ASHOK SSMUTHU, Environmental Engineer

ASHOK SSMUTHU

Environmental Engineer

PETRO RABIGH COMPANY

Location
India
Education
Master's degree, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Experience
10 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :10 years, 8 Months

Environmental Engineer at PETRO RABIGH COMPANY
  • Saudi Arabia - Rabigh
  • My current job since December 2022

Currently working as an Environmental Engineer for a shut down project of 2 months for PETRO RABIGH COMPANY, KSA .Handling Solid waste management, waste water treatment and also documentations related to the job.

Field Compliance Coordinator/Environmental Coordinator at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • February 2020 to February 2021

 Currently associated with Saudi ARAMCO, Saudi Arabia..
 Associated with Qurayyah Sea Water Injection Department (Plant Capacity 7.0MMBD).
 Comprehensive Environmental Assessment.
 Preparation of EIA, EMP, Water Safety Plan
 Upstream Environmental Data Entry.
 Conducting SWID Environmental Protection Management Program - Monthly Tracking Report.
 Computation of Water Intensity Key Performance Index ( KPI ).
 Quarterly Submission of GHG Raw Data.
 Reporting About the Environmental Activities on a Weekly Basis to SWID / PEU Supervisor.
 Monthly Tracker Sheet prepared for Waste Water Discharge Compliance.
 Preparing Tracker Sheet of Waste Manifest on Monthly Basis.

Project Manager at Enviro Science and Engineering Pvt.Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • November 2013 to June 2015

Responsibilities:
 Project Handled (for both Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants), ETP, STP, Erection and Commissioning.
 Involved in both local and global environmental protection efforts such as air and water pollution control, recycling, and waste disposal.
 Ensure that an organization complies with environmental regulations in areas like air quality, waste, clean water and pollution.
 Managing the Environmental and Safety related issues in Industry (experience in chemical industry too).
 Understanding of the statutory requirements.
 Managing the ETP, STP and their trouble shooting.
 Tannery solid waste treatment, utilization and disposal.
 Tannery Waste water analysis, treatment with added knowledge of RO plant operation.
 Functioning knowledge of complete ETP operation and control.
 Industrial Environment, Regulatory norms and ISO 14000.
 Hands on experience and knowledge on Computer literacy for Analysis reports.
 Understanding the Process with respect to the area of waste generation.
 Project handling on Creating Value from waste.
 Responsible for strategic project management in line with company’s business plan for SWM, Water & Waste Water, Utility Management verticals and infrastructure projects.
 Optimize the design/Engineering & develop the project in the most economical way

Environmental Engineer/Operation Supervisor at AL MURJAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TECH CO.LTD
  • Saudi Arabia - Yanbu
  • August 2012 to September 2013

Responsibilities:
 Exposure and experience in the technologies to treat a complete range of industrial hazardous and toxic wastes generated by refineries, petrochemicals and general industries operating in KSA(Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia).
 Project Handled (for both Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants), ETP, STP, Erection & Commissioning. And Design of Treatment plant.
 Comply with the environmental standards and regulations of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, the General Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
 Having Knowledge on Laboratory and Environmental Analysis.
 Hands on experience on Waste Treatment using Neutralization, Incinerator, (Physical Treatment Facility and Chemical Treatment Facility), Aeration, Encapsulation and Resource Recovery of Oily Waste.
 Hands on Experience on Solid Waste Management & Waste Disposal.
 Experience on Waste Disposal using the following technologies such as First Class Land fill, Second Class Land fill, Evaporation Ponds and Collection Bonds.
 Hands on experience on Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Waste Management.
 Experience in providing the services like Site and Risk Assessment, Contamination Assessment, Site Remediation and Asbestos Abatement for redemption projects.

Project Manager at Enrec Engineers
  • India - Chennai
  • March 2010 to December 2011

Responsibilities:
 Project Handled (for both Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants), ETP, STP, Erection & Commissioning.
 Design of Water and wastewater treatment plants using conventional and high efficiency diffused aeration system.
 Preparation of Project schedule & MDL Design of Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant.
 Project Execution, Erection & Commissioning activities at site. Site Inspection.
 Operation of Plant up to its stabilization. Project completion & handing over of site.
 Having good process knowledge in Water treatment field.
 Air Monitoring and Environmental Impact Assessment.

Engineer Technical at Wytewater Technologies Private Limited
  • India - Pune
  • August 2009 to February 2010

Responsibilities:

 Exposure and experience in technologies like photochemical oxidation used for elimination of organics from water and wastewater streams, Sewage recycling, coolant recovery, cyanide destruction, chilling center effluents, pretreatment for COD Reduction, Chlorine destruction-Potable water systems.
 Provide design, project management and execution support for setting up water and wastewater treatment /recycling plants.
 Applying Pilot Plant trial on all Industrial, Refineries, Sugar effluent, Dye Intermediate Effluent and Effluent treatment Plants.
 Experience in the installation and commissioning of water and wastewater treatment / recycling plants, provided services for operation and maintenance of existing plants too.
 Tackled problems related to sudden process upsets and subsequent quality problems in water and wastewater treatment & recycling plants.
 Freezing the detailed technical specifications and mechanical specifications and the plant layout.
 Assisting the customers in the placement of purchase orders.
 Inspecting at client site then assisting them in erection and commissioning.
 Pre-commissioning trials, Final commissioning.
 Environmental Auditing

Environmental Engineer at Enviro Science and Engg Pvt Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • August 2006 to June 2009

Responsibilities:
 Project Handled (for both Water and Waste Water Treatment Plants), ETP, STP, Erection and Commissioning.
 Involved in both local and global environmental protection efforts such as air and water pollution control, recycling, and waste disposal.
 Collecting soil or groundwater samples and testing them for contamination.
 Designing municipal sewage and industrial wastewater systems.
 Analyzing scientific data, researching controversial projects and performing quality control checks.
 Involved in legal or financial consulting regarding environmental processes or issues.
 Study and attempt to minimize the effects of large-scale problems.
 Helping the clients comply with regulations and the cleanup of hazardous waste sites.

Graduate Apprentice Trainee at Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited
  • India - Kerala
  • October 2007 to January 2008

Organization: Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, Udhyogamandal, Ernakulam Dist Post Held: Graduate Apprentice Trainee
Duration: (22 Oct 2007 to 04 Jan 2008)
Job Description: Exposure on certain process such as Hydroxylamine Plant, Caprolactum Plant, and Anone
Plant, voluntarily participated in Analysis of Process Water and Waste Water.

Industrial visit

❖ Industrial visit organized by college, "Water Treatment Plant", Kelavarapalli dam, Hosur.
❖ Industrial visit organized by college, "Waste Water Treatment Plant", Bangalore.


Projects Handled Till Date:
a. 0.5 m3/hr ( STP) - Immanuel Orthopaedic Hospital, Nagercoil
b. 3.5 m3/hr ( STP) - WNS (Software Company), Pune
c. 125 m3/hr ( ETP) - Kovai Common Effluent Treatment Plant, Coimbatore
d. 30 m3/hr ( RO Plant) - Ruchi Soya, Haldia, West Bengal
e. 1.5 m3/hr ( RO Plant) - K.V.Marine, Chennai
f. 5 m3/hr ETP, Renovation at Suidhi Distilleries, Raourkela, Orissa
g. 13 m3/hr ETP, Al Murjan Environmental Management and Tech Co.Yanbu, KSA.
h. Landfills, Evaporation ponds, Catalyst pit., MEMT Yanbu, KSA


Areas of Interest

❖ Design of Water and Waste water Treatment.
❖ Effluent Treatment Plant, Sewage Treatment Plant
❖ Analysis of Water and Wastewater characteristics.
❖ Interested in studying Process Plant, Production etc


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Preparation of Project schedule & MDL
• Design of Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant
• Project Execution
• Erection & Commissioning activities at site.
• Site Inspection
• Operation of Plant up to its stabilization. Project completion & handing over of site.
• Having good process knowledge in Water treatment field.
• Air Monitoring and Environmental Impact Assessment.

Education

Master's degree, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
  • at Adhiyamaan college of Engg, Anna University.
  • May 2006

M.E Project Title : “A Study on Emission Monitoring and Analysis of Stack Gases in Thermal Power Plant” Organization : Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Neyveli. Mini Project Title : “A case study of Optimisation of Process Water” Organization : Calcitech India (P) Ltd, Hosur

Bachelor's degree, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-DESIGN & OPTIMISATION OF FURNACE
  • at SRIRAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE
  • April 2004

B.Tech Project Title: "A Study on Design and Optimisation of Furnace in crude Distillation Column at CPCL Plant" Organization: Manali, Chennai. "In Plant Training undergone at Madras Fertilizers Ltd, Manali, Chennai."

Specialties & Skills

Environmental Auditing
Waste Management
Waste Treatment
Water Treatment
Environmental Impact Assessment
DESIGNING WASTE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
INSPECTION
WATER TREATMENT
CATALYST
AIR MONITORING

Languages

Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Intermediate
English
Expert
Tamil
Expert

Training and Certifications

Plant Designing System (PDS) (Training)
Training Institute:
Plant Designing System (PDS) TRAINING CENTRE
Date Attended:
January 2009

Hobbies

  • Internet browsing, Playing, Cooking, Reading
     Design of Water and Waste water Treatment.  Effluent Treatment Plant, Sewage Treatment Plant  Analysis of Water and Wastewater characteristics.  Interested in studying Process Plant, Production etc