Syed Zain Ali

Mechanical Design Engineer (Static & Package equipment)

Email:SyedZainAli7901@gmail.com
Cell No: +966-58-3027747 (KSA),
+92-321-5240275 (PAK).

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A proactive and self-driven professional Mechanical Engineer with the ability to
lead multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams, having 6+ years experience of
project management, design, engineering, procurement, construction, pre
commissioning and commissioning of static and rotary equipment in both
greenfield and brownfield environment.
EXPERTISE
Static Equipment Design as per codes and standards.
Piping Stress Analysis.
Structural Stress Analysis.
Finite Element Analysis.
Project Management.
Drawing development on AutoCAD and part development in Autodesk
Inventor.
Construction, Pre Commissioning, Commissioning and Installation of
Equipment.
Cost Estimation for the Engineering Procurement and Installation of
Equipment.
Non Destructive Examination.

TOTAL EXPERIENCE:
Years)

(6+

JOB HISTORY

1. SIPCHEM Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

(from June 2015 to date)

DESIGNATION: Mechanical Engineer (Project Management).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working as Mechanical Engineer in SIPCHEM my role includes the following.

Prepare the conceptual design package of site projects.
Reviewing the Engineering documents from vendor as per SIPCHEM and
applicable code requirements.
Prepare and develop detail engineering package of site project.
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 Initiate and Attend kick off meetings with engineering vendors to address their
scope of work clearly.
Develop a cost estimation of projects and present them in business meetings with
affiliate owners.
Manage project life cycle starts from initiation till the closing of projects.
Participate HAZOP meetings & ensure its requirements.
Prepare scope of work for site projects for bidding.
Provide technical support to assigned area.
Attend PSSR meetings for projects.
Support CAD team to update engineering documentation of site projects.
Provide technical clarification and evaluate technical bid proposal.
Prepare & review project schedule of site projects.
Provide solutions to any discrepancy of projects.
Comply with all relevant Quality and HSE procedures to ensure a healthy and safe
work environment.
To prepare the department procedures & policies and to update companys
engineering standards updated as per international code requirements.
PROJECTS COMPLETED:
Successfully completed following projects in SIPCHEM.
IMC November Turnaround 2015. (Methanol Plant-SIPCHEM Affiliate)
(In Nov.15 turnaround I was assigned as subject matter expert for the
engineering, design, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of
15 different static equipment)
Replacement of 238 Nos. of burners in Reformer section for CO and Methanol
plant.
Replacement of Salt Cooler in IDC plant (Diol plant-SIPCHEM affiliate).
Replacement of NG Preheater in IGC plant (Gases Plant-SIPCHEM affiliate).
Replacement of Net Gas Bottom Scrubber in IDC plant (Diol plant- SIPCHEM
affiliate).
Replacement of Water Removal Column Condenser in IAC plant (Acetyl plantSIPCHEM affiliate).
Engineering, Design, Construction and Installation of Carbonylation Reactor
columns in IAC plant (Acetyl plant SIPCHEM affiliate).

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 FEED for the addition of Knock out skid at the inlet of propylene compressor for
the removal of vapor at the inlet of compressor in IPC plant (Polymers plant
SIPCHEM affiliate).
IAC (International Acetyl Company) Turnaround Feb-March 2016.
IGC (Gases-SIPCHEM Affiliate) Turnaround March 2016.
Engineering, design, construction and commissioning of HP knock out drum for
IDC plant (Diol plant-SIPCHEM affiliate).
Engineering, design, construction and commissioning of Magnetic Filters for IDC
plant (Diol plant-SIPCHEM affiliate).
Engineering, design, construction and commissioning of NEW DMS Pre Heater
in BDO stream for IDC plant (Diol plant-SIPCHEM affiliate).

2. DESCON ENGINEERING LIMITED

(June 2011 to June 2015.)

DESIGNATION: Design Engineer.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Worked as Design Engineer in Process Equipment Department of Lahore and Sharjah
UAE business areas of Descon to prepare mechanical design calculations, preparing
CAD drawings and reviewing design documents for pressure vessels, Heat
Exchangers and Storage Tanks as per codes and standards for both international and
national clients dealing both FEED and DETAIL engineering phases, developed
calculations for the components having different design philosophies besides codes
and standards using good engineering practices, mechanical design methodologies
like FEA etc.
PROJECTS HANDLED:
Working as a design engineer I have successfully completed the design of 150 +
different static equipment in following list of projects.
Supply of Qty. 02 Nos. of U-stamped Wet Gas Filters for ENGRO
PAKISTAN.
Distillation Column, 4th Inter-stage Knockout Vessel for CO2
Compressor and Vertical Slug Catcher certified as per ASME Section VIII
Div. 1 for FFC PAKISTAN.
Designed 14 Nos. of Pressure vessels for project Makori Field
Development Surface Facilities for MOL GAS & CO. BV PAKISTAN.
Supply of 3 Nos. of Pressure vessel for the project Makori East-III,
Manzalai-10 Development Project for MOL GAS & CO. BV PAKISTAN.
Mechanical design/drafting of 24 Nos. of ASME stamped pressure vessels
and 02 air cooled heat exchangers (ACHEs) as per ASME section VIII division

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1 for the five different wellhead up gradation projects for OMV

PAKISTAN.
Supply of 02 Nos. of ASME certified, API 660 & TEMA complied AES type
Shell and tube heat exchangers for FATIMA FERTILIZERS PAKISTAN.
Mechanical design of 03 Nos. of U-stamped, NACE MR 0175 complied high
pressure contained vessels for MPCL (MARI PETROLEUM COMPANY
LIMITED), PAKISTAN.
Design / drafting & cad development and checking for the 10 Nos. of
Pressure columns and Qty. 52 Nos. of Pressure vessels stamped as per ASME
Section VIII division 1 and division 2 for ARL UP GRADATION PROJECT
2013 in the collaboration with HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. Korea for
ARL (ATTOCK REFINERY LTD.) PAKISTAN.
Qty. 16 Nos. of pressure vessels, 04 Nos. of process columns and 10 Nos.
of shell and tube heat exchangers as per ASME section VIII, API 660 and
TEMA standards for PAKISTAN REFINERY LIMITED (PRL ISOMERAZATION
PROJECT) in collaboration with UOP AMERICA AS AN EPC FOR PRL
(PAKISTAN REFINARY LIMITED), PAKISTAN.
03 Nos. of pressure vessels designed as per ASME Section VIII (Div. 1) for
FLOW ASSURANCE PROJECT, with CHIYODA ALMANA QATAR as an EPC
contractor and RAS GAS as client.
Supply of 08 Nos. of pressure vessels, 17 Nos. of S&T heat exchangers and
02 Nos. of double pipe heat exchangers designed as per ASME section VIII
Division 1, TEMA, API 660 and Borouge documents as preferred standards for
design and fabrication with DEST (Formally DIPL) as EPC Contractor for
project BOROUGE PO FLARE GAS RECOVERY PROJECT of ABU DHABI
POLYMERS COMPANY LIMITED (BOROUGE), RAWAIS UAE as client.
Mechanical design of 12 Nos. of ASME U stamped pressure vessels for
ADMA UAE with NPCC-TECHNIP Consortium as EPC contractor for their
project of UMM LULU PHASE II FULL FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
PACKAGE 2 in UAE.
Supply of design and detail engineering of 20 Nos. of U-stamped pressure
vessels as Filters and Scrubbers, with process engineering done by
FRAMES PROCESS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONS B.V., TECHNIP NPCC
CONSORTIUM AS EPC CONTRACTOR AND ADMA as client for the project of
UMM LULU PHASE II FULL FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PACKAGE
2.
Mechanical design and fabrication of 01 Nos. of pressure vessel for OMW
Pakistan as per ASME Section VIII Division 2 this vessels is U2- Stamped
and all requirements of division II has already been met specially the
requirement of fatigue screening and nozzles are checked with fatigue
analysis method using NOZZLE-PRO as FEA software.

3. Colgate

Palmolive

Pakistan

Limited

(July

2010

To

June

2011)

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DESIGNATION: Trainee Engineer (Operation and Maintenance).

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Worked there as a Trainee (Static and Rotary Equipment Maintenance Engineer). In
SULPHUREX Plant in Detergent Unit of Colgate Palmolive Pakistan with several duties
like scheduling shutdowns for maintenance, planning maintenance during power
breakdown, hands on experience of maintenance and cleaning of pumps, motors,
piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, ECPs, and furnaces, etc.
QUALIFICATION:
B.E MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (GPA 3.05/4.00).
PAKISTAN (2006 -2009).

MUET

JAMSHORO

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS
Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

SOFTWARE CAPABILITES
Having hands on command on following computer software.
COMPRESS / PV ELITE (for Static Equipment Design).
AutoPIPE and CAESAR (for Piping Stress Analysis).
STAAD Pro (for Structural Analysis).
Ansys (for Finite Element Analysis).
AutoCAD & Autodesk Inventor.
Microsoft office.
REFERENCE: References will be furnished if required.

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