Karunaharan Viswanathan

RESUME



NAME : KARUNAHARAN.V

FATHER’S NAME : N. Viswanathan

DATE OF BIRTH : 21.06.1965

NATIONALITY : Indian

CONTACT NO. : 00-91-9677795101

PASSPORT NO. : H 5799682

PASSPORT DATE OF EXPIRY : 04.10.2019

E-MAIL : vkharan@gmail.com


EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

• Degree in MECHANICAL ENGG. In BARATHIAR UNIVERSITY Coimbatore (1982-1986).

• Diploma in PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT in Annamalai University (1993-1994)

• Master of Business Administration in Annamalai University. (1997-2000)


SUMMARY OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE:

• M R AL Khathlan Contracting co., SAUDI ARABIA-05/NOV/2016 to 10/DEC/

2018.-CONSTRUCTION MANAGER LSTK.

• GULF RIYADAH Co.Ltd., SAUDI ARABIA-06/JUNE/14 to 12/JULY/16-

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. LSTK

• VK INDUSTRIES,-Trichy-India-SEP 2010 to 15/MAY/14- PROJECT MANAGER-

EPC.

• Galfar Al Misnad Engg & Cont.-Qatar-Jan 2010 to Sep 2010-Project Manager-
EPC
• Arabian Industries -Petroleum Development Oman- June 2008 to Aug 2009.-

Project manager (Coordinator).-EMC

• BGR Energy Systems –Chennai- July 2007 to May 2008-Senior Manager –

Projects. -EPC

• Reliance Industries Ltd, Jamnagar – Jan 07 to Jun 07- Consultant. -EPC

• Lahoud Engineering co. -Ras Laffan “GTL” Project, Qatar-June 2005 to march

2006- Mechanical SUPDT-EPC

• AL AHLAM tech.& Const. services, Bahrain- March 2001 to Apr 2004.

Construction Manager. -EPC

• S&S Industries and Enterprises Ltd., Arcot, Chennai-Dec 1995 to Feb 2001-

Senior Engineer (Plant Operations)-EPC, O & M

• Sree Balajee Fine Chemical Company, Trichy -May 1993 to Dec 1995-Engineer

–EPC O & M

• Vanguard Industries, Trichy -Aug 1986 to May 1993-Production Engineer-FAB.

PROJECTS HANDLED:

• Shut down: Tie-in for expansion of Sulphur Export Facilities (Berry plant) in KF Industrial Port.(LSTK) Saudi Arabia.
• Expansion of SULPHUR EXPORT FACILITIES IN KFI PORT.
• Shut down: Tie-in for Upgrade of closed drain and dewatering systems in RIYADH refinery. (LSTK). Saudi Arabia.
• Supply and installation of (sales gas delivery system) Metering skid to TASNEE for Saudi Aramco-Jubail–SAUDI ARABIA. (EPC)
• Supply and installation of (sales gas delivery system) Metering skid to ARCELOR MITTAL CO., for Saudi Aramco-Jubail–SAUDI ARABIA (EPC)
• Supply & Installation of piping to Cement industry-INDIA
• Fab & Supply of Ducts and boiler components –BHEL-INDIA
• EPIC for Produced Water Treatment and Injection” in Dukhan-Qatar for QP.
• Routing of 10” Marmul ‘A” Gas/SOGL Gas to MCD II Compressor-marmul-OMAN. Length of the pipeline:30 K M in the Marmul area.
• LNG UPSTREAM GATHERING INTERFIELD PIPELINES-200 KM
• CENTRAL & SOUTH OMAN GAS & OIL LINES.150 KM.
• MARMUL TO HUBARA GAS LINE-142 KM-
• Shed for Drain pit of Vessel V-2409-MARMUL-OMAN.
• Projects related to BIRBA SHUT DOWN/TURNAROUND (124 tie-in) in H2S Environment. (16/12/2008.)-OMAN.
• Installation of sampling facility at Birba Station-BIRBA-OMAN.
• Gathering station at BUDOUR-OMAN.
• Replacement of Amine Pump at Al Noor Station-OMAN.
• 28 major SHUTDOWN at Marmul stations -OMAN
• Fab & supply of DEAERATOR to TNEB-INDIA
• EPC in expansion of refinery (JERP) in DTA Interface Dept-INDIA
• IWPP –RASLAFFAN B-QATAR –Phase A.
• Causeway Accommodation at mina Salman-Manama-Bahrain.
• EPC- HVAC, MEP to al kahkim residential complex Bahrain.
• EPC-Water Desalination Plant.
• EPC-Construction of Brick Layered Reactor Tank.
• EPC-Coal fired boiler for fertilizer industry.

Overall Duties and Responsibilities

The primary role and responsibilities are:

• Knowledge in supervision, personnel administration and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
• Proficiency with PC Operating Systems which includes AUTOCAD.
• Provides technical direction and administrative guidance to staff, construction engineers and specialists involved in the development and application of innovative and unique construction theories and methods required by jobsites. Guides and directs support groups providing supplemental drafting assistance to projects.
• Reviews project plans and standard engineering details and specifications for constructability and conformance to regulatory requirements and productivity improvement.
• Recommends changes in design or erection methods when appropriate.
• Advises project team of obvious discrepancies or trends that may be detrimental to the project.
• Calls for technical committee meetings when required.
• Establishes milestones for the total project or major portions of the project. Reviews project work activities to ensure achieve of project milestones.
• Leads the site monitoring team.
• Setup of the Construction Management Field Office utilizing company policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain relationships and develop a high level of trust and credibility with owners, contractors, and suppliers.
• Coordinate overall field effort including monitoring erection activities, material deliver, contractor’s compliance with safety, schedule, start up, and testing activities.
• Reviews, analyzes, and reports both weekly and monthly on
Project safety, quality performance, costs, and schedule; recommends appropriate action to the Project director to maintain the project plan.
• Conduct the Daily contractor meetings on project progress and mitigating plans.
• Conduct the monthly progress and contractor management meetings.
• Monitor EPC Contractor implementation of the following polices and systems.
o Project safety program.
o Project quality assurance.
o Project controls.
o Project construction management procedures.
o Materials management procedures.
o Project start up and testing plan.
• Coordinate with the client to approve Work Authorizations, contractor progress payments, and final payments to suppliers and contractors.
• Coordinate with client on change order management for construction contracts.
• Coordinate client to resolve all back charges and Construction
Contractor claims. Prepare Project Specific Contractual Strategy.
• Draft contractual correspondence for client review and signature.
• Monitor collection of conformed to construction records, and other contract closeout activities.
Adheres to corporate and project safety and quality standards as applicable to duties and accountabilities. Experience in performing, monitoring and reviewing planning and scheduling/ cost engineering functions which include schedule development, schedule control, schedule analysis, cost estimating, cost control and cost analysis.
Personal Skills:
• Positive attitude – important for difficult times incurred along the way throughout the process
• Ability to clearly articulate expectations – clearly define what is expected of team members and define expectations on my deliverables to the management
• Manage by example – must be direct and do not overpromise and under deliver and knowledgeable in all dealings.
Technical Skills:
Technical knowledge and skills required to complete the project.

Management Skills:
• Decision making & Negotiation
• Managing budgets, costs and expenses of the project.
• Project execution and control.
• Review of Engg deliverables.

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE:

• 1. Working as CONSTRUCTION MANAGER in M R AL KHATHLAN contracting company from 05 NOV 2016 to 10 DEC 2018.
o Executed the SHUT DOWN TIE-IN for the “upgrade of closed drain and dewatering system at SAUDI ARAMCO “Riyadh refinery”.
• The tie-in activity during the shutdown (APR “17) in the refinery.
• 170 tie-in(service) includes from amine to various utilities line for the purpose of executing the upgrade of closed drain project. FABRICATION 65000 DIA INCH PIPING.
o Handling the UPGRADE SULFUR HANDLING AND EXPORT FACILITIES project in King Fahad Industrial Port in Jubail.
• Review of Engg documents.
• Procuring the capital project materials as per the SAUDI ARAMCO standard.
• Supervising the team of engineers for the
-Execution of turnaround project.
-For construction activities.
-Review of RFQ documents
-Fabrication of piping spools Total: 35,000 DIA INCH.
- Hydro test of pipe spools.
-Field hydro test of valves.
- Fabrication of pipe supports
- Blasting and painting of pipe spool & pipe support.
- Pre casting activity.
- Material receiving inspection.

Value of the project: 600 million USD.

• 2. Worked as PROJECT MANAGER in GULF RIYADAH Co. LTD.-KSA from 06/JUNE/2014 to 12/JULY/2016.
• EPC: Procurement and construction of metering skid (medium size) to TASNEE under third party project division of SAUDI ARAMCO with ARAMCO procedure includes
-Civil.
-Piping,
-Electrical,
-Instrumentation,
-Communication
-Static equipment such as filter and metering skid related to the delivery
System including the HOT TAPPING of the Sales Gas header.
-The project purpose is to supply the fuel gas to the consumer with the
Measuring (metering) system for the billing under the ministry of
Petroleum.
Value of the project: 20 Million USD.
• EPC: Procurement and construction of metering skid (small size) to ARCELOR MITTAL under third party project division of SAUDI ARAMCO with ARAMCO procedure includes
-Civil.
-Piping,
-Electrical,
-Instrumentation,
-Communication
-Static equipment such as filter and metering skid related to the delivery
system.
Value of the project: 10 Million USD.


• 3. Worked as PROJECT MANAGER in VK INDUSTRIES from SEP 2010 to 15 MAY 2014.
CEMENT INDUSTRY:
-Design, Fabrication, supply and Installation of Piping, Storage Tank and pipe rack (Steel Structure)
HVAC. MEP to the community center.
POWER INDUSTRY:
-Procurement of raw material.
-Fabrication & supply of boiler components to M/S.BHEL.

• 4. Worked as PROJECT MANAGER in Galfar Al Misnad Engg. & Cont. WLL -Qatar from Jan 2010 to Sep 2010 for the Project “EPIC for document from FEED to final completion.
-Produced Water Treatment and Injection” in Dukhan-Qatar for QP.
-Coordination with DESIGN consultant for completion of Design Engg. activity.
-Review of design document
-Procurement of project material.
- Overall survey and finalization of the routing of the pipeline and facilities.
- Conducted the geo testing of the project site.
- Finalization of sub-contractor and vendor.

Value of the project: 100 million USD.

• 5. Worked as Project coordinator (mechanical) in Oman with Worley Parsons Arabian Industries (JV) from 28th June 2008 to 23rd Aug 2009.
• WPAI under the contract with Petroleum Development Oman carryout the EMC activity in PDO facilities.
• Assigned for Marmul & Nimr Gathering stations.
• Overall completion of the Project, Turnaround and Service modification (SHUT DOWN) of the existing Oil & Gas Station in a safe and effective manner with available resource.
• Review of drawing, field measurement, Fabrication, hydro test, painting and installation of piping and pipeline for the project.
Execution of shut down and emergency maintenance of plant facility.

• 6. Worked as SENIOR MANAGER-PROJECTS in BGR ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD., CHENNAI, an LSTK company in the Power plant industry, Environmental Engg Division from 2nd July 2007 to 30th May 2008.
• Fab& supply of DEAERATOR to TNEB Valathur.
• Review of ENGG Deliverables.
• Fab & supply of DEAERATOR to BHEL.
• Preparation of bidding and submitting the document for the new contract.
• Evaluation and finalization of vendor and sub-contractor.
• Preparation of subcontract document.
• Monitoring the fabrication of vessel in the vendor facility at various stages.

• 7. Worked in Reliance Industries Ltd, Jamnagar as a CONSULTANT from 01/JAN/07 to 25/JUNE/07.EPC in expansion of refinery (JERP) in DTA interface dept.
• Review of Detailed Design Engg document.
• Coordination with civil, planning, fabrication shop and executing the erection/installation of steel structure, static equipments, rotary equipments and piping in the existing plant which are part of the new project.
• Reporting to the construction manager and Supervises the team of engineers, supervisors, technicians for the complete satisfactory of the work.
• Preparation of work schedule, work plan and achieving the same.
• Carrying out the required modification and tie-in in various existing plant (crude, Merox, aromatics) for the new plant during Shut down, line shut down or NSD as the case may be.
• Take care of required HSE norms for the execution of shut down operation.

• 8. Worked in Lahoud Engineering co. as a Mechanical SUPDT. From June 2005 to March 2006 in RasLaffan B “IWPP” Project, Doha, Qatar.
• Complete in charge for the Erection/ installation of Steel structures, Piping, Static and Rotary equipment for the IWPP& GTL PLANT
• Reporting to the site manager. Supervises the team of engineers, supervisors, technicians for the complete satisfactory of the client.
• Planning, executing the project in an efficient way to minimize the cost.
• Solve the day to day problem in the site by coordinating with the client.
• Review the available construction drawing and proceed with the erection / installation of Steel Structure/Piping/Static/Rotary equipment.
• Coordination with the material dept & QC Dept for the uninterrupted supply of material for execution.
• Complete inspection of all the mechanical items (coordinates, orientation, and verticality) with the consultant.
Value of the project: 180 million USD.

• 9. Worked as Construction Manager in BAHRAIN, ALAHLAM technical and construction services from March 2001 to Apr 2004
• Executed EPC causeway accommodation work in mina salman port.
• Executed many structural project in private and public sector.
• Structural project in BAPCO, BANOCO refinery.
• Erection of warehouse in salmabad.
• Fabrication and installation of sliding gates & fire proofing gates.
• Design, Fabrication and installation of car parks including civil foundation.
• Design, fabrication and erection of hanging platforms in museum.
• Establishes milestones for the total project or major portions of the project. Reviews project work activities to ensure support of project milestones.

• 10. Worked as a Senior Engineer (Plant Operations) in S&S Industries and Enterprises Ltd., Arcot from Dec 1995 to Feb 2001 near Chennai.
• A unit having 3 divisions of edible oil refinery, solvent extraction plant and desalination plant.
• Dealing with quality control, quality assurance of welded, machined and fabricated items for these plants and erection of static, rotary and steel structure in the plant and site.
• Work in progress (or) stage inspection includes ensuring the quality of welding during fabrication at shop and erection at site by NDT methods like P.T., V.T.
• Design of tanks & Steel structure as per the requirement and Preparation of BOQ for the designed component.
• Qualification of welders, welding operation, welding materials and consumables as per the requirements of ASME Sec IX.
• Production planning and execution to carry out repair and inspection of various tanks in the plant.

• 11. Worked as an Engineer in Sree Balajee Fine Chemical Company, a Fertilizer company manufacturing Zinc Sulphate from May 1993 to Dec 1995.
• Associated with Design, Fabrication, Inspection & Erection of tanks for storage of sulphuric acid, coal fired boiler, zinc sulphate solutions and Reactor tanks associated with production of fertilizer.
• Associated with preventive and breakdown maintenance of machinery & equipments such as ammonia compressor, reactor, centrifuges, dry grinding machines, sheaving m/c, gear boxes, agitators, motors, switches and electrical installations.
• Associated with personnel and training of technical and non-technical staff & employee. Liaison with inspector of factories, central excise and agricultural dept.,

• 12. Worked as a Production Engineer in Vanguard Industries, Trichy an Ancillary Unit to BHEL from Aug 1986 to May 1993.
• Handled quality control, quality assurance of welded, casted, machined and fabricated products at various stages of manufacturing.
• Sub-contractor identification and off-loading the production to achieve the target. Receipt & inspection of raw material. Preparation of material cutting plan.
• Final inspection of machined & fabricated component &Qualification of welders, welding operation, welding materials and consumables as per the requirement of ASME Sec IX.

DECLARATION:

I hereby declare that the above said information is true to my knowledge & belief.
Yours Faithfully,


(Karuna haran. V)