Basheer Vezhappilli Saithu

Client: Hamad Port Management Authority, Mwani, Qatar.

1. Quality Assurance and Control for Operations

• Develop and implement QA/QC policies and procedures for plant operations, ensuring adherence to internal and regulatory standards.
• Monitor treatment processes (influent, primary, secondary, tertiary) and perform inspections of equipment and systems to maintain operational efficiency and quality.
• Oversee calibration and maintenance of equipment to ensure accurate testing of water quality parameters.

2. Regulatory Compliance and Reporting

• Ensure compliance with local, national, and international wastewater treatment regulations, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of changes in standards.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance, while liaising with environmental agencies on operational and maintenance standards.

3.Operational Monitoring and Performance Evaluation

• Monitor KPIs, perform routine and emergency inspections, and develop metrics to assess and improve plant performance.
• Identify operational inefficiencies, recommend corrective actions, and ensure the plant operates at peak performance.

4.Maintenance and Equipment Management

• Oversee preventive maintenance programs for critical equipment (e.g., pumps, Ultrafiltration units, aerators), ensuring adherence to manufacturer specifications and minimizing disruptions.
• Develop and monitor maintenance schedules, maintaining logs of activities, repairs, and parts replacement for effective tracking.

5. Quality Testing and Process Control

• Conduct regular water quality tests (chemical, physical, biological) and oversee laboratory analysis to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Analyze trends in test results, identifying issues, and applying corrective actions to maintain effluent quality.
  

6. Training, Supervision, and Risk Management

• Train operators and maintenance personnel on quality control procedures and safe work practices, ensuring adherence to SOPs and industry standards.
• Identify operational risks, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with teams to implement corrective actions to ensure plant continuity.

7. Continuous Improvement and Safety Compliance

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to optimize plant operations.
• Ensure health, safety, and environmental guidelines are followed, promoting safety culture and managing safe disposal of waste products.

• Main Contractor: Veolia Water, Client: Ashghal, Public Works Authority. Project: Doha North Sewage Treatment Plant and Sewage Pumping Stations Operation and Maintenance..
• Quality Assurance & Control: Developed and implemented QA/QC procedures for sewage treatment plant and pumping station operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices.
• Inspection and Compliance: Conducted regular inspections of equipment, pipelines, and treatment processes to ensure operational efficiency, and adherence to quality, environmental, and safety standards.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitored operational parameters (e.g., flow rates, pressure levels), and KPIs to assess system performance and identify areas for improvement in both treatment plants and pumping stations.
• Maintenance Oversight: Managed preventive and corrective maintenance schedules, ensuring that critical equipment, such as pumps, valves, and electrical systems, were maintained in optimal condition for continuous operation.
• Regulatory Reporting & Documentation: Prepared detailed reports on quality control, maintenance activities, and regulatory compliance, ensuring timely submission to local authorities, and maintaining accurate records for audits.
• Main Contractor: Veolia Water, Client: Ashghal, Public Works Authority.

Client: Ashghal, Public Works Authority, Qatar

• Multi-Disciplinary Project Coordination: Managed and coordinated the operation and maintenance of integrated electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and civil systems to ensure seamless plant performance and process optimization.
• System Integration & Automation: Oversaw the integration and automation of control systems, ensuring the smooth operation of electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation equipment through SCADA, PLCs, and DCS.
• Preventive & Corrective Maintenance: Developed and implemented preventive maintenance strategies for electrical panels, mechanical pumps, instrumentation devices, automation systems, and civil infrastructure to extend equipment life and ensure system reliability.
• Troubleshooting & Fault Resolution: Diagnosed and resolved complex issues across electrical, mechanical, automation, and instrumentation systems, reducing downtime and improving overall operational efficiency.
• Compliance & Safety Management: Ensured compliance with safety standards, environmental regulations, and industry best practices, conducting regular safety audits and implementing corrective actions to mitigate risks.
• Project Planning & Execution: Planned and executed maintenance schedules and improvement projects, coordinating resources and timelines for electrical, mechanical, and civil work, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
• Team Leadership & Technical Training: Led and mentored cross-functional teams, providing technical training on system operations, troubleshooting, and safety protocols, ensuring adherence to SOPs and best practices.Client: Ashghal, Public Works Authority, Qatar

Client: Oil and Gas sector clients GASCO, ADCO, Takreer Hyundai, ADNOC Abudhabi, UAE.

• Installation & Commissioning Oversight: Managed the installation and commissioning of automation systems and field instruments for oil and gas platforms, ensuring adherence to QA/QC standards throughout the project lifecycle to maintain operational integrity and compliance with industry regulations.
• Commissioning and Testing Compliance: Commissioned wellhead panel hydraulic logic systems, performing comprehensive leak and pressure tests to verify operational integrity, ensuring that all tests were documented and complied with QA/QC standards for safety and functionality.
• Field Instrument and Control Panel Maintenance: Conducted routine QA/QC inspections and maintenance on oil and gas process plant field instruments and control panels, ensuring all equipment was calibrated and met operational requirements for optimal reliability and performance.
• Calibration & Functionality Verification: Led the calibration and loop checking of process instruments, including pressure, temperature, level, and flow transmitters, and performed MOVs, CVs, and ZVs function tests to ensure the instruments met quality and performance standards.
• System Installation & Compliance Testing: Oversaw the installation of MCC, PLC, DCS, standby generators, and switchgear panels, conducting thorough QA/QC inspections and compliance tests to ensure all systems met both project specifications and industry standards.
• Collaboration with Major Clients: Worked as a subcontractor for major oil and gas clients (GASCO, ADCO, Takreer Hyundai, ADNOC), ensuring that all engineering services and deliverables met high-quality standards, compliance regulations, and project specifications.
• Documentation & QA/QC Reporting: Developed and reviewed detailed engineering documentation, including instrument hookup drawings, loop drawings, wiring diagrams, and Cause and Effect Diagrams, ensuring that all documentation was accurate, aligned with QA/QC protocols, and met regulatory compliance for audits and reviews.
• Cause and Effect Logic Review: Played a key role in defining Cause and Effect Diagrams, IO lists, instrument interlocks, and functional logic preparation, ensuring all system functionalities and interlocks were verified and aligned with the quality and safety standards set by the project requirements.

• Automation Systems Management: Oversaw the construction, integration, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of field instrumentation and PLC/SCADA-based automation systems in an oil recycling plant, ensuring optimal system functionality and compliance with industry standards.
• Shutdown/Startup Coordination: Prepared and coordinated shutdown and startup schedules for critical systems like the boiler and skid-mounted oil separator, minimizing downtime and optimizing operational efficiency.
• Production & Logistics Reporting: Reported periodically to the maintenance manager, preparing detailed production and logistics movement reports to provide critical data for decision-making and improving plant operations.
• Boiler & Control System Oversight: Controlled and monitored boiler operations using Rockwell’s integrated automation system (PLC AB 1739 L35-E and SCADA RSView32), ensuring safe, efficient, and smooth operations across critical plant systems.
• DAF Unit Optimization: Managed and optimized the Dissolved Air Floatation (DAF) unit utilizing ABB 800Xa DCS, ensuring improved treatment processes for oil recycling and operational reliability.
• Troubleshooting & Data Integrity: Addressed and resolved communication issues between field instruments and PLCs, ensuring reliable data transmission and system monitoring through RSView32 SCADA for real-time control.
• Startup & Maintenance of Critical Systems: Performed startup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of critical systems, including Instrument Air Compressors, Nitrogen generators, PLC-controlled pyrolysis reactors, and Yaskawa V1000 Variable Frequency Drives for optimal performance of oil and water pumps.

Company Overview: A Kerala State, Union of India Government subsidiary.

• Supervision of Instrumentation Works: Supervised instrumentation tasks at KELTRON for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s BPB process platform (Offshore), ensuring work quality, compliance, and accurate record-keeping during each shift.
• Startup Operations: Executed startup operations for critical equipment, including 3-phase separators, pressure gas compressors, glycol recovery units, instrument air dryers, and nitrogen generator packages, ensuring smooth and efficient operations following process engineer instructions.
• Maintenance & Calibration: Performed maintenance, installation, and calibration of various instruments (pressure, level, flow, temperature transmitters and switches) to enhance system reliability and ensure optimal performance.
• Smart Transmitter Calibration: Utilized handheld calibrators (HART-375, HART-475) to calibrate smart transmitters and I to P converters, ensuring accurate readings from pressure, temperature, flow, level, and vibration sensors.
• DCS & System Maintenance: Gained expertise in Yokogawa Centum CS1000 DCS, ensuring system reliability and performing maintenance on hydraulic pumps, pressure switches, air regulators, and pneumatic control systems.
• Instrument Loop Checking & Functional Testing: Conducted instrument loop checking and functional testing of safety systems (ESD, FSD) and wellhead control panels, ensuring proper functionality of critical safety mechanisms, especially in unmanned platforms.
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintained accurate documentation of all instrumentation activities, ensuring compliance with industry standards, project specifications, and regulatory requirements.

Clients: India Oil Corporation Ltd, Cochin; Apollo Tyres, Cochin.

• Installation & Commissioning: Performed installation, commissioning, and calibration of pressure (PIT), level (LIT), temperature (TIT), and differential pressure (DPIT) transmitters, ensuring accurate measurement, and optimal performance across the plant facility.
• Control Valve Maintenance & Calibration: Managed the maintenance and calibration of pneumatic control valves and motorized valves, enhancing system efficiency, operational reliability, and minimizing downtime.
• Instrument Control Systems Management: Executed installation, repair, calibration, programming, and troubleshooting of all instrument control systems within the facility, ensuring optimal and continuous plant operations.
• Comprehensive Equipment Maintenance: Handled the maintenance of control valves, pneumatic and electronic transmitters, and electronic pressure controllers, contributing to improved process control and system performance.
• Troubleshooting and Optimization: Diagnosed and resolved issues with VFD drives, transmitters, process control valves, and measuring devices, ensuring consistent operational performance and reducing system failures.
• System Calibration & Performance Monitoring: Performed routine calibrations on instrumentation devices, and monitored system performance to ensure precise and reliable data for process control.
• Operational Support & Efficiency: Supported overall process control by maintaining electronic pressure control and flow measurement devices, electrical and instrumentation control panels ensuring efficient plant operations, and alignment with performance standards.