Wasif Aziz

wasif78@hotmail.com
Wasif Aziz
Senior Technical Professional – Mechanical – KBR
Seeking a challenging position as a Senior Mechanical Engineer or Senior Project Engineer to enhance my career and knowledge in fast pace engineering discipline.

281-928-1505
Houston, TX 77041

Senior Technical Professional – Mechanical KBR
January 2013 to Present
I worked on several big Projects for clients like Saudi Aramco, BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron etc.
Job Functions and Responsibilities are as follows:
• Review contract requirements for project execution, organize the preparation of the Technical
Document Register (TDR), identify requirements and scope of work; review specifications Process
Data Sheets (PDS), Piping Material Specifications (PMS), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
(P&ID’s), Plot plans, General Arrangement (GA) drawings, Review Philosophies, Area Classification
Drawings, Fire and Gas Detector Layout Drawings and other relevant documents. Establish contract review criteria, identify and resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries to projects/client.
• Verify contract technical specifications, scope of work, HSE requirements, budgeted man hours,
budgeted quantities, total of deliverables, and format of delivery, time schedules and project specifications for execution of the work. Identify equipment parameters including capacity, controls, power supply, material of construction, pressure requirements, limitations of operating environment and other parameters.
• Supervise and participate in the development and preparation of Mechanical data sheets including
equipment sizing and identification of equipment specifications and interface i.e. tanks and pressure vessels, heat exchangers, process packages, controls, power supply, utility requirements, environmental regulation requirements, PWHT requirements, radiography requirements, material of construction, nozzle details, code of construction, fireproofing, insulation, wind loads, seismic loads, equipment interface, thickness analysis and other equipment analysis. Define metallurgy specifications in accordance to process requirements, administer the development of Mechanical Datasheets.
• Verify equipment compatibility in conformance with the scope of tender specifications and budgeted costs. Investigate equipment interface and compatibility problems, recommend alternative solutions as required.
• Review of design calculations, ensure vendor equipment specifications meet with client equipment specifications and are within budgeted costs.
• Administer the preparation of Purchase Requisitions for the procurement of equipment and materials. Review vendor quality plans, ensure vendor equipment’s compatibility and compliance with the scope of client specifications. Coordinate with procurement, ascertain expedite of materials and equipment to site.
• Interface and regularly meet with client and vendor representatives, conduct internal staff
meetings, ensure the progress of project in accordance to schedule, allotted man hours and budgeted costs. Coordinate with projects and planning departments on schedule related issues.
• Monitor vendor manufacture progress; verify vendor equipment testing and fabrications
procedures. Inspect Vendor workshops; attend testing of critical equipment items. Coordinate with third party inspectors for non-critical equipment testing. Approve equipment final product dispatch to site.
• Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction sites and commissioning engineers, provide startup assistance as required.
• Detail review of all vendor documents and drawings.

Project Engineer Exterran
December 2011 to December 2012
Job Functions and Responsibilities are as follows:
• Works in conjunction with Project Managers to ensure that project scope of work and design parameters are clearly defined.
• Reviews customer specifications and prepares process P&IDs for packaged equipment.
• Performs ASME code calculations for pressure vessels using vessel design software.
• Prepares rotating and static equipment, control valves and instrumentation technical specifications. Conducts vendor bid analyses and selects equipment; reviews vendor documentation for conformance to the requirements of the specifications.
• Performs hydraulic and heat transfer calculations for the design of equipment as required.
• Performs structural analyses of equipment skids using design software as required.
• Establishes engineering execution schedules and sets up regular status review meetings with engineering/design team to ensure all tasks assigned on projects are completed in a timely manner.
• Works closely with designers/drafters to ensure that vessel, structural, and assembly drawings and BOM meets project requirements.
• Coordinates all aspects of technical content changes during design/fabrication and supports project management for revised cost estimates.
• Prepares functional test procedures for packaged equipment.
• Provides technical support to manufacturing during fabrication of equipment and participates in LEAN manufacturing process improvement initiatives.
• Provides assistance to field personnel during onsite field checks and commissioning of equipments.
• Supports applications engineering on technical issues related to preparation of proposals.
• Works on equipment packages with all levels of complexity for ON and OFFSHORE applications with minimum support.
• Develops engineering design tools and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy of work.
• Works on special projects as assigned.
• Provides status updates of all activities to leadership team.

Mechanical/Project Engineer Petrofac Ltd
December 2010 to December 2011
I have worked on a 4 billion US dollar project for Turkmengas (South Yoloten Project).
Job Functions and Responsibilities are as follows:
• Review contract requirements for project execution, organize the preparation of the Technical
Document Register (TDR), identify requirements and scope of work; review specifications Process
Data Sheets (PDS), Piping Material Specifications (PMS), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
(P&ID’s), Plot plans, General Arrangement (GA) drawings, Review Philosophies, Area Classification
Drawings, Fire and Gas Detector Layout Drawings and other relevant documents. Establish contract review criteria, identify and resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries to projects/client.
• Verify contract technical specifications, scope of work, HSE requirements, budgeted man hours,
budgeted quantities, total of deliverables, and format of delivery, time schedules and project specifications for execution of the work. Identify equipment parameters including capacity, controls, power supply, material of construction, pressure requirements, limitations of operating environment and other parameters.
• Supervise and participate in the development and preparation of Mechanical data sheets including
equipment sizing and identification of equipment specifications and interface i.e. tanks and pressure vessels, heat exchangers, process packages, controls, power supply, utility requirements, environmental regulation requirements, PWHT requirements, radiography requirements, material of construction, nozzle details, code of construction, fireproofing, insulation, wind loads, seismic loads, equipment interface, thickness analysis and other equipment analysis. Define metallurgy specifications in accordance to process requirements, administer the development of Mechanical Datasheets.
• Verify equipment compatibility in conformance with the scope of tender specifications and budgeted costs. Investigate equipment interface and compatibility problems, recommend alternative solutions as required.
• Review of design calculations, ensure vendor equipment specifications meet with client equipment specifications and are within budgeted costs.
• Administer the preparation of Purchase Requisitions for the procurement of equipment and materials. Review vendor quality plans, ensure vendor equipment’s compatibility and compliance with the scope of client specifications. Coordinate with procurement, ascertain expedite of materials and equipment to site.
• Interface and regularly meet with client and vendor representatives, conduct internal staff
meetings, ensure the progress of project in accordance to schedule, allotted man hours and budgeted costs. Coordinate with projects and planning departments on schedule related issues. Update TDR progress reports through the use of PETROCEPT software.
• Monitor vendor manufacture progress; verify vendor equipment testing and fabrications
procedures. Inspect Vendor workshops; attend testing of critical equipment items. Coordinate with third party inspectors for non-critical equipment testing. Approve equipment final product dispatch to site.
• Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction sites and commissioning engineers, provide startup assistance as required.

Mechanical Engineer KOCH Industries
September 2008 to May 2010
Job Functions and Responsibilities were as follows:
• Performed in-depth design/analysis of heat exchangers (Shell and Tube, Hairpin, Double Pipe etc.) using ASME, codes (Sect. VIII Div 1, Sect. II, Sect. IX), TEMA and good Engineering concepts and principles. Also performed detailed mechanical, structural design/analysis of the static pressure equipments and components.
• Created detailed fabrication drawings, material specifications, pricing equipments, and purchase requisitions.
• Reviewed mechanical design calculations, fabrication drawings and job package to make sure the work is correct and meet/exceeds the customer’s requirements and specifications.
• Computed Allowable Nozzle Loads per WRC 107 and WRC 297.
• Computed Wind and Seismic Loads per UBC and ASCE codes.
• Direct communication with the customer from order inception, during the fabrication of the equipment, until the time the finished heat exchanger is shipped out, to make sure the customer is getting what they need/require. Worked with Project Managers to communicate and understand the customer needs/requirements and get the technical specifications correct upfront.
• Continuous interaction with customer during sizing, design, manufacturing and delivery phase, keeping them updated at all points. Making sure that the customer is always content with our products and services.
• Worked closely with Mechanical Engineers (peers and team members), Project Managers, Engineering Managers, Draftsmen, Sales Engineers, Thermal Engineers and Fabricators (ex. Welders, Assemblers, AI, and NDT etc.) to get the job done on schedule.

Mechanical Engineer Pall Corporation
February 2007 to June 2008
Job Functions and Responsibilities were as follows:
• Performing mechanical engineering skills in planning and designing components and specifications required for the fabrication of pressure vessels (vertical, horizontal, and of different shapes and sizes).
• Provides mechanical engineering support and proposes strategies for design implementation for new product development.
• Generates design calculations and interprets ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) codes for each vessel designs.
• Utilizes mechanical, machine and CAD (SolidWorks) design techniques for generating design specifications for assigned projects.
• Assists plant personnel and management in maintaining ISO (International Organization of Standardization) procedures and requirements.
• Frequent interaction with Sales, Purchasing, Estimating, Manufacturing and Vendors.

Pressure Vessel and Heat Transfer Engineer (Mechanical Engineer) Paul Mueller Company
June 2005 to December 2006
This was a Contract/Temp position).
Job Functions and Responsibilities were as follows:
• Received trainings on different aspects of mechanical/manufacturing engineering (Pure Steam Generator, Multiple Effects Stills and Rupture Disks).
• Performed design analysis and updated calculations on Columns, Evaporators, Preheaters, Blowdown Coolers, U-tube Condensers, Plate Heat Exchangers (PHE), Spray Balls, and some structural analysis.
• Frequent interaction with Sales, Purchasing, Estimating, Manufacturing and Vendors.
• Created drawings, bills of material (BOM) and routers.

Senior Design Project SuperPlay Inc
January 2005 to May 2005
Job Functions and Responsibilities were as follows:
• The project was to redesign and modify certain components of an existing vortex tunnel in a trailer.
• Implementation of redesigned parts, new components, and existing reusable parts.
• Vibrating the bridge in a certain way.
• Damping the vibration of the bridge from the trailer.
• Making sure the finished product is safe to operate.
• Performed a substantial structural analysis of the trailer floor (finding stresses, forces, moment, buckling etc).
• Performed mechanical design calculations to find motors and gearbox specifications.
• Contacting the vendors and getting the best deals on required products.
• Completing the project on time and under budget.

SOME MAJOR COURSES:
Engineering Design
Measurement and Instrumentation
Dynamic System
Mechanical Design
Compressible Fluid Flow
Heat Transfer
Metallurgy
Fluid Mechanics
Vapor Power Systems
Thermodynamics I & II

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL TRAININGS:
• ASME Pressure Vessel Design and Fabrication (ASME, Section VIII – Div1, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code). (May 2007)
• SolidWorks 2007 (May 2007)
• COMPRESS Software (ASME Code Calculation). (May 2007)
• ASME Welding and Technology (Nov 2007)
• Leadership Program (09/2007-12/2007).

B.S. Mechanical Engineering Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
July 2005

Proficient in doing detailed designs of pressure equipments such as pressure vessels (columns, reactors, drums etc.), tanks and different types of heat exchangers, per different design codes and client’s specifications., Proficient in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a Senior Project Engineer. , Procurement, Scheduling, Estimating, Mechanical Engineering, Client Relations, Engineering Management

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Programming Languages: Java (beginner)
Engineering Software: Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, AutoCad (2D), COMPRESS, PV Elite, CodeCalc, Smartsketch, ANSYS, HYSYS, HTRI, MS Lyncs, Documentum and MS Office.