Ramkumar Sundarapu

Experience

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  Essar Oil Limited (Refinery Division)

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2012

  Sr.Engineer -Operations - FCC Unit

   Involved in Pre-commissioning & commissioning activities like pipeline cleaning by air blowing, water flushing, steam blowing, chemical cleaning, reinstatement of piping components and local instruments, leak test, internals installations, box up are duly performed in accordance with procedures. Daily plant performance monitoring, identify & analyzing the constraints in existing or proposed equipment.  Maintain production at optimum level by continuously monitoring signs of the plant, safety of the personal and the equipment to ensure uninterrupted running of the plant. Schedule and implement annual maintenance schedules in a cost effective and safe manner to enhance the productivity of the plant significantly by increasing the life of the equipment and ensuring continuous operation of the plant. Knowledge of Distributed control system (DCS) - ABB Lummus DCS and YOKOGAWA DCS. Undertook extensive review of Trip logics, Interlocks, Safeguarding system, ESD system and Alarm management of FCCU/UGS area. Prepared standard operating procedures (SOP’s), Operating manuals, Task Risk assessment and permit to work (PTW) systems. Have the proficiency in safe operations of process units, including familiarity with process safety elements such as MOCs, P&ID, HAZOP and behavioral safety. Show less

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  KBR, Inc.

  Jun 2012 - May 2014

  Process Engineer/Technical Services-Refining Technology Group

   Process Design Engineering Package (PDP), Process Revamps, Scoping Studies, Worked on Process Simulators – PRO-II, PROMAX, Aspen HYSYS, Hydraulic software Technical service support includes: Assist with refinery for field support services, Unit startups, Troubleshooting, Test Runs, Catalyst analysis, Optimization studies, Operator training, provide support for customer’s technical queries

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  Honeywell UOP

  May 2014 - Nov 2018

  Senior Design Engineer - Hydroprocessing Technology

   Basic Engineering Package (Schedule A), Process Revamps, Scoping Studies, Feasibility studies, HAZOP studies for Hydro processing Units (Hydrotreaters and Hydrocrackers) Well versed in engineering deliverables such as PFD, PIDs, HMB, MSD, Equipment sizing, Utilities, Fired Heaters (Furnaces), Thermal Design & Rating Heat Exchangers & Air coolers using HTRI Software, Pumps & Compressor Calculations, Hydraulics, Line sizing, Process Control & Instrumentation, Relief load Calculations -PSV/PRV, Preparation of Cause & Effect & Control narrative, HAZOP/SIL review, Vendor document review, equipment adequacy checks, Cost optimization, Energy Optimization, Process Simulation such as UNISIM, PROMAX, PRO II, Aspen. Show less

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  Reliance Industries Limited

  Nov 2018 - Oct 2022

  Sr.Technologist- Gasification / Gas Processing Units- Syngas/Hydrogen/Natural Gas

   Acted as Sr. Technologist in Syngas, Natural Gas & Hydrogen Processing Units Like Low Temperature Heat Recovery Unit (LTHR), Co Shift Water Gas Shift Reactor Unit, Deaerators, Steam Superheaters (SSH), Substitute Natural Gas Unit (SNG), Hydrogen Pressure Swing Adsorption Unit (PSA) Performed process improvements & optimization studies, Plant troubleshooting, Energy conservation studies, process calculations-Heat & Material balance, PFD, P&ID review, Norms, Catalyst performance monitoring, Economic analysis, APC, MOCs, Plant change orders. Identifying possible solutions in process problem areas; down time reporting, analyzing daily operating reports and discussing problem items with the concerned departments. Show less

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  Essar Oil (UK) Limited

  Oct 2022 - now

  - Responsible for leading the process design of improvement projects on the existing plant at Stanlow Refinery site.- Lead medium and long-term refinery margin booster initiatives for process improvements, application of process safety projects, Reliability project evaluation, assurance, and implementation.- Providing Chemical Engineering discipline inputs and approval for plant modifications to ensure delivery of safe, fit for purpose, fully documented Asset improvements for refinery units including tankage, asset and project modifications. Show less  Providing Process engineering activities for refinery Units such as CDU/VDU, Naphtha Hydrotreater, CCR Platformer, Aromatic Complex, Kerosene Merox Unit (KMT), Diesel Hydrodesulphuriser, RFCC, Ethyl Benzene Unit, HF Alkylation Unit, Distillate Hydrotreater Units, Utilities and other energy Transition Projects like Blue H2, PSA etc., Spearheading a team of 06 Process Engineers for supporting refinery technical services and executing process engineering activities Developing project baselines; monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects. Show less

  • Team Lead - Process Technology and Project Development - Stanlow Refinery

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Process Lead - Technology - Stanlow Refinery

    Oct 2022 - Nov 2023