HRISHIKESH KHOPKAR
Senior Engineer-QA
Pune
Summary
Accomplished Sr Engineer with a proven track record at Emerson Innovation Center Pune, specializing in device integration testing with DCS and Asset Management systems. Expert in leading teams to achieve seamless product development and integration, demonstrating exceptional project management and effective communication skills. Renowned for enhancing system compatibility and customer satisfaction globally.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Engineer II
Emerson Innovation Center Pune
Pune
11.2017 - Current
- Facilitated comprehensive device integration testing for Emerson host systems, ensuring compatibility with various protocols, including HART, Fieldbus, ProfiBus, Bluetooth Low Energy, and Wireless HART.
- Ensured quality checking of DD and FDI packages of field devices developed by business units within Emerson for ensuring streamlined operation with Emerson host systems, and supporting development teams to fix issues, if any.
- Continuous support in the product development lifecycle for the Emerson HART device, DD, and FDI package development.
- Posting QA-qualified DD and FDI packages on a public website for customers over the globe.
- Working as a primary contact for RTR, the Sweden group, for field device DD and FDI package-related services and queries.
- Responsible for addressing customer queries regarding field device integration with DeltaV and AMS DM for customers across the globe.
- Lead the deployment of the ESXi version 7 server for the test lab virtualization. Maintaining VMware host ESXi Server version 6.7 and 7 for the Cybersecurity COE, Pune.
- To set up the test environment for cybersecurity testing, based on the network architecture and requirements provided by product owners.
- Maintenance of DeltaV hardware and workstations, and resolving issues with DCS systems for Business Units within the organization.
- Responsible for assuring DCS lab maintenance and safety. Responsible for networking support to the cybersecurity COE at EIC, Pune.
- Led test engineers working for the device integration test program at EIC, Pune. Led team meetings to discuss project progress and address issues.
- Set up and maintain a virtual systems environment while adhering to the PURDUE model, and maintain an FTP server for cybersecurity testing purposes.
- Working to automate desktop application testing for the device integration test program using Robot Framework and Python scripting.
Automation Engineer
Century Enka Ltd
Pune
01.2016 - 09.2016
- Supervisor for instrumentation maintenance activities in an industrial yarn plant.
- Team member for SAP implementation within the organization, responsible member from the instrumentation department for SAP training in the department.
- Working on Siemens S7 300 PLC, troubleshooting faults, taking corrective and preventive actions for the winder machine, and responsible for ensuring the availability of spare winder machines for three shifts.
- Supervising and supporting technicians in daily breakdown maintenance activities within the plant.
Instrumentation Shift Engineer
Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd
Roha
01.2014 - 08.2015
- Worked on third-party payroll as an Instrumentation Shift Engineer.
- Handling daily breakdowns related to instrumentation and electrical systems in a pigment manufacturing plant.
- Ensure the smooth operation of the process and field instruments of the Pigment and New preparation area with Emerson DeltaV DCS.
- Troubleshooting PLC and SCADA in the case of operation failures. The projects worked on are Allen-Bradley and Siemens. Going through PLC ladder programming, relay wiring diagrams, as per the field application.
- Have a good knowledge of plant safety rules, regulations, and work permit systems.
- Provided support for plant maintenance in production plants, ensuring conformance to organizational norms, regulations on safety, environmental protection, and ISO requirements in all areas of operations.
Graduate Apprentice Training
Pidilite Industries Ltd
Mahad
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Ensuring the smooth operation of the IPA preparation plant with Foxboro Invensys DCS.
- Responsible for handling daily breakdowns in shifts with the help of the technician and contractor team.
- Assigning the job and supervising the time scheduling of the contract workers.
- Responsible for carrying out the calibration of transmitters, indicators, gauges, switches, electronic weighing balances, load masters, analyzers, and pH meters using standard instruments, and maintaining their calibration records and checklists.
- Worked with the team to develop best practices for the breakdown and preventive maintenance of machines or equipment.
- Working with the wiring detail diagram of open loops, closed loops, and performing scheduled loop checking for preventive maintenance.
Summer Training With INSTRUMENTATION Department
Ispat Industries Ltd.
Dolvi
06.2012 - 06.2012
Field Automation Training
SUPERTECH AUTOMATION
Thane
05.2012 - 05.2012
Basic PLC Training
SIEMENS automation
Kharghar
05.2012 - 05.2012
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation
A. C. Patil College of Engineering
Kharghar, Navi Mumbai08-2013
H.S.C. - Science
J.S.M. College of Arts of Science
Alibaug05-2009
S.S.C. -
K.E.S. General Arunkumar Vaidya High School
Alibaug05-2007
Skills
- Project management
- Device integration testing
- Process automation
- VMware administration
- Effective communication
- Team management
Certification
- ISTQB Foundation Level.
- CISCO CCNA 200-301: Full Course for Networking Basics.
Languages
Marathi
First Language
English
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Work Availability
monday
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sunday
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Software
Azure DevOps
Esxi
Timeline
Senior Engineer II
Emerson Innovation Center Pune
11.2017 - Current
Automation Engineer
Century Enka Ltd
01.2016 - 09.2016
Instrumentation Shift Engineer
Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd
01.2014 - 08.2015
Graduate Apprentice Training
Pidilite Industries Ltd
01.2013 - 01.2014
Summer Training With INSTRUMENTATION Department
Ispat Industries Ltd.
06.2012 - 06.2012
Field Automation Training
SUPERTECH AUTOMATION
05.2012 - 05.2012
Basic PLC Training
SIEMENS automation
05.2012 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation
A. C. Patil College of Engineering
H.S.C. - Science
J.S.M. College of Arts of Science
S.S.C. -
K.E.S. General Arunkumar Vaidya High School
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