Kunal U Maniar

Experience

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  Career360

  Dec 2017 - Feb 2018

  Campus Ambassador

  The Campus Representative will represent Careers360 as a brand and will indulge in various tasks as follows:1. Answering queries of aspirants on QnA platform of Careers360 (online)2. Reviewed our college on Careers3603. Shared college experience through videos/images/text online on site.4. Branding/ sponsorship for college events improved leadership qualityGot opportunity to guide and mentor aspiring engineering students.

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  Alpha services ltd. Bhiwadi

  May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Summer Intern

  * Worked as a design intern includes 2D drafting & 3D designing using AUTOCAD software, Analysis of various load factor and calculation of SWL (Safe Working Load), Stress concentration etc .*Worked as a summer intern, learnt about various quality parameters and material quality and standards for manufacturing of EOT cranes , Tower crane , Mobile Tower, etc.* Various NDT techniques used for Material inspection and quality controls for various parts and products.*Documentation handling for various orders and quality certificates, lab results. Process capability , Quality Control , Pareto charts , control charts, 6 Sigma Approach and analysis.*Preperation of design data sheet using MS excel . Show less

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  Cairn Oil and Gas

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2024

  Cairn oil and gas -Vedanta Ltd-JV ONGCDCS Panel Operation hydrocarbon process plant , Crude Oil &gas handling,Captive power plant 60 MW with Steam generation unit capacity of 805 TPH, Boilers, turbine, Steam & motor driven pumps,Utilities operation -Instrument Air Screw compressors, RO & DM water plant, ETPs, centrifuge, Emergency Diesel generator, Diesel driven pumps for fire protection.DCS Panel Operation oil & gas process, 3 phase separation, export operation, Gas floatation, BS&W maintaining, Oil skimming . Metering and nomination , chemical handling Operation and maintenance of turbo machines , Rotary equipment screw compressor , pumps , centrifugal pumps. Condition monitoring of rotary equipment and analysisExpertise in APC Yokogawa Shell PACE Platform for Advance Control and Estimation) APC module for boiler,oil and gas plant operation – calculating expected process response for optimal control action for final inlet Air flow & fuel flow into the furnace to minimize process variation. Responsible for identification of CVs, MVs, DVs, model finalization, Multivariable model predictive control, testing, PID tuning.•Revival of equipment in minimal time to prevents blackout and plant trip. DCS alarm rationalization•Reviewed Standard operating procedures (SOP) and implementation for smooth, safe operation. •Coordination with EPC contractors for MOC implementation and equipment commissioning. PSSR, HAZOP, HAZID punch point closure before startup•Live monitoring of process parameters using Babel fish, historian, Power BI, Deviation tracking, trend analyzing•Production report generation and review, equipment efficiency calculation OEE•Pre-commissioning,Commissioning,Startup: - Instrument air compressor Single screw oil injected Ingersoll rand -40 deg dew point Nitrogen generation Pressure swing adsorption 99.9% purity Effluent treatment plant 15500 BWPD Condensate handling low pressure flash drum and pressure reduction Desuperheating system Show less • Learned and experienced Permit to Work (PTW) system for job allocation with proper LOTO procedure, rules & regulation for ensuring Health and safety of personal.• Oil & Gas - Liquid handling, BSNW crude quality, Pipe line maintenance, optimization , Various pumps (Power fluid pumps) Water injection and filtration facilities, well pads. Operation and maintenance of turbo machines , Rotary equipment screw compressor , pumps , centrifugal pumps. , Condition monitoring of rotary equipment and analysis. • Understood companies’ various production sites oil & gas process overview, Power & utility overview.• Successfully completed & understood various safety procedures & mandatory training PTW, Work at height, vertigo, confined space entry, firefighting training as a saturator requirement at oil & gas firm.• Excellence in RO & DM plant operation, challenges & solutions.• Learned safety aspect of Chemical handling & usages, environment impact, MSDS.• Provide trainings to Operator & field crew about Chemical handling, Waste segregation, SOP training.• Learned & experienced reading P&IDs, red line markup, learnt and understood equipment operation and SOP. Boilers, Turbine, Instrument air compressor, N2 generation unit, ETP, power plant, RO & DM plant. Show less

  • Engineer Production panel

    Jul 2020 - Jan 2024

  • GET

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2020
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  Cognizant

  Jan 2024 - now

  Associate Project -(AVEVA and Schnider electric APC R&D)

  Aveva APC R&D Engineer(Domain Expert Advance Process Control with on site knowledge of CPP, Oil and gas plant operation,DCS, SCADA,PLC, APC implementation and development), SDLC, ADO, Agile process.)• R&D associate for AVEVA APC – Advance Process Control, Process control and simulation, PID tuning, Multivariable model predictive control, Linear / non liner modelling.• Quality Assurance for AVEVA APC software – Software testing, analyzing, simulation, model validation and identification, bugs or defects identification and reporting and documentation.• Experience in Product Lifecycle Management, Knowledge and experience of ADO Azure DevOps. Followed Agile methodology for software development. Show less