Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar

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  • Timeline

  • Skills

    Commissioning
    Steam turbines
    Petrochemical
    Compressors
    Turboexpanders
    Air compressors
    Gas turbines
    Pumps
    Gas
    Power plants
    Petroleum
    Project engineering
    Preventive maintenance
    Engineering
    Mechanical engineering
    Maintenance management
    Condition monitoring
    Rotating equipment
    Reliability
    Factory
    Maintenance and repair
    Turbines
    P&id
    Refinery
    Feed
    Epc
    Plant maintenance
    Heat exchangers
    Piping
    Valves
    Hazop
    Asme
    Power generation
    Steam
    Dcs
    Lng
    Pressure vessels
    Refineries
    Assessor
    Internal verifier
    Mechanical trainer
    On job trainer
  • About me

    Mechanical Engineer with about 20 years of experience in driving reliability enhancement efforts, Field service, providing training and engineering consultancy services related to Turbo Machinery & Plant equipment used in Oil and Gas Industries Specialties: -Commissioning of Turboexpander (Oil & Magnetic Bearings) -Commissioning and Troubleshooting of Centrifugal Compressors (DR and Atlas Copco-Gas & Process) -Experience in maintaining reliability of Rotating Equipment, conducting RCFA -Experience in PLC programming (RS Logix 5000), HMI, Bently 3500 monitor etc. -Vibration Analysis, Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), Machinery remote monitoring -Developement and delivery of Training programs on Rotating equipment operation, maintenance and reliability. -Asset integrity audits, Asset life study, on-site operational performance evaluation .

  • Education

    • National Institute of Technology , Patna

      1990 - 1995
      B.E. Mechanical Engineering First class with distinction
  • Experience

    • Reliance Industries Limited

      Jul 1995 - Dec 2004
      Dy. Manager

      Worked as Maintenance Engineer and deputy Maintenance Manager in Gas Cracker Ethylene Plant. Responsible for managing day to day maintenance, planning and execution of critical turnarounds activities. Monitoring of critical single line machinery on daily basis. Analysis of CBM data and take appropriate action. Involved in identification & management of Bad actor assets. Lead and participate in Root Cause Analysis. Preparation and review of Technical reports and recommendations. Lead Engineer in overhauling and inspection of CG/C2R/C3R compressors, Steam Turbines and Turboexpander. Show less

    • Mafi Trench Atlas Copco USA

      Jan 2005 - Feb 2010
      Manager- Field Services

      Certified FSR/ Commissioning Engineer for Turboexpander system.Provided technical site support for commissioning, troubleshooting of Turboexpander and associated system equipped with oil bearings and magnetic bearings. Handled numerous field assignments in major oil and gas companies, Petrochemicals, Gas processing plants like Shell, Exxon, Chevron, Saudi Aramco, PETRONAS, CNPC, SINOPEC, PTTEP in over 20 different countries. Participation in Engineering support activities like FAT, SAT, control system upgrade and Reverse engineering. Analysis of field operating data and machine operational performance. Assisting system design group in logic preparation, PLC & HMI programming. Show less

    • Dresser-Rand - A Siemens Business

      Feb 2010 - Jul 2010
      FSR (Turbomachinery)

      FSR (Turbomachinery)Provided technical site support for installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of Dresser Rand make Compressor, Steam turbines in India and Asia pacific regions. Handled major LSTK project as project manager in Reliance Industries, India for Maintenance and recommissioning of six Dresser Rand compressor (CGC, C2R, C3R) and three single line Mitsubishi Steam Turbines in Ethylene plant.

    • PETRONAS

      Jul 2010 - Jun 2017

      Technical Professional-Rotating equipment.Responsible for providing engineering consultancy services to PETRONAS operating units. These services include but not limited to Asset integrity review, Asset life study, Project engineering support, participation in RCFA, Technical and safety audits. Job responsibilities also cover Review and update of PETRONAS Technical Standard, involvement in FMEA, criticality analysis, review of maintenance and safety procedures. Provided technical solutions in order to minimize plant downtime and increase reliability of rotating equipment including pumps, compressors, fans, turbines, engines and their auxiliary systems like Mechanical Seals, Dry Gas seals, control system, anti-surge and Lubrication systems. Mentoring of young engineers and provide structured training to bridge their competency gaps. Conduct structured assessment to place them in a suitable competency grade. Show less Rotating equipment TrainerWorked as Rotating Equipment trainer at INSTEP, PETRONAS. Engaged in preparation and delivery of high impact training programs for Engineers and Technicians and provided them necessary support in bridging their competency gaps. Engaged in Training and development of following personnel: -• Skill group (SKG) functional training to PETRONAS Engineers.• Exxon Mobil offshore plant Technicians/Engineers.• Petroleum Technology Program (PTP) Trainees.• Technical staff from other domestic & overseas Oil and Gas Plants. (Sudan, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Iraq, Equatorial Guinea, Papua New Guinea). Show less

      • Technical Professional (Rotating Equipment)

        Nov 2013 - Jun 2017
      • Trainer-Rotating Equipments

        Jul 2010 - Oct 2013
    • Strategic Technical Solutions

      Jul 2017 - Mar 2018
      Rotating equipment Specialist, Turboexpander Field service expert and Experienced Trainer

      Technical consultancy, development and delivery of training programs related to Rotating machinery, Reliability and maintenance management.

    • Petrofac Training Services

      Mar 2018 - Sept 2019
      Mechanical Trainer and Assessor

      Mechanical trainer and assessor in “Operations Technical Personnel Development (OTPD)” department of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC),

    • PETROTEKNO

      Sept 2019 - Nov 2022
      Mechanical Trainer & Assessor
    • Petrofac Training Services

      Feb 2022 - now
      Mechanical Trainer and Assessor
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Turboexpander FSR

      Atlas Copco Mafi-Trench Company LLC
      Jul 2005
    • Boiler Proficiency Certificate (Engineer)

      Directorate of Steam Boilers, India
      Oct 1996
    • Technical Professional (TP) & ACD Assessor

      PETRONAS
      Jul 2014
    • SQA L&D9DI (SCQF Level 8) Workplace Competency Assessor

      SQA – Scottish Qualifications Authority
      Jan 2020
    • SQA L&D11 (SCQF Level 8) Internal Verifier

      SQA – Scottish Qualifications Authority
      Jun 2019