Nicholas Ramoutar
Gasparillo
Summary
Deadline-driven and dynamic professional with extensive experience in plant operations and chemical engineering, recognized for fostering collaborative teamwork and ensuring safety compliance through proactive problem-solving. Demonstrated expertise in process safety and control has consistently enhanced operational excellence, driving innovation and efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Process Plant Operator
Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited
05.2019 - Current
- Working knowledge of the DCS control system.
- In-depth operational knowledge of the ammonia process.
- Closely inspect equipment for safety problems, leaks, and wear and tear.
- Operates processing equipment, including pumps, valves, compressors, heat exchangers, and boilers.
- Assists in the shutdowns and start-ups of plant equipment for maintenance or operational changes.
- Records operating data daily, and troubleshoots systems to ensure maximum efficiency.
- Analyze operational data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with engineers and technicians to optimize plant operations.
- Executed safety checks with immediate documentation of compliance issues.
- Maintained current knowledge about latest operating and maintenance practices with continuing education courses.
- Manage time effectively to ensure tasks are completed on schedule and deadlines are met.
HSEQ Officer
Plant Solutions Limited
10.2016 - Current
- Supported Project and Operations teams in addressing safety, occupational health, and environmental concerns.
- Conducted regular toolbox meetings.
- Maintain HSE compliance at all worksites according to company policies.
- Executed detailed evaluations of HSE processes to align documentation with STOW requirements.
- Oversaw the audit process, ensuring every document aligns with ISO 9001:2015 requirements.
Graduate Process Engineer
Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited
02.2015 - 08.2016
- Managed comprehensive TAR operations.
- Low temperature shift converter (LTS), HTS, mole sieve dryers, secondary reformer, and primary reformer catalyst change-out/catalyst reduction.
- Performed QA/QC of process gas streams, boiler feed water systems, and catalyst vessels.
- Conducted vessel shell inspections to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Ability to provide technical studies and costing/economic evaluations on plant modifications and chemical usages.
- Managed anion/cation and mixed bed resin change-out, ensuring seamless operations.
- Compiled reports on plant performance evaluations for compressors, pumps, exchangers, and catalyst vessels as needed.
- Executed comprehensive safety evaluations using HAZOP, WHATIF, LOPA methods.
- Delivered technical input and troubleshooting support for plant issues with guidance from senior staff.
- Managed and guided contractors on required tasks, overseeing teams of 10 to 15 individuals during TAR operations.
- Analyzed elution chemicals' effectiveness within demineralization processes.
- Coordinated and monitored boiler feed water chemical processes.
- Performed efficiency calculations for heat exchangers. Executed chemical cleaning and passivation of heat exchanger bundles to improve performance.
- Executed troubleshooting procedures to enhance CO2 removal in Absorber/Stripper systems.
- Analyzed metrics to evaluate operational efficiency of pumping and compression systems.
- Developed MOCs, JSAs, and work permits while supervising tasks. Created P&ID/Isometric markups and implemented solutions.
- Demonstrated expertise in utilizing resource planning tools including JDE EnterpriseOne, SAP, and Maximo.
Education
NEBOSH Certificate-level 3 -
09.2017
Bachelor of Applied Science - Process Engineering
The University of Trinidad And Tobago
01.2013
Chemical Engineering Diploma -
The University of Trinidad and Tobago
01.2010
Skills
- Process safety
- Process control
- Plant optimization
- Efficiency improvement
- Water treatment
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Process simulation packages
- Aspen HYSYS
- Aspen Plus
- Super pro
- Matlab
- Boiler operations
References
- Mr. Peter Heeralal , Pharmacist , Bhagans Drugs. 469-8111
- Mr. Kellon Samlal Senior Project Engineer , Massy Wood Ltd. 749-9475
Timeline
Junior Process Plant Operator
Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited
05.2019 - Current
HSEQ Officer
Plant Solutions Limited
10.2016 - Current
Graduate Process Engineer
Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited
02.2015 - 08.2016
NEBOSH Certificate-level 3 -
Bachelor of Applied Science - Process Engineering
The University of Trinidad And Tobago
Chemical Engineering Diploma -
The University of Trinidad and Tobago
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