Having 19 years’ experience in the Lead Commissioning Engineer position for planning, preparation and site execution of Pre-commissioning and Commissioning of the Oil and Gas Process Plants on the EPC/EPCM Projects. - Cryogenic Process Plants – LPG/ LNG / NGL, Gas Processing Plants - Commissioning and Operation – 8 years. - Refinery Process plants – Hydrogen Generation Unit (Technip), Diesel Hydrotreating Unit (Axens), SRU - Commissioning and Operation – 11 years Worked in various positions from the defining Phase for development of the Mechanical Completion, System Completion, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Start-up (CSU), Handover, Acceptance framework. Deliverables for the project, starting from Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Final Handover, Acceptance for the Greenfield and Brownfield Projects. - During the Engineering Phase – Defining the System Subsystem limits, reviewing the System Commissionability. - During Planning Phase – Defining the System Pre-commissioning, Commissioning sequence and schedule milestones. - During Preparation Phase – Leading the preparation of Pre-commissioning and Commissioning Procedures, Required Check Sheets, Test Sheets, Acceptance Forms and System handover documents. Preparing turnover packages and commissioning management database. - During Site Execution Phase – Supervise the Field Commissioning team in carrying out water flushing, air blowing, steam blowing, chemical cleaning, oil flushing, gross air leak testing, and leak testing above operating pressure, inerting and catalyst loading. - Handling shift assignment as in-charge person and leading the start up of pumps, compressors and turbines independently. Supervising field and DCS Operation team. - Participate in HAZOP, HAZAN, HAZID, RA, QRA, PHA, JSA, JHA and TBT. - Conducting and Leading the RFC walk down, RFSU walk down, managing the punch list raising and sign-off. - Conducting and Leading the PSSR walk down, ORR walk down, managing the punch list raising and sign-off. - Computer skills-SAP, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CCMS, ICAPS. Interfaces Worked with: - Contractor – Project, Engineering, Vendors, Commissioning team in the execution of the job. - Project Management Team – Project Manager, Design Engineers, Construction Manager, Commissioning Manager. - Owner’s Operation Team– Operation Manager, Maintenance Manager Operation Readiness Team.

- Home Office- Inputs during Detail Engineering, Involvement with Engineering Contractor in design phase for Reviewing Engineering documents for commissionability. Participate in P&ID Review, SIL & HAZOP study. - Preparing Project Commissioning Deliverables in accordance with the Project execution strategy. - Coordinate with PMT and PMC for commissioning documents approval and verifying compliance with agreed procedures. - Defining System Sub-system limits on drawings for Handover. - Manage and Leading a Multi-discipline Commissioning Team. - Coordinating for the ICAPS/OPERCOM Commissioning database population by inputting the check sheets, FTR (Functional Test Record) sheets and OTP (Operational Test Procedure), Commissioning Test Procedure (CTP). - Manage and coordinate availability of all documentation necessary for precommissioning, commissioning and handover activities for completeness of each system dossier and its consistency with agreed procedures. - Coordinate with Head Office for arrival of personnel, Vendors and Licensors as necessary. - Monitoring execution Schedules, plans, milestones, Reporting and monitoring pre-commissioning, commissioning progress in the ICAPS database. - Coordinate with Construction Manager for completion activity by systems sequence in order to ensure efficient and economical pre-commissioning starting condition of systems. - To bring to the Management’s notice, potential problems or delays and recommends solutions. - Provide assistance to the Commissioning Mechanical, Electrical & Instrument /Control groups to ensure that the all Mechanical Pre-Commissioning activities and dynamic Commissioning activity are completed in a safe manner. - Preparation for review / acceptance of the relevant N2-He leak test-packs required for the onshore & offshore N2-He leak test programmes within the onshore / offshore commissioning phases. - Conducting and Leading the Mechanical Completion (MC) walk-down, RFC walk down, compiling and issuing the punch list for clearance and sign-off. - Conducting and Leading the Ready For Start-Up (RFSU) walk-down, compiling and issuing the punch list for clearance and sign-off. - Conducting and Leading Pre-Start-up Safety Review (PSSR) and Operations Readiness Review (ORR) walk down. - Issuing the PSSR and ORR Punch list, sign-off the clearance and sign-off the Acceptance certificate. - Assist the client operation team during start-up.

- Managing Mechanical Completion, Commissioning and Handover Deliverable documents/dossiers Preparation in accordance with CLIENT COMPANY rules and procedures; and in accordance with methodology fixed by Commissioning Authority of CLIENT COMPANY. - Pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up procedures, system, sub-system limit defining, preparing Inspection and Testing Plan (ITP), Check-sheets “A”, “B” and “C” for each discipline to carry out execution of pre-comm./comm. activities water flushing, air/steam blowing, inerting, purging, leak checks, static and dynamic tests, loop test, function test, solo run test, mechanical run test. - Developing pre-commissioning and commissioning methodology based on OPERCOM, OR&A, Developing Mechanical Completion and Commissioning Tracking Database for each discipline, compatible with ICAPS, WINPCS, and CCMS. Developing Operation Manual. - Ensuring OR&A process in the completion to achieve RFC and RFSU in the CSU and handover to Asset Operations. Assisting operations team during start-up. - Managing the multi-discipline construction and Commissioning team for mechanical Completion and Certification Process to minimize the punch list items. - Conducting Pre-DCC walk-downs and clearing punch list to achieve Discipline Completion Certificate (DCC), System Mechanical Completion Certificate (SMCC), Ready for Commissioning Certificate (RFC) - Conducting and Leading Ready for Start-up (RFSU) walk down, conducting PSSR and ORR walk down in the CSU process, compiling and issuing punch list. - Review of PC&C spares requirement, special equipment/tools requirement, and manpower mobilization requirement. - Focusing on the project deliverable for a successful handover. - Responsible for ensuring the project is administered and executed as designed in accordance to the highest ethical and safety standards and compliant to CLIENT COMPANY policies and procedures. - Confirm, Approve and Audit the PMC Plans and Procedures in relation to pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance testing of facilities. - Review, Approve, and audit the individual project commissioning plans and procedures from Contractors. - Confirm and Audit Contractors have HSSE procedures, including Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO), to ensure the safety of personnel during pre-commissioning and commissioning. - Leads the PMC commissioning team in all pre-commissioning and commissioning activities of the project to ensure the proper schedule of pre-commissioning and commissioning sequences in order to achieve start-up sequence defined by project and field operations. - Review and modification as needed, of all CSU, PMC Commissioning Plans and Procedures. - Selection, mobilization and training of PMC commissioning personnel.

- Assist Commissioning Manager in writing specific commissioning procedures, methods, prepare commissioning work packages and P&ID mark-up. - Supervising the pre-commissioning activities - water flushing, air blowing, steam blowing, leak testing, inerting. - Checking the trustworthy condition of reactors for catalyst loading. - Actively participating in catalyst loading of - de-sulphurizing reactor, Pre-reformer, Reformer, HT Shift reactor, LT Shift reactor. - Supervising the commissioning of pumps, compressors and turbines. - Supervising the steam system pre-commissioning and commissioning - Alkali boil-out/degreasing, refractory dry out. - Reporting the completed jobs and entering in the commissioning dossiers management database. - Monitoring checking of electrical and instrumentation loops thoroughness and shutdown/trip logics. - Checking control valve stroking, and shutdown valve functioning, Preparing DCS for operation by fine tuning of controllers. - Managing punch list actions of raising-clearing and sign-off, Preparation of final closeout report related to pre-commissioning, commissioning. - Conducting relevant work audits e.g. commissioning audit, RFC audits, HAZOP, HAZAN, RA - Providing technical support and training to the owner’s operations and maintenance department in the commissioning and start- up of new plants. - Working as the focal point for Plant start-up and operation. - Conducting Performance guarantee test run (PGTR) as per contract. - Supervising and managing the field and DCS Operation team in shift duty.

Plants worked : Cryogenic Recovery of LPG/NGL and Gas Distribution EPC Project- Gandhar - LPG/NGL Cryogenic Process Plant (Similar to LNG Process): Including Gas inlet facility, Gas Gathering Station (GGS), Gas Metering Station, Gas Dehydration Plant for dew point control, Chillers (MHE), Expander, Separators, LPG Column, NGL Column, LPG storage bullets. - Compressor Stations- including Booster Compressors for exporting the lean gas to consumers. - Gas Turbine driven Centrifugal Compressor. - Gas Distribution Pipelines- Including flooding, swabbing, drying and PIGGING inspection operations. - Utility Plants- Raw Water Treatment Plant, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Cooling Tower, LP steam generating boiler, Plant air, Instrument Air and Nitrogen generation Plant, Flare, Fire Water. Operation of LPG/Propane/NGL Cryogenic Process Plant, Gas Compression and Distribution System - LPG/ Propane / NGL Cryogenic Process Plant with Propane Refrigeration Unit (PRU) (Similar to LNG) X 2 trains: Including Gas Dehydration Plant for dew point control, Chillers (MHE), Expander, Separators, LPG Column, Propane Column, NGL Column, LPG storage tanks. - Compressor Stations- including Booster Compressors for exporting the lean gas to consumers. - Gas Turbine Driven Centrifugal Compressor. - Gas Distribution Pipelines- Including flooding, swabbing, drying and PIGGING inspection operations. - Utility Plants- Raw Water Treatment Plant, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Cooling Tower, LP steam generating boiler, Plant air, Instrument Air and Nitrogen generation Plant, Flare, Fire water. During this period I was having responsibilities of Commissioning execution and plant operation as below. - Supervising and solving the problems in the execution of pre-commissioning, commissioning and advancing to start-up as per plan and schedule in a safe and effective manner, within budget, on time and fulfilling the applicable Company Procedures and Technical Specifications. - Deputing the site commissioning team in carrying out water flushing, air/steam blowing, inerting, purging, conformity checks as per drawings, static and dynamic tests etc. - Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly reports as required, attending daily progress review meetings, addressing and solving the hurdles. - Managing Mechanical completion Check sheets, pre-commissioning and commissioning database, signing off certificates, conducting walk-downs, managing punch list, Preparation of final closeout report related to pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up. - DCS and Field operation of process and utility plants.

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