Canada
•37 plus years of Process Engineering / Operation / Technical Support / Project Engineering experience in Refinery, Oil & Gas ( including flowlines), Polymer and Petrochemical industry and Utilities and offsite design •Proficient in Project Feasibility Studies, assessing NPVs and preparing economic model for the projects. •Design experience includes process modelling, formulation of design basis, heat & material balances, development of PFD/P&ID’s, detailed system hydraulics, process equipment sizing as well as process specifications/data sheets. •Proficient in process design for oil, gas and water separation involving well pads, SFP/SAGD facilities, separators, gas compressors, hydro cyclones, dehydrating units, process gas compressors etc. •Experience with Plant technical integrity, revamp (facilities expansion & improvement), successful management & execution of projects to completion from conceptual to detailed design (EPC Environment) & handover achieving customer satisfaction through quantity & quality requirements. •Proficient in providing overall leadership and developing plans, procedures and process maps for the execution for the FEED (Define ) and EPC (Execute) phase •Familiar with API standards with specific knowledge of API, 2000, 520 and 521 for relief load calculation and API 682 for pump seal flushing plans etc. •Extensive experience in HAZID/HAZOP, Process Audits, Safety Audits and Environmental Audits. Familiar with NFPA Standards. Trained for Functional Safety through Exida Part 1 and 2 Functional Safety Course. •Familiar with simulation environment and process engineering suites like HYSYS, Pro II, HTRI, Promax, Visual Flow, pipeflo, FRNC5 etc. •Proficient in preparing change-over strategy, commissioning and operating manuals. Overviewed Preparations of SOPs, Critical Operating Parameters (COPs) and Commissioning Procedures for Major Petrochemical plants in PetroRabigh(Aramco). Experienced in handling Performance Guarantee Runs. • Managed Proposals for LNG plants, SAGD, HDT, Basal water treatment, H Oil etc.. Resource allocation to RTS system for WP and Saipem, forecasting resource requirement. •Hands on experience in proposal preparation and bidding new jobs. •Proficient with Licensor technologies: Axens & UOP for Naphtha and Aromatics units, Hydroprocessing (HDT units) ABB LUMUS for Propylene (metathesis), Sumitomo for MTBE, MMA, Lurgi Zimmer for PET technologies, Technip for Cumene Unit, KBR for Phenol units and Fully versed with Open Art Technologies for CDU,VDU, Amine Units, Sour water stripping and Sulphur recovery units
• Managed engineering activities across all disciplines: Process, Electrical, I&C, Mechanical, Civil, and Piping for various oil, gas, and water treatment projects. • Provided project execution plans for the Saudi Aramco Zuluf Water and Off-Gas Treatment project. • Worked on project deliverables with the engineering team for the procurement of key equipment, including large degassing vessels, incinerator packages, flare packages, off-gas compressors, and several vessels. Supervised complete design work, including GA drawings and PO completion. • Currently working on IFC P&IDs for the Saudi Aramco Zuluf Water and Off-Gas Treatment project. Completed HAZOP, 90% model review, and RAM analysis without major issues. • Undertook FEED and detailed design for the tank farm and flare system design for the Prince George Arbios project in BC, Canada. Supervised work on P&IDs, piping modular design for pipe rack, vapor recovery system from tanks, tank arm loading station, electrical tracing design, etc. The project involves converting biomass to heavy renewable crude as feed to the refinery process. • Worked on the produced water treatment project for Waha Oil Company in Libya. Provided complete engineering deliverables for procurement. The project is now under construction and treats 300,000 barrels of produced water with oil removal equipment like DGF and oil filters. • Proficient in handling Proprietary Desalter and Preheater design for upstream and downstream facilities. Managed Guarantee runs for different customers
>Replacement of Hot Product Separator for GOHT, from Div II to Div I vessel, Project required to work with vortex tube clusters as separator internals. Completed DBM and FEED phase which involved simulation for effluent stream done by back blending product streams, performed critical hydraulics, settle out pressure for recirculation loop, PSV size validation etc. >Completed DBM phase for the valve automation project for the Coker drums of DCU. >Husky (Cenovus) Lloydminster Upgrader Furnace Revamp project, Completed DBM P and FEED phase for Crude Furnace revamp for BLIERS (MSAPR) requirements post 2026. Finalized the Ultra Low NOx Burners as retrofit to reduce NOx emissions considering multi fuel cases. Checked furnace performance by FRNC5 for peak heat flux, Bulk temperatures, BWT and firing duty at different excess air %. Validated duct hydraulics for FD and ID fans of the furnaces based on new design using API 560 correlations. P & ID updated for new modifications in Burner design , new fuel train controls and hydraulics, update in control philosophy and SDKs to include new BMS system based on Triconex platform. Provided input to Burner vendor for the Radiant section and air system CFD study, critically reviewed the CFD outputs with validation of base operating case. >Validated Radiant coil design using API 530 correlations, checked transfer line hydraulics etc >Completed FEED and DE phase of Husky Lloydminster Refinery Furnace Revamp project, for Crude and Vacuum furnace. Responsible for updates in P & IDS, Furnace DS, Burner DS, SDKs (C & E), Control Narratives, New BMS design update, fuel train changes to comply CSA 149.3 and 149.1. >Replacement of 26 shell and tube type exchanger for Husky's Upgrader complex for coming Turnaround. Performed heat exchanger calculations with HTRI runs to produce exchanger DS with upgraded material design and debottlenecked conditions
PetroRabigh is a huge Refining and Petrochemicals Complex and a Joint Venture of Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemicals. It has a highly integrated refinery and petrochemical and polymer complex. Self was involved in Start up and commissioning of 10 Billion USD Phase II Petrochemicals and Semi Refinery Complex and handled units: Cumene/Phenol (Licensor Badger/KBR) , MTBE-IB (Sumitomo) Metathesis (Lummus), MMA (Sumitomo) Naphtha Reforming unit and Aromatics Complex (Axens) Managed group of 29 Process Engineers including Senior, Intermediate and Trainee engineers During initial phase of Mechanical completion of units, directed team to identify design and construction issues and worked towards resolution of same before handover of units Worked closely with Operation group to develop grass root level SOPs, COPs, ( Critical operating Parameters) and commissioning procedures. Reviewed all IFC P & IDs and Hazop to identify any design discrepancies or outstanding close out items. As a CE, Maintained a Master Design Issue Register with ongoing tracking Closely associated with Commissioning and Startup of these units and Achieved Successful Startup with On Spec production. As Process Engineering Department (PED), Managed and Evaluated Major Plant MOCs (Management of Change). Involved in What if and Hazop before implementation of MOCs. As a CE, took lead to communicate to PMT (Project Management Team) regarding any design issues and kept a close follow up. Responsible for Complex wide Environment Monitoring Plan, Hazard Register and Catalyst and Chemicals requirement Liaise with Licensors and Packaged vendors during Startup of units and worked closely to resolve any Process Issues. Responsible for Unit Performance Test Procedures, PED taking lead for each PGT (Performance Guarantee Run). Currently managing CRT (Creditors, Reliability Test) for Integrated Performance test for all units
Responsible for IFC issue of P & IDs for the unit including vendor P & IDs. Participated in Hazop and 3D Model review at all stages of project. Worked closely with client to close out Hazop recommendations. Managed Change logs and MOC for any design changes post IFC P & ID issue. Wrote Operating Manual for the Combined Hydrotreating Unit Responsible for Process deliverables (including Process Data Sheets, Instrument Data Sheets, Battery Limit Tables, Utility Summary, LDTs etc. Reviewed Cause and Effect Matrix and Emergency Shut down Narratives and issued them for final design Checked Relief System design including PSV calculation reports and Flare Load summary Continued raising RFIs to Client for issues related to design and execution of the project. Maintained RFI log. Updated Staff and Man-hours planning to closely manage this lump sum project. Generated Engineering Change Requests for scope/design changes. (The unit was started without any major issues and achieved the Performance Test satisfactorily)
Accountable for management of a major Licensor Design Change (UOP) and integration with the existing project to minimize schedule and cost impact by proper implementation of Management of Change (MOC) procedures Managed Interfaces with Client and UOP. Submitted RFIs for clarifications and approval Participated in P & ID reviews incorporated all the changes in the design. Maintained P & ID and LDT change logs. Managed Process deliverables (involving re-work) including Process Data Sheets, Instrument Data Sheets, Battery Limit Tables, Utility Summary, LDTs etc.