Manager

• Dec 2016 - Present

Process Engineer

• Mar 2015 - Present

 Develop project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans; conferring with management.  Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical studies; preparing cost estimates.  Determines project schedule by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements.  Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress; coordinating activities; resolving problems.  Evaluation of vendor proposal and provide technical recommendation.  Provide information throughout the various proposal, engineering and construction phases to the proposal and project teams with regard to all aspects of Process Engineering.  Perform a thorough review of customer’s inquiry and/or Request for Process Design information  Perform process simulations and develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s),P&ID and Heat and Material Balances .  Attending the process reviews as necessary for PFD's and P&ID's and ensuring that all agreed recommendations and changes resulting from such reviews are incorporated into the design.  Perform Capital, Utility, and Product Value Estimates and then prepare a Project Evaluation to allow determination of the viability of the project  Develop sizing information for Process Equipment (compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, separators, reactors, etc.) and provide information in the form of equipment data sheets  Assist in developing plant control philosophy.  Prepare Operating Manual and Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning Plans.  Periodically participate in HAZOP studies.  Assist in Plant start-up and performance testing.  Making process presentations as requested during the project to management and other interested parties.  Ensuring that process problems and requirements that need input from other disciplines and departments are fully explained and expedited. Show less

Process Engineer

• Jul 2007 - Feb 2015

Process Improvement Identifying scope for: Planning, implementing & monitoring of technological changes to enhance productivity.Modifications in equipments, consumables, power etc for controlling & reducing conversion cost per unit produced.Executing cost saving techniques/ measures and modifications to achieve substantial reduction in expenditures and work within the budget.Managing the process quality and product quality.; Providing the process training and advising as appropriate to any national personnel assigned or seconded to the projects. Attending weekly progress meetings with other members of development team & ensuring process problems & requirements that need input from other disciplines & departments are fully explained & expedited.Attending the process reviews as necessary for PFD's and P&ID's and ensuring that all agreed recommendations and changes resulting from such reviews are incorporated into the design. Making process presentations as requested during the project to management and other interested parties. Ensuring that process problems and requirements that need input from other disciplines and departments are fully explained and expedited. Designing sized and ordered equipment and implemented control strategies to decrease downtime, increase productivity and reduce costs.Optimizing the current processes through trials, coordinated lab work and personnel, performed statistical analysis and wrote technical reports.Providing the operations and maintenance training to ensure smooth project start-up and routine operations. Implementing the quality system ISO -9001 and 22000 and trained the staff.EHS Report preparation and reporting to authority. Show less

Process Engineer

• Jul 2007 - Feb 2015

Production Planning &Control Managing overall operations with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of production targets within the time and cost parameters for Monitors/ Controls.Overseeing the production and procurement policies, procedures and related requirement in line with internal controls and having compliance with ISO 9001 & 22000 audits requirements.Managing the inventory and controlling the cost.Project Management Project planning, scoping, activity sequencing & estimation, tracking and development of contingency plans to meet cost and time over-runs.Selecting appropriate technologies for development approach as well as implementing policies for the organization entailing restriction on recourses.Monitoring development activities and reporting project progress as well as managing and providing technical guidance/support to the project team.Erection & CommissioningInstalling and commissioning as well as conducting tests & inspections to ensure operational effectiveness of plant & utilities; planning & effectuating maintenance schedules for equipments.Designing plant layout, making drawing, approving them and carrying out inspection tests for determining the effectiveness of the plant/equipment.Conducting regular tests to ensure the performance capacity of various equipments and machineries in process plants.Planning and effecting predictive, preventive & breakdown maintenance schedules of various equipments to enhance the equipment reliability and increasing machine up time.Highlights:Proficiently engineered new improvements to existing processes for the manufacturing of vacuum salt and Thermal desalination process.Certified as Internal Auditor for ISO-9001/22000 by M/s. SGS, GERMANY.Successfully modified the crystallizer vortex breaker to avoid level control problem. Show less

Senior Engineer

• Dec 1999 - Jun 2007

operation/ Sectional In- chargeAccountabilities:Coordinating the project activities with construction forces and with plant technical personnel to ensure that the systems provided met the needs of the site.Planning and performing the commissioning & start up activities of Soda Ash, Dense Ash, Vacuum Salt & Desalination Units.Managing pre-commissioning, commissioning activities process like DCS configuration and field operations. Conformity check as per P & ID and vessel inspection. Commissioning activities like preparation of on operational test procedures (OTP) for pumps, compressors Pumps functional test like pressure, flow measurement temperature. Following up normal start up and shutdown procedure.Monitoring the condition of rotary equipments.Managing the isolation and handing over the equipment for maintenance safely.Co-ordinating with all maintenance departments like mechanical, electrical and instrument departments.Preparing punch list, check list, Test sheets & outstanding work list of units. Make work permit, Safety permit for HOT and COLD works.Handling the operation and trouble shooting of Calciner, Lime kilns, Carbonation tower, Absorption column, Vacuum evaporators, Vapor condenser, Vacuum pumps, Centrifuges, Fluidized bed drier, Shell & tube heat exchangers, Plate type heat exchangers, Scrubber, Cyclone, Forced circulators, Different types of conveyor, Iodized and non Iodized salt packing unit, Salt production operation, Operating system (DCS -Foxboro I/A. Series version 6.3).Administering the implementation of Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, production processes to improve and ensure compliance to standards. Highlights:Successfully commissioned the 1800tpd soda ash, 600tpd dense ash plant and 800 TPD vacuum salt plants in Nirma Chemicals limited. Implemented ISO-9001 standard for quality management system, Nirma chemicals Limited, India. Show less

Process Engineer

• 1999 - 2005

Senior Assistant Engineer

• Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

Accountabilities:Coordinating with the juniors & other shift persons so that SOPs are followed properly before giving the result/ feedback to the concerned Department in time.Analysing the in-process sample of different products of plants Vacuum salt, pure water, bromine and bromides and also of final products.

Process Engineer

• 1997 - 1999

Senior Assistant Engineer

• 1997 - 1999