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Afak Shete, Process Engineer

Afak Shete

Process Engineer·Kuwait National Petroleum Company Consultant SPIE OGS

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 6 months

Process Engineer

March 2014 - Present

Kuwait National Petroleum Company Consultant SPIE OGS

China

March 2014 - Present

 Detail out Commissioning Procedure given a template and the high level steps of the procedures as per Chevron Standard for High Sour Gas Plant which focused on Sulfur Removal Unit, Sulfur Recovery Unit, Dehydration Unit and TGT Unit, Sulfur Formulation Plant and Utility.
 Supporting to Operation Transition Team for Procedure Development which not limited to developing New and revising Existing SOP’s, Plan and Work Guideline.
 Main accountability for supporting the assurance of compliance and consistency of plant changes & technical projects with applicable CHEVRON and industry standards and guidelines
 The Acceptance of hand-over systems, after confirmation that all the required protocols has been adhered to Liaise with Operations Department collaboratively in procedure development and methodology.
 Working in Procedure Development Coordinator capacity and align priorities during plant start up.
 Reviewing and Ensuring changes for the facility related procedure and the review process are communicated
 Mentoring Junior Team Members for skill development.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Commissioning Engineer

February 2012 - March 2014

KFT

Qatar

February 2012 - March 2014

 Responsible for Supervision of the pre-commissioning, commissioning and the start-up activities of the Training props including LPG Pressurised Gas module, Wellhead Module Chemical Complex, and Industrial Process Unit, Loading terminal.
 Responsible for preparing the Procedure s.
 The Acceptance of hand-over systems, after confirmation that all the required protocols has been adhered to by the client.
 Working in an advisory capacity during start-up to obtain normal operational status.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Commissioning Process Engineer

August 2010 - October 2011

Japan Gas Corporation

Qatar

August 2010 - October 2011

 Planning & executing the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for Heavy Paraffin Synthesis (Shell Technology) facility.
 Commissioning safety Walk downs Prior to RFC/ RFSU.
 Leading Low Pressure Tightness Test and High Pressure Operational Tests.
 Jointly review of a section of the newly constructed facilities to confirm that procedures meet the standard of shell.
 Maintain and Updating the CSU Schedule.
 Supporting to Vendors for Functional testing of Wet Gas Compressor, Heavy Paraffin Crude Pumps.
 Leading and Involving Mechanical run in of Pumps, Air Fin coolers.
 Development and Updating of Piping and Instrumentation diagrams (P&ID).
 Ensuring effective site management and discipline to ensure safe & timely execution of the projects.
 Conducting equipment inspection & performance test of Water Distillation Unit.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Process Engineer

April 2009 - June 2010

Larsen & Toubro Ltd. OGSP

Surat, India

April 2009 - June 2010

 Develop and integrate the Engineering documents with best practise in alignment with company requirement through corporate Certifying Agencies for Smooth handover of mechanically completed and Commissioned System.
 Coordination with other disciplines to ensure smooth and complete project Integration.
 Execution of Onshore/ Offshore Commissioning Activities Reviewing the P&ID’s from Pre Commissioning and Commissioning point of view.
 Commissioning of Crude Oil Export Pumps, Inlet Separator, Sea water system, Fire water System.
 Actively Involving in Mechanical completion Issues.
 Study of ITB documents, Understanding of Project requirements, Process Description, PFD & PID with Process Design Philosophies.
 Performing Pump Hydraulics Calculations and Line sizing calculations.
 Development and Updating of Piping and Instrumentation diagrams (P&ID).
 Preparation of Process data Sheets and Technical specifications for equipments.
 Preparation of Equipment list, Line list and Instrumentation datasheets.
 Checking of Isometric Drawings with respect to P&ID’s of unit.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Field Engineer

October 2007 - January 2009

GS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd., Qatar

Qatar

October 2007 - January 2009

 Planning & executing the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities of Product Storage facility and Loading facility, Condensate Fractionation Unit and Naphtha Hydro treating Unit.
 Assisting to make Operating Test procedures (OTP) for Centrifugal Pumps and executing commissioning activities like Fire water & Foam system, Loading & Line up procedure for Pumps.
 Operating the DCS (Invensys 8.2) system, P & ID Depiction, SAT and Logic test through DCS, Instrument Loop - Checking, alarm Management, Modifying graphics and troubleshooting with DCS system.
 Preparing & updating the DCS related documents and systems.
 Operating the Loop Test of Motor Valves (MOV), Control Valves, HPV, ESDV & its Partial Stroke, Hand switch testing.
 Drafting the punch list and acceptance criteria for taking over the erected facilities in adherence with design features, project specification and HSE norms.
 Reviewing the P&ID’s from Pre Commissioning and Commissioning point of view.
 Checking of Isometric Drawings with respect to P&ID’s of unit.
 Executing Flushing and Air Blowing Activities for lines.
 Issuing and receiving the Safety permit required for work in client control area.
 Working with pre-commissioning team for identification and mark up of hydro test.
 Preparing the Line List and updating equipment list.
 Executing commissioning activities like Fire water & Foam system, Loading & Line up.
 Executing Flushing and Air Blowing Activities for lines
 Conducting the Job Safety Analysis and Risk assessment for commissioning activities and Method statement.
 Providing notifications for preparing the system user friendly as a operational, Maintenance point of view in future.
 Witnessing for Loop Check, ESDV Stroke Test, MOV Stroke Test.
 Dealing with the Piping loops and pneumatic test loops.
 Conducting the Tool Box talks prior to start of commissioning activities.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Graduate Apprentice

October 2006 - August 2007

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Mumbai, India

October 2006 - August 2007

o FCCU short term revamp from 0.88 MMTPA to 0.96 MMTPA
o Conducting Test run of FCCU at revamped capacity/ Pressure Survey of Reactor Regeneration section.
o Monitoring Throughput, Yield Optimization, Quality of Feed and Product.
o Passivation activity of Main Fractionators tower of FCCU.
o Handling the Turnaround activities of FCCU.
o Effective resource planning for optimizing manpower & machine utilization, reducing wastes for enhancing productivity and profitability. Selecting, evaluating and approval of vendors for procuring necessary input materials conforming to designed quality parameters

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Trainee Officer

June 2006 - October 2006

Vinyl Chemical India Limited (Petrochemical)

Navi Mumbai, India

June 2006 - October 2006

o Handling and supervision of raw material receiving -ethylene, acetic acid, line tracing of VAM unit.
o Managing the turnaround activity of VAM unit.Daily monitoring of VAM unit performance

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Engineering

Education

D Y Patil College of Engineering and Technology

April 2006

April 2006

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

India

GPA (percentage): 65.69%

GPA (percentage): 65.69%

Skills

Start Up

Expert

Process Review

Expert

OPERATION PLANNING

Expert

Leading Cross Functional Teams

Expert

Operation

Expert

Commissioning

Expert

Procedure Development

Expert

Plant Troublesooting

Expert

Start Up

Expert

Process Review

Expert

OPERATION PLANNING

Expert

Leading Cross Functional Teams

Expert

Operation

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Hindi

Expert

Arabic

Beginner

Memberships

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Member

May 2013

American Society of Safety Professionals

Member

August 2020

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Process Simulation Course HYSYS - UniSim Design Technology Software (Ver.3.5)
CPC Simulation, Thane in January 2009
Dec 2009 - Dec 2009