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Current location:  Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - View on map
Nationality: Malaysian
Spoken languages: chinese, english, Malay

Profile Overview

Lead Mechanical Engineer with 22 years of successful work experience in engineering, design and fabrication of static equipment for refineries and the petrochemical, LNG, fertilizer, and oil & gas industries. Achievements include handling and delivering work on various projects ahead of schedule whilst mentoring and managing diverse and multi-cultural teams, having over 8 years of experience in managerial roles and over 10 years as Lead/Senior Mechanical Engineer. Technical experience include engineering & designing of a wide range of static equipment, ranging from columns, reactors, mounded bullets, separators, filters, drums, tanks and heat exchangers. Well-versed in international design codes, such as ASME Sect VIII Div. 1 & 2, PD5500, TEMA, AS-1210, API 650, API 620, API 661, API 660 & API 662, and familiar with various clients’ standards/specifications, such as Petronas PTS, Shell DEP, ExxonMobil GP, and Fluor Daniel specifications.

 

Work Experience

1. Period : 5th January 2015 – 30th November-2015 (11 Months)

Company : Cameron Solutions Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Position : Senior Mechanical Engineer – Static Equipment

Scope of Work:

 Manage and control all mechanical engineering aspects for assigned proposals and projects.

 Interpret scope-of-supply requirements from Cameron bid documents, project specifications and other bid

clarification correspondence. Also interpret and become familiar with any other project requirements (e.g.

applicable Classification Society rules etc).

 With the assistance of Cameron Process Engineers and others as appropriate, produce data sheets

and/or specifications for mechanical equipment.

 Produce & issue Technical and Purchase Requisitions complete with supporting documentation to allow

outsourcing of bought-out mechanical equipment. Review potential sub-vendor proposals upon receipt.

 Review all mechanical aspects of sub-suppliers engineering design documentation for compliance with

project requirement.

 Address client comments on Cameron and sub-supplier mechanical engineering documentation.

 Co-ordinate with product specialists in other Cameron offices to complete designs and develop designs.

Major Projects Handled:

 Acid Gas Removal Project For EVA-North Malay Basin GDS Project

o Consist of Gas Filter Coalescer, Guard Bed, Dust Filter, Gas Dehydrator, Dry Gas Heater, Regen

Gas Cross Cross Exchanger, Regen Gas Cooler, Regen Gas Chilled Water Cooler, Regen Gas

Separator & Premeate Cooler.

 FPSO Pioneiro de Libra Project

o Produced Water Treatment Package – consist of hydrocyclone vessels & Unicel IGF vessel.

o Seawater Filter Package – consist of Seawater Coarse Filter

 

 

2. Period : 3rd May 2010 – 31st December 2014 (4 years and 8 months)

Company : ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. (EMEPMI), Malaysia

Position : Lead/Mechanical Engineer – Static Equipment

Scope of Work:

 Responsible for verification of all mechanical engineering and design on the Project.

 Oversee Contractor’s production of required mechanical deliverables within project budget and schedule.

 Ensure that Project requirements, as detailed in Technical Specifications and Scope of Supply, for all

mechanical items are met.

 Assist with all aspects mechanical engineering for the Project when called upon by Engineering Manager.

 Facilitate interfaces among the Engineering Manager, EMEPMI Functions, and the Contractor’s

organization with respect to mechanical issues.

Responsibilities and duties:

 Provide overall mechanical engineering technical leadership and expertise

 Coordinate PMT members’ involvement in mechanical activities, including interaction with Contractor

 Prepare and submit mechanical engineering and design monthly progress data, including narratives,

charts graphs, etc.

 Provide input in HAZOPS reviews and Risk Management activities, as appropriate

 Advise the Contractor’s mechanical engineering and design effort with respect to:

o Equipment data sheet completeness and accuracy

o Mechanical engineering studies and analysis

o Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs) reviews with emphasis on equipment safety and

operability

o Inspection & test plan including Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) & Site Integration Tests (SITs)

o Compliance with design methods and safety factors to be used in design of project

o Material Selection for topsides equipment

 Steward the EPC contractor’s mechanical, design, fabrication and installation activities including:

o Detailed mechanical engineering and design

o Recommended deliverables and labour hour estimate for mechanical work

o Measurement and reporting of physical progress

o Providing appropriate technical specifications to be used for mechanical equipment

o Review drawings and other deliverables as required for inter-discipline design coordination

o Review vendor data for completeness in mechanical design and compliance with project

specifications

o Assistance in procurement of mechanical equipment including bid evaluations, review of bid

tabulations, initiating bid recommendations.

o Development of field installation plans and procedures for equipment

o Contribution to weight control reports for all mechanical equipment

o Verifying and coordinating short and long term equipment preservation requirements, including

maintaining a sign-off sheet for required inspections

Major Projects Handled:

 May 2010 – Dec 2014, Tapis EOR & Rejuvenation Project.

The scope includes Central Processing Platform (Tapis R), bridge-linked to existing TaB platform & new

TaQ Riser Platform. TaR platform will be an integrated deck, estimated to be 19k MT.

o 9 units of thick wall CS+SS316L Cladded pressure vessels with internals, designed & constructed

to ASME Sect. VIII Div. 2

o 11 units of thin wall pressure vessels constructed of SS316L, 6% Moly, DSS, CS & CS+SS316L

Clad

o 20MT API 2C type C Pedestal crane for Tapis Q platform

 May 2012 – Jun 2014, Damar Gas Development Project, satellite platform.

o 20MT API 2C type C Pedestal crane for Damar A platform

o 1 units of CDV constructed of 6% Moly

o Cold Vent tip & CO2 snuffing system

 

 

3. Period : 13th March 2006 – 9

th May 2010 (4 years and 3 months)

Company : Technip Consulting (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Position : Lead Mechanical Engineer – Static Equipment

Scope of Work:

 Perform or initiate conceptual design

 Prepare Specifications/data sheets/guide drawings

 Perform detail design/calculation

 Prepare equipment requisition (MR/SR)

 Prepare technical bid evaluations (TBE)

 Review and incorporate vendor data and drawings

 Provide all necessary information to other department

 Coordinate with all the other discipline lead engineers

 Produce documents on schedule and with the allocated manhour

 Specify design criteria and obtain all design data

 Distribute workload to his team of mechanical personnel and coordinate their work on project

 Produce document on schedule and within the budgeted manhour

 Ensure quality of the deliverable is of expected level

 Organize the disciplinary checking

 Organize and track the interdisciplinary check

 Organize and maintain the discipline filing

 Raise change notices when required

 Submit weekly or monthly project status report as required to the Project Manager/Section Head/MEM

Major Projects Handled:

 March 2010 – April 2010, Proposal for BASF MDI Project, Chingqing, PR China

o Lead Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 prepared equipment requisition for budgetary quote by Vendors, Columns, S&T

Exchangers, Air coolers, Reactors, Jet Mixers, Plate Type Heat Exchangers

 technical proposal write-up

 Prepare Technical Bid Tabulation

 February 2010 – March 2010, Proposal for Plant Rejuvenation and Revamp 2 (PRR2) of Gas Processing

Plant 2 & 3, Kertih Compressor Station A and Export Terminal Unit 3 & 4 in the district of Kemaman,

Trengganu, Malaysia.

o Lead Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 Performed weight estimate,

 Prepared equipment requisition for budgetary quote by Vendors, Columns, S&T

Exchangers, Air coolers, Filters, Mercury Removal vessel & Welded type heat exchanger.

 Technical proposal write-up.

 August 2009, Proposal for 200104 Nm3

/d LNG Plant at Ansai county, Shanxi province, P.R. China

o Lead Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 Performed weight estimate, prepared equipment requisition for budgetary quote by

Vendors and technical proposal write-up.

 September 2009, Proposal for 150104 Nm3

/d LNG Plant at Xinjiang Ji Munai LNG, P.R. China, which

includes Basic /Detail Engineering Design Package for LNG Tank, Proprietary and Critical Equipments.

o Lead Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 Performed weight estimate, prepared equipment requisition for budgetary quote by

Vendors and technical proposal write-up.

 July 2009 – April 2010, NingXia Nahas LNG Plant, P.R. China: Development of basic and detailed

engineering design package and supply of proprietary and critical equipment for Nahas LNG Project. The

plant will have two trains each capable of producing 500 × 106 Nm³/A of LNG (~0.357 MMTPA per train).

o Senior Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 Main Cryogenic Heat Exchangers (MCHE) by Air Products – wound coil aluminum heat

exchanger

 50,000m³ LNG Storage Tank by Whessoe – 9% nickel material, full containment LNG

Storage Tank.

 November 2008 – June 2009, SHWE Project: Front End Engineering & Design located in the Bay of

Bengal, offshore western Myanmar.

o Lead Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 Separators with internals (CS+SS316L Clad)

 Export Compression Scrubber (CS+SS316L Clad)

 Filters & Filter Coalescers (CS, SS & Super DSS)

 Air Cooled Heat Exchangers

 Shell & Tubes Exchangers (CS & CS+SS316L Clad)

 Titanium Plate Heat Exchangers

 Storage Tanks

 July 2008 – June 2009, Cili Padi Gas Field Development Project for F23R-A Platform, located offshore

Sarawak, Malaysia

o Lead Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 1 unit of CP Inlet Separator (2 Phase Vertical Schoepentoeter-Mistmat-MistmatSwirldeck-Mistmat

(SMMSM) Separator) (CS+ SS316L Clad)

 4 units of Thick-Walled Vessels with Internals (CS+SS316L Clad, DSS)

 2 units of Duplex Stainless Steel Hydrocyclone Vessels

 3 units of Carbon Steel Pressure Vessels

 4 units of CS Thin-Walled Vessels

 1 unit of Stainless Steel HP Flare KO Drum

 6 units of Duplex Stainless Steel Filter Coalescers

 September 2006 – October 2008, KUPE Gas Plant, New Zealand

o Lead Mechanical Engineer for Static Equipment

 Hot Water Boiler Package

 8 units of LPG Mounded Bullets Designed to PD5500 & EEMUA190

 6 units of Stainless Steel Pressure Vessels

 17 units of Carbon Steel Pressure Vessels

 2 units of Duplex Stainless Steel Process Pressure Vessels

 12 units of Shell & Tube Heat Exchangers designed to ASME Sect VIII Div. 1 2004Ed +

2006 Add. + TEMA R

 7 units of CS, CS+SS316L Clad & SS Columns with SS316L trays & internals

 March 2006 – September 2006, Dung Quat Refinery (DQR) Project – Vietnam

o Senior Mechanical Engineer for Carbon Steel Vessel Package. Consists of 11 pressure vessels

o Senior Mechanical Engineer for LP & HHP Deaerator Package

o Senior Mechanical Engineer for 3 units of Low Temperature Vessels

o Senior Mechanical Engineer for 2 units of Large Carbon Steel Vessels

 

 

4. Period : 2nd February 2005 – 3rd March 2006 (1 year and 1 month)

Company : Melewar Integrated Engineering Sdn. Bhd.

Position : Project Engineer

Scope of Work:

 Involved in the project management of 5t/hour Scrap Smelting Plant.

 In charge of 5 ton and 10 ton Overhead Cranes Package for the Smelting Plant Project.

 In charge of Super Structures Package for the Smelting Plant Factory.

 In charge of the refurbishment of 1 unit of Water Tank and associating piping.

 Prepared the bid & proposal document for fabrication, painting & erection of 6m×24m Bill Board

fabricated from MIG’s pipes material.

 

 

5. Period : 16th January 2004 – 31st December 2004 (1 year)

Company : Toyo Engineering and Construction Sdn. Bhd.

Position : Mechanical Engineer/Project Engineering Manager

Scope of Work:

 Worked in a multi-discipline company specialising in EPCC of Petrochemical, Chemical plants,

 Detail Engineering and Procurement of Static Equipment for KR2-DBN Project,

 Prepared Engineering Drawings, Requisition, Technical Bid Evaluation, Vendor Print Check and

Schedule Control.

 Liaised with vendor for technical clarifications and schedule control.

 Assisted in Construction studies with site survey and obstruction check for erection/installation of

equipment.

Major Projects Handled:

 Appointed as Project Engineering Manager for KR2-Debottlenecking Project, Kerteh.

 Appointed as Mechanical Assigned Engineer for KR2-Debottlenecking Project, Kerteh.

 In charge of Vendor Print Check of 3 Drums, 2 Towers, 15 Heat Exchangers & other Mechanical items.

 

 

6. Period : 10th April 2000 – 10th January 2004 (3 years and 10 months)

Company : KNM Process Systems Sdn. Bhd.

Position : Engineering Manager

Scope of Work:

 Lead a team of 24 Design Engineers & Drafting persons to undertake all engineering activities in the

Engineering Department,

 Perform design calculation and/or verification of engineer’s calculation to comply with Design Codes such

as ASME Sect. VIII Div. 1 & 2, PD5500, TEMA, API 660, API 650, API 620 & API 661 (ISO 13706) and

also major clients’ specifications such as ExxonMobil, Shell DEP & Petronas PTS;

 Review detail fabrication drawings;

 Prepare Material Requirement and raise Material Requisition for procurement of project material,

 Design and product development through exploration of work method, simplification, material economy

and utilisation of technology;

 Document and design control;

 Standardise engineering practices for greater efficiency.

Major Projects:

 2 units of KO Drums complete with Internals for Yetagun Field Capacity Upgrade Phase 3 – Premier Oil,

Myanmar – Code stamped and designed to ASME Sect. VIII Div. 1 and 2 respectively. Material of

construction for Div. 2 KO Drum – 76mm Shell/Head thickness of ASME SA537 CL 2.

 Slugcatcher for Egret Field Development, Brunei – Slugcatcher of 95mm shell/head thickness designed

to ASME Sect. VIII Div. 2 and Code Stamped.

 BPC Butane Storage Project, Toyo Engineering – Design of 4 units of Bullets to PD5500. Material of

construction – BS1501 224 430A LT20.

 3 CS Absorber for Sawan Gas Phase 1 & 2, Clough Engineering – Absorbers designed to ASME Sect.

VIII Div. 2, with both pressure and thermal cyclic loadings.

 Two Low temperature Secondary Separation Vessels for B11 Project, Twister BV – Design of 2 units of

Secondary Separator to PD5500 and DEP. Material of construction – ASTM A516 Gr. 65N with 3mm

Inconel 625 clad.

 Air-Fin (Production) Cooling System for B11, Sarawak Shell Berhad – Design of 10 bays of Air-fin

coolers to ASME Sect. VIII Div. 1 & API 661. Material of construction – ASTM B424 N08825 (Incoloy

825).

 MRR Project for MLNG – Sour Gas KO Drum & Fuel Gas KO Drum designed to ASME Sect VIII Div. 1.

Material of construction – SA516 Gr.60N with 3mm 304L clad.

 Heat Exchanger for BASF – one unit of HEX designed to TEMA & ASME Sect. VIII Div. 1.

 2 Drums for JNDR-A Topsides for Brooke Dockyard – Design to PD5500 with ASTM A203 Gr D material

(3.5% Ni).

 E11K-A Compression Project for Sarawak Shell Berhad – Design of 2 units of Inlet Scrubber, V-2420 &

Discharge Scrubber, V-2430 to BS5500 with thickness of 101mm & 89mm respectively. Material of

construction – ASTM A516 Gr.60N with 3mm SS316L Clad.

 Q-Chem Project for KBR – Design of 9 units of columns & towers to ASME Sect. VIII Div. 1, 98 ed. & 99

Add.

 MLNG Tiga Project for JGC – Design of 9 units of Large Carbon Steel Vessels to BS5500.

 

 

7. Period : 15th July 1996 – 31st March 2000 (3 years and 9 months)

Company : Chip Ngai Engineering Works Sdn. Bhd.

Position : Assistant Engineering Manager

Scope of Work:

 Oversee all engineering activities in the Design and Drafting Departments;

 Plan, direct and co-ordinate the day to day activities in the Engineering Department;

 Perform design calculation and/or verification of engineer’s calculation;

 Design and product development through exploration of work method, simplification, material economy,

utilisation of technology;

 Document and design control;

 Standardise engineering practices for greater efficiency.

Major Projects:

 KHTP – Independent Power Utility Project. Design of 4 x Main Stack & 4 x By-Pass Stack to BS4076:

1989.

 Preparation of design calculation & drawings for ASME “U” and “U2” stamps review, to ASME 1998

edition + 1999 addenda.

 Central Luconia Compression Project for F6K-Topsides. One compressor suction scrubber, V-2400

designed to BS5500. Material of construction – ASTM A516 Gr.60N with 3mm SS316L Clad.

 Shell MDS – Detergent Feedstock Splitter Column, C5303 and Accumulator vessel, V5307.

 Kertih Aromatic Project (KR-2) – 54 units of pressure vessels designed to ASME Sect. VIII Div. 1 and one

unit designed to ASME Sect. 1.

 Kertih VCM Project – 8 units of pressure vessels and 2 units of API650 tanks.

 ESSO Malaysia – 4 units of LPG rail wagon.

 Polybed PSA Unit for SEMBEC/EASTMAN Pulau Sakra, Singapore for UOP – 4 units of Adsorber Vessel,

one unit of Surge Tank, one unit of High Pressure Mixing Tank and one unit of Low Pressure Mixing

Tank. All ASME U-Stamp coded pressure vessels.

 Long Residue Catalytic Cracking Complex Project (LRCC) – 2 units of Side Stream Sand Filters.

 Petronas Fertelizer Kedah Project (PFK) – Knock Down Tanks Package, 34 units of API 650 and PTS

34.51.01.31 storage tanks.

 Petronas Fertelizer Kedah Project (PFK) – General Vessels Package, 5 units of ASME Section VIII Div. 1

pressure vessels.

 Petronas Fertelizer Kedah Project (PFK) – Granulator Package, 9 units of equipment.

 SAE Plant of SMAG Project – Storage Tanks Package, 20 units of API 650 storage tanks.

 GPP 5 & 6 – 8 units of Sand Filter in accordance to ASME Section VIII Div. 1.

 Preparation of design calculation & drawings for ASME “U” & “U2” stamps accreditation to ASME 1995.

 

 

8. Period : 1st December 1995 – 12th July 1996 (8 months)

Company : Kai Peng Engineering (Shah Alam) Sdn. Bhd.

Position : Project Engineer

Scope of Work:

 Monitoring project schedule, project cost control, procurement of long lead material, preparation of weekly

progress report, material take-off, man power planning, preparation of cutting plans and quotations.

Major Projects:

 Project: 2 × 500MW Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station, Kapar, for Tenaga Nasional.

 Package handled: 12 units of Coal Bunkers for Boiler no. 5 & 6, Buckstays for Boiler no. 5 & 6.

 

 

9. Period : 18th October 1993 – 25th November 1995 (2 years and 2 months)

Company : Wembley Process Sdn. Bhd.

Position : Mechanical Engineer

Scope of Work:

 Execution of design work : design calculations, data sheets, engineering drawings, engineering

specifications, shop details, work instructions and operating instructions for cryogenic storage systems

and pressure vessels according to various international standards, including ASME VIII DIV. 1, AS 1210

or BS 5500

 Obtaining government and third party approvals for vessels design

 Preparation of quotations for projects

Major Projects:

 300,000 litre liquid oxygen double-walled vertical vessel

 150,000 litre liquid oxygen double-walled horizontal vessel

 vaporisers of design pressures ranging from 20 Bar to 200 Bar with various flow rates

 6,000 litre waste effluent pods for off-shore platform

 250,000 litre liquid nitrogen double-walled horizontal vessel

 32,000 litre liquid oxygen double-walled vertical vessel

 

 

Professional Affiliations

 Graduate Member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) since 1994

 Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), U.K. since 1996

 

Professional Training

 3 August 2015

Vibration Equipment Seminar conducted by VibraTec Asia-Pacific Sdn. Bhd.

 2-4 September 2014

BOSET, certificate no. M-B354729/14, valid untill 03rd September 2018

 29 May 2014

Seminar on Importance of Eliminating Corrosion Issue in Tubing/Piping Structure in Offshore & Onshore

Applications by Andrew Shaw, Global Business Development Manager, Stauff UK.

 1 April 2014

Special Steel Plates Solution for Pressure Vessels (HIC plates, DSS plates, heat treatment & PWHT

guidelines) by Industeel (David Farias, Andrew Gingell & Jean-Yves Hurbe)

 27 June 2013

Advance Ultrasonic Testing by G. Padmanabhan, Intl. Welding Engineer, ASNT level 3 (RT,UT,PT,MT,VT),

EMEPMI

 17 October 2012

Defensive Driving conducted by Terengganu Safety Training Center Sdn. Bhd.

 3 September 2009

Introduction to Jotun Paint Technology by Mr. Wee Jih Fong & Mr. Lam Chun Yeong, Jotun Malaysia.

 30 July 2009

Sandvik Materials Technology seminar by Mr. Kukuh Soerowidjojo, Technical Marketing Program Manager,

Sandvik Materials Technology – South East Asia.

 22 October 2008

Pressure Equipment Directive Seminar conducted by Mr. Jim Hockenhull, RSA Engineering, UK & ABS

Consulting.

 24 & 25 July 2008

Effective Communication Skills by Invetech HR Training Services

 May 2008

In-house training on “Design of Rectangular Tanks – Basic approach and practical tips” – by

P.Kalyanasundaram and Amir Johar

 July 2004

Safety Passport Training conducted by NIOSH, Malaysia.

 8 & 9 April 2002

Seminar of European Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC)-PED organised by TUV Bayer (M) Sdn. Bhd.

 19 May 2001

In house training on Finance for Non-financial Executives conducted by Mr. Tan Chee Wan

 20 March 2001

Conference/Exhibition on Manufacturing & Operating of Boilers & Pressure Vessels organised by MISIF

 16 March 2001

On the job training for K99130 LPG Mounded Vessel Project (PWHT for T-8302 Bullet) conducted at KNM

Melaka Fabrication Shop.

 14 July 2000

Training in Lifting Lugs/Trunnions Design and Analysis, conducted by Mr. Mok Tuang Chiew

 19 August 1999

Seminar on Duplex Stainless Steel – UR35N, by USINOR Group.

 March 1997

Modern Steels for Boilers & Pressure Vessels, conducted by Dillinger Hutte GTS Symposia, organised by

Metex Corporation.

 13 January 1996

Training course in “ISO Awareness”, conducted by Peplow-Warren S/B.

 24 November 1994 & 23 February 1995

Training course in “An Introduction To ASME Section VIII Division 1”, conducted by Ir. Low Guan Tui.

 August 1994

Certificate of Achievement in Process Control Design & Specifying Instrumentation – By Added Advantage

Associates (S) Pte. Ltd.

 

 

Academic Qualifications

 1990-93

Bachelor Of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering.

Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom.

Major Projects

Individual Projects:

1) Designed, Developed and Constructed an

Insect Robot

2) Designed a Metal Strip Twisting Device

Group Projects:

1) Redesigned An Exercise Bicycle

2) Designed a Portable Table Top

3) Evaluated a Hydraulic Car Jack

 1989-90

Foundation Engineering Year.

Sunway College, Malaysia.

 1987

Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and ‘O’ Level 1119 English Language.

Sekolah Sri Inai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 

Software Knowledge

 PVElite & Codecalc by Intergraph/Coade

(Design Software for Static Equipment)

 Compress by Codeware (Design Software for

Static Equipment)

 Microprotol (Design Software for Static

Equipment)

 PVE 5 (Design Software for Static Equipment)

 Tank by Coade (Storage Tank Design Software)

 Autocad

 Microsoft Office (MS Word & Excel)

 FEPipe by Pauline Research Group

 P & ASCL

 

 

Languages

 English

 Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language)

 Chinese Mandarin

 Chinese Hokkien

 Chinese Cantonese

(Putonghua)






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