Rajendra — Lead control system engineer
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About Me
Summary of experience:
Safety and profitability-focused Senior Instrumentation Process Control Systems Engineer offers 25+ years of proven success managing large teams and global EPCM projects, including petrochemicals, Oil sands mining, nuclear and oil and gas industries. A track record of success in fast-paced environments and high-pressure situations, overseeing a broad range of project plans, documents, regulations, and stakeholder relations. Experience in all phases of Feed, detail engineering and construction and commissioning startup of instrumentation, electrical, and control systems. Drive project management efficiency with careful progress review, site inspections, and technical acumen—accomplished several significant challenges, including zero accidents.
Skills:
Management experience and excellent leadership, instruction, and delegation skills. -Strong communication abilities, both interpersonal and professional, in written or oral form. -Excellent analysis, evaluation, critical thinking, and decision-making capabilities. -Organized, skilled multitasker, and familiar with engineering administration.
Technical Skills:
Strong knowledge & experience in Instrumentation /Electrical & Control system design construction implementation and field commissioning startup support specific to High-Density Polyethylene / Polypropylene, Oil & Gas processing facilities, Refineries, upstream exploration, Oil Sands mining projects
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-Development of Front-end engineering, P&IDs, Cause & Effect Diagrams, SIS/Control/Application Narratives, Functional Descriptions, SPI(InTools) database/modules -Excellent knowledge of international codes, standards, and recommended practices like IEEE, ISA, UL, NEMA, CSA, ASME, ANSI, API, NEC, IEC, NFPA, and European ATEX / SIL guidelines. -Comply with meeting existing industry codes and standards and changing requirements from regulatory and recognized governing Industry Standards industrial standards IEC61511 and IEC 61508 of (SIS) Safety Instrumented System. - Developed IO assignments, Distributed Control system (DCS) loop drawings, control narrative, Cause and effect matrix, and logic drawings, DCS/ESD block diagrams, Cause and effect diagrams, technical and functional specifications of systems, logistic schemes and loop diagrams; -Developing all instrument indices to include instrument index, I/O List, instrument ranges and alarm set points and logic drawings, cable, and cable tray layout, Datasheet, Loop drawings, Instrument hook up drawings & Control scheme, Junction box wiring drawings, Schematic drawings. -Preparation / Review of plant philosophies such as Process Segregation, ESD and F&G system Philosophy, Plant Start-up, Shutdown, and Changeover Philosophy. -Conduct SIL study and participate in joint discipline HAZOP, PHA, SIL Analysis review. Perform other design or feasibility studies as required. - Provides design schematics of fibre path and splicing work to be performed for fibre projects Preparation of overall network architecture topologies and Fibre-Optic block diagrams for plant-wide networks. -Selection sizing and calculating all field instruments such as orifice flow meters, control valves, transmitters, PSVs, and thermowells. -Prepare the technical documentation for instrumentation and systems requisitions and performs technical evaluations. -Prepare and develop design basis, specifications, datasheet, and system architecture block diagram for telecom System for entire side full-plant security camera, Access ID card, Intrusion detection, and site-wide emergency PEGA system -Provide input to the HSE team to ensure that the density, coverage, and distribution of Flammable/Toxic gas detectors within hazardous areas meet the client's specifications. Participation in Fire and Gas Mapping Studies, Develop Fire & gas system specification -Performing the engineering and design of the client's application requirements for detection systems sensing Fire, flammable/combustible gases, toxic gas (H2S), and low temperature (cryogenic liquid spills). -Prepared & develop the layout for different detectors, manual call points, horns, strobes, bell, abort switch, etc., based on the project requirement specified in NFPA /client specification. -Prepared & develop the implementation and application of client study reports (e.g., Fire and Gas Detection Mapping Study) project Documentation. Strong knowlwdgwe and work experience in sizing calculation for control valves, pressure relief valve, rupture disk and flow flow, pressure, level & temperature measurement devices.
Strong knowledge of Yokogawa CENTUM VP ProSafe-RS SIS, ABB Infi 90 DCS, Honeywell (EPKS) Experion C200/C300, Emerson DeltaV, Rockwell RS Logix 5000, PLC2/500, SIMATIC Step 7 S7-300 and S7-400 PLCs, Bristol Babcock Emerson SCADA, and Historian. -Lead ECS system design, system integration system characterization and product testing, and software requirements verification/validation. -PLC programming and interface with DCS/MCC over DH+, ControlNet, Ethernet, DeviceNet, and Modbus. -Inspected Supplier/Sub-supplier of Automation Systems; valves manufacturers, Packages units for PRE-FAT; FAT & SAT activities. -Prepare Bentley Nevada machine monitoring system 3500 Rack design specification, rack configuration, MODBUS mapping list, FAT, and SAT testing procedure. -Establish Modbus/Device Net communication of MCC devices (GE Multiline Switchgear Relays, E3/E3+ Motor Protection Relays, Rockwell Power flex 700/7000 series VFDs) and ABB VFD's to the Control Room -Strong knowledge & experience in laying cable trays and HV, MV, LV, composite, Instrument and Fibre Optic Cables, Cable Glanding and Terminations and Testing, Equipment / Cabinet installation, field electrical equipment installation. -Assist in the development, configuration, installation, and maintenance of IP network standards, protocols, and procedures, including local area networks (LANs) and wide-area networks (WANs) -Inspect Supplier/Sub-supplier of Automation Systems; valves manufacturers, Packages units for PRE-FAT; FAT & SAT activities during plant commissioning.
Expertise: Rotating Equipment's GE, Ruston, Rolls Royce Avon, Solar Gas Turbine & Alstom, Siemens Steam Turbine Generators, and Bentley Nevada 3500 Series Machinery Monitoring System
Coordinated with all involved organizations, conduct all design review and construction progress meetings related to the process automation system and field instrumentation -Respond and get resolved the technical quires which the EPC contractor raised. Respond to the RFI's, NCR, waiver request. - Field engineering support site, EMOC's implementation, Hazop, SIL Studies, -Provided quality control expertise in verifying design for plant operation multi-discipline walk-downs (punch list deficiencies) and startup expertise. -Coordinate technical support to the site construction, commissioning team to facilitate the execution of E/I/C commissioning activities at an early phase of the project to help develop the scope of work, schedule, cost estimate, workforce. Provided technical support during installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup of the plant. Involved in investigating instrument and control system incidents, identifying the root cause of critical field instrumentation failures, data acquisition, and provided necessary recommendations. -Supported development of Commissioning (Static & Dynamic) Management Procedures, ITP's, Systems Acceptance Procedures/Progress Monitoring, Turnover and Completion Packages, and provide input to Start-up and Operating Procedures
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Work Experience(22)
Baku Azerbaijan (Consultancy) Lead and manage the entire ethylene and polyethylene EP-300 revamp and modernization Re-instrumentation project. Working closely with Socar Azerkimya chemicals management team to oversee the entire project and ensure that all technical aspects needs are catered to maintain a reliable, safe & healthy environment. Develop project proposal and execution plan to identify time frame, budgets, procedures for accomplishing projects, workforce requirements, and allotment of available resources to various commissioning phases of a project. Developed the overall EP -300 organization chart. My responsibilities include planning, technical execution, constructability, quality, safety, risk assessment, budgets, schedules, progress measurement, trending and resource management. Project detail engineering, HAZOP/SIL studies, site construction and commissioning startup. The main objective of the EP-300 Re-instrumentation project is to replace the existing pneumatic instrumentation/ electrical & control system and controllers/recorders with the latest technology electronic instruments, integrate with new ICSS Yokogawa Centum VP/Prosafe DCS/ESD system, and as such establish complete control over EP-300 unit via new ICSS Yokogawa. In the new central control room. (CCR) The scope includes removing existing pneumatic instrumentation and accessories, installing new instruments, control valves, process analyzers, instrumentation field cables, multipair cables, Cable trays, Junction boxes, tubing, raceways, structural supports, cable routings, spare space inside the new CCB for installation of additional ICSS equipment for Re-instrumentation project etc. Reviewing IFQ/IFP material proposals from various vendors. Providing technical advice to resolve all major issues. Reviewing the instrument /electrical control systems engineering deliverables, which includes UPS, single line diagram, 6KV/440V/240 V power distribution, instrument / electrical cable trays routing, cable laying field branches, multipair cable installation and termination from field junction boxes to new central control building Coordinate and follow up for engineering execution between local Design Institute and Yokogawa Russia Reviewing & approving the standards, specifications, equipment lists, schematic diagrams, distribution panel drawings, datasheets, I/O list, Cause & effect diagrams, block diagrams and various layout drawings and reviewing and approving the engineering deliverables for site construction. Coordinates and attends design, construction, startup, commissioning meetings, and reviews and approves the Yokogawa Centum VP/Prosafe DCS/ESD system technical & commercial offer and coordinates with site operation production team for Tie-in existing and new system. Responsible for engineering design, system hardware, software FAT & SAT testing and reviewing and approving the ICSS engineering deliverables for the further procurement process. Reviewing and updating the technical/Commercial proposal offer from Yokogawa Russia for Centum VP/Prosafe DCS/ESD system and reviewing and updating the Yokogawa Control Systems hardware, software, and spare parts quantities. Preparing & develop the site construction startup / commissioning safety plans and procedures assures conformance to company guidelines and practices for the Socar Azerikimya EP-300 project. Interface and coordinate with the other discipline team leads and engineers
B.V. Taurus Avenue 2132 LS Hoofddorp, Amsterdam the Netherlands, Mumbai India, Baku Azerbaijan Project: SOCAR Polymer LLC. Sumgayit PE & PP Plant Project (Baku, AZ) Project Management Consultancy Contract. Lead Control System Engineer Construction/ Commissioning Lead Engineer I managed the overall site E & I field engineering construction & commissioning activities, which includes field inspections, workforce forecasting, tools, equipment & material. Reviewed construction work packages, prepare material requisition, develop and verify the (TCP's) inspection test plans, QA/QC verifications, Trie-party sub system walk-downs, Loop testing, functional checks, Reviewed & approve as-built drawings, Creating deficiency punch lists, review and closeout, Static & dynamic testing, Involved in management safety walk weekly, Daily safety toolbox. Review and provide input on weekly / monthly/ quarterly work schedules to project control team; monitor the project scope of work against cost and schedule. Resolve the technical or designing issues with the engineering team and site contractors, subsystem turnovers to the client, Lead SAT activities on various vendor packages PLC's such as Control Logix 5000, SIMATIC Step 7 S7-300 and S7-400FH systems. Coordinating and resolving the technical issues at site prime contractors. Review tested & witness Group Omega Telecom System for an entire side full-plant security camera, Access ID card, Intrusion detection, and site-wide emergency PEGA system.
Calgary, AB Kearl Oil Sands Project, ExxonMobil Sierra Gas Plant Facility Instrumentation/ Electrical Control Lead Primary responsibilities involved Dry and Wet side mining as discipline lead in the integration Startup Commissioning Turnover group. (ISCT) in Kearl Initial Development (KID) & Kearl Expansion Project (KEP) Involved in tri-party walk-downs, punch works, on subsystems for Electrical E-houses, Crusher, Conveyors, slurry prep towers, hydro transport lines, extraction, River water intake system pumps Leading & execute the commissioning/startup activities at RWI, CCR, OPP, HTT, Extraction area, and successfully hand over to operations. Leading all I/E&C commissioning activities, including HAT, FAT & SIT's testing for the Emerson DeltaV PCS system, varified and validated the point configuration, HMI graphic, System Hardware verification and testing. Loop testing, cause and effect matrix checking,Serial interface mapping. Troubleshooting and established Modbus/Device Net communication of MCC devices (GE Multilin Switchgear Relays, E3/E3+ Motor Protection Relays, Rockwell Powerflex 700/7000 series VFDs) to the Control Room. Witnessed the vendor equipment's, functional testing, static & dynamic testing Leads and guides the EPC sub-contractors in the development of system completion documents during detailed design systems/subsystems development, TCP, check sheets & Preservation plan Coordinate and Involved in System walk-downs, Subsystems turnovers, static and dynamic commissioning activities, process control instruments loop testing, functional testing Coordinating between prime EPC company & site construction/ commissioning teams. Addressing the issues, deficiencies by raising the RFI's, IGQ's, and resolving the problems.
Calgary, AB Project: Shell Scottford upgrader Expansan1 As a Team of project automation group (PAG) leading & executing the detailed design packages for Sulphur recovery complex (SRU) Responsible for leading & executing the DCS/SIS control narratives, configuration database, field auxiliary room layouts, DCS state text descriptors template, MMS technical specifications, HMI graphic specification, Honeywell Experion C-300 PCS/SIS and FGS system hardware and Software testing procedure, FAT activities including scheduling, progress reporting, Bill Of Materials, Honeywell system architecture Block Diagram, Instrument Control philosophy, Network/Communications drawings, PCS server cabinet equipment layout drawings, Cabinet and console arrangement drawings, cable schedules, DCS/ PCS power distribution drawings, functional design specification, User requirements for PCS/SIS/FGS system, motor control philosophy, F&G philosophy, fibre optic specification. Residential Field Engineer- General Automation Contractor (GAC) Project: Petro-Canada, Edmonton Refinery - RCP1.1 General Automation Contractor (GAC) on Suncor Petr-Canada, Edmonton Refinery - RCP1.1, executed site construction, commissioning instrumentation and Honeywell EPKS (C 200/300/SM/HMI) system includingFAT, SAT, scheduling, and progress reporting. Managed site contractor for the U&O, Revamp unit, Reviewing & approving the contractors CWP's, and issued the sub-contractor notification justification. (SCNJ)
Edmonton, AB Project Husky Energy NHT & GRU Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Prepared deliver FEED packages, detailed engineering packages. Involved in P&ID development, SIL verification, HAZOP studies Project Dow Chemical's Alliance Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Prepared & issued instrumentation demolition & construction work packages for Vinyl Chloride Monel (VCM) and R-180 Reactor Upgrader Project Nova Chemicals Alliance Joffre site Red Deer, Alberta Prepared issued the demolition and Construction Packages for K-201 Lube Oil and Seal oil System, Acid Gas System, and Torlon Seal Oil System. Project Saudi Aramco, Shaybah Yanbu Pipeline (SHY-1) Phase - I, Saudi Arabia Responsible for Feed, detail design/programming for Intermediate Pump Station #6 Coordinating/suggesting technical concerns of field instruments, design Yokogawa DCS, Triconix 1131 triple modular redundant PLC system, Bentley Nevada vibration system, System interfacing/integration, interfacing SCADA system, Multiline motor control center system interfacing.
Edmonton, AB Project: Sulphur in Gasoline SIG RCP-1, Petro-Canada Edmonton Refinery Responsible for construction & commissioning startup support in Siemens steam turbine driven hydrogen compressor, Amine system, Hydrotreater, Crude vacuum unit, Heavy oil crude furnace, Sour gas screw compressor, Peter Brotherhood reciprocating hydrogen compressor.
Project: Shell Scotford Upgrader AOSDP Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Responsibilities involved in Commissioning, plant startup and running plant maintenance activities in Residue Hydro Conversion (RHC), hydrogen manufacturing unit, Cogen, and utilities of the site area
Shell Scott ford – ACJV) Athabasca construction joint venture, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Cogeneration Power Plant- Associate with Alstom Steam Turbine ATP4-CE500 & GE Gas Turbine Mark -5 and Heat Recovery Steam Generation Plant, auxiliary lube oil system, boiler feedwater pumps, Utilities off-site area.
IMCO Construction & Engineering Company, Kuwait March 1993-June 2001 Senior Instrumentation Technician
Residential Field Engineer- General Automation Contractor (GAC) Project: Petro-Canada, Edmonton Refinery - RCP1.1
General Automation Contractor (GAC) on Suncor Petr-Canada, Edmonton Refinery - RCP1.1, executed site construction, commissioning instrumentation and Honeywell EPKS (C 200/300/SM/HMI) system includingFAT, SAT, scheduling, and progress reporting. Managed site contractor for the U&O, Revamp unit, Reviewing & approving the contractors CWP's, and issued the sub-contractor notification justification. (SCNJ)
Kuwait Oil Company Alliance (KOC) Responsibility was involved for crude oil gathering centers in the south Burgan area (GC1, 2, 11), North Kuwait GC15, GC23 & BS130, West Kuwait GC 17, GC24, BS170 During this period, looking after workforce loading, LEMS, Review & execute running plant maintenance and ongoing rehabilitation, demolition project works, preventive and predictive maintenance work for the process control instruments located in Well Head areas, Inlet Manifold headers, Coolers, and Heat Exchangers. Production Separators, Test Separators, Crude oil bath heaters, Instrument Air Compressor, Dry/Wet crude oil storage tanks, Export Facility, Water Treatment Plant, Water Injection, Entronics control system Cooper Bessemer gas engine drive condensate recovery unit (8 &16 cylinder CRU), dry & wet tank area, Desalter trains, HP /MP/ LP separators, Wellheads manifold, fuel gas scrubber, flare Knock out drum, crude oil booster, and transit pumps. Mina Abdullah Refinery Delayed Coker unit. Carried out day-to-day preventive, corrective, and break down maintenance activities on instrumentation and control systems in Delayed Coker, Mirox unit Atmospheric Residue Desulfurization units, Hydrocracker unit to upgrade Vac. Gas Oil, Distillate, and Hydro treaters for Naphtha, Kerosene & Gas Oil, Hydrogen Production, and Sulfur Recovery unit in Mina Abdullah Refinery.
Nuclear Power Corporation, Kota Rajasthan, India July 1992 - February 1993 Instrumentation training Technician (Contractor)
Education / Training / Certificates(5)
Instrumentation Trade Certificate Industrial Training Institute, Dhanbad, India 1992 equivalent higher professional education (HBO) or HND NVQ5
Project: Management Professional series course from Grant McEwan University Edmonton, AB 2006 ESPS Arck Flash & Shock Training Z462 Edmonton, AB 2011 ACM Functional Safety Engineering SIS System Calgary, AB 2009 Honeywell DCS Experion PKS C200 & C300, ACE (R300) Calgary, AB 2008 ABB DCS Harmony & Symphony Composer Engineering Tools Calgary, AB 2010 Smart Plant Instrumentation INTools Training from Intergraph Edmonton, AB 2006 Allan Bradley PLC5/500, RS Logix 5000, Micro Logix 2000 Edmonton, AB 2010 Engineering and vendor equipment's Software Allan Bradley PLC5, RS Logix 5000, Micro Logix 200 Rockwell VFD's Power Flex 700/7000, Executive drive Logix RS Linx, Device Net, Modbus Bentley Nevada Machine Monitoring System 3500 & 3700 series GE Multiline 369 Relay, F35, E-3 Relays, FMR, TMR Smart Plant Instrumentation (INtools 9), Index and specification modules Fisher control valve specification manager. Instrucal, Size Master (Farris relief valve), Daniel Orifice (Orifice sizing Software). Thermowell frequency calculation software (PTC-19.3) Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and MS Project. Database SAP, CMMS, MS Office, INTools, Passport Portal, Primavera Note
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