ANTONY VINCENT
Barnard castle,DURHAM
Summary
Control and instrumentation Lead tech with over 18 years' experience in industry, the emphasis being in oil and gas, LNG, Petrochemical chemical fields based onshore & offshore operation. This experience has to lead to a proven track record in the maintenance, pre-commissioning, commissioning Construction & operation of multiple projects involving exposure to a wide range of instrumentation control systems (i.e. DCS, ESD, PLC, SCADA, F&G microprocessor based and field equipment installations). Exposure to multiple vendor package installations and integration and interface to plant control systems, experienced in the supervision of commissioning & maintenance teams on onshore & offshore projects. Computer literate with all round experience in construction, maintenance, commissioning supervision, field, troubleshooting and project management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Lead Instrument Technician
Kuwait Oil Company through ISCO
West Kuwait
10.2017 - 08.2024
- Perform daily, weekly, monthly preventive maintenance on different type of field Instruments
- Services are carried out in strict compliance with company current HSE rules
- Carried out daily activities in following requirement of PTW system
- Calibration of all type Of field process instruments, control valves
- Identify and diagnose breakdowns or anomalies on equipment, devices, package, or systems
- Prepare comprehensive data reports on operation (routine or other)
- Operation & Maintenance and Troubleshooting of LP&HP GAS COMPRESSORS THERMODYN, LP Compressor (26MMSCFD), HP Compressor (49MMSCFD).
- Knowledge of commissioning planning, plant start-up, and plant management.
- Maintenance of Pneumatic, Electric and Hydraulic actuators, Level and Pressure Controllers, Limit Switches
- Carried out day to day preventive, corrective and break down Maintenance activities on instrumentation and control systems in assigned field, covering gas turbine generators & controls, pumps/compressors & controls, vessels, tanks, valves & piping
- Replace or repair defective elements or instruments
- Distributed control systems (DCS), Programmable logic controllers (PLC), This includes working on pressure, temperature, level, flow and measuring and control devices/equipment, protection devices such as vibration, over speed others control valves etc., participate in shutdown and major overhaul activities by carrying out shutdown preparation, data collection and condition monitoring duties assigned by senior engineer
Lead Instrument Technician
Kuwait Oil Company through HOTECC
West Kuwait
10.2013 - 09.2017
- Knowledge of commissioning planning, plant start-up, and plant management
- Leading a team consists for installations & commissioning and maintenance of process Field instruments involved in corrective, preventive, breakdown & shutdown and annual maintenance of instruments in gathering center and booster station
- Crude desalting plant, condensate recovery units' oil & gas separators scrubbers, inst air compressor unit, liquid dehydration units, Heaters, gas turbine gas Compressor, and fire and gas systems and interlock modifications installation, pre-commissioning and Commissioning of new oil & gas flow computer units, wellhead instruments/control panels, water treatment Plants
- Follow-up the maintenance activity through a Work Order system and approve the maintenance Work Order reports through the use of the most common Ebeams
- Carry out the final controls and the associated maintenance tasks planned by Ebeams
- Perform instrumentation maintenance activities associated with process plant, gas turbine drivers, and high Pressure gas re-injection compressors, high pressure well site equipment
- Fill and sign the data sheets which represent the maintenance file
- Update the information for Ebeams
- Liaise with operators and other maintenance groups and contractors for new projects, modifications, Substitution of old equipment etc, implement effective equipment maintenance, perform analysis and Diagnosis to provide solutions to instrumentation problem
- Dismantling, assembling servicing calibration of pneumatic and hydraulic operated control valves all sizes and its accessories of SMART electro pneumatic positioner
- Position transmitter. calibrating the SMART valve positioners using HART communicator
- Provide technical support to instrument technicians, modifies ladder diagrams according to the change in the Process, participate in the investigation of plant modification and improve the reliability of instrument devices
Instrument Technician
Knock Allan FPSO through (Goltens Co. Ltd)
Gabon Offshore & Dubai
06.2008 - 04.2013
- Extensive troubleshooting, maintenance experience for Smart (HART) and Foundation Fieldbus (FF) type field devices of all process variable of various Manufacturer like, Foxboro, ABB, Emerson Rosemount, E&H, Yokogawa Etc
- Field Diagnostics Check and Remote calibration by using HART 275, 375 and 475 hand held Communicator, unomat multi calibrator, Loop Calibrator, pneumatic druck and hydraulic pump, dozzy meter, multimeter and other make standard calibrator
- Testing of control valve, ESD valves, hydraulic valves installed with fisher's field view (series DVC 6000), ABB, Masoneilan's SVIii Positioner
- Pre-commissioning and functional test of process loop by Interpretation of loop drawing, Instrument cabling & terminations details, Hook-up drawing, P&ID drawings and cause and effect diagram
Instrument Technician
Oman LNG through TOCO LLC
Sur
01.2007 - 05.2008
- Involved in day-to-day preventive maintenance for field instrument individually and team wise
- Faultfinding, maintenance, service and Modification of instrument hook up to avoid failure repetition, testing of logical sequence and interlocks in startup and shutdown time
- Involved in the groups of EIDST (instrument duty tech.) for any failure in critical instrument during normal plant operation
- Also assigned for call out duty on any emergency job, Periodic checks carried out on trip Loops and status confirmation, alarm simulation and verification
- Well familiar with PACER system (asset integrity and management system)
- Additional Hands-on fire and gas instruments like smoke detector, VESDA system, fusible plug, gas detector of sieger, and routine check-up of analyser system, oxygen calibration.
Instrument Technician
Reliance Petrochemical PTA 3
Hazira
03.2006 - 12.2006
- Calibration and function test of pneumatic and electronic instruments, loop checking and commissioning after installation, checking and as built of drawing with standard document
- Committed responsibly Inspection of control system and field instrument installation
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - INDUSTRILA AUTOMATION SYSTEM DESIGN
DOEACC CENTRE
06.2005 - 12.2005
Bachelor of Science - ELECTRONICS
COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES
06.2002 - 05.2005
Skills
- Maintenance and repair
- Preventive and reparative maintenance
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Knowledge of hazardous area classifications
- Process control systems
- Instrument calibration
- P&ID drawings
- OEM technical manuals
- Troubleshooting
- Working knowledge of safety procedures
- Permit to work system
- Maintenance of Control Valves
- Pressure Safety Valves (PSV)
- Computer literate
- MS Word
- Excel
- Power Point
- E-beams
- Safety and operation instructions
- Termination details
- Hook-up drawing
- Cause and effect diagram
- Formulation and implementation of drawings
Certification
- BOSIET WITH EBS
- Basic H2S training
SYSTEMS
Handled DCS System
Delta V
RS3 (Rosemount)
HONEYWELL-TDC 3000
YOKOGOWA CENTUM
Handled PLC System
Plant ESD : Triconex 3006 & 3008, Hima, Delta SIS.
Allen Bradley: Model SLC 5/04
Allen Bradley: For Ant surge control system model-LOGIX-5561
Siemens : Model simatic ET-200M for Gas Turbine.
Siemens : Model Simatic S7-300 for Reboiler
Siemens : Model Simatic S7 200 for Crude Heater
HIMA : Crude heater.
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Native
Malayalam
Native
Arabic
Beginner
Accomplishments
Best Employee of the month
Timeline
Lead Instrument Technician
Kuwait Oil Company through ISCO
10.2017 - 08.2024
Lead Instrument Technician
Kuwait Oil Company through HOTECC
10.2013 - 09.2017
Instrument Technician
Knock Allan FPSO through (Goltens Co. Ltd)
06.2008 - 04.2013
Instrument Technician
Oman LNG through TOCO LLC
01.2007 - 05.2008
Instrument Technician
Reliance Petrochemical PTA 3
03.2006 - 12.2006
Diploma of Higher Education - INDUSTRILA AUTOMATION SYSTEM DESIGN
DOEACC CENTRE
06.2005 - 12.2005
Bachelor of Science - ELECTRONICS
COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES
06.2002 - 05.2005
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