NILESHKUMAR RAMKUMAR PANDEY

Subject matter expert for CDU/VDU/SGCU at Global manufacturing excellence overseeing the Aramco portfolio covering 48 CDU/VDU units

 Professional experience as a General Manager-Process in handling the Crude, Vacuum Distillation & Sat Gas Concentration unit, implementation of Real time Optimization(RTO), Value Analysis, Value Engineering, Manufacturing Operations & Team Management, technology transfer.
 Having in-depth knowledge of Crude evaluation and recommendation of opportunity crude processing, optimizing heat integration of Crude preheat system, Desalter optimization, working philosophy of crude and vacuum column and its allied equipment’s.
 Yield, Energy, annual plan, Retro plan, EII & SEI variance gap analysis & its resolution, Annual plan & Norms finalization.
 Crude optimizer flow sheet model building (Base Case), optimization strategy and model building (External target Case) & Implementation from concept to commissioning.
 Control strategy design and plant objective finalization for APC
 Skilled in preparing/reviewing, P&ID, FEED and H&MB documents.
 Experienced in preparing SOP/SOC for critical equipment’s.
 Well versed in process modelling by using corporate simulation and optimization tools.
 Skilled in hydraulic analysis of column internals and conducting exchanger rating and trouble-shooting.
 Lead plant performance monitoring on key parameters and approve recommendations from Technologists
 Ensure adherence to set technical standards and guidelines
 Engage teams in best practice capture and sharing
 Analyze upsets (Including quality) and guide team members to identify and/ or suggest preventive and corrective actions
 Ensure timely escalation of unresolved site issues to leadership
 Approve process engineering work carried out by Engineers
 Process engineering/design basis preparation for analyzing various equipment/hardware and recommending modifications to enhance operational efficiency for achieving bottom-line objectives & productivity targets. Provide technical support for Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning
 Ensure optimal resource allocation to enable highest level of technical delivery and utilization
 Reliability improvement by monitoring / mitigation of corrosion & fouling including support through TRIPOD teams
 Proficient in analyzing processes, identifying improvement areas and implementing techniques for increasing efficiency
 Developing/Evaluating and executing energy saving, efficiency improvement & wastages. Control schemes to achieve substantial reduction in operational expenses.
 Ensuring quick assimilation of new technology/processes & adaptation in existing work environment.
 New project scope finalization followed by design basis preparation/ raising enquiry document to vendors and finally evaluating vendor/licensor document and recommending changes to arrive at optimal solution.
 Support during turnarounds -Inspection & quality assurance of internals of columns & vessels
 Co-ordination with Licensors / Cat-chem vendors/Experts to resolve technical issues
 Lead generation and implementation of PIOs
 Provide recommendations on feedstock / chemical / additive selection based on past experience and performance monitoring
 Develop action plans to close benchmarking gaps
 Recommend and lead major revamp studies including trial and test runs
 Lead activities related to providing accurate inputs for planning model to help Production Planning in optimizing overall gross margins.

 Assist manufacturing plant in Start Up, Commissioning, Throughput Enhancement and Efficiency improvement.
 Responsible for testing and validation of product, process, package, PLC and equipment changes as part of management of Change.
 Support product scale up and/or process technology transfer from pilot testing to commercialization
 Process modification and enhancement to reduce time cycle & cost of the product
 Implementation and preparing of SOP/SOC
 Risk analysis / HAZOP preparation/review and its implementation

Technology Transfer : Pilot plant department

Pilot plant : Technology Transfer

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