Askar Bitanov

Reliability and maintenance engineer

Bergen, Vestland, Norway

About

Master’s degree Qualified Reliability Engineering Professional. Served at Mechanical Design Engineering, Materials Engineering and Reliability Supervisory levels with Operator (Chevron Led Field) producing 600,000 barrels of Oil daily UNIQUELY QUALIFIED IN: -Asset Integrity Management for reliable and efficient operations and maintenance. Identification of critical components and ITPMS development and deployment, appropriate Management approval level in case of deviations -Technical Specialist in Welding, Materials and Corrosion combined with a comprehensive understanding in Corrosion control and Mitigation in the construction of process equipment for sour and aggressive services -Excellent awareness in health, safety and environmental policies driven organizations. Supporter and enforcer of Compliance/Ethics -Innovative, solution-based Leader, capable of building relationships within Client and multi-cultural Vendor organizations

Experience

  • Senior Maintenance Engineer at Aker Solutions

  • Reliability Advisor, Maintenance Department at Tengizchevroil

    Serving as a Client Subject Matter Expert on the super-giant Chevron led Tengiz Field in Kazakhstan. Received increased level of responsibilities to Supervisory role based on competency level of performance. Oversee and manage the streamlined Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM). Manage Worst Actor process. Application of Root Cause Analysis (various methodologies). Actively participate in the development of Maintenance and Reliability procedure for company use.

  • Designs/Project Mechanical engineer at Tengizchevroil

    Provided mechanical engineering support for the on-the-run and commissioning/ramp-up jobs at the Second-Generation Plant / Sour Gas Injection facilities. Led operational expense and small capital improvement projects such as fixed equipment repairs, installation of new redundant equipment. Coordinated Turnarounds Designs engineering major repairs in 2010 and 2011.

  • Reliability engineer at Tengizchevroil

    Supported Mechanical Integrity management - materials selection, metallurgy, corrosion, welding, nonmetallic materials, and internal/external coating. Performed RCAs of corrosion/materials degradation failure mechanisms (API 571). Risk Analysis and Fitness For Service. Ensured compliance to the International Standards and TCO technical specifications, and their revision updates.