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United States
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December 02, 2009

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Partha Paul

**** ********* **. **, *******, Alberta, T2Y3M8

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

Phone: 403-***-****

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY / CAREER SYNOPSIS-----------------------------------------------------

Acquire 17 years of experience as Mechanical Project coordinator and Construction Field Engineer in Oil & Gas (Upstream & Downstream), Oil Tanking Plant, Chemical & Petrochemical and Pharmaceutical projects. Experienced in Planning, Organizing & field monitoring activities related to Piping and Equipment (Rotary & Static) fabrication, installation & commissioning. Implemented construction specifications related to fabrication and erection of mechanical equipment and piping. Umpired bench marking, labor productivity, field rework and workface planning to improve construction performance. Developed & mapped out spreadsheet to maintain safety data & produced detailed reports. Gained quick decision making and problem solving skills related to equipment & piping installation on day-to-day basis. Analyzed require tools and strategies to ensure the timely completion of project while managing project costs. Acted as liaison between clients & sub contractor the defining, sequencing and duration estimating of activities, the developing and control of schedules and resource planning, as well as estimating, budgeting and controlling costs. Training completed on Primavera P6 from Emerald Associates.

CAREER SUMMARY / COMPETENCIES--------------------------------------------------------------

•Instrumental in the process of organizing and delivering all elements necessary, before work started, to enable craft persons to perform quality work in safe, effective and efficient manner

•Recommendations accepted by client that the workface planning should be like “system driven commissioning & start up, commissioning & start up driven construction and construction driven engineering & procurement” i.e. “plan forward sequence backward” and promoted to senior field mechanical engineer

•Briefed reports and forecasts including summery of construction progress, job manpower and expenditure forecast. Attended field mobilization kick off meeting

•Supervised mechanical / piping installation (modular & stick built construction)

•Gained strong experience in structural/modular projects in the oil and gas industry and oilfield skids and structural frames

•Successfully completed Primavera P6 (Project Management software) from Emerald Associates, a certified advantage partner of Oracle

•Prepared mechanical completion punch list (as per API 686), field change notices, extra work orders and back charge notices, field bulk material purchase requisition including material take offs

•Initiated to change the plate type heat exchangers, analyzed not patterned for slurry service, and tackled product cooling problem by explored ‘chilled water cooling coil’ oriented inside the slurry vessel, which amounting a total saving of couple of million dollars

•Coordinated CWP (construction work package) into FIWP (field installation work package) and established work face planning approach, rules & infrastructures

•Created workforce plan in terms of goal, workforce planning infrastructure, FIWP requirement being with the end in mind

•Identified challenge, current planning approach, problem with current planning approach, labor productivity, foreman frustrations and maximum spent time by a foreman per day

•Earned strong P&ID and mechanical drawing development skill including piping GA & isometric as per field construction requirement

•Broadened knowledge regarding reading of design drawing (equipment & piping) and created piping GA & Isometric drawing immediately standing at site

•Executed & commissioned 90M3 refinery tank farm including pumps & 32” pipelines about 10km. in length. Also Executed & commissioned oil storage terminal & pump house

•Studied with welding RT, LT, UT and heat treatment process

•Gained knowledge regarding ASME Sec.VIII Div.1 & Div2, PD5500, API 650, 620, 12D, 12F, 12P, UL142, ASME B16.5 and B16.47 code requirements.

•Well educated with the project specification requirements of various oil companies such as Saudi Aramco, Petro Canada etc.

•Reviewed bid, contract document and switchover plan; negotiated scope of work with contractors and participated in area constructability reviews

•Judged manpower requirements for field construction operation for piping and equipment erection and provided input to scheduler

•Gathered knowledge about Construction Association of Alberta’s logistics. Formulated construction methods, procedures and work force planning.(to ensure contractor’s tools, labors & material allocation is adequate or not)

•Implemented & managed Tailgate & Toolbox safety meeting including Ladder safety, Power tool safety, Positive attitude and distractions on the job and hazard analysis

•Revamped packaged equipments like high speed pusher centrifuge (centrifugal and reciprocating motion at the same time), chiller package, agitator and dispenser

•Trained with Compress Package (Pressure vessel design software)

•Qualified preparing RFI, TBE and RFP packages in design office

EMPLOYMENT DETAIL AND RESPONSIBILITIES---------------------------------------------------

2006-2009(May)

SNC Lavalin Inc. Calgary, Canada

Position: Mechanical Project Coordinator

Project Handled

-Petro Canada Fort Hills Project, Froth Treatment Plant 230,000 BPD

Authorized for preparing Business Data Package, a special requirement from PCOSI (Petro Canada), related to ‘capital equipment history’ documentation

Analyzing overall mechanical engineering progress

Performing schedule monitoring and updating of construction network schedule and 3 month look-ahead schedules

Composing schedule deviations and proposing corrective action/work around solutions

Perticipating in additional assignment per lead’s instruction regarding FIWP (field installation work package)

Evaluating & implementing labor productivity, foremen frustations, maximum spent time by a foremen, work force planning, work face planning approach and work face planning rules

The project coordination engineer's role also required me to direct project specific activities within PCOSI’s own document control department to ensure the timely review and transmittal of sub-contractors deliverables

Highlighting SPDP (Spare Part Data Package) and start up / commissioning spare parts requirements

Guiding vendor for submitting of start up / commissioning spare parts documents as per client’s requirement

-Cabruta Refinery Project, Venezuela 442,000BPSD

Generated mechanical design criteria in DBM stage

Developed procedures for pre-commissioning, commissioning of equipments, pipelines and their associated facilities, air blowing, hydrostatic pressure test and purging etc

Systematized co-ordination between site engineering and related H.O engineering dept, in order to achieve the scheduled delivery of engineering documentation to sub-contractors. Also navigated for resolution of site generated technical queries

Compared of inquiry package documentation and assessment of tenders prior to contract award

Netted process piping systems ranging from 0.5" to 36" diameter. Logged site generated technical queries and initiated field modifications requirement.

-Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), Gas Oil Separation Plant (GOSP) –250MBCD

Edited overall engineering progress planning against deliverable list

Facilitated equipment delivery to meet Level IV schedule

Formulated ETA report (expediting report) vs. CPN report (commitment package)

Projected FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) and witnessed / hold point schedule

Published Monthly & weekly report

-Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), Water Injection Pump Stations (WIPS)

Streamlined overall mechanical engineering progress and verified other discipline’s engineering progress to meet CWP schedule

Pursued RFQ (requisition for queries) packages for tanks, pressure vessels, chemical dosing packages, overhead cranes and emergency diesel generator

Handled TBE (technical bid evaluation) and RFP (requisition for purchase) packages and magnified bid clarification questions to answer by vendor

2005-2006

Kiewit Energy Corporation Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Position: Mechanical EPC Coordinator

Project Handled

-Meg Energy, Canada- Cristina Lake SAG-D Project, Cristina Lake, Alberta, Canada

Dealt report of 30%, 60% and 90% model review, progress EWP (engineering work package) and vendor module package delivery

Surveyed critical equipment delivery period based on schedule IV planning with procurement group

Executed planning & scheduling, preparation of material indents, reports & invoices

Fashioned erection scheme's for various equipment & piping. Maintained QC check sheets for all rotary & Static equipment. Launched various pre-commissioning activities as per API 686

Helped preparing estimation of different rotary equipments including compressor

Joined in discuss with client and sub-vendors at the time of static equipment shop fabrication

2000-2005

Mott Mcdonald Engineering Consultancy, Mumbai, India

Position: Senior Field Mechanical Engineer

Project Handled

-Zuari Oil Tanking Ltd, Goa, India

Chaired hooking up cooling water, 125psi compressed air and 10 bar steam pipe line in to existing plant

Fostered piping isometrics to as-built drawing

Furnished emergency generator package

Introduced copper tube steam tracing in place of EHT (electrical heat tracing) and saved significant amount of cost

Observed erection and commissioning of 100 km. unit piping (for different services). Personally conducted hydraulic testing & under-soil pneumatic testing and monitored repeated flushing, filter cleaning and post commissioning ultrasonic test

Modified pump house equipment orientation and pipe sizing in the basis of existing

Data package

-Mathura Oil Refinery, Delhi, India

Constructed and commissioned of $150m IOCL Refinery expansion project

Verbalized major vendors and consultants deliverable

Created project-specific management information system on material flow, actual-vs.-budget man-hours and schedule-vs.-progress monitoring system

Assisted in preparation of estimates for different static equipments

Fabricated, installed and commissioned HP, MP & LP steam pipe by incorporated target plate inside the line to identify the amount of particles

-Sandoz Ltd., Oral Solid Dozes Pharmaceutical Plant, Mumbai, India

Constructed & commissioned of $80m Pharmaceutical Plant

Upgraded blister packing machine capacity by incorporating smaller conveyor

Remodeled reverse Osmosis unit main circulation pump SS casing by poly propylene casing to reduce water hardness

Prepared punch list per API686 and commissioned the plant

-Century Enka (India) Ltd., Nylon tire Cord Plant Pune, India

Constructed & commissioned of $70m Nylon Tire Cord Plant

Installed & commissioned Pusher Centrifuge with variable frequency drive, double diaphragms pump, reciprocating screw pumps etc.

Gathered knowledge of rotary drum filter, rotary vacuum filter, agitator and gear boxes of various capacities and make

-ISAGRO Agrochemicals India Ltd., Gujarat, India

Constructed & commissioned of $120m Agrochemicals Plant

Detailed scope of work and prepared tender documents for contractors

Evaluated bids and attended bid conditioning meeting before recommendation

1991 – 2000

ICI Inda Ltd. (a subsidiary of ICI, UK), Calcutta, India

Position: Intermediate Field Mechanical Engineer

Project Handled

-ICI India Ltd., Poly Urethane Plant, Mumbai, India

Constructed and commissioned of $20m Polyurethane plant

Supervised erection & commission of 330°C hot oil generating unit with 50m3 spherical head jacketed vessel and centrifugal jacketed pump

Solved material choking problem and problem of counter current flow for high viscosity material

Oversaw the checking and compiled mechanical completion dossiers for process pipe work and associated equipment, prior to submission to client for approval

-1000 TPA Paints Manufacturing Plant at ICI India Ltd., Mumbai, India,

Constructed and commissioned of $50m Paints manufacturing plant

Revamped 125 hp centrifugal slurry pumps with mechanical seal and VFD

Developed engineering package for dust extraction system

Conducted failure analysis of existing chilled water pump

-ICI India Ltd., Rubber Chemical Plant, Calcutta, India

Constructed and commissioned of $80m rubber chemical plant

Incorporated reciprocating pump instead of centrifugal pump for MIBK dosing

Negotiated scope of supply and drawning specification of rotary and vacuum drum filter

Incorporated the changes to data sheet made on the P&ID, and communicated to vendor

Reduced plant downtime by introducing drum filter for Na-MBT mother liquor manufacturing. Maintenance over time cost also reduced significantly by doing the same

De-bottlenecking project which includes:

-Supervised installation, commissioning & modification of reciprocating instrument air compressor with dryer

-Supervised installation, commissioning & modification of chiller compressor and heat exchangers (shell & tube)

-Supervised installation, commissioning & modification of bucket elevator (30mt height)

-Nitrocellulose project at ICI India Ltd, Gujarat, India

Constructed & commissioned of $30m Nitric Acid Recovery Plant

Managed revamping of 75m3 wash tank side-stirrer. Introduced mechanical seal with soft (carbon) & hard (silicon) face combination

Worked in setting up river water pumping station of 1.4 million gallons/day for nitrocellulose project including field testing of 250 HP centrifugal pump Optimized shut off head and minimum flow to bring down pipe ratings from 600# to 300#

Installed 2nos. 18mt glass columns, 22nos. glass shell & tube heat exchanger and 2nos two-stage glass evaporator made by Scott

EDUCATION-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mechanical Engineering diploma (4years after High School Graduation) from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), India.

APPEGA registration is on progress in Canada

PMP certification by PMI is on progress

Certifications from Mount Royal College, Canada:

Risk & Procurement

Time & Cost Management

Integration & Scope Management

PMP exam preparation workshop for all module

Primavera P6 completed from Emerald Associates, Canada

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