Curriculum Vitae
Name: Shirish C Thakkar
Date of Birth: 4th July 1972
Passport number G – 2666060
Valid up to 22/04/17
Wife’s Passport no. A -6359694
Driving license number 06VD/91/35250
Marital Status Married (02 Children)
Contact : 00974 3425990 ( Qatar )
0091 9998721973 ( India )
Educational Qualification:
• Passed SSC Examination of GSEB with 81 % marks in 1987.
• Passed Diploma in Petrochemical Technology from Polytechnic College of
Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara with 65% marks in 1991.
Work Experience: (Total exp. - 18 years )
Punjlloyd Ltd. ( From 06/05/09 to till date )
(* Pre-commissioning and commissioning*)
Working as a Sr. Commissioning engineer in cross country pipe line project in
Qatar. (Natural gas)
May 2008 to April 2009
(* Pre-commissioning and commissioning*)
• Worked as a ‘DCS Engineer’ in Dodsal engg. At Abudhabi (UAE) in Abudhabi
Refinery (Takreer) * Precommissioning, commissioning and operations.*
• Scada operation
• Cross country pipe line (233.5 Kms) (multi products) for Naphtha,
Reformat, Jet A1 and Gas oil from Takreer to Ruwais Refinery.
• Cross country pipe line (233.5 Kms) for SRR. (Straight run residue)
• Pigging Operation
• Terminal operations
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April 2006 to May 2008
Worked in Essar Oil Ltd. at Jamnagar (Gujarat, India), as a Deputy Manager
(Operation)
The job profile:
• Working in COT ( crude oil terminal ) and PIT (product intermediate tanks)
pre commissioning and commissioning activities of “ OFFSITE OPERATIONS”
(REFINERY)
• Worked in hydrogen sphere commissioning with liquid Nitrogen, LPG
spheres, Main Flare, Fuel oil, Pigging operations etc.
Routine operations
1. LPG
• 08 Nos. of spheres (each 3600 KL capacity)
• Receipt of LPG from unit and transfer to Dispatch
• Mercaptant dosing
• Main Flare and LPG flare operations
2. Pigging operations
• Export of products like Naphtha , ATF , SKO , HSD etc.
through single pipe line ( 24” dia and 12 Km. ) by pigging
operation.
3. Hydrogen
• 03 Nos. of spheres (each 600 Kl cap.)
• Handled Nitrogen during commissioning of sphere
• Receipt and transfer of Hydrogen from and to unit as required
through Compressor
4. Fuel oil (Black oil) and VGO (Vacuum gas oil )
• Receipt from unit
• Transfer to dispatch or JETTY for export.
5. HSD
• 06 Nos. of Tanks (50, 0000 kl capacity each- Floating roof tank)
• Receipt of product from unit
• Transfer to dispatch and terminal loading (Ship loading )
6. SKO / ATF
• 06 Nos. of tanks (30,000 kl cap. Each – IFR – Internal floating
roof tanks )
• Receipt from unit and transfer to dispatch and terminal loading
7. Intermediates and blending operation
• 18 Nos. of tanks
• Handling of products like Reformat, NHT heavy Naphtha, NHT
light Naphtha, CDU heavy Naphtha, GMU gasoline, sour
naphtha etc.
8. Fire hydrant system
• Net work pressure 11.5 Kg/cm2
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• 02 Nos. of Jockey pumps
• 04 Nos. of electrical pumps
• 04 Nos. of Diesel driven pumps
9. Involved in training like Pumps and compressors operations
Dec 1999 to April 2006 : (06 Years & 05Months)
Worked as Lead Operation Engineer in Inland based Pipeline Terminal of M/s
Indian Oiltanking Ltd., Mumbai (A joint venture of Indian Oil Corporation
Ltd., Mumbai & Oiltanking, Hamburg) - IOTL, handling petroleum products
like Motor spirit (Low and High Octane) , High speed diesel and Superior
kerosene Oil (Pre- Commissioning and Commissioning activities)
Job profile:
• Daily Operation of the terminal (Receipt through pipeline/ Despatch
through Tank Trucks).
• Panel operations
• Operation of PLC based Automation system hard wares viz. PD
meters, Bay strainers etc.
• Handling of LRCS ( loading rack control system ) TFMS ( Tank farm
management system )
• Stock loss studies at the day end.
• Maintenance/ checking of Floating roof, Fix roof tanks, Centrifugal
pumps, PDmeters etc.
• Following the IQCM strictly regarding quality.
• Maintenance of PLC based Automation system hard wares viz. PD
meters, Bay strainers etc.
• Upkeep of the fire fighting system.
• Operation of fire engines, Jockey pumps, DG sets, 6.6 KV HT panel,
LT panels etc.
• Planning of receipt/loading operations to prevent dry out
situations.
• Testing of hydrocarbons viz. Flashpoint testing, Ethanol
concentration testing, Density checking, Filter paper testing of MS.
• Maintaining of all records as per requirements.
Sept 98 to Nov 1999: ( 01Year 02 Months)
Worked as Production Chemist at M/s Link Pharma Chem. Ltd., Vadodara
The job profile included:
• Process like Chlorination, Hydrolysis
• Handling of Chlorine gas, Acetic acid, HCl, Sulphur,
• Chlorine Vaporizer operation
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• Handling of chemical plant operations (Monochloro acetyl chloride &
Chloroacetyl chloride)
• Handling of glass lined reactors, rubber lined reactors, & lead lined
reactors.
• Making of daily production report & row material consumption report.
• Making of monthly production report & raw material consumption
report.
April 93 to Sep 98 ( 05 Years & 05 Months )
Worked as Asst. Production at M/s Transmetal Ltd., Vadodara
Job profile:
• Involved in erection & commissioning of chemical plants like CHLORO
ACETYL CHLORIDE, TRI CHLORO ACETYL CHLORIDE, Sodium salt of TRI
CHLORO PYRIDINOL.( NaTCP )
• Handling of operations like Filtration, Drying, Absorption, Crystallization,
Simple distillation, Steam distillation, Vacuum distillation.
• Handling of Petro-chemicals like ACN ( ACRYLONYTRILE), ODCB ( Ortho di
chloro benzene),
Dec 91 to Dec 92 ( 01 Year )
• Worked as Trainee at M/s Transpek Ind. Ltd., Vadodara
Training Attended:
• Undergone training from M/s Excel Industries, Mumbai regarding R&D of
Sodium Salt of Trichloro peridenol.
• Plant training at M/s Excel Industries, Bhavnagar for aforementioned
product.
• Training taken for Fire drill, First Aid.. Attended safety seminar on PPEs.
Hobbies:
• Playing cricket, Volleyball.
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