GAURAV KALA
E-Mail:gauravkala5@gmail.com ~ Contact No.: 91-9099067623/ 01382-231198
Seeking assignments in Design & Development, Project Management, Process engineering with an organisation
of high repute.
Preferred Location: Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad
PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT
 Chemical Engineer form BITS Pilani with over 2 years of proven success in
Project Coordination
Project Coordination, Process Engineering, and Quality Control & Cost
Control.
Process Engineering
 Currently associated with Essar Energy Services Ltd. as Assistant Manager.
 Commissioned VGO-Hydrotreater unit at ESSAR OIL Ltd.
P&ID Formulation
 Exposure in preparing / maintaining process modules & following up
Quality Management
design and development initiatives.
 Possesses knowledge of developing & implementing the SOPs / quality
Commissioning
systems, process design, PFD, P&ID to meet the quality standards.
Procedures
 Sound knowledge of various precommissioning and commissioning
activities.
Optimization techniques.
 Good technical knowledge with exposure in process control and
instrumentation, VGO-Hydrotreater Unit Reactor and Heater internals
inspection,erection, commissioning activities, trial run of pumps, Start Up of Heater, Compressors.
 Implementing effective techniques to bring efficiency in operations improve quality standards & achieve
maximum cost savings and safety in operations.
 Ability to implement & monitor technological changes to enhance productivity, undertake modifications in
equipment, process flow, working practices, consumables, power, etc. for controlling & reducing conversion
cost per unit produced.
 Gained fair understanding of Simulation & Modeling Techniques and Design & Development though various
academic projects.
 Effective communicator with excellent relationship management & negotiation skills; possess a flexible &
result oriented attitude.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
 B.E.(Honours in Chemical Engineering) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in 2010. Secured
CGPA 8.94/10
 12th from D.A.V. Public School, Kotdwara in 2005. Secured 87.6%
 10th from M.V.M Public School, Dehradun in 2003. Secured 84%
ORGANISATIONAL SCAN
Since Jun’10 with Essar Oil Limited Jamnagar as Assistant Manager.
Since Dec’10 with VGO Hydrotreator Commissioning Team.
Key Deliverables:
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Studied & Reviewed:
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Process flow diagram (PFDs), Piping & instrumentation diagram (P& IDs), Utility P & IDs, Interconnectivity
ISBL-OSBL P & IDs and LDTs supplied by UOP & Technip.
Basic Design Engineering Package provided by UOP.
GA Drawings for Columns, Heat Exchangers, Reactors, Heaters, Vessels, Fin Fans, etc.
Cause & Effect Diagram for VGO-HDT plant supplied by UOP.
Involved in Inspection of JNK Heater of VGO-Hydrotreator unit with UOP Chief Technical advisor.
Commissioning and Start up of JNK Heater, also involved in refractory dry out of Heater.
Equipment inspection & trial run before actual start up.
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Planning and executing:
 Systems, subsystems and there leak test
 Jobs as per HSEF & Q.C. standards through the application of Safe Work Permit Procedure
 Hot tie-ins & cold tie-ins in existing running units as per HSEF safety targets, procedures and practices.
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Efficiently handling:
 Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR) of system to make system ready for safe & sure commissioning.
 Preparation of Start up SOP.
 Conventional flushing of loops (Card board bursting, Air blowing, Steam blowing, Water flushing).
 Chemical cleaning of lines i.e. of Reactor Section, and Cooling Water Passivation,
 Heater refractory dry out before start up.
 Taking No Load Trial and Water Load Trial of pumps.
 Co-ordination between plant and panel operations.
From Aug’10-Oct’10 with VBU Operations Department.
Key Deliverables:
 Reviewed TBRA (Task Based Risk Assessment ) procedures and MSDS(Material Safety Data Sheet).
 Developed Heater efficiency calculation Software.
 Monitoring and coordinating routine Operation Activities.
 Coordinate with Maintenance team for Shut down of VBU.
NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS:
 Gained thorough knowledge of Hydro Treating Unit and Visbreaker Unit Process flow and an overview of
refinery processes through GET induction training at Essar Oil.
 Developed software for calculation of Heater efficiency by carrying out the input and output mass balance in
Visbreaker Unit.
 Active member of Auxiliary Fire Squad at Essar Oil Ltd. and Certified First Aider.
ACADEMIC PROJECT
 Thermal Effects of Curing Reaction for Unsaturated Polyester in Cuboidal Moulds.
 Study of Traditional Methods of Optimization like Simplex Method, Golden Ratio Search.
 Study of Global Optimization Method-Genetic Algorithm and Development of C Code for Successful Operation
Of GA on Optimization.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Organization
Duration
Project Title
IR.
: Indian Oil R & D Centre, Faridabad
: Jun 2009-Dec 2009
: Characterization of Thin Film of Selected Lubricant Additive Systems on Steel Surfaces by Vt-
Organization
Duration
Project Title
: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad
: May 08-July 08
: Monitoring and Diagnosis of Faults in Distillation Column using Fisher Discriminant
Analysis (FDA)
Organization
Duration
Project Title
: B.E.L., Kotdwara
: June 07-July 07
: Analysis of Services at Common Production Services Department of Bharat Electronics
Limited Kotdwara.
TRAINING ATTENDED
 Completed 12 days training in Hydrocracker Unit at IOCL , Panipat as part of deputation from Essar Oil.
 Completed 1 month training on HSEF Practices at Essar Oil Limited.
IT FORTE
Programming Skills
Applications
: C, JAVA, UML.
: Comsol Multiphysics,MATLAB,AUTOCAD 10,Ms Office
BEYOND CURRICULUM & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Proposed the idea of Metal Ion Insertion In Polyethenes to increase its biodegradability. The concept won
first prize at Azeotropy 2007-The Chemical Engineering Technical Festival of Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) Bombay.
 Among the top 4 out of the 50 teams which participated in Animatrix, All India Short Movie making
competition at Quark 2008, Annual Technical Festival of BITS Pilani, Goa campus.
 Functioned as Event Manager, WAVES 07 (Annual Cultural Festival of BITS).
 Participated as Volunteer in Blood Donation Movement 07, BITS Pilani, Goa by Goa Medical College.
 Received Rotary Club Achievers award for being the topper in the city in class 12th
 Recipient of Merit scholarship (50% waiver of tuition fees) at BITS Pilani, Goa campus.
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth
: 1st February, 1989
Address
: House No.-B-62 B.E.L. Colony, Kotdwara - 246149, Uttarakhand, India
Languages Known : English & Hindi