Reginald Carvalho, Lead Engineer - Piping

Reginald Carvalho

Lead Engineer - Piping

Lamprell Energy Limited

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.E. - Mechanical
Experience
28 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 8 Months

Lead Engineer - Piping at Lamprell Energy Limited
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since November 2007

Major responsibilities:

• Supervise piping functional and detail engineering.
• Review engineering deliverables with respect to planning schedule. Ensure timely completion of engineering deliverables.
• Inter-discipline and Inter-department co-ordination.
• Resolve Client, ABS and Site Issues.
• Material Engineering.
• Co-ordination with Client, ABS, Sub-contractors, Procurement, Commissioning & Quality control on engineering issues.
• Review & approve Engineering deliverables for compliance with contract requirements & project specifications.
• Bid estimation support.
• Support the discipline head in administrative issues.
• Project focal point for piping engineering.

Major Projects:

• F & G Super M2 Jack-up rigs (New Builds) for Sea Wolf Oilfield services, KS Energy, Mosvold MEJU, First Energy Bank, Le Tourneau Super 116E Class Jack-up rigs (New Builds) for Shelf Drilling / Chevron, Gusto MSC Self Elevating Self-Propelled offshore wind turbine installation vessels Zaratan & Hydra for Sea Jacks and NDC refurbishment rig.

Field Engineering Coordinator – Piping at Dodsal Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd
  • Qatar
  • August 2006 to October 2007

Major responsibilities:

• Review Consultant’s Engineering deliverables for compliance with contract requirements & project specifications.
• Review engineering deliverables with respect to planning schedule, priorities & re-schedule activities.
• Review & monitor design changes with the Consultant & Client.
• Inter-discipline and Inter-department co-ordination.
• Co-ordination with Client, Engineering consultant, Sub-contractors, Projects, Procurement & Quality control on engineering issues.
• Technical assistance to Project management team & technical liaison with Clients.
• Review design drawings for feasibility of construction and provide alternative solutions.
• Vendor technical evaluation and selection, Procurement support.
• Visit GRP vendor office for GRP spool fabrication progress monitoring.
• Monitoring Engineering, Procurement & Construction progress, attending meetings with the Client & End users and reporting.
• Raise Technical Queries and follow up.
• As EPC Package Champion for Pump House 1 & 3 Manifold area monitoring Engineering, Procurement & Construction progress, attending meetings with the Client & End users, conducting regular meetings with the site team.

Major Projects:

• Common Cooling Sea Water Project (CCWP) Phase-II for Qatar Petroleum.

Senior Piping Engineer at M.R. Al Khathlan Est.
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • November 2001 to July 2006

Major responsibilities:

• Preparation of Plot plans, Equipment layouts, Piping plans, Pipe supports, Isometrics and other detail design activities.
• Preparation of Specifications & datasheets.
• Review of Contract documents, P&ID’s and Project specifications.
• Distribution of assignments to Engineers & draftsmen, planning, monitoring and controlling quality & schedule of output.
• Review of detailed engineering design drawings at various stages viz. 30%, 60%, 90% and IFC.
• Inter-discipline and Inter-department coordination, constant interaction and meetings with Engineering Consultants, Client, Sub-contactors & Vendors.
• Review ITB/Contract documents. Obtain clarifications and inputs required from Client for detailed design. Provide input to planning engineer to prepare detailed plan for Engineering, Procurement and Construction.
• Preparation of purchase specifications for piping materials and valves.
• Bulk MTO’s, floating of enquiries for mechanical and piping items and evaluation of quotations.
• Ordering mechanical and piping materials viz. piping, valves, fittings, etc. based on Bulk MTO.
• Follow up with client for Technical queries, additional / changed requirements to the Construction specifications and drawings.
• Conversant with Saudi ARAMCO, SABIC, SHELL DEP and RC Engineering, Material standards & drafting procedures.

Major Projects:

• M/s. Gulf Farabi Petrochemicals Limited (GFPC), Jubail, KSA
Project: n-Paraffin & LAB Project Off-Plot Facilities

• M/s. Saudi ARAMCO, Rabigh, KSA
Project: Offsite Utilities

• M/s. Saudi Methanol Company (Ar-Razi), Jubail, KSA - A SABIC group of Co.
Project: New Waste Water Lagoon.

• M/s. Saudi ARAMCO, Tanajib, KSA
Project: Electrical Upgrade System.

Senior Engineer at Toyo Engineering India Ltd. (TEIL)
  • India - Mumbai
  • July 1997 to October 2001

Major responsibilities:

• Study/Review of P & I Diagrams, Engineering Data Sheets, Basic Process Package and Technical Specifications.
• Preparation of Piping plans, Pipe supports, Isometrics and other detail design activities.
• Preparation of Material Specification for Pipes, Valves and Fittings.
• Preparation of Specifications, Data Sheets for Utility Equipments and Plants viz. Water & Waste Water Treatment Plants, etc. and for piping items.
• Preparation of ITB documents, Enquiry requisition for package equipments viz. Water & Waste Water treatment plants, Chemical dosing systems, Cooling towers, etc and for piping items.
• Vendor Bid Analysis/Tabulation and Evaluation, Vendor recommendation/selection, Preparation of Purchase requisition, Vendor Drawing/Document Review, Checking and Approval.
• Co-ordination with other disciplines, departments, cost estimation, constant interaction with Licensors, Client, Sub-contractors and Vendors, site visits, etc.
• Conversant with ASME/ANSI/IS/API specifications.

Major Projects:

• M/s. Bridgestone ACC India Ltd., Indore
Project: Tyre manufacturing plant.

• M/s. Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., Kota
Project: a) CHOF - Offsites and Utilities Project
b) CHAU - Ammonia and Urea Plant

• M/s. Pushpa Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Bharuch
Project: Polyester Fibre Plant

• M/s. Wokhardt Ltd., Ankleshwar
Project: Bulk Drug Plant

• M/s. Duncans Industries Ltd., Kanpur
Project: Hydrolyser Stripper Unit

• M/s. Indianoil Petronas Ltd., Haldia
Project: LPG Import/Export Facilities

Design Engineer at Aquatech Industries (India) Pvt. Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • October 1995 to June 1997

Major responsibilities:

• Reviewing of Tender documents/Enquiries. Preparing Detailed Engineering Design, Estimating the project and follow up.
• Design and preparation of P & I Diagram for Water Treatment Plants and Waste Water Treatment Plants.
• Development of Equipment Layout, G. A.’s, Piping layouts, civil scope drawings, Piping Isometrics, etc.
• Design of static equipment’s, Preparation of Fabrication drawings, and Nozzle orientation schedule drawings.
• Estimation of Preliminary/Intermediate/Final Bill of Materials (B.O.M.) of pipes, valves, flanges, fittings, and special items.
• Site experience in Erection and Commissioning of Water Treatment Plants, Waste Water Treatment Plants.
• Planning and supervision of drawing/drafting work, Co-ordination with other departments, constant interaction with Consultants, Clients, Sub-contractors and Vendors, site visits, etc.

Major Projects:

• M/s. Kalyani Steel Ltd. Hospet, Karnataka.

• M/s. Hyderabad Bottling Co. Ltd. (Coca-Cola), Hyderabad.

• M/s. Garware Polyester Ltd., Aurangabad.

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.E. - Mechanical
  • at K.V.G. College of Engineering
  • May 1993

Specialties & Skills

Management
Engineering
Procurement
Coordination