Kothandaraman Neelanarayanan

Detail-oriented, organized and meticulous employee. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success. Competent Engineering professional offering foundation in engineering project management and design. History of success in performing load and cost calculations and establishing clear parameters. Detail-oriented with strong knowledge of Electrical Instrumentation , Control and mechanical systems and digital solutions. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

• ISO 27001 Cyber security Certified lead auditor– Sponsor by Sembcorp
• Trained in ETAP – Electrical System design and simulation software. – By Sembcorp
• Alspa Control system for GT26 Gas turbine Control System
• Yokogawa DCS system
• Trained in Allen Bradley PLC system
• Trained by Indian Institute of technology, IIT Madras, (Electrical Sciences Department)
• Trained with DuPont in the following areas: HSSE, Process safety Management (PSM elements), PSSR (Prestart up safety review), FSI (Final safety Inspection Methodology), PM and CM using SAP PM Modules
• Trained by Spic Petrochemical in the following areas: Control & Instrumentation, Electrical System, Mechanical System, Unit Operation Equipment’s, Process Control, Plant Process and Safety Management, OPSOC Certification, Manage Confine Space Certification, Manage Work at Height Certification
• Steam Engineer 2nd Grade Module Completion (Power Plant Mechanical equipment and process) – Completed all the required modules (Covers Material Science, Mech drawing- AutoCAD, Mechanics, thermal system)
• SCEM Singapore Certified Energy Manager Modules completion (Thermal system, Electrical system, Power Plant system) – Singapore Certified Energy Manger, Singapore (Completed all the required Modules and Waiting for Cert) – Sponsor by Sembcorp
• Control Logic and PLC 5 hardware and Programming Using RS Logix by Rockwell Automation, Singapore
• SIMOVERT Drive installation & Commissioning by Siemens, Singapore
• Simatic S7 PLC service course by Siemens (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Risk Assessment
• Effective Communication Skills
• Alspa DCS for Power Plant Control of GT26 CC Machine
• ETAP – Electrical System Design and Simulation
• MATLAB – Programming

• Build High Performing Team- Believe in teamwork and achieve the result together with the team
• Installs Trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through transparency, integrity, and authenticity
• Communicates Effectively to the point and result driven
• Develops Talent – Enjoying knowledge transfer with and among team and build the team with necessary skill set for smoother and understanding team
• Drive for Results: focus on achieving results through the work process in place with integrity
• Manages Complexity - Applies broad knowledge and seasoned experience to address complex issues, deal with uncertainty, and solve problems
• Strategic Vision – Institution first and aligned with Organizational goal

• Involved in development of 400 MW Combined cycle Power Plant project from tender stage, Erection commissioning and commercial operation
• Document review, technical clarifications and approval process, review of ITPs and approval for the CCP3 Project
• Hazop Study for CCP3 Project and review LTSA contract with Alstom for CCP3 Project
• Inspection, testing and commissioning of CCP3 Plant together with Alstom team and taken over the plant for commercial operation
• Maintenance of the Power Plant, and planning and execution of major planned shutdown for the Power plant
• Maintenance of CO (Carbon Monoxide), SYNGAS, and PPU Plant routine Maintenance and Shutdown maintenance
• CFD (Chemical Feedstock - Plant I&C in charge and involved in reliability improvement of SYNGAS and CO plant
• Erection, commissioning, and maintenance of Very High-Pressure Boiler. (200 T/hr, 120 BarG)
• Involved in Sakra Cogen, Major shutdown activities
• Proposed & Implemented energy optimization at NG Compressor and expected savings of approx. SGD 1 million / year
• Lead Maintenance team and guided team to achieve the results
• Pre-commissioning Lead for our Wastewater Project (Lead Elec, I&C and Mechanical) and followed up Erection and Commissioning of the plant
• ISO 27001 Cyber security implementations to and certified Lead auditor for the Cybersecurity
• Lead C&I Maintenance team to manage day to day, Shutdown and Emergency maintenance activities and currently interim maintenance in-charge for EFW Plant
• Setup the maintenance team, Preventive Maintenance Program, Material sourcing, Inventory management system
• Erection and Commissioning co-ordination of 22 KV electrical system for wastewater facility
• Well versed with Power Plant Process and its operational aspects of its major components
• Energy Optimization process. Able to study the opportunities for Energy optimization and implement. CCP3 NG Compressor optimization was conducted based on the available NG Pressure available at our battery limit
• Well versed in work process Operation and Maintenance Management (experience gained from DuPont), such as PSM (Process Safety Management elements, FSI (Final Safety Inspection), PSSR (Prestart up safety review), MOC process etc
• Hands in experience in the HSSE requirements and certifications
• Good understanding on the Contracting process such as LTSA
• Direct Experience with SAM PM and MM modules
• ISO certification process and Experience in Achieving ISO 27001 certification
• Involved in Design review and single point of failure study for India’s thermal power plant and visited Nellore for the study
• Engaged in selection process for the Bangladesh Power Plant Electrical and C&I team

• Senoko Power Station, June 2006 – Nov 2007, Instrumentation & Control Engineer, Senoko power station, largest power producer in Singapore comprising steam power (ST) plant and combined cycle power plants (GT & ST). Reporting to Manger (I & C), and roles and responsibilities are: Lead the technical officers to execute the daily maintenance and shutdown activities, Consult with other sections to plan and schedule the maintenance activities, Troubleshooting of complex control system problems in Teleperm XP and Simatic S5 and Simadyn D control systems, Asset Management Division’s ISO team member to conduct the internal audit and I & C representative for the ISO documentation and audits, Consulting with external vendor and OEM for materials and services, Preparations of Risk Assessments pertaining to I & C jobs in line with MOM requirements, Good hands-on experience in SAP PM and MM modules
• DuPont Singapore Pte Ltd, May 2000 – May 2006, Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Specialist, The Invista Singapore Fibers Pte ltd (Formerly DuPont Singapore Pte ltd) is one of the Polymer Chemical industries best known for Industrial safety and won the safety awards from Singapore government. Reporting to Maintenance Manager, and roles and responsibilities @ Invista Singapore Pte ltd are: Plan and execute the E&I maintenance activities together with in-house contractor, Consulting with outside vendor for spare materials and service, Perform reliability engineering analysis to drive continuous uptime improvement through defect elimination. Lead troubleshooting and conduct detailed failure analysis, Respond to after office hour call-up as and when needed for Emergency breakdown, Develop critical spares list and work with Material Co-coordinator to ensure its availability, Project scope definition, minor design, work scope preparation and lead safe and on-time implementation of assigned projects, Develop PM plan and maintenance JP (Job Procedure) and safe work practices for assigned equipment. Periodically review and improve the SAP PM Plan and Job Procedures, Engage in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) that identifies the process & safety related hazards and ways to minimize/avoid such hazards, Develop training packages and provide training on assigned equipment / control system, Hardware Installation of DCS (HPM, HM, IO cards UCN nodes, LCN Nodes and GUS stations) & Maintenance of Honeywell TPS DCS system and ABB_Bailey INFI 90 DCS system, Allen Bradley’s PLC 5 and ControlLogix PLC hardware installation, programming using Rslogix and HMI creation using Rsview32 software. Experience in troubleshooting PLC based automation systems, Installation & Commissioning Variable Speed Drives (Siemens Master Drive, Mitsubishi A500 Series and Yaskawa drives), Installation and Configuration of Single Loop Controller such as Yokogawa UT 350, UT35 etc, Troubleshooting and maintenance of 415V MCC and associated control circuits, Calibration and Maintenance of Chlorine, Carbon, Oxygen analyzers, Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Robots (Fanuc and Fuji) for the packing system, Maintenance of Boiler, RO (Reverse Osmosis) water treatment plant, Air Compressors and Chiller units, Have clear understanding of Industrial software solutions and SAP usage to Material and Maintenance Planning areas and an SAP end user for our SAP Maintenance Management system, Awarded “Circle Award of Excellence” for the testing and Implementation of an alternate way to raw material thawing in the year 2002, Successfully lead team of vendors & contractors and completed the Erection and Commissioning of a R&D plant, Safely executed PLC based packing automation project with a project cost of 200 USD, Executed the variable speed drives conversion from Yaskawa to Siemens and Mitsubishi Drives, Effective involvement in troubleshooting complex problems such as grounding, control loops, and PLC sequential logics
• Spic Petrochemicals Ltd, Chennai, India, 1995 – 2000, Instrumentation Technician, Spic Group of Companies is one of the giant petrochemical industries in southern India, where I have contributed to the area of Instrumentation in erection, Commissioning and Maintenance of the plant instrumentation system and learned the all the aspects of unit operation equipment like compressors, pumps, distillation column and their control. Responsibilities and experience: Erection and Commissioning and Maintenance of Plant Instrumentation system and DCS (Yokogawa’s Centum CS, and XL), Experience and in-depth knowledge on direct level measurements such as Level Gauges, Float operated Tape gauges etc., Displacement type level measuring device, Ultrasonic, and Differential Pressure type of Level measurement with the ideas of zero suppression and zero elevation concepts and selection of Instruments for different application, Erection and Commissioning of Boiler Instrumentation for Captive Power Plant, Experience in Installation, Commissioning, and Maintenances of Pressure Measuring transducers and Temperature measuring Devices such as RTD, T/C, Bimetallic thermometers etc., Very good exposure to diverse types of Control Valves such as Gate, Globe, Angle, Butterfly, Diaphragm valves and its calibration, installation and commissioning procedures and knowledge on selection of Control Valves regarding Process requirements, Having a Diploma in Chemical Process Instrumentation & Control, knowledge of plant unit operations equipment such as Compressors, Pumps, Distillation column, Heat exchangers, cooling towers, and their control strategies, Strong understanding of Plant Emergency shutdown system and various levels of Interlock to the system, Knowledge on Electrical Area Classification and their specific instrumentation requirements such classified areas, Hands on Experience in Installation, Commissioning of pH meters, Conductivity Meters, Oxygen, and Chlorine and carbon analyzers, Actively Involved in Erection and Commissioning of Membrane based Chlorine and Sodium Hypo chloride Manufacturing Plant (Yokogawa centum XL DCS system), Actively involved in erection and commissioning of water treatment plants, Effective involvement in Managing Instrumentation (AB PLC based) project to evaluate the different catalyst to the existing system, Managed the different Vendors/contractors for installation and commissioning of Instrumentation and Electrical system, Active part in Annual shutdown Maintenance
• Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, India, 1995 (5 months), Project Technician, Augmentation of Lab facility to develop Instrumentation and Measuring system for underwater acoustics measurements, Assist Researchers on Measurements
• Central Electronics Center, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, 1994, Trainee, Trained in Analog, Digital Circuit design, and Microprocessor based measurement and Instrumentation system, Microprocessor programming and equipment troubleshooting
• Tamilnadu Advanced Technical Training Institute, Chennai, India, 1993, Instructor, Teaching Basic Electronics to ITI students

• Age: 48
• Ethnicity: Indian
• Date of Birth: 10/03/75
• Marital Status: Married