Senior Mechanical Engineer - Rotating Equipment Expert

G. NADARAJAN

E- Mail: ********@*****.*** Mobile: +971*********/+971*********

Position Applied: Application for Lead Project Engineer

** *****’ of overall experience in Oil and Gas industry with proven knowledge, expertise, leadership and organizational skills to lead, organize, execute, manage & successful on time delivery of major Oil & Gas EPC projects execution of both green field and brown field Onshore Projects and Mega Offshore projects in Middle East including offshore Oil & Gas maintenance projects, Refineries, Petrochemical projects & Start-up, conducting MRT, SAT, trouble shooting and commissioning activities specialized in all sort of mechanical high speed & high pressure Pumps, compressors and Rotary equipment maintenance and refurbishment.

Executive Synopsis:

Currently working in ADNOC PMC project consultancy company by Worley Engg. for Borouge B # 4 EPC Projects M/s Tecnimont EPC contractors as Senior Project Mechanical Engineer Rotating Equipment involving planning, scheduling, forecasting equipment arrival follow-up & handling all types of all Rotary machinery installation of compressors, Extruders, gear boxes, blowers, fans, agitators, Centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, high speed screw compressors, Mitsubishi Diesel engine driven power generators, Bridge Cranes, elevators ground assembly, HVAC chillers units, AHU air handling units, chilled water circulation pumps installation, leveling, orientation check, final alignment, preservation, Piping, actuated valves connections and laser optic alignment activities since Jan’2024 onwards. Also, co-ordination and management of OEM original Equipment Manufactures representatives during site erection and start-up.

3 years completed in ADNOC PMC project consultancy company by Worley Engg. for RRW Refinery West CFP (Crude Flexibility Project #5652) EPC Project M/s Samson Engineering Contractor as Senior Field Mechanical Engineer Rotating Equipment handling both green field and brown filed projects in ADNOC RRW Refinery Ruwais in charge of complete Rotary machinery involving high pressure steam turbine driven centrifugal compressors, high pressure Siemens reciprocating compressors driven by 11 KV electrical motors, and all high-pressure pumps, blowers, fans installation, leveling, orientation check, preservation, dry gas seals installation, piping connection, laser alignment, and OEM representative management at site.

13 years of experience in oil and gas with NPCC Onshore & Offshore EPC projects execution with Clients Maersk Oil Qatar, Al Shaheen Offshore field development project FDP#5, NPCC Marine Fleet Expansion Projects and ADNOC UMM LULU EPC # 2208 Package-2 involving several offshore platforms construction activities, equipment installation, leveling, alignment, piping connection, preservation, OEM representative management, scheduling, dry gas seal installation, commissioning and offshore testing involved in major equipment like water injection pumps, MOL Pumps, Sea water & Fire water lift pumps, Bridge Cranes, Pedestal Cranes, EDG, GTG, GLC & GIC gas turbine driven GE & Siemens SGT-700 compressor trains.

27 Years functional experience in maintenance activities of Gas based ammonia plants, utilities, Diesel Generating sets, Turbo generators, Syn gas compressors maintenance, Boilers, 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 Mechanical equipment erection, installation, leveling, alignment, piping, commissioning, testing, trouble shooting, running maintenance, start-up, emergency maintenance, trouble shooting and turnaround hydro carbon ship unloading arms operation and maintenance in Marine Port Jetty at Tuticorin, India.

2 Years as Rotary equipment refurbishment engineer for a secondhand ammonia and urea plant complete Rotary machinery refurbishment in SFCL Spic Fertilizers and Chemical FZE, JAFZA Jebel Ali, Dubai (UAE).

6 Years as ESR Engineer Specialist Rotating Equipment in Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery, Ahmadi, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Kuwait handling Gas plants, FUP, RMP, CDU and Old Refineries.

1 Year as Start-up & Commissioning engineer in ORYX GTL (Gas to Liquid Plants) Qatar petroleum group in Ras Laffan industrial city (RLIC), Doha/Qatar.

1 Year as Maintenance engineer in DOL-1 & Dol-2 offshore gas production facility cum export platforms and onshore gas processing plants in Dolphin Energy Limited, (RLIC), Doha/Qatar.

4 Years in EPC projects execution of Qatar, Maersk Oil Al Shaheen offshore field development project package-5 involving ED, GD and GA platforms jobs through NPCC Abu Dhabi and in Qatar offshore.

4 Years in the Construction of SEP-450 Marine Self- propelled Jack-up barge, SEP-550 barge at in house NPCC, Abu Dhabi & SEP-650 and SEP-750 accommodation jack-up barges construction activities, start-up, commissioning, trial-run & testing work at ZPMC, Shanghai, China handling all mechanical equipment like Diesel Gen. sets, Thrusters, Mooring Winches, Jacking system, LSA, FFA, air compressors and all pumps.

5 Years worked in ADMA UMM LULU package-2 EPC projects assigned in ULGTP, ULUTP, ULRP, ULAP & ULSP platforms overseeing all sort Rotary equipment installation activities from Oct 2016 to May’20 including frequent offshore deployment to support all Mechanical commissioning of Rotary Machinery.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Education

B.E.MECH. ENGG.

Date of Birth

18.05.1960

Marital Status

Married

India Local Experience

18 Years

Nationality

Indian

Overseas Experience

26 Years

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

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QUALIFICATION

INSTITUTE

YEAR

1

Bachelor of Mech.Engineering.

Government College of Engg. Tirunelveli, Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

30.11.1991

2

Diploma in Mech.Engineering

Government Polytechnic, Tuticorin, State Board of Technical Education, Madras, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

01.05.1980

POSITIONS HELD

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COMPANY

POSITION HELD

PERIOD

1

Borouge B# 4 EPC Project

Senior Project Engineer

Jan’2024 onwards

(2 Years)

2

ADNOC Ruwais Refinery West, Crude Flexibility Project 5652

Senior Field Engineer Rotating Equipment Green field and Brown field Project.

Oct’2020 to Dec’2023 (3 Years)

3

National Petroleum Construction Company, NPCC, Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Senior Project Engineer ADMA UMM LULU EPC Project #2208 package-2.

Aug’15 to till May’20 (5Years)

Senior Mechanical Engineer Equipment SEP-650 & SEP-750 Self Propelled Jack-up Barge construction Projects at CHINA

July ’14 to June’15

(2 years)

Senior Mechanical Engineer Equipment SEP-450 & SEP-550 Self Propelled Jack-up Barge construction Projects at NPCC

July ’10 to July ‘14

(4 Years)

Senior Mechanical Engineer Equipment (Maersk Oil, Qatar, Al Shaheen Projects FDP#5 ED, GD&GA) offshore platforms

June’07 To June’11

(4 Years)

4

M/S Dolphin Energy Ltd., Doha, QATAR.

Rotating Equipment Maintenance Engineer-Offshore (Fixed Term Hire)

June’06 To june’07

Duration 1 Year

5

Oryx Gtl, Qatar Petroleum Group, DOHA, QATAR.

Rotating Equipment Engineer (commissioning) Direct Hire

Oct’05 To May ‘06

Duration-8 months

6

KNPC, Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery, MAA, Kuwait.

Rotating Equipment Specialist (ESR) FUP & RMP area (Contract Hire & Secondment Engineer)

Jan.2000 To Oct.2005

5 Years

7

SFCL, Spic Fertilizers & Chemicals Fze., Jebel Ali, Dubai (UAE)

Rotating Equipment Refurbishment Engineer (Direct Hire)

July’97 To Jan.’2000

2 Years

8

SPIC-Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd, Tuticorin, South INDIA

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Direct Hire)

Feb.’90 To July’97

7 Years

9

SPIC-Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd, Tuticorin, South INDIA

Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor/ Senior Mechanical Technician (Direct Hire)

Feb.’81 To Jan.’90

9 Years

Contact Details

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box:11828,

Room No. 101, Al Dhafra beach Hotel,

Jabal Dhanna, Ruwais,

Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Mobile: +971*********

Mobile: +971*********

Permanent Address:

15-b, Bryant Nagar 8th St.

Tuticorin - 628 008

TamilNadu, INDIA.

Residence Phone: 0091 989-***-****

Mobile: 0091 989-***-****

E-mail: **********.*********@*****.***, ********@*****.*** & ********@*****.***,

Personal Details

Father’s Name : Mr. Arumuga Nainar Ganapathy

Sex : Male

Age & Date of Birth : 65 Years / 18.05.1960

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Married

Passport Details : No: Z-7703734, Issued at Abu Dhabi on 09/10/2024.

Date of Expiry: 08/10/2034

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

Driving License : Valid Light Vehicle License Qatar, Kuwait and UAE

Executive Synopsis

18 years of functional experience in EPC onshore and offshore oil & gas major projects execution, Mechanical erection, leveling, alignment, commissioning/testing of major equipment & cranes and 26 years mechanical 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 and storage terminal plants wide India, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Strong organizational experience with expertise in multidimensional execution of projects along with optimizing resource utilization, OEM representatives managing and contract management to complete project on time.

Exceptional communication, presentations & mentoring skills. Skill in examining and re-engineering operations, modifications, formulating new policies, developing, and implementing new maintenance/installation strategies, alignment techniques, and procedures to increase productivity, efficiency and to reduce idle time.

Experience in refurbishing all types of rotary equipment, retrofitting, turnaround maintenance, rotary equipment overhauling and conducting training programs to enhance operational efficiencies.

Actively involved in all areas of education including teaching, training, practical demonstration, monitoring, and student career-oriented programs implementation and developing evaluation methods for UD engineers.

Expertise in all sorts of online maintenance activities related to rotating equipment, stationary equipment with routine day-to-day maintenance tasks, online-emergency maintenance, online nipping of reformer pig tail tubes shut-down & turnaround planning and validating P.M job programming along with spare part inventory check.

Ensuring that adequate provision and the availability of spares including insurance spares along with routine preservation and all required mandatory materials availability on time for all maintenance works without delay.

Developing and implementing specific procedures, equipment overhauling checklist and technical improvement to ensure mechanical integrity, availability and maintain reliability of rotating equipments.

Participating with contractors and vendors for provision of specialists of rotating equipment services, maintenance contracts and LTSA for specific maintenance contracts involving development of technical work scope of contracts, reviews of contract documents and gives comments/recommendations for contractor’s qualifications evaluation.

Developing and implementing rotating equipment maintenance, overhauling procedures incorporating special tools needed and tackling adopting the most recent techniques.

Providing expert advice and guidance in solving technical problems, trouble shooting, repeated failures and attending online emergency activities maintenance activities.

Improving the safety, reliability, and efficiency of plant equipment through application of engineering expertise in providing cost effective solutions to maintenance problems.

Core competencies:

Planning & Management Resource Deployment Budgets/ finance

Execution of projects Maintenance Quality assurance

Contract Management Training & Development Safety procedure.

Liaison Man Management Personnel mgmt.

Cost control Energy saving activities. Preservation activities

CURRENT EPC PROJECTS EXPERIENCE:

Coordinating and consulting with Engineering team, Client, inter discipline engineers, management of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) representatives, Procurement, construction team, Service Contractors, getting response of concerned all sort of engineering comments /technical queries with technical expertise.

Creation of Purchase requisition along with data sheet for Diesel Gen. Sets, pumps, compressors, Pedestal Cranes, EOT cranes, HPU skids, lifeboats, Resue boats, package items and carrying out bid tabulation, sending technical queries to bidders and making final TBE with recommendation for the related purchase requisition to assist in final order placement in co-ordination with associated departments involved.

Review and follow up of vendor documents, comment on the drawings, getting document approval and follow-up of manufacturing schedule and bi-weekly progress report reviewing and chase the delivery.

Attending and witnessing the Factory Acceptance Testing FAT at vendor premises in accordance with the contract specification and the scope of work compliance with third party representative compliance.

Responsible for receipt and inspection of ordered equipment, creation of MNCR, storage, preservation, routine auditing of stored items and regular inspection check-up as per OEM recommendations.

Responsible for correct installation of equipments as per approved layout according to OEM specific recommendations, ensuring correct orientation, ensuring maintenance/handling access for equipment, leveling, piping connection and alignment of the installed equipment.

Leads and supervises the construction team activities and arranging client inspection of installed equipments, documenting at various stages of installation/piping/preservation and alignment jobs.

Dealing and consulting with consultants, service contractors, equipment/package vendors, vendor representatives, labour supply contracts insitu-machining contractors, Pipe pickling, oil flushing, hydro-testing parties and preservation of all equipment and all good received for the project warehouse.

Coordinate and assist with different original equipment manufacturers and package vendor’s specialist at various stages of equipment installation/commissioning/testing/hand over after performance test completion with third part certification if any required.

Responsible for vendor mobilization schedule preparation in coordination with Client, commissioning team and follow up and effective utilization/de-mob of vendors.

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

Liaise with insurance party, surveyors for repairing of transport-damaged equipment as per approved client procedure, Vendor standard practice, and inspection third party agency assessment advice / original equipment manufacturer recommendations.

Be the important key interface with managers and construction/engineering team as well as Client, contractor’s vendors & consultants to sort out all technical queries, site queries and site issues.

Responsible for SAT (Site acceptance test), construction, precommissioning and commissioning of rotating equipment & witnessing, endorsing by client representatives.

Ensuring the availability of detailed final documentation of rotating equipment, mechanical run test report with all parameters as built drawing compiling, updating of punch list prior to equipment handover. Maintaining safe working environment for all concerned personnel working at the construction site until the completion of project commissioning and sorting out their grievances amicably with the help of Superiors.

Dolphin Energy Limited, Qatar Assignment:

Supervising the execution of day to day preventive maintenance, attending corrective maintenance activities, shutdown trouble shooting and major shutdown maintenance activities on various types of Rotating Equipment like Rolls Royce Trent-60 Gas Turbine driven export gas multistage Centrifugal compressors, Screw compressors, integrally geared air compressors, Multistage high pressure reciprocating gas compressors, Fire pumps, service air compressors, Single/ multistage centrifugal high pressure pumps, all types of positive displacement pumps including injection & metering pumps, diesel generating sets, Fans, Blowers and EOT cranes.

ORYX GTL (Qatar Petroleum Group) assignment:

Inspection & witnessing of contractor’s mechanical equipment site erection, leveling, alignment, checking piping strain, equipment soft-foot check, bolts tightness checking and recording all parameters in the check list.

Coordinating and assisting with OEM vendor specialists regarding major pumps, compressors, and steam turbines with rotor installation, leveling, radial bearing contact and clearance check, rotor axial clearance, rotor bump clearance check, axial vibration probe setting, labyrinth clearance check, dry gas seal installation, flushing lines fixing, mechanical seal installation and hydraulic fit coupling installation/assembling and final laser alignment.

KNPC Kuwait National Petroleum Company:

Responsible of maintenance & trouble shooting of major steam turbine driven high speed centrifugal compressors trains with dry gas seal and liquid film shaft seals.

Also responsible for overhauling centrifugal pumps, mechanical seal replacement, dry gas seal replacement, alignment of pumps etc.

Reciprocating compressors overhauling, piston ring, rider ring, gas packing rings, wiper packings, compressor valves servicing, valve un-loader reconditioning and liner replacement activities.

Trouble shooting, Servicing of mechanical, hydromechanical PGPL, and wood ward governors.

Conducting weekly trial run of diesel engine driven emergency firewater pumps and its hydraulic starting device checking regularly.

RMP, CDU, FUP, Tankage pumps and Dorr Oliver separator vertical pumps, other equipment maintenance, Fin fan coolers servicing, and overhauling /alignment and preservation activities.

SFCL, Jebel Ali, Dubai (UAE):

Responsible for overhauling complete Borsig high-speed centrifugal process air compressor driven by Siemens steam turbine with step-up gearbox.

Also overhauled Siemens turbine driven Dresser synthesis gas centrifugal compressor train.

Also overhauled high pressure boiler feed water pump, vertical ammonia feed pump, Naphtha pumps, cooling water pumps, Air compressor, IG compressor, Hydrogen gas compressor, Fuel oil pumps, Lube oil pumps, agitators, cooling tower circulation pumps, screw compressors, and various cooling tower fans & gear boxes.

SPIC Limited, INDIA:

Ammonia, Urea plant, captive power plant & utilities running maintenance, PM, PDM jobs attending, shutdown maintenance, turn around maintenance of rotary machinery, reconditioning, and stationary equipment.

Also specialized in online leak arresting /attending emergency maintenance activity like steam, lube oil, ammonia leak arresting, and online nipping of reformer inlet/outlet pigtail tubes as required.

Trouble shooting – Rotating Equipment

Mechanical seal frequent failure problem in HP BFW pump by modifying the Throat bush seating in the pump casing halves area with an additional “O” ring new groove machined on the throat bush.

High vibration problem in ARDs Charge pump.

CO2 Reciprocating compressor knocking problem.

Recycle gas Compressor capacity problem.

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

Seal oil high consumption & Seal oil mixing and contaminating with lube oil problem.

First 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.

Excessive Axial thrust Problem in Synthesis gas compressor drive turbine by adjusting the Turbine Rotor axial bump clearance values.

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

M/s SPIC SMO Kuwait, as Team Leader for Ammonia Compressor overhauling activities in PIC, Shuibah.

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

KNPC, Shuaiba Refinery, Kuwait for Rotating Equipment overhauling in the year 1990.

Kuwait Mina Ahmadi Refinery Restoration Project after Gulf war 1991.

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

Centrifugal and reciprocating compressor overhaul in NFCL, India.

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

STATIONARY EQUIPMENT

1. Routine Maintenance & Shutdown Maintenance of all stationery and rotary equipment.

2.Preparation of Equipment for Third Party Inspection & Testing for Annual Auditing

3. Online Leak attending in Equipment, vessels, Valves, piping, and boiler accessories.

4. Specialized in all type Lifting equipment handling, usage, lifting, testing and certification.

5.Well versed with all types of maintenance of heat exchangers, cleaning, inspection and testing.

COMPUTER APPLICATION

1.CMMMS & MMMS, Maximo, SAP, Power point, VBC, VDMS & Aconex

TRAINING UNDERGONE

1. Supervisory Development Training Program for Engineers.

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

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

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

5.H2S/BA, T-Bosiet, HHUET, Banks man and Coxswain Training etc.

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

References:

Mr. Ramachandran Naidu Lokaiah,

Commissioning Manager,

Borouge EPC#4 Projects,

ADNOC Borouge Polymers,

Ruwais, Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Mobile No.: +971*********,

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

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 (Saudi Projects),

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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