JOSEPH FRANCISB.TECH.(Mech.), QPMP
Oman.
Mobile: 0096893909439.
Email: se238@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE
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Work in a professional environment as the Leader of a Project Control Team by sharing and applying the large
experience & skills gathered so far.
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Have a Quality Living.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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10th : Passed with First Class 91% , 12th: Passed with First Class 98.2%
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Engineering Degree - B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) : Passed in First Class with Distinction 76.2%
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Certified as QPMP (Qualified Project Management Professional) recognized by IPMA Switzerland.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE : TOTAL 22+ Years
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Project Planning & Scheduling, Monitoring, Progress Measurement, Reporting.
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Schedule Development, Schedule Analysis & Construction Feasibility Study.
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Construction Manpower & Equipment Workout and Mobilization Schedule Development.
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Schedule Presentation, Client co-ordination, Review Meetings
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Cost Monitoring & Control
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Contractual Communication with Client / Subcontractors.
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Project Execution, Project Procurement, Project Co-ordination, Project Correspondence.
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Development of Detailed CLAIM Documentation and presentation / Discussions with Clients.
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Development of Planning/Project Control Team : Interviewing, Recruiting & Developing.
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Worked on Offshore Well head Platform Fabrication Projects, Power Projects, Oil & Gas Projects (LNG Train,
Gathering Centres, Sulphur Recovery Units), Petrochemical Projects (Ethylene Glycol, Poly Ethylene), Onshore Well
Pads & Flow Lines.
MAJOR STRENGTHS
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Technical & Commercial knowledge of EPC Project Environment.
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Clear Understanding of Construction sequences for all Disciplines (Civil, Steel Structure, Equipment, Piping, E&I,
Insulation & Painting Works).
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Excellent skills on Planning, Cost & Project Management.
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Ability to Independently handle Project Control Function for Construction Projects of size 65 Million Manhours.
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Excellent Skills on Primavera, Expert on MS Excel with expertise on special functions & formulas.
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Excellent Analytical, Communication & Problem Solving Skills
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Exposure to International Project environment, Global Vendor base, Cross Cultural & Multi National Professionals.
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Good understanding of Contractual Terms & conditions
COMPANIES WORKED WITH & PROJECTS HANDLED
1.
From 16.07.2014 –
Duration
Name of Company
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1 Years, 2 months
Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG,
OMAN.
Position holding : Sr. Manager – Project Controls.
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Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG is the leading Oil& Gas Construction Company in Oman and is having
their operations in UAE/Qatar. Other domains of Galfar operations include Roads & Bridges and Civil & Utilities.
I am heading the Project Control Function for the Oil & Gas operations.
Galfar execute Oil & Gas field Service contracts, EPC jobs in Oil & Gas Processing / Compression projects,
Upstream works connected with Preparation of Well Pads, installation and hook up of Flow Lines, Water/ Steam
injection Lines etc. with an average annual turnover of USD 300 Millions.
My responsibilities include Implementation and enhancement of the Planning and Cost Monitoring/Control
Process in the organization spread across various sites / locations, adding value to the business.
2.
From 13.12.2005 – 07.03.2014
Duration
Name of Company
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8 Years, 3 months
Kharafi National,
KUWAIT.
Kharafi National is the leading Construction Company in Kuwait and is expanding their operations in Middle East.
I
Successfully completed the HABSHAN – 5 PROCESS PLANT, ABU DHABI, working as PROJECT CONTROLS
MANAGER for the Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation Erection Works (Approx. 65 Million
Manhours)
EPC Contractor
Owner
:
:
Tecnimont Italy / JGC Japan J.V
GASCO, Abu Dhabi.
The Project consists of following units:
Sulphur Recovery Units
TGTU Refrigeration & Regeneration Units
Rich Acid Gas Removal Units
Lean Acid Gas Removal Units
Electrical Substations
IES Buildings
Major Project Quantities:
Concrete
:
Structural Steel :
Piping Fab.
:
Piping Erection :
Equipments
:
E&I
:
Insulation
:
Painting
:
Fire Proofing
:
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4 Units
2 Units
2 Units
2 Units
6 Nos.
4 Nos.
220,000 m3
44,000 Tons.
1.01 Million Dia Inch
0.9 Million Dia Inch
52,000 Tons
4000 Km of E&I Cables.
405,000 m2 (Piping + Equipment)
638,000 m2 (Piping)
38,000 m2
Responsibilities handled:
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PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER for the Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation work
of the Project
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Developing the WBS &Level 3 Construction Schedule for the Project
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Working out Man hour requirements based on quantities and productivity norms
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Resource Loading of the Program
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Working out Category wise (Trade wise) Manpower& Equipments Mobilisation
Schedules/Histograms.
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Developing Progress Measurement System in line with Client’s System.
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II
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Guiding Project Manager/Construction Managers on the Construction Schedule.
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Developing Detailed working Schedules in Primavera for various sub systems of the Plant
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Controlling the preparation & issue of Daily Reports on Production Progress as well as
Manpower & Equipment Deployment.
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Controlling the preparation of Detailed Weekly & Monthly Reports to Customers covering
entire aspects of the Project, which includes various Progress & Quantity S-Curves,
Histograms, Productivity Charts, Quality Reports, Safety Reports & an updated Master
Schedule (Primavera).
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Reviewing & issue of detailed (Level 4) 3 Months/3 Weeks Look Ahead Schedules
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Controlling the Measurement of Progress, getting the Certification, co-ordination with
Contracts Dept. for raising the Invoice etc.
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Controlling & Monitoring the sub-contract works.
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Internal Review with Functional Superintendents, Construction Manager & Project Manager
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Attending the Progress Review Meetings and Co-ordination Meetings with Customer
/Owner.
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Cost Monitoring & Control
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Contractual Communication with the Client / Subcontractors.
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Development of detailed CLAIM Documentation and presentation/discussions with Clients
Interviewing & recruiting new candidates and developing Sub-ordinates.
Successfully completed Ethylene Glycol - 2 (EG-2) ) – Olefins II Project in the Equate Petrochemical Complex,
Kuwait on schedule, holding the position of Planning Head for the Civil, Mechanical, Electrical &
Instrumentation Erection Works. The Highlights of the project:
EPC Contractor
Client
PMC
:
:
:
World Services Italy. (FOSTER WHEELER, ITALY)
The Kuwait Olefins Company.
FLUOR USA.
Concrete
Structural Steel
Piping Fab.
Piping Erection
Equipments
:
:
:
:
:
E&I
Insulation
Painting
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:
:
20,000 m3
3300 Tons.
2,400 Tons (140,000 Shop Dia Inch)
3,000 Tons (85,000 Field Dia Inch)
Heaviest Lift in Middle East – 1500 Tons EG Reactor + 200Nos of
Columns/Vessels/Exchangers + 120 Pumps + Miscellaneous Equipments.
250 Km of E&I Cables. 2000 Instruments.
45,000m2 (Piping + Equipment)
40,000 m2 (Piping)
Position Held - Planning Head for the Civil, Mechanical, Electrical &Instrumentation Erection Works
III
Successfully completed the Poly Ethylene Expansion Project in the Equate Petrochemical Complex, Kuwait.
Client
PMC + EP
:
:
EQUATE/DOW.
FLUOR USA.
Position Held - Planning Head for the Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation Erection Works
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3.
From 22.01.2004 to 23-11-2005
Duration
Name of Company
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1 Year, 10 months
Bahwan Engineering Company LLC,
Oilfield Division, Sultanate of Oman.
Bahwan Engineering Company LLC is the leading Construction Company in Oman.
Position Held : Senior Planning Engineer for the Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation Erection Works for the
Power (600 MW Combined Cycle) & Desalination (30MIGD) Plant at Sohar Industrial Area, Oman.
EPC Contractor
Client
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Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd
Sohar Global Construction & Contracting Co. LLC
Responsibilities Handled:
Lead Planning Engineer for the Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation work of the Project
(1.5 million man-hours project)
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Planning of Temporary Site & Camp Facilities.
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Developed the Level 4 Schedule for the Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation activities.
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Developed the WBS & Progress Measurement System.
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Worked out the Resource requirements - Manpower & Equipments Histograms.
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Developing Detailed working Schedules in Primavera for various sub systems of the Plant
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Preparing & Sending Daily Reports on Production Progress as well as Manpower &
Equipment Deployment.
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Preparation of Detailed Weekly & Monthly Reports to Customers covering entire aspects of
the Project, which includes various Progress & Quantity S-Curves, Histograms, Productivity
Charts, Quality Reports, Safety Reports & an updated Master Schedule (Primavera).
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Preparation of 3 Weeks / 3 Months Look Ahead Schedules
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Contractual Correspondence with the Customer.
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Managing the Lower Tier Sub-Contractors, co-ordination & expediting the sub-contracted
works including verification of their progress & Certification of their Invoices.
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Internal Review with Functional Superintendents & Project Manager
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Attending the Progress Review Meetings and Co-ordination Meetings with Customer
/Owner.
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Measurement of Progress, getting the Certification, co-ordination with Commercial Dept.
for raising the Invoice etc.
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Compiling the Day Works Sheets and registering extra claims with the Customer for works
outside the Contract scope.
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Training Junior Planning Engineers.
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Other Projects in BEC
Project
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Train –3 LNG Project (capacity - 3.3 mtpa ),
Process, Off-Plot & Utility Areas
(5 million man-hours project)
EPC Contractor
Client
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Chiyoda Foster Wheeler & Co. LLC
QLNG, Oman.
Position Held
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Sr. Planning Engineer
As Sr. Planning Engineer, reporting to Project Control Manager, I was responsible for the Planning, Scheduling,
Monitoring, Progress Measurement & Reporting of the entire Job, which involve:
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Studying the Contractual Requirements of the agreed Contract as well as understating
Customers Priorities from time to time during the execution phase of the project.
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Development of Master Schedule (Primavera)& Preparation of the Planning Dossier.
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Finalising the Manpower & equipment Moilisation& demobilization plan in consultation
with the Project Control Manager & Top Management.
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Preparation of Piping Schedule for close monitoring of Piping Work.
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Setting Monthly, Weekly & Daily Targets for production and calculating corresponding
manpower & equipment requirements.
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Developing Plans for Spool movement as per work front availability and Customer’s
priorities.
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Communicating the Plan/Targets to Project Engineers/Supervisors/Foremen through meetings
& other communication methods.
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Developing Formats for Daily Progress Reports (DPR) &Capturing Daily Progress from all work
fronts Through DPR as well as direct verification at the work fronts.
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Interacting with PIC (Pipe Welding & Inspection Control System –MS Access Databse) for
Progress Capturing and for generating various reports for effective monitoring of the Piping
Work.
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Measurement of Progress as per the agreed WBS and weight factors for the whole Project
covering Temporary Facilities, Structural, Piping (FAB, & ERECTION) including Pipe Supports,
Equipment, Testing & Commissioning.
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Preparing & Sending Daily Reports on Production Progress & Manpower Deployment
including Omanisation reports.
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Preparation of Detailed Weekly Reports to Customers covering entire aspects of the Project,
which includes various S-Curves, Histograms & an updated Master Schedule (Primavera).
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Working out Catch-up Plans wherever necessary.
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Monitoring the Isometric Preparation & Collection of Customer supplied Materials.
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Follow up with Vendors for timely supply of material.
From 29.12.95 to 30.12.2003
Duration
Name of Company
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8 Years
LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED
EPC Power Dept. , E&C Division,
Gr. II Projects, Powai,
Mumbai- 400 072, India.
Position held
:
Sr. Engineer – Projects
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Larsen & Toubro Limited is the leading Engineering & Construction Company (ISO 9001) of India, catering to Indian
as well as foreign markets in various business sectors such as Infrastructure Building, Heavy Construction, Heavy
Fabrication, Power, Oil & Gas, Cement, Chemical, Petrochemical, Food Processing, Switchgear, Software etc. Project
Group (Gr. II) of L&T undertakes Lumpsum Turnkey EPC Projects starting from Design, Engineering, Procurement,
Construction& Commissioning
The POWER CLUSTER is catering to Power Generation & Transmission. L&T has successfully executed many Power
Projects in India as well as abroad on EPC basis. SAP/R3 has been the ERP Package for the Project Execution.
I had been part of the Project Execution Team for various Power Projects Executed by L&T, few of which are
mentioned below.
i)
200 MW Open Cycle Power Plant & 132 KV Overhead Transmission Line with 3 Substations for
Dhofar Power Company SAOC, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman.
90 MW Combined Cycle Co-generation Captive Power Plant for Indian Petro-Chemicals Ltd.,
Gujarat, India.
116 MW Combined Cycle Co-generation Power Plant for Haldia Petrochemicals, West Bengal,
India.
46 MW Captive Power Plant for L&T’s Awarpur Cement Works, Maharashtra, India
90 MW Combined Cycle Co-generation Captive Power Plant for Gujarat Alkalies& Chemicals Ltd.
Gujarat, India
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Working in Project Planning & Execution for 8 Years, I have handled following:
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Project Procurement from a global vendor source.
Planning, Scheduling, Progress Measurement & Reporting
Engineering Co-ordination & Execution of various BOP Packages such as Fire Protection System, Natural
gas Conditioning System, Compressed Air System, Liquid Fuel System &Piping.
 Checking of Specifications & BOMs to ensure that the same are in line with Customer’s requirements
stipulated in the Contract.
 Well versed with PS & MM Module of SAP. Generation of Purchase Requests as well as Purchase Orders
through SAP.
 Co-ordination between Engineering Consultants, vendors and other in-house functions for clarification and
resolution of technical queries/points as well as approval of drawings/documents.
 Follow-up with Vendors for expediting engineering deliverables as well as delivery of materials including
visits to vendor’s works.
 Co-ordination with Inspection Dept. for getting the material inspected.
 Fulfilling the Documentation requirements for dispatching and issuing the Despatch Clearance to Vendors.
 Collecting & Compiling As – Built Drawings and O&M Manuals for Submission to the Customer.
 Supervision of Commissioning at Site for BOP Packages.
For the SALALAH POWER PROJECT, following specific responsibilities were shouldered by me:
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Progress Measurement & Preparation of Monthly Progress Reports.
Single Point Communication Link between Headquarters in Mumbai and Project site in Oman.
Controlling & Execution of Entire Piping for the Project (approx 20 km of piping) which included Pipes,
Fittings, Flanges, Valves, Gaskets & Hardware.
Co-ordination of Drawing /Documents approval with S&L Chicago.
In-charge for the compilation as well as submission on As Bult Drawings/Documents for the entire Plant.
Co-ordinated the Scrap Disposal (Piping , Cables etc.)
Single Point Communication Link between Headquarters in Mumbai and Project site in Oman:
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Preparation & issue of Schedules for Various Erection Activities
Sending the approved drawings to site as RFC (Released for Construction) Drawings for all Mechanical Packages
Updating the Site Construction Team with the upcoming dispatches of equipment & material from various
sources.
Attending &Resolving all material Constraints /short supplies& making them available at site by air freight/air
courier/sea freight.
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Supported Site Erection Activities by co-ordination with Equipment suppliers/Vendors. Arranging of vendor
representative’s visits when to match with site erection schedule.
Site Experience in Commissioning & Reliability Run on following Mechanical Packages.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5.
Fire Protection System
Gas Conditioning System
Compressed Air System
Liquid Fuel System
From 05.01.1995 to 22.12.1995
Duration
Name of Company
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1 Year
BLUE STAR LIMITED
Industrial Projects Division,
Mumbai, India.
Blue Star is the leading Central Air Conditiong Company (ISO 9001) of India. Apart from their activities in AC line,
they were executing Projects on EPC basis such as Hydrogen Gas Separation Plants, Ammonium SulphateFertiliser
Plants, Steel Strip Processing Lines and various Electrical and Instrumentation Contracts.
Position Held
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Project Engineer
Nature of Experience:
I was responsible for the Planning & Scheduling, Procurement & Execution of Engineering items from Indian as well
as foreign sources as per ISO 9001 guidelines.
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From 01.04.1992 to 04.01.1995
Duration
Name of Company
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3 Years
MAZAGON DOCK LIMITED
(Govt. of India Undertaking)
Mumbai, India.
Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) is a Govt. of India undertaking company and is the pioneer in India in the field of
ShipBuilding as well as Fabrication & Installation of Offshore Structures such as Oil Well Head Platforms, Process
Platforms, Jack up Rigs etc. Also, MDL is the Warship and Submarine builders for Indian Navy. Over the years, MDL
had fabricated 55 Well head Platforms & other Offshore Structures till the time I left the Company.
Position Held
From 01.04.1992 – 31.03.1993
From 01.04.1993 – 04.01.1995
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Trainee Engineer
Project Engineer
Nature of Experience :
Worked on the Project Execution of 10 Oil Well head Platforms & 2 Water Injection Platforms built by Mazagon
Dock for ONGC. (Neelam 2,4,7, Neelam 10,11 &Neelam 5,6,8,9, HSA and WN 1 & 2)
Co-ordination between Engineering Consultants, Procurement Function, Inspection Dept, Vendors on a global base
for following items:
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Various Equipments like Instrument Utility Air Compressors, Inlet Manifolds, Test Separators,
Cranes, Cathodic Protection Systems, Gas Detection Systems, Fire Protection System, Emergency
Shut Down Panel, etc.
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Instruments like Press., Temp. Level Gauges, Pressure & Level Switches, Pressure & DP
Transmitters, PCVs, SAPCVs, Pressure Relief Valves, Hi-low Pilots, ESD/FSD Valves etc.
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FS/FRLS Cables, Cable Trays,Glands, Shrouds, FLP Junction Boxes, FLP Lighting Fixtures etc.
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Computer Literacy
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Well Versed with Planning & Scheduling Softwares such as Primavera and MS Projects
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Well versed with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Access, Foxpro, Visual Basic,
SAP etc.
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Excellent Knowledge in MS Excel including special functions like pivot tables, charts, if functions,
vlookup, subtotal, sumif, sumproduct, roundup, exact, trunc, left, mid, right, date, conditional
formatting, sorting, filtering, paste special, linking, embedding, etc.
Passport/Driving License Details
Passport No.
Date of Issue
:
:
Z-1904902
27-Oct-2010
Place of Issue
Date of Expiry
Kuwait Driving License Details
Category
:
License No.
:
Date of Issue
:
:
Light Vehicles (LV)
270042303771
10-Apr-2006
UAE Driving License Details
Category
:
License No.
:
Date of Issue
:
:
Light Vehicles (LV)
981278
20-Jan-2011
Oman Driving License Details
Category
:
License No.
:
Date of Issue
:
:
Light Vehicles (LV)
68397114
13-Aug-2014
:
:
Abu Dhabi, UAE.
26-Oct-2020
Country of Issue :
Kuwait.
Date of Expiry
10-Apr-2016
:
Country of Issue :
UAE.
Date of Expiry
19-Jan-2021
:
Country of Issue :
Oman.
Date of Expiry
13-Aug-2024
:
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