DICKSON AKPABIO, Instrument & Control Technician

DICKSON AKPABIO

Instrument & Control Technician

Yinson Production AS

Location
Nigeria - Uyo
Education
Higher diploma, Instrumentation and control engineering
Experience
4 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 3 Months

Instrument & Control Technician at Yinson Production AS
  • Nigeria
  • My current job since February 2020

Performed troubleshooting and root cause analysis of instrument-related issues, proposing and implementing corrective actions; prepared permit to work and issue work order, followed company policies on LOTO, JSA, and safe Isolations.
Executed diagnosing, calibration, repair and replacement of control valves and valves positioners such as Fisher, Flowserve and Valtek; make effective used of handheld field communicator such as Trex device electronic, 475, and 375 field communicators.
Performed instruments inspections, testing, verified, calibrate, and maintained all process instruments, fire and gas devices.
Diagnosed, maintained and calibrate level transmitters such as Rosemount, ABB, Endress Houser, VEGA, Yokogawa
Performed configuration and maintenance of smart transmitters such as HART & Fieldbus types.
Developed instrumentation and control systems strategies, including selecting appropriate instruments, specifying control schemes, and designing safety instrumented systems (SIS).
Coordinated maintenance activities, managing work orders, and documenting maintenance procedures and activities using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
Supported installation, operation and maintenance of electrical, instrumentation and electronics systems.
Monitored technical aspects of instruments and electronics equipment maintenance and repair.
Defined installation methods and inspected completed installations to verify adherence to requirements.
Implemented safety protocols and performance controls for new instruments and electronics equipment.
Evaluated technical requirements to maintain compliance with specifications and regulations.
Ability to measure and convert field instrumentation signals, replace and maintain flame detectors
Actively carried out maintenance, replacement and troubleshoot instruments in turbine compartments, compressors units, and production process units; understand instrument loop diagrams, P&ID, cause & effect diagrams, instrument specification sheet.

Education

Higher diploma, Instrumentation and control engineering
  • at Petroleum Training Institute
  • July 2012

Specialties & Skills

Calibration
SCADA Systems
PLC Programming
Instrument Development
Instrument maintenance, Calibration, DCS, PLC, IFS, P&ID, PID Tuning,

Languages

English
Native Speaker

Memberships

Internal Association of project manager
  • Member
  • July 2022

Training and Certifications

work permit systems (Training)
Training Institute:
Mintra
Date Attended:
April 2023
Duration:
5 hours
Electrical safety rule (Training)
Training Institute:
Mintra
Date Attended:
December 2022
Duration:
3 hours
Integrated control safety system (ICSS) (Training)
Training Institute:
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
6570 hours