Resume

Surinder  Pal     

345, Shabad Society, Plot No. 5, Sector 13, Dwarka, New Delhi

Cell: (91) 9582195488 ● e-mails: [email protected];[email protected]

MECHANICAL ENGINEER 

Mechanical Engineer having continuous proven track record of achieving high goals comprising of passing Joint Entrance Exam (JEE), obtaining B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay, building up of strong foundation in power plant engineering with Eight years of experience from BHEL, scoring high in GRE and TOEFL for entering USA universities, getting Masters (M.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA (among the top 10 universities), and getting highly paid job in Oil & Gas Company, and joining mid-managerial position in India in the power industry.

SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE

Facilities Engineer in EPC projects of Oil & Gas Production and Refining:                              2 years (USA)

Power Plant Design Engineer in Coal and Gas fired Thermal Power Plants:            14+ years (India)

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Power Plant Systems Design and Equipment sizing: Development of  P&IDs; Pressure Vessels (CBD, IBD, Flash Tanks), Pipe sizing and selection, Valve Selection; Safety and Relief Valves; Equipment GA drawings and Data Sheets; Control valves; Process Flow Diagrams (PFD); O&M Manuals; Use of Isometric, Erection drawings and Layout drawings; HP and LP heaters Thermal Calculations; HP Heaters flow induced vibration analysis; Deaerator Thermal Calculations; BFP and CEP sizing; Condenser Heat Load Calculations; HP/LP bypass system;
• Site Experience: Engineering support at site during Erection and Commissioning
• Pre-award Engineering as Owner’s Engineer: NITs for appointment of Engineering Consultant; sBTG Equipment supplier; sTechnical Evaluation of proposals; s Preparation of documents for MOEF clearances (TOR, CRZ, etc.); sProject acquisition activities such as Review of Project Feasibility Reports (PFR), Detailed Project Reports (DPR) and Due-diligence
• Ability to work in a team s excellent command on English s highly motivated s ability to meet deadlines
• Design Codes: ASME; ASTM; HEI; IBR; API; TEMA; IS 

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Computer programming in Visual BASIC, C, Turbo C++, MATLAB, Fortran, QBasic and Maple
• AutoCAD, Solid Works & COSMOS, PEGS
• MS office, HTML, Javascript, CGI (Visual BASIC)

DETAILEDWORK EXPERIENCE

Hindustan PowerProjectsPvt Ltd, New Delhi                                                                     (Oct, 2011 – till date) 

Assistant General Manager

2 x 600 MW Anuppur Thermal Power Plant – Phase-I

• BTG with emphasis on TG Area: Turbine and Auxiliaries; Heat Exchangers (HP and LP Heaters, Deaerator, GSC, Condenser); Pumps (CEP and BFP); Condenser Evacuation; CCCW system; Condenser Online Tube Cleaning and Debris Filter; Boiler Steam and Water System; Air and Flue Gas; 
• Design calculations and verifications such as HP Heaters, Pumps, Power Cycle PG Test Procedure
• BoP: Hydrogen Generation Plant; Workshop building;
• Field Engineering Services at Site of 2 x 600MW Anuppur TPP Phase-I
• Engineering support at site during commissioning of units

2 x 600 MW Anuppur Thermal Power Plant – Phase-II & 2 x 660 MW Birra TPP

• Preparation of BTG specifications ● Review of BTG offers

Other activities:

• Review of Turbine failure: Visited 2 x 300MW GN Power Mariveles, Philippines

Pipavav Energy Pvt Ltd, Videocon, New Delhi                                                               (July-Sept 2011)

Senior Manager, Coordinator with BHEL                                       

• Reviewed BTG documents for 2 x 600MW PEPL TPP

Sintex Power Ltd., Ahmedabad                                                                           (June2010 – July 2011) 

Senior Manager                                      

2 x 660 MW Coal Based TPP + 400 MW Gas based CCPP, Amreli Project   

• Managed the project by planning Project Milestones and preparation of Project Schedule
• Reviewedthe reports: Pre-feasibility Report (PFR)
• Environmental Clearances:Selection of various agencies for studies such as EIA, Marine EIA and CRZ clearance (Coordinated with agencies, prepared scope and Work Orders); TOR application
• Appointment of Engineering Consultant: Preparation of NIT; Coordination with Companies for Techno-commercial discussions;  Techno-commercial evaluation of offers; Participation in price negotiations)
• Appointment of Chinese BTG consultant: Preparation of NIT; Techno-commercial discussions with consultants
• Release of NIT for appointment of agencies for Topographical Studies, Geo-technical studies.
• Applications for coal and gas tie-up, and water drawl approval.
• Site visits (site boundary coordinates and location); Plot Plan

Other Responsibilities

• Preparation of NIT for supply of Gas-engine/turbine, HRSG, STG and auxiliaries
• Techno-Commercial Review of offers for supply of Gas-engine CCPP
• Due Diligence Review (DDR) of documents for Project acquisition
• Preparation of Technical Specifications for NIT of Supply and Erection of BTG
• Project site visits (planning for infrastructure, site coordinates)
• Meghalaya Site visit for Hydro Project: site coordinates, collection of data for preparation of Due Diligence Report, interface with site supervisor
• Preparation of status of all the ongoing projects

AMEC Paragon (Houston, Texas, USA)                                                                              (2007-2009) 

Facilities Engineer - Oil & Gas Production                          

• BP Tubular Bells project: P&IDs, Line Sizing, Line List, Write up on Line Sizing and Selection, Write-up on Emergency Shut-down, Headers Sizing.                                                                                                     
• EnerSea Transport LLC, Colombia Export project: P&ID development                                                      
• Area 47 - Ghadames Basin, Libya proposal: developed PFDs, Pressure Vessel Sizing, Manifolds GAD, Manifold MTO, equipments/manifolds Costs (contact vendors for Price Quotes).                                                                 
• El Merk Algeria NGL Recovery at HassiBerkine CPF project: developed P&IDs, Equipment list, Equipment Data Sheets, Line sizing, Line list, and Pressure Vessel sizing.                                                                               
• TPAO offshore platform project: developed P&IDs, Equipment List, and Equipment Data Sheets.
• Software Verification: verified the software code with procedure for two-phase separator sizing, and pipe sizing and selection. It involved studying of Basic code and development of equations.                
• Pressure vessel and Pipe sizing using AMEC Paragon’s in-house software “Facilities Design Program (FDP)”

ENTC, Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas, USA)                                             (2006-2007) 

Student Technician                                                                                                                                        

Developed Electro-mechanical design and Internet-based control of Gantry Mechanism for SCARA Robot; developed virtual control panel of adept robot and Gantry mechanism for web-based three-dimensional control of SCARA Robot.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), New Delhi, India                                                    (1997 – 2005) 

Senior Engineer                                                                                                                                            

Engineering of Coal and Gas fired Thermal Power Plants of rating medium to large (75 MW to 500 MW).

Responsibilities:

• Design of Power Cycle equipment including sizing and thermal calculations
  • Design and modification of water, steam and condensate power cycle to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Supervised engineers and draftsmen in engineering design, project planning and documentation
• Prepared budgetary estimates for systems such as wet steam washing, auxiliary PRDS and lube oil systems
• Coordinated project related activities with departments, manufacturing units, customers and vendors
• Developed computer programs which reduced man-hours and improved efficiency of projects progress

Skills performed:

• Power cycle Equipment Sizing and Thermal Calculations (BFP, CEP, Flash Tanks, Auxiliary PRDS, Deaerator, Control Valves, Orifice, Pipes, Piping Elements Pressure Drop, Boiler Parmeters)
• Development of P&IDs of Main Power Plant (BTG) systems
• Pipes and valves selection, and generation of Pipe Schedule and Valve Schedule of Main Power Plant systems
• Technical Specifications, Write-ups, Operation and Maintenance manuals and Equipment Datasheets
• Use of Heat and Mass Balance Diagrams (HBDs) and Piping Layout/Erection drawings for Equipment Sizing
• Development of Computer Programs in Visual Basic
• Training of Vocational Trainees and departmental personnel on Power Plant Design and Project Engineering Systems (a software tool for generation of smart P&IDs)

Computer Programming Projects

• Pipe sizing calculation: developed GUI based computer program in Visual BASIC for selection of power cycle pipe sizes. The inputs included Heat and Mass Balance (HBD) parameters, material selection, and design parameters. The program links piping catalogue from manufacturing units. Implemented module for viscosity calculation using data from viscosity tables and graphs.
• Piping Pressure Drop calculation: developed GUI based computer program for calculation of pressure drops in steam and water power cycle pipes and fittings. Interfaced the program with input data from PDMS.
• Optimization of Deaerator Elevation: developed computer program for optimization of Deaerator elevation involving iterations between NPSH requirements of boiler feed pumps and selection of boiler feed suction pipe and fittings. Interfaced it with input data from PDMS.
• Orifice sizing: developed spread sheets for sizing of orifice plate to select orifice diameter and thickness. Regenerated a table of constants C and beta ratio with respect to Reynolds numbers from log charts. Developed a module to calculate materials stress values used in determining orifice plate thickness.
• Calculation of Boiler Parameters: interfaced program with the output files of HBDs generated from KRAWAL to calculates SH Outlet, RH Inlet, RH outlet, and economizer inlet parameters.
• Chimney Sizing: developed computer program to select height and diameter of conical and cylindrical chimneys. The inputs included flue gas flow, dry base or wet base analysis of gases, and exit velocity requirement.

EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS 

M.S., Mechanical EngineeringTexas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, Texas, USA, 2007

B.Tech.,Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Powai (Bombay), India, 1997

Certificate
Qualified in Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination held in Texas, USA 

Technical Paper

“Design and Remote Control of a Gantry Mechanism for SCARA Robot” at Texas A&M University, USA
Proceedings of 2010 International Symposium on Flexible Automation (ISFA), Tokyo, Japan July 12-14, 2010 

Extracurricular Activities

Mentored engineer traineesat Hindustan Powerprojects Pvt. Ltd. and BHEL

Taught Math, Physics and Chemistry to senior secondary and undergraduate students in India and USA

Organized and hosted cultural programs in HPPPL

Awards

Awarded for Development of Computer Programs in BHEL

Hobbies/Interests

Enjoy heavy working out at gymnasium and cardio exercises
Movies and Music (English and Hindi)

Languages