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Doha, Qatar

• Identified and improved bottlenecks to maximise capacity and availability of plant by continuous monitoring and analysing the KPI • Incident investigations of the process upset and equipment reliability issues• Implemented MOC for profit improvement opportunities (PIOs), reliability issues and recommendations of investigations or HAZOP for safe and reliable operation of process plant• Prepared/Reviewed/updated technical documents such as feasibility study, basic engineering package, PFD, P & ID, Mass and energy balance, equipment data sheet, DCS Graphics, Logics, Cause and effect diagram, etc. for existing plant and new modification or capex projects• Conducted HAZOP /WHAT-IF for new modification being executed in the plant and cyclic PHA of existing process, and SIL assessment study• conducting PSSR before commissioning of new facility or equipment• Conducting Safety rounds to identify gaps in the work permit and consulting operation and maintenance team for the correcting actions • Performed operational design reviews to determine feasibility and budgetary impacts of new proposals.• Provided independent technical reviews of operational procedures and plans to eliminate functional bottlenecks.• Developed and maintained standardized operating procedures for numerous functions and tasks to streamline plant operations.• Developed operating window limits to provide guidelines to panel operator to operate plant in safe and efficient way

Jamnagar, Gujarat, India

Refinery off gas cracker- Ethylene plant Licensed by Technip -1400 KTA• Reviewed and evaluated basic and detailed engineering design proposals includes PFD, P&ID, H&MB, Process Datasheets, Equipment datasheets etc. and completed drawings to determine feasibility of each plan and assess conformance with both safety and sound engineering practices standards.• Participated in HAZOP and HAZID study for the Ethylene plant and Pygas hydrogenation Unit • Selection of the catalysts, Adsorbents, chemicals, package units etc. based on process requirement• Ensured erection of piping and equipments as per P&IDs, Isometric drawings by stage wise verification in the field• Inspected equipment to ensure the proper installation of the internals like trays, distributors, packing, demisters, support grids for catalysts/adsorbents, etc. as per drawings• Ensured safe loading of Adsorbents and catalysts bed according to design and vendor guidelines• Participated in FAT and SAT for verification of Trip and controllers logics according to intended design• Developed guidelines and procedures for various Pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities of Ethylene plant and pygas hydrogenation unit• Section wised P&ID verification and Prestart-up safety review to insure flawless commissioning and start-up of plant• Performed proof runs of compressors, turbines and pumps• Prepared list of key parameter and method of statement for guaranty test runs for the critical equipments like cracking furnaces, compressors, turbines, catalysts, adsorbents, and entire plants for product specification, specific energy consumption and waste generation

Vadodara Area, India

Naphtha cracker plant, Pygas hydrogenation, BTX unit, Butadiene unit• Identified and closely Monitored KPIs of the olefin plant for early failure detection and corrective action• Capacity maximization by identifying and removing bottleneck • Minimized energy consumption using Pinch analysis study and heat integration• Implemented and maximised utilization of Advance Process control in ethylene, BTX and Butadiene plant• Monitored and proposed corrective action to improve efficiency of the energy intensive equipments viz. cracking furnace, cracked gas compressor, refrigeration compressor, steam turbines • Benchmarked plant operations and implemented identified opportunities for improvement• Performed HAZOP / WHAT IF for new modifications or CAPEX being executed in the plant and cyclic PHA of existing process, participation in SIL assessment study• Preparation of annual budget/operating plan to maximize the capacity utilization of the plant and minimize the specific consumption of raw material, catalyst-chemicals and energy • Conducted incident investigations to identify root cause of any unplanned breakdown or equipment failure or process safety incident and proposed recommendations to avoid reoccurrence in future• Reported safety observation and “Near Miss” reporting to achieve “Zero incident” in work place

Vadodara Area, India

Utility plant - DM water plant, N2 plant, Boiler, steam, Fuel gas• Responsible for safe and reliable operations of utility plants• Issued work permits for various maintenance activities – Hot work, cold work, work at height, confined space entry, line brake, excavation etc.• Troubleshooting and continuous improvement for the continuous and efficient operation of plant

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Diploma, Chemical Engineering