Kai Yik Lim

Experience

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  Schlumberger

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Student Intern

  • Work hands-on in maintaining equipment including treating irons, pumps, air compressors and generators and provide clerical support associated with preparing and filing documents, reports and correspondence

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  ExxonMobil

  Jul 2019 - now

  • Serve as the focal point for machinery surveillance and condition/performance monitoring of turbomachinery in ExxonMobil’s largest gas fields in Malaysia (Guntong D-E, Jerneh, and Lawit), ensuring maximum reliability and availability.• Provide engineering support to Operations and Maintenance (O&M) teams, driving efforts to improve the performance and reliability of offshore turbomachinery, enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing downtime.• Lead troubleshooting and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for critical turbomachinery failures, including bad actor analysis, risk assessments, and life extension to optimize asset management and ensure operational reliability.• Develop expertise in gas turbine operations, specifically for aeroderivative and industrial engines used in mechanical drive (compressors) and power generation. Familiar with Rolls Royce RB211, Allison, Solar Centaur Gas Turbine Engine, Cooper, and Ebara centrifugal gas compressor.• Spearhead major preventive maintenance and turbomachinery overhauls, including gas turbine hot path inspections, compressor bundle overhauls, dry gas seal changeouts, and engine replacements to restore operational status and minimize downtime.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the reliability and performance of rotating equipment through continuous monitoring, data analysis, and optimization initiatives. Show less • Led the Non-static Pressurized Equipment Program, managing pressure safety valves (PSVs), choke valves, and flare tips, ensuring operational reliability.• Managed a team of 10 planner and technicians, overseeing corrective and preventive maintenance (PM) for non-static pressurized equipment.• Developed and implemented integrity management processes, including equipment criticality assessments, annual work plans, inspection data management, and compliance stewardship.• Designed and executed risk-based and condition-based preventive maintenance plans, improving equipment reliability and minimizing downtime.• Conducted integrity assessments, including fit-for-service evaluations, erosion analysis, and remaining life studies, and reviewed technical specifications for PSVs and choke valves procurement/replacement.• Applied working knowledge of PSVs and flare tip design, inspection, and maintenance, ensuring compliance with API 520, 521, 526, 537, and 576 codes and standards. Show less

  • Machinery Engineer

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Mechanical Integrity Engineer

    Jul 2019 - Dec 2021