Engineer - Chemical Engineering

Key Contributions:

• Operating ten HRSGs boiler sampling system and their instrument meters.

• Monitoring the quality of circulating water system and boiler's steam as per design requirement and parameters of HRSG boiler, closed cooling water and steam turbines.

• Operating and controlling the operation of demineralization plant and its mixed bed ion exchanger regeneration process.

• Adjust and monitor the chemical dosing system (pre-treatment, corrosion inhibition, oxygen scavenging and anti-scalant) in the HRSG and CCW water as per required standards.

• Controlling the parameters of chemical, oily and sewage wastewater treatment plants.

• Analyze the cations, anions and other element composition in water using Ion Analyzer, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and Gas Chromatography.

• Handle work permits, perform isolation/deisolation of valves and assist the maintenance team in the work.

• Supervised the daily analyses of HRSG, cooling system and evaporator cooler water and record the chemical usage, inventories, glassware, etc. in the lab information management system (LIMS).

• Interpret test results, document technical reports and made recommendations related to chemical treatment and operational control of circulating water systems and report to the operations manager.

• Maintain and responsible for the yearly third-party calibration of lab instrument.

• Analyses of gas and steam turbine's control, lube and transformer oil in the oil lab to ensure that equipment is running under safe and efficient working condition.

• Analyses the chemical, oily, sewage and rain water in the bacterial lab to ensure that the disposed water meets the standards of regulatory pertaining to environmental compliance.

The only producer of polystyrene raw material in Pakistan with the production capacity of 100,000 metric tons per annum. The manufacturing facility with three production units of crystal, high impact and expandable polystyrene exported to worldwide.

Key Contributions:

• Responsible for the operation of the overall manufacturing process of High Impact and Crystal Polystyrene by controlling the various process parameters through PLC based panels.

• Monitors process conditions and makes necessary adjustments to optimize the process while ensuring products are within the required specifications according to the grade.

• Prepare daily operation logs and reports for the production and consumption of additives and raw materials.

• Actively participate in the start-up and shutdown activities of the plant with the team coordination.

• Ensure various equipment’s pressure testing, handling plant emergency scenarios and troubleshooting plant operational problems safely.

• Carried process development and generation of improvement ideas for optimization of process parameters.

• Hands on experience in operating plug flow reactors, CSTRs, mixing tank, batch mixers, centrifugal and gear pumps, steam boilers, vacuum system, extrusion dies, water baths, air dryers, pelletizer, lubricators and storage silos.

• Liaison with maintenance, electrical, packaging, testing and utility departments for the smooth operation of the plant.

• Guidance and training for the local process operators and technicians on process and plant operations.

• Ensure mechanical reliability and environment friendly operation of the plant and equipment.

As biggest oil refinery with oil refining complex I and II with the combined production capacity of 155,000 barrels per day.

• Get hands-on training in crude oil distillation unit (CDU), naphtha hydrotreating unit (NHU), catalytic reforming unit (CCR) and merox process unit (LSU).

• Engaged in an overall overview, working mechanism and operating conditions of the entire ORC-I plant.

• Gained knowledge in health safety and environment department, laboratory testing, operations department, DCS room controlling, power generation, oil movement and sales logistics department.

As leading gas utility company which delivers natural gas from the wellheads to its distribution points and then distribute to its industrial, commercial and domestic customers in different region.

• Get hands-on training in the process of sales meter station (SMS) plant of Karachi and engaged in the overall input/output of gas distribution network with the help of SCADA controlling system department.

• Worked with the gas measurement and quality department, which involves the study of different types of meters and analysis of gas quality by using chromatography techniques.

• Visited the coat and wrap site to gain knowledge regarding the coating process.

• Designed the overall process flow diagram of sales meter station (SMS) of gas terminal using the Microsoft visio professional software.

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