DCS Engineer

DCS Engineer - Design, Implementation & commissioning of Honeywell DCS system. To provide specialised Honeywell engineering expertise by applying and modifying engineering practices to projects in relation to Process Control.

Professional Experience : Total 17 years of work experience in Industrial Automation & Control using Honeywell Distributed Control system and Leeds & Northrup system.
From 1993 till date with Honeywell Automation India Ltd. Pune
From 1989 to 1992 with Uptron India Ltd, Control Systems Division, Lucknow
From 1988 to 1989 with Aegis Chemical Industries Ltd., Jalgaon
Professional Skills
• Proficient in Honeywell TPS systems.
• Experienced in working on large scale projects including on-site work.
• Foxboro Spec 200 system
• Leeds & Northrup Max 1 DCS system

Process Industry Power & Cogen Plant
Work Experience Steel Plant
Alumina Refinery
Cement Plant
Petrochemicals & Oil Refinery
Chemical Plant
Fertilizer Plant
Glass Plant


Current Assignment : From May 2003 till date –
Technical Lead for QUASAR Base line Implementation at ALCOA Wagerup & Pinjarra Refinery, Western Australia.
(QUASAR – Quality Automation Solutions for Alumina Refinery)
Operations Manager: From Apr 2002 to May 2003
Operations Manager for Honeywell Services Bussiness in India which included Material Planning, Order Execution & Revenue planning.
Manager – Services : From Apr 2000 to Mar 2002
Leading a team of Service Engineers
Execution of Annual Maintenance contracts
Execution of Add on jobs & Migrations
Spare Parts Business

Engineer – Services : From May 1996 to Mar 2000
Honeywell TDC 3000 system support
Honeywell System migrations/ Upgradations
Installation, Power on & Site Certification of Honeywell system
Commissioning support

Project Engineer : From Jan 1993 to Apr 1996
Implementation of Honeywell system for Automation of Blast furnace, LD plant, Slab Caster & Walking Beam Furnace at TATA Iron & Steel Co. Ltd, jamshedpur, India

Project Engineer : From Sep 1989 to Dec 1992
Implementation of Leeds & Northrup DCS for Automation of Power plant at Neyveli Lignite Corporation, India.

Educational Qualification : Bachelor of Engineering – Instrumentation
From Pune University
Year : May 1988
Class : First Class

Professional Training
• Honeywell TDC 2000 System Implementation & Maintenance
• Honeywell TDC 3000 System Implementation & Maintenance
• Honeywell GUS / HPM Implementation
• Honeywell LM Implementation
• Leeds & Northrup MAX 1 DCS at Birmingham, UK.
• Project Management Techniques.
• Automation in Glass Manufacturing at Pilkington, UK

Achievements :

• Special Recognition Award from Honeywell Automation India Ltd.
• Successful migration of Honeywell Process manager to HPM on line. Implemented this in critical process areas where shutdown was not possible like common services in Power House & Calcinations at ALCOA Pinjarra Refinery.
• Chairman’s Club Award from Honeywell Automation India Ltd.