Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION Kumar Navaneethan
+91 9842224204
[email protected]
Sex Male | Date of birth 13/01/1976 | Nationality Indian
POSITION Engineer - Instrumentation & Control
25 years of experience in Integration as well as commissioning including large process
PROFILE SUMMARY industries viz. Oil and Gas, Power plants.
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
Commissioning, Completions & Start-up
▪ Commissioning of System cabinets, Marshalling cabinets, Interposing Relay Panels, field
instrument, Fire Alarm systems, ICSS, SIS, ESD systems & Deluge systems
▪ Installation, calibration and trouble shooting of smoke / gas detectors, IR detectors,
heat detectors, flame detectors, field instruments and transmitters.
▪ Commissioning, PID tuning, Functional check, Logic checks, Control narrative and Cause
and Effect checks.
▪ Coordinate with the vendors on pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for
vendor packages including logic, C&E and functional check
▪ Calibration, Auto tuning, PST of Emergency shutdown valves and blow-down valves
▪ Installation and Commissioning of Inert Gas Fire Suppression Systems(IGFS), Fire and
Alarm Control Panels (FACP)
Integration of Control Systems
▪ Logic programming/operating DCS (Honeywell –CS 5000, Emerson Delta –V ,
ABB 800F, ABB 800M)
▪ Integration of I/O s, RTUs, RMUs, Intelligent Devices & ENMCS networks
▪ Digitization and Data integration to ERP systems (OPC Connectivity ABB SCADA
Portal)
▪ SCADA / HMI development, and programming of PLCs (Rockwell /AB SLC500
series, Siemens S7 400 series, ABB-AC31 series, Keyence KV series)
▪ Configuring, Auto calibration & Tuning of PID loops for Control Valves and
Positioner
▪ Configuring field transmitters using Device Type Managers (FDM-Honeywell,
ASM-Delta V)
Curriculum Vitae
Organisational / managerial ▪ Collaborative & Cross-functional, (as had been working inter-disciplinary).
skills ▪ Critical thinking & analyst (as had been into application engineering and solution provider)
▪ Critical resource management, (have resolved issues at critical situations).
▪ Quick learner & Problem Solving (have been able to find ways to resolve technical issues).
▪ Training and knowledge transfer (have been conducting lot of trainings and meetings).
▪ Leadership (had been leading and responsible for a team of 50+ personnel).
Job-related skills ▪ Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) [AB/RS logix, ABB AC31/AC500, Siemens S7
200/300/400]
▪ Distributed Control System (DCS) [Honeywell, ABB, Emersion]
▪ P&ID diagrams, Cause & Effect diagrams and Instrument Loop Diagrams.
▪ Field Instruments calibration configuring & loop checking
▪ Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Completions & Start-up
▪ Cause & Effect simulation,
▪ Logic test, functional test CTP & SAT activities
▪ Process Automation Control & Optimization
▪ Alarm Rationalisation
▪ Safety Integrity Level / Safety instrument systems
▪ Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) / Digitization
▪ Fair Knowledge on different communication protocols like Modbus TCP/IP, Profibus, FF, HART
▪ Good command of quality control processes
Computer skills ▪ Good command of Microsoft Office™ tools and Project management tools
▪ Working knowledge on SPI Intools, Instrucalc and other utility software tools.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Apr 2024 – till date Supervisor - Instrumentation
M /s. FAWAZ, Project : Al-zour refinery Client : KIPIC, Kuwait
Mar 2023 – Feb 2024 Sr Supervisor Commissioning - Instrumentation
M /s. Petrofac, Project : CPF2 , Majnun Oil fields, Client : BOC, Iraq
Mar 2021 – Feb 2023 Resident Manager - I&C
M /s. VHB Engineering solutions, India
Jun 2020 - Jan 2021 Supervisor Instrumentation Commissioning
M /s. Dietsmann Technologies, Project : Al-zour refinery Client : KIPIC,
Kuwait
Jan 2019 - Apr 2020 Instrumentation Commissioning Supervisor
M /s. Petrofac, Project : LFHO, Client : KOC, Kuwait
Oct 2016 – Dec 2018 Manager I&C
M /s. VHB Engineering solutions, Project : PFCCU, Client : MRPL, India
Aug 2012 – Sep 2016 Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer
M/s. RAY International, Oman
May 2002 - Jul 2012 Sr Engineer Applications ( Joined as Application Engineer)
M /s. Vashist Technologies, India
Dec 1998 - Apr 2002 Application Engineer
M/s. Electro Automation (Toshni-tek International), India
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
April 1996 Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering 10 + 3
Department of Technical Education, Govt of Tamilnadu, Chennai, India
▪ First Class with Honors
PERSONAL SKILLS
Communication skills ▪ Good communication skills both verbal and written
Language(s) ▪ English, Hindi & Tamil to Read, Write Understand and Speak
▪ Malayalam & Telugu to understand
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Passport S8100724
Valid till 16 Dec 2028
Driving licence Indian LMV | MCWG
Address Flat no. 311, Block 7, Vallalar nagar, CTDCHS, Ondipudur, Coimbatore - 641016 India
