability, and that targeted payback period would be achieved

• Discussed and communicated test results and made improvements in production and quality control

• Presided over daily production, maintenance, and quality control meetings to discuss production plans and implemented changes as per customer requirements, Evaluated daily production and laboratory data

• Defined cooling tower efficiency problem and recommended a revamp of the entire system, which improved efficiency and resulted in an annual energy and water savings of $50,000

University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom 2002-2005

SAUDI ARAMCO, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1989-2002)

Sr. Inspection Engineering

• Managed capital projects ($20MM to $600MM)

• Directly manage the inspection unit by providing support to procedures and implementation of the plant’s Mechanical Integrity Program.

• Assist in facilitation of incident investigations by determining adequate risk ranking and applying proper level of investigation per company policies.

• Develop and implement key performance indicators to track the status of PSM related programs.

• Write or aid in the writing of mechanical, operational, inspection, and daily procedures. Assist in developing and maintaining written inspection, test, and preventative maintenance plans and reliability programs.

• Provided technical assurance and guidance to the corrosion engineering group, authorities, and others within the business line, to comply with company and international standards

• Evaluated requests for deviations and exemptions to established specifications and standards

• Provided guidance on proper preventative maintenance schedules and review requests for deviations

Provided inspection and corrosion knowledge transfer between the business unit and other groups

• Provided technical input to risk assessments, failure investigations, and management of change reviews and project reviews

• Maintained a working knowledge of all relevant codes, standards, and regulations pertaining to corrosion, inspection, and management that had an impact on site technical practices

• Initiated and reviewed engineering design, changed packages to enhance plant safety (equipment and personal), and helped improve process and plant reliabilities

• Evaluated and carried out feasibility and cost-effective study of inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels

• Evaluated water treatment plant requirements and recommended the introduction of a carbon filter and reverse-osmosis system at water softener plant, saving 30% of operating and maintenance costs

• Developed and implemented plant boiler (waste heat/power) auxiliaries repair and retrofit procedures that reduced maintenance and operation cost by 20% annually

• Developed, implemented, and monitored preventive maintenance program for boilers, pressure vessels, relief devices, and piping

• Developed functional maintenance and retrofit program for boilers, piping, and PZV testing and rotating equipment program which enhanced reliability and reduced costly unscheduled shutdowns

• Developed and implemented in-house power and waste heat boilers re-tubing program which reduced operation and maintenance cost by $2.5 million annually, and reduced unscheduled shutdowns

• Served as consultant companywide for super heater and reaction furnace re-tubing project

• Developed a scope of work regarding testing and inspection, wrote pre and post turn around reports, and maintained records

• Coached and provided on job and classroom education and training for inspectors

• Prepared boiler super heater re-tubing manual and inspection, procedures

SHEDGUM GAS PLANT (SAUDI ARAMCO) Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1987 – 1989)

Inspection Engineer

• Quality control and assurance plan for new projects and equipment integrity management system

• Piping and Pipeline Integrity Management System, selection of Material Management & Material

• Failure analysis system and residual life assessment system of the plant

• Pressure plants Fitness Certification management system

• Metallurgy system of the plant (Ferrous /Nonferrous, Alloy steel, High Alloy, Ni-base alloy, Ti-alloys etc.)

• Corrosion monitoring, Management system, cathodic Protection & Preventive System

• Preventive inspection technique management system in the field of NDT like MFL, IRIS, Eddy

current, AE

Computerized Radiography etc, Welding management system and quality control management

for new project

• Training of Engineers & Inspector.

SHEDGUM GAS PLANT Saudi Arabia 1982-1987

Shift Superintendent (Processing capacity 2.8 billion scf of sour gas/d)

Provided Design, technical support, leadership and oversight to all, operational, regulatory and maintenance

activities as assigned within the companies gas operations business line, for Gas processing equipment including

Amine treating, dehydration, stabilization and refrigeration systems.. This includes CO2 and H2S treating,

refrigeration units, JT units, Crude oil stabilizers and TEG Dehydrators.

• Provided technical guidance and input to project management group (for new facilities, equipment design, and

assessment of equipment during the refurbishment process).

• Provided technical guidance and input to operations group for existing facilities. (Plant troubleshooting, amine

analysis review, plant optimization, development of maintenance and operating procedures.

• Responsible for multicultural staff, coordinate and follow up all operation and maintenance

activities, also managing all other activities related to shedgum gas plant such as planned

shutdown.

• Make sure all Company safety policy and environment regulation strictly implemented.

• Ensure all plant process effect on the environment is low.

• Approve and issue work requests Using SAP system for maintenance activities and arrange for it

during plant running or planned shutdown.

• Approve issued permit to work by area authority.

• Issue Plant Modification Request PMR if Required.

• Maintain daily nomination of Sales gas and NGL export.

• Ensure that NGL, LPG & Condensate, Sulfur and sales gas nomination to client is met.

• Make sure steady operating parameters for sour gas pipe line from GOSP( gas & oil separation plant ) and dissociated gas, khuff gas within the limit advice if any abnormalities.

• Arrange shift schedule for locals and expatriate.

• Attend safety and maintenance meeting with company and GMS contractors.

• Prepare risk assessment, job risk analysis JRA.

• Issue and approved warehouse requisition for material & chemicals for plant use using SAP system.

• Prepare all daily activities & production Report.

• Respond and manage all units in case of emergency and act as ERT Leader

• Wrote procedures for start-up and shutdown of all process trains.

• Prepared daily routine instructions for all shift supervisors and foremen’s.

• Review blinding plan for all maintenance confined space activities.

• Provided instructions and direct shift crew (supervisors, operators and Sr. operators) during duties to ensure the

plant safety and operability.

• Giving proposals for eliminating gas flaring during gas processing.

• Manipulating collected production date.

• Reported all abnormalities to plant operation’s manager.

• Give assistance in training operators how to deal with DCS & PLC systems and related process.

ABQAIQ LIGHT AND HAVEY OIL STABILIZING PLANT Saudi Arabia (1980-1982)

Project Design Construction and Commissioning Department

Commissioning Engineer

1. Built commissioning team

2. Edit commissioning schedule and follow and push team to accomplish schedule

3. Organize to prepare all commissioning documents (include commissioning procedure/commissioning

Strategy/commissioning material/commissioning equipment/temporary connection

4. Communicate with PMT and owner operator.

5. Organize commissioning activity

6.Organize handover

7 Organize teambuilding

• Gas and oil separation plant.

• Waste water treatment

• Water treatment ( Reverse Osmosis/SAC/WAC)

• NGL recovery plant, gas treatment, sulfur recover

• De-carbonization Plant

SHEDGUM GAS PLANT Saudi Arabia

Supervisor Commissioning

• High Pressure DGA/TEG Plant (stripper contactor, reboilers, heat exchangers, re-claimers, scrubber, etc.)

UTILITIES PLANT BP REFINERY, United Kingdom 1979-1980

The Fuel /lube Refinery designed capacity is 2,170,800 tons per annum of Crude oil per annum (Light and heavy oil) 100,000 tons per annum of Lube Base Oils. Produce BTX 25,000 tons per annually.

Shift Superintendent

• Responsible for multicultural staff, coordinate and follow up all operation and maintenance activities, excellent safety knowledge and mature also managing all other activities related to national refinery such as planned shutdown for the plants.

• Reported directly to the superintendent of operations

• Responsible for operation of fuel/lube oil refinery, steam boilers, water treatment, and fuel blending, tank farm and terminal operations.

• Attend daily production meetings and communicated the information of all levels of plant operating personnel through supervisors, verbally and in writing

• Conducted safety meetings and safety and training audits, scheduled employees for plant and safety training courses, and maintained records

• Ensured trained employees were assigned on the job accordingly

• Evaluated and discussed performance appraisal

TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES:

• Gas Plant Design, operations, and troubleshooting.(Canada)

• Gas treatment and sulfur recovery operations and troubleshooting, (Canada).

• TEG Dehydration process training, Canada

• GOSP (gas and oil separation plant, design, operation and troubleshooting).(Exxon)

• Crude oil stabilizing plant design, operations and troubleshooting)

• Elliot Compressor design, operations and troubleshooting)

• Project management course (Technical Seminar Inc.)

• Lean six sigma courses (EB Pipe Coating, Inc.)

• Value engineering course (International Seminar USA)

• Industrial water and boiler water treatment course (Saudi Aramco)

Boiler and furnace operations and inspection, Technical Seminar Inc. (USA)

• Boiler design, inspection/maintenance and operation criteria, Technical Seminar Inc. (USA)

• API 580/581 Risk Based inspection, API

• Risk & reliability management. (Shell Global Solution)

• Power boiler (ASME section 1) inspection, Hartford Boiler Inspection

• ASME section V & VIII boiler pressure vessel inspection and repair course, (Hartford Boiler Inspection)

• NACE basic corrosion course (NACE)

• NACE corrosion in oil gas filed

• HAZOP Study Course (Flour Arabia)

• Tank inspection and maintenance (Exxon)

• Coating/lining application and inspection (Exxon)

• Inspection of vessels and columns, (Exxon)

• Evaluating tank design, repair, installation and inspection (Saudi Aramco)

• Welding technology course (AWS)

• Boiler operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting course (Technical seminar USA)

• Boiler on line chemical cleaning (Saudi Aramco)

• Evaluating pressure vessel design, repair, and installation Course (Saudi Aramco)

• Vessel, tank, and column inspection course (Exxon)

• Safety consideration of plant design and operations course (Exxon)

• Introduction to welding, engineering, and inspection course (Exxon)

• Technical courses; API-1104, API-510, API-579, API-570 (Exxon) API 580/581 Risk Based Inspection and Fit for Service 579 (API) Equity Engineering Course

• NACE MR-0175 /ISO 15156

• Ultra Pipe

• Process Simulation

• Gulf Coast Community College (Microsoft Windows/Server, Novell, Cisco, and industrial networking)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Institute of Plant Engineers

• American Welding Society, National Association of Corrosion Engineers

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL MERITS :

• Relay for Life Cancer Society fund raiser

• Supervised and judged science projects for high school students in Bakersfield, CA

• Symposium Vice Chairman for Corrosion Gas Treatment ( NACE 2010/2011)

• Symposium Chairman for Corrosion Gas Treatment ( NACE 2013)

• Technical standard review committee Vice Chair for corrosion management and economics

EDUCATION:

International Executive Program in General Management

(State University of New York at Buffalo)

Master of Science, Chemistry

(University of Karachi, Pakistan)

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Honors)

(University of, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry

(University of Karachi, Pakistan)

Organization or Companies Certifications

Risk & Reliability Management (Shell Global Solution)

Lead Auditor (AQS)

Quality Control (AQS)

Certified Trainer (Saudi Aramco)

Certified NDT Level II (UT, MP, PT, RT, VT) (EB Pipe Coating, Inc.)

NDT Level II krautkramer NDT

Professional Certifications

NACE Certified Coating Inspector (Level-I)

Welding Inspector (ACWI) Certification Expired

References will be furnished upon request.

Status :US Citizen

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