PANKAJ TRIPATHI
Greater Noida West
Summary
Almost 18 years of progressive experience in leading and delivering mechanical engineering projects to Oil and Gas Companies. Specialization in pipe stress design, analysis, and implementation. An expert-level user of software tools like CAESAR II and Nozzle Pro. Proven success as an individual contributor and as a team lead. I am a dependable, self-motivated, and results-oriented person.
Knowledgeable Lead Engineer adept at monitoring systems and equipment for operational changes, repair requirements and maintenance needs. Skilled planner, schedule manager, and problem-solver with 18 years' experience in Piping stress engineering. Pursuing new position with room for advancement.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Lead Engineer
ADNOC
04.2025 - Current
- I led a team of 8 engineers for stress analysis for the furnace, turbine, compressor, AFC, columns, PSV, heat exchangers, tanks, and pressure vessels. Plant capacity was 2080 KTPA
- Key activities- Identification of loops on rack and rack loading to Structure team
- Review of all stress systems done by my stress team and coordination with HQ engineers and designers for routine modification.
- Preparation of Work instructions for our team, spring data sheets, strut data sheets, and snubber data sheets.
Principal Piping Engineer (stress and supporting)
Samsung Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2005 - Current
- Company Overview: Samsung Engineering is actively involved in the execution of various EPC projects in the field of Refinery, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Fertilizer, and Industrial Plants
- I led a team of 8 engineers for stress analysis for the furnace, turbine, compressor, AFC, columns, PSV, heat exchangers, tanks, and pressure vessels. Plant capacity was 2080 KTPA
- Key activities- Identification of loops on rack and rack loading to Structure team
- Review of all stress systems done by my stress team and coordination with HQ engineers and designers for routine modification.
- Preparation of Work instructions for our team, spring data sheets, strut data sheets, and snubber data sheets.
- Samsung Engineering is actively involved in the execution of various EPC projects in the field of Refinery, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Fertilizer, and Industrial Plants
Lead Engineer
Qatar Energy and CP chem
01.2023 - 10.2024
- I led a team of 8 engineers for stress analysis for the furnace, turbine, multistage compressor, AFC, columns, PSV, heat exchangers, tanks, and pressure vessels. Plant capacity was 2080 KTPA
- Key activities- Stress analysis of turbines up to 36 inches, compressor line the size up to 84 inches, critical AFC up to 32 nozzles.
- Cold lines have temp of -105 deg with size up to 58 inch connected to compressor.
- Analysis of lines connected to cryogenic tank.
- Review of all stress systems done by my stress team and coordination with HQ engineers and designers for routine modification.
- Preparation of Work instructions for our team, spring data sheets, strut data sheets, and snubber data sheets.
- Identification of loops on rack and rack loading to Structure team.
- Submission of stress report to PMC.
Lead Engineer
Sarawak Petrochemical
08.2020 - 01.2023
- I led a team of six engineers for stress analysis for the Fired heater, turbine, compressor, AFC, columns, PSV, heat exchangers, tanks, and pressure vessels. Plant capacity was 1700 KTPA
- Key activities- Stress analysis of turbines up to 36 inches, compressor, critical AFC up to 32 nozzles, Fired heaters up to 30 inch.
- Review of all stress systems done by my stress team and coordination with HQ engineers and designers for routine modification.
- Preparation of Work instructions for our team, spring data sheets, strut data sheets, and snubber data sheets.
- Identification of loops on rack and rack loading to Structure team.
- Submission of stress report to PMC.
Lead Engineer
02.2019 - 07.2020
- I led a team of 8 stress engineers involved in the analysis of the ANSI pump, Root blowers, gear pump reciprocating compressor, drum, heat exchanger, and above many lines were jacketed with a temp of 360 C.
- Key activities- Analysis of jacked line connected with the gear pumps, reactors, vessels, drum, etc.
- Preparation of critical line list and stress system mark-up on PID.
- Analysis of root blowers and reciprocating compressors.
- Review of the stress system done by my team connected with the vessel, polymerization reactor, mother liqueur pumps, and other different types of equipment like extruders, fans, blowers, silos, etc.
- Identification of loops on rack and rack loading information to Civil.
Lead Engineer
01.2017 - 01.2019
- I have led the stress engineer team as it was very whole offsite battery limit project and WWTP unit so we had taken care of more than 60 tanks, an LPG bullet area where the bullet length was more than 40 meters.
- Key activities- Study of all tank routing for cost optimization.
- Fixing nozzle orientation.
- Rack and sleeper loading to Structure the team.
- Loop optimization of flare lines up to 96 inches and temp of 320 C and analysis of know out drum.
- Analysis and review of LPG bullet area routing due to very high thermal movement of vessel/bullet.
- Review of stress calc done by a team member.
- Coordination with the layout team for routing optimization.
- Preparation of work instructions for the team.
- Trained our team member for API 650 tank analysis.
Lead Engineer
KNPC
06.2014 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: KNPC, Kuwait
- I have led a team of 4 stress engineers. I was in charge of 3 units KHT( Kerosene Hydrotreater), HOC( Heavy oil cooling), and DHT ( Diesel Hydrotreater ) flare unit. Which consist of line size up to 62 inches.
- Analysis of Air fin cooler lines having a temperature of about 350C.
- Loop fixing activity and rack loading to Structure team.
- Supporting the review of all critical lines.
- Site query.
- Stress analysis of Heater lines.
- Preparation of work instruction of team.
- Submission of stress report to PMC.
- KNPC, Kuwait
Engineer
Inpex
11.2013 - 06.2014
- I was deputed to SHI and worked as an Assigned engineer for offshore analysis.
- Key activities - Flare lines.
- The line connected to the vessel.
- Lines connected to Air coolers.
Area Lead Engineer
Takreer
11.2012 - 11.2013
- Company Overview: Abu Dhabi
- I have worked as Area Lead Engineer. I was handling stress analysis of the LPG unit and Hydrogen unit.
- Key activities: Rack loading and loop finalization. Analysis of large bore rack piping. Analysis of Pump suction and discharge lines. Analysis Reactor, Exchanger lines. and vessel lines. Analysis of Heater lines Analysis of Air cooler lines. Analysis using PSV lines (open and close system). Design of special supports. Support strength calculation. Worked in the Team Development of pipe support. Preparation of stress critical line list. Preparation of Flexibility Specification. Review of stress calc done by my team.
- Abu Dhabi
Lead Engineer
OPAL
05.2011 - 10.2012
- Company Overview: India
- Firstly, I was working as an Area Lead engineer after a 60% model review I got promoted to Lead Engineer and become the youngest lead engineer in our organization.
- Key activities- Rack loading and loop finalization. Analysis and review of large bore rack piping, non-Api pump with very less allowable, Reactor, Exchanger lines, vessel lines, PSV lines (open and close system), etc. Analysis and review jacked system. Design special supports and Support strength calculation. Worked in the Team Development of pipe support. Preparation of spring Material Requisition (MR). Preparation of stress critical line list. Preparation of Flexibility Specification. Preparation of pipe support specification. Supporting critical and non-critical lines. Preparation of many work instructions like ( wind, seismic, trunnion modeling, and jacket pipe). Submission of stress report to PMC Project. Troubleshooting at the site for blower breakdown and leaking steam from the high-pressure steam line.
- India
Engineer
OPAL
01.2009 - 04.2011
- Company Overview: India
- I worked as Stress and support engineer.
- Key activities- Analysis of cracked multi-stage gas compressors lines. Analysis of turbine lines. Rack loading and loop finalization. Clip information for a column like C2-splitter, C3-splitter, etc. Analysis of large bore rack piping. Analysis of Pump suction and discharge lines. Analysis Reactor, Exchanger lines, and Column lines. Analysis of lines connected to the Heater, Air cooler, Pump, Reactor, and Tank. Column etc. Design special supports. Support strength calculation. Worked in the Team of Development of support STD. Preparation of spring Material Requisition (MR). Preparation of stress critical line list. Preparation of Flexibility Specification. Preparation of pipe support specification. Checking of spring vendor drawing. Supporting critical and non-critical lines. Submission of stress report to PMC.
- India
Stress Engineer
IOCL
10.2007 - 12.2008
- Company Overview: Panipat Refinery
- I have worked in this project as a pipe stress & support engineer.
- Key activities- Analysis of large bore rack piping. Analysis of Pump suction and discharge lines. Analysis of Reactor, Exchanger lines, Reboiler lines, and Column lines. Analysis of PSV lines (open and close system). Dynamic analysis of various kinds of systems sensitive towards vibration. Design of special supports. Support strength calculation. Preparation of spring Material Requisition (MR). Checking of spring vendor drawing. Supporting the Team of the Development of pipe support standard. Checking & modification of As-Built supporting on site of stress & non stress lines. Preparation of pipe support specification. Handling various site queries. Site visit for two months for review support of pipe.
- Panipat Refinery
Engineer
OPAL
07.2007 - 09.2007
- Company Overview: India
- I worked on this proposal from July 2007 to Sep-2007.
- Key activities: Pick able mto from p&id. Making of an isometric for the calculation of pipe length and fitting. Preparation of a bill of materials. Calculate loops for steam line, process line, utility, etc. Calculation of the utility station. Preparation of piping material specification.
- India
Education
Bachelor of Technology -
UPTU
Skills
ANSI B 313 Process Piping
Accomplishments
- Secured youngest SEI pride awards in 2016.
- Secured 3rd rank in Stress Category GOAL TEST conducted by Samsung Engineering.
- Secured Best piping Stress Engineer award for OPAL.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Mr. Lt K.S.Tripathi
- Notice Period: 2 months
- Date of Birth: 08/18/86
- Nationality: Indian
Timeline
Lead Engineer
ADNOC
04.2025 - Current
Lead Engineer
Qatar Energy and CP chem
01.2023 - 10.2024
Lead Engineer
Sarawak Petrochemical
08.2020 - 01.2023
Lead Engineer
02.2019 - 07.2020
Lead Engineer
01.2017 - 01.2019
Lead Engineer
KNPC
06.2014 - 12.2016
Engineer
Inpex
11.2013 - 06.2014
Area Lead Engineer
Takreer
11.2012 - 11.2013
Lead Engineer
OPAL
05.2011 - 10.2012
Engineer
OPAL
01.2009 - 04.2011
Stress Engineer
IOCL
10.2007 - 12.2008
Engineer
OPAL
07.2007 - 09.2007
Principal Piping Engineer (stress and supporting)
Samsung Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2005 - Current
Bachelor of Technology -
UPTU
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