SONY JOHN GEORGE

Email:- sonyjohngeorge@gmail.com,

sonyjohngeorge@yahoo.co.in,
:

India +919895895683,
+919744427711.
Iraq +9647825882868.

Objective:
To seek a suitable position as a Lead Instrument Technician offering opportunity involving greater
responsibility and challenge, in which I will be open to new areas and exercise the skills that I already
posse in my 15 years experience.
Academic Qualification:
Secondary Education from the Board of Examinations, Govt. of Kerala, India
Diploma in ELECTRONICS
Course in Instrumentation & Control System Engineering from All India Council for Technical
Education, Govt. of India (A.I.C.T.E).
Completed courses in personal computer applications, MS office packages
Work Experience
17 years of experiences in Instrumentation Process and control systems in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals &
Refineries on new projects, up gradation/ revamping projects, shutdowns, and maintenance.
Principal Accountabilities:

SIPD, Shell Iraq Petroleum Development. Majnoon Field, Iraq. From May 2014 till now
Job Type: - Contract, Through Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) May 2014 till now
Working as an Instrument Maintenance Technician.
Carry out routine preventive maintenance with maintenance procedures on a variety of all type
of process control instruments e.g. pressure, level, flow and temperature transmitter, Esdv,
control valves (pneumatic and hydraulic)
And working on Fire & gas detector system activities like routine checking, simulation testing
function testing and calibration (Open path toxic gas detector, flame detector, flammable gas
detector, smoke detectors, heat detectors)
Working on call duty.
SIPD, Shell Iraq Petroleum Development. Majnoon Field, Iraq. From Oct 2013 to April
2014
Job Type: - Contract, Through Wood Group PSN.
Was working as an Instrument Commissioning Technician.
SHELL Majnoon oil field Iraq (SIPD) Central Degassing Station, Remote Degassing Station-1/2 and
Central processing facilities(CPF) and on shore well head's.
Pre commissioning and commissioning activities loop checking and function test of all type of
process control instruments e.g. pressure, level, flow and temperature transmitter, Esdv and
control valves (pneumatic and hydraulic).
Maintenance/Troubleshooting, Check and review all instrument data specification, loop wiring
drawing, I/O list, termination schedule DCS configuration, and PLC configuration.
Fire and gas detector commissioning activities like loop checking, firmware upgrade and
simulation testing function testing and calibration also. Drager, Senscient open path toxic gas
detector, flame detector, flammable gas detector, smoke detectors, heat detectors.
Skilled to read Engineering Drawings, Loop Diagrams, P&ID Drawings, and Logic Diagram & Hook
up drawings, Cause Effect diagram also.
GASCO, ASAB, Abu Dhabi. From Jan 1st, 2011 to Sept 2013.
Job Type: - Contract, Through UDEEL, ABU DHABI.

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Was working as an Instrument Technician in Reliability & Planning Section of GASCO, ASAB
division. For their P.M.O project (PM Optimizing) & HSECES project(Health, Safety And
Environmental Critical Equipment Systems)

Jobs involved are:

Hierarchy Structure Reviews and creation of new hierarchy in Maximo system.
o Verifying Location / Asset tags
o Ensuring field assets are in Maximo
o Verifying location tags with latest P&IDs for ELECT, MECH & INST data.
o Site visit's to all packages to ensure availability of all tags in Maximo

Failure Data Analysis

o Reviewing work order failure history and doing analysis
o Gathering historical inputs from Maximo system Instrument Maintenance Technician &
Maintenance team

Reviewing Maintenance Strategy

o Based on W/O failure history and Maintenance team inputs, reviewing maintenance
strategies

Review / Creation of PMs and Job Plans

o Standardization of PM and Job plans using standard templates
o Modifying PMs / Job Plans for identified tags
o Creating new PMs and Job Plans
o Clubbing / Synchronizing multidisciplinary PMs / Optimizing PMs
o Removing undesirable PMs
o Creating Master PMs for Shutdowns / Overhauls and Major activities

HSECES project(Health, Safety And Environmental Critical Equipment Systems)

o HSE Critical Equipment identification, PM Gap analysis and implementing in the current maintenance
program and Creation of HSECES Performance standard job plans.
o HSECES Categorization, Job Plans alignment using Specific HSECES MATs.
o Very well familiar with HSECES Code like:- IPF (Instrumented Protective Function), ESD,
EDP, GaseousFE (Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems), H2S-P (H2S-Protection), ET
(Electrical Tripping), H2S-D (H2S Detection), FGD (Flammable Gas Detection), FSD (Fire &
Smoke Detection), ER (Emergency Response), EPG (Emergency Power Generation), PPE
(Emergency Personal Protective Equipment), PR (Pressure Relief)..

Qatar Gas, RasLaffan, Qatar. From March 2010 to Sept 2010.

Job Type: - Contract, Through ACEC/HEMAN (Heston), QATAR.
Was working as an Instrument Maintenance Technician in LNG Trains Utilities & Inlet area of QG2.
Carry out routine preventive maintenance with maintenance procedures on a variety of
equipment and loops. Working on call duty.
Involved in shutdown activities of Trains (4, 5 & Utilities).
Ras Gas, RasLaffan, Qatar. From Feb 2007 to Feb2010.
Job Type: - Contract, Through ACEC/HEMAN (Heston), QATAR.
Was working as a Senior Instrument commissioning Tech/ DCS Technician (commissioning and
preventive maintenance for LNG Trains - 5, 6, 7, AKG1, 2 & AGI).
Pre-commissioning, start-up and maintenance of LNG, NGL process trains & other plant utilities.
Carrying out SAT(site acceptance test), inspection of all Instruments for MAC (mechanical
completion), the witness of Calibration, loop checking & functional tests on behalf of O.E.D and
P.M.T (Operations and Expansion Department) Ras Gas.
Safe Water Chemicals. LLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Jan 2006 to Aug 2006
Job Type: - Staff in Al-Jaber. Energy Service
Worked as a Senior Maintenance Instrument Technician in their Chloro-Alkali Plant.
Carry out routine preventive maintenance with maintenance procedures on a variety of
equipment and loops. Working on call duty
ADNOC (TAKREER) Refinery, Abu Dhabi, UAE. From Dec 2003 to Nov 2005.
Job Type: - Staff in Al-Jaber Grinaker-LTA (ALEC)

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Worked as a Lead Instrument Technician with Technip Italy through Al-Jaber Grinaker-LTA (ALEC)
for ULG/LSGO project & Revamping project.
Involved in lab & field calibrations, loop check, pre-commissioning & start-up activities.

Accurate Instruments & Controls L.T.D, COCHIN, INDIA. From April 2000 to Nov 2003
Worked in as an Instrument Supervisor. For asset jobs
Handling a group of skilled workers for Erection, Calibration, Loop checks, Pre-commissioning &
Start-up activities.
Was in charge of implementing new projects / modification in the live facility, did the job with all
required HSE procedures. (Job involved installing new tray, cable laying panel installation,
Calibration, Loop checks, Pre-commissioning.
During this period worked in Kochi Refineries Ltd India, Hindustan Organic Chemicals, L.T.D,
Cochin, India
Kochi Refineries Ltd INDIA. From March 1999 to April 2000
Job Type: - Staff in LARSEN & TUBRO L.T.D (INDIA)
Worked as an Instrument Supervisor for D.H.D.S project.
Was involved in Erection, Calibration, Loop checks, Pre-commissioning & Start-up activities.
Was handling a group of instrument fitters & electricians for the erection job of D.H.D.S unit.
Hindustan Organic Chemicals, L.T.D, COCHIN, INDIA. From Sept 1998 to Dec 1998
Job Type: - Staff in JAISON & HUTCHISON L.T.D, (INDIA).
Worked as an Instrument Supervisor for Hydrogen peroxide project
Was involved in Erection, Calibration, Loop checks, Pre-commissioning & Start-up activities

Nature of Jobs Handled

Corrective & Preventive Maintenance
Compliance with organizational safety regulations with regard to work permit system and high
quality of fault analysis & rectification skills for the work on repairs & maintenance of the
emergency shutdown & control system Instruments.
Independent Corrective & Preventive Maintenance jobs for Systems & Field Instruments
including meeting with operation requirements, Day/Night shift activities and usual turnaround
jobs/shutdown jobs.
Making /Removing Safety Critical Bypasses/ Force signals for the uninterrupted running of
the plant including the Bypass form filling and its related documentation.
Start-up and maintenance of Compressors, Furnace, Dryers, Incinerators etc. Interaction
with Electrical group for occurring regular problems of MCC/IRP interface with instrumentation.
Very well familiar with Triconex ESD system including Troubleshooting, hardware replacement,
and Network communication with other systems.
Planning & preparation of monthly PM Job listing for all Field & Control Room Instruments with
operation and completion of related documentation and updating in SAP & MAXIMO system.
Preparation and Editing of procedures related to Preventive Maintenance & Instrument spare
part verification in SAP & MAXINO maintenance management system .Familiar with Project
Quality systems and its documentation
Data analyzing (work order history), Criticality & HSE review, Creating new PM Plan and Job
Plans (JSA). Asset verification & new Asset creation (Material)
Report completion of work to supervisor & Engineer.
Keeps tools and work area in a clean and serviceable condition.
Ensure all maintenance activities are conducted within company standing instructions and
procedure and good oil and gas industry practice.
Ensure strict instructions to Health, safety & Environmental standards and guidelines by the
company.
Commissioning & Start-Up Activities.

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Hands on experience in loop checking, Pre-commissioning, Commissioning of all types of field

instrumentation and logic sequence/Functional checking of process systems and equipments
with ESD and F& G system in Refinery, Petrochemical and Gas Plants.
Well experienced as a D.C.S tech by helping operation for starting Boilers & Furnaces and very
well experienced in DCS (Foxboro IA series), ESD (Triconex -TMR) systems.
Commissioning and loop checking of Sequence interlocks for Boilers, Furnaces, and Gas, air
Compressors (Demag Delaval, Machi )
Experience in SAT (site acceptance test), inspection of all Instruments for MAC (mechanical
completion), the witness of Calibration, loop checking & functional tests.

Extensive experience in Calibration and Troubleshooting of SMART and I/A series electronic
instruments Various types of Control valve overhauling, stroke checking, positioner tuning and
calibration (Valtek Logic 1000 series, Fisher field view 6000, Masonielan SVI ll & SVI
positioner) and Tank Gauging System (Endress+Hauser), Enraf, Torque and speed monitoring
system(Woodward).
Good experience in process control instruments like Pressure, Flow, Level & Temperature
transmitters and its primary elements (Honeywell ST 3000,Foxboro I/A series, Yokogawa EJA
series and Rosemount), MOVs (Rotork IQ Range and Biffi Icon 2000) and various level
measuring instruments, Servo level transmitter, Displacer type, purge type, ultrasonic type, and
DP method transmitters.

Training's & Seminars

Basic Safety Induction & Signatory P.T.W ( KRL,Takreer, Ras Gas, Qatar Gas & Gasco)
H2S/BA awareness from Ras Gas, Qatar Gas, Gasco
Ras Gas Shutdown Safety Induction for AKG/Train4/Train5 Shutdown work.
B-Safe Observer in RASGAS & GASCO.
Completed maintenance training for Fisher Valve link DVC 6000, Foxboro IA series (DCS),
Triconex (TMR) ESD, Speedtronic MARK 6 (GE), ENRAF tank level system & Delair compressed air
dryer (DH-1719).
Safety training course conducted by (K.R.L) Kochi Refineries L.T.D (Govt of India)
Course on Process instrumentation conducted by the F.A.C.T Technical Society,(Govt of India)
Training in the Instrumentation Department of (H.O.C) Hindustan Organic Chemicals L.T.D (Govt
of India)
Personal Details

Nationality
Date of birth
Sex
Marital status
Languages known

: Indian
: 20-04-1977
: Male
: Married
: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam

Passport Details
Number
Date of issue
Date of expiry
Place of issue

: N2180004
: 28/08/2015
: 20/08/2025
: Cochin

Permanent Address
VARANATTU House,
Kanjiramattom P.O,
Ernakulum, Dist,
Kerala, State,
INDIA,
Pin code: 682315.
Contact telephone number
Availability
Expected Salary

: +919895895683,+919744427711. (India)
: +9647825882868 (Iraq)
: 1 month after signing contract
: 3500 USD (Negotiable)

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I, Sony John George, hereby declares that the information stated above is true and to the best of my
knowledge.
Thank you
Sony John George

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