Mohammedali Ranapurwala, Operations Engineer

Mohammedali Ranapurwala

Operations Engineer

Kuwaiti Distributor Company

Location
Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, Chemistry
Experience
33 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :33 years, 11 Months

Operations Engineer at Kuwaiti Distributor Company
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • My current job since November 2017

• Conduct trial run for process chemicals for KOC, KNPC and MEW
• Prepare comprehensive report on trial run and submit it to concern department
• Leading and coordinating the management of chemical treating programs
• Responsible for review of tender document and understand scope of work
• Compile costs towards materials, man-hours, sub contracts and prepare a cost effective proposal for review and approval with minimizing area of assumptions on estimate
• Negotiate best prices and delivery from sub vendors and sub-contractors
• Prepare technical clarification for Contractor and Consultant
• Attend project site visits as requested for scope understanding
• Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractor

Project Engineer at Hydrotek Engineering Company
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • May 2016 to October 2017

• Prepare technical submittal for the project and get approval from the consultant
• Lead the team for the installation and commissioning of the water and wastewater treatment System
• Handling pre-commissioning checks on plant elements & units in compliance with the agreed time scale, safety and quality standards
• Prepare project Schedule and ensuring projects run to schedule and to budget
• Process set up and deliver the final output quality as per KEPA & MPW standard of Kuwait
• Handel Operation and Maintenance contract of the water and wastewater system as per agreement
• Interacting with vendors, clients, consultant and project management department for resolving technical issues
• Attending pre-site and on-site meetings with clients and sub contractors
• Maintaining operation reports, technical reports, maintenance report, inventory reports on daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Conducting training of Client’s technical personnel for operation of equipment and chemical handling
• Ensure and follow the Safety norms throughout the project completion

Process Engineer at ELM Wataniya General Trad. & Con. Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2005 to April 2016

• Perform Complete Lab Analysis, Calibration, Preparation of reagents
• Oversees field operators in preparing dosing chemicals for various water treatment plants
• Assist instrument technician in Calibration of online monitoring/measuring instruments
• Oversee installation, commissioning and handover of water & waste water plant and Utility Plant
• Collect analysis results from laboratory Chemists, interpret it and take corrective action
• Oversees operation of facilities to meet all applicable regulatory requirements and in accordance with design criteria
• Develops and implements techniques and methods of process control which increase plant efficiency.
• Oversees preparation of work orders.
• Oversees the preventive maintenance program of the Lab Equipment.
• Prepare time schedule for manpower
• Prepare inventory for consumables and spare parts
• Oversees emergency and unscheduled work to assure appropriate follow through
• Interacting with vendors, consultant and project management department for resolving technical issues
• Maintaining Lab reports, technical reports, maintenance report, inventory reports on daily basis
• Carrying out the systems audits at various plant departments and formatting standard operating procedures
• Leading, mentoring & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in operation and maintenance
• Conducting failure investigation analysis to identify gaps & take corrective measures so as to reduce equipment downtime & maximize Productivity

SENIOR CHEMIST at Doosan Heavy Ind. and Const
  • United Arab Emirates - Fujairah
  • June 2001 to October 2004

Project: Combined cycle 100 MIGD RO +MSF desalination and 656 MW power plant.
Role:
• Process control with co-ordination between laboratory technician and Control room operator
• Review log sheets to determine condition/status of each unit. Follow up on existing problems and progress corrective steps to reach resolution of problem.
• Review Control Room and Field Operators log sheets to determine if they were completed accurately and whether or not there are deviations from standard parameters.
• Guide field operators in preparation of dosing chemicals for RO & MSF Desalination Plant, Boiler, DM Plant and Cooling/Chilling system
• Calibrated online analyzers and lab instruments
• Review and interpret laboratory analysis and instruct field operator and control room operator to Carried out corrective action
• Performed analysis of:
o Sea water, in-process water, treated water and final product water
o Stack gases like CO, CO2, NO2, O2 and SO2
o Fuel oil and carbon particle counting
• Prepared all standard solutions and reagents for laboratory
• Prepared daily, weekly and monthly report
• Monitoring performance of RO System and prepare cleaning schedule accordingly
• Prepared all standard solutions and reagents for laboratory
• Implemented APHA/EPA procedure for all Water Analysis

Chief Chemist at Fayhaa Al Qassim Mineral Water Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 1995 to February 2001

Role:
• Executed chemical, physical and microbiological analysis of water
• Monitored operations of Reverse Osmosis Plant (Please provide more details)
• Undertook online quality inspection of bottle filling, capping, labeling and final packaging of bottled water
• Ensured adherence to GMP and GLP guidelines
• Developed documents as per international standards

Production Supervisor at Bentoll Chemical Product Company
  • India - Surat
  • May 1991 to August 1995

• Process Control & preparation of chemicals
• To do analysis of raw material, in process samples and finished goods.
• To perform analysis of boiler, cooling tower and effluent water.
• Prepare Process documents, Inventory Control, raw material consumption reports and final products reports.

QUALITY ASSURANCE CHEMIST at Stellar Laboratory Ltd
  • India - Vadodara
  • June 1990 to March 1991

Laboratory Analysis

Quality Assurance Chemist at Wockhardt Ltd.,
  • India - Vadodara
  • September 1989 to May 1990

Laboratory Analysis

Education

Master's degree, Chemistry
  • at Gujarat University
  • January 1989

Master of Chemistry, Gujarat University, 1989

Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
  • at Gujarat University
  • January 1987

B.Sc.Chemistry, Gujarat University, 1989

Specialties & Skills

Desalination
Chemical Safety
Laboratory Analysis
Water & wastewater treatment
Installation & Commissioning
DESIGNING WASTE
DOCUMENTATION
ENGINEER
FERMENTATION
FILTRATION
MARKETING
OPTIONS
PACKAGING
CLIENTS

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

HSE (Training)
Training Institute:
Saudi Chevron
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
12 hours
Certificate Of Attendance-ISO 9001/14001/18001 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2011
Valid Until:
January 9999