Amitkumar Sonpal Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bangalore, India

Responsibilities Thermal ConversionExecuted 6 Basic Design Packages for Shell licensed Thermal Conversion ProjectsLead and coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers for development of Shell Licensed Basic design packages, troubleshooting and Optimization of operationsProviding operation / technical assistant to Shell/3rd party Thermal Conversion unitsDevelop and maintain Shell’s proprietary Thermal Conversion modelling tools for process engineering… Show more Responsibilities Thermal ConversionExecuted 6 Basic Design Packages for Shell licensed Thermal Conversion ProjectsLead and coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers for development of Shell Licensed Basic design packages, troubleshooting and Optimization of operationsProviding operation / technical assistant to Shell/3rd party Thermal Conversion unitsDevelop and maintain Shell’s proprietary Thermal Conversion modelling tools for process engineering Significantly contributed in development of Thermal Conversion reaction kinetics modelConducted Performance guarantee test runs for Shell Licensed Thermal conversion technologiesPreparation of Technical proposals for Licensing projectsSupport site team during Unit Turnaround Custodian of Thermal Conversion Design and Process GuidesDistillation (CDU/HVU, Hydroprocessing, Base Oil, Gas-to-Liquid)Executed number of grass root and revamp Basic Design Packages in following technologies for various Shell/3rd party licensing projects - o CDU/HVU (employing Shell’s Deepflash Vacuum Technology) o Hydrocracker & Base Oil Work Up Sections o Naphtha Isomerization Unit of US Gulf Coast Gas-To-Liquid project Designing / retrofitting / troubleshooting distillation columns / vessels of upstream and downstream unitsPreparation of Technical proposals for Licensing projectsCustodian of Distillation Design GuidesResponsible for maintaining Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for the group Show less

Responsibilities  Effectively handled responsibility of process simulation for various distillation columns in Hydroprocessing Units and providing technical support to optimize column performance through “what if” analysis Responsible for executing process hydraulic calculations and thermal rating of heat exchangers. Conducted test run & field pressure survey with coordination of Operation, Maintenance & Instrumentation department. Generating delta yield vectors to update… Show more Responsibilities  Effectively handled responsibility of process simulation for various distillation columns in Hydroprocessing Units and providing technical support to optimize column performance through “what if” analysis Responsible for executing process hydraulic calculations and thermal rating of heat exchangers. Conducted test run & field pressure survey with coordination of Operation, Maintenance & Instrumentation department. Generating delta yield vectors to update refinery LP model through detailed analysis of “plant data”, studying kinetics of Hydrotreater reactors using KBC to predict balance catalyst life/product quality. Providing technical services to Hydroprocessing units to enhance company's profitability and productivity in a cost effective, timely and collaborative manner.  Performing Steady State Relief load calculations for refinery Hydrotreater units using unbalanced heat load method. Reviewing design of new Refinery Flare Network using Flarenet thus identifying bottlenecks and carrying out various feasibility studies for debottlenecking including sizing of new flare header.  Involved in preparing radiation isopleths during various relief scenarios for new Refinery flare using Flaresim. Actively participating in on-field activities to support implementation of various revamp projects at Jamnagar. Imparting on-job training and induction to fresh and junior engineers.Career Highlights  Increased recovery of Diesel from Sweet VGO by 1.4 ktpd through rigorous analysis of Product Fractionator operation using Aspen simulation of VGO hydrotreater unit. Suggested modification in LCO Hydrocracker operations which raised the refinery profit by 4 MMUSD per year. Suggested cost effective mitigation measures to overcome Hydraulic / Radiation limitation in the new Flare Network As a part of joint venture between Reliance and Chevron, worked in Chevron’s refinery, Hawaii, USA as FCC process engineer. Show less

 As a shift in charge, production planning, scheduling and dealing with contractor for swift work.  Developed schemes and logic for trouble shooting, analysis and rectification using DCS. Daily material balance tracking for Caustic / Chlorine production unit by Electrolytic Process. Economic evaluation and basic engineering of the project. Prepared detail specification sheet of key equipments. Analysis of plant /equipment breaks down through various statistical tools.