Shaheesta Rafat Ansari

Chemical Engineer with one year of industrial experience in specialty chemical manufacturing. Skilled in process engineering, mass and energy balance, utility optimization, process troubleshooting, P&ID interpretation, and process monitoring. Hands-on experience with plant operations, engineering calculations, and process improvement initiatives. Currently enhancing process simulation skills using DWSIM and seeking opportunities in process engineering and design.

Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) - Hikal Ltd. - Taloja, Maharashtra

(2025-06)

Worked as a Graduate Engineer Trainee supporting process engineering and plant operations for the Phase-1 TBZ plant involving MCA, MMT, and MT production. Responsible for process monitoring, process calculations, utility optimization, troubleshooting, and engineering documentation.

• Performed detailed mass and energy balance calculations for process units to identify losses and support process optimization.
• Monitored critical process variables including temperature, pressure, flow rate, and utility consumption to ensure stable plant operation.
• Investigated process deviations through root cause analysis and recommended corrective actions to improve plant reliability.
• Identified operational improvement opportunities and conducted cost calculations (CC) to prioritize optimization initiatives.
• Tracked plant-wide nitrogen consumption, identified overconsumption patterns, and drove corrective actions — achieving a 15% reduction in nitrogen consumption.
• Reviewed and marked up P&IDs during plant modifications and verified process changes with field observations.
• Generated production reports, performed raw material reconciliation, and maintained engineering documentation using Oracle ERP.
• Developed hands-on expertise in process flow, industrial equipment, utility systems, and plant operations.

Intern - JSW Steel - Dolvi, Maharashtra

(2024-06 - 2024-07)

Gained practical experience at the Coke Oven Plant with a focus on coal-to-coke conversion, material handling, gas cleaning systems, and energy-efficient technologies such as coke dry quenching.

Intern - ONGC - Uran, Maharashtra

(2023-12 - 2024-01)

Gained expertise in oil and gas processing through hands-on pipeline tracing and in-depth exposure to key units such as crude oil stabilization, gas sweetening, and flare gas recovery, with a focus on operational efficiency and safety.

Intern - Godrej Chemicals - Ambernath, Maharashtra

(2023-05 - 2023-07)

• Analyzed the FADP plant, including cooling towers, distillation columns, heat exchangers, and pumps.
• Calculated efficiencies, heat loads, and fuel consumption for various equipment.
• Interpreted P&IDs with a strong focus on safety protocols.

Bachelor's Degree - Chemical Engineering - MGM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, MUMBAI UNIVERSITY (2021 - 2025)