MANOJ CHETIA, SENIOR SPECIALIST, INSTRUMENT & CONTROL

MANOJ CHETIA

SENIOR SPECIALIST, INSTRUMENT & CONTROL

Saudi Aramco

Location
Saudi Arabia - Hofof
Education
Bachelor's degree, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Experience
35 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :35 years, 10 Months

SENIOR SPECIALIST, INSTRUMENT & CONTROL at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Hofof
  • My current job since January 2005

• To prepare engineering / design packages for plant modifications & to ensure that proper implementation of the plant modifications are carried out as per the design package and in accordance with the national and international standards and as per safety procedures of the company
• To participate in the review of scope and technical content of tender documents received for proposals, participate in the design of verification. Review technical inputs, man-hours, and costs prepared for proposal. Evaluate measures of cost saving solutions on proposal, without compromising functionality and in compliance with specification.
• To study and analyze the new technical developments in instrumentation engineering to propose improvements and enhancements in the existing facilities. Member of PATFT (Process Automation Technology Focus Team ) of Saudi ARAMCO
• As a member of Saudi ARAMCO Instrumentation & Control Standards Committee, to review and update the relevant standards of Saudi ARAMCO for the last 5 years
• To provide technical support to process group during feasibility studies of new projects
• Design, detailed engineering, projects, installations, commissioning of Hawiyah Gas Plant Expansion Project of Saudi ARAMCO

MANAGER at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
  • India
  • October 1997 to December 2004

Design, detailed engineering, projects, installations, commissioning & maintenance of world’s largest grass root refinery of Reliance at Jamnagar, India
• Participated in Foxboro DCS node up-gradation & node splitting with 100 MBPS CISCO switches
• Implementation of Advanced Process Control (from M/s ASPEN Technology, INC.) in Delayed Coker Unit - DMCplus controller
• Implementation of Traditional Advanced Process Control
• Configuration of DCS (Foxboro) and development of logics in PLC (Allen Bradley, Triconex, Hitachi)
• Development of complex control loops in DCS (Foxboro)
• To develope of specifications for DCS, PLC, Compressor control system, VMS, BMS & other systems

SENIOR ENGINEER at BONGAIGAON REFINERY & PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED
  • India
  • November 1991 to October 1997

design, detailed engineering, projects, installations, commissioning & maintenance of 1.35 mmtpa Refinery Expansion Project to build Crude Distillation Unit & Delayed Coker Unit
• Configuration of DCS (Yokogawa, Honeywell) and development of logics in PLC (Allen Bradley)
• Development of complex control loops in DCS
• Participation in development of DCS, PLC, Compressor control system, VMS, BMS & other system specifications
• Review of P&I diagrams, DCS, PLC and other Instrumentation system specifications /documents / drawings
• Performing factory checkout / inspection of various equipment
• Providing technical assistance, as required, to contractor and/or company operating personnel during cut-over and operational acceptance phases.
• Implementation of Traditional Advanced Process Control
• Design & detailed engineering during initial plant set up and at present for quality yield improvement jobs
• Identification, procurement & management of spares
• Preparation of preventive, proactive, and corrective maintenance procedures, schedules & their execution

SENIOR ENGINEER at CROMPTON GREAVES LIMITED
  • India
  • April 1990 to November 1991

• Installation, commissioning & maintenance of communication equipment like EPABX, FAX, TELEX

ENGINEER at UPTRON INDIA LIMITED
  • India
  • June 1988 to April 1990

• Installation, commissioning & maintenance of communication equipment (EPABX)

Education

Bachelor's degree, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
  • at REGIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY) WARANGAL
  • June 1988

1ST DIVISION WITH DISTINCTION

Specialties & Skills

Installations
Instrument Control
Instrumentation
Installation
Commissioning
DESIGN, INSTRUMENT & CONTROL SYSTEM

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

Saudi Aramco
  • ProcessAutomation Technology focus Team member to evaluate new technology
  • June 2010
Saudi Aramco
  • Committee for Instrument & control Systems Standards
  • January 2006
ISA
  • GENERAL MEMBER
  • April 2013

Training and Certifications

CERTIFIED AUTOMATION PROFESSIONAL, ISA (ID40560) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2013
Valid Until:
March 2016