ANAND B. PILLAI
Kalyan,MH
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
DGM-PROJECTS
Schneider Electric Systems India Private Limited
06.2006 - Current
- Company Overview: Formerly known as Invensys India Private Limited, Navi Mumbai
- Supported product development team for EcoStruxure Automation Expert - new next generation industrial automation software which is working with the IEC 61499 standard and event-driven architecture is quite cutting-edge—especially as the industry shifts toward more modular, distributed, and flexible automation systems.
- Product Development Engineering and building the actual product, including software, hardware.
- Testing & Validation Conducting user testing, and regulatory checks to ensure the product meets standards and expectations.
- Post-Launch support & Iteration Create user manuals and training modules. Develop demo applications and reference architectures. Monitor performance, identify bugs and feature enhancements. Engage with the user community and gather feedback.
- Part of EAE+/Open Automation solutions team and Leading Automation Expert Centre of excellence (CoE) and equipping Process Automation global team for Automation Expert Project Delivery.
- PoCs/Eng. solutions to differentiate our offering & address product gaps Lead execution. EAE+/Open Automation project delivery support for all regions Pre-Sales support to regional teams Partner with GES (Global Engineering services) team to scale up & globalize execution capabilities.
- Formerly known as Invensys India Private Limited, Navi Mumbai
- Key projects: AMAZON WS (PoC support) EAE project details Customer: BU Digital Energy EU: Amazon Web Services USA Industry: IT (Power and Energy systems) PLC: m251dPAC, HMI ST6700 and Comms: OPCUA. Application: AWS Data Center PoC EAE project for SOS page dashboard for showing the EPMS data.
- Shell Belt Press Filter Migration (Migrate Quantum Ladder Logic to Automation Expert) Customer: BU Canada PA EU: Shell Canada Industry: Oil and Gas PLC: m580dPAC, I/O: X80 IO (35 DI and 28 DO) and Comms: OPCUA. Application: Belt filter press is an industrial machine, used for solid/liquid separation processes, particularly the dewatering of sludge into dry cakes.
Technical Consultant
Schneider Electric
11.2020 - 06.2021
- Supported the GEM (Global Engineering Management team) for Digital System Lifecycle program as below Templatizing Power Process Templatizing Desalination Process.
Technical Manager
Schneider Electric
02.2016 - 06.2020
- South Helwan Supercritical Power Plant – 3 x 650 MW, Owner UPPER EGYPT Electricity Production Company (UEEPC), EPC PGESCo Control application development and testing for Unit#1 BCS & BMS areas from Ansaldo Boilers, Milan Italy.
- Control application development and testing for BOP, Electrical and Common area from PGESCo, Cairo Egypt.
- Software and HMI FDS approval with customer Design of DCS Typicals (Drive Macro/Templates) and testing with customer Software FAT with OTS Simulator using SCP280, SIMSCI ESSCOR Simulator package (FSIM and DYNISM).
- Complex loops like PSAT, TSAT, Steam table functions, Unit master control development in DCS and testing.
- Sequence control development for Soot Blowing in DCS and testing.
- FF and Hart commissioning support Commissioning & Startup support for all units.
- Boiler and Turbine Vendor support for reliability run test and performance test.
- Key Features about the DCS System given in this project: Per Unit @ 12000 hardware I/O’s and approx. 2000 OPC/Serial I/O’s. And for Common area @ 2000 hardware I/O’s in the whole project. Boiler protections system (300 hardware I/O’s) integration with DCS for MFT and Boiler trip generation. Electrical Systems are communicated and controlled from DCS workstations. Mitsubishi Turbine systems and BFPT governing and protection systems from Siemens integrated with DCS for seamless operation. First power project to use CHMI.
Lead Technical Specialist
Schneider Electric
11.2017 - 03.2018
- TPC Taichung #5~8 project DCS upgrade - 4 x 550 MW, Taichung, Taiwan Successfully completed the FAT with TPC at the TPC Taichung site for one unit.
- Engineering and FAT support for below control systems upgrade to Foxboro DCS.
- DCDAS – Distributed Control and Data Acquisition System – Legacy Westinghouse WDPF Controller. DCDAS includes Automatic Boiler Control (ABC), Power Plant Interlocking System (PIS) and Data Acquisition System (DAS).
- BIS – ABB Bailey Infi 90 BIS includes Burner management system (BMS), an intermediate logic system (ILS) and a selective catalytic conversion control system (SCR).
Manager Technical
Schneider Electric
07.2019 - 03.2020
- KNPC SITE & DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT KNPC, KUWAIT Site support for KNPC CFP RMP Project. Site coordination & documentation support for KNPC NAGRP Project.
Lead Engineer
Schneider Electric
03.2013 - 02.2016
- Working with Schneider Electric, Jebel Ali, Dubai with 3 years of JAFZA resident visa from March 2013 and worked for reputed companies in different locations like Oman and Qatar.
- Middle East Oil and Gas Clients with whom projects done PDO, Oman, Qatar Gas & Oryx GTL, Qatar.
- Middle East Oil and Gas EPC's with whom projects done STS & Tebodin, WG & CCC, Oman Black Cat, Qatar.
- Worked on upgrade and other maintenance projects like Upgrade of Foxboro DCS systems New and Expansion scope Network Integration scope.
- Petroleum development Oman, Mina Al Fahal Tank Farm and Metering Area site in Muscat, Oman (PDO MAF CONTROL SYSTEM UPGRADE PROJECT), EPC STST & LnT MAF Control System upgrade project is to replace the existing Foxboro IA Series to new Foxboro EVO based Control system (FCS) with FCP280 Controller , mesh network , 200 Series FBM , Foundation Fieldbus & HART, and all associated hardware required.
- Major package PLCs/systems shall interface to the FCS via FDSI Communication modules. The main challenge in this upgrade was the upgrade of pressure reducing station (PRS) which is the most critical operation of this terminal.
Technical Team Lead
NTPC Ltd
01.2010 - 02.2013
- Complete design and control of DDCMIS and HMIPIS for all the 3 projects and ensured that it met the contract requirements.
- Freezed Hardware & Software requirements (including MACRO/TEMPLATES for DRIVE Operations), Typical Design for Cabinets, Architecture, FDS and all other specification requirement internally or either through some third party interface.
- Technical Finalisation and Coordination with SCM team for DCS Buyout and Third Party Buyouts. Timely ordering and PO generation for timely receipt of materials and handover.
- Conducted successful Master Design Feature Test in Singapore and Mumbai.
- Handled a team of atleast 40 Engineers during Engineering phase.
- Self with team closed all technical points with NTPC, few points like LVS Alarm Banner, Historian Backfill etc integrated with Wonderware Channel partner.
- Lead the team to complete the engineering for Unit Area and other DDCMIS areas including AHP and CHP within 1 year for all 3 projects.
- Handled all ATSTs to customer satisfaction for Functionality, RIO and System Test.
- Site Support given for BLU and Steam Blowing at all 3 sites (Mauda, Rihand and Vindhyachal).
- Key Features about the DCS given in this project: Per Unit @ 10000 hardware I/O’s. Consolidated count of @40000 I/O’s in the single project including Water System, AHP and CHP.
Application Lead Engineer
Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd
01.2009 - 12.2009
- Involved in complete design and control for India’s first Supercritical power plant for all 5 Units and associated Balance of plant.
- Boiler Type : Supercritical Boiler / Turbine Make : Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, South Korea/Toshiba Corporation, Japan. Engineering and project consultancy : TCE, Bangalore.
- Lead the control application development for ABC, MBC and SQC of Doosan Logics and BOP Area from TCE, Bangalore.
- Design of Software DDS for Drive Macro/Templates and testing with customer.
- Software FAT with OTS Simulator using SIMSCI ESSCOR Simulator package (FSIM and DYNISM).
- Software development of Trident FSSS (Furnace safeguard supervisory system).
- Start-up Commissioning Support for Unit-1 Area for Trident and DCS system and training the operator on the OTS training setup.
- Key Features about the DCS-FSS System given in this project: Per Unit @ 6000 hardware I/O’s. Consolidated count of @30000 I/O’s in the whole project.
Project Field Engineer
Reliance Industries
12.2007 - 12.2008
- Commissioning support for CPP and other refinery areas of Jamnagar Oil Refinery (JERP).
Project Engineer
Reliance Industries
06.2006 - 11.2007
- Involved in complete design and commissioning of 2 x 28MW Captive Power Plant (combined cycle with 6 gas turbines capacity 6 X 116 MW ), HRSG and associated Balance of plant.
- Logic and Interlock configuration in IACC.
- HMI and dynamic configuration.
- Successful FAT completion with customer.
- Commissioning of all AREAS (Aux Boiler X 4 nos, HRSG X 6 nos, Fuel and other BOP Area).
- Serial Link commissioned for BMS, PAKSCAN MOV’s, VMS, Compressor and GE Gas Turbine data.
- Migration of all controls from local unitwise control rooms to CCC (Central Control Centre) along with Time Synchronisation network.
- FF and hart commissioning.
- Key Features about this project: Reliance Jamnagar is the world's largest grassroots refinery and aromatics complex. The refinery comprises more than 50 process units. It has the largest installation of Foxboro FF devices and is one of the largest mesh network installed with approx. 1600 stations in world.
Application Engineer
Toshni-Tek -International
04.2003 - 05.2006
- Company Overview: System house for Keyence PLC, Pro-face MMI’s, automation sensors, vision camera systems and Oriental motors
- Major Client list: L&T Switch Gear, ASB International, Pam Pharma, Bajaj Auto, Pricol.
- Activities done: PLC: Keyence PLC hardware and Ladder Logic programming Software MMI: Programming of Pro-face MMI using ProPBWinC Software for ST Series, GP Series including colour MMI’s.
- Communication: Knowledge of RS232C, RS422, RS485 and Ethernet Communication Standards used for communication with PLC’s of different make with Pro-face MMI.
- Projects done: Automation of SPM’s, printing machines, pharma machines etc based on robotics, solenoid valve operations.
- System house for Keyence PLC, Pro-face MMI’s, automation sensors, vision camera systems and Oriental motors
Service Engineer
Shivtech Marine Control Services & Systems
07.2002 - 12.2002
- Company Overview: Providing Instrumentation Services to Shipping Companies.
- Includes Calibration of Temperature and Pressure Controlling system with the use of external Source such as mV/mA source and hydraulic pump respectively.
- Checking the temperature sensors (PT 100 & Thermocouples) and Pressure transmitters.
- Providing Instrumentation Services to Shipping Companies.
Education
B.E - Instrumentation
A.C.Patil College of Engineering
12.2001
Skills
Friendly, positive attitude
Certification
ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamental Specialist, 2023-06-01, 2026-06-01, https://bcert.me/sqctwihja
Synopsis
Over 20+ years of experience in Process control & machine automation systems and products., Foxboro DCS/Triconex/Wonderware/Aveva/Schneider products, Control System Design, Architecture, BOM, hardware Engineering and software Engineering, VM, Cloud computing applications, Industrial control system / Operational technology (PLC/SCADA/Historian / DCS/ MES), IT-OT network solutions, OPC UA /Modbus connectivity solutions, Site support and commissioning services
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1980-08-09
- Marital Status: Married
Training
- AB PLC (SLC-500) training, CICC Dadar, Mumbai
- Project Management fundamentals training, IIL at Chennai
- H2S & SO2 AWARENESS AND ESCAPE training, NTI - National Training Institute, Oman
- H2S & BA AWARENESS training, Venture Gulf training centre, Qatar
- H.U.E.T & SEA SURVIVAL training, Venture Gulf training centre, Qatar
Timeline
Technical Consultant
Schneider Electric
11.2020 - 06.2021
Manager Technical
Schneider Electric
07.2019 - 03.2020
Lead Technical Specialist
Schneider Electric
11.2017 - 03.2018
Technical Manager
Schneider Electric
02.2016 - 06.2020
Lead Engineer
Schneider Electric
03.2013 - 02.2016
Technical Team Lead
NTPC Ltd
01.2010 - 02.2013
Application Lead Engineer
Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd
01.2009 - 12.2009
Project Field Engineer
Reliance Industries
12.2007 - 12.2008
DGM-PROJECTS
Schneider Electric Systems India Private Limited
06.2006 - Current
Project Engineer
Reliance Industries
06.2006 - 11.2007
Application Engineer
Toshni-Tek -International
04.2003 - 05.2006
Service Engineer
Shivtech Marine Control Services & Systems
07.2002 - 12.2002
B.E - Instrumentation
A.C.Patil College of Engineering
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