Baranidharan Asokan
Loss Prevention Manager
Chennai
Summary
About 25 years of experience in the field of loss prevention, process safety design, risk management and Engineering Operations Management with organizations like Mcdermott, Lukoil, Saipem Eni, IRESC global, Indo Jordan Company Ltd and Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation. Experienced in offshore and onshore oil and gas projects that involves Technical Safety engineering, HSEIA, HAZID, HAZOP, HSEMS Audits, Asset Integrity Management, Constructability, Operability and maintenance reviews, 3D model reviews, reviews of specialized safety studies from conceptual phase through FEED to detailed engineering. Involved in peer review of HSE Critical Equipment and Systems, Development of Performance Standards and HSE Critical Integrity audit activities. Project experience with Lukoil, Shell, PTT, Qatar gas, Maersk, ADMA-OPCO (ADNOC), Ras Gas, Saudi Aramco and Dubai Petroleum in executing Safety engineering and risk management through range of design safety activities and HSE studies. Experienced in use and application of software - DNV PHAST, SAFETI, FLARESIM, PIPENET, EXSILENTIA, PHAPRO, HYSYS. FEED and EPC experience also covers design safety of sour gas facilities for offshore and onshore. Experience includes chairing numerous HAZID, HAZOP, Design Risk Assessment and SIL workshops. key skill set includes Layout safety, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL assessment, Process safety, Passive Fire Protection, Active Fire Protection, Firewater System, Safety case, QRA, FERA, EERA, Fire and gas detection, HSECES & Performance standards.
Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager - Loss Prevention
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2020.02 - Current
- Management of Fire and Safety engineering team at Chennai.
- Resource planning and allocation for projects to support global engineering requirements.
- Review contract requirement for project execution, identify scope of work, develop execution plan / schedule engineering activities for safety scope and manpower allocation.
- Ensure technical integrity of all Fire and Safety engineering deliverables and Safety study reports (prepared by consultants).
- Set up Execution Strategy based on type of project and set up plan to meet deliverable schedules.
- Prepare / review safety deliverables of project which includes, philosophy, HSE plans, equipment layouts, design of active and passive fire protection systems, risk based study reports, fire hazard assessment reports, cause and effects, fire and gas detector layouts, Firefighting and safety (lifesaving & personnel protection) equipment layouts, specifications for firefighting and safety equipment and automatic fire extinguishing systems (FM 200, NOVEC1230, Water Mist & CO2).
- Integrating Safety requirements for facility under design, provide necessary safety inputs for other disciplines, interface and coordinate for technical safety issues and provide resolutions.
- Prepare / Review active fire protection system design (Fire water and Foam) and perform hydraulic calculations for fire water networks and Deluge systems.
- Review of vendor data for firefighting and safety equipment and participate in review of vendor document of package equipment.
- Review of Vendor packages like GTG, Compressors, mechanical equipment skids etc., for Fire and Safety requirements.
- Perform bid engineering support for loss prevention scope for MOPEX offices.
- Facilitate risk workshops including HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, ISD and Layout review for projects on need basis from different offices of Mcdermott Projects overseen under the capacity of department manager:.
- Marjan GOSP 4 Package 4 – Saudi Aramco.
- Ichthys EPC 4 – Inpex.
- NFPS I1P1 – Qatar Gas.
- CRPO 73, 74 & 84 – Saudi Aramco.
- Tyra future WHRP-3 – Total Maersk.
Senior Principal Engineer
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2019.06 - 2020.02
- Marjan GOSP 4 Package 1 –, aramco Overall lead engineer for the project responsible for entire GOSP complex (added to discipline manager role):.
- Review and approval of design safety deliverables including design philosophy, firewater system design.
- Management of equipment layout reviews and fire & gas system design.
- Review of safety studies including QRA, DOS, EERA, BRA, FERA.
- Perform dispersion calculations for vents and flare.
- Prepare specifications for safety and firefighting equipment.
- Manage the procurement activities.
Principal Engineer
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2018.03 - 2019.05
- Tyra future project WHRP – North sea Job scope is to chair HAZOP (Internal) for WHRP (bridge connected well head platforms) Cassia Compression project – Trinidad & Tobago.
- Management of design safety and safety studies in the capacity of Lead Engineer.
- Activities include preparation of design philosophy, management of equipment layout reviews, firewater system design and fire & gas system design.
- Review and management of safety studies including FHA, ERA, QRA, DOS, EERA and CFD analysis for exhaust dispersion.
- Perform dispersion calculations for vents and flare.
- Prepare specifications for safety and firefighting equipment and manage the procurement activities.
Senior consultant
Novo IRESC India Pvt Ltd
2017.03 - 2018.02
- Clean fuels project for KNPC , Kuwait – JV of JGC and GS AMS / AOA for De-Isopropanizer Unit of KNPC Clean Fuels Project.
- The task involved is prioritization and management of alarms including development of suppression groups and preparation of master alarm database.
Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer – PTT
2016.10 - 2017.02
- Job scope is to chair HAZOP and SIL (LOPA) assessment workshops for RTO unit used to treat the acid off gas from AGRU process unit containing H2S and other volatile organic components (Benzene, Toluene and etc.).
- GSP-6 sales gas system brownfield modification – PTT, Thailand Job scope is to chair HAZOP study for brownfield modification in GSP-6 associated with provision of 28” static mixing header connecting sales gas and remaining gas headers.
- Auxiliary and waste heat boiler project – PTT, Thailand Job scope is to chair HAZOP and SIL assessment study (LOPA) for brownfield modification in auxiliary boiler and waste heat boiler of GSP-1 facility.
- Trainer on Design safety – Total Indonsie - Balikpapan, indonesia Task involved training team of 25 participants for 5 days on various subjects of technical safety and risk management activities Trainer on functional safety – HPCL refinery - Vizag India Task involved training team of 20 participants on functional safety for 5 days inline with requirements of IEC-61511 including HAZID, HAZOP and SIL assessments.
Process Safety Engineer
Lukoil Overseas Services B.V
2013.05 - 2016.09
- Yamama Full Field development, – WQ-2 Iraq Project scope is to produce 650,000 BOPD, 340 MMSCFD Sales Gas, 4200 TPD LPG and 900 TPD Sulfur.
- Production is achieved by 197 highly sour onshore high pressure wells, six oil trains, two gas treatment trains and 540 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant with associated utilities and Custody Metering Skids.
- Facility design included six oil trains, two gas trains with Sulfur recovery units.
- Job responsibility included sole technical safety authority for execution of Technical safety activities in the project.
- Executed range of safety studies (QRA, EERA, FEHA, FGPTS, HAZOP, SIL, HAZID, ENVID, HSE case, BRA, Pipeline QRA, SIMOPS) through third party consultant.
- Passive fire protection analysis for estimation of fire rating and type of PFP application.
- Development of Field master plot plan and facility Layout safety through safe distance matrix.
- Developed company standard for process safety philosophies and HSEMS.
- Managed co-ordination of Contractor and third party consultant at various offices.
- Design of Temporary refuge and H2S zoning map.
- Fire and gas performance target through risk based approach.
- Development of project specific risk matrix and rule set for individual risk rank.
- Core member in development of Lukoil Engineering Practice and IPMS procedure development for HSE.
- Development of HSECES & Performance through custom developed software SCEPS.
Principal Safety Engineer
McDermott Middle East Inc
2012.11 - 2013.05
- Rashid platforms and brownfield projects – Dubai FEED and detailed engineering efforts that include the following responsibilities in the role of lead engineer:.
- Chair HAZOP and SIL workshops for various brownfield project scopes within engineering services contract.
- Lead for DPE technical safety activities involved in key decision making process.
- Preparation of HSE screening report and update of Safety case impact assessment.
- Design input for fire and gas detectors layout and fire & gas cause and effect matrix.
- Co-ordinate with client for various safety discipline activities.
- Co-ordinate with multidiscipline for review of safety design inputs and periodically monitor the safety design intents is met.
- This engineering services project is contract agreement with Dubai Petroleum establishment.
- As part of contract, numerous brownfield and Greenfield projects are undertaken and all technical safety issues in these projects are handled in the position of Lead Safety Engineer.
- Ras Gas offshore sustainability project – RasGas Qatar Concept engineering efforts that include the following responsibilities in the role of lead engineer:.
- Preparation of HSE Philosophy, HSE Plan and Concept HSE review report.
- Design input for fire and gas detectors layout and fire & gas cause and effect matrix.
- Perform Equipment layout reviews to confirm to Safety requirements and segregation of facilities.
- Co-ordinate with client for various safety discipline activities.
- Preparation of specifications for firewater pumps, Fixed gas extinguishing systems, TEMPSC.
- Zakum Capacity upgrade (Greenfield) and Pressure Upgrade Project (Brownfield) – ADMA, Abudhabi Detailed engineering effort includes the following responsibilities in the role of lead engineer:.
- Plan and develop Strategy for the work scope and prepare execution plan for the Fire Protection and Safety engineering.
- Facilitate ISD review workshop.
- Preparation of HSE Philosophy, HSE Plan and data sheets & specifications for Firefighting and Safety Equipment.
- Preparation for onshore GOSP firewater P&ID and deluge systems P&ID.
- Coordinate the Safety studies like HSECES, HAZOP, HAZID, Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessment, Dropped Object Study, Fire and Gas Performance target study, Escape Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (EERA), with the Safety Study Consultant and provide necessary inputs required for the study.
- Coordination with client to resolve key design issues to bring about a resolution at different stages of the project including workshops.
- Design input for fire and gas detectors layout and fire & gas cause and effect matrix.
- Perform Equipment layout reviews to confirm to Safety requirements and segregation of facilities based on hazards, ignition sources, prevailing wind, escalation potential and escape.
- Responsible for coordination, implementation and close out of Safety actions from Safety studies with engineering disciplines and Client.
Principal Safety Engineer
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2007.11 - 2012.10
- 1) Crude Gathering facilities – Saudi Aramco,, Detailed engineering effort includes the following responsibilities in the role of lead engineer for brownfield and Greenfield scope of the project in onshore and offshore:.
- Plan and develop Strategy for the work scope and prepare execution plan for the Fire Protection and Safety engineering.
- Preparation of Loss prevention Philosophy and data sheets for Firefighting and Safety Equipment.
- Coordinate the Safety studies like HAZOP, Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Assessment, QRA, Building Risk Assessment (BRA), Dropped Object Study, Fire and Explosion analysis, Escape Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (EERA), with the Safety Study Consultant and provide necessary inputs required for the study.
- Coordination with client to resolve key design issues to bring about a resolution at different stages of the project including workshops Karan sour gas offshore facilities – Saudi Aramco, KSA Detailed engineering effort includes the following responsibilities in the role of lead engineer for Greenfield project in onshore and offshore:.
- Design input and co-ordination with third party and interdisciplines for meeting out safety requirements for high sour gas and high pressure offshore platforms.
- Co-ordinate third party safety study for offshore platforms.
- Preparation of the Gas detection study report (Risk based approach).
- Perform Equipment layout reviews to confirm to Safety requirements and segregation of facilities based on hazards, ignition sources, prevailing wind, escalation potential and escape.
- Co-ordinate with client for various safety discipline activities and close out of open actions.
- Preparation of Escape and Evacuation Strategies for Sour Gas Facilities.
- Preparation of safety equipment datasheets and review of vendor documents.
- Co-ordination of safety activities between different regional offices, Company and Sub-contractor.
- Coordination with client to resolve key design issues to bring about a resolution at different stages of the project including workshops Al Shaheen BD and CD Platforms – Maersk, Qatar Participation in the HAZID review workshop and co-ordination of the close out activities for HAZID actions.
- Co-ordinate third party safety studies.
- Preparation of the Gas detection study report (Risk based approach) Performing dispersion modeling for HC and toxic release scenarios using DNV PHAST Design input for fire and gas detectors layout and fire & gas cause and effect matrix.
- Carrying out the fire water demand calculations and Perform hydraulic calculation for the fire water ring main and the deluge system on PIPENET platform and report preparation.
- Preparation of safety equipment datasheets for various firefighting and lifesaving equipment and review of vendor documents Participate in the weekly project meeting and maintain update of the activities to lead engineer.
- Co-ordination of safety activities between different regional offices, Company and Sub-contractor Participated in the model reviews in the role of safety engineer for the well head platforms to confirm safety design requirements.
- Co-ordinate with multidiscipline for review of safety design inputs and periodically monitor the safety design intents are met.
Senior Process Engineer, team engineer
Saipem India Project Services Pvt Ltd, Pearl
2006.08 - 2007.10
- Gujarat Western Onshore Asset Revamp, Job experience in the capacity of, Process scheme conceptualization and development of PFD.
- Simulation using HYSYS, Depressurization studies and Flare network Calculations.
- Preparation of Data Sheets and Utility List.
- Development of Design Basis and Heat & Material Balance.
- Development of Functional Specification, GTL (C8 module) – Shell Qatar Simulation using HYSYS and Process Hydraulic Calculations Development of PID and PFD Preparation of Data Sheets, Equipment List and Utility Consumption calculations.
Reliance India Limited
- Development of PID and PFD.
- Adequacy study for Vent Header.
- PSV sizing and Relief Load calculations Adequacy study for compressors and heat exchangers handling VCM vapors.
- Vent Header Design using Flarenet Software.
- Congo Integrated NG based power generation – Congo Conceptual study for open and combined cycle operation of Gas turbine.
- Simulation using GTPRO and GTMASTER Preparation of PFD, PID, PDS, IPDS Preparation of design basis, HSE philosophy.
Senior Process Engineer
Indo Jordan Chemicals and Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd
1999.05 - 2006.08
- Operating facility – India | Jordan Engineering and Technical Services:.
- Review of P&ID & Line sizing for in-house modifications.
- Sizing of relief valves and control valves.
- Preparation of standard operating procedures and operating manuals.
- Participation in HAZOP studies.
- Generating Plant Change orders for process improvement and optimization.
- Commissioning & Steady State Experience.
- Design and commissioning of Fluorine recovery unit, Additional concentration unit and pilot plant formulation for Silicic acid recycle system.
- Trouble shooting operational/production problems.
- Responsible for HSE management systems and policies.
- Conducting design safety audits, meetings.
- Risk assessment and Management team leader.
- Hands on experience on DCS operation (CENTUM XL).
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Loss Prevention
Annamalai University
India 1995.06 - 1999.05
Skills
Layout safety
Accomplishments
- Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer, PTT Thailand.
- GSP-6 sales gas system, PTT Thailand.
- Aux and WHB project, PTT Thailand.
- Conductor slot additions in ZA platform.
- Tyra future project WHRP.
- NFPS - I1P1 Project.
- Marjan Package-4.
- EPC phase of RTO unit used to treat the acid off gas from AGRU process unit.
- EPC Phase of GSP-6 sales gas system with provision of static mixing header.
- EPC phase of Auxiliary and waste heat boiler project.
- EPC of brownfield modification of conductor slots extensions in Zulu platforms.
- EPC phase of WHRP (bridge connected well head platforms) of Tyra facilities in North sea (Internal workshop).
- EPC phase of NFPS field development project involving greenfield and brownfield work.
- EPC phase of Marjan Package-4 for Saudi Aramco (Internal workshop)
- Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer, PTT Thailand.
- Aux and WHB project, PTT Thailand.
- WAG U to D Project , DPE.
- EPC phase of RTO unit used to treat the acid off gas from AGRU process unit.
- EPC phase of Auxiliary and waste heat boiler project.
- EPC phase of Water Alternate Gas injection in wells of in U & D platformsInherent Safety Design Chair.
- Zakum WI Project.
- Cassia Compression project.
HAZOP Chair:
SIL Chair.
Timeline
Manager - Loss Prevention
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2020.02 - Current
Senior Principal Engineer
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2019.06 - 2020.02
Principal Engineer
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2018.03 - 2019.05
Senior consultant
Novo IRESC India Pvt Ltd
2017.03 - 2018.02
Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer – PTT
2016.10 - 2017.02
Process Safety Engineer
Lukoil Overseas Services B.V
2013.05 - 2016.09
Principal Safety Engineer
McDermott Middle East Inc
2012.11 - 2013.05
Principal Safety Engineer
J. Ray McDermott Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd
2007.11 - 2012.10
Senior Process Engineer, team engineer
Saipem India Project Services Pvt Ltd, Pearl
2006.08 - 2007.10
Senior Process Engineer
Indo Jordan Chemicals and Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd
1999.05 - 2006.08
Bachelor of Engineering - Loss Prevention
Annamalai University
1995.06 - 1999.05
Reliance India Limited
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