Anand Sequeira

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Instrumentation Engineer
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Canada, Canada
About Anand Sequeira

As an experienced Instrumentation/Project Engineer, I have accumulated over 24 years of practical experience in Engineering Support, Project Design and Construction, Quality Management, Document Control, Procurement, Contracts Management, and Instrumentation Maintenance within the Oil and Gas, Refinery and Petrochemical industries.I have a successful track record of delivering both in-house & Capex projects and turnaround maintenance activities while working in shifts managing a multicultural & international team. I aim to contribute to emerging technologies and innovative solutions that promote an environmentally clean future of sustainable energy practices. My skill set includes leadership, risk assessment, problem-solving, team oversight, safety and quality assurance, training and mentoring.I have a comprehensive understanding of instrumentation and control design, including P&ID, instrumentation and control specifications, C&E, logic, schematics, loop diagrams, and control narratives. I have coordinated instrumentation engineering and design with other disciplines, consultants, vendors, clients, suppliers, and third-party contractors. I have also provided procurement support, including requests for quotations, technical bid evaluation, purchase requisition, and review of supplier drawings. My responsibilities also involved preparing project proposals, reviewing technical proposals and clarifications, and estimating engineering man-hours & material quantities.In addition, I am familiar with the designing and maintenance of various control systems such as DCS, SIS, PLC, ESD, BMS, GDS, F&G, and plant field instruments and analyzers. I worked with various international engineering standards, including Shell DEP, IEC, ISA, NFPA, BS, CSA among others, and understand the Management of Change procedure and modification change request cycle.I have been involved in audits for ISO certification compliance. Furthermore, I have attended reliability-centered workshops and have been trained as an RCA Facilitator.I have participated in workshops for P&ID Review, PHA, Hazop, and SIL study of existing and new process units and attended FAT and SAT for systems and process packages. In summary, I am an effective leader and team player able to motivate, mentor, and train team members using my interpersonal skills. I am highly adaptable, quick learner, and deeply knowledgeable of instrumentation topics. Finally, I have worked in process plants such as Sulphur Recovery, Hydrogen Production and Recovery, PSA, ARDS, Hydrocracker, NHT, FCC, HSR and Tail Gas Treatment.

Anand Sequeira's Current Company Details

Instrumentation Engineer
Anand Sequeira Work Experience Details
  • Kuwait National Petroleum Company
    Instrumentation Control Engineer
    Kuwait National Petroleum Company Mar 2015 - Dec 2023
    Ahmadi, Kuwait
    • Responsible for the maintenance of DCS, ESD and plant instrumentation at the Hydrocracker, Sulphur Recovery, Tail gas Treatment, Sour Water Treatment, Hydrogen Sulphide Recovery, Atmospheric Residue Desulphurization, Pressure Swing Adsorption and Hydrogen Production & Recovery units.• Leading a team of contractor personnel consisting of 4 engineers, 15 supervisors, 40 technicians and 14 mechanics to carryout the routine maintenance activity.• Responsible as an Instrument cell member for the major turnaround activity of units by preparing the scope of work, arranging the resources and materials and ensuring timely completion of activities as per the scope.• Participated in the study workshops for P&ID Review, PHA, Hazop and SIL study of existing, new and revamp process units, FAT and SAT for Systems and packages, audits for the compliance of ISO certification in Quality Management system (ISO:9001), Occupational Health & Safety (OHSAS:18001) and Environmental Management System (EMS:14001), reliability centered study workshops such as RCM, RBI, MTA, SIF/ SIL & RCA..• Working as a cell member in the cross functional team for the implementation of the Clean Fuel Project by participating in the Pre-commissioning and Commissioning activities • Supervised and commissioned as per schedule the upgradation of DCS and ESD system and local control panels of pumps and compressors in a timely manner for units during their individual turnaround including Hot Loop cutover to avoid downtime in running units..• Responsible for the preparation of the division budget and preparation of contract documents for small to large value contracts for executing modification works.• Responsible for the scheduling of all division engineers for various trainings.
  • Oil Sector Services Company
    Instrumentation Control Engineer
    Oil Sector Services Company Oct 2012 - Mar 2015
    Ahmadi, Kuwait
    • Worked as Instrument Engineer (Secondment) at KNPC Mina Al - Ahmadi Refinery, Kuwait for the Maintenance of DCS, ESD and Plant Instrumentation at the Hydrocracker, Sulphur Recovery, Tail gas Treatment, Sour Water Treatment, Atmospheric Residue Desulphurization and Hydrogen Sulphide Recovery units.• Supervising the daily activity of the instrument staff of 3 Contracting Engineers, 8 Supervisors, 35 Technicians and 12 Mechanics. Involved in the daily corrective and preventive maintenance activity including the preparation for major unit turnaround.• Reporting to the KNPC Senior Engineer on the daily activities, shutdown progress and breakdown status to upraise the higher management for any delays and obstacles to complete the scheduled works on time.• Reviewing of vendor documents such as BOM, I/O List, Junction Box Details, Cable schedule, Wiring Interconnection drawings, Loop Drawings, Logic drawings, HMI Graphics, etc. related to the upgradation of DCS, ESD and Local Control Panels under the MOIP-Ph II project. Supervised and commissioned as per turnaround schedule Local Control Panels for critical Pumps, Compressors and Blowers and Hot Loop cutover to avoid downtime in running units.• Troubleshooting of Anti-surge controllers, Vibration monitoring system, analyzers, PLC and other systems.
  • Almeer Technical Services Company
    Instrumentation Engineer
    Almeer Technical Services Company Dec 2007 - Oct 2012
    Deputed At Knpc-Maa, Kuwait
    Worked through M/s. Almeer Technical Services Company at KNPC Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery as Instrumentation Engineer (PCI) handling the Hydrocracker unit, Sulphur Recovery and Tail Gas Treatment Units.Job profile includes maintenance activity and preparation and execution of small to medium size projects. Current on going projects are replacement of existing relay based panels to PLC based panels for compressors and pumps and replacement of existing DCS and ESD.
  • Al Bahar Jacorossi Engineering And Contracting Company
    Instrumentation Engineer
    Al Bahar Jacorossi Engineering And Contracting Company Oct 2002 - Nov 2007
    Worked for M/s. Al Bahar Jacorossi Engineering and Contracting Company at KNPC Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery as Instrumentation Engineer (PCI).KNPC is one of the largest refineries in the Middle East. It has various types of plants like Gas plant, Refinery Modernization plant, Further Upgrading plant and Crude Distillation plants.

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