Haris Muhammad

Chemical Engineering professional with 15+ years of offshore oil & gas and petrochemical operations experience, specializing in Central Control Room (CCR) DCS command, process optimization, and asset safety. Holds a UK Master's in Engineering Management, PMP, and CMI Level 7 certifications, with demonstrated operational leadership and critical decision-making capabilities.

Operation & HSE lead (CCR, Field, SIMOPS) at ADNOC Offshore (2015-01 – 2026-08)

Promoted through key operational leadership tiers across ADNOC's offshore assets, directing high-risk simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), field execution, and Central Control Room monitoring for major hydrocarbon streams. Held core responsibility for maintaining plant safety, regulatory compliance, flow assurance, and asset integrity across wellhead towers while leading multidisciplinary shift personnel under strict Work Management Systems (WMS).

• Mega-Scale Production Command: Commanded real-time process variables, safety interlocks, and operational metrics for an offshore production throughput of 500,000 bbl/day across crude separation, high-pressure water injection, and gas processing loops, DCS alongside Weatherford and ABB PLC/SCADA systems.
• Supervisory Execution & Well Operations: Monitored variables and directed technical crews during continuous Wellhead Tower (WHT) operations, executing plant startups, emergency well shutdowns, wellhead choke optimization, first-line maintenance, and reservoir bottom-hole pressure surveys.
• Work Management System (WMS) Authority: Served as authorized Area Authority (AA), Defeat/Override Authority, and Isolating Authority (IA), governing mechanical/electrical LOTO isolations, instrument overrides, and permit-to-work cross-verifications with zero recordable incidents.
• SIMOPS & High-Risk Marine Operations: Directed Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) frameworks across Wellhead Towers, verifying platform structural readiness, process barrier isolation, surface safety valves (SSVs), and downhole safety valves (DHSVs) during drilling rig deployments, construction barge operations, and supply vessel movements.
• Flow Assurance & Pipeline Integrity: Directed comprehensive asset integrity programs, including continuous corrosion inhibitor chemical dosing, real-time metal-loss monitoring, multi-phase fluid sampling, and routine high-pressure intelligent pigging operations across subsea networks.
• Emergency Response & Safety Infrastructure: Commanded control room monitoring of integrated Fire & Gas (F&G) networks, deluge systems, toxic gas monitors, and open-path hydrocarbon detectors, coordinating dynamically with field teams to initiate emergency shutdowns (ESD) and rapid depressurization.
• Alarm Governance & Rationalization: Headed site Alarm Management and Rationalization initiatives in direct alignment with maintenance engineering, eliminating nuisance alarms, mitigating alarm flooding, and streamlining operator response times per ISA-18.2 standards.
• HSE Auditing, Environmental Compliance & MOC: Executed continuous operational self-audits, investigated near-misses, and compiled formal technical reports on process vulnerabilities to drive Management of Change (MOC) reviews while enforcing zero-discharge environmental standards.

Operations Engineer at Engro Polymer & Chemicals (2011-07 – 2014-12)

Started career as a Trainee Assistant Engineer, completing a one-year structured training program covering plant operations, process safety, equipment operation, maintenance coordination, and emergency response. Progressed into an Operations Engineer role with added responsibility as EHS focal person for a major plant expansion and equipment commissioning program, covering both day-to-day production operations and process/construction safety.

• Plant Operations & Commissioning: Led shift operations for the EDC/VCM plant and supported commissioning of a $15M greenfield plant expansion, including the Central Control Room (CCR) and Electrical Motor Control Centre (MCC), contributing to a capacity increase from 195 KT/year to 245 KT/year.
• Process Optimization: Improved performance of the cracking furnace, oxygen vent reactor, chlorinator, hydrogenator, and transfer-line exchanger — achieving a 30% output increase, a 50% rise in EDC production, a 60% reduction in carbon formation, and a 40% reduction in chloroprene levels.
• EHS Focal Person – Commissioning Safety: Safely delivered 200+ tie-ins and 150+ hot jobs across the greenfield expansion; led pre-Start-up Safety Reviews (PSSR) for 8 process units, resolving 150+ mechanical deficiencies prior to start-up.
• High-Risk Work Control: Developed permit-to-work protocols for confined space entry (15+ vessels), hot work, and lifting operations; managed LOTOTO for 70+ energy isolation points during equipment commissioning.
• Process Hazard & Risk Management: Participated in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) for stripper columns, reactors, and steam generation; conducted HAZID/HAZOP studies for EDC operating units and developed bow-tie analyses, reducing site risk by 30% through RCA/JSA integration.
• Compliance & Audits: Achieved a 100% pass rate across 10+ international audits (DuPont, Marsh, EPA Pakistan, SGS Pakistan) covering process safety management, legal compliance, insurance, and Integrated Management System (IMS) requirements.
• Emergency Planning & Training: Developed the site-wide Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for VCM operations and authored safety-critical procedures (RED Book); trained 150+ staff on PTW/LOTOTO, electrical and mechanical valve LOTO, and confined space entry protocols.
• Environmental & Utilities Oversight: Supervised incinerators and chemical wastewater treatment processes, and served as custodian of the Environmental Aspect & Impact Analysis and EHS risk register for the VCM plant.

Training Engineer (Final Year Rotation) at Engro Polymer & Chemicals (2011-07 – 2014-12)

• Managed and coordinated company training programs, including training needs assessment, planning, implementation, facilitation, and tracking.
• Developed and monitored annual training plans for operations personnel and prepared JQP for EDC/VCM plant.

M.Sc. in Engineering Management – University of Hull (2023-01 – 2025-12)

B.S. in Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology – University of Karachi (2007-01 – 2010-12)

H.S.C. in Pre-Engineering (2004-01 – 2006-12)