Supervising the Mechanical Engineering team ; also serving as full time Project Manager

• Innovatively designed Unfired Pressure Vessels using PVElite/ Compress with material selection, optimization, cost control confirming to codes and standards. • Advised and acted as a technical resource for mass transfer equipment packages of all ongoing projects. Approved hydraulics, feed, nozzle orientations & mechanical strength.• Reduced vendor document cycle time by 30% by effective resource utilization creating buffer in project schedule.• Reviewed engineering documentation and reported discrepancies -Design basis, philosophies, Process data sheets, PFDs, P&IDs.• Prepared Requisition packages (quotation), Equipment data sheets and Technical Specifications.• Oversaw Bid Evaluations, prepared technical queries and advised procurement teams in vendor selection and negotiation.• Chaired technical bid clarification and kick off meetings with vendors educating and streamlining them with customer requirements.• Mentored and motivated junior engineers and designers in preparation of engineering drawings, equipment datasheets and other deliverables.• Audited and approved Design Calculation & Fabrication Drawings from Suppliers.• Communicated and resolved technical issues with other departments in local and overseas offices. • Identified and forecasted possible changes and analyzed precautionary actions to avoid rework.• Coached site staff with installation procedures, inspected site activities, briefed and convinced client.Projects/Clients:• LyondellBasell (USA) – CVO and BLO units • Borouge Feed (UAE) – Propane production unit – Front End Engineering Design• Luberef Yanbu Refinery (Saudi Aramco) – Hydrocracking and Sulphur recovery units• UGCC (Uzbekistan) –High Density Poly Ethylene unit• Takreer (UAE)- Carbon Black Delayed Coker unit• OPaL(INDIA) – High Density Poly Ethylene unitMajor Proposals:• SABIC (Saudi Arabia) – ACN NACN Feed project.• IOCL (India) – Poly Propylene plant• Takreer (UAE)- Carbon Black Delayed Coker unit

• Fostered and inspired a team of 20 Junior Engineers, Designers and CAD operators for European(UK, Italy, Germany, and France) Oil and gas projects. • Improved engineering output with proper planning, scheduling, delegating and timely follow up ensuring quality work.• Conceptualized design, performed mechanical calculations and material optimization for different mass transfer equipments such as integral truss, lattice beams for trays, distributors, cartridge trays, even flow and support arrangements. • Monitored and finalized detail design activities checking constructability.• Implemented and amended checklist for design and drafting activities effectively minimizing errors.• Investigated site issues, resolved them with innovative ideas and documented for future.Major Projects:• Technip• Snamprogetti• Kellogg-Gorgon- ( Shop / Horizontally installed column internals)• Mitsubishi

• Enhanced shop floor layout and boosted productivity implementing 5s tool.• Developed roller supports for shells machined on heavy modular lathe.• Liaised with client and third party inspectors.• Supervised the fabrication shop for ONGC-SARKU offshore project –manpower allocation, scheduling.

• Explored and introduced Time of flight diffraction (TOFD) for thick walled vessels in lieu of Radiography.• Reduced fabrication time and machinery engagement for heat exchanger tubesheet by developing fixtures.• Performed In-process and final inspection of vessels, reactors and heat exchangers.• Assessed inspection reports pertaining to magnetic particle inspection, ultrasonic test, dye penetration test, checking radiography film.