Vijay Selvaraj

About Me

A young self-motivated professional working towards an MBA degree with 7 years of experience ranging from Manufacturing (refinery and steel plant operations) industries to service industries. Specializes in team management, Schedule planning, SOP documentation resulting in increased satisfaction of customers and stakeholders.

 

Education

B.Tech Chemical Engineering 2013

Coimbatore Institute of Technology

M.B.A 2022

Lancaster University of Management

Work & Experience

Senior Application Engineer

Honeywell Automation India Ltd

08/26/2019 - 09/23/2021

• Successfully spearheaded cross functional teams and delivered Training simulator to of FCHCU (Full Conversion Hydrocracker Unit) plant for M/S HPCL Vizag through various milestones. • Awarded Bravo award for successfully delivering critical model of separation section which aided timely delivery of project. • Saved 20k USD by developing kaizen of cold box section in oleflex process, which ultimately resulted in time saving and higher efficient model with more accuracy. • Tested Unisim competency suite product for various additions of new features and validated the same. • Acted as training coordinator for new hires to make them competent in dynamic model building. • Responsible for schedule planning, budgeting and conducting project reviews with Project Lead / Application Engineer on a weekly basis to ensure project standards are met. • Ensures that the final deliverable meets the functional specifications of the product by doing thorough quality checks.

Manager

Reliance Industries Ltd

03/23/2017 - 07/31/2019

• Shift manager responsible for safe and secure plant operation of HMU (Hydrogen Manufacturing Complex) in SEZ refinery of RIL by steering a team of 10 field executives. • Steered a team of 150 members from various discipline for major turnaround of Hydrogen Manufacturing unit in the world’s largest refinery. • Achieved 7 % increase in GRM by commissioning of refinery gas compressor section of world’s largest refinery. • Saved 600 million INR on yearly basis by Conceptualizing and implementing the commissioning of Knockout drums at compressor final outlets. • Successfully commissioned screw compressor unit reducing off gas flaring up to 3 %. • Recognized for achieving one million safe manhours as a shift manager. • Acted as Opportunity cycle check coordinator to check review and update critical operating procedures of various equipment. • Responsible for process and safety training implementation across the hydrogen complex

Junior Manager

JSW Steels Ltd

02/10/2014 - 06/08/2016

• Successfully commissioned world´s first RO-ZLD unit for a coke oven effluent which resulted in saving water up to 20 percent. • Successfully completed Cost reduction project by identifying suitable alternative of speciality chemicals resulting in OPEX (Operating Expense) savings up to 1 million INR on yearly basis • Administered work permit system to ensure incident free work place in units. • Handled inventory maintenance of various chemicals used in RO (Reverse Osmosis) and BOD (Biological Oxidation & Dephenolization) plant of JSW Steels. • Acted as Opportunity cycle check coordinator to check review and update critical operating procedures of various equipment.

Awards

Bravo Award 2020
For completing critical modelling of LNG heat exchanger in oleflex process.