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Ayyappan Murugapan

Ayyappan Murugapan

Summary

Project Engineering Manager/Principal I&C Engineer Project Engineering Manager/Principal I&C Engineer with 30+ years of diverse experience working with various industrial sectors like oil and gas, power generation, water reclamation, new water, as well as working with renown equipment manufacturers like Dresser-Renault, Siemens, and Yokogawa in Singapore, the UAE, and India. Professional experience covers engineering design covering conceptual, feed-to-detail design, inspection fabrication, FAT, surveillance, commissioning, starting up, and running the plant to a stabilization period followed by a successful handover to the end-user for continued operation. Having strong stakeholder relationships Have the caliber to conduct operational training for in-house staff, end-user engineers, operators, and the maintenance team.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

engineer

  • COMPETENCIES
  • Tailored & Project centric execution approach, understanding of Multidisciplinary Workflows, Good Knowledge on overall Engineering Life Phases, Participate in Design Review meeting with client & end-user to have cross functional resolutions, Single point of contact to Client and PMT team, Preparation of RAIL (Rolling Action Items List) and arrange weekly discussion with client and internal team, arranging 3D model (PDMS, SP3D) review with client 30% 60% and 90 % reviews
  • Leading team of Engineers, Designers, Modelers, Drafters on project to achieve required deliverables same time Standardization design for new project based on customer specification
  • People development and Talent growth
  • As Lead C&A, , for Mero 3 FPSO Project:
  • MISC Berhad has awarded Siemens Energy an EPC contract for eight complete topsides modules for the FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxiasthat will operate at the Mero field in Brazil’s Santos basin presalt
  • The Mero 3 FPSO is expected to have a processing capacity of 180,000 b/d of oil and 12 MMcm/d of gas
  • Production is expected to start in 2024
  • The topsides modules are designed in Singapore office and fabricated across Asia, with main engineering and execution activities done through Singapore
  • Project scope included the supply and the EPC work for all eight modules and several key components: two electric, low-pressure centrifugal compressors; two electric, CO2 compressors; three main injection compressors driven by Siemens Energy SGT-A35-GT62X gas turbines; four Siemens Energy SGT-A35-GT30 gas turbines for power generation; an E-house; and all electricals including an electrical control and management system (ECMS)
  • The ECMS is being designed to provide monitoring and supervision for the power generation and distribution network for load management of the FPSO facility, including topsides and marine
  • All the instruments are hooked to Emerson Delta V ICSS
  • As Lead C&A engineer, engineered and delivered ICSS system (Process control Safety shutdown and FGS system for Taweelah gas compressor station for ADNOC in record number of moths, Engineering to commissioning in 16 moths
  • Number of IO counts 5000 Physical i/O and 3000 serial interfaces
  • Lean Practitioner
  • Project schedule and cost reduction by introducing standardization in design document deliverables and control the Manpower loading for each project
  • Commissioning and startup of green field powerplants and automation system for 15MW captive power plant including pressure reduction station for Gujarat Heavy chemicals ltd.
  • Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities
  • Participated in formal internal design reviews of proposed products and components
  • Provided input to team lead regarding areas for process and procedural improvement
  • Developed cost estimates and project specifications for proposals
  • Developed work plans for various personnel roles based on strengths and talents
  • Conducted feasibility studies for proposed projects using potential ROI and risk management

Project Engineering Manager/ Principal I&C Engineer

Siemens Energy
01.2012 - Current
  • I&C team lead in Engineering Department for leading and execution of new projects with regional compliance and meeting specification requirements
  • Mastery in Conceptual, FEED and Detail design engineering work of offshore and onshore Oil and gas project and modules
  • Supporting bidding team for new RFQS with cost and time estimation for C&A
  • Lead and participate as key member in Process Safety Review workshops like (HAZID, HAZOP, SIL , Alarm management , Fire and Gas mapping, C-Hazop)
  • Participate as team member in technical safety meetings like PHSER, PSSR, SIMPOS, SAFOP
  • Prepare standard templates for, IS loop calculation, Hazardous are register
  • Customization of standard templates for deliverables and prepare tools for engineering
  • Arranging inter department training to upgrade the knowledge sharing and implement lesson learnt
  • Support new project proposals for competitive quote and BOM estimation, resources estimation
  • Ensure the man-hours loading is done based on the available workload
  • Periodically update he change management register and CTN
  • Prepare technical progress report for the running project
  • Participate in the ISO audit by third party

Lead Instrument Engineer

08.2007 - 01.2012
  • Delivered the EPC project engineering deliverables and MTO for 2 wellhead platform for HLJOC -Vietnam
  • FEED for Point Thompson project, north slope Alaska , Worked closely with Exxon Mobil and KENTZ ( currently SNC Lavalin) to
  • Challenge faced was in selecting the choke valve for the Christmas tree
  • Design of the HPU and WHCP considering the return oil flow for the 2 platforms
  • Design layout for the jacket tubing for wellhead
  • Senior engineer to Topside module M70, M71 and M72 compressor modules for Petrobras – Cidade Sao Mateus FPSO Project.

Senior Engineer

Yokogawa
03.2005 - 08.2007
  • Involved in the system migration Yokogawa Micro XL to Centum CS 3000 for SASREF @ Al Jubail -Saudi Arabia, which include replacement of all filed instrument with HART transmitter, replacements of FCS on Hot cutover and the system has many de facto standard functions
  • Wass involved in sizing of primary sensing elements and flow meter sizing using Yokogawa property software
  • Supplied 3500 + field instruments for various EPC companies in YASAB -Saudi Ariba for petrochemical complex
  • Supplied 3000 field instruments for various EPC companies in Petro Rabigh refinery and petrochemical complex in Saudi Ariba

Resident Engineer

PUB
03.2003 - 03.2005

Reporting to Public utilities board Singapore on A&A (addition and alternation) work of M&E replacement and SCADA system for Bedok water Reclamation plant Singapore
Project work involves major upgrade of penstocks, clarifiers, covering of sedimentation tanks replacement of flow meters, switch boards, Introduction of RIO panels in field and communicate centralized SCADA system in admin building
Replacement of 2 Nos dual fuel engines
Major challenge is replacement of equipment’s in live plant with partial shutdown of equipment’s
Sewer gas is complex mixture of toxic and nontoxic gases produced and collected in sewage systems by decomposition of organic household or industrial wastes, typical components of sewage
Sewer gases may include hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, methane, esters, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
Very much alert need to work on confined space
PTW system is very much essential to carry out the work.

Asst. Resident Engineer

PUB
12.2000 - 03.2003

Reporting to PUB (Public utilities board) Project director Singapore on the A&A (addition and alternation) work of M&E replacement and SCADA system for Kim chuan water Reclamation plant Singapore
Installation of various open channel flow meters, magnetic flow meters, erection and commissioning of complete systems in water reclamation plant which includes ( screens, primary clarifiers, aerator tanks, Air compressors secondary clarifies ,Dissolved air flotation thickeners, Anaerobic digesters , methane gas compressor and Duel Fuel engine , Floating gas holders and flare unit

Assistant Manager

09.1992 - 12.2000
  • A leading System Integrator for SIEMENS in INDIA)
  • Started my carrier as trainee engineer during installation of instruments at site followed by commissioning for loop controllers, power cylinders for captive power plant in India and Asia
  • Got promoted to Senior Engineer followed by Asst Manager project manager for various automation products using Siemens PLC and VFD in South India.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Instrumentation Engineering

Annamalai University
India
12.1992

Skills

  • Tailored Project Engineering Management
  • Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management
  • Hazard Prevention
  • Hydrogen Safety
  • ICSS
  • Systems Integration
  • Project Commissioning

Accomplishments

  • Upstream and Mid-stream Projects
  • 8 Topside module for Mero3 FPSO
  • Wellhead platforms H01 and H04 for HLJOV Vietnam
  • Cidade Sao Mateus FPSO Project – Petrobras project
  • Coogee Montara FPSO for Australia
  • Jangkrick -ENI FSO Project Indonesia
  • Taweelah gas compressor Project for ADNOC
  • Champion 7 Gas compressor project for Brunei Shell Petroleum
  • B1P-offishore power module for Brunei Shell petroleum
  • Point Thompson LNG project in Alaska
  • Gladstone LNG Project-Australia
  • Australia Pacific LNG Project- Australia Downstream and petrochemical plants
  • SASREF: Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery -DCS migration Project-Al Jubail-KSA
  • Yanbu Refinery Expansion – Yanbu -KSA
  • Petro Rabigh Refinery expansion project -KSA Power sector
  • Ceylon Petroleum corporation-Sri Lanka
  • Bridgestone India Ltd (Tire manufacturing factory-India
  • SATNA Cement works
  • Birla Jute industries
  • Gujarat Heavy chemicals
  • India Glycol
  • Vam organic chemicals
  • Dwarikesh Sugars
  • Piccadilly Agro Industries
  • PERSONAL PARTICLUARS
  • NAME MURUGAPPAN .AYYAPPAN
  • DATE OF BIRTH 14-JUNE-1971
  • NATIONALITY SINGAPOREAN ADDRESS BLK 533, HOUGANG AVE 6 #06-337 Singapore- 530533

Affiliations

SPI (INTOOLS), INSTRUCALC. PDMS , SP3D, AutoCAD (Review only) Vendor sizing software of Yokogawa, Fisher, Mokveld, Emerosn MEMBER OF PROFESSIONAL ORGNAISATION Member of Institute of Measurement and control – Since 2020 LIST OF MAJOT

Quote

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

Project Engineering Manager/ Principal I&C Engineer

Siemens Energy
01.2012 - Current

Lead Instrument Engineer

08.2007 - 01.2012

Senior Engineer

Yokogawa
03.2005 - 08.2007

Resident Engineer

PUB
03.2003 - 03.2005

Asst. Resident Engineer

PUB
12.2000 - 03.2003

Assistant Manager

09.1992 - 12.2000

engineer

Bachelor of Science - Instrumentation Engineering

Annamalai University
Ayyappan Murugapan