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Ravi Shankar Ramachandran

Ariyalur

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Instrumentation Engineer-Asset

Coda Technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2022 - 02.2024
  • Performed in assets physical verification & conditional assessment of EtihadWe substations, Desalination plant, RO plant, water & electricity transmission & distribution line equipment.
  • Performed physical verification of Equipment to clarify specifications and collected Missing data as well as to modify specifications when required.
  • Performed to provide accurate information for the planning and project development to guarantee the integrity of network database
  • Supported for site investigation and engineering teams.

Instrument Engineer - Commissioning

Hyundai Engineering
07.2019 - 07.2020
  • Performed various commissioning activities in GE 9FA gas turbines Mark Vie Control System.
  • Performed in various commissioning activities in combined cycle and BOP systems.

Lead Engineeer - Instrumentation

Cethar Energy
05.2017 - 07.2019
  • Maintained records of inspections, maintenance and repairs performed.
  • Followed safety protocols while troubleshooting, inspecting and performing repairs.
  • Supervise and coordinate day to-day maintenance activities, rectifying defects as appropriate, managing emergency repairs via DCS and trouble-shooting activities to immediately determine cause of failures and identifying how to prevent failures in future

Instrument Engineer - Commissioning

GS Engineering & Construction
03.2015 - 03.2017
  • Involved various commissioning activities in 8*180MW GE 7F.05 gas turbines ‘Mark Vie Control System’, 2*340MW ALSTOM STG, Alstom triple pressure HRSG Air cooled condenser and balance of plant with Yokogawa Centum VP DCS system.
  • Punch list clearing,
  • Electrical breaker function test for MV, LV breakers and HSBTS, ATS
  • Generation and debugging of HMI graphics as required by customer.

Instrumentation Engineer - Maintenance

Hofincons Infotech & Industrial Services
04.2011 - 03.2015
  • Testing and Calibration of transmitter like LT, PT, FT, TT, Control valve, and Sensors through HART communicator & Source calibrator.
  • Responsible for cause of plant utilities trip
  • Proceeding with maintenance activities like trouble shooting, replacing, breakdown maintenance of various field instruments.

Instrumentation Engineer - Commissioning

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co
09.2008 - 08.2010
  • Involved various commissioning activities in 4*200MW Siemens gas turbines ‘T1000 DCS Control System’, HRSG (HHI), 2*200 MW ALSTOM STG and balance of plant.
  • Performed various field instrument maintenance activities like troubleshooting of MOV problems, transmitter and control valves corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance activities.
  • Preparation of EDB (Equipment database), ETS (Equipment technical specification), MDB(Material database) and PM (Preventive maintenance) for all instrument and equipment of plant for CMMS as per client required format.

Instrumentation Engineer - Assitant

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd
12.2004 - 09.2008
  • Supervise and coordinate day to-day maintenance activities, rectifying defects as appropriate, managing emergency repairs via DCS and trouble-shooting activities to immediately determine cause of failures and identifying how to prevent failures in future.
  • Carried out weekly, quarterly, half yearly, yearly and shutdown, preventive maintenance of plant instruments
  • Responsible for simulating desired condition and see to it that all hardware and software are functioning OK
  • Ensure Spares balance and inventory control for all instruments’ spare parts
  • Preparation of all field instrument specifications
  • Calibration of all types of instruments

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Instrumentation -

Bharathidasan University
Shri Angalamman Engineering College, Trichy
05.2003

Skills

  • 7 years of work Experience in various EPC projects in Gulf
  • Technical knowledge of DCS architecture and its programming
  • Yokogawa Centum VP, Mark Vie DCS system
  • Review of System architecture, P&IDs, DCS IO assignments, auto control schemes
  • Calibration & troubleshooting of Field instruments & Analyzers
  • Performing lot of DCS Logic FUNCTION TEST
  • Performing Electrical breaker function test Of MV, LV breakers, Switchboards, PMCC, HSBTS, ATS
  • Knowledge of industrial safety standards, Participate in safety reviews and Toolbox meeting
  • Having knowledge about power plant Major control loops
  • Having knowledge about DCS hardware and networking related problems solving skills
  • Thermal Power Plant & Combined cycle power plant Process operation sequence
  • Involved in Pre Commissioning Activities – loop checking, function checking, Hookups corrections
  • Various Industrial Exposure: Thermal & Combined Cycle Power Plant, Cement Sugar, chemical, Desalination and RO plant
  • Involved Various Industrial Roles: Construction, Pre Commissioning, Commissioning, Maintenance, Asset, Documentation, Engineering, Project Planning
  • DCS Configuration, HMI development & Industrial Networking
  • Industrial Automation
  • Electrical Troubleshooting
  • Interpersonal Communication & Written Communication
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Root Cause Analysis

Timeline

Instrumentation Engineer-Asset

Coda Technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2022 - 02.2024

Instrument Engineer - Commissioning

Hyundai Engineering
07.2019 - 07.2020

Lead Engineeer - Instrumentation

Cethar Energy
05.2017 - 07.2019

Instrument Engineer - Commissioning

GS Engineering & Construction
03.2015 - 03.2017

Instrumentation Engineer - Maintenance

Hofincons Infotech & Industrial Services
04.2011 - 03.2015

Instrumentation Engineer - Commissioning

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co
09.2008 - 08.2010

Instrumentation Engineer - Assitant

Kothari Sugars & Chemicals Ltd
12.2004 - 09.2008

Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Instrumentation -

Bharathidasan University
Ravi Shankar Ramachandran