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Baytown, Texas, United States

- Collaborate with business teams, material engineers and inspection to drive risk-cost balanced equipment strategies for Baytown Complex vessels and piping.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Established a high-performing, cross-functional project team to support small-scale projects (total erection cost < $5 million) across the corporation.- Integrated Managed Service Providers (MSPs) into the project workflow, ensuring efficient collaboration and delivery of engineering services.- Forged strong partnerships with discipline leads, implementing stringent quality assurance processes and rigorous engineering surveillance throughout project execution.- Streamlined… Show more - Established a high-performing, cross-functional project team to support small-scale projects (total erection cost < $5 million) across the corporation.- Integrated Managed Service Providers (MSPs) into the project workflow, ensuring efficient collaboration and delivery of engineering services.- Forged strong partnerships with discipline leads, implementing stringent quality assurance processes and rigorous engineering surveillance throughout project execution.- Streamlined project management processes, including standardized hour sheets, fit-for-purpose QA/QC framework, design process audits, and document management system rollout, driving cost optimization and timely project completion.- Provided technical leadership and mentorship to team members, promoting continuous professional development and knowledge sharing.- Spearheaded the successful delivery of high-value projects, including:--- LaBarge critical alarm study (reduced critical alarms by 65%) through effective stakeholder alignment and cross-discipline collaboration. --- Mitigated metal embrittlement risk in Antwerp, saving $1M in CAPEX and downtime costs through collaboration with integrity SMEs.--- Investigated a high-consequence scenario due to severe vibrations of PSV tailpipes discharging into the stripper column. --- Avoided costly replacement of APP ethylene branch headers, saving over $1M in CAPEX and downtime costs through brittle fracture risk assessment and mitigation. Show less

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Pioneered implementing an integrated surveillance approach, replacing discipline-wise siloed surveillance, accelerating issue identification and resolution.- Led a cross-functional team in evaluating and deploying a cutting-edge process visualization tool (PI Vision) for critical assets, reducing EMIT dependence and increasing capital efficiency by 75% ($600K).- Successfully implemented digital surveillance tools (XHQ, PI AF, PI Vision, SEEQ) that integrate engineering principles… Show more - Pioneered implementing an integrated surveillance approach, replacing discipline-wise siloed surveillance, accelerating issue identification and resolution.- Led a cross-functional team in evaluating and deploying a cutting-edge process visualization tool (PI Vision) for critical assets, reducing EMIT dependence and increasing capital efficiency by 75% ($600K).- Successfully implemented digital surveillance tools (XHQ, PI AF, PI Vision, SEEQ) that integrate engineering principles, data science, and in-depth asset knowledge for multiple deep-water assets, enhancing surveillance effectiveness.- Delivered the first-of-its-kind constraint management application for top-tier assets (Destiny, Unity, PNG), enabling teams to monitor plant operations relative to constraints, resulting in a 0.25% production increase.- Conducted investigations and optimization studies, including:--- Investigated low water injection rate, leading to a 3x increase and timely start-up of the next water injection wells.--- Supported production and flare optimization during flash gas compressor downtime, flare-meter troubleshooting, fast plugging of guard filters (reducing OPEX), and cooling medium optimization.--- Stewarded Kearl froth recovery optimization by applying data science methods, increasing production by 1.25 KBPD ($9M+ annually).--- Led the SCTF NRU optimization effort, increasing Helium recovery by 0.5% ($2.6M annually) and reducing methane loss at zero additional investment.--- Supported troubleshooting of a fractionation column in BRT by developing an operating envelope for changing feed composition, avoiding a penalty of $125K due to off-spec product. Show less

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Spearheaded a car seal reassessment initiative across multiple sites, rationalizing the number of car-sealed valves through a comprehensive risk-based approach, enabling safer operations.- Conducted external benchmarking studies for an LNG facility, providing valuable insights for continuous improvement.- Increased the gas handling capacity of an offshore facility by 10 MMSCFD through detailed engineering studies and expansion of the operating envelope. Performed process safety time… Show more - Spearheaded a car seal reassessment initiative across multiple sites, rationalizing the number of car-sealed valves through a comprehensive risk-based approach, enabling safer operations.- Conducted external benchmarking studies for an LNG facility, providing valuable insights for continuous improvement.- Increased the gas handling capacity of an offshore facility by 10 MMSCFD through detailed engineering studies and expansion of the operating envelope. Performed process safety time analysis using an integrated HYSYS-OLGA model of an offshore facility and pipeline network, ensuring compliance with safety standards.- Conducted engineering analysis of flow safety valve (NRV) failures at HGCP, assessing a high-consequence overpressure scenario by developing a HYSYS dynamic model.- Developed a dynamic model of a dry gas seal system to analyze the integrity of system components during transient conditions for the Chavyo ENL project.- Evaluated the adequacy of process safety valves for an onshore production facility (XTO), ensuring compliance with industry standards. Show less

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Executed a comprehensive technical study and adequacy check for various process systems as part of a brownfield concept selection study, leading to 29 MBOE oil reserves with attractive economics recovery.- Conducted a technical evaluation for an incremental 30 MMSCFD gas and 10 KBPD liquid addition to an existing facility, identifying layout options for a new compression train during a brownfield survey while collaborating with operations and asset teams.- Optimized gas lift… Show more - Executed a comprehensive technical study and adequacy check for various process systems as part of a brownfield concept selection study, leading to 29 MBOE oil reserves with attractive economics recovery.- Conducted a technical evaluation for an incremental 30 MMSCFD gas and 10 KBPD liquid addition to an existing facility, identifying layout options for a new compression train during a brownfield survey while collaborating with operations and asset teams.- Optimized gas lift allocation to individual wells, enhancing production efficiency.- Developed a long-term strategy for mitigating slug problems in an offshore facility, addressing a critical operational challenge through comprehensive analysis and recommendation. Show less

Iit Delhi

- Developed continuous downstream processes for monoclonal antibodies with an aim to improve production as well as quality. - Co-authored four research articles in international journals

Iit Delhi

- Studied fluidization behaviour of catalyst particles using various characterization tools. - Developed a simple model to predict the performance of fluidized bed reactor.