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Site Experience
Country Experience
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Key Clients
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Manjunath Shivakumar

Manjunath Shivakumar

Hubli

Summary

Process Engineer with 11.5 years of experience across Engineering Design, Technical Services, Operations, and Commissioning in the refinery and fertilizer industries. Demonstrated expertise in delivering Detailed Engineering deliverables for Oil & Gas projects, including FPSOs. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and excellent interpersonal skills, with a proven record of collaborating effectively in cross-functional and multicultural environments.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Technical Professional - Process

kbr
Chennai
11.2024 - Current
  • Coordinated and executed project tasks across multiple disciplines to ensure seamless integration and workflow.
  • Review of relief system analyses, including PSV, flare, and blowdown calculations.
  • Developed relief and blowdown reports to provide critical insights for system safety and compliance.
  • Reviewed vendor P&ID, control logics, control narratives, cause and effect, and dynamic simulation report to ensure alignment with process design requirements and project standards, facilitating closeout of CRS.
  • Preparation and review of P83 line lists to ensure accuracy and compliance with project specifications.
  • Package engineer for Compressor package (Main gas compressor, CO2 gas Compressor and Injection Gas Compressor), TEG-GDU, CO2 removal, GTG, P80 Utility system water injection, fresh water, sea water, cooling water, Hot water systems and resolving PB query by coordinating with vendors and other disciplines.
  • Hazop recommendation closeout with technical justification.
  • Hydraulic calculation of Pump, control valve.
  • Provided essential process Inputs from hydraulic calculations for flow induced (FIV) and acoustic induced vibration analysis (AIV).

Shift Engineer

Air Products
Kochi
10.2020 - 10.2024
  • Ensured the safe operation of Hydrogen, Syngas, and Air Separation Unit (ASU) plants while working as a Board Operator performed real-time process monitoring, optimization, troubleshooting and reporting abnormalities.
  • Preparation of relief simulation in Aspen hysys for PSV validation.
  • Commissioned and operated cold boxes for syngas production. Executed plant start-up and shutdown activities according to site work instruction manuals.
  • Acquired hands-on experience with Natural Gas (NG) and Naphtha as feedstock and fuel for steam methane reformers (SMRs), contributing to hydrogen production.
  • Handled upsets like PSA Reduced bed operation, 5 bed PSA operation.
  • Facilitated implementation of MOC by issuing work permits, ensuring compliance during normal operations and turnaround periods.
  • Defined daily responsibilities to enhance team operations and streamline workflow.
  • Air Products is a Built own operate facility of BPCL Kochi Refinery.

Assistant Manager

HMEL
Bathinda
05.2019 - 10.2020

Managed plant start-up, shutdown, and emergency handling activities in compliance with safety and operational protocols.

  • Oversaw complete shutdown and start-up procedures of the DCU to ensure safe and timely execution.
  • Operated a 2.7 MMTPA Delayed Coker Unit (DCU) safely and efficiently as a Console Supervisor.
  • Executed MF top washing to maintain optimal pressure levels, ensuring reliable fractionation process.
  • Performed process troubleshooting to ensure optimal plant performance and reliability.
  • Trained and supervised a team of technicians/early engineers to ensure smooth execution of operational tasks.
  • Reviewed Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) data and implemented necessary corrective actions to maintain process parameters within specified limits.
  • Performed various responsibilities to support team objectives.

Deputy Manager

Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
Mangalore
06.2014 - 04.2019
  • Coordinated and executed team tasks.
  • Ensured safe and timely plant start-up, shutdown, and emergency operations, minimizing downtime through effective coordination with field executives.
  • Managed operations in Naphtha-based reforming section, Benfield absorption unit, and Haldor TopSEOs ammonia synthesis section, optimizing production workflows.
  • Executed process modifications and revamps, enhancing operational capabilities.
  • Perform mass and steam balance of ammonia plant.
  • Commissioned thermal fired heater.
  • Reviewed PFDs, PID's and datasheet for new and existing projects.

Education

Bachelor's - chemical engineering

SDM College of Engineering And Technology
Dharwad
06-2014

Skills

  • Relief valve sizing
  • Aspen Hysys
  • Process safety Pressure Protection Manager (PSPPM)
  • Process Flow Diagram (PFD) and Utility Flow Diagram (UFD)
  • Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
  • Process Datasheet preparation
  • Vendor document review
  • Pump hydraulic calculation
  • Line sizing and line list preparation
  • Promax
  • Poseidon
  • Bluebeam
  • Industry codes and standards API 520, 521
  • Microsoft Excel

Market Sectors

  • Oil and Gas - Onshore and Offshore (FPSO)
  • Refinery
  • Fertilizers

Previous Employers

  • Prodair Air Products India Private Limited, Kochi
  • HPCL Mittal Energy Limited, Bathinda
  • Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited, Mangalore

Awards Training

DCS and OTS training by YOKOGAWA

Site Experience

4 years, Kochi, 1.5 years, Bathinda, 4 years 10 months, Mangalore

Country Experience

India

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Telugu

Roles

  • Senior Technical Professional - Process, KBR
  • Shift Engineer - Hydrogen/syngas/ASU, Air Products C/O BPCL Kochi Refinery, Kochi
  • Assistant Manager - Delayed Coker Unit, HMEL Bathinda, Bathinda
  • Deputy Manager - Ammonia, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited, Mangalore

Key Clients

  • Petrobras
  • Seatrium
  • BPCL

Address

H no 173, Akshay Colony, 4th Phase, behind chetan college, vidya nagar, Hubli

Timeline

Senior Technical Professional - Process

kbr
11.2024 - Current

Shift Engineer

Air Products
10.2020 - 10.2024

Assistant Manager

HMEL
05.2019 - 10.2020

Deputy Manager

Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited
06.2014 - 04.2019

Bachelor's - chemical engineering

SDM College of Engineering And Technology
Manjunath Shivakumar