Project Engineer / Project Manager

PRASHANT PATEL

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a professional and challenging role in an industry where I can use my educational background and field experience in the field of chemical engineering and operations, coupled with my very strong work ethics.

STRENGTHS:

Strong technical background Strong computer skills

Hard worker and committed Good team player

Short learning curve, quick learner Flexible

EDUCATION: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Master of Science, Chemical Engineering, December 2009 GPA - 3.3/4

Shri Sad Vidya Mandal Institute of Technology (SVMIT), South Gujarat University, India

Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, July 2004 GPA - 3.52/4

KEY COURSES: Kinetics of Reaction Reactor Design, Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Pharmaceutical Unit Operations, Polymerization – Principles & Practice ,Polymer structure & properties, Modules in Nanopharmaceutical, Process Design and Control, Modeling and Simulation, Total Quality Management

PROJECTS:

Manufacturing of “Magnesium Chloride” (Undergraduate Project)

Prepared and presented a project for the manufacture of Magnesium Chloride which involved Process simulation, Material balance, Energy balance & Cost estimation of the complete project.

Total Quality Management (Graduate Project)

Prepared a project on Quality and Process Improvement by using six Sigma method. And mainly used six sigma methods are QFD (Quality Function Deployment), CORA(Component oriented requirement Analysis), SIPOC analysis (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers), Control Chart, Process Failure Risk Analysis (PFRA).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) May 2011- Continue

Process Chemical Engineer

Client: Procter and Gamble ( P & G)

• Responsible for Chemical Engineering Process Design and Process Calculations.

• Responsible for preparation and modification of Block diagram, Process flow diagram (PFD) Process & instrument diagram (P & ID).

• Experience with Control valve sizing, safety & relief valve sizing and line sizing.

• Responsible for pump selection, valve selection and different type of calculations by using ATF fathom model.

• Interact with Project management, vendors and clients in coordination, design and construction of process piping systems.

• Responsible for as build of plant and field measurement.

• Responsible for maintain Process Safety Study (PSS) documentations.

• Experience of review of plot plan and 3D model.

• Experience of Material & Energy Balances.

• Prepared Technical Proposals.

Uni-Chem Inc., South Kearny, NJ Oct 2010- May 2011 Process Chemical Engineer

• As a Chemical Engineer I involved in research activities for developing and testing new products. For this I applied my wide knowledge of chemical engineering concepts and technological knowledge gained.

• Experience with process scale-up and technology transfer, moving from laboratory to pilot plant and production scale.

• Designed Pilot plant and prepared cost estimates for procurement of equipment and chemical reagents.

• Prepared Process flow diagram (PFD), Process & instrument diagram (P & ID)

• Prepared technical literature on industrial process technology, process economics and product markets and overall commercial viability of processing facilities.

• Assisted in process engineering and implementation of new technologies.

SOLVAY SPECILITIES INDIA PVT. LTD. (solvay advance polymer), India Feb2007-Dec2007

Process Engineer

• Responsible for Chemical Engineering Process Design and Process Calculations.

• Knowledge of designing and specification of pumps, tanks, pressure vessels and heat exchangers.

• Control valve sizing, safety & relief valve sizing and line sizing.

• Pipe design, piping lay outs and piping plans

• Responsible for cost reduction of projects including capital and non-capital

• Developing project scopes and project costs estimates.

• PFD, P & ID modification as well as preparation.

• Experience of Material & Energy Balances.

• Conducted marketing, process design and process development studies under the supervision of lead engineer

• Technical review on design of Distillation Columns, Pumping Systems, Cooling Towers, Heat Exchangers, Continuous Reactors, Storage Tanks, Reciprocating Air Compressors and Piping system supplied by basic vendors

RPG Life Science Ltd., India Dec2004-Dec 2006

Production Engineer

• Responsible for achieving the production targets and visualization of problems in production

• Responsible for Trouble shooting of process / production / product related problems.

• Controlled the process, shut down, breakdown and emergency situations using distributed control sytems(DCS) and Programmable logic control( PLC).

• Handled and troubleshooted various heat and mass transfer equipments like evaporators, distillation column, etc.

• Responsible for maintaining and improving safety and environmental performance.

• Experience with ISO 9000(Quality management systems) and IS0 14000 (environmental management) System

• Responsible for working with pilot plan for some experiments.

• Assisted in process engineering and implementation of new technologies.

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NJ Jan 2009- Dec 2009

Library Assistant

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Programs : C,C++, HTML

• Applications: MS office, Auto Cad, Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4.0, Aspen Plus, AFT Fathom model

CERTIFICATE:

OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER certification

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