Veeresh Gabane

Insightful experience of with 9.6 years as Chemical Engineer in the areas Operations & Safety. Knowledge of International audits preparation USFDA and EDQM.

Reviewing Process Flow

Diagram (PFD), Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), troubleshooting, coordinating with internal departments, developing modification schemes. Knowledge of new plant erection, commissioning, project planning, coordinating with vendors, Yokogawa DCS, and Microsoft Excel.

Process Engineer - Balaji Amines Ltd, Solapur (Subsidiary Organisation: Balaji Specialty Chemicals Limited (BSCPL)) - Solapur

(2018-03)

Plant Name: EDA Plant (Ethylene Di Amine) & Ethyl Amine Plant.

• Reviewing Process documents such as Process Datasheets for equipment, Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Line Lists, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID), and Interlock Lists.
• Erection & commissioning of 30000 MT per annum capacity production of EDA Plant.
• Responsible for planning and scheduling hydro tests and pneumatic tests of all equipment.
• DICP China catalyst filling in fixed bed reactor and catalyst activation process from start to end.
• Identifying areas of bottleneck and developing schemes for process modification.
• Troubleshooting and handling of series distillation columns and pumps.
• Trend analysis of EDA Plant on Yokogawa CENTUM VP DCS.
• Planning startup and shutdown activities of the plant, equipment installation, equipment trim, control philosophy and loop checking.
• Complete planning, preparation and successful implementation of ISO audits.
• Involved in NH3 Bulk HAZOP study team.
• Performing regular and detailed inspection of rotating and static equipment such as pumps, motors, vessels, heat exchangers and condensers.
• Plant startup and shutdown as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Cause and Effect Matrix preparation and equipment performance checking.
• Monitoring routine process parameters and analyzing daily product quality reports.
• Identifying areas of obstruction or quality failures and taking corrective actions.
• Knowledge of hydraulic calculations, line sizing, PSV sizing, control valve sizing and pump sizing.
• Preparation of Cause-and-Effect Matrix.
• Safety:
• Safety induction for workers and staff.
• Housekeeping and daily safety reporting.
• Identifying unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, unsafe methods and unsafe tools.
• Regular inspection of fire extinguishers and ensuring compliance with safety regulations and standards.
• Regular inspection of fire hydrant systems.
• Aware of Work Permit System.
• Training workers on MSDS, PPE and LOTO.
• Performing PSSR.
• Conducting TBT before starting critical jobs.
• Daily documentation related to safety and third-party audit compliance.

Trainee Production Engineer - Smruthi Organics Ltd - Solapur

(2016-02 - 2017-03)

Smruthi Organics Ltd. is an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients manufacturer in Solapur.

• Planning of batches as per schedule.
• Operation and handling of reactors (GLR, SSR).
• Maintaining logbook and BPCR/MPCR.
• SOP preparation and implementation.
• Arrangement of Change Control procedures.
• Preventing batch deviations and execution.
• Unit operations including batch distillation, vacuum distillation, layer separation, extraction, centrifuge operation and tray dryer.
• Handling highly exothermic reactions while maintaining temperature parameters as per MPCR.
• Handling powder processing unit, milling, shifting, packing, labeling and dispatch.
• Coordination with QC, QA, Utility, Effluent Treatment Plant, Maintenance and Electrical departments.
• Following safety norms, issuing hot work permits, cold work permits, height work permits and vessel entry permits in coordination with EHS department.
• Product Change Over (PCO) cleaning procedure and client audit documentation.
• Reprocessing expired and out-of-specification (OOS) batches.

Production Chemist - A.S. Chemopharma Pvt. Ltd.

(2015-10 - 2016-02)

• Batch planning and preparation.
• pH making and acid addition.
• Filtration and centrifuge activities.
• Raw material testing and laboratory activities.

SSC - Maharashtra State Board (2008)

Diploma - Plastic Engineering - MSBTE (2011)

BTech - Chemical Technology - Shivaji University, Kolhapur (2015)

Process Design Engineering - Altitude Training Institute (2022)

Advance Diploma - Industrial Safety - MSBTE (2023)