JAGATHNIVASAN KANNAN

Email: jagathnivasan@gmail.com

Mobile: +91 9489467554 – India Mobile: +964 7812872259 - Iraq

CV for a Senior Position in Projects

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

Graduate Engineer with 19 Years of Sound experience (including 7 years at Middle East) in Project Management, Project Planning, Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Maintenance works.

Bachelor’s Degree (B.E.) in Production Engineering from Periyar University Tamil Nadu, India.

Presently Working as Project Manager in Iraq for Oil & Gas Pipelines fabrication and Erection Projects at Rumaila oil field Degassing stations.

Experienced in execution of EPC & Maintenance projects in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Power plant sectors.

Executed projects in senior positions at India, Kuwait, Qatar & Iraq.

Experienced in preparing Project Schedules & monitoring through Primavera P3, P6 and M.S. Project Software.

Experienced in Estimation works for all Project activities, Preparation of Project budget and Project Cost control tools.

Having in depth knowledge of planning for Mechanical, Piping, Electrical and instrumentation works.

Experienced in Contracts management, Dispute analysis, Claims evaluation etc.

Familiar with Quality management system, International Standards for construction & maintenance projects.

Familiar with ASME, API, ASTM standards, and derived standards for different International clients.

Effective communication & interpersonal skills with strong analytical and problem solving abilities.

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Growth Path - Since June.’1996

Jun’1996 – Jul ’2005 - Senior Engineer, Ashok Leyland Ltd, Hosur, India

Aug’2005 – Nov ’2006 - Deputy. Manager, Tube Investments of India (TI), Chennai, India

Dec’2006 – Dec’2008 - Planning Engr. in Contracting Companies ISCO & HEISCO, Kuwait.

Jan’2009 –Jun 2012 - Manager-Planning & Cost control at DEBAJ - Qatar

Jul 2012—Dec 2014 - Operations Manager at Unique Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings – India.

Since Jan. 2015 - Project Manager, RAK Oil Services, Basra, Iraq.

KEY TASKS HANDLED ACROSS THE TENURES

Project Planning & Control Activities

Head of planning Team consists of planning engineers, Quantity survivors, and Contracts engineers, Project engineers working for different projects and for different clients.

Contract review, Scope review, Preparing WBS, Base line schedules in Primavera or Microsoft project.

Preparing L2, L3, and L4 Schedules for EPC projects

Review of Project Submittals, including Procedures, Method statements, Approvals etc.

Follow-up and Tracking of Major project procurements materials and report generation.

Preparation & Review of Various projects reports like Monthly, Weekly & Daily project progress reports and co-ordination for review meetings with clients.

Monitoring & control of Project performance measures.

Monitoring & reporting on utilisation of resources.

Planning of level 3 activities for mechanical, Electrical, civil works.

Analysis of critical path, PERT on project schedules.

Exposures to Enterprise resource Planning (ERP).

Evaluate design changes and their effects on the project schedule and cost analysis.

Preparation of contractual letters, Preparation of Project claims, Exposure to arbitration process and legal forums etc.

Strategic Planning Activities

Study of new projects, preparation of capital and operating budget for a project.

Experience in Corporate Planning based on Company’s sales, turnover reports resource projection.

Forecast of project risks, Project trend analysis using graphs, Histograms and networking methods.

Monitor and report scope changes, and analyse the impact on project schedule and budget.

Involvement in pre bid stage discussions, Supporting Estimation teams etc.

Fabrication Works

Hands on experience on fabrication of Pipe lines, Skids, Modules for Oil & gas projects

Fabrication of pressure vessel, Heat exchangers and Process equipments.

Good Knowledge on Bill of quantities, various cutting plans for plates materials, Rolling of plates for tanks etc.

Pipe spool fabrication for major projects as per ASME standards.

Study of P& ID drawings, Isometric drawings for fabrication.

Man management, handled set of fabrication and construction teams.

Developing inspection jigs and fixtures for the machined and fabricated parts.

Erection works

Erection of steel structurals, Tanks, Process equipments, Pipe lines. Etc..

Erection of rotating equipments like (reciprocating compressors, centrifugal compressors - centrifugal pumps) and experience in alignment of moving, sliding & resting parts of the equipment.

Installation of Pipe lines for service in various Oil & Gas Projects.

Installation of Static equipments like pressure vessels, condensers, exchangers etc.

Installation of motors, ID, FD fans, and other rotary equipments.

Knowledge on different international codes and standards.

Maintenance Operations

Planning and effecting predictive & preventive maintenance schedules for various equipments to increasing machine and equipment up time.

Proactively identify areas of obstruction / breakdowns through breakdown trend analysis and taking steps to rectify the equipments through application of trouble shooting tools.

Coordinating material / spare parts planning encompassing identification of vendors, specific to material requirement specification & offer evaluation.

Experience in troubleshooting and analysis of equipment failure.

PROJECTS HANDLED

Projects handled at RAK Oil Services, IRAQ (Since Jan 2015 to till date)

1. Project: Fabrication & Erection of crude oil flow lines from Well Heads to Degassing Stations-5 and DGS-01.

Owner: South Oil Company, IRAQ

Client: ROO (JV of British Petroleum and CNPC, China)

2. Project: Modification of pipe lines for Dehydrators, De separator, Condensates at De gassing Station 02 at North Rumaila oil field

Owner: South Oil Company, IRAQ

Client: ROO (JV of British Petroleum and CNPC, China)

3. Project: Rehabilitation of Structural for Pipe racks at Bara gas

Owner: Basra Gas Company, IRAQ

Client: Shell Gas, Iraq.

Projects handled at Unique Pre Engineered steel Buildings, India (July 2012 to Dec 2014)

1. Project: Fabrication & Erection of Internal Pipeline for Bitumen transfer line.

Owner: Chennai Petroleum corporation Ltd, Tamilnadu, India

Client: Energy engineering contractors

2. Project: Fabrication & Erection of Structural for at Sulphur Recovery unit

Owner: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, Karnataka, India

Client: Energy engineering contractors

3. Project: Fabrication & Erection of PEB structural

Owner: Shang dong Power Plant, Parangipet, Tamilnadu, India

Client: Rukmani Infra projects

Tenders Review for mechanical works, Review of cost Estimation, resource estimation works.

Co ordinate, discussion and Negotiation with client for project finalisation.

Award of contracts for sub contractors.

Facilitate for resource mobilisation, project planning & execution, progress monitoring.

Head of project Team consists of planning engineers, Quantity survivors, and Contracts engineers, Project engineers working for different projects and for different clients.

Projects Handled in DEBAJ, Qatar (2009 to 2012)

1. Project: Construction of Mechanical Effluent treatment Plant in GTL Project:

OWNER: SHELL, Pearl GTL project, Raslaffan, Qatar.

Client: VSA Consortium, Qatar

Contract review, Project analysis for Schedule and project performances.

Contractual claims for variance in scope of work, schedule delays.

Involvement with top management & Board of directors for arbitration process to settle contractual disputes.

Dealing with different legal forums for claims, dispute settlements.

Review of different project reports like Daily, weekly Reports Generated.

B.O.Q Estimation and cost implications for claims

Preparation of reports & presentation for the Top Managements.

2. Project : Installation of equipments, utility services for Anode baking plant and Cast house for Aluminium Smelter Project.

Owner: QATALUM, Qatar

Client: FATA Spa, Itally

Head of Project planning department.

Preparation of WBS, Base line schedules.

Resources planning and approvals from client.

Review & Validation and verification of Reports Generated.

Analysis of Schedule and project performances.

Payment certificate applications, Invoice submissions.

Progress monitoring and Mitigation of project delays.

Risk analysis related to schedule & cost..

Preparation of Variation orders for approval from client.

Preparation & review for various claims.

Co-ordination with contractors, Management and Client for contractual issues.

Project Handled in HEISCO, Kuwait (2008)

OWNER: Kuwait oil Company (K.S.C), Kuwait

PMC: AMEC, UK

Project: Modification of Tank Vapour System Crudefilling Pipe work and Re construction of Tanks at SEK GC’s.

Planning for construction of Dry tanks, Wet tanks, Test tanks for Crude oil storage at 4 different Gathering centres.

Planning for Revamping and Modification of Pipe line works for boot Raisers system for 15 tanks at 8 GC’s.

Planning for Replacement of Flair system at GC 10 & GC 20.

Planning for Migration of RS3 DCS to Delta V DCS at control rooms for 8 Oil gathering centres.

Projects Handled in Integral Services Company, Kuwait (2006 to 2007)

CLIENT: Kuwait Oil Company, (KOC) KUWAIT

Planning for fabrication & erection of Glycol Surge Vessel for K.O.C.

Planning for fabrication & erection of Flairs for Gathering centre at K.O.C GC3, GC7.

CLIENT: SHAW STONE & WEBSTER, U.K

Planning for fabrication of Pressure Vessels- 31 nos., Heat Exchangers – 19 nos., for K.S.C. - Olephine II Project.

CLIENT: HEURTEY PETROCHEM, FRANCE

Planning for fabrication of Radiant heater coils & site installation for KPPC Aromatics project.

CLIENT: UNITED OIL PROJECTS, (UOP) USA

Planning for Construction of Recovery Plus modules consisting of 5 modules having 7 nos., Pressure vessel, 11 nos., Heat exchangers, Process piping, Pressure, Flow and Temperature

control instruments. It involves civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, Surface preparation & Insulation works.

Projects Handled in Tube Investments (TI) of India (2005-2006)

Construction of Fabrication shop involving Erection of Workshop Shed, Office buildings, Equipment foundations, Equipment Erection, Cable Trenches, Cable trays, Cable laying, Transformer Erection, Switchboard and panel erection, Lighting, and Earthing works for the Complete new plant.

Planning for Civil, Mechanical & Electrical works including Civil buildings, Equipment erection, Structural, Cladding & Painting works for New Plant.

Civil works includes Pavements, Asphalting for area of 20000 Sq. meters

Erection of Heavy machineries like hydraulic press & process equipments from 5 ton to 150 ton.

Projects Handled in Ashok Leyland Ltd, India (1996 – 2005)

Planning and Construction of Complete paint Booth Including Civil, Structural, Piping & Duct works.

Planning for maintenance works in 2 Major shut down of Machine shops.

Fabrication & Erection of Structural for new shops.

Revamping of Assembly shops & Machine shop for modifying process flow.

Identifying maintenance requirement for Equipment and machinery and plan for predictive and preventive maintenances.

Co ordinate with OEM vendors for purchase of new equipments, Spares for running equipments and Maintenance services

Monitoring sub contractor activities and managing the sub contract activities from Issue of Tender documents to Certification of Progress invoices.

TRAININGS & SEMINARS ATTENDED

PMP exam preparatory course, 35 Hours training Program conducted by Indian Institute of Project Management , PMP Authorised Institute

Primavera – P6 training at CADD Centre, Chennai. (Primavera authorised training centre)

ASNT Level- II in Ultrasonic Testing, Radiographic Testing, and RTFI (welds), Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrate Testing.

H2S / BA (For Offshore & Refinery) Training. Certificate Valid up to August 2011.

Metallurgy for non metallurgist – conducted by IIT Madras, India

Attended General Safety & Fire fighting Training in KNPC Refinery, Kuwait.

EDUCATION

1993 – 1996 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -- 90.5% (Gold Medal Winner)

(Dept. of Tech. Education, Tamil Nadu, India)

1999 – 2002 Bachelor of Engineering

(Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India) -- 71% (Full –Time Course)

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

OPERATING SYSTEM : DOS, WINDOWS.

LANGUAGES : C, BASIC, PASCAL

PACKAGES : AUTOCAD, MS–OFFICE,

M.S.PROJECTS,

PRIMAVERA P3, PRIMAVERA P6.

STAAD Pro

ERP Database

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : 28th Sep 1975

Permanent Address : 300, MIG, Housing Board Colony, Kurumbapet. Pondicherry, INDIA. Ph: +919489467554

Passport No. : E 2626295 (Indian)

Driving Licence- Qatar : Valid licence up to January 2015

Driving Licence- Kuwait: Valid licence up to January 2018