SANTHIRAJ S.

SANTHIRAJ S.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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  • HPU, Design Considerations

    HPU, Design Considerations

    The design of an HPU is critical for the safe and efficient operation of these systems. In this article, let us discuss…

  • Overview - Hydraulics in Oil and Gas

    Overview - Hydraulics in Oil and Gas

    A hydraulic jack is the most useful device that finds use in many applications. Automotive systems’ brakes and windows…

  • Influence others without authority

    Influence others without authority

    Exercising influence without authority means persuading, motivating, or guiding others to achieve a goal or objective…

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  • Install Oil & Gas Well

    Install Oil & Gas Well

    Installing an oil and gas well is a complex and multi-step process that requires careful planning and execution. The…

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  • The exploding growth of Data Centers in India

    The exploding growth of Data Centers in India

    India is experiencing stellar in growth its data center population opening up new avenues and opportunities for the…

  • AI & ML in Energy Management

    AI & ML in Energy Management

    Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being increasingly deployed in the field of energy…

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  • Engineering Safety in Design --- Airport Luggage Trolley

    Engineering Safety in Design --- Airport Luggage Trolley

    I travel frequently by air for business and pleasure. A couple of days ago, I went with my family to a holy city in…

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Experience

  • Freelance (Self employed) Graphic

    Freelance (Self employed)

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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    Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

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    Chennai Area, India

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    Chennai

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    2x487 t/hr Boiler - Hazira A/C BWE Energy India (P) Limited

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    On shore Terminal - Lingala - near Rajmundry - Andra Pradesh,India

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    Sub Station at Basin Bridge 4 x 50MW Diesel Power Plant,Chennai

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    Sankrail-Kolkatta

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    Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd, Bellary -A/C BHEL,Ranipet

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    FACT - Willington Island, Cochin nominated by GE Fanuc

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    Chennai Area, India

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    Alandur,Chennai

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    Kalahasthi

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    NTPC-Ramagundam - A/C - Sartech International

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    Madras Institute of Technology,Chromepet,Chennai,600040

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    Ravva On Shore Terminal, S.Yanam, Rajmundry

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    Ravva On Shore Terminal S.Yanam - Rajmundry

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    Angul - Orissa- A/C National Aluminium Company-Fossil Power Plant

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    Kondapalli Power Corporation, Kondapalli, Andhra Pradesh

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    Kondapalli,Andhra Pradesh,India

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    Refinery,Vishakapatnam,Andhra Pradesh

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    Auraiya, India

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    Tiruarooran Sugars, Tirumandnagudi

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    Chembur,Mahul, Mumbai, India

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    IIT, Chennai - Electrical Engineering Lab

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    High Pressure Boiler Plant,Tiruchirappalli

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    Tiruchchirappalli Area, India

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    Chembur,Mahul

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    High Pressure Boiler Plant

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    Tripoli,Libya

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    Tripoli,Libya

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    High Pressure Boiler Plant,Tiruchirappalli

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    High Pressure Boiler Plant, Tiruchirappalli

Education

  • Anna University Chennai Graphic

    Anna University Chennai

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    Activities and Societies: Badminton

    Dissertation titled "MICROPROCESSOR BASED SOOT BLOWER CONTROLS"submitted for course completion to Madras Institute of Technology

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    Activities and Societies: Volunteer in National Service Scheme

    Undergone Honors Course by taking extra electives in fourth and final year

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Vounteer

    NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME,ACCET,KARAIKUDI

    - Present 47 years 2 months

    Social Services

    We constructed a Panchyat building for a village near Karaikudi under NSS.

  • Leader

    Jaycees

    - Present 35 years

    Social Services

    Arranged for installation of hand operated pump in Thuvakudi

  • Lecturer - AMIE Coaching - Evening Classes

    AMIE Coaching Center,Training Center

    - Present 41 years

    Education

    Volunteered for free coaching of Supervisory cadre employees of BHEL in Electrical Engineering for AMIE examinations

Publications

  • Value Engineering of Heat Recovery Steam Generator Motor Control Center

    Indian Value Engineering Society All India Seminar

    Value Engineering implemented in BHEL by a team of professionals led by me, was presented as a paper in Indian Value Engineering Society's seminar at Mumbai in 1991 and won National Award
    For details, please visit:
    http://www.scribd.com/doc/155478660/Value-Engineering

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Courses

  • INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY

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  • Instrument Technology

    ME IT 12

Projects

  • ELECTRICAL HV/MV/LV DISTRIBUTION KIOSK FOR BHEL PROJECTS ALL OVER INDIA

    Design,Engineering,Procurement,Construction of Kiosks for out door services for Pan India projects of BHEL viz: Malwa x 600MW, Jindal 1000Mw, Monnet 2 x 500Mw, Raichur 7 x 210MW and Hindalco 800MW. Centralized procurement by BHEL -PPSR by reverse auction. Successfully completed and got back all performance bank guarantees in 2013

  • BLDC motor based linear Actuator with LCP interfacing Siemens DCS of BWE Energy India Boiler-A/C Essar

    40 Pairs of Brushless DC motor based linear actuator for Turbulator of multi fuel fired burner with Local Control Panel designed,system integrated,tested and FAT witnessed by Tata Projects Ltd before despatch. O&M dossier prepared. One pair of actuators along with a test box delivered to BWE-Denmark for testing with multi fuel burner in cold condition at Poland. This project effected more than 40% cost savings to BWE

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  • E&I for Oman - Jabal Akthar with DCS

    12 numbers of Duplex panels with complete engineering, layout, DCS configuration, FAT with Loop Drawings

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  • Brownfield - PCC Feeders Addition - STP - Salalah

    One Incoming Feeder and 4 outgoing feeders added with interlock for incomers to by designing matching extension switch board to the existing Power Control Center. Installation and Start up completed within 7 days by availing 2 days shut down at Salalah-Oman

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  • Export to Oman Salalah E&I package with Switchgear,STP RTUs & MTUs

    E&I package consisted of MVPCC, 33 x RTUs, 12 x MTUs with complete engineering for panel lay outs, PAC/DCS configurations & Loop drawings with FAT and commissioning at site

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  • E&I Package for SAMAIL STP -Greenfield project,Oman

    End to End E&I solution with Schneider Switch gears and GEIP PLCs with NESPAK approvals and FAT. Offered FEED,proposals,installations and commissioning support

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  • Gravimetric Coal Feeder Control Systems -BHEL,Tiruchirappalli

    For various projects of BHEL, system integration, testing as per Quality Assurance Plan and staging for FAT offered by our team at BHEL,Tiruchirappalli. More than 800 panels were completed

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  • E&I package for HP&LP Feed Pumps Lanco Kondapalli Combined Cycle Plant

    Switch gear and PLC with Fichtner as consultants

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  • Reverse Osmosis - Deminralized Feed Water Plant automation - BHEL - A/C KPCL-Bellary 500 MW

    20000 LPH capacity RO-DM water plant automation using SIS-PLC with HBR designed,system integrated,tested and supplied with M/S Fichtner as owner's consultant. SCADA package developed as per P&ID with KKK tags

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  • ACCESS CONTROL - ENNORE PORT

    Access control with bar coded passes designed and supplied with GE PLC

  • CRUDE OIL HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM- CAIRN ENERGY,RAVVA ON-SHORE

    Crude Oil heating controls using PLC designed ,supplied, installed and commissioned at Yanam with drawings approved by Kaverner Gas and FAT by Cairn Maintenance

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  • E&I - Divertor Damper controls for ANAB LYOD -VVVFD panel with logic

    Bypass stack divertor damper positioning achieved by means of VVVFD & PLC interlocks for Combined Cycle Plant.Damper manufactured as per BALTEC,Australia's design

  • PLC for Industrial Washing Machine to clean crank shafts-Automotive

    GE PLC used for controlling Industrial Washing Machine. These machines are used in automotive sector for cleaning crank shafts and other parts. These machines manufactured by Mithraa Enginering

  • AC DISTRIBUTION SWITCH BOARDS FOR TNEB 400KV S.S

    8 nos of 800A switch board consists of GE breakers and MCCB

  • F&G smoke detetectors and Alarm panel for CAIRN energy, on shore Ravva Terminal Yanam

    Site survey, FEED, proposal submission, approval, installation and commissioning with more than 200 detectors, MCP and alarm panel at Yanam

  • ACCESS CONTROL FOR CHENNAI PORT TRUST

    Bar coded entry passes for port users designed and issued. Barcode scanner interfaced with GE PLC for access control for all the 8 entry/exit gates at Chennai Port Trust

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  • Export - A/C VATEch Wabagh - Al Ansab - E&I for chemical dosing

    Engineered and supplied Local Control Panel - SS Enclosure for VATEech A/C Gulfar -Oman.FAT inspection by SGS

  • Burner Management System for Black Liquor Fired Boiler,Kamalapuram,Birla Group

    PLC based burner management system complying to NFPA for industrial boiler that utilizes black liquor - a by product of Cellulose processing

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  • PLC package for Star Paper Mills - Saharanpur

    Soot Blower Controls Panel, Burner Management System & Boiler Interlocks Panel for Black Liquor fired boiler

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  • Soot Blower Controls - PLC,Orissa Sponge Iron

    Soot Blowers sequential control using PLC for Cethar Vessels's boiler

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  • PLC based UV Flame scanners -HPCL,Mumbai

    Interfaced UV sensor with GE Micro PLC for Flame scanner application

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  • SIS - Burner Management System for BHPV-A/C HPCL-Vizag

    Design, Engineering, Panel Lay out, hardware and software integration of Safety Instrumented System-PLC with HBR having I/O,Communication and Processor Redundancy for Carbon Monoxide Fired Burners of BHPV Boiler of capacity 50 TPH. Dual MODBUS Data communication with Centum Yokagowa DCS.

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  • Design,Supply,Installation of Hydrogen fired burner flame detection -CABOT Sanmar

    Fumed Silica plant's burner uses Hydrogen as fuel. UV sensor with suitable ex-proof enclosure for hazardous area selected for the engineered solution

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  • Zuluf AH Increment - Oil

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    Design and Install Oil producing facilities to increase output by 600MBCD

  • Sustainable Waste Recycling for Thapovanam - FEED

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    Classify & quantify different types of Wastes generated daily
    Propose waste recycling methods to optimize the carbon footprint
    Define Project Scope for biodigester and composting facilities
    Estimate project cost
    Identify Sources
    Develop project schedule
    Estimate project cost
    Obtain quotes for vendor packages
    Conduct field survey for siting facilities
    Prepare FEED report

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  • Sustainable Waste Recycling for Thapovanam - FEED

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    Classification of wastes generated and FEED report preparation by identifying scope elements for installation of bio digestor as well as other sundry facilities to optimize the carbon footprint

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  • Zuluf AH Increment - Water Injection

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    Design and Install WI facilities to increase AH Crude output by 600 MBCD

  • Detailed Design Larsen & Toubro Hydro Carbon Engg

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  • Senior Technical Professional Leader - Platform Upgrade PDHMS - Aramco

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  • Senior Technical Professional Leader - FEED - Upgrade Pier Facilities Tanajib - Aramco

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  • GSM based wireless Spray water controls for coal dust containment at Chennai Port

    GE Fanuc Micro with GSM modem offered as package with suitable application program to switch on/off water spray pump motors to contain coal dust pollution based on Suspended Particulate Matter analyser alarm signals

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  • On Shore - Marine - Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane 40 Tons Capacity Mechatronics Revamp including replacement of Drives and PLCs with GE Fanuc at Chennai Container Terminal in 2002

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    Kone-Fels Make Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane of Chennai Container Terminal - was having obsolete ABB Analog drives and analog controls. Same was replaced with Digital Drives and PLC with distributed I/O. Hydraulic circuit overhauled for Spreader and Bubenzer Brakes. Mechanical revamping done. This is a Mechatronics Revamping and a Brown field job in a demanding on shore container terminal located at Chennai Port Trust. Mr.Anoop Pereira was Sales-GE Fanuc ,Chennai and Mr.T.V.Rajasekhar was looking…

    Kone-Fels Make Rubber Tyred Gantry Crane of Chennai Container Terminal - was having obsolete ABB Analog drives and analog controls. Same was replaced with Digital Drives and PLC with distributed I/O. Hydraulic circuit overhauled for Spreader and Bubenzer Brakes. Mechanical revamping done. This is a Mechatronics Revamping and a Brown field job in a demanding on shore container terminal located at Chennai Port Trust. Mr.Anoop Pereira was Sales-GE Fanuc ,Chennai and Mr.T.V.Rajasekhar was looking after Sales-All India-GE Fanuc. Mr.Suresh helped me to finalize guide line specifications to introduce GE Fanuc Drives and PLCs




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  • SIS -PLC-Liquid Ammonia Handling Automation at Willington Island, FACT,Cochin

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    Detailed site survey was done by me before quoting for this Brownfield job. Old analog controls removed. GE IP PLC based controls with HBR ( CPU,Communication and I/O Redundancy) having P+F barriers for I/O along with SCADA -Cimplicity offered with detailed design. M/S FEDO acted as owner's consultant and reviewed / commented / approved the detailed design drawings.Liquid ammonia handling ship-shore-barge/truck/wagaon loading including loading arm and gas compressor monitoring

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  • TRIPOLI -LIBYA 2 X 120MW Post Commissioning and handing over - First Export Oder of BHEL,India

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    Deputed by BHEL to attend all the Punch Points after commissioning of 2 x 120MW Heavy Fuel Oil Corner Fired Boiler. Successfully all punch points in the area of Controls and Instrumentation attended to the satisfaction of GEC,Libya and handed over the Boiler-Turbine-Generator package to the client. On special request,I served as Instrumentation Engineer taking care of 4 x 60MW + 2 x 120MW, Tripoli Power Station on the rolls of GEC,Libya to mentor Libyans to take up Maintenance

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Honors & Awards

  • Conference Speaker - EPC Senate - Conference at Bangkok

    Trueventus,Malaysia

    Presented Case Study titled Augmentation of PCC in a STP - Brownfield Project

  • EPC-SENATE - CASE STUDY-ELECTRICAL POWER CONTROL CENTER AUGUMENTATION -SALALH OMAN- BROWN FIELD PROJECT

    TRUEVENTUS,MALAYSIA AT INTERNATIONAL EPC CONFERENCE AT BANGKOK

    Invited to present case study dealing with brown field project executed by me in my capacity as Director of Futura Electronics at STP in Salalah,Oman

  • Appreciation Letter - Productivity Improvement

    BHEL,Tiruchirappalli

    Utilization of Non Moving E&I Materials at Stores for a Value of INR 2700000

  • Cost Optimization of Flue Gas Analyzers for FBC boilers

    BHEL,Tiruchirappalli

    CEMS package for Fluidized Bed Boilers E&I package attempted to achieve overall gain of about 38%

  • Cost Optimization of Flue Gas Analyzers for Waste Heat Recovery Boilers

    BHEL,Tiruchirappalli

    For Heat Recovery Steam Generators, CEMS -Continuous Emission Monitoring System design standardized to bring down the cost of package by 37%

  • Diversion of Site Surplus Materials - E&I - Productivity Improvement in EPC

    BHEL,Tiruchirappalli

    Saved for a value of INR 5000000 by utilizing surplus materials

  • Signal & Control Cabling Optimization for E&I package

    BHEL,Tiruchirappalli

    By properly locating the Junction Boxes and Marshalling Panels, the length of various sizes of cables optimized leading to savings of about 60% for E&I packages compared to previous purchases.Benefits to BHEL are:
    1.Cycle time reduction for cable procurement by 50%
    2.Cost reduction to the tune of 60%

  • Standardization of C&I Tapping Point-Details for Interface

    BHEL,Tiruchirappalli

    Above project improved Cycle Time to effect FEED stage deliverables to various clients of BHEL by 500%

  • University Rank Certificate

    Madurai Kamaraj University

    First Rank on the basis of aggregate marks taken at Third,Fourth and Final year examinations from among the successful candidates of Electronics and Communications-Honors Course

Languages

  • Hindi - Spoken

    Elementary proficiency

  • English

    Full professional proficiency

  • Tamil

    Full professional proficiency

Organizations

  • ANNA UNIVERSITY ALUMINI CLUB

    Member

    - Present

    Joined as member of prestigious Anna University Alumni Club. - Exclusively for Alumni of CEG,AC Tech,MIT,Chromepet & School of Architecture and Planning.

  • MURUGAPPA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE,AVADI,CHENNAI

    TRAINER - Honarary

    - Present

    Hands on training for the following offered with Stipend for more than 250 students from 1996 • Programmable Logic Controllers • DCS • GSM modem interfacing • Electrical switch gear • Panel lay out ,wiring, testing • MS office • Field Instrumentation • P&ID • Logics, Cause and Effects diagrams • Quality Assurance Plan • Start up • Commissioning • Break down services

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