Faculty / Guest Lecturers Profile

Name: Amrutha Chockalingam

Amrutha Chockalingam, graduated from St.Joseph's College of Engineering, Chennai from the batch 2017. She has 6 years experience as a process engineer. Earlier she worked in Technip Energies and Dow Chemicals. Amrutha.Chockalingam is Currently employed in KBR, Chennai as associate technical professional process

Name - Anandamurali K
Mail-ID - anandamuralise@gmail.com
Phone: - 9884043445
Contact Address - No:239, fifth cross street, Sri Padmagiri nagar, Periya sekkadu, Madhavaram milk colony, Chennai -600051
Passport Details -
Passport No : L9179690
Date of Issue : 27/05/2014
Date of Expiry: 26/05/2024
Personal Profile -
Date of Birth :10-JUNE-1989
Sex :Male Nationality : Indian
Native Place :Karaikudi
Marital Status :Married
Age : 35 Languages : English,Tamil

Certified In:

Career Objective
To obtain a leading Safety Officer position in Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) by applying my knowledge & experience to train the workforces on safe work practice in the worksites and promoting zero accident culture in the workplaces.

Profile Highlights

• NEBOSH & IOSH MS certified safety professional
• Having Post graduate degree in M.E Industrial Safety Engineering
• Experience in handling safety in Petrochemical Industry
• Handled Shut down projects in Petrochemical Industry
• Experience and exposure in work permit systems, Contractor Safety Management, HIRA, Job safety Analysis
• Experience in maintenance of documents related to ISO 45001:2018 OHSMS

Professional Experience[10 years 9 months]

• Working as Deputy Manager Safety in TamilNadu Petroproducts Limited, Chennai from May 2019 to present.
• Worked as Senior Engineer Safety in Malladi Drugs &Pharmaceuitcals Ltd, Ranipet from November 2016 to May 2019.
• Worked as Senior Engineer Safety-WTG Construction from October 2015 to July 2016 in Gamesa Renewable Pvt Ltd.
• Worked as EXECUTIVE HEALTH & SAFETY in Kosei Minda Aluminum Company Ltd, Oragadam from June 2013 to October 2015.

Job Summary

• Monitor the prevailing working conditions and ensure safe working practices in the company.
• Maintaining and updating the statutory documents.
• Creating New SOP's and updating current SOP's in safety department and maintaining the documents for the same.
• Giving clearance for work permit systems (Hot work, Vessel entry, Height work permit etc.).
• Monitoring and maintaining the Fire extinguishers, Hydrant systems, Smoke detectors.
• Investigation of all Accidents, incident / Near misses find the root Causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Attending the HSE Meetings and provide technical support related to HSE issues.
• Conducting Mock drill, Safety committee Fire drill , contractor safety meeting
• Organizing Safety day celebrations, conducting competitions and function preparatory work

Name: Chandrasekar M A
CETEX Chennai. Q A Person

Highly accomplished Senior Chemical Professional ( M.Sc. chemistry graduate ) with 30+ years of experience in pharmaceutical laboratory analysis, process plant operations, utility management, and quality assurance. Proven expertise in optimizing production processes, ensuring regulatory compliance (cGMP), and improving utility efficiency. Strong leadership, troubleshooting, and safety management capabilities.

M.A.Chandra Sekar is a Sr.Manager - Quality Assurance at Cetex Petrochemicals Channai

Name: Dr. Aravindan Raghavan
Founder & CEO, International Institute of Excellence and Effective Leadership (IIEEL)

Dr. Aravindan Raghavan is a B Tech Chemical Engineer with General Management from the Indian School of Business. He is Subject Matter Expert in TQM, Lean Six Sigma & Operational Excellence. He holds highest level of credentials as Lean Six sigma Master Black belt & ICF -Professional Certified Coach.

He has 30+ years of experience in the Petrochemical, Chemical & Pharma sectors in the areas of managing Global Operational Excellence, Supply chain management & Execute Business Strategy at the corporate level.

Aravindan was associated with TN Petro, Reliance Industries in petrochemical sector for 15 years and then moved to pharma sector as a corporate leader in Jubilant, Piramal, Aurobindo pharma, Dr. Reddys and Syngene international for spearheading Good to Great initiatives towards becoming world-class organization.

His areas of specialization include

• Deployment of Operational Excellence globally
• Drive Profitability through Performance management
• Lean & Smart Digital Manufacturing
• Establish Cross functional ownership and results
• Setting up Metrics and Accountability across all levels

He has trained 25000 + employees globally in Lean Six sigma areas, completed successfully 500 plus high impact projects and also has 2500+ professional coaching hours experience in the areas of individual leadership and organizational excellence

Last 19 years as a corporate business excellence leader worked closely with CEO & COO to achieve P&L bottom-line impact @ more than 55 million USD in addition to building excellence capability & maturity.

He has won a lot of national awards and recognitions for his contributions to the pharma sector in the field of excellence, capability building and organizational transformations.

As an SME & consultant, now he is providing consulting and training for Corporates in the areas of Performance Management, Profitability Improvement and Cultural Transformation.

He is passionate to support and coach all organizations to become 'Lean, Smart and Sustainable

Name: Dr. D. Chandrika

Phone: +91-9380110428
E-Mail : n.dchandrika@yahoo.co.in

Personal details:

Name: Dr. D. Chandrika DOB: 17.01.1961 Nationality: Indian Marital status: Married Address: New No. 14, Mari Chetty Street, Mandaveli, Chennai - 600028

Professional summary:

Senior environmental professional with over 30 years of experience in environmental training, capacity building, waste management, circular economy practices, and water quality management. Proven expertise in designing and delivering training programs for government departments, local bodies, NGOs, academic institutions, and international agencies. Strong background in solid and liquid waste management, wastewater treatment, laboratory quality systems (ISO/NABL), and environmental awareness, with hands-on experience in policy-aligned, field-oriented, and sustainability-focused programs at national and international levels.

Education:

• Ph.D. - Analytical Chemistry (2003-2010), University of Madras
• M.Sc. - Environmental Toxicology (1998-2000), University of Madras
• B.Sc. - Botany, University of Madras - University Rank Holder & Merit Scholarship Recipient

Professional Experience:

Notable Achievements:

• Contributed to achieving ISO 9001:2000 certification (2004).
• Appointed Document Controller for State Level Laboratory.
• Instrumental in securing NABL accreditation (2016).
• Designed a Field Water Testing Kit (12 critical parameters):
• Evaluated & certified by IIT Madras - Grade 'A'
• Enlisted on Government of India website
• Only Government-recognized field water testing kit at the time.
• Exhibited water quality and waste awareness tools at national expos in Delhi and Chennai.
• Promoted preventive environmental management and circular use of water resources through training and outreach.

Name: Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani
Domain Consultant

Executive Summary

Dr. Sundararaman Chintamani brings over 40 years of industry expertise, specializing in various technical domains. He is a Certified Independent Director, Certified Industry 4.0 Assessor, Oil & Gas Consultant, Digital Transformation Consultant and Cyber Security Consultant. Additionally, he is a Business Storyteller, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer and Author.

Jignyashika - Founder & CEO - From Apr 2019 - Till Now

• Offered consultancy for a public sector petroleum refinery, assisting in establishing their Knowledge Cafe, an intranet portal featuring oil and gas- specific videos and whitepapers.
• Offered Digital marketing consultancy for a multi- million $ B2B company, chemicals sector, USA through an India-based process software company.
• Offered Digital Marketing consultancy for an Indian company offering Industry 4.0 solutions.
• Offered domain specific training for a MNC IT company which has presence in oil and gas..
• Contributed 16 Video modules on Petroleum Refining for Electronic Multi-media Research Centre (EMRC), Anna University.
• Visiting faculty member at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, teaching "Enterprise Asset Management" for the School of Business Management.
• Handled “Enterprise Asset Management” as a guest lecturer at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum at Gandhi Nagar.
• Taught teaching "Petroleum Refining" for the B.S. (Process Engineering) program offered by BITS (Pilani) and CPCL collaboratively for CPCL employees.
• Trained several batches of global members of Petroleum Engineers Association on Enterprise Asset Management Systems, Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and Plant Automation Systems.
• Handled compelling case studies on digital transformation in the oil and gas industry for a prominent oil and gas company in India in collaboration with the Administrative Staff College.
• Moderated panels at seminars and conferences on topics like Data Analytics, Cyber Security, and Industry 4.0.
• Contributed posts on the latest developments in the oil and gas industry as a technical blogger.

Tech Mahindra Assistant Vice President, Practice Head - Oil and Gas Solutions -2016 - 2019

• Expert in the downstream segment of the oil and gas value chain.
• Led a team of oil and gas industry experts focusing on digital solutions, sales enablement, analyst relations, alliance management, capability development, industry events, and interactions.
• Developed "Stop Work Authority Digitally" (SWADI) mobile app and "Digital Solution Technology in Cooling Towers" (DISTINCT) IoT solution.
• Created and implemented a communications strategy to promote digital solutions to industry analysts.
• Developed and organized a training plan to enhance associates' domain skills, including eLearning and knowledge solutions from IHRDC, UK.
• Conducted workshops, evaluations, and provided regular progress updates to management.
• Developed an Incident Management Solution (SAFE) and a Management of Change (MOC) system for the oil and gas industry.
• Created O&GPro101, an oil and gas domain certification program, and certified over 600 associates internally.

HCL Technologies - Operations Director - Energy & Utilities - 2010 - 2012

• Led the oil and gas Center of Excellence (COE) and developed various proof of concepts (POCs), including a Pipeline Integrity Management solution.
• Created UtilPro101, a certification program on the utilities value chain and the role of information technology in utilities.

Mahindra Satyam - Assistant Vice President, Solutions - Energy & Utilities - 2005 - 2010

• Supported solutions, delivery, pre-sales, domain competency, and thought leadership for the oil and gas vertical.
• Served as a downstream SME for a learning and development project for a US-based global oil major.
• Facilitated knowledge transfer for an application support and maintenance project for a UK-based global oil major, visiting 5 US refineries to ensure seamless transfer.
• Conceived and implemented a virtual oil and gas Center of Excellence, creating PoCs like a Refinery Offsite Emergency System, Global Refinery Information Portal with KPI dashboard, and Field Activity Automation System.

Protechsoft Systems Pvt Ltd - Chief Manager - 2001 - 2005

• Led the engineering group focusing on dynamic simulation and process plant IT solutions for the oil and gas industry.
• Directed an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) project for a Thailand-based gas plant.
• Led a team to study workflow at the Ministry of Energy and Mines in Sudan, developing a comprehensive IT roadmap for automation.
• Developed and conducted training programs for chemical and instrumentation engineers using ProtechSoft's ProSimulator.

Autodynamics Process Software ( India) Ltd - Chief Manager - 1997 - 2001

• Led engineers in executing Operator Training Simulator (OTS) projects for petroleum refining customers, including:
• Reliance Jamnagar - Crude Distillation Unit
• Numaligarh Refinery Limited - Delayed Coker Unit Venezuelan oil and gas company

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited ( CPCL) - Senior Engineer - 1982 - 1997

• Engineer in Oil Movements and Storage (OM&S), Hydrogen Manufacturing, and HDS Units.
• Suggested and implemented ideas that improved logistics, cost savings, and safety, earning awards.
• Served as a trainer and model developer for the operator training simulator system.
• Provided DCS operations and plant simulation training to around 300 engineers and technicians from CPCL (MRL), Bongaigaon Refineries (BRPL), Essar Oil, Petronas-Malaysia, and Sonatrach-Algeria.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Ph D | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun | 2020
• Development of Cybersecurity Mandate for Indian Oil and Gas Industry MS | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani | 1993
• Technological Operations

• D. C. Tech | Institute of Chemical Technology, Chennai | 1982
• Chemical Technology

Certifications

• Certified Global Business Leader (CGBL) - SSL, BHSP and U 21 Global
• Certified Industry 4 . 0 Assessor - TUV & Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Certified Independent Director - Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) of
• Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• Basic Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)- NFNLP - The National Federation of Neuro-linguistic Programming (USA)

Honors & Awards

• School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun | 2017
2 nd prize for " Development of Cyber Security Mandate for Indian Oil and Gas Industry.”
Tech Mahindra | 2017
Received ' e Xcellent' performer ratings in Annual Appraisal Process for consecutive years.
Toastmasters International | 2014 & 2021
Achieved Distinguished Toastmaster 9 DTM) award, the highest award from Toastmasters International recognizing communication and leadership skills under the traditional curriculum. Also got the 2 nd DTM award in the Pathways curriculum in 2021 .

Professional Activities

• Been a regular faculty on Design Thinking, Mind-mapping, Presentation Mastery and Power of Creativity at Madras Management Association.
• Played the role of Quizmaster, Club Coach Chair, Pathways Ambassador, Area
• Governor, Pathways ambassador at District 120 of Toastmasters International and the President of club for couple of Toastmasters.
• Headed Chennai Chapter for the Professional Speakers Association of India (PSAI).
• Presented papers and moderated panels at industry conferences on topics l ike Data Analytics, Cyber Security and Industry 4 . 0 .
• Technical blogger on emerging trends in the oil and gas industry.
• Contributed extensively to industry forums and published posts on technical developments.

Digital Assets and Tools

• Proficient in tools l ike Canva Pro, Microsoft Visio, Quiziz, VN Editor, Movie Maker, Audacity and Adobe Premier for content creation and editing.
• Developed digital assets including videos on Design Thinking and micro-videos on creativity.

Name: Dr. M.C. Sambantham

Dr.m.c. Sambantham

• BE (Mechanical) - Full Time,
• MBA (Corporate Finance) - Full Time,
• BL- Full Time
• PhD (Human Resources) - Full Time

Professional Experience:

• Selected through TNPSC as Group-1 Officer and served in the Department of Industrial Safety & Health, Govt of Tamil Nadu for 29 years and retired as Additional Director,
• Presently Specialized Consultant on Safety, HR & Law

National Level Professional Trainings Undergone:

• “Prevention of Chemical Accidents” conducted by “National Safety Council”, Mumbai
• “Industrial (Chemical) Disaster Management” conducted by “National Institute of Disaster Management”, New Delhi
• “Current Concepts and Tools in Occupational Health and Safety and Risk Management” conducted by “Director General of Factory Advisory Service”, New Delhi
• “Chemical Accidents, Industrial Chemical Disaster Management, Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Assessment”, conducted by “National Disaster Management Authority”

Technical Papers Presented:

• Published Industrial Safety Articles in International Journals
• Presented Papers in National Level Seminars on “Safety Engineering and Safety Management”

Membership Details:

• Executive Member of “National Safety Council”
• Life Member of “Institution of Engineers (India)”
• Life Member of “Institute of Plant Engineers Association”
• Executive Member of “Indian Officers Association”
• Member of “Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry”
• Member of “Madras High Court Advocates Association”

Name: Kannan M.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering: Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) (1978-1983)
• Master's in Engineering Management: BITS Pilani

Professional Experience:

Chemical Engineering and Industry Expertise:

• Urea Plant and Boiler Experience: Over 15 years of experience in chemical ammonia and urea plants, including direct involvement in commissioning an 18 MW power plant and boiler.
• Environmental Impact Assessments: Conducted EIA for UAE fertilizer projects.
• Risk Management and Emergency Preparedness: Successfully managed risk assessment and emergency situations, including handling an emergency shutdown in a urea plant.
• Process Safety Management and HAZOP: Implemented process safety measures and conducted HAZOP studies.
• Pollution Control: Handled pollution modeling for urea prill towers.
• Project Management: Directly involved in managing the SFCL project in Dubai.

Corporate Training and Development:

• Faculty: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Nungambakkam, handling sessions on Advanced Excel, Management, and Databases for CA students.
• Corporate Experience: Extensive experience in CRM systems, including PeopleSoft, at Sutherland Global BPO. Customized CRM systems to meet corporate needs.
• Negotiations, Corporate HR, and Counseling: Delivered training on negotiations, corporate HR, interpersonal relationships, and counseling.
• Career Path and Employment Avenues: Guided students and professionals in their career development, with over 40 years of experience in human resource management.

Advanced IT and AI Expertise:

• Trending AI Topics: Delivered well-received sessions on AI in HR, Finance, and other trending topics.
• AI in Chemical Engineering: Leveraging AI for process optimization and control in chemical engineering.
• Digital Transformation: Implementing digital technologies like IoT and big data analytics in chemical engineering.
• Advanced IT Skills: Conducted training sessions on MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and advanced IT topics.

Soft Skills and Personal Development:

• Presentations and Public Speaking: Experienced in delivering impactful presentations and public speaking.
• Team Building and Effective Collaboration: Fostering teamwork and collaboration in engineering projects.
• Soft Skills for Engineers: Developing communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.

Areas of Expertise:

• Chemical Engineering and Industry Expertise
• Corporate Training and Development
• Advanced IT and AI Expertise
• Soft Skills and Personal Development

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Contact Information:

Mobile: 9789692495
Landline: 044 42107068
Email: meenakshisundaram.kannan@yahoo.in
LinkedIn: Kannan Meenakshi Sundaram
Facebook: Kannan M.
Twitter: @KannanM1960
Instagram: kannanm1994
Blog: https://radhaconsultancy.blogspot.com/
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@Radhaconsultancy

Name: K. Arul
B.E., M.B.A., P.G.DIP.IN.SAFETY

Father's Name : P. Karuppannan
Mobile Number :9952626518 (WhatsApp) | 9842218560 (personal)
Email ID : arulbe82@gmail.com
Office : steadfastsafetysolutions@gmail.com

Educational Qualification

• B.E., (Electrical & Electronics Engineering) with first class at Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, completed in 1982.
• M.B.A., (Human Resource Management) from Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, completed in 2009.
• P.G. Diploma in Safety in Chemical Industries from Annamalai University.

Work Experience

• 2 years of service as Instructor in S.S. Polytechnic, Puthur, Sirkali.
• 2 years of service as J.E. (Electrical) in Salem Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd, Mohanur, Namakkal.
• 1½ years of service as A.E., (Electrical) at Anna Transport Corporation Ltd, Salem.
• 31 years of Service in the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (Previously known as Inspectorate of Factories), Government of Tamil Nadu.
• Assistant Inspector of Factories at Erode (From 13.03.1987 to 28.11.1989)
• Inspector of Factories at Tiruvarur, Salem, Pollachi, Coimbatore, Erode, and Dindigul. (From 29.11.1989 to 07.03.2007.
• Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories at Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Tirupur, and Salem (From 08.03.2007 to 10.12.2015).
• Additional Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Coimbatore from 11.12.2015 to 31.05.2018, and retired from Government service on 31.05.2018 on superannuation.

Proficiency

• Attended and given lectures on various topics in more than 300 Health & Safety programs for Manager, Executives, Supervisors, and workers in factories and Construction sites.
• Having experience in preparation of Emergency Plans, Conducting Safety Audit and Risk analysis, and framing of Health and Safety Policy for factories, hospitals, hotels, etc.
• Knowledge of Factory Laws applicable to Factories.
• Capable of handling subjects for Human Resource Management Courses and Personnel Management Courses.
• Lead Auditor- ISO14001:EMS, ISO45001:OHSMS

Positions Held

• President, The Coimbatore Productivity Council, Coimbatore (2022-24)
• Chairman, National Safety Council, Coimbatore Regional Sub-Committee(2015-18), Coimbatore.
• Academic Council Member (2011-13)in Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.
• Chief Advisor-HSE, Steadfast Safety Solutions, Coimbatore.

Membership

• Life member in National Safety Council of India, Mumbai.
• Life member in Safety Engineers Association, Chennai.
• Life member in Coimbatore Productivity Council, Coimbatore.
• Member of Indian Officers Association, Chennai.
• President, Rotary Club of Coimbatore D' Elite (2021-22)

Name: Mr. A. K. Ananthan

Mr. A. K. Ananthan, did B. E (EEE) at Coimbatore Institute of Technology and Masters Diploma in Management at Annamalai University. - Worked for Neyveli Lignite Corporation for 20 years in Process Industry (Producing Urea). - Worked for Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water-
Worked for Kuwait National Petroleum Company in Projects Department. Also involved in BBS and QMS Systems.
- Co Authored and Published a Technical book on Electrical and Electronics and Safety.
- Now enjoying life as Sr. Citizen, visiting Facilities like Madras Atomic Power Station, ISRO Sri Hari Kota, AVADI HVF etc. with Our Alumni Association.
- Love Nature, Music. Spirituality practitioner

Name: MR. M. Ananth Baliga

Old no: 37, New no: 95, VELPAAS First Floor, Beach Home Avenue First Street, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600090

Phone : 9998215593

E-Mail ma.baliga@gmail.com

Qualification:
BE Chemical - First Class - 1981 batch Annamalai University - Tamil Nadu

Total work experience : 43+ years.
Age : 66 yrs

Present occupation:

• Retired in 2024 as Sr. Vice President (Operational Excellence Programs, Safety & Operational Risk Managements Services), Advisor - People Capability Development, from Reliance Industries Ltd, Mumbai.
• Present occupations include
• Freelance consulting, Founder & Chief Engineer, “Baliga's Centre for Best Practices” advising process industries and stake holders, providing Assessment, Advisory, Audit services based in Chennai
• Independent Director on Board of Pragna Consultants Pvt Ltd Co - Chennai (implementation of PSM programs in chemical industries)
• Strategic advisor to the board of Jaaji Technologies Pvt Ltd Co - Hyderabad (advisory on design & implementation of Safe operating platform for process industries)
• Advisor Institution development / student capability development - Dhaanish Ahmed Engineering College - Chennai
• Advisory consultant to RIL hydrocarbon units w.r.t. operations & management support
• Honorary lectures in Annamalai University Chemical Engineering department - three lectures per month - helping students in orientation towards real world problem solving & creating industry perspective
• Lectures under CIPET / IIChE and other industry bodies on invitation.

Experience profile:

• Have experience in operations, projects management, commissioning and startup of several Petrochemical plant and refinery units viz. Naphtha Cracker, MEG, PVC / VCM, Poly ethylene, Poly propylene, Crude Distillation, FCC, Coker, Hydro processing units, etc.
• Have experience in setting of Operating Management Systems for Safe, Reliable & Compliant operations and Competitive performance through Continuous Improvement processes.
• Have management experience of planning and coordination and enabling flawless and smooth start up of world scale green field petrochemical complexes (Hazira) and World's largest Refinery complexes (Jamnagar)
• Have experience in setting and coordinating integrated manufacturing management systems viz. process safety management, reliability management, energy management, environment management, quality management, training & development and competency management, contractors management, customer relation management, production planning and inventory management, risk management, etc. incorporating best practices, through benchmarking and networking.
• Have experience in documents management and control, information and digital architecture set up, designing effective MIS systems, integration between OT and IT platforms, setting up digital platform architecture development.
• Good experience in collaborations with licensors, engineering companies and suppliers viz. DuPont, Shell, UOP/ Honeywell, Technip, Dow, GE, OxyTech, Ineos, Investa, Bechtel, ABB, Yokogawa, etc.
• Have experience in managing crises and business continuity through major disasters like, Plague and Flood in Surat/Hazira, Cyclone and Earth Quake at Jamnagar, COVID pandemic while in Mumbai.
• Worked with SPIC group at Chennai for 8 years (1981 - 1989)
• Worked with Reliance at Mumbai project office and Hazira Petrochemical Works (one of the world's largest integrated Petrochemical complex) for 8 years from project state till completion of all phases of development (1989-1997)
• Worked in Reliance Refinery complex at Jamnagar (World largest refinery and petrochemical complex) for 14 years (1997-2011) right from start of civil works till completion of three phases (currently undergoing fourth phase of green energy development)
• Worked in Reliance Hydrocarbon sector (O2C) head Quarters at Mumbai for 13 years (2011-2024)

Achievement:

• Set up Manufacturing Management Systems for RIL Hazira Petchem complex & RIL Jamnagar Refinery complex 1991-93 // 2001-2002
• Coordinated safe & flawless startup of Refinery at Jamnagar -- 1999
• Commissioned CDU3 & CDU 4 and coordinated safe & flawless start up of Refinery-2 at Jamnagar - 2008-2009
• Set up RIL's Competency Management systems and updated / revamped the same to contemporary practices 2006-07 // 2015-16 - Authored the Group Practice for the same
• Set up the production Planning & Control - Operations-Business coordination department at RIL Hazira in 1989-90
• Set up Management of Design & Operating Limits for safe & reliable operations of Hydrocarbon plants in RIL 2015-16 - Authored the Group Practice for the same
• Installed OMPro & ODR systems in RIL in 2012-14; Set guidelines for DCS Alarm Management systems / Joint Authored RIL's Alarm Management Guideline Document
• Set up BP's Operating Management System (OMS) into RIL - 2015-2017

Talks, Papers & Publications, Mentorships:

• My article on “Defining and managing safe design and Operating Limits in a process industry” appeared in Hydrocarbon Processing journal Nov-21
• I presented paper in IRPC (International Refinery and Petrochemical Conference) in Sep-21 on topic “Integrated management of Operating Limit Sets in process industry”
• My article appeared in Chemical Weekly on “Growing Business Capacity through Manufacturing Mastery” in May-21
• On invitation, my blog Post appeared in ISA website (International Society of Automation) regarding “Digitization of Operations Management in Process Industry” sometimes in 2021
• Talk on “role of ICT (Information, Communication Technologies in Chemical safety” in May-25 at CIPET - Chennai
• Talk on Safe Design & Operating Limits in Process plants - IIChE webinar in Jun-25
• Sharing insights on “Leadership Challenges in implementing an effective Process Safety Practices in Process Industries” in CIA/FICCI / ICC forum seminar at Chennai in Jun-25
• Lecture to students & faculty of Dhaanish Ahmed Engineering College - Chennai in Sep-25 on the occasion of inauguration of Society of Petroleum Engineers - Student chapter on “Preparing for paradigm change - graduating students orientation towards professional career”
• Mentored 2 or 3 Chemical Engineering students of Annamalai University final year since 2019-20, guiding them in In-plant training, placement, internships etc.
• Mentoring Engineering students under IEEE-Mentorship program.

Memberships:

• Contributing member of ISA (International Society of Automation)
• Member of IEEE - Chennai chapter
• Member of CIA (Chemical Industry Association - Chennai)
• IIChE Fellowship
• Member of SPE - Society of Petroleum Engineers - Chennai Centre

Name: R. Meenakshi Sundaram
Date of Birth: 28 - Jul -1956
Marital Status: Married

Contact Address
R. MEENAKSHI SNDARAM, B 301, Majestic shore, New No 208, Choolai Medu High road, Chennai - 600 094, INDIA. Tel: 0091-44 -24735722, Mobile: +919443009626

E-Mail Address : engasamym@yahoo.com, | rmeenakshisundaram@hotmail.com

Language proficiency : Spoken: English, Tamil and Hindi. Written: English and Tamil

Passport Details : Passport Number: Z 3964956, Issued from: Chennai, India, Date of Issue: 27-Jan-17 and Valid till: 26-Jan-27

Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India First class with Distinction 72.4 %
Master of Technology (Chemical Engineering) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India CPI (Cumulative Performance Index) - 9.5

Summary of experience:

8 Years as Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) - Assignment in ONGC, India
20 Years in Well Services in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), India
5 Years in Surface Facilities in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), India
2 Years in HSE in Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Kuwait
Last assignment: Group General Manager (Production) - Head Well Services, Cauvery Asset, ONGC, India
Total Experience: 35 Years and 8 Months in Oil and Natural Gas - Exploration and Production, Petroleum Well completion and production Testing, Upstream Processing, Offshore Installation Management (OIM), Offshore Projects and Industrial safety.

Offshore Installation Manager - OIM
Safety of the Crew, Wells, Main and associated Platforms, Product, Process, Environment and sustained Operation
Implementation of Government Policies, Rules and Regulations
Disaster and Risk management in offshore
Production, Processing & dispatching of Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas - Offshore
Handling problems in production of Crude oil & Natural Gas and Injectors

Surface Facilities
Production, Processing, collection & dispatching of Oil and Natural Gas - Onshore
Handling problems in production of Crude oil & Natural Gas
Land movement of Crude oil
Gas collection and distribution to consumers

Well Services
Well completions and Production Testing
Work over operations and jobs
Liquidation of sick wells
Artificial Lifts - Gas lifts and Sucker rod pumps
Well stimulation service including Hydro fracturing
Handling HP HT Wells

Safety
efinery Projects
Crude oil and Natural Gas Installations and Work over rigs
SIMOPS

Employment History:
1980 - Joined as Assistant Engineer (Production) in ONGC, India
1982 - Promoted as Assistant Executive Engineer (Production) in ONGC, India
1987 - Promoted as Executive Engineer (Production) in ONGC, India
1990 - Promoted as Dy. Superintending Engineer (Production) in ONGC, India
1993 - Promoted as Superintending Engineer (Production) in ONGC, India
1997 - Promoted as Chief Engineer (Production) in ONGC, India
2001 - Deputation to Kuwait National Petroleum (KNPC), Kuwait - Same Designation
2003 - BPB offshore Gas processing complex, ONGC, India - OIM Same Designation
2006 - Promoted as Dy General Manager (Prod.) in ONGC, India-OIM
2010 - BPA Sour Oil & Sour Gas Processing and Water Injection Complex, ONGC, India - OIM Same Designation
2011 - Promoted as General Manager (Production) - Head Well Services, ONGC, Cauvery Asset, India
2016 - Promoted as Group General Manager (Production) - Same assignment
Retired on 31 Jul 2016

Skills
OPITO qualified Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) - Rating 1, Safety case, Emergency Management System, Leadership, Crew, Environment, Process, Product, Wells and Fire safety, Upstream Processing of Crude Oil and Sour Gas, Gas Compression (Boosting), Flow Assurance, Asset Integrity Management, Construction and Commissioning Booster stations, Certification ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001, DNV and ISRS (L-7), Minimizing Insurance Premium of Upstream entities, Produced water processing, Water injection, Unmanned platforms, Pigging, Air and Marine logistics, Sick Well Analysis - Well Analyst, Ensuring that Well is not waiting for Plan, Decisions, Material, Manpower and Logistics, Production Well Testing and Completion (WCT), Well Stimulation Services, HP Wells, Hydro-fracturing, Frac monitoring, Post HF Flow Back Operations, Well Performance Engineering, Rig less jobs, Work over operations and Work over rigs, Well Integrity, Stimulation Engineering, Zero Accident Policy, Approval of Design of the Safety system, Inspection of Projects, Safety audits, Hazop Studies, Hazard identification and analysis, Fire and Emergency drills, Work over Rig Operations Manager, Ensuring Well Not waiting for Plan, Decisions, Material and Manpower, Analysis of Norm time vs Actual time, Petroleum Engineering Executive, Artificial lift, Facilities Engineering, Production Technologist, Minimizing Gas flaring, Trunk line maintenance, Supervising the Production, Shut down logic, Tool Pusher (Work over Rigs), Hydrogen sulphide safety, Innovations in Rig operations and Process part of Digital Twin.

Assignment Details

OFFSHORE INSTALLATION MANAGER

Employer: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd., India
Designation: Deputy General Manager (Production) / Chief Engineer (Production)
Place of posting:
From: 21 May 03 till 14 Jun 10
BPB sour gas Processing complex, B & S Asset, ONGC, Western offshore, Mumbai, India.
From: 15 Jun 10 till 7 Jul 2011
BPA Sour Oil & Sour Gas Processing and Water Injection Complex, B & S Asset, ONGC, Western offshore, Mumbai, India
Total Duration as OIM: Eight Years

BPA Sour Oil & Sour Gas Processing and Water Injection Complex is having six unmanned and one bridge connected well head platforms. BPA Complex is producing, processing and dispatching about 10000 barrels of oil, 500 MMSCFD sour gas and 9000 barrels of condensate from its B&S asset fields. Crude oil from both BPA and BPB platforms is received in BPA Complex, processed (Upstream) and dispatched in Mumbai - Uran trunk line for further processing and dispatch to refinery. Water injection is done for oil Reservoir to the tune of 5500 CUM per day from BPA Platform.

BPB Sour Gas processing complex is having four unmanned and one bridge connected well head platforms. The BPB sour gas processing platform is producing Natural Gas (sour), Condensate and Oil from both unmanned and bridge connected platforms, processing (Upstream) and dispatching 530 MMSCFD sour gas and 15000 barrels of condensate from its B&S asset fields.

The sour gas dispatch from both platforms is maintained by condensate pumps and two stage booster compressors after separation and Dehydration in twin subsea pipelines of 36” and 42” sizes to Hazira in Indian western part for onward processing and consumption.

I underwent Major Emergency management Program by RGIT Montrose. I am qualified and fully competent (Rating - 1) for handling Major emergency in Offshore installations as per OPITO standard.

As prime responsibility of the Offshore Installation Manager I took care of Safety of the onboard Crew, Wells, main and associated Platforms, Product, Process, Environment and sustained Operation. I was responsible for maintaining adequate safety standards to get NIL harm to the crew. All possible major offshore emergency scenarios were prevented by adapting suitable standards of preventive maintenance, loss control measures and remaining alert on right from generation of the factors that may converge to an accident of any magnitude. Preparation covered any unforeseen natural calamity also. We were ensuring that the clarity of roles and responsibilities of the individuals are defined and understood by the individuals on their landing in the platform. Crew was exposed to all types of possible emergency scenarios and building their confidence to face the scenario (if any) with courage and confidence through appropriate drills, training and various means and measures so that the crew remains prepared always for facing an abnormal situation with confidence and doesn't resort to any knee jerk reaction in real time situation. This was achieved and maintained by good equipment management, training and rigorous competency making of the team suitable to the offshore operation. Safety logic is divided over function, nature, section, location, consequence, season and criticality for close monitoring and management. Safety of the individual divisions is integrated to the whole platform. Latest best safety practices of the industry are continuously grasped and followed. Permit to work (PTW) is fully followed. We are maintaining the Incidents' (including Near Misses) statistics, analyzing the same and implementing the recommendations for practical use so that they will not be repeated. SIMOPS Coordination and Logistics control (both air and sea in and around the platform) were also part of my responsibility.
We are following the “Safety Case (Controlled Documents)” in leading and managing the Offshore Installation. Operation manual is also a part of the controlled documents. Marine Rules and Regulations of the government concerned to Offshore Hydrocarbon exploration and Production, apart from the common rules and regulations common to any Industry are accommodated in the Controlled documents. Regular modification of government directions in Offshore Hydrocarbon exploration and production are not missed out from implementation. I was leading the Disaster and risk management in offshore. HR / ER management and training of the crew is done by thorough study, feedback and competency making. Managing the contractual and ONGC crew is done in such a way that their output is maximized towards the common goal. Ongoing jobs are line managed and ensured that the quality and quantity are falling in line with contract. Common objectives are drafted out to achieve the quantum of the output (Target) through work program, scheduling (planning) and time management.
We also took peripheral and related services to make a neat, clean and dispute free environment.
We maintained the daily production and dispatch as per the production target.
All problems of production, processing and dispatch are handled, and target achievement is maintained. Pigging of all Trunk lines is done as per the laid down schedule and procedure. Undersigned took an active role in commissioning the Booster compressors of both First and Second stages of compression and condensate pumps when Gravity Self flow pressure declined gradually and needed boosting. I was associated with the construction, Hook up and commissioning of Complex modules in expansion and during the addition of second stage Booster Compressors of BPB Complex. We undertake Trouble shooting. We analyze the well performance for maintaining the production through appropriate Well services measures. I was responsible for keeping up producing wells. We handled down hole problems in the platform itself, prior to any inevitable work over deployment. Regular well testing and occasional work over jobs were carried out in the unmanned and bridge connected well head platforms. We took care in establishing additional safety to offshore wells from other factors and threats. Hydrogen sulfide PPM ranges from 60 to 1100 PPM in all fields of ONGC, I worked. I also have exposure and training to work at a high range of 40000 PPM of Hydrogen sulfide from Kazakhstan Oil Fields.
We maximized the equipment availability by close monitoring the equipment status and taking fast remedial actions and following appropriate preventive maintenance schedules thro' PMS and Impetus (SAP).
We undertook budget preparation and expenditure control as part of our regular operations.
Role of Document controller - Compiling data for the relevant reports and records and Maintaining production figures, reservoir parameters, certification documents etc., initiating proposals and technical comments, forwarding the same to the administrative and financial head for approval, safety logic and standard review are done in my role as Document controller.

CERTIFICATIONS of the Onshore and Offshore Production, Processing and Unmanned Platforms

I took an active role in maintaining the following certifications of the offshore sour gas processing complex valid which is also helping much in eliminating the occurrence of any calamity.

ISO 9001:2008 - Production, Processing and Dispatch of Natural gas and condensate to Hazira and Production and Dispatch of oil well fluid to BPA

ISO 14001:2004 - Environment Management Safety Environmental Management System

OHSAS 18001:2007 - Occupational health and safety management system

M/S DNV Certification - Top side facilities for the intended use

ISRS Level - 7 - ISRS (International safety rating system Level - 7): DNV Maintaining the platform to the expectation of Insurers and Auditors not only makes the platform safe and eliminates the occurrence of any calamity but also reduces the Insurance Premium of the Offshore Platform.

WELL SERVICES

In well services started the career as Shift - in charge in one of the Romanian work over rigs. I served as Tool pusher, Rig in charge, In charge of more than one work over Rigs, In charge of work over operations and Head well services. In all assignments tried to take up the trouble shooting by maximizing the use of available resources before seeking external help. I have contributed valuable services in the challenges encountered in wells. Handled Perforation, Stimulation and Clean up / Production testing extensively which are parts of Well Services operations

Handled the following jobs in well services:

• Planning and execution of Services operations
• Rig less work over operations
• Work over Operations.
• Production well testing of development and exploratory wells
• Artificial lift
• Well stimulation services
• Monitoring and maintaining well integrity.
• Documentation of activities of well services
• Implementing well (operation) engineering fully.
• Used CRA (Corrosion resistant Alloy) more specific in H2S wells. I have dealt with wells having H2S up to 1400 PPM in ONGC, India.

In Well services section I was holding assignment as follows:
From 22 Nov 82 till 31 Dec 86 for a period of 4 Years: Shift-in-charge of Work over rig P80 (IV) Romanian rig (Designation - Assistant Executive Engineer (Production)), ONGC, Assam, India
From 1 Jan 87 till 19 Aug 90 for a period of 4 Years: In-charge of P80 (IV) WOR Romanian rig (Designation - Executive Engineer (Production) and Deputy Superintending Engineer (Production)), ONGC, Assam, India
From 1 Jan 93 till 31 Dec 96 for a period of 4 Years: In charge of Work over operations and Work over rigs (Designation - Superintending Engineer (Production)), ONGC, Karaikal, India
From 1 Jan 97 till 26 Jan 01 for a period of 4 Years: In charge of Work over operations and Work over rigs, Artificial lift, Production Well Testing and Well Stimulation Services (Designation - Chief Engineer (Production)), ONGC, Karaikal, India
From 27 Jan 03 till19 May 03 for a period of 5 Months: Head Well Services (Designation - Chief Engineer (Production)), ONGC, Karaikal, India
From 8 Jul 2011 till 31 Dec 15 for a period of 4 years and 5 Months: Head Well Services (Designation - General Manager (Production)), ONGC, Cauvery Asset, India
From 1 Jan 16 till 31 Jul 16 for a period of 7 Months: Head Well Services (Designation - Group General Manager (Production)), ONGC, Cauvery Asset, India

Planning and execution of Services operations
All well data are collected and taken up for discussion in the Multi-disciplinary team consisting Geo, Reservoir and Production members. The multi-disciplinary team thoroughly analyses the data and production profile of the wells and reservoir keeping the prime aim of maximizing Hydrocarbon recovery from the reservoir. All services' actions are oriented towards this aim. Cost, time and Hydrocarbon gain expected play the key roles in selecting the right Well services plan.

Analysis of Sick Wells
We do in-depth Analysis and optimizing the flow parameter. The behavior of each well is analyzed in the due course of its production in a multi-disciplinary team. Well analysis is thoroughly done before preparing the well services plan. The multi-disciplinary team will check the reservoir, geophysical parameters, production parameters and well conditions for drafting a suitable well services plan. Rig will be moved in only when there is no chance for any rig less job. As the well becomes sick, the committee drafts the plan for reviving the well. Took lead in drafting the plan which may be a rig less work over job or work over job with rig deployment. The plan for all well servicing jobs is done after the deliberation in the multidisciplinary team.

Rig less work over Operations
When the sick well is taken up for liquidation, all efforts will be made to liquidate the sick well without work over rig deployment. It may be activation, circulation, CTU job or any other well stimulation job or artificial lift completion and Servicing. Option of rig deployment is sought only when all these options are exhausted. Many rig less jobs have been done making a good saving. Selection of the rig is done depending on the volume of well services job.

Work Over Operations
While working as Shift in charge and Rig in charge in work over rigs, took the rig performance along with the planned time. I carried out full use of the rig. Suggested and implemented modernization of kill lines and few rig operations. Innovations were made in the work over operations to reduce the operation times. Use of fresh water from the tube wells for well killing operations was implemented making a major policy change saving money and time. Normal work over jobs carried out are WSO, GSO, Sand clearance and control, fishing, trouble shooting of tubular stuck up, casing repairs etc., Operated Romanian and Card well work over rigs. I used to work in all places of the Rig. The rig operation is a combined operation of many members. I used to identify the relatively weak contribution on the rig operation and reinforce the same by demonstration and guidance so that the operation does not wait for manpower, materials, logistics, decisions and programs. Every step of the work over plan was effectively analyzed before implementation to improve the efficiency of the operation and avoid less fruitful trips. This point made the WOR P80(IV) as the fastest work over rig in Running in and Pulling out among the Sixteen work over rigs then present in Eastern region of Nazira of ONGC, India. I guided the Rig Crew on how to make a good progress. I could implement the same methodology in all work over rigs, I came across in my subsequent assignments. I handled the fishing jobs successfully. Managed a fleet of Four Work over rigs in subsequent assignment in Cauvery Asset, ONGC, India.

Well completions and Production Testing (WCT)
I was directly responsible for well completions. The life of the reservoir, well location, PI, the nature of flow and Safety of the well give required Bottom hole assembly and the desired type of completion. Completion is done so that future work over operations is not difficult and wells are safer. Carried out completions of new Exploratory and Development Wells and worked over wells.
Testing of both Exploration and Development wells were undertaken. Additional safety measures are taken up in exploratory wells. The capacity of the well is determined in pressure transient analysis, optimizing the draw down to get confirmed result. Production testing was meticulously planned and followed up with the aims of not missing the right potential of the well and not wasting the rig capacity. Production testing was undertaken for seven drilling rigs in Karaikal Asset. The flow parameters are optimized after the production testing coupled with Reservoir tests. Innovative activation means were employed in making fast and efficient Production testing. We facilitated fast commencement of production from the completed wells.

High Pressure and High Temperature (HP HT) Wells
I handled Wells of High Pressure (12000 Psi) and High Temperature (up to 310 Degrees F) in the Oil Fields of Cauvery Asset, ONGC, India. The challenge of Completion, Production (DST) testing, Hydro fracturing the HP zones, Flowing back for further Testing have been acquainted in depth. I handle the toughest job (in this category) of flowing back after Hydro fracturing which poses high vulnerability and damage and unsafe condition to the Well and Production Testing Equipment till stabilization thro' sand flow. Flow back analysis is used for the Production Strategy. Competent to handle the expected unsafe situations during the initial Flow back after Hydro fracturing because of the flow of left-over Proppant in the Well.

Artificial lift
Installation and maintenance of Artificial lift were my responsibilities till Well Services was under the same umbrella of Production discipline prior to the change of present CRC set up in ONGC, India. The results of production testing and the production profile of the wells will guide the need of artificial lift. Depending on the environment and reservoir characteristics the type of artificial lift is chosen. Installation of Artificial lift is planned as much as possible in such a way that no separate work over rig deployment is needed for installation. Major lifts done are Gas lifts, SRPs, few ESPs and one screw pump in my experience. Servicing and maintaining of the artificial lift were done by a dedicated team under my direct control. Lift was designed with the help of software programs.

Wells Stimulation Services (WSS)
Execution of all stimulation jobs was carried out. Without any major movement of rigs WSS jobs could yield more oil gain than other means of Well services. Common WSS jobs carried out are Circulation, Activation, CTU job, Acidization, Fracturing and Sand control. WSS jobs are followed rig less work over jobs or along with Work over and testing services. Help of software program is taken in designing Major Fracturing and other stimulation jobs. Hydro fracturing is carried out by In house team as well as by international Service Provider.

SURFACE FACILITIES
My experience is in Production and collection of Hydrocarbon, processing the same and dispatching to the refinery and consumers with appropriate custody transfer. The collection place used to be both remote satellite and conventional developed fields. Satellite fields are having its own logistics problems. I spent adequate time in seeing that logistics problem is solved without creating any local administrative and environmental problems. Separation, demulsification and dehydration are the major processes. We carried out transportation of crude oil in railway wagons, onshore underground lines and offshore subsea pipelines. We took care of well integrity in all installations. We monitored less potential wells closely to optimize production from these wells and also prolonged sustenance is ensured lest
the Wells necessitates immediate Work over deployment. Achieving the target was the drive force in dealing with the Surface facilities. We did analyze of sick wells to judge the right type and quantum of Well services' action required.
Innovative activation of wells was carried out without waiting for conventional means. We also carried on the jobs with wells of maximum 1400 PPM of Hydrogen Sulfide in Indian Operations. We carried out pigging of the trunk lines. Assignments in surface facilities started with the job of Shift-in-charge in CTF (32000 barrel of oil and 2.5 MMSCMD Gas) Kalol and spanned to In charge of major Production installation.

In Surface Facilities section I was holding the assignment as follow
From 24 Nov 80 till 21 Nov 82 for a period of 2 Years: Shift-in-charge in central tank farm and Gas collecting station, ONGC, Kalol ((Designation - Assistant Engineer (Production)), Gujarath, India
From 20 Aug 90 till 31 Dec 91 for a period of 2 Years: In charge of Narimanam Group gathering station and sour EPS (Designation - Deputy Superintending Engineer (Production)), ONGC, Karaikal, India
From 1 Jan 92 till 31 Dec 92 for a period of 1 Year: In charge of Oil terminal, Nagappattinam and Satellite Production Installations of Cauvery Project (Designation - Deputy Superintending Engineer (Production)), ONGC, Karaikal, India

HSE (Safety) - Deputation Abroad

Deputed to Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) in Kuwait
Project department (PD - Inspection & Safety) of Kuwait refineries & Oil Pier
Employer: Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC)
Designation: Project Safety Engineer
Place of posting: All state owned three refineries and North oil pier
From: 27-Jan-01 Till: 26-Jan-03 Duration: 2 Years
Reason for leaving: Completion of the deputation period
Assignment:

Job involves Planning and Implementation of the safety policy of the refinery projects. Inspection of the different ongoing projects of all three state owned refineries and Oil Pier for safe and accident free completion. I handled HSE issues of the projects. I carried out planning and execution of the safety aspects of different projects in the Projects department of Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) in Kuwait and monitoring the construction of projects closely from the safety angle so that the project can be completed without accident and within the Scheduled period. Safety orientation and Safety training to the crew was also parts of my assignment.
I was awarded three merit certificates from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Kuwait.

Merit certificates

• Merit Certificate on Oct - 90 for Performing satisfactory work in control rooms during turbulent Assam (India) agitations from Operation business group, ERBC, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Assam, India
• Merit certificate on 1-Jan-91 for Braving local agitation to keep the Assam, Indian oil Installations running from Operation business group, ERBC, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Assam, India
• Merit Certificate on 26-Jan-93 for increased recovery system from Cauvery project, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Karaikal, India
• Group cash award - INR 5000 on 21-Sep-94 for Recovery of coiled tubing from AKM # 1 Well from Executive committee, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., India
• Merit Certificate on 26-Jan-95 for Recovery of coiled tubing from AKM # 1 well from Cauvery project, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Karaikal, India
• Merit Certificate on 26-Jan-97 for Commendable services in 1996 from Regional Director, SRBC, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd., Chennai, India
• Letter of Appreciation on 25-Jun-98 for being a Part of a task force to draw up different strategies to liquidate non flowing sick wells from Exploration & development directorate, Oil and Natural gas Corporation Ltd., Dehradun, India
• Letter of appreciation on 19-Jun-01 for Completion of various critical assignments in GRTA-2001 of Shuaiba refinery, KNPC, Kuwait from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Kuwait
• Merit certificate on 5-Mar-02 for Achieving six million safe man-hours by project department of KNPC, Kuwait from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Kuwait
• Certificate of appreciation on 20-May-02 for being a Member of a team that executed a project to recover flare gas recovery from Shuaiba refinery, Kuwait from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Kuwait
• Service Certificate on 25-Jan-03 for Deputation (two years) from Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Kuwait
• Merit certificate on 26-Jan-05 for Successful re-commissioning of 3 No. of non-operational Booster compressors and 4 no. Of Condensate pumps of BPB Processing complex from Asset Manager, B & S Asset, Mumbai western offshore, Oil and Natural gas Corporation Ltd., India
• Citation on 4-Mar-05 for In dedication to rendering excellent services from Director (offshore), Oil and Natural gas corporation Ltd., India
• Merit certificate and Group Cash award on 26-Jan-07 for Sincerity, hardworking and devotion towards duty from Executive Director - Asset Manager, B & S Asset, Oil and Natural gas Corporation Ltd., Mumbai, India

Speaker Participated in technical sessions of Indian National Institutes and International conferences

• Offshore India Oil & Gas Summit, 22-23 September 2009 Mumbai, India. Conference includes regional exploration & production, shipping support services, logistics and offshore technology insights. http://www.video.marinebiztv.com/search.php?ky=T2Zmc2hvcmUgSW5kaWEgT2lsICYgR2FzIFN1bW1pdA== www.ibc-asia.com/offshoreindiaoilgas
• 2nd Annual Conference on Offshore India Oil & Gas Summit, 3 - 6 August 2009 Mumbai, India. Topic: Indian Offshore - Upstream Operation, related Logistics and Safety: General view http://www.offshoreindiaoilgas.com/
• Conference of HSE in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6 - 8 December 2010. Topic: Practical Experience in Applying HSE Techniques to Improve Offshore safety and mitigate Project Risks. Ensuring Operational Sustainability and mitigating major Exploration & Production disasters http://ibc-asia.msgfocus.com/q/1MPhZ2d2YHL4iK/wv
• Offshore Drilling Rigs, Singapore, 27 - 28 Jul 2011. Topic: Overview of the Key Challenges for Offshore Operations and Safety www.offshoredrillrigs.com
• 4th Annual FPSO conference, 8 - 11 Aril 2013, Marine Bay sands, Singapore Topic: FPSO Standards, Risk Mitigation Strategies and safety Regulations & Standards for FPSO Projects www.ibc-asia.com
• Dmg::energy events - Gastec Specialist Events' 2nd Annual Emerging Asia Small and Mid-Scale LNG Forum scheduled on the 9th & 10th of May 2013 in Hilton Singapore Hotel, 581, Orchard Road, 238883, Singapore Topic: Ensuring FPSO safety by complying with HSE standards and guidelines www.smallandmidscaleIngasia.com http://www.gastech.co.uk/
• 8th Annual LNG World 2013, 23rd - 25th September 2013, Pan Pacific Perth 207, Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA 6000 Topic: LNG Scenario of India - Managing LNG FPSO: Safe offshore LNG Operations www.marcusevans.com
• Conference of MARGINAL FIELDS 20-22 November 2013 in Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Topic: Marginal Fields - HSE in the Development and Exploitation of Marginal Fields www.ibc-asia.com
• Conference on the latest FPSO Investments & Innovations, 6-9 April 2014, Marina Bay sands, Singapore Topic: FPSO Project management - HSE in FPSO: www.ibc-asia.com
• Conference on Offshore Marine Crewing and Manning | June 24-25, 2014 | Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore Topic: Sourcing and Retention strategies for Key Offshore Segments www.ibc-asia.com

Trainings, Seminars and Symposiums

• Accident prévention technique programme (IP-33)
• Multi-disciplinary - cum - Petroleum production engineering
• Environment management in Petroleum operations
• Design, Selection and Applications of on special firefighting agents and appliances
• Pressure maintenance and water injection (offshore)
• Formation evaluation testing RFT/SFT/DST & Well testing
• Basic Safety management
• HP - HT Well testing
• Introduction to Offshore structure & Ocean technology
• Safety management workshop
• Strategic human resource management
• International gas business workshop, IHRDC - Kula Lumpur
• IWCF Well control tests
• Survival crafts/Coxswain boat handling
• Offshore training simulator
• SAP - Production, Material Management and Well Services Modules
• Fire prevention & fire fighting
• Transformational leadership & Organization building
• Helicopter underwater escape training (HUET)
• AMTEK Model 3050 OLV Moisture Analyzer
• Digitization (SPPID 4.1 and SPE)
• GUS Operations (Level-1)
• Major Emergency Management -OPITO Certificate No. Pt1001747-2006 (Rating - 1)
• Senior Management Program - Qatar, Paris, Brussels and Vienna
• Acquaintance of operation in higher sour (40000 H2S PPM) field-KPO, Kazakhstan
• Production SCADA - SCADA Vantage Course: IN 104 A - ABB
• Nodal Analysis - Production Optimization
• Survival at Sea, First Aid & Firefighting - Refresher Course
• Helicopter underwater escape training (HUET) - Refresher course
• Safety in the Production of Hydrocarbon with Hydrogen Sulfide
• First Aid - Refresher Course
• Fire fighting
• Artificial Lift Technology
• Health, Safety and Environmental Mission 2020
• Brainstorming on Hydro fracturing
• HP HT - Challenges in E & P
• Technical Conference on “Unlocking Values (E &P)”
• EPMP (Exploration Prospect Maturation Process) Workshop
• Well Control and Work over Operation
• Workshop on Well Services Mapping in ICE
• Workshop on Multistage HF and HP HT Completion
• Solar Energy - Entrepreneurship and Design
• OPITO Offshore Safety and Competency Conference (OSCC) 2017
• OPITO Global Offshore Safety and Competency Conference (OSCC) 2018 45. OPITO Global - The Safety & Competence Conference 2019

Other Assignments

• Faculty on Sub Sea Production/ Petroleum engineering for the course of Post Graduate Diploma in Design of Sub Sea Oil and Gas facilities. This course is conducted for the fresh recruits of Cameron, India by Sakthi Excellence Academy in Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. Delivered for about 30 hours in each batch for about 8 batches.
• Facility Consultant in AVR Oil and Gas Private Limited, Chennai - 600 018, India from Jun 22 till May 23 (12 Months)
• Upstream Digital Twin Consultant at Crion Technologies, Chennai, India from July 2023 to August 2024.

References

• Professor Pagandai V Pannirselvam, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN, Brazil
  Residential Address: Av Odilon gome de lima, 2951, Q6/Bl.G/Apt 102, Capim Macio
  EP 59.078-400, Natal/RN - Brazil
  Official address: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN, Departamento de Engenharia Química - DEQ, Centro de Tecnologia - CT, Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ Grupo de Pesquisa em Engenharia de Custos - GPEC Av. Senador Salgado Filho, Campus Universitário CEP 59.072-970 , Natal/RN - Brazil
  Preferred Address for communication - Residential Address
  Residential Telephone: (84) 32171557 Office Telephone: (84) 3215-3769 Ramal210, 32171557
  Fax No: 84 3215-3770 Mobile No: 84 88145083. E mail id - pannirbr@gmail.com
• Mr V Kumaresan, General Manager (Production) - Retired, ONGC, B 301, Majestic Shore, 208, Choolai Medu high road, Chennai - 600094, India. Mobile No. 91 9442500566, vksan@yahoo.com
• Mr M Natarajan, Deputy General Manager (Environmental Protection and Safety), Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) Ltd, India. Mobile Number +919444976284. natarajan24m@gmail.com.

Computer knowledge
MS - Word, Excel and SAP (User) Program

Name: Rajagopal S
IOCL

Graduated in Chemical engineering in erstwhile REC, Trichy in 1975.
Completed Post graduation in Chemical engineering at IIT, Chennai in 1977
Worked in Indian Oil Corporation for more than 30 years and retired as Executive Director, Refining Technologies from the R&D Center of IOCL..
Worked as Process expert in Binh-Son Refinery, Vietnam for 6 years.

Name: Shri. L. Santhanam
Member, Tech Alumni Study Circle (TASC), Bangalore

Shri. L SANTHANAM has 38 years of service experience in both Public sector undertaking organizations and top-notch private companies. His Core competencies include Materials Management which includes Purchase, Stores Mgt, Inventory control, Contracts Mgt, and Supply chain. He has 10 yrs of experience in the National Mineral Development Corporation in the Purchases and Stores department. He has worked with the Cement Corporation of India, headquartered in Delhi for 8 years in Project Procurement & as HOD for Materials - Tandur cement plant. He has also worked with ESSAR steel in Hazira, Gujarat for around 8 years in Raw material, Spares & Stores Procurement.

He was Purchase and Contacts HOD at Reliance Industries, Hazaria. While 12 years of working experience at Reliance, he has taken up contracts & various types of Projects in fields like services, Civil, Mech, Instrumentation, administration, outsourcing services, etc. He was the Vice-Chairman of IIMM, Surat for 5yrs and a fellow member of Institution of Engineers, Committee member in Surat for 2 yrs. He has undergone training in Germany and Japan. He has attended training programs in top B-schools like IIM-Bangalore, ASCI-Hyderabad,XLRI,AP Productivity Council and participated in several seminars.

Name: Thiagarajan Arunachalam

Chemical Engineer

Chennai

+91-9962836772

arthiagarajan@gmail.com

SKILLS : 42 years of Petroleum Refinery experience in the fields of Operation, Process Engineering, R&D and Projects

Expertise in simulation packages such as HYSYS, Pro / II, PipeNET

EXPERIENCE

Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait - Specialist Process
1997 - 2022

• Worked in Project Department
• Involved in Feasibility Study, Process Design Package (PDP), FEED, EPC, Commissioning and handing over of plants with performance guarantee agreements for various projects:
• Clean Fuel Project Project at MAA Refinery - EPC Stage, Commissioning and handing over
• Acid Gas Removal Project - PDP, FED and EPC stage
• Revamp of Effluent Treatment Plant in 3 refineries - PDP, FEED, EPC stage
• Vacuum Rerun Unit Revamp - Feasibility, PDP, FEED and EPC stage

Madras Refineries Ltd (CPCL), Chennai - Senior Manager Process Engineering
1984 - 1997

• Senior Manager Process Engineering - Refinery I and Refinery II
• Senior Manager Operation for FCC, Crude, Paraffin Wax
• Establish R&D Center with Pilot plants
• Worked in Operations, Commissioning of FCC unit

Indian Oil Corp, Mathura - Process Engineer
1980 - 1984

• Process Engineering - Commissioning of FCC and Performance Guarantee
• Operation Engineer - Commissioning of Off-site facilities (OM&S)

Tamil Nadu Chemical Products, Karaikudi, TN - Junior Chemical Engineer
1979 - 1980

• Shift incharge of Sodium Hydrosulphide plant and Liquid Sulphurdioxide plant with associated utilities

Madras Fertilizer Ltd, Chennai - Graduate Apprentice Trainee
1977 - 1978

• Worked in Ammonia, Urea and utility blocks

EDUCATION

• Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
• BE Chemical Engineering with Distinction, 1972 - 1977

Name: Vasant Kumar Venkatraman
Date Of Birth : 14th December 1959
Age : 65 Years
Mobile : +91-9840457991 - INDIA
E-mail : vanal2073@gmail.com

Educational Background

B Tech Chemical Engineering from A.C College of Technology, Madras University (1976-81)
M Tech Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay (1981-83)
MBA [Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management studies, Bombay 1987]
Cost Accountant [ICWAI]
Certified Energy Auditor (BEE, Govt. of India)
Certified Trainer, Assessor & Internal Quality Assurer (UK)

Brief Of The Work Experience - 38 Years

• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) Bombay Refinery, Mumbai INDIA - 6 years (1983-1989) - OPERATIONS & PROCESS ENGINEERING
• Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) Chennai, INDIA - 26 years (1989-2015) - OPERATIONS & PROCESS ENGINEERING
• Abu Dhabi Vocational Education & Training Institute (ADVETI), - UAE 6 years (Feb?15 - Aug „20)- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TEACHER [Mentored Takreer students as OJT at ADNOC Refinery also during this time]
• Presently working as a consultant for setting up a 10 MMTPA Refinery cum Petro-chemical complex in India.

• Headed as Shift Superintendent for the entire Refining Operations,
• Headed the Process Engineering section
• Certified “ENERGY AUDITOR” by Bureau of Energy Efficiency; conducted Energy Audit in several Indian Refineries.
• Was the LEAD MEMBER of the Solomon Associates study conducted at CPCL Manali Refinery and steer entire Refinery systems to the first quartile.
• Lead member in commissioning the Crude & Vacuum Distillation Units, Amine treating/Regeneration unit, Merox unit, Hydro-treating units and the Hydrogen generation unit
• Mentored ADVETI students recruited by Takreer at Ruwais Refinery East & West/ and at the General Utilities Plant
• Prepared various course teaching material for delivery at Abu Dhabi Vocational Educational Institute (ADVETI)
• Teach students at ADVETI on the various engineering subjects

Others
Regular faculty cum trainer at the “Refinery Engineering School of Training”

• to train the newly inducted operators and prepare them to take charge
• to train the operations crew whenever a new plant is commissioned
• Conduct case studies of plant failures and discuss operational problems to a cross section of various functional engineers.

Lead member of the Task force for implementing the- short term (on-going) and long term Energy reduction measures
Held the position - Chairperson cum team leader of HAZOP review committee
Lead member of the Refinery Profitability Improvement task team (utilizing the services of M/s Solomon Associates USA).

Name: Venkatraghavan S

Mr Venkatraghavan is the President - Food Ingredients Business of Thirumalai Chemicals Limited (TCL) and President (Chemical Industries Association) and an active member in several Industry association like ICC, CII and FICCI.
He has around 30 years of experience in the Chemical Industry in various roles spanning R&D, Technical Services, Marketing & Business Management.
In his career he has worked on several projects including phasing out of ozone depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol and on a clean development project under the Kyoto Protocol.
Currently, he is involved in a project that TCL is building in the US for Food Ingredients, that will make TCL the largest producer of these chemicals in the World.

At TCL, Mr Venkatraghavan also drives several Corporate initiatives in addition to his role as a business head for food ingredients.

Prior to joining Thirumalai he was with the Fumed Silica Business of Cabot Corporation. He holds Master's Degrees in Technology and a Master's Degree in Business Administration.