Yaswanth Anbalahan
Principal Process Engineer
Hellerup,Copenhagen
Summary
Offering 19 years of experience Pioneering experience in preparing Basic Engineering Design Packages including PFD, MSD, PID and Sizing of Process equipment and development of simple and complex control schemes for various refinery processes technology. Wealth of expertise entails in working with Hydroprocessing, Renewable fuels, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), CCR Platforming Units. Resourceful in performing Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Troubleshooting. Developed project baselines; monitored projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns, and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Principal Technical Service Engineer
Haldor Topsoe
Copenhagen, Capital Region
05.2021 - Current
- Led the preparation and defense of competitive technical proposals for 100% renewable (HVO and SAF), renewable coprocessing and conventional fossil unit, developing optimized catalyst and process solutions with performance guarantees tailored to unit constraints and project economics.
- Provided advanced troubleshooting and performance monitoring, delivering unit optimization, energy efficiency improvements and debottlenecking solutions to maximize client assist value.
- Leading client visits, technical discussions, and seminars, strengthening customer engagement and promoting Topsoe´s technology and catalyst portfolio.
- Executed critical on-site technical activities at customer facilities catalyst loading reactor inspections, unit start-ups, catalyst activation, and performance guarantee test runs.
- Providing technical service for refinery client in the area of diesel, gasoline and heavy products desulfurization as well as hydrocracking. This service includes performances prediction of Topsoe catalysts for specific applications as well as performance evaluation of running customer units.
- Renewable Units (Renewable(SAF) diesel and Jet, Coprocessing, Revamp of hydrocracker to renewable units, Pure step Technology) – Worked on different layouts, Customer operator training, start-up, catalyst loading, operating manuals for different layouts.
- Worked on start up of Holy Frontier, Tide water(BP Husky), OMV (coprocessing unit), seaboard energy,Global Clean Energy.
- Projects Managed for the following clients:
- Detailing BEDP documents for project execution for hydroprocessing units
- Led detailed process engineering team for Thai Oil project
Principal Process Engineer
Saipem India Projects Limited
India
06.2020 - 05.2021
- Detailing BEDP documents for project execution for hydroprocessing units
- Led detailed process engineering team for Thai Oil project
Principal Technical Service Engineer
UOP India Pvt. Ltd.
India
10.2007 - 06.2020
- Performing activities like generating PFD, MSD, PID and Sizing of Process equipment’s, flow elements, control valves, line list and development of Cause and Effect/Shutdown logics, simple and complex control schemes for various refinery processes technology (Hydrocracking and hydrotreating).
- Review of Process and process control Specification in Basic engineering design Packages along with PFD, P&ID, Hydraulic and Cause and Effect/Shutdown logics prepared by junior engineers
- Generate optimized solutions/ideas to customers in revamp projects to meet capacity enhancement/product conversion/selectivity and overcome any operational issues in current operation.
- Review with global internal multi discipline, cross functional team and Lead internal and Customer Review meetings (Yield Estimate, Mole Balance, PFD and PID review meetings) for timely completion of project as per agreed scope to customer and generate quality Engineering specifications deliverables.
- Lead PID, HAZOP and SIL meetings, Schedule consultation with EPC & clients during project execution phase. Participate in DCS FAT, Proprietary PIC Systems FAT.
- Wealth of expertise involves in working with Fired Heaters Shutdown Systems and Safety Instrumented Systems for Hydroprocessing and CCR Platforming Units.
- Support UOP Technical Service group during unit startups and was lead start-up advisor for starting various Hydrocracking and Hydrotreaters across the globe.
- Leading Customer trainings on UOP technology , UOP Training Simulators, UOP Proprietary PIC Systems.
- Inspection and commissioning of UOP Process Technology Unit, followed by plant trial runs meeting targeted performance / quality & quantity parameters and thereafter handing over of the plant
- Leading, mentoring & monitoring the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting of production targets
- Implementing various techniques for cycle time / cost reduction, entailing identification of opportunities, analysis of data, conducting tests, cost benefit analysis and implementation on revamp projects
- Monitoring projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns, spares planning, knowledge management, quality compliance and manpower planning to ensure timely execution of projects.
- Identifying areas of obstruction / breakdowns and taking steps to rectify the equipment through application of troubleshooting techniques; executing cost saving measures with suitable modifications in process
- Spearheading activities related to generation of proposal, proposal drop-ins for PTE/CAS projects and Commercial agreement with the support from the Legal & Taxation
- Coordinating with all the global sales/technical services/regional services; helping the BDM of different region on the technical proposals.
- Growth Path:
- 2007-2013: Process Engineer
- 2013-2019: Field Advisor
- 2019-2020: Senior Technical Sales Support
- 2020-2021: Principal Process technology Engineer
- Since 2021: Principal Technical service Engineer
Education
Master of Business Administration - Oil and Gas
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
Dehradun01-2019
Bachelor of Technology - Chemical
Anna University
Chennai01-2005
Skills
- Expert in Hydrocracking and Hydrotreating
- Customer Training and Interaction
- HAZOP/PID Check
- Technical Service Support
- Commissioning/Startup/Troubleshooting
- Operational Excellence
Accomplishments
- 6 internal bravo awards for innovative and efficient execution of the projects in UOP
- STAR award for IOCL Panipat - CCR Platforming Start up and Trouble shooting
- Zero Harm Leader Ship training award for training HTIN employees
- Successful start up first Canada renewable unit of sweet mode layout
Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
Trainings
Attended Process Training, UOP Des Plaines, IL, USA
Attended Field Advisor and Process Information Control Systems Training, UOP Des Plaines, IL, USA
Personal Details
- Date of Birth: 23rd March 1984
- Address: Evanstonevej 6, 3th, Hellerup, Denmark 2900
Timeline
Principal Technical Service Engineer
Haldor Topsoe
05.2021 - Current
Principal Process Engineer
Saipem India Projects Limited
06.2020 - 05.2021
Principal Technical Service Engineer
UOP India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2007 - 06.2020
Bachelor of Technology - Chemical
Anna University
Master of Business Administration - Oil and Gas
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies