Govindkumar Gnasegaran

Experienced Operation Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Petrochemical Plant Operation. Highly dynamic, tenacious, and accomplished professional with 7 years+’ experience armed with broad-based background and skills in O&G and Petrochemical Plant Operation with an education qualification of Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours). Troubleshooting, problem solving as well as analyzing sets of data are my strong fortes. I display outstanding ability to plan, coordinate, implement practices, and procedures to bring significant improvements in efficiency, productivity and processes towards the successful attainment of individual and organizational growth. I am determined to implement earned skills and knowledge for the rapid growth of the prospective organization by working effectively and consistently with significant experience in leading and coaching individuals and teams to collaboratively implement operational structures and process that deliver on strategic objectives through good use of communication analysis.

Manufacturing Process Engineer

ExxonMobil · Full-time

Mar 2022 - Present · 

CO2 Engineer
•EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Phase III - Annual Emission Report (AER) : Regulator : SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
•EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Phase IV - Activity Level Change Report (ALCR); Regulator : SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
•EU ETS compliance cycle consist of Monitoring, Verification, and Reporting on an annual basis. Compliance is essential is mantaining status as an operator (Fife Ethylene Plant) with a valid permit holder for CO2 emmision.

Equipment Strategy Engineer
•Collabration with Mechanical Integrity Engineers to develop optimized and cost-effective combination of operating and maintenance activites necessary to achieve specified unit and equipment performance objectives with a tolerable level of risk.
•Process Engineer is required to identify each equipment & lines susceptibility to various Equipment Degradation Mechanism (Corrossion Under Insulation, High Temperature Hydrogen Attack, Stress Corrosion Cracking, etc) based fluid type and condition in line. Accuracy of Process Preloading leads to proper SHE ranking, prioritization, and Equipment Strategy by Mechanical Integrity Engineer. 

Mass Balance Engineer
•Oil Loss reporting is a business requirement (Hydrocarbon Control Practices - HCP) where operating entities shall maintain a loss monitoring program that has been endorsed by Business Line Management. Ensuring effectiveness to reduce losses and financial risk by improving mass balances used for Hydrocarbon accounting.

Site Energy Lead
•Performing monthly Energy Reconciliation
•Monitoring Key Energy Variables (KEVs), review losses, and work with Site on an action plan 
•Annual Energy Corporate Plan development 
•Solomon Submission for benchmarking

Senior Operation Engineer
Steam Cracker Complex (Lummus Technology)
PRefChem (a JV company between PETRONAS & Saudi Aramco)

•Process Plant Monitoring (COPSOL and Alarms)
•Start-Up & Shutdown Schedule Development
•Close liaison with Operation Engineers of Refinery, Petrochemical, and Utility Facilities Plant 
•Creating/Amending/Reviewing SOP
•SOE (Incident Report), RCA, and MOC
•Working with Production Planner to meet cargo commitments 
•Purchase of Chemicals and Consumables
•Collaboration with Maintenance Planner for Safe handover of Equipment
•Collaboration with Technical Services / Process Technologist, Instrument, Static (Fired/ Unfired), Rotating, and Electrical Engineer for plant maintenance and improvement matters.
•Collaboration with HSE Executives and PSM Engineers to ensure compliance 
and closure of Operation action items
•Advise Operation Shift during Troubleshooting of Process UpsetsSenior Operation Engineer Steam Cracker Complex (Lummus Technology) PRefChem (a JV company between PETRONAS & Saudi Aramco) •Process Plant Monitoring (COPSOL and Alarms) •Start-Up & Shutdown Schedule Development •Close liaison with Operation Engineers of Refinery, Petrochemical, and Utility Facilities Plant •Creating/Amending/Reviewing SOP •SOE (Incident Report), RCA, and MOC •Working with Production Planner to meet cargo commitments •Purchase of Chemicals and Consumables •Collaboration with Maintenance Planner for Safe handover of Equipment •Collaboration with Technical Services / Process Technologist, Instrument, Static (Fired/ Unfired), Rotating, and Electrical Engineer for plant maintenance and improvement matters. •Collaboration with HSE Executives and PSM Engineers to ensure compliance and closure of Operation action items •Advise Operation Shift during Troubleshooting of Process Upsets

Panel Engineer
Steam Cracker Complex (Lummus Technology)
PRefChem (a JV company between PETRONAS & Saudi Aramco)

Shift supervisory role at Control Room directing the activities of plant operators to run the plant in accordance with the operating procedures. Plants under my supervision within OPU (Other Processing Units) at Steam Cracker Complex consist of Pygas Hydrogenation, Benzene Extraction, Butadiene Extraction, Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether, Olefin Storage, Tank Farm, Thermal Oxidizer & Flare system. Licensor for technologies include Lummus, BASF, and GTC. 

•Troubleshooting process & equipment and taking corrective actions to return parameters within SOE. 
•Perform start up and shutdown of systems in accordance to SOP and Licensor guideline. 
•DCS panel / console operation on Distributed Control System (DCS) for Pygas Hydrogenation (PGH), Benzene Extraction, Butadiene Extraction, MethylTert-Butyl Ether (MTBE), Olefin Storage, Tank Farm, Thermal Oxidizer & Flare.
•Perform routine process & equipment monitoring as part of production and quality (specification) monitoring as well as equipment basic care via daily preventive maintenance to keep plant operating efficiently at maximum up time and output.
•Complete daily reports and create maintenance work orders to prevent production loss & downtime.
•Complying with safety regulations in order to avoid potential hazards to insure the safety of plant workers.
•Raise incident reports and perform RCPS/RCA and come up with closure items.
•Performing Risk Assessment and record all relevant facts and events concerning the plant's operations and maintenance.
•Pre-commissioning & Commissioning (e.g., Line Cleaning, Drying, Inerting, Mechanical Run Test, Tightness Test) for SCC Offsite - Tank Farm (Sphere, Bullet, Atmospheric Tank, Cryogenic Tank), Flare, Thermal Oxidizer.
•Coordination of PSSR and PASR for units at Olefin Storage, Tank Farm, Thermal Oxidizers & Flare System.
•Operator Training Simulator (OTS) Trainer

Production Shift SupervisorProduction Shift Supervisor

PETRONASPETRONASSep 2015 - Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mosSep 2015 - Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mosGebeng, Pahang, MalaysiaGebeng, Pahang, Malaysia

Shift Production Engineer
Propane Dehydrogenation Plant (UOP Oleflex Technology)
PETRONAS Chemicals MTBE Sdn. Bhd.

Shift supervisory role directing the activities of plant operators to run the plant in accordance with the operation procedures and instructions. Propane Dehydrogenation plant comprises of 3 areas (Reactor/CCR, Feed Treatment/ Fractionation, and Utilities).

•Ensured safe and smooth plant operation during normal condition whist keeping production uninterrupted and taking corrective measures during plant upset, abnormal situation, emergency as well as performing first line troubleshooting during shift.
•Ensured EBC compliance to keep equipment reliable (Reactor, Pump, Compressor, Expander, Vessel, Heat Exchangers, Distillation Column, Drier Adsorber)
•Verify process condition by samples results and overseeing collection, transfer, testing, and release of sample and result.
•Performed JHA review, SIPS/SBOC, LOTO, PIC management. 
•Responsible for approval and compliance of Permit to Work (PTW) as Area Owner.
•Conducted Risk Assessment (RA) & Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS). 
•Ensured uninterrupted safe and efficient movement of products through pipelines from Petrochemical Plant to Customers.
•Responsible for all field operation, troubleshooting and performed in compliance with the SOP's
•Recorded and creating detailed daily reports comprising Critical Operating Parameters, Daily Production Figures, HSE Highlights, Operation Highlights, and Maintenance Highlights 
•Lead Start-Up activities based on schedule in a timely manner 
•Duty roster scheduling for entire operation shift members
•Compliance to SW management and Effluent Monitoring programme.
•Ensuring Readiness of Operation personnel during Emergency Fire and Gas Release cases via Drills and Table Top

Curtin University 

President College

St John Institution