John Benjamin Suresh, General Manager  / Maintenance Contracts Manager

John Benjamin Suresh

General Manager / Maintenance Contracts Manager

Analytical Instrumentation & Maintenance Systems (AIMS)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, SIX SIGMA - GREEN & BLACK BELT
Experience
28 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 1 Months

General Manager / Maintenance Contracts Manager at Analytical Instrumentation & Maintenance Systems (AIMS)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since May 2017

Since May 2017, I am associated with AIMS. I contributed for the stabilization of AIMS Qatar as the General Manager during 2017 Blockade successfully by decentralizing and starting up the operations completely Qatar managed.

Achieving financial growth from new accounts and delivering substantial growth by securing Long Term maintenance contracts in Qatar petroleum, later moved to UAE and contributed majorly and heading the Contracts department, serving ADNOC Gap Processing (Habshan 0, Habshan 5, Ruwais, ASAB and Buhasa and ADNOC Sour Gas and also with Ruwais Refinery.

Specialist ( Analyzer Engineering) at RasGas Company Limited
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2013 to May 2017

♣ Engineering enhancements, providing Project Support and Solutions for long pending problems, Reliability based Monitoring / Dash board developments (with IT support).
♣ Specialized in Cost Optimization (Optimize-CAPEX/OPEX), Compliance to Local Regulatory requirements / International Standards.
♣ Well versed in Technological advancement information in market, wide vendor network, knowledge of various OEMs and principle of operation of analyzers
♣ Expertise in service & maintenance engineering, preventive/ corrective maintenance, complex repairing and troubleshooting, performing Failure / Bad Actor Analysis, Root Cause Failure Analysis, developing Equipment Strategies for Preventive Maintenance schedules and tasks based on analyzer criticality-types-makes-models.
♣ Specification issuance for new analyzer requirements and clear Scope of Work and clear deliverables. (PDM, FEED, Post Gate02 activities).
♣ Project support with Business case (Gate 01 / Cost estimations / budget proposals), Vendor relationship management, and Acceptance testing off and on site managing all technical aspects of projects
♣ Mentoring locals through National Development program(NDP) and providing Technical Training to cross departmental staff/ engineers/ operators on analyzers.
♣ Expertise in conducting Business controls catalog self-assessments (internal audits), supported external and share-holder’s audits, 3rd Party assessments.
♣ Internal and External Synergy study based on Contracts / Maintenance / Inventory management.

Training Manager / Sales Consultant / Senior Service Engineer at Siemens LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2006 to March 2013

♣ Affording level 3 factory service in the Middle East cluster and front line client support for all Middle East Region.
♣ Providing project / commissioning assistance, training & field services to all Siemens products and integrated sampling/ network systems for Process Analytics.
♣ Monitoring analyzers for national and supervising projects as well as rendering sales consultation for tenders and bids.
♣ Identifying and meeting personnel training needs as well as implementing programs to develop personnel.
♣ Developing and maintaining up-to-date training and personal development plans for all staff.
♣ Monitoring staff through training programs ensuring personal and organizational targets are achieved.
♣ Advertising company products to customers by demonstrating and proving superiority over rival products.
♣ Giving good after sales service to customer to ensure repeat business and create goodwill about the company.
♣ Planning sales strategies for company products and services with colleagues including sale team.

Lead Analyzer Technician at RasGas Company Limited ( ADHOC Contact Position )
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2005 to August 2006

♣ Engaged in team activities and spearheaded ACEC team on all OED activities in regular plant maintenance.
♣ Directed maintenance activities, afforded leadership to Maintenance Contract Team and focused on giving solutions.
♣ Increased Analyzer up time in OED Scope plants by planning and implementing preventive/ breakdown maintenance schedules of various equipments and instruments.
♣ Supervised schedules to start maintenance activities, implemented maintenance systems and met plant set targets
♣ Managed development of complete OED Handover package like as built drawings for Helium Recovery Unit (HeRU).
♣ Keenly engaged in 38 AT 005 and 43 AT 201 Applied Analytics Analyzer commissioning and SPT.
♣ Instrumental in LNG sampler commissioning in the new loading berth as well as solved design issue of special sampling probe carried out by OED through engineering modification.

Online Process Senior Analyzer Technician at Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company - SABIC ( Contract Position )
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • August 2001 to July 2005

♣ Accountable for online process associated preventive/ corrective maintenance, calibration, shutdown activities and data analysis on Yokagawa Centum DCS. Managed comparison of analyzer process data and laboratory data.
♣ Handled commissioning of all pending analyzer with vendors’ direct, mail and phone support.
♣ Administered 9 staffs and carried out training to technicians.
♣ Took part in the preparation of analyzers’ Safe Operating Procedures and DCS Control switches reallocations.
♣ In charged of preventive maintenance schedule and rework. Received an award for Safe Work Practices.

Service Engineer - Analytics at Netel Chromatographs
  • India - Chennai
  • April 1996 to August 2001

♣ Directed and attended process instrumentation equipments and analyzers’ daily maintenance, faults/ component level servicing, calibration and installation across South Region of India.
♣ Administered three divisions in the company namely EPID, AHCD and EMD.
♣ Handled ISO documentations including clients’ database with service record history.
♣ Carried out seminars on Environmental Analyzers for Pollution Control Board.
♣ Conducted product training to clients with less operating process.
♣ Accomplished set service targets in AMC, spares and breakdown maintenance with reduce downtime to provide excellent customer support.
♣ Developed product references in the market. Took part in new product launching and Beta testing.
Ensured transparency with the company in giving feedbacks.

Education

Diploma, SIX SIGMA - GREEN & BLACK BELT
  • at International Quality Federation
  • April 2014

DMIAC

Higher diploma, EXECUTIVE MBA - IIMA ( AHMEDABAD )
  • at INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANGEMENT
  • July 2012

GENERAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - DUBAI BATCH - EXECUTIVE MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 50 CASE STUDIES, HARVARD PEDAGOGY.

Bachelor's degree, B TECH. ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION
  • at JRN RAJASTAN VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY
  • June 2011

4 YEARS BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Diploma, ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION
  • at STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
  • April 1996

3 YEAR DIPLOMA

Diploma, AUDIO AND VIDEO ELECTRONICS
  • at INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
  • February 1994

ONE YEAR DIPLOMA

Specialties & Skills

Gas Chromatography
Maintenance
Engineering
Analyzer
Mass Spectrometry
ANALYZER DATA HIGHWAY
ANALYZER NETWORK
WATER ANALYZERS
GAS ANALYZERS
SAMPLE SYSTEM DESIGN
GAS CHROMATOGRAPH
MASS SPECTROMETER
PROJECT SUPPORT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
MOISTURE ANALYZER
MENTORING

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Master of Exceptional Presentations (Training)
Training Institute:
Baker Communications Inc, USA
Date Attended:
January 2010
M5: Analyzer Communications and Networks Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Siemens Ltd, Texas, USA
Train The Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
Spearhead, Dubai - Qatar
Date Attended:
January 2016