Control Systems Engineer-6 Years exp

Career Objective: To grow by being part of an Organization which provides me exposure to growing technologies and enables continual updation of my knowledge, application skills as I can deliver the best of mine for the prospects of the organization, and self as a part of it.

Summary:

Control system Engineer with 6 years of experience in Industrial Automation projects.

Concept to Commissioning knowledge for process automation

Involved mainly in end-end domestic & international process automation projects starting from kickoff meetings and ending with commissioning.

Involved in generating and testing of Automation Design Notes, DCS /HMI Typical.

Worked with EPCs as an Integrated Automation team in various phases including work package analysis, technical queries, implementation philosophies, Control Narratives, Integrated System Testing, Site Engineering and documentation.

Possess strong understanding of various layers of Automation including Field Instruments, DCS/PLC/SCADA.

Proven expertise in interfacing multi-vendor control systems

Detailed engineering for Instrumentation & Control Projects

Exposure to Instrumentation and Electrical Standards

Met all challenging deliverables at site, adhering to all safety regulations, work permit procedures during commissioning and start-up phase.

Technical Acquaintance

Domain:

Refinery Utilities and offsites. (Process and Maintenance)

ESD, PSD, FGS & IPS systems.

Turbo machinery control

Pumping and Gathering Stations.

Control Systems:

Honeywell Experion PKS (R3XX.X, R400)

Foxboro IA Series

EC Scada

GE Proficy machine edition with 90-30 / 90-70 plc

Skill set :

IEC 61131 standard programming language

Hart and Foundation Fieldbus devices, Installation , Commissioning & trouble shooting

Communication using industrial protocols, RS Linx OPC & Marticon OPC

Working knowledge of VB Scripting, Basics of programming using C & C++

SQL Server 2005, Server-Client Architecture & Mesh networks.

Microsoft Office- Package

VMware (Virtualization of servers and workstations)

Project Engineering

Represented Main Automation Contractor in input package workshops with EPC and End-User, to analyze multiple area Inputs against functional requirements.

Technical Queries and Request for Information after P&ID reconciliation and database generation, to fine tune the inputs from EPC.

Testing and Freezing of Design Notes and Application / HMI typical.

Coordinating with Auto Cad department for generation of various drawings including System Architecture, System / Marshalling cabinet, Power Distribution and Loop Diagrams. As built documentation of the above after signoff.

Generating Functional Design Specification for DCS / HMI and working documentation including IO Assignment, IO Termination, Heat & Power load calculation and cable schedule.

Proper Understanding of Specifications and data sheets of instruments and other hardware in automation scope and coordinating with procurement and supply chain teams.

Panel Engineering and Construction to proceed with Hardware Acceptance Test.

Application development, Engineering of HMI, System set-up and Networking to bring control systems and SCADA on a common platform, to proceed with Factory Acceptance Test. .

Functional Engineering Deployed to Site for the Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning activities as detailed below:

Panel Power-Up and Site Acceptance Test.

Coordinating with Site contractor for loop testing.

Integrated System Testing with EPC and End-User for turning over Automation packages to Operations.

Complete understanding of brown field and green field responsibilities and criticality involved in change management for turned over packages.

Worked with Process Improvement Team to enhance the functionality after startup. Individually carried out the package in running plant environment.

Product Engineering

Extensive experience in Engineering and Commissioning Honeywell EPKS Control Systems.

Control Systems Hardware configuration (Cabinet / Panel Engineering)

Experienced with Invensys Foxboro IA series Engineering and Commissioning.

System Definition, Engineering and FDS for Experion PKS. .

Application Development using Ladder Logics, Functional Block Diagrams and Control strategies and Sequential control modules including Batch applications and Safety Builder for Safety Instrumented Functions. .

Worked on Peer-Peer environment for different Safety Instrumented Controllers and Interfacing various DCS, HMI and Third Party to bring it up on a common platform.

Hands on experience in Foundation Fieldbus technology.

System engineering: Installations, configuration and tuning for optimal performance.

Network components design/ troubleshooting including level 1 through level 3

Virtualization using VMware technologies

Employment History

1. Control System Engineer -Independent Contractor. Seconded to Honeywell Singapore Dec 2011-Till date

Work Profile:

Functional and Detailed Project Engineering.

Raise Purchase orders, BOM as per the project requirements.

System / Marshalling / Network cabinet design

Experion PKS Application development support including the Templates.

I. ExxonMobil-S HDS, Singapore

Responsible for Functional and Detailed Project Engineering including the control system hardware material ordering and detailed engineering.

2. Senior Application Engineer, EEC. Invensys India Private limited. July 2011-Oct 2011

Work Profile: Functional and Detailed Application Software Engineering:

I. BIDCO, Bharkera, Uttar Pradesh (On Site)

Responsible for Commissioning of Invensys Foxboro Control systems for 2 X 45 MW power plant.

Completed the site commissioning before as per the project scheduled dates.

3. Engineer-GS HPS, Honeywell Automation India Limited, Pune. May 2008-April 2011

Work Profile

Functional and Detailed Application Software Engineering: Involved in generating and testing of Automation Design Notes, Function Blocks, HMI / FGS / ESD Typical.

Interact with engineers and other designers, specialists and operations personnel for developing work packages

Planning and coordinate with EPC / Customer, technical design and engineering implementation.

Proper Understanding of Specifications and data sheets of instruments and other hardware in automation scope and coordinating with procurement and supply chain teams.

Testing and Freezing of Design Notes and Application / HMI typical

Development of HMI Web graphic sub-pictures (Generic Script holder, Dynamic Shapes, Shape sequence, faceplates etc) to match the functionality as per the project specifications

I. Shell Motiva, Port Arthur, TX USA (On Site) Dec 2010-April 2011

Involved in development of Foundation field bus templates, Commissioning support for Shell Motiva GFEC Expansion project. Responsible for unit start up activities. Virtualization of EPKS control system for OTS ,OTS-Lite and Field bus training systems

II. Petroleum Development Oman, Oman (On Site) Nov 2009-Oct 2010

Responsible for Commissioning of Fahud Gathering and pumping stations (5nos interconnected by DSA & OPC). Each station controlled by pair of redundant C300 controllers communicating with Conventional and Foundation Fieldbus devices, and also communicating with Compressors, Blowers and Station Capacity controllers. Planning of shut down, Start up activities including Hot-cutovers.

Real time data acquisition configuration. Support for Fieldware, PI and EC.

III. Shell AOSP ASE Ex1, Canada (On Site) Apr 2009-Oct 2009

Responsible for Scada configuration, communications & Integrated testing of EPK System with Third party devices viz Allen Bradley (SLC 500, SLX), GE Multilins. Configuration of RS Linx OPC & RDM, Validation of HMI.

Advanced Alarm Management, Event Archiving & reports configuration

* Appreciated by customer for quality output without missing the dead-lines.

IV. Shell AOSP ASE Ex1 & SU Ex1, Canada May 2008-Apr 2009 As an Engineer and a Work-Pack lead, responsible for co-ordination with FO team / EPC for Inputs, Bulk Engineering Activities, Implementation of Process control narratives and complex sequence logics.

* Team Awarded for high quality deliverables.

4. Asst Maintenance Personnel – Fuels, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Mumbai Jun 2007-May 2008

Work Profile

Fuels Refinery In-Shop activities (Instrument Maintenance)

Monitor and inspect field construction activities and ensure that the respective installations comply with design requirements and specifications

Preventive Maintenance activities

GFEC project co-ordination.

Green Fuel Emission Control Project

Supervision & Execution of Instrumentation & Control system.

Engineering survey of instrumentation works & preparation of procedures, also responsible for QA/QC activity as per Project Quality Procedures and prepared Project Specifications & Operating Procedures.

Involved in pre-commissioning, commissioning, loop checking, startup activities & Control loop tuning

Involved to execute the shutdown in-house jobs, supervision the turnaround contractor jobs during the major plant shutdown. In New plant hookup with old plant work as Planner.

Commissioning activities of following

Driplex water treatment Unit (De-Mineralization)

BOC Nitrogen plant

Honeywell Experion DCS (Utilities and off-sites)

Instrument Air supply compressors.

Cooling towers

5. Instrument Engineer, Calfrost Engineering, Visakhapatnam. July 2006-May 2007

Work profile

Work Shop & Site activities

Instruments termination, Cabling & glanding , Mounting

Calibration of devices / Instruments

Technical documentation

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I. KDKRPL, ECIL- IOCL, Gujrat, Commissioning of Scada systems Nov 2006-Apr 2007

Instrumentation for Pumping station, 350 Km Multi product pipeline. Station controlled by GE fanuc 90-70 PLC with EC Scada, Working knowledge of Communication protocols

II. BVSPL, ESSAR ,Bailadela. Hydro testing of 200 Km slurry pipeline Aug 2006-Sep 2006

Calibration of temperature and pressure recorders/ gauges using Dead weight tester, maintenance of instruments.

Technical Education

Bachelors of Technology, major in Electronic and instrumentation (JNTU Affiliated)

Diploma, major in Electronics and instrumentation (SBTET),

Trainings

Foxboro IA Series & Triconex IIPL, Chennai July 2011

Honeywell EPKS & Safety Manager JRDATC, Pune Sep 2007

Hardware and Networking, CCNA (certification pending) IIHT, Vizag Oct 2006

Basic of PLC, SCADA & DCS Matchwell institute, Vizag Jan 2006

Windows services & Modules of MCP Orbit Institute, Hyderabad Aug 2010

Personal Name: Sai Santhosh Kumar Yellapu.

Date of birth: 09-09-1985 Sex: Male Marital status: Single

Passport: Valid till May 2021 Nationality Indian Current Location : Singapore.

Languages Know: English, Hindi, Telugu

Address for communication: 32-1-210, Bowdara road, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

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