Project -Process Engineer

A responsible and challenging career as a process engineer in chemical industry facilitating the utilization of my skills, aiding in the organization achievement and my growth.

Total Experience : 5 years
1.Currently serving for UOP IPL, Gurgaon IN as Process Design Engineer in Gas Processing Tech Center for past 19 months. Have worked for one year in Gas Processing Merox Technology at UOP’s Head office Des Plaines,IL,USA.
2.As a Lead Process Engg in Technical Services in India office of Swiss Agro major Syngenta India Ltd at Goa for 13 months
3.As a Process Engineer in Special Task Force (Technical services), RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD (Refinery division, Jamnagar, IN) for 27 months

CURRENT-JOB PROFILE
Generation of basic engineering design package (the Schedule A) which mainly involves process simulation, creation of process flow and P&I diagrams, analysis and generation of unit hydraulics, equipment sizing, equipment specification, selection of process control criteria, and analysis of unit design and operation to generate relief loads and size relief valves. Conducting process improvement & Revamp Studies. Technical support and Troubleshooting.

MAJOR WORK UNDERTAKEN IN PAST & CURRENT JOB

A. In UOP IPL, Gurgaon, India:
• Prepared the Front End Engg package of LPG Merox Extraction Unit for Marathon Garyville, Louisiana; Essar Oil Ltd, India; Repsol Petroleo, Spain. These units comprises of Amine Absorber and COS removal with the extraction and regeneration system.
• Generated Equipment Specs for Gasoline Minalk Merox Unit for Essar Oil Ltd, India.
• Got Basic know-how of Selexol and Amine Guard Technology.

B. In Reliance Petroleum Ltd, Jamnagar, India:

• Did Capacity Expansion Study for Diesel Hydrotreater unit. Highlighted underperformance in Recycle gas reciprocating compressor which was the major bottleneck in capacity expansion. Evaluated and debottlenecked all process vessels, feed-filters, desuperheaters, coalescers. Revamp study conducted for control valves of Coker plant.
• Highlighted and troubleshooted underperformance problem of LPG product pumps in Unsat LPG Merox unit.

C. In Syngenta India Ltd:
•As a part of process development, improved the generation rate of Propyl bromide, a raw material for final product, by nearly 5 kgs/hr by 1 degrees increase in the reaction temperature. With current market rate of Propyl bromide of 117 INR/kg, this resulted in savings of nearly 50.5 lacs (INR) / annum.

Bachelor of Technology-Chemical Engineering, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (Govt. College), Nagpur University, MS India in May 2002.
(Final yr Aggregate %) 77.40%
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Simulation Packages: Hand on experience on UOP inbuilt P 9.8 simulator, Promax Simulation Software (for Amine Systems), data management system Zyqad. Knowledge of HTRI, Aspen Plus.

PAPERS/SEMINAR DELIVERED
• "Application of Genetic Algorithm in optimization of Chemical Processes and Equipment" at National level Symposium "CHEMISM" in IIT, Mumbai, India.
• Paper on "Advanced Methods of Nuclear Waste Management" at National Level Symposium "ODYSSEY", VRCE, Nagpur, India.
• Delivered Seminars in Reliance on "Compressor Selection" and "Advanced Process Control".

HONORS
• University topper in first year of Engg and was in top 5 throughout the Engg.
• Third Prize winner in National level Symposium "CHEMISM" in IIT, Mumbai in 2001.
• Recipient of National Merit Scholarship
• Class Representative and Hostel Representative during Engg.


HOBBIES Reading, Painting, surfing, singing, swimming.