Ritesh Sojitra Email & Phone Number

Kuwait

• Undertook & handled project titled Al-Zour Refinery & Integrated Petrochemical Complex – ARDS & HOC Area.• Led ARDS Process Engineering team & its processes including CSU (Commissioning & Startup) activities, feasibility study for improving GRM, technical troubleshooting & optimization of refinery units.• Previously led the ARDSU Creep study (Debottlenecking study) with Technology Licensor (CLG).• Developed LP model for Al-Zour Refinery, steady state ARDS Process Model.• Conducted design review of ARDS fired heater with bp, sensitivity analysis for processing LCO & heavy oil slurry in ARDS Unit, pilot plant study of ARDS catalysts with ART & Shell.• Led design team E2E for in house projects & MOC.• Selected to lead dynamic optimization, advanced process control teams & optimization studyat advanced stages.• Participated in pre-qualification process of catalysts & adsorbent suppliers.• Directed & participated in the Techno-Economic Evaluation of ARDS catalysts, liaising & coordination with the ARDS Process Technology Licensor i.e., CLG.• Contributed to developing process-engineering critical guidelines, best practices & SOPS forAl-Zour Refinery Process Units.• Reviewed time-bound engineering deliverables issued by EPC/PMC.• Participate & lead various engineering & project activities including HAZOP & SIL Study,PSSR, MC Walkdown, etc.

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

LYB- The Edison Catalyst Expansion Project• Handled a project titled Edison Catalyst Expansion Project for a major client LyondellBasell, HEC, USA.• Detailed engineering development of next-generation Ziegler Natta catalyst manufacturing plant.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Process, Design and optimisation of Oil & Gas Plants viz. Conceptual Engineering, FEED, Detailed Engineering, Value Engineering, Field Engineering.• Collaborated with a team of engineers & designers in conducting detailed engineering, FEED, HAZOP, FAT, MAT, SAT, value engineering, feasibility study & process optimization.• Participated throughout the project cycle & perfected the configuration studies, EPC planning, construction, operations & performance guarantee test runs.• Conceptualized the monitoring process, optimization, & tracking systems (MIS) for improved performance.• Prepared Capex & Opex budgeting.• Implemented performance tracking using Balanced Score Cards.• Monitored the unit MIS including Key Performance Indicators (KPI) & Key OperatingParameters (KOP). Analyzed the deviations from the target & made suitable recommendations.• Organized necessary technical information for costing/procurement in compliance with tender specifications/guidelines, and quality requirements within budgeted man-hour & project schedules.• Responsible for day-to-day monitoring of the plant performance & troubleshooting,development of unit performance monitoring system including Cat/chem./additives, utility consumption & continuous evaluation of performance enhancement additives for gasoline & diesel for cost reduction.• Participated actively in the major turnaround of refinery units, and oil & gas plants.• Coordinated synchronously with the contractor & maintenance teams for timely inspection & handover of vessels/equipment(s).• Formulated the Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), process Block Flow Diagrams (BFD), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Utility Flow Diagrams (UFD), Heat & Material Balance, Process Safety Diagrams, Material Selection Flow Diagrams (MSD), Equipment Data Sheets & other required diagrams.

Mossabank, Shetland Isle, United Kingdom

Field Engineering, Constrsruction Compleation, pre-commissioning, commissioning review and readyness activities• Modelled process, relief & blowdown network using various tools such as HYSYS & Flarenet.• Lead & managed the MVT, FAT, SAT activities for OTS, SCS & DCS.• Reviewed Philosophies, Procedures, Guidelines, Diagrams, Operating Manuals, Process Control Narratives, ESD Logic Narratives.• Reviewed & assessed 3D smart Plant model.• Simulated Upstream process & refinery units in HYSYS, ProMax, Protreat.• Prepared, reviewed, & validated technical reports, specifications & philosophies in compliance with norms, ETP, GPs & international such as API, ASME, ISO & Shell DEP standards.• Performed flow assurance & surge analysis studies, equipment sizing & selection.• Executed in-plant hydraulics meticulously using an in-house spreadsheet, Korf & Colum Hydraulics using KG Tower.• Identified ambiguities & clarified equipment requirements.• Organized the issuance of engineering drawings & technical documents for inter-disciplinechecks (IDC, IPDS, IDIT), vendor offer review & assured technical integrity, issuance of TBE Report & coordinating with other engineering disciplines in the integration of data inputs.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Oil and Gas plants design

Doha, Qatar

• Worked on a major project titled QG-1 IR & Plateau Maintenance Project (PMP).• Ensured coordination of Brownfield-Green Field Interface Engine.• Undertook ring activities & acted as a member of the commissioning team of PMP brown field, green field interface, operation & shutdown team inlet receiving unit.

Muscat, Oman

• Undertook & contributed to 7+ projects in 3.7 years of service. Projects Undertaken:• ARDS Unit Creep Study with CLG• ARDS Unit Fired Heaters Design review with bp SME• Zauliyah Gas Lift Compressors/ RGMS Expansion Project• Zauliyah Water injection (EOR) Expansion Project• Zauliyah Gas dehydration & conditioning unit PDO• Hawqa & Hasirah field rationalization Project• Suwaihat Redundant Facility De-commissioning & Demolition project

Sohar Refinery Llc, Oman

• Undertook & worked on Sohar Refinery LLC's primary project.

Iran

• Undertook & contributed to the South Pars Gas Project Phase 4 & 5.

Reliance Industries Limted, Jamnagar Refinery, India

• Worked on the Crude Distillation Unit, Vacuum Distillation Unit, DHDS, VGOHT, HNUU, LNUU, LPG Merox, Gasoline Merox & ARU as a part of the project undertaken.

Hazira, Surat, India

Master Of Technology (M.Tech.), Chemical Engineering, 8.5

Activities and Societies: Application pinch analysis in Oil & Gas plant

Process Modelling Of Oil & Gas Plant, Process Simulation

Simulation, optimisation and control of upstream units.

Process Simulation, Process Simulation Of Oil And Gas Plants

Diploma In Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Ssc, Science

Higher Secondary, Science, Mathematics

Primary, Regional Language