Sasidhar Mukesh
Site-Based E&I Maintenance Engineer / Instrumentation Engineer
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About
Result-driven Instrumentation & Control Engineer with 9+ years of comprehensive field experience in top-tier oil, gas, chemical, and power generation plants. Proven expertise in refinery turnaround operations and live plant base-crew maintenance at the ExxonMobil Singapore Chemical Plant. Specialised in the calibration, loop testing, and troubleshooting of smart transmitters, control valves, and critical safety systems.
Academic foundation includes a full Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) and a technical Diploma in Instrumentation.
Experience
Senior Instrument Engineer / Senior Technician at Plant Electrical Instrumentation Pte Ltd (2022-12 – Present)
Deployed as key base-crew engineer within the live plant main maintenance IE team.
- Executed routine preventive, corrective, and emergency breakdown maintenance to minimize plant downtime.
- Managed loop checking, fault finding, and complete commissioning of field instruments to DCS/PLC panels.
- Conducted signature testing, stroke checks, and digital calibrations on Emerson Fisher smart positioners.
- Led critical PM activities on high-pressure compressors using Bently Nevada vibration safety systems.
- Prepared workplace safety permits-to-work (PTW) following strict ExxonMobil safety protocols.
Instrument Technician at Chennai Radha Engineering Works Pvt Ltd (2021-01 – 2022-11)
- Performed field calibrations and technical troubleshooting of process transmitters under harsh plant conditions.
- Handled panel erections, marshaling cabinet wiring, and PLC power distribution panel terminations.
- Maintained detailed monthly calibration reports and safety checklists for regulatory audit readiness.
Instrument Technician at Hyperion IT Private Limited (2015-01 – 2020-12)
Completed 6 years of continuous refinery maintenance, supporting extensive plant turnaround activities.
- Calibrated specialized equipment including differential pressure meters, capillary tubes, and Coriolis flowmeters.
- Supervised diagnostic maintenance on Rotork Motor Operated Valves (MOV) and sequence solenoid valves.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Instrumentation & Control Engineering – AVC College of Engineering (2014)
Diploma in Instrumentation & Control Engineering – C.I.T Sandwich Polytechnic College (2011)
