Naveen Devara
Process Safety
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven Process Safety Professional with over 14 years of experience specializing in conducting Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) studies across a diverse array of industries, including Oil and Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Chemicals, Fertilizers, and Food. Proven track record of identifying and mitigating potential hazards to ensure a safe working environment. Adept at facilitating cross-functional teams, leading hazard identification sessions, and implementing risk management strategies. Demonstrated expertise in navigating industry-specific regulations and compliance requirements. Possesses a strong analytical mindset, good communication skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement. Known for versatility in adapting to different industries and effectively collaborating with stakeholders to achieve safety excellence.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sr. Process Safety Engineer
PM Group India
09.2023 - Current
- Lead risk assessment workshops utilizing analytical tools such as Quantitative Risk Assessment, Dust Hazard Assessment, Hazardous Area Classification, ATEX, HAZIDs
- Facilitate HAZOPs Provide technical support to global team in process safety projects execution
- Own and manage the end-to-end relationships and delivery cycles.
Sr. Manager - Process Safety and Risk
Dekra India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2022 - 09.2023
- Overhaul overall projects execution in Process Safety & Risk
- Undertake business development activities which shall include, presenting the array of services to clients, issuing quotations and negotiating with clients for successful order.
Head – Safety Consultancy
NAPESCO, Kuwait
03.2022 - 10.2022
- Provide Process Safety Technical Consultancy for Kuwait Oil & Gas clients
- Maintain risk assessment inventory and risk portfolio by determining fire and explosion models (UVCE / BLEVE / Jet fire) and evaluate hazards for various Oil & Gas Facilities
- Assist operations and engineering on projects to ensure process safety processes and principles are utilized and incorporated within their designs and work processes and assist with technical reviews of project designs.
Manager/ Asst. Manager/ Sr. Consulting Engineer/ Consulting Engineer
Dekra India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2013 - 03.2022
- Collaborate with the regional teams to gather site data, transform and analyze it to facilitate in generating recommendations with action plan
- Deliver of training programs on Process Safety Management, Risk Assessment, HAC, DHA, Electrostatic hazard assessment
- Assist in risk assessment studies (HAZOP / PHAs and LOPA) to identify potential process hazards.
Education
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) -
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Osmania University
Hyderabad, India 01.2007 - 04.2010
Diploma (Chemical Engineering) - undefined
Jawaharlal Nehru Govt. Polytechnic College, Hyderabad
Hyderabad, India 01.2002 - 04.2006
Skills
Quantitative Risk Assessment
Epc Experience
Process Engineer, Zen Chemiconsultech Pvt. Ltd., 06/2010, 04/2013, Mumbai, India, Preparation of the Process deliverables (Process Flow Diagrams, Heat & Material Balance, Data Sheets/Duty Specification, P&IDs, Control Narrative, etc.
Hazop Studies
- Borouge, Abudhabi - Chairman
- National petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) - Scribe
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. at Visakhapatnam Terminal - Chairman
- Cairn India Ltd. - Chairman
- GSK, Sonepat - Scribe
- Reliance Aviation Fuel Station, Trichy - Chairman
- IOCL Depot, Jhansi - Chairman
- Vantech Chemicals Ltd. - Chairman
- Reliance Aviation Fuel Station, Trivandrum - Chairman
- IOCL Terminal, Lucknow - Chairman
- Megha Engineering Infrastructure Ltd. (MEIL) - Chairman
- Reliance Aviation Fuel Station, Coimbatore - Scribe
- HAL Offshore - Scribe
- Rackitt Benckiser - Chairman
- Oriental Nicco Projects Pvt Ltd Scribe
- HAZOP for Shreas Industries - Chairman
- TATA Steel for NPPDC Project - Scribe
- IOCL, Barauni Refinery - Scribe
- Andhra Papers Ltd.
- UEM India Pvt. Ltd. - Chairman
- TFL Quinn - Chairman
- Aqua Pharm Chemicals Ltd. - Chairman
- MSN Pharmachem Ltd. - Chairman
- Dr. Reddy’s laboratories - Chairman
- 10MW Power plant of Ridhi Sidhi Pvt. ltd. - Chairman
- Cheminova India Ltd. FMC - Chairman
- Galaxy Surfactants Ltd. - Chairman
- Grasim Industries Limited - Chairman
- UB Group, Telangana - Scribe
- Torrent Gas Ltd - Chairman
- Roquette India Pvt Ltd.
- Solenis Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd - Chairman
- Hikal Limited - Chairman
Quantitative Risk Analysis
- Indorama Fertilizers, Nigeria
- Reliance Gas Pipeline Ltd (RGPL), Shahdol - Phulpur region
- GASAL (Air Liquide)
- NG gas pipeline and Nitrogen pipeline for GASAL (Air Liquide)
- IOCL LPG Terminal, Rangpo
- Banatica (Repsol), Spain
- Total Oil India Ltd.
- IOCL Depot, Jhansi
- Aarti Industries Ltd., Vapi
- Punj Llyod Engg. (Qatar Solar Technology project)
- Leigthon Contractors Pvt.Ltd., (ONGC HRD Phase-II Pipeline Project)
- Galaxy, Mumbai
- Privi Industries, Mumbai
- Pidilite industries Ltd., Mumbai
- Henkel Adhesives, Mumbai
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. at Visakhapatnam Terminal
- Al kulaib international trading co, Kuwait
- QATAR Petroleum
- Wafra Joint Operations Kuwait
Hazid
- Reliance Aviation Fuel Station, Trichy - - Chairman
- Reliance Aviation Fuel Station, Trivandrum - - Chairman
- Reliance Aviation Fuel Station, Coimbatore - - Chairman
- HAL Offshore, Tamil Nadu - Scribe
- IOCL LPG Terminal, Rangpo - Chairman
- IOCL Depot, Jhansi - Chairman
- IOCL Terminal, Lucknow - Chairman
- Aarti Industries Ltd., Vapi - Scribe
- PL Engineering - Scribe
- GSK, Kenya - Scribe
- Pidilite industries Ltd., Mumbai - Scribe
- IOCL, Aligarh - Scribe
- CAIRN India - Scribe
Safety Audit
- Godavari Bio refineries
- Andhra Petrochemicals Ltd.
- Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries Ltd.
- Jubilant Generics Limited, Mysore
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Vadodara
- Aurobindo Pharma, Unit-I/III/V/VIII/XII
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
- Dr. Reddy’s FTO; MSN Laboratories
- Coromondel International Ltd., Ennore, Kakinada & Vishakhapatnam
- Strides Shasun Ltd.;
- Inventaa Chemicals Ltd.
- UFLEX Ltd. Noida
- Hetero Drugs Ltd., Unit-I
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.;
- Piramal Enterprises Ltd.;
- Neuland Laboratories Ltd.
- Nakoda Chemicals Ltd.
- Avra Laboratories Ltd.
Dust Hazard Assessment
- ITW India
- Tata Steel Ltd.
- Hindustan Unilever Gulf;
- Olam, Nigeria
- Kellogg’s Asia pacific, Malayisa
- Kellogg’s Asia Pacific, Taloja
- Mondelez India (6 Locations)
- Kelloggs Botany Plant, Australia
- Vesuvius India Limited
Hazardous Area Classification
- Fresenius Kabi Oncology Ltd.;
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.;
- Henkel Adhesives Technologies, UAE
- PepsiCo India & China Sites
- RA Chem Pharma Ltd.
- Paramount Adhesives Tapes Pvt. Ltd.
- Watson Pharma;
- Cargill India Ltd, Batinda
- L&T Technology Services Ltd (P&G Ahmedabad)
- Navin Fluorine Int. Ltd.
- Cargill India Ltd, Krishnapatnam/ Vijayawada/ Bathinda sites
- Ormat Systems Ltd, Newzealand
- Pfizer, Ireland
- Sanofi, Singapore
- Astellas, Ireland
- Astrazeneca, Ireland
Emergency Relief Vent Sizing
- Emergency Relief Vent Sizing for FMC Cheminova
- Navin Fluorine Industries Ltd.
- Piramal Enterprises, A.P.
Dmp Erdmp Preparation
- IOCL, Maharashtra
- IOCL Depot, Jhansi.
- IOCL Terminal, Lucknow
- HPCL Ennore Terminal, Chennai
- IOCL Asaoti, Haryana
- HPCL, Mumbai
Process Control Narrative Control Diagrams
Process Control Narrative & Control Diagrams for Shell India
Training Program
- Training on Electrostatic Hazard Assessment Training (EHA), Vizag
- Fire & Explosion Hazards, Hyderabad
- PSM Training for Andhra Petro chemicals Ltd. Vizag
- HAZOP Training for Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd.
- Typical Ignition Source analysis in Pharmaceutical Industry (during PSCI India Conference)
- Powder Testing Instruments Installation
- Sai Life Sciences – Minimum Ignition Energy (MIE) Instrument installation
- Dr. Reddys IPDO – Charge Decay Analyser
- Mylan Laboratories – MIE Installation, Charge Decay Analyser Installation
- Natco Pharma – MIE, Charge Decay, LIT, MIT Installation
- Hetero Drugs Ltd., Kistaipally – MIE, MIT, LIT, Charge Decay Analyzer, BAM Fall Hammer, Powder resistivity Installation
- Kelvin, Hyderabad - MIE, MIT, LIT, Fall hammer & Powder resistivity
Acknowledgement
I hereby acknowledge that all the information in this document is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Passport
W7886932, M5215759
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/18/86
- Marital Status: Married
PHA works, PHA Pro, PHAST, SAFETI, AutoCAD
Hands on experience with software tools like PHA works, PHA Pro, PHAST, SAFETI, AutoCAD
Timeline
Sr. Process Safety Engineer
PM Group India
09.2023 - Current
Sr. Manager - Process Safety and Risk
Dekra India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2022 - 09.2023
Head – Safety Consultancy
NAPESCO, Kuwait
03.2022 - 10.2022
Manager/ Asst. Manager/ Sr. Consulting Engineer/ Consulting Engineer
Dekra India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2013 - 03.2022
B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) -
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Osmania University
01.2007 - 04.2010
Diploma (Chemical Engineering) - undefined
Jawaharlal Nehru Govt. Polytechnic College, Hyderabad
01.2002 - 04.2006
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