1. S/O, Mr. V. Kandhan,
Karuppaiya nadir colony,
Agragram, Kamuthy < TK>,
Ramanathapuram-623603.
K.KARTHIGAIRAJ E-mail: karthigairaj85@gmail.com
Mobile: +919677713977& +919043837820
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Seeking challenging prospects in a competitive environment to grow as an individual along with the organization,
and add value to both myself and the organization.
COMPETENCIES
• Chemical Engineer with 9 years of experience in petrochemical, Oil and gas Industries.
• Process Engineering, Technical service and Operation fields are the strong holds.
• Key Account Management
• Team leader with strong analytical skills.
EXPERIENCE REVIEW
March 2014 to till date
Organization : Kwadder Al-Watan Group, Saudi Arabia (Satel company Ltd).
Designation : PROCECSS PROJECT FOR
DIMETHYL DISULFIDE.
Department : process project.
Region : Saudi Arabia, Yanbu.
Kwadder Al-Watan is an enterprising business group with diversified operating fields in Saudi Arabia since 1992 .
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
CURRENT POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITY:
Directs, controls and supervises the Process Engineering Section East in the study of DMDS processing plants,
utilities, off-site and marine loading facilities to assist in the quality performance and development of project
proposals related to process configuration and production capacity.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Supervision of the Process Engineering East Section:
• Directs, supervises and controls the activities of assigned personnel including allocating work and
determining priorities.
• Determines and specifies activity parameters, indicating details of any procedures required on a regular
or daily basis.
• Performs supervisory functions and exercises financial/authority at Section Head level as established by
the Delegation of Authority Manual.
• Provides guidance to Section staff by analyzing and evaluating all relevant and pertinent data.
• Ensures KPI targets and results are communicated to Section staff effectively.
Strategic Contribution:
• Leads the formulation and implementation of the Process Engineering Section East’s strategy to ensure
alignment with the Satel company strategies and objectives.

2. • Translates Section strategies into short and long term operational plans in order to achieve company
objectives.
• Investigates suggestions for process related modifications to existing plant or the installation of new
equipment for improvement and modernization.
• Initiates and coordinates process studies to improve plant operating efficiency.
• Contributes to the advancement of applications of DMDS technology in Satel Company.
• Evaluates alternative chemicals to enhance plant performance, corrosion control and cost effectiveness.
• Evaluates recent process engineering technologies applicable to Satel Company.
Planning:
• Reviews process requirements for any new equipment or major repairs, evaluates existing as well as
new proposals, and makes recommendations to the Process Assurance and Quality Department
Manager.
• Reviews and evaluates bids submitted by contractors or estimates provided by engineers.
• Directs and develops methods to collect and report operating data.
Monitoring:
• Oversees all plant reliability indices, identifies
gaps and provides solutions accordingly.
• Reviews plant task analyses with reference to potential loss including identifying critical tasks.
• Develops a computer based monitoring program for the Section to monitor performance.
• Carries out plant system studies to identify
bottlenecks and to develop modification proposals for improvement in plant operation and safety.
• Participates in HAZOP studies with consultants and engineers for all new projects and modifications.
• Reviews process design, equipment specifications, process flow diagrams, process and instrumentation
diagrams and operating and control philosophies for plant projects.
• Ensures catalyst regenerations and unloading during DMDS plant Shutdown.
• Ensures required performance test runs are carried out for plant and equipment.
• Participates in pre-commissioning and commissioning of process units of new project facilities.
• Ensures implementation of technical quality and correct and safe application of process engineering
standards for plant performance and modifications.
• Monitors and controls the performance of the operating units to ensure optimum yields and
consumption of chemicals.
• Issues operating guidelines to operations
departments for special activities.
• Participates in Job Safety Analysis as required.
• Directs loss prevention and troubleshooting assignments.
Coordination:
• Distributes workloads to Sections staff.
• Assists Process Engineers in solving technical problems.
• Liaises with other Section Heads and senior Operations Department personnel to coordinate inter
discipline activities.
• Coordinates with outside agencies, consultants, chemicals and catalyst manufacturers to solve problems,
if required.
• Coordinates with other functions in company as required.
Reporting:
• Prepares and provides scheduled and unscheduled reports to management on plant test runs, catalyst
guarantee test runs and general Shutdown.
• Provides routine monitoring reports of process plants with comments and recommendations.
Operating Budget:
• Prepares the Section preliminary annual and five year capital and operating budgets, including
chemicals, and any special activity requirements.
• Provides written justifications of any variances with approved chemical and catalysts budgets.
• Reviews bids submitted by contractors and estimates provided by engineers.
• Reviews and provides endorsement for further payment processing of invoices.
Health Safety Environment and Fire Procedures:

3. • Knows the Company’s Health, Safety, Environment and Fire policy, procedures, regulations and
objectives as they relate to areas of responsibility and ensures they are effectively implemented by
Section staff.
• Arranges for training of personnel on safe practices, emergency procedures and firefighting.
• Assumes the assigned role in the Incident Management Team and as per the Facility Response Plan.
Staff Development:
• Supports development program to train, motivate and retain employees, providing formal and informal
appraisal and feedback.
• Establishes training program for Section’s Staff in coordination with the Training and Development
Section.
• Oversees the mentoring of Section Staff, in accordance with the company’s Emiratisation policy.
Miscellaneous:
• Performs other similar or related activities as assigned.
Nov 2012 to Feb 2014
Organization : Aditya Birla Acrylic division of Aditya Birla Group Egypt
Designation : ASSISTANT MANAGER
Department : Technical service and process control.
Region : Egypt, Alexandria,
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Principal Accountabilities:
Develop Material and Energy Balances to identify improvement opportunity and formulate schemes to seek
sanction. Carry out troubleshooting of plant problems, Efficiency Studies and Prepare
MIS reports in stipulated time, so as to bring in cost-effectiveness, Improved
Quality and Productivity on a sustainable basis.
Process Engineering:
Prepare and Develop the Material and energy Balances, Process designs
required for improvement schemes.
Trouble shooting:
Monitor process performance and identify reasons for deviations from norms. Troubleshooting
of problems and formulating suitable solutions to minimize / eliminate their occurrence. Equipment and
section wise monitoring of steam, power, auxiliary chemicals consumption and identifying reasons for
deviation from norm.
MIS:
Ensuring timely preparation of reports and submission. Follow up for jobs
completion and data info. System improvements.

4. Creating knowledge bank for organization:
Engineering problems and remedial measures, Parameters of main product, quality problems,
improvement projects, customer feedback, quality related problems and countermeasures, Bench marking
data.
Planning and Budgeting:
Coordinating for fixing yearly production and consumption targets.
Technical Suggestion:
Feasibility evaluation of Technical Suggestions received for implementation.
Provide methods analysis, work measurement, layout design and proposal development support to
the organization to participate in achieving program requirements in terms of cost, quality and
delivery. Participate in the development of new Industrial Engineers to enable them to handle
projects and proposals.
Principal Accountabilities:
• Generate Routing of the assigned programs in coordination with the Manufacturing and Quality
Departments to facilitate the production job creation.
• Develop standard time of the assigned programs in order to enable the organization to calculate the
production cost and for production to monitor production performance.
• Lead Performance Variance Analysis of the assigned programs in coordination with the Manufacturing
team in order to identify causes of variance and take corrective actions to minimize the production cost.
• Identify high cost areas in production and perform time & method studies in order to reduce the
production cost.
• Design and coordinate manufacturing floor layout with the Manufacturing, Quality and Facility teams
in order to have an optimum and efficient layout.
• Lead the development of the manufacturing proposals (including meetings with customer and technical
visits) to enable the organization to calculate the manufacturing touch labor cost.
• Participate in the company's initiatives in order to minimize the cost and become more efficient.
• Provide technical expertise and support in the different stages of project; design, business development,
proposal and production stages in order to reduce the production cost.
• Participate in the development of new Industrial Engineers to enable them to handle projects and
proposals.
ISO and WCM:
Compliance with ISO and WCM requirements. Internal customer satisfaction survey for Tech cell
Department and improvements based on feedback.
July 2007 to Nov 2012
Organization : Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation limited” (TAC fertilizers
a unit of SPIC)
Designation : SENIOR OPERATION ENGINEER

5. Department : Plant production and process.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
SENIOR OPERATION ENGINEER IN SPIC GROUP:
I was responsible for the whole plant in that particular shift. I was responsible for production planning,
man power management of subordinates, maintaining the product quality and controlling specific consumption of
raw materials and utilities.
I am experienced in trouble shooting the process problem and equipment break down. I was responsible for co-
ordination with other departments for carrying out the maintenance jobs. In addition training to trainees on process,
work order system, safety permit system was also our part and parcel of our duty.
AREAS OF EXPOSURE AND THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE:
• Ensure the implementation of safety procedures and processes (Workplace safety & Waste management),
in the fields
• Act as Incident command control until arrival of SSM in case of ERCP incidences
• Monitoring of the consumption of the raw materials and utilities, shift wise
• Monitor & troubleshoot all process parameters and equipment condition for smooth operation of the plant
• Effective use of OMPro tool.
• Ensure compliance to SOP's
• To lead speedy restart of production after any plant breakdown
• Reduction of flare loss
• Highlight exceptions in parameters which affect product quality.
• Follow up with maintenance departments to expedite planned / unplanned maintenance activities
• Carry out improvement trials as planned in the plan
• Identify training and development needs of panel and field operators
• Coordinate trainings for panel and field operators
• Share learning from incidents and Root cause analyses
• Plan OJT for shift staff
• Highlight exceptions in parameters (both positive and negative)
• Participate in rack up meetings
• Maintain shift logs for respective area / equipment
• Reporting of near-miss incidents
• Reduce effluent generation
• Reduction in waste during grade change over in shift
• Reduction in recycle in shift
• Reduction HOTO time for maintenance
• Fulfilment of identified training needs for self
• Problem solving and analytical ability

6. • People management skills
• Planning and decision making skills
• Good communication skills
• Team work and leadership skills
• Good technical skills
June 2006 to June 2007
Organization : Indfrag Limited
Designation : PROCESS ENGINEER
Department : Production shift in charge.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
JOB SUMMARY – SHIFT SUPERVISOR
The Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the operating staff at Mountain Pass. The Shift Supervisor will
direct a crew of 4-15 union employees with responsibility for the safety, quality and production of the plant. This
individual will be responsible for tracking, troubleshooting and adjustments of process variables.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Supervise a crew of 4-15 union employees with the Operations Department.
• Responsible for the safety, quality and production of the plant.
• Track, troubleshoot and adjust process variables.
• Use statistical process control.
• Completes any other tasks as needed or as directed by management.
• Responsible for continuously monitoring the Plant’s critical streams to ensure balanced operation rates and
optimum operations.
• Provide maintenance and troubleshooting assistance in the manufacturing processes.
• Liaise between operations control rooms during sequential start-ups, shutdowns and emergencies. Ensure
clear guidelines are delivered to manage and reduce negative impact during interruptions or emergencies.
• Investigate quality defects for root cause and help improve manufacturing system efficiency.
• Monitor production processes and activities to ensure they are compliant with the EHS guidelines.
• Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment to ensure quality production and productivity.
• Relay production constraints to appropriate business and planning organization to provide accurate input to
production plan.
• Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing and summarizing information and trends.
• Keep equipment operational by coordinating maintenance and repair services; following manufacturer’s
instructions and established procedures.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable regulations, policies and procedures for health, safety and environmental
compliance.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional
publications; establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.

7. • Perform any job-related activities as requested by the immediate supervisor/manager.
ACADAMIC CREDENTIALS
COURSE INSTITUTION BOARD/
UNIVER
SITY
YEAR OF
PASSIN
G
PERCENTAGE
B.TECH.
(Chemical
Engi
neeri
ng)
Dr. Navalar
Nadunchezhiy
an College of
Engineering,
Cuddalore.
Anna University Apr’ 2006 72
MBA
(pro
ducti
on)
Manonmaniam
sundaranar university
Manonmaniam
sundaranar
university
May’2012 64.87
Diploma in
Indu
strial
Safet
y
Annamalai University Annamalai
University Jun’2009 61.2
HSC
Govt. Hr. Sec. School,
Nannilam.
State Board Mar’ 2002 76.9
SSLC
Govt. Hr. Sec. School,
Nannilam.
State Board Mar’2000 84.6
MY RESEARCH PAPER PUBLICATION
• Inhibition of mild steel corrosion by some azoles in hydrochloric acid at room temperature, published in
CHEMICAL WEEKLY, VOL. LI, MAY 9, 2006, NO: 38, PAGE NO: 193.
• Specialties: Definite output will be delivered in all my work.
PROJECT PROFILE
Project done under the Title of “Evaluation of high temperature corrosion inhibitor for oil and gas well
acidization” in Central Electrochemical Research Institute.

8. COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
• Well versed in Windows Operating System.
• Proficiency in entire MS-Office.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Father’s name : V.Kandan
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Single
Date of Birth : 14/06/1985
Nationality : Indian
Languages known : English, Tamil
DECLARATOIN
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and belief.
Yours Sincerely,
K.KARTHIGARAJ