K.Palanikumar is an Instrumentation & Control Technician with over 9 years of experience. He currently works for GDF-Suez Tractebel Oman as an Instrumentation & Control Technician at a 750 MW gas power plant. Previously, he worked for companies including Power Mech Engineering, Adani Power, Larsen & Toubro, and TEKONER ENGINEER performing roles such as Instrument Technician, Instrument Supervisor, and Instrumentation Technician across various power plants in India and Oman. He has extensive experience in installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance and repair of instrumentation systems.

1. Curriculum Vitae: K.Palanikumar
K.Palanikumar,
Instrumentation & Control Technician
Muscat
Mobile No: +96895612084
Home No : +919489591678
Email:palani123.sri@gmail.com
Objective
Seeking a challenging and rewarding career with an Organization where the combination
Of my knowledge along with my hard work will contribute in the Organization’s continual
improvement
Present with: GDF -Suez Tractable Operation & Maintenance (O&M Division)
Designation : Instrumentation & Control Technician.
Duration : 2011 Dec to till to date
Client : Al Suwadi Power Plants
Place : Muscat (Oman)
Previous Client : Gujarat Paguthan Power Energy Corporation (GPEC)
Designation : Instrumentation Technician.
Duration : Dec 2009 to Nov 2011
Employer : Power Mech Engineering (O&M Division)
Place : Gujarat (India)
Previous Client : Adani Power Plant
Designation : Instrument Supervisor.
Duration : Feb 2009 to Nov 2009
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CAREER SUMMARY: TOTAL EXPERIENCE - 9.3 YEARS

2. Employer : Larsen & Toubro Limited
Place : Gujarat (India)
Previous Client : Kalandi Steel Power Plant
Designation : Instrumentation Technician.
Duration : May 2006 to Jan 2009
Employer : TEKONER ENGINEER & CONSULTANT (O&M Division)
Place : Chhattisgarh (India)
 Experienced in SAP, Nisoft and Maximo Permit System.
1. GDF -Suez Tractebel Operation Maintenance of Oman (STOMO).
Present Organizational Details:
Presently Working as Instrumentation & Control Technician 750 MW
Capacity Gas Power Plant Fully Automated with Siemens T3000 Distribution Control
System and Siemens of Gas & Steam Turbines (V94.3 GT’s 250 MW and ST SST5-5000
250 MW) Along with Auxiliaries Systems.
Designation : Instrumentation & Control Technician.
Duration : 2011 Dec to till to date
Operation & Maintenance Plant
Role & Responsibility:
1. Leading with Contracting Technicians for Completing PM and CM,EM Jobs and
Reporting to Lead Engineer.
2. Responsible for servicing, Maintenance and repairing of all kind of Instruments
Associated with Power Station as in safe manner.
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Permit Systems
SITE INVOLVED

3. 3. Responsible for applying PTW according with SAP PM&CM Notification through Nisoft
Permit System.
4. Carry out Risk Assessment and Method Statement for Applying Permit.
2. POWER MECH ENGNEERING
Client: Gujarat Paguthan Energy Corporation Pvt Ltd, (655 MW)
Duration : Dec 2009 to Nov 2011
Operation & maintenance plant
Role & Responsibility:
 Taking Permit Through Maximo PTW System
 Carried out all jobs of calibration instruments as pressure, level, flow
And temperature transmitters and Reporting to Engineer
 Write complete technical reports of feedback through Maximo for all
The Jobs EM, PM, CM
 Overhaul and assist start up turbine machine and diagnostic problems
Under Distribution control System.
 Dismantling and Installing Gas turbine (V94.2 Siemens )of instruments in
Major and Minor Shut downs.
 Troubleshoot all kind Instruments associated with the Power Plant.
3. ADANI POWER PLANT (650 MW)
Duration: Feb 2009 to Nov 2009
Erection, commissioning plant
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4. Role& Responsibility:
 Performed installation and Commissioning for all the instruments
Belonging of Power Plant.
 Calibration, testing, installation, loop checking, interlock simulation and
Commissioning is part of my job.
 Installation of all Turbine Instrument ,PT,FT,Analysers,Impulse tubes as
Per the P & I diagrams, Hookups.
 Studying Interlock logics cause-effect diagrams, cable schedules and
Cabinet termination details Drawings.
 Installation, commissioning ,calibration and loop checking all kind of the
Field instruments such as PT, DPT, flow Instruments, Analyser.
 Co ordinate Vendors and Contractors to complete all instrument
Installation and Commissioning
Previous Client : Kalandi Steel Power Plant
Duration : May 2006 to Jan 2009
Erection, commissioning, operation & maintenance plant
Role & Responsibility:
1. Installation, calibration and loop checking of the field instruments.
2. Pre-commissioning and commissioning control of control system that entails l
Loop checking of individual instrument control circuit, AI & AO, DI & DO and
Make amendment if necessary.
3. Perform of signal simulation and functional loop testing of field instruments
With the coordination of Board man on DCS console to obtained and
Confirmed of those I/O signals.
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5. 4. Supporting With Team for Completing PM and CM,EM Jobs and Reporting to
Engineer.
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Summary of the Experience:
 Experience in Handling Major Shut down Activities of Gas and
Steam Turbine.
 Experience in Troubleshooting and Diagnostics for DCS System.
 Experience in Troubleshooting PLC based system.
 Experience in Troubleshooting during Start up and Emergency
Shut down.
 Experience in Troubleshooting and Maintenance for all kind of
field Instruments.
 Experience in Completing Preventive Maintenance, Corrective
Maintenance.
 Experience in Installation , Commissioning and Logic test of Fire&
Gas detection system
 Perform Installation and Commissioning and Maintenance for Gas,
Liquid and Environment Analyzers Maintenance.
 Experience in Security Control Systems
Work Experience:
Erection, commissioning, operation & maintenance of instrumentation in Power plant
• Preparation of Instrument Task list, SMP (Standard Maintenance Practices),
Spares & resources optimization Schedule for Area Maintenance Planning in EM,
PM, CM as per MAXIMO and SAP Schedule and have knowledge in planning.
• Experience in the Installation and Dismantling of Gas turbine Instruments such as
Speed Probe, Vibration, Humming, Acceleration, and Temperature Probes.
• Testing & Commissioning of Field Instrument Which is associated with Gas
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6. Turbine and Distributed Control Systems, Emergency Shutdown Systems.
• Knowledge in gas turbine &centrifugal compressor of shut down and
maintenance works & Trouble Shooting Turbine Instruments, Start up logic
function
• Experience gas monitoring and vibration protection systems Such as Minimax,
Vibrometer, Dragger, shingawa, Honywell.
• Knowledge in maintenance and Troubleshooting NG Gas analyzers ,Gas
detection system make of Elstromet ,Daniel ,Honeywell, Dragger, MSA and also
CEMS Environment Flue Gas analyzers Make of Ultramat 23 & Fidamat
,CALOMAT 6 make of Siemens.
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• Experience in preventive & corrective maintenance of liquid analyzer Sodium,
silica, chlorine, oxygen, PH and conductivity analyzers make of
Hach,Swan,Rosemount, Knick,Dr,thiding,and Siemens.
• Knowledge in installation Commissioning and Maintenance, Troubleshooting
Activities for fire detection & fighting systems such as Notifier, Simplex,
Minimax, Dragger of system and also Flame detection make of BFI Scanners and
Fireeye of UV/IR based detection system.
• Experience in periodicals maintenance for Fire detection and firefighting
equipment such as Smoke, Heat, flame, Logic test for CO2 release system, Foam
Release system, Deluge water release system.
• Experience in periodicals maintenance for Fire detection and firefighting
equipment such as Smoke, Heat, flame, Logic test for CO2 release system, Foam
Release system, Deluge water release system.
• Experience in periodicals maintenance for Gas detection of calibration and logic
testing for tripping system.
• Experience in periodicals Calibration & Checking of All type of Field Instruments
Like transmitters, All type Actuator and control valves such as Auma, Auma
india &Germany ,Forbes Marshall, Sypos, Argus, and pneumatic control valves,
pneumatic Based Instruments and ,Thermocouple, RTD, Flow instrument
vibration sensor, etc.
• Perform Calibrations on Foundation Field Bus,Modbus RTU,Modbus TCP/IP, and
HART Protocol Transmitter
• Experience in Security Control System Such as Access Control System,CCTV,IDS.
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7. • Knowledge in using pressure calibrator such as Drucks,beamax ,Fluke calibrators.
• Knowledge in installation Commissioning and Maintenance, Troubleshooting
Activities for Gas Turbine and Steam Turbine.
• Knowledge in PLC’s Such as Siemens, ABB, HIMA etc.…
• Experience in S7 (200,300,400) Series PLC’s and DCS, SCADA.
• Knowledge in Distribution Control Systems Such as T3000,Yakogawa
CS3000,Siemens Teleperm XP .
• Knowledge in creating, modification skills, logic checking, function diagrams,
faceplate, pictogram, creating trend in T3000 DCS make Siemens.
• Getting done the Erection of Instruments, Cable tray, Cable laying, Junction boxes
& DCS Installation.
• Well versed with P&ID, pneumatic/impulse hook up functional schematic etc.,
• Review and understand client drawings (P& ID, Instrument data sheet, I/O data
sheet, and loop and logic diagrams, JB) Preparations of In tool data base.
• Involved in the loop checking of DCS/PLC, Cross checking of all interlocks in DCS.
Knowledge in Trend Tag Assigning, System Formatting and Installing
• Verified the cable schedule with point database & to instruct the respective
vendors to add missing tags.
• Accomplished the cable (Power, Signal, Control & OFC) routing through different
control Rooms and loop checking.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
 Diploma in Instrumentation & Control Engineering Year completed 2003 - 2006
Govt,polytechnic- ooty.
 S.S.L.C Year completed 2002 – 2003
Jothi High School,Nelai.
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8.  T3000 DCS SIEMENS PLC software and hardware.
 S7 400,S7 300 Software and hardware.
 Involved online safety courses
 Professional fire fighting training and first aid training.
 Supporting and follow the Company rules and procedures
 Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities
 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting.
 Personal Survival Techniques
 Self motivated, result oriented, Achiever, Capable of leading a team,
 Quick learner with high energy level eager to take up challenges.
 Can suit to any work atmosphere and achieve targets.
 Can acquire the required technical skills well ahead of the stipulated period.
 Hard worker. Very strong influencing skills, as well as the passion and presence to
persuade business leaders and other key enablers related to the project business.
1. Date of Birth : 19.04.1988
2. Nationality : INDIAN
3. Marital status : Single
4. Passport :G7307731
4. E mail ID : palani123.sri@gmail.com
5. Language : Tamil, English, Hindi
6. Address for : K.Palanikumar,
Communication S/O P.Karuppaiah, Nagoor Aandavar colony,
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9. Sellur, Madurai 02.
7. Phone in Oman : +96895612084
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
PLACE: Yours Faithfully,
DATE : K.Palanikumar
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10. Sellur, Madurai 02.
7. Phone in Oman : +96895612084
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
PLACE: Yours Faithfully,
DATE : K.Palanikumar
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