Thanigaivelan Palani Mobile : +971 55 5476196 Email : cat6tvn@gmail.

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Profile:
A highly motivated and enthusiastic professional in a variety of disciplines with over 14 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry coordinating maintenance at all levels, localization and mentor of local and expat personnel, setting up facility bases for the maintenance of various equipments in CPF operations. A successful track record in managing enterprises to achieve their full potential, by combining technical background with an analytical approach in ensuring that budget and financial targets are met. Excellent interpersonal skills and hands on management experience, which enable productive interaction with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures.

Job Profiles: Position

Plant Manager Maintenance Superintendent Maintenance Foreman Planning Engineer Engineer - Field Service Engineer - Trainee Mar' 1998 - Dec' 2001 Gmmco Limited, India Mar' 2003 - Nov' 2010 Dec' 2001 - Mar' 2003 Canadian Nexen Petroleum, in contract with TTC, Yemen Reliance Industries Limited, India

Years served
Feb' 2011 - till date

Company Name
Mohammed Abdulrehman Albahar, UAE

Area of Expertise:

Maintenance Planning, Budgeting, Production Optimization, Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Organizational Build, train, develop and lead world class maintenance teams, inspiring each individual to achieve their full potential Extensive international exposure and in depth experience of managing multi-cultural workforces. Competent in the use of Maintenance, Quality & HSE electronic databases - MaPS (Maintenance and Performance

Development, Quality & Reliability, HSE. leading by example.

System), First Alert (Equipment failure & HSE incident reporting), SAP (basic user) and fully conversant with Microsoft Office Suite - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Maintenance Operations, Planning & Organization, Process Optimization, Cost Control, Performance Management,

Team Building & Organizational Development, Reliability Improvements, Problem Solving, Record Retention & Documentation. Strengthened discipline within the workplace i.e. absence, timekeeping, adherence to company policies and general housekeeping.

Organization restructures to improve the maintenance process, reporting lines and individual accountability. Improved turnaround times and Asset availability / utilization with the introduction of a Weekend Duty rotation across the Responsibility to develop, maintain and track the maintenance budget - headcount increases, test and tooling, training Quality Assurance included streamlining / improving system procedures and approach to improve Maintenance

maintenance department. and development. Strategys and Technical Publications (SOPs).

Responsibility to drive the maintenance process and achieve high productivity by reducing turnaround time, resulting in Conduct enquiries and investigations of equipment failures - Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Monitoring processes involved and taking appropriate Corrective Action (CA) to ensure adherence to highest standards

improved Asset availability and utilization.

and improved reliability.

Analyzing processes and equipment / machinery regarding their specified safety parameters to ensure a safe working

environment.

Summary of Experience
Plant Manager, Mohammed Abdulrehman Albahar (From Feb 2011 to Till date) Job Responsibilities-

Head maintenance for a fleet of 800 no.s Caterpillar Gensets ranging from 12 KVA to 2275 KVA, 50 no.s Atlas Capco & Sullair Screw type air Compressors, De-watering pumps, A/c Chiller units, Step up Transformers 400 V 6.6/11 KV, Ring Master Unit (RMU) & Load Banks.

Leading a team of expats & locals, Plant Supervisor, Planning Engineer, Field Engineers, Technicians & Mechanics. Target to train the local national work force on various work discipline.

Closely work with Logistics Department to maintain the inventory of preventive & breakdown maintenance spares. Advise the correction of min-max considering the changing requirements. Planning, budgeting, cost effectiveness, implementing effective maintenance plan, minimizing down time & improved availability and downtime.

Maintenance Superintendent Maintenance Foreman, Canadian Nexen Petroleum, CNPY, Block-14 on contract with TTC, Yemen (From Mar 2003 to Nov 2010) Job Responsibilities-

Complete maintenance of 400 no.s fleet of various models Caterpillar, Olympian,FG Wilson Gensets (Diesel & Gas Engines) powering well heads, Water injection pumps, Fire water pumps, Centrifugal pumps, Screw Pumps, Valves, Chemical Injection skids, Cryogenic carter pumps, Heat exchangers & Air compressors.

Complete preventive & breakdown maintenance, trouble shooting & overhauling of 11 KV, 40 MW Wartsila HFO Power plant & 24 MW MAN Power plant, Alpha Laval separators & Heat exchangers Maintenance of 2 no.s of 4.6 MW SOLAR Gas Turbines.

Analyze Breakdown reports, Oil analysis reports, Vibration analysis reports, Condition monitoring reports, Failure Analysis reports, Root cause analysis reports. Train & develop the local work force and motivate to achieve their full potential.

Ensure the strict adherence of safety by the maintenance work force. Encourage the near miss reports to avoid such incidences in future. Implement effective maintenance practice and achieve high productivity by reducing turnaround time, resulting in improved Asset availability and utilization.

Planning Engineer, Reliance Industries Limited, CPF (From Dec 2001 to Mar 2003) Job Responsibilities-

Planning, Scheduling of jobs for daily maintenance activities and shutdowns using Primevera Software.

Spares parts planning for all the maintenance activities. Follow up with Logistics department to procure the spares in time.

Coordination with Electrical, Instrumantaion, Machine shop, Fabrication shop, Rigging & Civil to complete the jobs in minimum time. Conducting daily meeting with Process & Maintenance personnel to discuss with daily maintenance activities and shutdown jobs. Conduct meeting with Process, Maintenance, Relaibility, Technical Services to discuss with pending Techncial support jobs. Scheduling and Planning for Overhauling of all Critical Rotating Equipments.

Engineer Field Service Trainee Engineer, Gmmco Limited (From Mar 1998 to Dec 2001) Job Responsibilities-

Carrying out Top & Major Overhauling, Trouble shooting and breakdown maintenance of all models of Caterpillar

Gensets.. Alignment of Engines with Single and double bearing Generators, compressors and pumps.

Assessment of Genset performance condition using CAT special tools and provide recommendations for repair. Specialist in handling Electronic Technician tool, record the Engine parameters & analyze the readings. Thorough knowledge in using Service Information System & Technical Marketing Information softwares. Provide field training to customers on the effective maintenance of the Gensets. Study the trend analysis of Schedule oil sampling report and provide a report on the condition of Engines.

Assist the customers in maintenance planning and spares inventory planning. Preparation of spares parts lists for various engines for various types of overhauls.

Training Attended:
3 months Inplant training in Caterpillar India (P) Ltd, assembling of Diesel Engines & Generators.

Workshop safety, Chemical handling, Hand & power tools safety, Fire prevention & fire fighting, H2S & related first aid, Defensive driving and HSE (Management system) awareness.

Education:

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME), Technical Board, Govt. of Tamilnadu (92% topper with District Rank) Bachelor in Business Management (BBA), Madras University (Distance Learning) Masters in Business Management (MBA), National Institute of Business Management (Distance Learning)

Personal details:
Born 07 Sep 1978, Married, Indian, holding valid passport. Licensed Driver (UAE, Yemen & India). Fluent in English, Hindi & Tamil. Manageable Arabic.

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