Senior Mechanical Engineer and Oil/Gas Procurement Professional

Expertise

Summary

Supply Chain Management, (SCM), domain with skills in procurement, contracts, construction, systems, project and  general management, contributing to the growth of the organization..

• Oil and Gas Project management
• Project Procurement Management
• Purchasing for oil/gas EPC projects
• Supply chain for oil/gas projects
• Budgeting and Cost Control
• Warehousing Management
• Equipment Preservation Techniques
• Equipment Condition Monitoring
• CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)
• Transportation and Logistics
• Engineering Coordination
• Expediting of Engineering packages at suppliers' facilities
• Public Procurement
• Manufacturing Technologies
• Conduct joint inspection and certification of engineered pump's damage with insurance surveyors.
• Conduct audit visits on suppliers' facilities with team of specialists for processing and approving prequalification cases.
• Inspect project equipment packages for transit damages and subsequent reporting/close-out.

Focused Skills

• Provide leadership to EPC Project Procurement
• Review of contractors’; RFQ, MR, AR etc.
• Strategic Global Sourcing
• Supplier prequalification: Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA), and finalizing bidders list.
• Technical-commercial negotiations
• Contracts / order administration for engineered packages and services
• Budgeting and cost control
• Pre-bid support
• Knowledge of contract laws/drafting
• Direct expediting in UAE, Europe & Asia
• CAPEX Procurement
• Identify bottlenecks and provide solutions in pre/post award phases
• Supplier Quality Assurance
• Supplier relationship management
• Material control / logistics / warehousing
• Managing clients’ free-issue / Novated items
• Knowledge of standards/codes
• Market intelligence/price analyses
• Technical support services
• Engineering/Project Coordination
• Training/mentoring of subordinates/new hire
• Working with multi-cultural / global teams
• Risk management

Training

Experience

Independent Contractor, Present 

Saudi Aramco, Turaif, Al Khobar, Arabia, Materials Specialist-I, 2018 - 2021

• Indoctrination for contractors' personnel on company procedures.
• Monitor and ensure smooth flow of project materials in line with project schedule.
• Resolve supply chain issues on time, to avoid delays.
• Ensure conformance to ISO/HSE standards.

Takreer, (ADNOC), Abu, Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - 2017

Senior Suppliers Appraisal Engineer

• Prequalification of all categories of suppliers.
• Conducting technical audits on suppliers' facilities,
• Monitor suppliers' performance on Maximo database; Approve, Reject or Upgrade suppliers' requests.
• Submit specialist reports to supplier evaluation committee.

Galfar Engineering & Contracting, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2012 - 2014

Senior Procurement Manager

• Provided leadership to the procurement team at the corporate level.
• Handled oil/gas procurement independently for all clients in UAE.
• Client interaction.
• Achieved huge savings to projects through effective sourcing, negotiations, and timely delivery.
• Streamlined procurement and materials function.

Attila Dogan & Seeh, Al Sarya, Muscat, 2011 – 2012

• Provided Leadership to procurement, sourcing and logistics teams.
• Negotiations with suppliers.
• Active participation in implementing company policies.
• Mentoring team on procedures/best practices.

Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Qatar, United Arab Emirates, 2007 - 2010

• Head of Supply Chain Management
• Provided Leadership to supply chain teams across GCC region.
• Involved as Procurement Manager for a project with Qatar petroleum.
• Achieved huge savings to projects through effective sourcing, negotiations, and timely delivery.

Dodsal Engineering Pte..Ltd., Abu Dhabi,  United Arab Emirates, Materials Manager, 2005 – 2007

• Provided Leadership to the project materials team.
• Supervised storage and preservation practices.
• Ensured compliance to ISO/HSE standards.
• Expedited project material packages to the site.
• Reconciled free issues from the client.

Punj Lloyd Ltd, Kazakhstan, Senior Manager, 2004 – 2005

• Project: SGP Flowlines, SRU, Off-plot facilities, a $200 million project.
• Procurement and subcontracts coordination for project packages.
• Direct expediting visits to vendors’ premises.
• Coordination with PMC (PFD, UK).
• Development of systems for material control in line with the contract.
• Scrutiny of Construction Work Packages (CWP).
• Plan logistics for free issues and bought-outs to meet the master schedule.
• Organize timely release, storage, and preservation of free-issue materials.
• Process field material requests for procurement, after due assessment.
• Reconciliation of free-issue materials with the client.
• Training and development of the local workforce.

Kasturi & Sons Ltd., India, Material-Senior Engineer,1994 - 2004       

• Global soucing.
• Vendor development.
• Import substitution of spares.
• Planning, scrutiny of specifications, procurement, and inventory control of Capital equipment, machinery spares, consumable spares, chemicals, and fuels.
• High-value production materials from global sources.

Power Corporation, India, Engineer/Scientific officer, 1986 -1994

• Design coordination, procurement, and follow-up of nuclear projects using project management tools, (i.e., PERT charts, Prism software (TCS), etc.)
• Mobilization of project resources for Narora and Kakrapara projects.
• Providing assistance in stress analysis of piping systems, using FE method.
• Coordinating departmental work in project coordination/review.
• Coordination with EPC consultants (e.g. EIL, Chemicon).
• At Contracts and Materials Management cell in MAPS, Kalpakkam: Managed procurement of project materials and O&M requirements in various categories.
• Global Sourcing and vendor development for power plant items.
• Prequalification audit visits with the QA team.
• Floating and evaluation of limited and two-part tenders.
• Scheduling Internal / Third-Party Inspector visits.
• Finalization of rate/service contracts for routine purchases.
• Computerization of procurement process and MIS reports.
• Import substitution for high-value spares.

Team Co. Ltd., India, Production Engineer, 1984 - 1986

• Production, planning, and quality control of fabrication of Titanium anodes process equipment, components in exotic metals, handling third-party inspections, work and performance measurement, costing, sub-contracting, and product research assistance.

Machine Build Industries, India, Mechanical Supervisor, 1983 - 1984

• Production, planning, and quality control of fabrication of process equipment, handling third-party inspections, contracts and works management, and product research assistance.

Ashok Leyland Ltd., India, Technician Apprentice,1981 - 1982

• Undertook training in various functional areas of the company. Specialized in the assembly area.

Eskeyaar Engg. Pvt. Ltd., India, Trainee Engineer, 1981

• Key responsibilities: Undertook training in various functional areas of the company. Specialized in estimation and shopfloor fabrication.

Accomplishments 

Packages Handled in oil/gas EPC projects

• Static equipment including Storage tanks, Pressure vessels, pigging system, valves, and filters/coalescers.
• Rotary equipment such as Pumps, Compressors, etc.
• Skids such as Chemical injection, Instrument air compressors, etc.
• Pipelines for oil/gas sour service.
• Casings for pipeline projects.
• Structural steelwork including pipe-racks, Supports, Platforms, Gratings, etc.
• Piping bulks for sour service such as Fittings, Flanges, Stud bolts, Gaskets, etc.
• Electrical packages such as DG sets, transformers / wwitchgears / UPS system Instrumentation/telecom packages, (i.e.,SCADA/PLC system/Custody metering skid / CCTV, radar tank gauging system etc.)
• Fire, safety, and loss prevention equipment such as Hydrants, Inergen systems, portable
• monitors, Fire extinguishers, etc.
• GRE pipes / Fittings for fire water system network.
• Cathodic Protection system.
• Linepipe insulation.
• Corrosion protection of weld seams, piping fabrication/erection, HVAC, Structural fabrication (pipe racks, supports, etc.)
• Caliper/intelligent gauge pigging.
• Pre-commissioning services such as hydro-testing, vacuum drying and nitrogen purging.

Honors & Publications

Credentials 

Software

• OA Products: MS Office, MS Project
• ERP : SAP (super-user in PDO, Oman), BI, SAP-ARIBA, Maximo
• Courses completed : 3 modules in Genius program (online) of Carnegie Mellon University
• Oracle 8.0 and forms from SSI, Chennai
• Concepts: ERP, RDBMS, Cloud computing, Analytics, Data warehousing, Big data

Languages

• Tamil (Native, Reading, speaking fluent, writing)
• English (Reading, speaking fluent, writing)
• Hindi (Reading, Speaking intermediate)

Academic and Professional Affiliations 

• Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India)
• Member of Indian Institute of Materials Management
• Member of Project Management Institute

Education

• M.S. Technological Operations, BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan, India
• MBA  Operations Management, Indira Gandhi National University, New Delhi, India
• GDMM Materials Management, Indian Institute Of Material Management, Chennai, India
• Eng. Mechanical Engineering, The Institution of Engineers, Kolkata, India
• DME Mechanical Engineering, Central Polytechnic, Chennai, India