VIRAT
Mumbai
Summary
Process Engineer with over 7 years of hands-on experience in world’s largest gasifier producing Syn gas form pet coke, cathode active materials (Sodium, Lithium iron phosphate). Skilled in cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, and safety to deliver sustainable and high-performing manufacturing solutions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technologist – Battery Chemistry (Cathode)
Reliance Industries Ltd.
07.2022 - Current
- Process Engineering for CAM Plants:
- Executed process design validation (mass balance, equipment sizing) for 800–1600 TPA Sodium CAM facility.
- Prepared CTE documentation and critical plant equipment and various ITB (invitation to bid) queries for make synergy in value chain and cost-effective production of cathode active materials.
- CAM market analysis and key raw material supply chain integration for New energy Giga complex.
- Developed early-stage concept note for Pilot operation including power and utilities and its operation for LFP cathode active material production.
- Equipment Engineering: Reviewed vendor datasheet and technical specification, design capacity & design flexibility.
- Critical Equipment & Utilities Optimization:
- Solved LRC performance and discharge line issues; proposed optimal operating window.
- Conducted membrane-based recovery study for Na₂SO₄ and performed unit cost analysis.
- Led cleanroom HVAC energy requirement study (ISO 8 standards) for CAM production zones.
- Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Partnered with Process, Safety, and Project teams for safe execution of pilot and commercial NaCAM units.
- Delivered plant-specific training on Gasification operations, safety, and process control.
- Techno commercial assessment of various utility such as cooling tower, Deionized water plant, Air and air products, Ammonia dissolution facility, Boilers.
Shift Field Engineer, J3 SEZ Gasification
Reliance Industries Ltd.
07.2018 - 06.2022
- Operated and optimized two gasifier trains with each reactor producing 1.6 MMSCD syn gas involving slurry handling, rod mills, and centrifugal equipment, blowers, cyclone and compressor.
- Troubleshooting of compressors, blowers, PD pumps, and LRCs.
- Issued PTWs, conducted SIMOPS, and executed real-time troubleshooting in high-risk units.
- Performed MOC, PSSR, and HAZOP studies for process and system changes.
- Initiated and implemented steady-state documentation for equipment efficiency tracking.
Intern
Engineers India Limited
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Studied refinery process pump hydraulics and vessel sizing.
Intern
Reliance Industries Ltd.
01.2017 - 03.2017
- Optimized propane loading and analyzed pump vibration causes at Marine Tank Farm.
Education
B.E. - Chemical Engineering
Thapar University
01.2018
Class XII -
Modern Delhi public school
01.2013
Class X -
Modern Delhi public school
01.2011
Skills
- CAM Process Engineering (LFP, NaCAM)
- Equipment Design & Optimization
- PFD/P&ID Review & Mass Balance
- Pilot Plant & Commercial Scale-Up
- Cleanroom HVAC Energy Assessment (ISO 8)
- Safety & Compliance (HAZOP, SIL, PSSR)
- Python
- Excel (Advanced)
- Aspen Plus
- HTRI
- Functional Specification & Datasheet Development
Certification
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt – R-University
- Probability & Uncertainty in Statistics – Johns Hopkins University
- Technical Writing – University of Michigan
- Effective Communication – Ascender Learning
Project Highlights
- NaCAM Pilot Basic engineering: Led equipment spec design, mass-energy balance for 800 & 1600 TPA trains.
- Na₂SO₄ Recovery: Prepared technical notes on membrane separation with CAPEX/OPEX comparison.
- Energy Audit: Estimated HVAC load for ISO-8 cleanroom compliance in CAM (Cathode active material) production.
Timeline
Technologist – Battery Chemistry (Cathode)
Reliance Industries Ltd.
07.2022 - Current
Shift Field Engineer, J3 SEZ Gasification
Reliance Industries Ltd.
07.2018 - 06.2022
Intern
Engineers India Limited
01.2017 - 07.2017
Intern
Reliance Industries Ltd.
01.2017 - 03.2017
Class XII -
Modern Delhi public school
Class X -
Modern Delhi public school
B.E. - Chemical Engineering
Thapar University
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