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Vikas Gandhi, Senior Process Engineer

Vikas Gandhi

Senior Process Engineer·Khair Inorganic Chemicals

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 27 years, 7 months

Senior Process Engineer

October 2015 - Present

Khair Inorganic Chemicals

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

October 2015 - Present

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Chemical Engineering

Business Development Manager

January 2014 - October 2015

Air Liquide Al Khafrah Industrial Gases

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2014 - October 2015

Air Liquide is a French multinational company which supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers. It is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and health.

• Report to the Commercial Director & Regional Marketing Director
• Responsibility involves value-based technical and consultative sales for identifying, developing and signing new business opportunities by leveraging Air Liquide technologies portfolio in:
- Energy (Oil & Gas/ Refinery & Petrochemicals, Power, Oil services & Hydrogen)
- Environment (Desalination & Water Treatment)
- Materials (Metals, Photovoltaic’s, Pharmaceuticals, Food)
• Build and sustain productive relations with major oil & gas, EPC, utilities companies, government entities & energy industry associates.
• The role involves:
- Prospecting, lead generation & qualification
- Prequalification of projects in Oil & Gas/Power/Desalination/EPC
- Establishing project scope, costs and key financials (Total cost of Ownership TCO, Operating Income OI, IRR, NPV, ROI)
- Proposal/Offer development, technology pricing analysis and recommendations
- Conduct site demonstration/ trial studies & ensure commissioning and start-up till first invoice
- Co-ordinate with Global Technology division to recommend engineering design
- Lead negotiation for product supply agreement & contract signature
- Performs review on Industrial gas business and competition
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Sales

Process Engineering Manager

April 2012 - January 2014

Idea Polysilicon Co

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

April 2012 - January 2014

IDEA Polysilicon Company is the first Middle East integrated Polysilicon and Solar Wafers Company to be located in Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. IDEA Polysilicon will produce 10, 000 ton per annum of High Purity Polysilicon, ingots, wafers. (CAPEX - USD 1.2 billion)

• Reported to the Project Director
• Key responsibilities include process engineering and project management
Highlights
• Evaluated various process and commercial options for onsite production plant for industrial gases - H2 (reformer, electrolyzer onsite), N2 (onsite High purity N2 plant), Argon (Bulk) on BOO and SOE basis
• Basic & Detailed Process Engineering for all process units - Hydrochlorination, High purity distillation, tank farm, CVD, Vent Gas recovery. Process involves production of high purity electronic gases - Trichlorosilane, silicon tetrachloride
• Evaluated technology licensors (Centrotherm, GT Solar, Schmid Silicon, PolyPlant projects, CDI Engineering Inc.) (Process Technology packages, Process KPI’s)
• Evaluated EPC companies (Technical Bid Evaluation, Process & Project Management, Performance Guarantees, Contractual Terms & Commercial) & selected PMC companies (Technip, Samsung, Hanwha, M&W, CTCI)
• Responsible for all utilities - Sea cooling tower, deionized water, Boiler, wastewater treatment, scrubbing systems, natural gas, raw material storage, power substations, compressed air, hot oil, firewater
• ¬Completed Permit Application Package to Royal Commission Yanbu, Security vulnerability Assessment & EIA
• Prepared Financial models (Cash Cost, Cost of Ownership, LCOE, IRR, USD/Wafer, USD/Watt)
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Deputy GM Process Engineering

August 2010 - April 2012

Lanco Solar Pvt. Ltd

Delhi, India

August 2010 - April 2012

(Process Engineering)
Lanco is a leading Indian company in the domains of EPC, Power, Solar, and Infrastructure & setting up an integrated Solar manufacturing facility to produce 1500 TPA of Solar Grade Polysilicon, 80 MWp of Ingots and 300 MW of solar PV modules (CAPEX - USD 200 million)

Key responsibilities included process engineering and project management

Accomplishments:
•Basic & Detailed Process Engineering
•Reviewed project schedule, scope of work & contracts
•Evaluated options for industrial gases - H2, N2, Argon on BOO and SOE basis
•Responsible for all process units - Hydrochlorination, High purity distillation, tank farm, CVD, Vent Gas recovery
•Responsible for all utilities - Sea cooling tower, deionized water, Boiler, wastewater treatment, scrubbing systems, natural gas, raw material storage, power substations, compressed air, hot oil, firewater
•Budgeted CAPEX (Equipment Cost), OPEX (Utilities Costing) & ROI, DSCR, and IRR
•Vendor & contractor management
•Process Safety: Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), HAZOP and SIL Studies
Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Engineering

Deputy GM Business Development, Process Engineering

October 2007 - August 2010

Punj Lloyd Group

Delhi, India

October 2007 - August 2010

Punj Lloyd is a leading Indian EPC company and provides engineering, procurement, construction and project management services in the oil & gas00, energy and infrastructure sectors.

• Reported to the HOD Process & HOD Business Development, led a team of 10 process engineers and managed business development, process engineering and project management activities.
Highlights
• Business development - Developed Proposals for EPC projects in refineries, pipelines and power
• Business development - Developed Proposals for Qatar Solar, Qatar - 7200 MTPY Polysilicon Plant
• Lead Process Engineer - Detailed Engineering for Qatar Solar, Qatar - 7200 MTPY Polysilicon Plant, Kun Renewables, Kazakhstan - 2500 MTPY Polysilicon Plant
• Process Engineer - Detailed Engineering for Sulphur Recovery Unit (ARU & TGTU) - 6 MMTPA Bharat Oman Refineries, India
• Process Engineer - Detailed Engineering for Proposals for Hydrogen Generation - (Detailed Engineering for SMR for Chennai Petroleum)
• Process Engineer - Detailed Engineering for Proposal for oil & gas pipelines (Cairn, GAIL, Reliance)
• Business Development & Project Manager for solar PV project (232 crore)
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Senior Commercial Technology Engineer

February 2006 - October 2007

INOX AIR PRODUCTS LTD

Mumbai, India

February 2006 - October 2007

INOXAP is a joint venture company between Industrial Oxygen (INOX) and Air Products Inc., USA, with portfolio of atmospheric, process and specialty gases.

• Reported to the General Manager Commercial, managed business development, applications engineering and project management activities.
• Serve as technical and industry expert for Oil & gas, power, combustion, cryogenic & environmental (water & wastewater) applications to identify and develop pipeline of new opportunities
• New customer acquisition and growth at existing customers.
• Prospecting, lead generation and qualification, market and customer strategy, business case development and analysis, proposal development and technology pricing analysis and recommendations, sales technical support, projects implementation and start up oversight.
• Ensure safety in all applications processes.
Highlights
• Installed Ozone pulp bleaching application resulting in 100 TPD VPSA plant at ITC Bhadrachalam, India
• Supported the Installation of JETBOX combustion systems in Electric Arc furnaces in Steel plants (Essar, Lloyds Steel, Ispat)
• Prepared proposals for oxy-fuel burners in glass melting furnaces (Videocon Glass, Sejal Float Glass)
• Developed an automated heat transfer fluid cryogenic reactor cooling skid (Ranbaxy Pharma, Orchid Pharma)
• Proposal preparation & Market development activities for Large ASU (above 2000 TPD) for Gasification projects (Steel plants, Power plants, refineries)
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Techical Applications

January 2005 - February 2006

JohnsonDiversey India Pvt. Ltd

Mumbai, India

January 2005 - February 2006

Diversey business Corporation was acquired by Unilever to become DiverseyLever. In 2011, Diversey was acquired by Sealed Air Corporation, creating a new global leader in food safety and security, facility hygiene and product protection.
• Reported to the Technical Director, managed business development, applications engineering and project management activities to provide water & energy solutions.
Highlights
• Nestle (Multiple Effect Evaporator CIP, Plate Heat Exchanger CIP Program, Silo CIP)
• Mother Dairy (Ultra Heat Treatment Heat Exchanger CIP), Coca Cola & Pepsi (Beverage Filler CIP)
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Sales

Applications Engineer

February 2002 - January 2005

Praxair India Pvt. Ltd

Mumbai, India

February 2002 - January 2005

Praxair is an industrial gases company. It is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and the third-largest worldwide by revenue.

• Reported to the General Manager applications, managed business development & applications engineering activities.
• Serve as technical and industry expert for cryogenic & environmental applications
• New customer acquisition and growth at existing customers.
• Prospecting, lead generation and qualification, market and customer strategy, business case development and analysis, proposal development and technology pricing analysis and recommendations, sales technical support, projects implementation and start up oversight.
• Ensure safety in all applications processes.

Highlights
• Several cryogenic reactor cooling projects
• Two Pure Oxygen based waste water treatment projects
• Worked with combustion team on COJET oxygen lancing system
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Senior Process Engineer, Assistant Chemical Engineer

November 1998 - February 2002

Aireff Detox Incineration Ltd

Mumbai, India

November 1998 - February 2002

Aireff deTox Ltd. s a Environment Technologies company with turnkey solutions for Industrial ETP's, STP's, Incineration

• Reported to the Projects Manager.
Highlights
• Process Design of Hazardous Waste Incinerators, Effluent Treatment plants & Reverse Osmosis Plants
Company industry:
Safety & Environment
Job role:
Other

Deputy General Manager

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Punj Lloyd Delta Renewables Ltd

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for solar PV project (232 crore)

Punj Lloyd Engineering
Senior Manager Business Development
Senior Manager Process Engineering
Company
Accomplishments:
•Business development - Proposals for EPC projects in oil and gas, pipelines and power Qatar Solar, Qatar - 7200 MTPY Polysilicon Plant (Business Development & Detailed Engineering)
•Kun Renewables, Kazakhstan - 2500 MTPY Polysilicon Plant (Detailed Engineering)
•Bharat Oman Refineries, India - Sulphur Recovery Unit (ARU & TGTU) - 6 MMTPA refinery
•Proposals for Hydrogen Generation - (Detailed Engineering for SMR for Chennai Petroleum)
•Proposal for pipelines
Job role:
Management

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Ranbaxy Pharma, Orchid Pharm

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Developed an automated heat transfer fluid cryogenic reactor cooling skid design which resulted in new gas business
•Proposal preparation & Market development activities for Large ASU (above 2000 TPD) for Gasification projects (Steel plants, Power plants, refineries)
Job role:
Other

Education

Shivaji University

June 1996

June 1996

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

India

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