 Fl. No.

1, 1st Floor,
45-A-2, Mohammad Ali Co-
operative Housing Society,
Commercial Area,
KARACHI.
 Phone (92-21) 4311980
 Cell No. 0333-3509449
EMAIL: faysal_Soomro@hotmail.com

FAISAL SARWAR SOOMRO

PROFILE
An energetic, motivated, hardworking and dependable Chemical and
Process Engineer with eight years of industry experience in Refining /
Petrochemicals Manufacturing environment and ability to work well
both independently and in a team. Results oriented team player.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to interact with all
levels of professionals and deliver effective written materials and
presentations.
Working Fields: Waste Oil Re-refining Plant Operations, Blending of mono
and multi-grade Automotive and all industrial grades oil, Transformer
Oil Processing (Dehydration and degassing), Asphalt specialty products
by air blowing in horizontal reactors.
Technology: Short Path Wiped Thin Film Molecular Distillation. The
Wiped Film Evaporator (WFE) is designed to continuously separate
volatile compounds by introducing a mechanically agitated, thin film of
feed material to a heated surface. The short residence time allows for
efficient and reliable processing of a wide variety of high-boiling, heat-
sensitive and/or viscous products.

Specialties: Personnel Safety, Planning & Co-ordination, Communication

Skills, Problem Solving, Report writing, Decision Making,
Manpower hiring and negotiations.

OBJECT
DESIRE A CHALLENGING POSITION AS CHEMICAL ENGINEER IN A MAJOR CORPORATION TO
CONTINUALLY SEEK AND DEVELOP POSSIBLE WAYS OF EFFICIENTLY TRANSFORMING RAW
MATERIALS INTO VALUABLE PRODUCTS BY CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company: PAK HY-OILS LIMITED, Karachi. Formerly National Petro -
Carbon (NPC) was a unit of PERAC Ministry of Production Privatized in
1995 and become a part of Orion Group of industries. PAK HY-OILS
LIMITED is a manufacturer of Lubricating Oils, Transformer Oil, Water
Proofing Membrane, Asphalt Specialty products and having a
Re-refining capacity of Waste Oil through SHORT PATH WIPED THIN
FILM MOLECULAR DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGY.

Manager Operations (Waste Oil Re-refining Unit) (Since May

2007- Present) Duties & Responsibilities

To manage production activities in safe and efficient manner with

maximum yield structure, minimum man power and minimum energy
consumption.

Developing sound processing parameters including unit monitoring

conditions, optimization of operation parameters

To keep himself up to date in the field of existing and allied products

areas. Keep on track of modern trends and innovations in this field.

Carries out all technical studies concerned with plant operations.

Review all operations, processing conditions, productions methods and

processes and make recommendations for optimizing the production
and brining about changes and modifications required to improve
products.

Coordinate in the development of production and capital expenditure

budgets.

Establish and administer quality control practices and procedures

which are designed to build quality into the products.

Ensure the administration of personnel policies and practices as

required such as performance appraisals, training, and counseling for
the plant side.

To devise the master production schedule.

To coordinate with marketing and purchase department to ensure

minimum level of inventory of finished products and raw materials

Setting of annual objectives and meeting timelines.

Assessment of marketing and purchase department regarding

production plans.

Managing documentations prior to the ISO 9001-2008

Project & Commissioning Engineer (June 2006 to
April 2007)
Short Path Wiped Thin Film Molecular Distillation Unit. Pakistan First
Waste Oil Re-Refining Plant the Unit Commenced Operation from May
2007.

Commission a Plant through a "systemized" approach with the

combination of new and existing assets and technical problem solving
within the constraints of an operational environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

In charge for all functions performed by the team (design, simulation

related to plant system, specification of equipment & piping,
development of Process Flow Diagrams and piping and instrumentation
diagrams.

Responsible for initial startup and testing of new installations including

distillation columns, oil heater, rotary vacuum vane pumps. Roots
blower, watering vacuum pumps, centrifuge and filter press.

Responsible for the execution of all commissioning activities,

systemization, planning, pre-commissioning, loop checking, leak
testing, introduction of chemicals.

Creation of all commissioning documentation and check sheets for

assigned systems to the company standard procedure.

Participate in all coordination, scheduling, safety and progress review

meetings.

Ensure all instrument and electrical tests and check-out are completed
per commissioning system.

Ensure checkout of new control systems, interlocks and shutdown

systems.

Up-date all assigned commissioning documentation post start-up.

Process Engineer
(April 2004 – May 2006)
(Lubricants blending and Transformer Oil Dehydration and
Degassing)

Ensure smooth blending and filling operations to achieve production

targets and achieve proper co-ordination between blending and filling
line.

Utilize available manpower effectively and efficiently.

 Reviews on operating problems, which was reported by shift incharges
and make recommendations and certifies the satisfactory completion
of all repairs.

Inspect regularly and eliminate unsafe and hazardous conditions to

ensure proper operations.

Monitoring required process parameters to produce products of the

desired specifications.

Inspect and control raw material supply and base oil level in storage
tanks.

Prepare DIB, material balances, dip statements and daily stock

positions.

To keep the production manager appraised of all the day to day

activities in and around the plant.

Assistant Engineer (Chemical)

(March 2003 – March 2004)
In Viscose Preparation section at CHEMI VISCO FIBER LTD.
NAWABSHAH

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
National Refinery Limited. At Lube Refinery (Atmospheric and
Vacuum Distillation Unit, Propane Deasphalting Unit, Furfural
Extraction Unit and Asphalt air blowing Unit).

NRL is Pakistan first refinery complex comprises of three refineries, consisting of two
lube refineries and one fuel refinery.

PROJECT
Made a working Model of “Cement Industry” for the Quaid-e-Azam
Exhibition at Convocation 2001 of Mehran University of Engineering
& Technology, Jamshoro

Technical Skills
Well Conversant with relevant process design/simulation tools e.g.
Hysys

Sound working knowledge of relevant industry codes and standards.

Excellent understanding of processes, how to monitor and control

them, and the logic of their operation
 Good team working and the ability to take an overview of a situation.

Proficient in the use of computers and many more software s including

Microsoft office.

Fluent in English and Urdu, with excellent oral and written

communication skills.

Wiling to travel and relocate as per the demand of the job.

Interest

Avid reader of magazines & newspapers

Watching movies and listening music.

Playing squash and cricket.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
(2002)

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro.

B.E. (Chemical)

(Secured First Division)

(1997) Public School Sukkur H.S.C. (Pre-Engineering) Grade. A

(1995) Public School Sukkur S.S.C. (Science) Grade. A

PERSONAL INFORMATION
FATHERS NAME : Ghulam Sarwar Soomro
DATE OF BIRTH : August 23rd, 1979
N.I.C. # : 45502-4458290-1