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GOPINATH RAMAKRISHNAN

GOPINATH RAMAKRISHNAN

PROJECT AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Abu Halifa

Summary

Project and Mechanical Design Engineer With More than 9+ Years of Experience in design of Various piping systems. Currently looking for a suitable and challenging Project Engineer Position with EPC or Engineering Consulting Company in Oil & Gas, Process and Chemical Industry.


  • Project Management: Oversee engineering projects from initiation to completion, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
  • Coordination: Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, procurement, and construction to ensure smooth project execution.
  • Technical Support: Provide engineering expertise and troubleshooting throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Documentation: Maintain accurate records, reports, and documentation related to project progress and compliance.
  • Compliance: Ensure all engineering activities adhere to safety regulations, industry standards, and company policies.
  • Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices.
  • Determine and develop the most suitable, Economically and working on technically complex piping Layouts with in Proposal, Project Execution in Accordance with Design & Engineering Standards.
  • Deliver Piping Engineering Services that meet client, applicable statutory and regulatory specifications on time with in budget.
  • Performed in Pre feasibility Studies, FEED and Detailed Engineering Projects in Oil & Gas Industries.
  • Preparation of design Calculations for Pipe Sizing, Pipe wall thickness Calculations and Pipe Load Calculations.
  • Experience in Using Various Piping Codes & Standards Such as ASME, ASTM, API and MSS-SP.
  • knowledge about Static Equipment Like Pressure vessel, Tanks, Steam Exchanger and Fired Heaters.
  • knowledge about Rotating Equipment like Gas Compressor, Pumps, Air and Nitrogen Packages.
  • Preparation of 3D Conceptual Design Package using E3D, AutoCad Plant 3D and Cadworks software tools.
  • Preparations of Cost estimation Report and Manhours Calculations reports as per client requirements.
  • Engineering Co-ordination and Interface with other discipline like Process, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, Planning and Project Management team.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Project Engineer

Gulfspic Engineering General & Contracting Co. W.L.L
07.2024 - Current

Projects:

  • CGUP-WJO Kuwait.
  • Mabruk EPF-SLB Lybia.
  • Upgradation of Chemical Injection Packages in north Kuwait GC23, GC25, GC15 and SWTP- Kuwait.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Provided technical expertise throughout all phases of the project, ensuring accurate execution of designs and specifications.
  • Maintained records for each project and engineering discipline.
  • Monitored installation of materials and equipment for compliance with drawings and specifications.
  • Completed construction tasks while providing safe working conditions, staying on budget and meeting project deadlines.
  • Identify different stress packages through review of P&IDs / Line Designation tables.
    • Performs piping flexibility analysis (static and dynamic) for critical piping systems during preliminary design and detailed design phase of Project
    • Piping stress analysis for all kind of piping in Oil & Gas, chemical and Petrochemical plants stress analysis
    • Provide pipe loading information to Civil/Structure
    • Knowledge of design codes and standards applicable for Pipe Stress Analysis design work
    • Knowledge of stress analysis software Caesar II in Oil & Gas industry piping systems.
  • Preparing fire fighting Equipment Data sheets.
  • Checking layouts and isometrics.


Project Engineer

Enventure Engineering Services LLP
01.2024 - 07.2024

Projects:

  • Hazardous waste incinerator project.

Roles and Responsibilities.

  • To assist in developing piping engineering and design schedule, manpower requirements, manhours distribution and execution plan based on the scope of work and approved budget manhours/schedule.
  • To prepare piping information list and layout and document list following standard procedure created for the project.
  • To develop conceptual routing, piping layout and piping information of major critical lines in Autocad Plant 3D.

Assistant Manager

Tata Consulting Engineers limited
11.2021 - 12.2023

Projects:

  • PH-3 Turbine Expansion in GAS-Yanbu, Client : SABIC (KSA)
  • 2G-BIO Ethanol Refinery, Odisha. Client : BPCL.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Preparation Of Cost Estimation, FEED for piping Deliverables.
  • Develop Construction Specification and scope of work documentation.
  • Checking of Piping BOQ, Support BOQ, painting BOQ and Scaffolding BOQ.
  • Checking of Piping Layout, Support Layout, Equipment layout and Tie-in Layout.
  • Preparation of Man hour Calculations and providing technical assist to Draftsman.

Piping Design Engineer

VP Petro6 Engineers and Consulting Pvt Ltd.
05.2016 - 11.2021

Projects:

  • Ruche Phase-1 topside Production facility, Client : BW Energy-Gabon SA offshore.
  • Gas Booster Compressor Package, Client : Wasco International-Singapore.
  • Oman Dqum Bunker Terminal, Client : Oman Oil Marketing Company-Oman.
  • Diesel Storage Tank Farm, Client : Anton Oil-Iraq.
  • Gas Dehydration Unit (TEG Package)-Bonatti
  • Chemical Dosing Skid Unit 5 Expansion, Client : Synthomer Sdn Bhd-Malaysia.
  • BWRO Desalination Plant, Client : Qatar Foundation-Qatar.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of 3D Pipe Routings in Cadworkx and E3D Software
  • Preparation of Layouts (i.e Piping, Support, Equipment) Extracting from Cadworkx Software
  • Preparation Piping Isometrics and Bulk MTO
  • Preparation of Datasheets for Valve, Stainer and other Piping Special Items.
  • Checking of 3D Model using Navisworks and Vendor Drawings.

Education

BE - Mechanical Engineering

Care School of Engineering.
Trichy
06.2013 - 05.2016

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

Sudharsan Polytechnic College
Pudukkottai
06.2009 - 04.2012

Skills

E3D

Caesar-II

Autocad Plant 3D

Cadworks ( Plant, Equipment, Isogen, Isoworks )

AutoCad

Microsoft

Timeline

Project Engineer

Gulfspic Engineering General & Contracting Co. W.L.L
07.2024 - Current

Project Engineer

Enventure Engineering Services LLP
01.2024 - 07.2024

Assistant Manager

Tata Consulting Engineers limited
11.2021 - 12.2023

Piping Design Engineer

VP Petro6 Engineers and Consulting Pvt Ltd.
05.2016 - 11.2021

BE - Mechanical Engineering

Care School of Engineering.
06.2013 - 05.2016

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

Sudharsan Polytechnic College
06.2009 - 04.2012
GOPINATH RAMAKRISHNANPROJECT AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER