Edwin Raj S

                   I Have (15+) years of professional experience in oil and gas industry Mechanical Supervisor (pre-com Commissioning and maintenance)

Strong mechanical background with Rotating Machines Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance Experience & sound knowledge of rotating equipment like Pumps, compressors, turbines for oil & gas industry.

Ability to oversee quality control activities & PMC specification & health and safety environment. Trained high levels of HSE & API, ASME, ANSI, Standards.

      Seeking for a challenging assignment with responsible position as a Supervisor in Mechanical commissioning, startup and Maintenance in a reputed and dynamic Industrial Organization within Petro- Chemical, Oil & Gas Industry. where my accomplished academic skills, demonstrated strong technical knowledge and leadership skills will help to teach and motivate people while maintain accomplishments and intents as well as organization goals, productivity and reputation.

CAREER EXCELLENCE

Total Years of Experience:  15 Years

Worked as Mechanical Engineer commissioning and Maintenance in 

SCHLUMBERGER EASTERN LTD, Kuwait through Petroen Engineering

Client-KUWAIT OIL COMPANY. (From October 2017 to November 2022)

EPF Sabriya oil &gas plant, Kuwait- Commissioning & Maintenance 

EPF East rowdatan oil &gas plant, Kuwait -Commissioning & Start up.

• Ensures that all rotating equipment complies with API 610 standards for American Petroleum Institute on the Oil and Gas industry.

• Installation, rebuild, repair, and alignment of centrifugal pumps to meet quality workmanship.
• Evaluates and identifies key compliance monitoring areas related to potential training of rotating equipment.
• Leading the Team of Commissioning & start-up in Sabriya Jurassic Production Facility (JPF1), East 

Rowdatan (JPF2) Kuwait North Oil Field. providing operations excellence for life of the field in procedures and operations support

• Oil Flow rate 40.000 bbl/day - Gas Flow Rate 120 mmscf /day Controlling all aspects of the work scope from civil works to vessel installation including the building of isolations and pressure Leak testing packs. Overseeing of all pressure testing and the signing off on behalf of the client. Dynamic testing of all associated equipment to ensure a fully fit for purpose system.
• Directs the operations and coordinates the maintenance activities
• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture
• Assist with maintenance programs, which include spare parts inventory and purchase, routine checks and PMs, routine equipment shutdown, maintaining accurate records, SAP data entry
• Performs preventive maintenance on as scheduled in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), Maximo
• Coordinating troubleshooting & breakdown/preventive/predictive/shutdown maintenance for curbing downtime to a minimum level
• Demonstrating abilities in decreasing failure rates/production time loss/production cost, increasing reliability, safety and running life of expensive plants/machineries by predictive and proactive maintenance
• Undertook routine condition monitoring and predictive maintenance of super-critical and critical rotary equipment’s using vibration analysis tools in collaboration with M/s. SKF and M/s. FLUKE.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment problems.
• Set clear team goals.
• Delegate tasks and set deadlines.
• Oversee day-to-day operation.
• Monitor team performance and report on metrics.
• Motivate team members.
• Discover training needs and provide coaching.
• Listen to team members feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts.
• Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments.
• Encourage creativity and risk-taking.
• Suggest and organize team building activities.

Worked as offshore Mechanical Supervisor in NMDC, ABUDHABI (July 2011 to Aug 2016)

• Troubleshoot and diagnosed engines to identify problems.
• Conducted sea trials to ensure problem was corrected and vessel ran properly.
• Assist in dry dock removal and installation of Hydraulic steering system pump.
• Assisting in the installation, overhaul, modification, maintenance on board ships.
• Conduct maintenance and repair of ship main propulsion plant pneumatic system and diesel generator.
• Repair engine mechanical equipment, such as power tilts, bilge pumps, or power take-offs.
• Inspect and repair or adjust propellers or propeller shafts.
• Calibrated and troubleshot auxiliary machinery and ships service diesel generator.
• Preparing & submission of scheduled maintenance reports to the superior in charge.
• Maintained the working knowledge of the mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and components of diverse marine and industrial machinery and their attachments.
• Overhaul various hydraulic equipment’s, heavy pumps, motors, troubleshooting of mechanical equipment’s.
• Removed and replaced inboard and outboard engines.
• Determine the nature and extent of damage or malfunction of equipment. Planned work procedures, using charts, technical manuals.

• Inspected and scheduled maintenance repairs to keep all rooms in good living conditions.
• Avoid personal or property damages by always emphasizing safety first.
• Identify and use of special equipment, measuring tools, pressure gauges, and instruments required to perform practical work on automotive.

• Install and commissioning of hydraulic equipment’s, overhauling marine diesel engine like Caterpillar (CAT), Cummins, duetz, Detroit etc
• Servicing all types of hydraulic motors and hydraulic ram jacks.
• Periodic monitoring & maintenance of hydraulic oil and hydraulic filters.
• Dismantling, mantling & servicing of air compressors, gearboxes, booster pumps, centrifugal pumps, gland pumps, turbo charger, lube oil pumps & fuel pumps.
• Inspecting tappets & injectors at regular intervals of time.
• Taking care of the machineries onboard
• Crane & winch handling

Worked as a Jr. Mechanical Engineer in ONGC, India through Reliance Engineering. (Aug 2007 Jul 2011)

• Installation, rebuild, repair, and alignment of centrifugal pumps to meet quality workmanship.
• Evaluates and identifies key compliance monitoring areas related to potential training of rotating equipment.
• Advises on the development and ongoing evaluation of the company’s procedure, compliance monitoring and enforcement programmed implementation plan.
• Develops and applies criteria for analyzing and approving reliability components of the implementation plan.
• Oversees the application of precision maintenance techniques, including bearing clearance and installations, laser alignment, vibration and balancing pumps.
• Reviews pump curves and trends on the performances for criticality of rotating equipment.
• Monitors the wonder ware trends on rotating equipment.
• Conducted training in several types of pumps and laser alignment.
• Commissioning new equipment and upgrades to equipment.
• Assigned the tasks of checking test indicators and deflection gauge.
• Responsible for maintaining history logs and repairing platform equipment which include oil separator, bath heater, screw pumps, rotary compressors, and motor operated valves (MOV) and also look after the instrumentation including auto sampler, control valve and level transmitter.
• Handled the tasks of testing and adjusting tools and equipment as required. Responsibility of handling tasks by following safe work procedures for preparing maintenance records and technical specifications for execution of repairing tasks as well as perform tracking of repairing by junior staff.
• Ensure the repairing and maintenance procedure is in compliance with company rules and regulations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for carrying out preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance and Troubleshooting.
• Securing permit for team handled during shutdown.
• Dismantling, overhauling, assembling and aligning all rotating equipment.
• Responsible for trouble shooting and periodical inspection and condition monitoring of the equipment.
• Working in plants, on different types of equipment in normal routine maintenance and shut down jobs.
• Pm jobs, Assembling, record, checklists, modifications, handled with teamwork and safety.
• Understanding the job and completing it within time.

I am Entirely Familiar with the Understanding in Rotating Equipment those are Mentioned Below.

• Installation and Alignment Of all kinds of Rotating Equipment like Pump, Compressor and Steam Turbines. Gas Turbines, Hydraulic, Pneumatics, Blower, Fin-fans.
• Maintenance and Overhaul All types Of Pumps, Both Centrifugal and Reciprocating Compressors, Gear Box, Fin-fan.
• Coupling Alignment, Digital Laser Alignment of Rotating Equipment Like Pumps, Compressor, Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines.
• “U” Tube Type, Floating Head Type, Fixed Tube Type, Breech Lock Type Heat Exchanger and Also Hydro Testing, Shell and Tube side, all types of Valves Removable & Reinstallation, Blinding, De-blinding Job Done.

EQUIPMENTS HANDLED:

Pumps:

    Makes: Pacific, Sulzer, Sundyne, Uraca, Ebara, Flowserve & Nuovo pignone.

• Having relevant experience in maintenance in all types of pumps such as centrifugal, reciprocating & rotary pumps.
• Obtaining a complete check list of the dismantled equipment and keep a record of the same.
• Inspect the condition of rotating parts namely shaft, sleeve, impeller, oil deflectors, wear rings, bearings, coupling and stationary parts such as casing stuffing box, distance pieces and bearing housing.
• Renewal of mechanical seals replacement of rotor checking wearing and throat bushes, bearing clearances
• Maintaining the required Radial & Axial float in multistage pumps
• Checking the Stuffing box Squareness and concentricity using a dial gauge while pump assembly.
• Hydrotest of pumps to determine mechanical seal and casing leaks.
• Over hauling of reciprocating pump such as plunger pump & diaphragm pump including renewal of plunger packing, oil seals, suction discharge valves checking & servicing.

   Mechanical seal:

    Makes: John crane, Flowserve & Burgmann.

• Assembling, reconditioning and replacing all types of Mechanical seals such as single double, tandem and cartridge seals, having single, multi-spring and bellow type.
• Renewed seal faces (primary ring & mating ring) and maintained operating length lapping seal faces to the required finish.

Rotary pump, gear box and Reciprocating Pump:

    Makes: Nikkiso, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki.

• Maintenance Activities in Pumps.
• Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting in Rotary and Reciprocating Pumps. 
• Checked Backlash of the Gear in Rotary Pumps.
• Checked Bearing Clearance with Plastic Gauge or Lead Wires.
• Checked Gear Contact with Driven Gear.
• Checked Run Out of the Piston in Reciprocating Pumps.
• Checked Crankshaft, Connecting Rod, Crankcase, Valves, Cylinder and Big end Bearing Small end Bearings.
• Alignment: Laser Alignment.

Centrifugal compressor:

    Makes: GE Oil & Gas (MCL1402, BCL803, BCL427), Sulzer, Kawasaki & Elliot.

• Inspection, Dismantling & Installation of Thrust bearings and Journal bearings (plain and tilting pads types) with direct and pressurized lubrication systems.
• Locate position of rotor assembly and proper installation of gas seals or oil film seal.
• Respecting the Radial & minimum axial clearance between impellers and diaphragm and delivery dimensions of volute.

• Performing alignment between driver and driven units.
• Alignment:
• Rim and face method
• Reverse indicator method
• vibration analysis using (Fluke)
• Laser method (fluke, skf)

Reciprocating compressor:

    Makes: Ariel, Kirloskar

• Inspection, Dismantling & Assembling of Coupling, fly wheel, crank shaft, connecting rod, cross head, gudgeon pin, piston rod, piston and cylinder.
• Maintaining limited clearance of Main bearings, big end and small end bearings with direct or pressurized lubrication systems.
• Refurbishment of suction & discharge valves, unloader & Renewal of cylinder liner
• Check and replace the piston rings, rider/guider rings, stuffing box packing & wiper rings
• Check and adjust the Crosshead Shoe Clearance, TDC & BDC
• Respecting the minimum deflection on piston rods
• Performing alignment of Compressor with driver Equipment’s.

 Steam turbine & Gas Turbine:

    Makes: GE Oil & Gas (M9001E), solar gas turbines (Mars100)

• Inspection, Dismantling & Installation of Thrust bearings and Journal bearings (plain and tilting pads types) with direct and pressurized lubrication systems.
• Disassembling & Assembling of Rotor, Inner casing, stator blades, Oil and steam labyrinth seals, Mechanical Trip & Governor (PGPL).
• Servicing & Reinstalling of Emergency stop valves & Regulation valves assembly.
• Respecting the minimum safety axial clearance between rotor and stator.
• Performing Cold & Hot alignment of Steam Turbine with driven Equipment’s.
• Replaced the Turbine Nozzles & Buckets.

     Static Equipment’s:

• Maintenance jobs carried out in heat exchangers of fixed, floating and u tube type which include activities right from blinding, bundle pulling, cleaning, testing, repair works as per inspection.
• Maintenance jobs carried out in fin fan air coolers which include activities like blinding, plugs removal tubes id cleaning, hydro testing activities etc.
• Maintenance jobs carried out in replacing existing tower internals as per requirement.
• Maintenance jobs carried out in Column which include activities like removal of trays, demisters, packing, trays cleaning.
• Maintenance jobs carried out in absorber & vessels which include activities like cleaning, catalyst renewal, Demister removal.
• Maintenance jobs carried out in filters which include activities changing of elements, cleaning, inspection clearance.

    Valves:

• Servicing and testing valves like gate valves, globe valves, angle valves, ball valves, check valves, diaphragm valves, butterfly valves, pressure safety valve, pressure relief valve, crown valve, upper master, lower master, wing valve, SSV, choke & needle valve.

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering, csjm university, In the year of 2006.

D.M.E Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, State Board of technical education, In the year of 2003.

HSC: Completed Higher Secondary Course in the Board of Higher Secondary education, Chennai. In the year of 2000.

SSLC: Completed Secondary Education in the year of 1998.