My Resume

1. Gopakumar Balakrishna Pillai
SAFCO (Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company)
SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries) Affiliate
P. B. # 11044
Al-Jubail- 31961
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
OBJECTIVE
Seeking for a challenging assignments with responsible Leader position as a Manager in Mechanical
Maintenance in a reputed and dynamic Industrial Organization within Petro-Chemical, Oil & Gas, Fertilizer,
Energy, Power Industry, etc., where my accomplished academic skills, demonstrated strong technical
knowledge and leadership skills will help to teach and motivate people while maintain accomplishments and
interests as well as organization goals, productivity and reputation.
PROFILE AT A GLANCE
A result oriented, competent Engineering Professional with MBA in Finance Management and nearly 23
years’ experience, including 15 years international experience in the Middle East as a Team Leader / Senior
Mechanical Maintenance and QA Engineer, mainly in areas: Trouble Shooting, Problem Solving & Mechanical
Maintenance of Static & Rotary Equipment; Plant Turnaround; CAPEX Equipment Replacement and Project
activities; Planning and Implementations for Plant Day to Day, Shutdown & Breakdown Maintenance activities;
Plant related Engineering Functions; Adept in Developing, Implementing and Supervising the Standard
Maintenance Procedures (SMP); Preventive Maintenance Schedules with Procedures & Job Safety Analysis
(JSA) for plant related entities; Inventory Optimizing Plan (IOP) review and implementation; Environment;
Health, Safety & Security (EHSS) Standards and functions; Root Cause Analysis (RCA) participations;
Reliability Standards; Sustainability Program; full PC and network computer operations etc.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
 Having strong Leadership skills, Pro-active and Self-motivated.
 Having a proven ability to plan, organize, manage through others and control activities & staff.
 Strong decision making, organization, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
 Possessing a responsible attitude and also calm under pressure.
 Ability to control multiple project activities simultaneously and also to work under pressure and to targets.
 Influencing, persuading, coaching and negotiating skills.
 Having the ability to motivate and lead people in a team environment.
 Excellent oral and written communication coordination and analysis skills.
 Ability to prepare and present reports to senior management team level.
 Having a flexible attitude and positive approach.
 Good office management skills and excellent computing skills
 Proven capability as a Team Leader in Planning and Implementations for Plant Day to Day, Shutdown &
Breakdown Maintenance and Turnaround related activities including manpower and material planning.
 Verifiable competence in trouble shooting, problem solving, refurbishment, overhauling, repair, &
maintenance of different types of Rotary and Static equipment.
 Successful track record as a Static Cell Team Leader during Plant Turnaround and CAPEX Equipment
Replacement Project activities.
 Verifiable track record in Developing, Implementing and Supervising Standard Maintenance Procedures
(SMP), Preventive Maintenance Schedules with Procedures, & Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Inventory
Optimizing Plan (IOP),Environment; Health, Safety & Security (EHSS) Standards and functions; Root Cause
Analysis (RCA), etc.
 Excellent leading and coordinating plant minor and major modifications and projects activities.
 Strong ability to prepare scope of work and review of technical proposals receiving from vendors.
 Demonstrated capability in conducting safety & SHE behavioral audits, & preparing SHE audit reports.
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Email: bgopaa@yahoo.co.in
bgopaa@gmail.com
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2. CAREER MILESTONES
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO), Jubail, Saudi Arabia - September 2007 to date
(A Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC) affiliate, established in 1965 as a joint venture, it is one of the World largest producers
of fertilizer in the world with annual production capacity at over 2.3 Million Tons of Ammonia and 2.6 Million Tons of
Urea Fertilizer)
 Team Leader - Staff Engineer Mechanical Maintenance (January 2012 to date)
(Reporting to the GM and leading a team of 40)
 Senior Mechanical Maintenance and QA Engineer (September 2007 to January 2012)
(Reporting to the GM and Senior Maintenance Manager and leading a team of 25)
Job Profile:
As Team Leader, at SAFCO - IV 3250 MTPD Ammonia production plant and Utility plants, handling the
following tasks with defined Key Performance Indicator:
 Leading for Planning, Coordination and Implementations for Plant Day to Day, Shutdown & Breakdown
Maintenance and Turnaround related activities including manpower and material planning.
 Lead, coordinate and manage all type of trouble shootings, problems solving, repair, maintenance
(preventive, predictive, corrective and breakdown) and overhauling works of Rotary & Static Equipment
 Lead, Coordinate and Control Plant Turnarounds and CAPEX Equipment Replacement Projects activities as
a Static Cell Team Leader, 03 times out of 06 Turnarounds.
 Conducting periodic meetings with team & maintaining the operational parameters to achieve targets
 Using SAP system in PM & MM module and Searching for the materials in RAMIS & MDRM.
 Lead and coordinate plant minor and major modification activities.
 Overall control and follow-up on modification / retrofit of the equipment and contract jobs.
 Pro-active control on Driving cost to reduce maintenance costs.
 Advising on plant reliability and minimizing machine down time.
 Maintaining and updating records for quality management.
 Providing proper guidelines to the subordinates and follow-up with work permit guidelines and company
safety procedures & rules.
 Overall control for maintaining spares for the entities as well as undertaking physical inspection of
incoming materials and spares.
 Manage and Coordinate toolbox & weekly safety meetings and technical sessions for the subordinates
 Demonstrated capability in conducting safety & SHE behavioral audits, & preparing SHE audit reports.
 Manage and Coordinate EHSS Self, Internal and SABIC Audits Participation.
Key Contributions:
 Lead the entire project for Developing, Reviewing and Implementing:-
o Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMP),
o Preventive Maintenance Schedules with Procedures,
o Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for plant related entities,
o Inventory Optimizing Plan (IOP) review and implementation,
o Environment; Health, Safety & Security (EHSS) Standards and functions,
o Root Cause Analysis (RCA) participations,
o Reliability Standards; Sustainability Program
 Spearheaded entire projects for CAPEX Equipment Replacement and other Projects for:-
o All Primary Reformer Catalyst tube replacement project,
o Secondary Reformer refractory doom replacement project
o Reformed Gas Recovery boiler replacement project
o Ammonia Converter basket replacement project
o Heat Exchangers and Vessels replacement project
o Additional plate & frame heat exchanger erection project,
o 135 ton boiler feed water pre-heater replacement project with new one
o Existing SS Raw water line replacement project
o Cooling water tower civil and mechanical defects rectification works
o Structured packing replacement project for the flash gas absorber
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3. Qatar Electricity & Water Company, Doha, Qatar - July 1998 - July 2007
(A leading power generation and water desalination Company established in 1990 in Doha, Qatar, having an hourly
design output capacity of 2000 MW of electricity & around 88 MIGD of water, that is sold to the Qatar General Electricity
and Water Corporation- KAHRAMAA)
 Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (January 2002 - July 2007)
(Reported to the Section Head Mechanical Maintenance and led a team of 20)
 Assistant Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (July 1998 - January 2002)
(Reported to the Maintenance Engineer and led a team of 15)
Job Profile:
As Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, handled all types of trouble shooting, repairs, maintenance, resolved
problems, with defined Key Performance Matrices-
 Maintained electronically all types of records like daily logbook, history book, shutdown reports and job
reports for overhaul of equipment.
 Informed concerned persons/ departments regarding observations during the maintenance programme.
 Implemented
 Used Oracle put up PR in the material management System and applied Lotus Notes computer, and
inspected and accepted incoming material physical
 Checked and maintained equipment condition and calibration
 Undertaken inspection and overhauling works of following plants & equipment-o
Waste Heat Recovery Boiler, 313 TPHX5 ABB Combustion Engineer make erected by Alstom Power.
o Waste Heat recovery Boilers, 160 TPH X 12 no’s, NE Make.
o Auxiliary Boilers, 80 TPH X 11 nos. NE make and erected by Ansaldo
o Boiler Auxiliaries like de-aerator system, boiler feed-water systems, make-up water system,
condensate systems, chemical dosing systems
o ABB13E2 Gas Turbines [122MW X 8] and its Auxiliaries like hydraulic systems, filter house, etc .
o W W L’s Multi Stage Flash Evaporators 3.3 MGPD X 5 and water Treatment Plant.
o BOP like Service and Instrument air compressors, Fire protection system, N2 system, Fuel gas
system, Hypo-Chlorination system, etc.
o Different types of Pumps, Fans, Blowers, and Compressors.
o Different types and sizes of tanks, vessels, heat exchangers, & valves
o Overhauling safety valves and setting up workshop, as well as boiler drum safety valves on line
floating and setup at site (in situ).
As Assistant Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, planned, scheduled, and executed daily activities like
preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance on various types of static and rotary equipment as per
defined Key Performance Parameters-
 Was responsible for troubleshoots, modified equipment, & maintained records for effective quality
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management.
 Developed and implemented effective preventive and planned maintenance schedules and activities of
boilers and its auxiliaries using Oracle based Preventive Maintenance System (PMS).
 Planned and scheduled day-to-day works and raised permits for the same.
 Prepared work procedures for equipment as per operations & maintenance recommendations.
 Coordinated and followed up on various site activities and plant related contract jobs.
 Conducted toolbox safety meetings and technical sessions for subordinates.
 Coordinated with operation and other departments for plant related problem solving.
 Developed and implemented spares and tools codification works electronically.
Key Contributions:
 Maintained a successful track record of satisfactory work for the new power plant project.
Major Achievements:
 Made noteworthy contributions and recognized with GM’s Outstanding Performance Award for the years’
2005 & 2006.
 Made significant contributions & received the GM’s Exceptional Performance Award for the years’ 2000 &
2001.

4. Travancore Electro chemicals & Hydro Power Ltd., India - August 1991 – July 1998
(A leading chemicals manufacturing company established in 1950, having 3 nos. 7.5 MW Electric Arc Furnaces and
producing calcium carbide, ferrosilicon, ferrochromium, & acetylene black)
 Junior Engineer Mechanical Maintenance (August 1995 – July 1998)
(Reported to the Senior Mechanical Engineer & led a team of 50)
 Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor (August 1991 – August 1995)
(Reported to the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer & led a team of 30)
Job Profile:
As Junior Engineer Mechanical Maintenance, planned, scheduled & executed preventive, corrective, &
breakdown maintenance activities of Static and Rotary Equipment with specific Key Result Areas-
 Performed major overhauling of plant related equipment and main plants
 Implemented and monitored action plans for trouble free operations of the plant
 Maintained records like daily logbook, history book, shutdown reports, and job reports for overhauled
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equipment.
 Handled spares planning and spares inspection at stores for verifying acceptable quality.
 Coordinated different type of inspection, refurbishment, trouble shootings, problem solving, repair,
maintenance, shutdown and overhauling activities for the following plant equipment-o
Calcium Carbide (CaC2) and Ferrosilicon (FeSi) Electric Arc Furnaces,
o Different types of Pumps, Compressors, Valves, Fans, Blowers, etc.
o Heat exchangers, Limekiln, Tanks, material handling units and Products Packing
Key Contributions:
 Introduced major initiatives that effectively managed resources.
 Effectively managed & maintained a robust maintenance plan
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
 M.B.A in Financial Management, Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU), 59%
 Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering- Mechanical, West Coast University, A grade
 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (3 Years), State Government of Technical Education of Kerala, 75%
TRAINING HISTORY
 Undergone training sessions on Project Planning using Primavera 3.1 & MS Project 2008 - CADD center
 Attended training course on Mechanical CADD using AutoCAD LT 2008 & Pro/E Wild Fire 3.0 software-
CADD center
 Attended in house training modules on turbine & compressor, heat exchangers, defensive driving
programs, permit acceptor, problem solving and decision making, & RAMIS end user conducted by
SAFCO, Jubail, KSA
 Underwent safety training, JSA, first aid, fire fighting, H2S, courses conducted at SAFCO, KSA
 Undergone first aid, fire fighting, and safety training courses conducted at QEWC, Doha, Qatar
 Participated in 6 months on the job training program conducted by ABB at QEWC, Qatar (1998-1999)
 Completed Diploma in Computer Application in MS Windows & MS Office tools
 Undergone a year’s apprenticeship training at Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Centre, Trivandrum,
Kerala, India (1990-1991)
PERSONAL DETAILS
 Date of Birth: 14th May 1967
 Language skills: English, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam
 Computer Proficiency: MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point), Lotus Notes, MS Project, Primavera 3.1, Auto
CAD 2008, Pro/E Wild Fire 3.0, MDRM & RAMIS end user (Product & service), SAP R/3 system (PM &
MM module) & Oracle ERP package
 Driving License: Holding valid KSA & Indian driving licenses
 Nationality: Indian
 Passport No.: K- 7912131 valid up to 19th August 2022