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SAVITHA KAMATHSR. PROCESS ENGINEER

Summary BiographyA performance oriented individual with 10 years of strong experience in Process design and detailed engineering for Pharmaceutical industry/ Refinery /Petrochemical / Chemical and LNG.

Committed, Involvement in task assigned with customer focus and dedication, good focus on business priorities, persistent; strong ownership

Well versed with concepts of Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Basic and Detail engineering with adequate knowledge in pharmaceutical/chemical processes/Oil & gas and LNG fields.

Process Lead for Concept, FEED and Detailed engineering activities for various Chemical / Pharmaceutical Projects

Interface with Client, Engineering, Project management and vendors during project cycle.

Adept in using various Process Simulation software’s such as Aspen Plus, Hysis, Pro II, AFT Products, PPM 9.8, Flarenet, HTRI, Knowledge of DNV Phast.

Developed Standard Batch Progression in excel for GSK with thorough understanding of the basic process steps

Experience in Heat and Material balance development. Skilled in working on PFDs, P&ID development, trip and interlocks, equipment design, Hydraulic Calculations. Review of vendor documents. Preparation of Schedules and lists (Line list, tie-in list, SP items list, spec blind list, Instrument Process Datasheet. Experience in GMP reviews and Consultation with authorities (NEA).

Participated in the HAZOP and Risk Assessment workshops for all Projects at Jacobs both as scribe and as process design representative. Attended SIL sessions for GSK projects. Participated in the 3D model review at various stages of the project

In-depth knowledge of GSK Global engineering standards, Industrial standards and practices.

Site Utility Adequacy Studies performed for GSK. Utility unit’s viz. nitrogen generation and distribution, cooling water distribution, steam-condensate generation collection and conservation, compressed air generation and distribution, Chilled water generation and distribution

Prepared Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and URS for pharmaceutical projects. Construction support for the Pharmaceutical as well as Chemical Projects

Was involved in the pre commissioning activities of JERP (Reliance Industries) and was specifically assigned to do FMRA (Failure Mode Risk Analysis) for the same.

Estimating man-hours for pro services and participating in the quality audits.

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EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

Degree with Distinction, Chemical Engineering 2005 .Manipal Institute of Technology(MAHE)

Advanced Diploma in Business Administration with Distinction (WIT)2012

REGISTRATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS/ VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Certificate in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical technology from Indian Institute of Petroleum Dehradun;

Training on PIPENET, which covered TAC, OISD and NFPA Standards at LTC-Baroda

Seminar on Flame arrestors and venting standards.

Coordinated and attended UOP workshop on CCR.

One Month Vocational Training in Astra Zeneca Pharmaceutical Limited (2003)

One Month training in Binani Zinc (2002)

6 Months Project in Mangalore chemical and Fertilizers( 2004)

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Areas of ExpertiseProcess Engineering Design (Concept, FEED and detailed engineering).Provided Construction and commissioning support.

Leadership as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills & a good team player.

Analytical thinking and problem solving skills with ability to work independently and interact with all levels of organization.

Skilled in executing & spearheading projects with a flair for adopting modern methodologies.

Adept in Risk Assessment, HAZOP techniques.

Experience in project activities to ensure work gets done on schedule according to project priority and quality is maintained.

Focus on adding value to the services.

Contributed several value plus for DuPont and GSK Projects.

Relevant Project Experience

Biopharm Ops Singapore, Novartis(Value 500 million SGD)

Client: Novartis

Title: Senior Process Engineer

Start/End Dates: January 2016 – Ongoing

Scope/Description: Design Review of Phase 1 Vent network.

Involved in Investigation and mitigation of the issues related to vent network design. Re-designing the blower as per the new requirement using AFT Arrow software. Participation in the HAZOP for the scope change.

Sizing/selection of equipment and piping. Review of vendor documents.

Coordinating with Client and other disciplines.

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AWARDS/HONORS

Client commendations for Dupont and GSK Projects.

TAP award for Dupont Project

Award of Excellence –received thrice for GSK Projects.

UOP Graduate certificate for CCR technology(Reliance Industries)

Six sigma –Certified Yellow Belt(Reliance Industries)

TOP Performer rating in L&T

Delighting the Clients by contributing several value plus for the Projects.

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Aspen PlusHysisPro IIAFT ProductsPPM 9.8FlarenetHTRIKnowledge of DNV PhastIn-house spread SheetsKnowledge of AutoCAD, MS OfficeCHIYODA INHOUSE SOFTWARES

HCALHydroAce 3.2Pro Draw 3.4CAPES 3.0LANGUAGES

English – Fluent , Hindi – Fluent,Malayalam – Fluent , Konkani-Fluent

OTHER

Length of Service – 10 years

Year joined Jacobs - 2012

Office location – Singapore

Nationality - Indian

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Carryforward the design adopted for Phase 1 and do similar checks and recommendation for Phase 2.

Performed hydraulic calculations for WFI Loops for various cases.

Performed hydraulic calculation for fuel gas service.

Prepared IPDS for Phase 2.

Enzymatic Amox Dry End, Singapore (Value 77 million SGD)

Client: GSK Quality Road.

Title: Process Lead

Start/End Dates: September 2014 - Ongoing

Scope/Description: The project plans to design and implementation of a commercial-scale manufacturing facility for Enzymatic Amoxicillin Dry-End isolation process at GSK Quality Road Site, Singapore, by implementing 2 isolation train of Enzymatic Amoxicillin API based on 45-week production per year.

Responsibilities: Led the process team in all the phases Concept, Scheme and Detail process engineering design; Worked on open issues in FEED package and complete the outstanding items; Conceptualization of requirement for the process as well as Utilities. Consolidating client process information and scope of work. Equipment sizing, line hydraulics P&ID, line list, equipment list development; HAZOP participation and close out of action points; Review equipment vendor packages, vendor drawings, Pump hydraulics calculation; Equipment and Vendor Package datasheet preparation. Relief studies. Utility summary and adequacy studies. Energy and Material Balances.

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Cause and interlock diagram preparation; HAZOP; Instrument and other specification; Change management of various design changes by client. Packages included: Solid Handling, Conveying, Packaging, Chiller Package, Brine Package. Fest Filter, Dryer Package, Vacuum Transfer Package, MIBK Condenser Package.

Assumed dual role (Project /Process) during concept and feed phases.

Contributed a value plus of 500000 SGD

Enzymatic Amox Wet End, Singapore (Value 60 million SGD)

Client: GSK Quality Road.

Title: Process Lead

Start/End Dates: March 2013 – August 2014

Scope/Description: GSK intends to build a commercial-scale manufacturing facility of enzymatic Amoxicillin process at GSK Quality Road Site, Singapore. The new facility will produce enzymatic Amoxicillin slurry for its subsequent downstream operations such as acidification, clarification, basification and isolation.

Responsibilities: Involves in Scheme and Detailed Engineering phase of the Project, P&ID, line list, equipment list development Line hydraulics, safety valve calculations; HAZOP participation, report preparation and close out of action points, Review of equipment vendor packages(Chiller, Air compressor, Cooling tower, FEST Filter, Solid charging ,Acid and Ammonia Scrubber etc), vendor drawings, Equipment adequacy checks in line with engineering developments. Construction and commissioning support. Relief

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Study review. Energy and Material Balances. Trip and Interlock matrices. Utility summary and adequacy studies.

Contributed a value plus of 850000 SGD

Chemical Amoxicillin plant Train A/B/C DCS upgrade. Singapore

Client: GSK

Title: Process Lead

Start/End Dates: July 2014 – Dec 2014

Scope/Description: GSK Quality Road site intend to upgrade the Controls and Automation of Train A/B/C Dry End from dedicated Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to the Distributed Control System (DCS).Jacobs shall be carrying out the detail design front end activities.

Responsibilities: Assumed Dual Role (Project/Process) Basis of Design, Engineering Line Diagrams Construction Scope, Engineering Line Diagrams Demolition Scope Hydraulic calculation based on the Isometrics, Instrument Process Datasheets (Process inputs),Man-hours estimation for pro-services

GlaxoSmithKline, Singapore

Client: GSK

Title: Process Lead

Start/End Dates: Aug 2013 – Sep 2015

Scope/Description: Support Capex Projects Implementation.

Responsibilities: Provide Process Engineering Design for in-house Capex projects; Conducted HAZOP and Risk Assessment for several in-house CAPEX projects; Commissioned projects for plant modifications and improvements

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such as NEWater implementation, Support for Nitrogen Vaporizer adequacy. Provided partial support for GSK Pioneer Sector Projects. Attended TCU FAT for Pioneer Sector Project,

GSK QR Bundle Projects.

Client: GSK Quality Road.

Title: Process Lead

Start/End Dates: January 2012 – April 2012

Key Responsibilities:

Worked directly with the client on the following sub-projects. (Partial Site based Project)

Process Lead: H2O2 tanker Offloading pump design, tanker offloading provision and transfer to H2O2 Tank.

HCL transfer pump, Dosing tank design, line sizing, control measures on the pump as per dosing tank level (High/low), IFC ELD for the above

Solvent Tanks N2 Blanketing Project – Design Proposal

Vendor documents review.

AP2WML + PRISM, DuPont Singapore

Client: DuPont (Value 30 million SGD)

Title: Process Lead

Start/End Dates: January 2012 – January 2013

Scope/Description: DuPont intended to construct a Insecticide / Fungicide Liquid Formulation & Packaging (AP2WML + PRISM) and (PRISM) at Tuas in Singapore. This was green field project.

PRISM Project Overview: -

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The project is a green field project. DuPont is interested in contract manufacturing dye based digital printing ink production. This dye based ink opportunity accounts for over 2MM Liters annually. This dye ink opportunity will consist of 11 different inks ranging in average monthly volumes from 4,200L to 42,000L.

There is also a significant amount of raw material and finished product storage required to meet the monthly demands for the different inks

AP2WML Project Overview:-

The project is a green field project. The project will install equipment for raw material handling and storage, milling and Blending, and packaging of Rynaxpyr® and Cyazypyr® insecticides.

Responsibilities: Was involved in the concept, feed and detailed engineering phases of the project as process lead. Detail Process Engineering Design; P&ID, line list, equipment list development; Preparation and review of equipment (tank, Agitator, pumps) inquiry packages, vendor bids, and vendor drawings. Review and complete design and specification of safety relief devices and control valves. Hydraulic calculation.

Utility Packages involved: Air Compressor, Purified water skid, Chilled water Generation and distribution. Vessel, Pump and tank packages.

Contributed a value plus of 250000 SGD

Singapore Refining Co. Pte Ltd. – SRU Degassing Facility

Client : SRC

Involved in the Datasheet Preparation of Pumps ,tanks, Loading arms in the Tank Farm

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area. Updating the Equipment List for the same. Duration 1 month

Merck MSD

Project: Cooling water Network 2013

Process Engineer

As involved in the troubleshooting of the issues in the cooling water network. Performed hydraulic calculation for the network.

L&T CHIYODA Ltd. – Senior Process Engineer

Client: ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd. (OMPL)

Title: Senior Process Engineer

Scope/Description: Involved in detailed engineering activities for Benzene Toluene Fraction, Shell Sulfolane & Tatoray unit. Was responsible for performing and reviewing of Hydraulic calculations for process and utility loops. Also responsible for preparation and review of equipment and instrument datasheets, line list, equipment list, utility summary, carrying out design calculations of fire water network.

Project: Barzan LNG Project, Train 1, 2 & 3 (FEED & Re-FEED Work Share Type Job)

Title: Senior Process Engineer

Scope/Description: Involved in the preparation of work procedures and check list for preparation of equipment datasheets. Carried out hydraulic calculation for hot section, cold section as well as for utilities using HydroAce 3.2.Job responsibilities also involved review of P& ID issued for initial review and IFA (Issued for approval), Preparation of Equipment datasheets typically

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Columns, Vessels, S&T Heat Exchangers, AFC s, Pumps. Preparation of Instrument datasheets-Control valves, FE, TI, PI, EDSV s, RO s and Analyzers. Miscellaneous equipment datasheets like Mixers, Filters and Injection Packages. Carried out Relief valve sizing calculation using PPM 9.8. Also performed depressurization calculation using CAPES 3.0. Carried out vessel Sizing calculations for KOD s using Chiyoda Standard Procedure.

Client: ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd. (OMPL)

Title: Senior Process Engineer

Scope/Description: Involved in detailed engineering activities for Hydrogen Generation unit. Was responsible for performing and reviewing of Hydraulic calculations for process and utility loops. Also responsible for preparation and review of equipment and instrument datasheets & line list.

Client: Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Limited, Bhatinda, Hydrogen Generation Unit.

Title: Senior Process Engineer

Scope/Description: Involved in detailed engineering activities for Hydrogen Generation unit. Was responsible for performing and reviewing of Hydraulic calculations for process and utility loops. Also responsible for preparation and review of equipment and instrument datasheets.

Client: Mitsubishi Chemicals, Japan (X-4 Detail engineering Project) (Work Share Type Job) Mx Sorbex Project.

Title: Process Engineer

Scope/Description: Involved in detailed engineering activities for Xylene unit. Was responsible for performing and reviewing of Hydraulic calculations for process and utility loops using PRO-DRAW 3.4. Also

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responsible for preparation and review of equipment and instrument datasheets, line list, equipment list & utility summary.

Client: Shell Global Solutions (Generic Floating LNG) (Work Share Type Job)

Title: Process Engineer

Involved in preparation of Hydraulic calculations for Generic Floating LNG.

Client: AMG, Saudi Aramco. (Work Share Type Job)

Involved in consistency check of Datasheets, PID, PFD (w.r.t) each other and Saudi Aramco Standards

Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar (Aromatics Complex JERP) as Process engineer. (2006-2007)

Involved in Failure mode risk analysis (FMRA) for various critical loops in JERP, Energy and Material Balance, Data Sheets review as per process requirement, Participated in HAZOP Studies, Alarm management, Involvement in Implementation of FF Instruments for JERP & coordinated workshop by UOP on CCR (Continuous catalyst regenerator).

Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar (Aromatics Complex JERP) as Process engineer. (2005-2006)

Hands on experience on DCS control panel for CCR, Platformer & HNUU section of Aromatics complex. Hands on experience as field engineer for CCR, Platformer & HNUU section of Aromatics complex.

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