Technical Consultant/ Technical Director
Technopano
Total years of experience :27 years, 11 Months
Consultant Technical Director at Technopano for Business Development, E&I, IT services and product development, Project conceptualization and scheduling, Technical Team management and coordination.
- Establishing strategic plans for business development
- Technical Review, Budget Negotiation and Cost finalization with various stake holders as a consultant Technical director
- Creates stage tollgates, tracking progress, checking for mandatory method steps/deliverables and developing and fostering the project teams.
- Monitoring the project performance throughout the project life cycle, Manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs with the help of appropriate verification techniques construed in terms of impact on budget and schedule.
- Tender document, scoping and Client Requirement review, and direct preparation of BOQ.
- Review and verify technical documents and details as submitted by consultants/vendor ensuring that the proposals are best suited for the intended use and has the highest ROI
- Optimizing the client requirements and develop technical implementation team in meeting the objectives and schedule.
- Collaborates and builds positive stakeholder and business partner relationships providing regular updates to resolve high priority issues affecting the project
- Setup team for customer experience survey for conceptualization of products.
Achievements :
As a freelancer, provided offsite Technical support on cathodic protection design and data review for different companies like J&A Associates India, Almeer Technical Services, Kuwait Steel Company on requirement basis.
As a free lancer Extended consultancy services in project budgeting, Design& Engineering and technical issue resolution for Cathodic Protection system implementation for Almeer Technical Services Company, Kuwait for different projects .
Online Technical Consultancy to PLE Kuwait section, for internal Anodic protection of 98% Sulphuric acid tank
Extended Technical support for PLC programming for ESD implementation for 160 KW medium voltage Naphtha booster pumps tor SV stations, Wonderware Intouch SCADA interface and E&I Equipment online troubleshooting shooting in Reliance Ports and Terminals Ltd
Conducted technical discussions with various clients for the promotion of solar on grid power system based on the technical and economic benefits over the conventional power system.
Under taken on-grid Solar Power system (Up to 10Kw) Design and Installation for domestic Application and small office Application in Kerala.
Technical support for conceptualization and development E-commerce B2C platforms.
Home security and automation solutions (IOT).
Working on development of low cost Home /Agro automation Products with embedded systems.
Developed microprocessor based remote controller for automatic micro- irrigation and humidity control cum remote control system for green houses and plantations
Worked in the capacity of Design head, Planning manager and Business analyst
Managing, Planning Scheduling, Debottlenecking of multiple cathodic protection projects in green field & Brown field.
Market Analysis, Forecasting, Budgeting, Bidding, Tendering, Project cost estimation, and Contracting
Collaborating and building up a positive client and vendor relationship for business development and addressing project issues.
Preparing technical and commercial proposals.
Key role player in business development and growth by adapting to relevant strategies in a highly competitive and varying market and was successful in increasing the business growth by 10% against a drooping market circumstance.
Design head for cathodic protection design- orchestrating survey, prepare FEED & detail engineering, project document deliverables and method statements for cathodic protection projects.
Lead, guide and influence the stakeholders regarding the project governance, optimization and best engineering practices by frequent discussions time to time.
Prepares Primavera L4 schedule, man-hour estimates for Engineering deliverables at the same estimation stage
Preparation of tender documents, Participating in Tender Clarification and Evaluation
Review and verify prequalification criterion of appointment of contractors, vendors, and supplier
Assess and recommend potential consultants and contractors to be appointed for the project
Review and verify tender drawings and details and finalize BOQ and specifications for procurement actions
Review and verify concept drawings and details as submitted by consultants ensuring that the proposals are best suited for the intended use and has the highest ROI
Prepare and review comprehensive project documentation Creates stage tollgates, tracking progress, checking for mandatory method steps/deliverables
Prepare, review and verify preliminary timeline of the project considering all stages of the project starting from feasibility analysis till handover
Manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs with the help of appropriate verification techniques
Analyze project status reports / monthly IT MIS for LOBs aimed at effectively resolving day-to-day issues and acting on variance.
Prepared Cathodic Protection Designs- ICCP & Sacrificial- Tanks (internal & External), Plant Piping, Well casings, Offshore Platforms, Bridge trestles, Water Boxes, Rebars in concrete.
Orchestrating, Review and recommend on various surveys like soil resistivity, pH, Geometric, current requirement, CIPL, DCVG, ACVG, CAT, GPM, Polarization testing, SAT
Equipment Maintenance & Testing -CP Equipments, Electrical Systems, Remote Monitoring systems- TR unit trouble shooting, Switch gears, Remote monitoring systems.
Customization and configuration of remote monitoring systems for cathodic protection systems.
Addressing critical issues with various projects and providing technical solutions during the t execution stage and punch list compliance during project closure.
Identifying and imparting training requirement
Compliance of various international and industrial standards- NACE, IEC, IEEE, NEC, NEMA, ANSI, API, Shell DEP, KOC standards, KOC standards, KNPC standards and Saudi Armco standards etc as per the client requirement in design, selection of equipment and execution
Workplace Safety Management., Compliance statutory and industrial regulations /Standards.
Successfully completed KOC Oil well casing CP project worth US$ 5.3 M in stipulated time shouldering the responsibility of a planning manager.(2017-2019)
Design and Execution of KAFCO Tank Cathodic Protection Project -KAFCO (SBC)-2018 .
Design & Engineering, Equipment specification, Procurement Coordination & monitoring, Project coordination, Resource management, Survey analysis and report review for Cathodic Protection Project for KOC water management worth US$ 1M (2019-2020
As a Project Manager, Managed resident Cathodic Protection and E&I Project for Equate Petrochemicals worth US$ 2 M comprising Plant Piping, Tanks and offshore platforms and related E&I equipments of cathodic protection systems, Electrical Switch Gears, Protective relaying and SCADA automation systems
Identifying client requirement, project scoping, budgeting and planning.
Collaborates and builds positive stakeholder and business partner relationships providing regular updates to resolve high priority issues affecting the project
Manage and reports on the project budget, acting on any variance
Manages and reports project risks, issues and dependencies
Identifying and sharing the resource requirements of the project, to the management requesting the appropriate skill set and/or expertise
Undertaken Design, Engineering & maintenance of CP, E&I and automation systems for cache projects.
Review, recommend and approve material requirement and finalize specifications for procurement actions
Managing Reliability issues, Risk Analysis, Root Cause analysis, MOC and Life cycle management of Equipments.
Managing, planning and scheduling preventive, reactive and predictive maintenance., performing RBI, RBM, CBM, FMECA, Root cause analysis and LEAP.
Established strategic maintenance practices to reduce the down type and increasing the reliability of the system optimizing the cost effectiveness.
Identifying and driving the business prospects of the company.
Mobilizing the project team and allocates tasks and roles
Reviews/prepares Electrical & CP items Procurement Engineering (specification, data sheets, MRs, PRs, TBEs, Vendor Document reviews
Adhere to safe work practices like WPS, LOTO, LEO, Isolation of Energy sources, Working at height, Hot work permitting PSSR, formulate SJP, SMP and SOPs .
Maintenance cum Calibration of Instruments.
Maintenance of Electrical Systems -UPS, Emergency DG Sets synchronized with grid, LV /HV Switch Gears, Protective Relays, CBs etc
Review & Analysis of reports of various projects - CP surveys, Equipment testing,
Identifying training requirement and imparting training, coordinate for awareness programs.
Workplace Safety Management, House keeping, Compliance statutory and industrial regulations /Standards and environmental impact.
Responsible for compliance of various industrial standards and company standards- IEC, IEEE, NACE, NEC, NEMA, NFPA, DOW MET, KOC, KNPC, ASTM, ANSI, API, ASME, OSHA etc.
Successfully interfaced Siprotec 47 JS63 Feeder Relay for Mobile remote monitoring vide ESP8266
Successfully under taken ABB ACS355 VFD configuration and maintenance.
Installation of MPPT Solar Power systems for 17 Nos of Pipeline road crossing CP protection by ICCP with MMO ribbon anode inside the casing and tubular anode for the casing with dual power control source .
Upgradation of SCADA (CTS SCADA) based Cathodic Protection system of SCT - makeup water sump concrete wall rebars
Played key role in addressing client requirements and identifying the business opportunities in converting the same to SLA. / Short-term projects worth US$ 0.25 M in addition to the prevailing O&M contract.
• Functional Head Operation &Maintenance
-Hydrocarbon Pipelines
- Plants ( EPRU, OSBL )
• Reliability Engineering
• Integrity & Asset Management
• Project Management
• Resource Management.
• Engineering Design
• Operation & Maintenance of Electrical
Instrumentation, Telecom, SCADA and CP
systems.
• Corrosion Management
• Inline Inspection of Pipelines
• Process safety & Risk Management.
• Safety Instrumented Systems.
• Technical & Safety Audit
• Work Place Safety Management.
Functional Head for the Operation and Maintenance, Reliability and asset Management of 500 Km of hydrocarbon pipeline network & associated infrastructures, EPRU and OSBL terminals executed under BOOT for transportation of hydrocarbon liquid and gas by custody transfer metering.
Leading the Technical, HSE, Administrative and Finance Departments
Responsible charge for R&M Expenditures and CAPEX and Cost Control.
Responsible RCM and CBM of equipments.
Managing of different CAPEX and Maintenance Projects.
Statutory compliance, Internal and External Audit compliance.
Organizing and implementing training programs.
Evaluation and Approval of Bids, Technical FDS and BOQs submitted by Vendors/
HSE Management.
Managing Multidiscipline teams and coordinates with different stake holders in meeting the Project objectives.
Inter Plant O&M Technical updating programme - CPP, GCU . PVC etc.
Engineer Incharge for HDPL pipeline SCADA Telecom and associated Power system project for HDPL pipelines worth US$ 1.3 M.
Managed and executed Upgradation project for SCADA and Telecom worth US$ 0.5 M
Implemented CAPEX projects of RIL Group Companies-FEL, FEED & FDS review / approval and synchronization of project activities
Managed and reviewed CIPL DCVG survey project for Pipelines
Manage and reviewed Pigging operations and Inline Inspection project of Pipelines .
Shouldered the responsibility of chief emergency controller in ERCP group, Vice chairman of work place safety management Committee and prominent member in technical review committee
Created and Managed R&M budget on yearly basis and optimized the budget in achieving a cost saving to a tune of 5 -10%.
Successful Technocrat in updating and Managing diverse fields of Instrumentation, Electrical, IT, Telecom, SCADA, Mechanical and cathodic protection system.
Successful in establishing the Reliability and Integrity of the aforesaid pipeline networks and associated system by undertaking appropriate TBM, CBM and RCM strategies in compliance with the international standards and statutory regulations.
Standardized maintenance procedures by implementing SOP and SMPs in SAP PM Modules.
Active participation in PHA and HAZOP studies for Shell gas interconnection project.
Design, Installation Commissioning of Electrical system -Substations, Switchyard, MCC, PCC, UPS HVAC system of Terminal stations.
Successfully implemented SIF and SIS for safe sectionalized shutdown /ESD of pipeline based on leak detection application software outputs.
Implemented automated startup and shutdown for Naphtha booster pumps and associated MOVs with status indication and control on SCADA.
Successfully integrated the well head data of ONGC in DGB SCADA in Gandhar end .
Developed runtime VB based Real time Leak detection software for Ethylene and Naphtha pipelines based on PQ and QP modeling.
• Customer Support
• Repair
• Developing
• Networking
• Software
Served as hardware/software support
engineer for diverse clientele -Compaq, L&T,
Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Punjab National
Bank.
Expert level in networking, Component level
maintenance of SMPS, Monitors, Printers etc.
Remote Server management support.
PLC programming, Microcontroller programming, L2 & L3 switch management.
• E&I and Automation Systems of plant
• Equipment Life cycle analysis and Management.
• Reliability and Maintenance
• PLC programming
• IT systems
Responsible and accountable for reliable operation and maintenance of automation and IT system of fully automated plant comprising PLC and microprocessor controlled - Material handling systems, Hydraulic Press, Kilns, Conveyors, Automated loading and unloading systems, Computerized Sorting & Packing systems.
Maintenance of VFD motors for Glaze lines, Loading Machines
Implementation of scheduled and proactive maintenance
Successful as a solution provider in reducing the plant down time
Active contribution in CAPEX Projects.
Reliability Engineering, Root cause analysis of failures and Management of changes
PLC programming of Omron and Siemens PLCS
Designed Compensators to carter the congestions in glazing line.
• E&I and Automation Systems of plant
• Reliability & Maintenance.
• Power Electronics
Responsible charge of complete reliable operation of the roller Electrical & Electronics systems of the polythene film printing factory comprising thyristorized drive for calendaring and automated printing.
Implementation of scheduled and proactive maintenance
• MCC and PCC panel Maintenance -Over Voltage, Over Current, Under voltage, Earth Fault relays and motor protection relays
• Earthing system monitoring and maintenance
• Planning and executing Preventive maintenance
• Maintenance of LT and HT panels - Switch Gears and CBS
• Prepare and execute preventive and predictive maintenance schedules
Successfully undertaken the maintenance of Thyristorized DC drive (5 KW)of calendaring machine .Successful as a solution provider in reducing the plant down time
Success fully automated film cutting operation.
Component level maintenance of power and control circuits
Power System Design for Caprolactum plant FACT