Akshar Parekh
Rotating Equipment Engineer at PBF Energy- Claim this Profile
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Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
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Gujarati Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Experience
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PBF Energy
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Rotating Equipment Engineer
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Sep 2022 - Present
• Planned, scheduled, and prepared work scopes for the overhaul/upgrades of multiple industrial reciprocating compressors during a two-week long CHD unit turnaround and a month-long Crude Unit & Hydrogen Plant turnaround • Executed maintenance & engineering work orders for various pieces of rotating equipment in coordination with machinists, millwrights, operators, and senior engineers • Performed Turbine Overspeed Tests (TOST) and determined corrective actions on Steam/Gas Turbine Generators to improve reliability and reduce the risk of turbine malfunctions • Maintained lube oil inventory and coordinated restocks for all refinery units and individual pieces of equipment • Prepared a $2,500,000 rotating equipment budget of a Coker Unit restart consisting of pumps, compressors, turbines, cooling tower fans, cutting tools, MOVs, etc. Show less
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C&D Technologies
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United States
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Mechanical Engineer
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Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
• Conducted teardowns on defective deep-cycle batteries to locate failure modes and reverse engineer components, thus increasing the quality of production in the manufacturing plant • Performed “As Received” inspections involving voltage/resistance tests on defective and competitor batteries to ensure accurate measurements during charge/discharge and lifecycle testing • Designed models, assemblies, and drawings for battery components, racks, and cell vent testers in Solidworks • Collaborated in Fusion 360 Manage and PLEX to keep track of product lifecycle and manufactured sub-components • Installed and maintained 48V deep-cycle lithium-ion batteries in golf carts and other utility vehicles Show less
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Education
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Drexel University
Mechanical Engineering