Benjamin L. Giman is a mechanical lead with over 30 years of experience in commissioning, construction, and maintenance of rotating equipment. He has worked on numerous oil, gas, and petrochemical projects around the world, supervising the installation, testing, and repair of pumps, compressors, turbines, and other equipment. Giman is seeking a position where he can utilize his extensive knowledge and experience in the mechanical field to contribute to a reputable company.
1. BENJAMIN L. GIMAN
MechanicalLead
Objectives – To be employed in the company with big business and reputation,
Contribute my knowledge and experience in the field of mechanical.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Contact Address : 38 San Francisco St. Bauan, Batangas Philippines
Tel. Number : +63434171867
Mobile Number : +639157761209
Email Address : giman331@yahoo.com
Age : 49 years old
Civil Status : Married
Nationality : Filipino
Passport Number : EC0014697
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Mechanical Engineering : International Correspondence Schools - Completed
Technology
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Mechanical Lead : March 2014 to February 2015
Commissioning
SPIE Oil & Gas Services : OFON Phase 2 Project (OFP2 Topsides)
Total E&P Nigeria Limited
Nigeria (Offshore)
Duties and Responsibilities
Attended daily tool box talk & commissioning meeting.
Attended walk down inspection of equipment’s such Gas Turbine Generator (Rolls
Royce-RB211), MP/HP/LP Compressors (General Electric), Water Injection Pumps
(Sulzer), Fire Water Pumps (Enertia), Emergency Diesel Generator ( Enertia), Oil
Export Pumps (Flowserve) & Chemical Injection Package prior for signing of Ready
For Commissioning (RFC) certificate .
2. Supervised and assisted HHI for testing of rotating equipment as per Operational Test
Procedure (OTP).
Witnessed & monitor mechanical run test of rotating equipment.
Reviewed & signed off Commissioning Test/Report sheet, OTP Acceptance & Ready
For Start Up (RFSU) certificate.
Direct reporting and receiving information from Commissioning Site Leader.
Mechanical Enginner : November 2012 to December 2013
Commissioning
SPIE Oil & Gas Services : OFON Phase 2 Project (OFP2 Topsides)
Total E&P Nigeria Limited
Ulsan South Korea
Duties and Responsibilities
Review company procedures and specification.
Review vendor’s manual, drawing, P&ID and assisted Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.
(HHI) in preparation and incorporating comments of Operational Test Procedures
(OTP) of rotating equipment.
Check and review Integrated Commissioning And Progress System (ICAPS) data
base regarding equipment’s status, punch items categories before walk down
inspection of equipments and signing Ready For Commissioning (RFC) dossier.
Review Work Method Statement regarding oil flushing and witnessed the activities of
pre commissioning.
Coordinate equipment’s vendor and HHI supervisors regarding running test of
equipments base on OTP.
Direct reporting and receiving information from commissioning manager.
Machinery Specialist : December 2011 to May 2012
Commissioning
Saipem : GNL-3Z (LNG) Project
Arzew Algeria
Duties and Responsibilities
Commissioning preparation.
Review vendors manual and drawing.
Reviewed Work Method Statement of Sub contractor regarding oil flushing and
witnessed the activities of pre commissioning.
Witnessed final shaft alignment.
Prepared final punch list.
Coordinate process operator regarding rotating equipments that are scheduled to be
tested.
Supervised and monitor 4 hrs run test with load of rotating equipments.
Supervised in any repair work of rotating equipments such as; changing drive end
bearing, non drive end bearing and mechanical seals.
Direct reporting and receiving information from superior.
Rotating Equipment Specialist : February 2011 to September 2011
Commissioning
3. SPIE Oil & Gas Services : Ningxia Hanas LNG Project
Yinchuan PR China
Duties and Responsibilities
Commissioning preparation
Check project document data base and updated equipment list in spread sheet.
Review vendor’s manual, drawing and P&ID.
Prepared Operational Testing Procedure of Feed Gas Booster Compressor, Mixed
Refrigerant Compressor and Boil Off Gas Compressor (motor driven).
Checked and verified pre commissioning permit to work application.
Inspection and witnessed 4 hour motor solo run test and final shaft alignment for
commissioning acceptance.
Witnessed oil flushing activities of pre commissioning.
Prepared punch list for construction.
Coordinate process operator in testing of rotating equipment.
Supervised commissioning mechanical team for 4 hour run test with load of rotating
equipments.
Attended meeting regarding commissioning activities.
Machinery Field Supervisor : March 15, 2010 to August 31, 2010
Pre-Commissioning
TECHNIP Singapore : Singapore NExBTL Project (Bio Diesel Plant)
Tuas South Avenue 9, Singapore
Duties and Responsibilities
Review company procedures and specification.
Attended tool box meeting of sub contractor.
Supervised in all rotating equipments that are schedule for solo run test.
Advised to verify soft foot of motors that indicating of high vibration & re-run again.
Coordinate with piping supervisor regarding correction of flanges parallelism for final
alignment of rotating equipments.
Scheduled and supervised final shaft alignment inspection of rotating equipments.
Supervised and monitor oil flushing activities.
Assisted client Neste Oil in test run with load of rotating equipments.
Prepared daily report and directly receiving information regarding activities from
superior.
Rotating Equipment Supervisor : December 02, 2008 to February 28, 2010
Construction & Pre-Commissioning
CB&I – Toyo Engineering : Shell Houdini Ethylene Cracker Complex (ECC)
Joint Venture Pulau Ular, Singapore
Duties and Responsibilities
Review vendor manual and drawing.
Supervised sub contractor and checked the equipments that need to withdraw in the
ware house.
Supervised and monitor erection, installation, centering and alignment of compressor,
steam turbine, horizontal pump, lube oil skid, fire water pump and fin fan cooler
4. according to Installation and Technical Procedures API 686 and Shell Design
Engineering Practice (DEP).
Coordinated sub contractor QC personnel to raise inspection notice to all equipments
that had been done.
Supervised and monitor lube oil flushing of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
Charge Gas compressor and Kobelco instrument air compressor base on API 617.
Attended 4 hours motor solo run test and checked the right direction of motor.
Supervised and assisted vendor of Hitachi compressor in installation, alignment and
connecting lube oil system of the equipment.
Supervised inspection of final shaft alignment of rotating equipments.
Advised engineering to contact manufacturer regarding specification of equipment
which is out of tolerances, such as shaft run out and bearing radial play.
Attended weekly mechanical meeting regarding progress of the equipment that had
been installed and equipment that going to install.
Prepared daily report regarding activities and equipment status and sent to superior.
Rotating Equipment Supervisor : April 22, 2008 to November 15, 2008
Construction
Kellogg Brown & Root : Shell Qatar Gas to Liquid Project (GTL)
Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
Duties and Responsibilities
Review vendor procedure and equipment drawing.
Assisted engineering in clearing mechanical site technical query.
Supervised assembling deaerator platforms.
Supervised assembling of fin fan cooler for Emergency Diesel Generator and
installation as well.
Supervised and monitor installation, alignment of Gas Turbine Generator, assembling
and erection of enclosure and filter house as well.
Supervised installation and alignment of Atlas Copco instrument air compressor.
Responsible for workers safety and attended tool box meeting.
Attended mechanical meeting with sub contractor regarding equipment progress.
Direct reporting and receiving information from superior.
Rotating Equipment Supervisor : September, 2004 to February, 2008
Commissioning, Start Up & Warranty
Technip, Snamprogetti, Kellogg- : Shell NLNG Plus Project Train 4, 5 & Project 6
Brown & Root, Japan Gas- Bonny Island, Nigeria
Corporation Joint Venture
Duties and Responsibilities
Review vendor drawing and procedures.
Prepared and plan daily activities.
Monitor and updated all rotating equipments in commissioning work sheet.
Personally checked and withdrawn spare parts that need to be changed.
Held tool box meeting before commencing any work.
Responsible on distributing manpower in their designated area.
Coordinate process operator regarding the equipment that need to be repaired,
prepared working permit and checked system line up were isolated before to start any
work.
5. Supervised on assisting vendor Siemens on changing dry seal of End Plus
compressor.
Supervised on assisting vendor Nuovo Pignone in Gas Turbine Generator.
Supervised and monitored 4 hours test run with load of rotating equipment such as,
cooling water pump, fin fan cooler, main & auxiliary hydraulic pump, lube oil pump,
jacking oil pump and seal oil pump of MR / PR compressors.
Supervised and performed repair works of any rotating equipments and control
valves.
Supervised operator of air compressor on assisting pneumatic test using primary
compressor, secondary booster compressor and monitor the equipment as well.
Executed installation and final set up of valve interlock device according to its
procedure and line up on P&ID drawing witnessed by the client.
Supervised oil flushing activities.
Assisted operator on starting up all outstanding equipment and monitor during
operation.
Supervised on repair of some work during warranty period.
Attended commissioning meeting.
Directly receiving information regarding all activities from superior.
Mechanical Supervisor : September 2002 to October 2003
Maintenance & Technical Assistance
Groupe Ipedex : Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex (SGCC)
Republic of Uzbekistan
Duties and Responsibilities
Visited the plant every morning and checked all rotating equipments are in good
condition during operation.
Review manual drawing of equipments.
Supervised on repair and maintenance of all rotating equipment included mechanical
seal and minimized replacement of parts.
Supervised in dismantling, assembling and repair of various pumps, steam turbines,
compressor, high pressure valves and mechanical seals.
Supervised and monitor replacement of valve seals and hydro testing of any repaired
valve according to the required pressure.
Performed overhauling and reconditioning of pumps, mechanical seals, reciprocating
and centrifugal compressors.
Coordinate local mechanical personnel regarding ordering of materials and the
availability of spare parts before any repair work.
Help and develop Uzbek nationals.
Rotating Equipment Supervisor : September 01, 2001 to August 31, 2002
Commissioning & Start Up
A.B.B Lummus : Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex (SGCC)
Republic of Uzbekistan
Duties and responsibilities
Review vendor and equipment drawing procedures.
Updated commissioning work sheet regarding equipments that had been done.
6. Prepared working permit & gave safety instruction before starting any work.
Repaired various valves such as, gate valve, ball valve, butterfly valve and globe
valve.
Performed dismantling, assembling and changing of rotating ring and stationary
ring of mechanical seal.
Supervised test run with load of motors, pumps, turbines and monitor bearing
temperature, vibration and rpm.
Supervised oil flushing activities.
Checked all necessary things before starting up rotating equipment such as, oil,
grease, cooling system and alignment as well.
Coordinate process operator regarding starting up of any rotating equipment.
Attended commissioning meeting.
Directly reporting to commissioning superintendent regarding the status of
equipments that had been repaired and inspected.
Rotating Equipment Supervisor : November 15, 1999 to August 31, 2001
Construction
A.B.B Soimi S.p.a : Shurtan Gas Chemical Complex (SGCC)
Republic of Uzbekistan
Duties and responsibilities
Review and check equipment detail drawing.
Supervised and performed installation of horizontal pumps, vertical pumps,
compressors, standby generator, steam and gas turbine, fin fan cooler, extruder
machine, reactor unit and bagging conveyor machine.
Supervised installation of horizontal and vertical vessel and checked orientation,
level and alignment as well.
Advised millwright foreman to check soft foot before to start any shaft alignment.
Supervised checking pipe stress before to start final shaft alignment.
Responsible in scheduling final inspection of shaft alignment.
Supervised and assisted vendor such as; A.B.B Stahl (Gas turbine), Black
Clawson (Extruder Machine), Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (Charge Gas
Compressor) and Mouller (Bagging Machine & Conveyor).
Held tool box meeting every morning.
Directly reporting to site superintendent regarding the status of all equipments
that had been installed and inspected.
Mechanical Foreman : September, 1991 to February, 1998
Ship Repair
Dubai Government : Dubai Dry Docks :
Dubai U.A.E
Duties and responsibilities
Take charged in every repair work.
Execute overhauling of air compressor.
Dismantling and assembling of centrifugal pumps, cylinder head, valves and
anchor winch.
Reliever in case Supervisor is on vacation.
7. Tri-Tool Machinist : February, 1989 to May, 1989
Construction
Snamprogetti : Oil Natural Gas Complex (ONGC)
Offshore, India
Duties and responsibilities
Assist in piping activities.
Beveling duplex pipe from 50.8 mm diameter to 400 mm diameter in tri-tool
machine.
Fabricated different kind of blots and nuts.
Fabricated rotor shafts, bushing and sleeves.
Lead man Machinist : September, 1986 to February, 1989
Fabrication
Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co. : Batangas Fabrication Yard
(AG&P) Batangas, Philippines
Duties and responsibilities
Follow instruction and drawing before to start machining.
Fabricated different kinds of shafts, bushings, sleeves, bolts and nuts.
Fabricated spur gear in milling machine.
Reliever in case foreman is on leave.
Seminars / Training Attended
BOISET (OPITO) – Conducted by International Maritime & Offshore Training
Oil and Petrochemical Safety Orientation Course – Conducted by Ministry of
Manpower Singapore
Easy Laser ( Laser Alignment) – Conducted in Ras Laffan Qatar
Health, Safety and Environmental ( HSE ) - Conducted in Nigeria
Flow serve (Mechanical Seal) - Conducted in Republic of Uzbekistan.
Basic Safety Course and Fire Fighting - Conducted by Philippines Maritime Institute
Language Spoken: English & Tagalog
I herby certify that the information written above were true and correct to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
Benjamin L. Giman
Applicant
References:
Yves Castel – Commissioning Manager (SPIE) Email Add – yves.castel@spie.com
Fiorenzo Vuch - Commissioning Manager (KBR) Email Add - renzo99@hotmail.com
Dwayne Barnard – Commissioning Process (KBR) Email Add – dwaynebarnard@yahoo.ca
Elmer Angeles – Commissioning Rotating Equipment Superintendent (KBR) Email Add –
elmer_angeles@yahoo.com / elmer.angeles@kbr.com