Syed Zain Ali

Mechanical Engineer (Static Process Equipment)

Contact
Cell: +92-321-5240275,
Email: SyedZainAli7901@gmail.com
Address: House # 254, JECHS-Phase-3 (near EME Society) Multan Road, Lahore, Pakistan.

OBJECTIVE
To pursue excellence in career, being part of a leading Corporate Sector; a career that
will enable me to effectively utilize my strong technical, managerial and organizational
skill by working in a challenging and progressive environment.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
BE
[Mechanical
Engineering]

Mehran UET, Jamshoro. Pakistan.

2006
2010

SOFTWARE SKILLS INCLUDING COURSES

STAAD Pro
Primavera P3/P6.
Codeware Compress
PV Elite
Solidworks
AutoCAD
MS Word & Power Point
MS Excel
AUTODESK INVENTOR
ANSYS Mechanical and ANSYS Workbench
HTRI / HTFS (Heat exchanger design and rating Module)
ASME BPVC, PD-5500 and Euro codes

TOTAL EXPERIENCE:
04 Years and 04 months.
A. DESCON ENGINEERING LIMITED

06/2011 To Date

Working as a Mechanical Design Engineer in Manufacturing Business Area that covers three
fabrication shops i.e. Lahore Manufacturing Works, Karachi Manufacturing Works Pakistan and
Hamriyah Manufacturing Works Sharjah, U.A.E., therefore as a member of shared resources I am
having a vast experience of working with both national and international contractors and clients and
with an experience of designing as per codes standards and good engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Development of design calculations and drawings of pressure vessels heat exchangers process
columns etc. as per codes and client standards for both FEED and detailing phase of project.
Preparing and suggesting an optimistic way to fabricate critical parts of any equipment.
Managing workload and prioritizing work by engaging workforce efficiently that assures
productivity and least man-hour wastage in project design phase.
Coordination with quality control team and Authorized Inspector by ASME to ensure excellence
in design documentation for a smooth fabrication of equipment.
Encourage creativity and skill development for team members.
Compliance to SOPs and other standard documentation Procedures.
Responsible to conduct internal audit for the department.
Responsible to attend meetings with client and other vendors.

PROJECTS HANDLED
1) Client: Engro Fertilizers Limited Pakistan
Project: Wet Gas Filters For Ghotki Plant.
Role: Design Engineer.
Working as design engineer, this equipment was a three phase separator, and was
designed as per ASME Section VIII Div. 1, as well as U-Stamped by Authorized ASME
Inspector.
2) Client: Fauji Fertilizers Corporation (FFC), Pakistan.
Project: 4th Inter-stage Knockout Vessel for CO2 Compressor, For FFC-III.
Role: Design Engineer.
This Vessel was designed as a high pressure moderate temperature, made of SS-304L
and a BEU Type Exchanger was coupled at the Inlet nozzle of this vessel, this Separator
was designed as per ASME Section VIII Div. 1 and specifications of Snemprogetti.
Project: Distillation Column for FFC Goth Machi Plant.
Role: Design Engineer.
The Design of this column was based on ASME Section VIII Div. 1 and as well as UStamped, and specifications of Snemprogetti was followed as supplementary
requirement, total elevation of this column was 55 meters and inside diameter was
3500 mm approx. with having very complex internal support configuration for bubble
cap trays.
Project: Slug Catcher for FFC.
Role: Design Engineer.
01 No. of high pressure moderate temperature vessel working as slug catcher, material
was NACE MR0175 compliant and was designed as per ASME Section VIII Div. 1 as well
as design, drawings and Fabrication was reviewed by authorized inspector.
3) Client: MOL PAKISTAN OIL AND GAS CO. B.V.
EPC. PDIL Pakistan.
Project: Makori Field Development Surface Facilities. Role: Design Engineer.

09 Nos. of code stamped vessel such as knock out drums, decanting vessels, slop
vessels, LPG storage vessels and oil storage vessels of CS material designed as per
ASME Section VIII Div. 1, and specifications of PDIL.
03 Nos. LPG storage vessels were designed on ASME Section VIII Div. 1, and EEMUA 190

2000,
a saddle less mounded Design.
FEA for the foundation saddles for finger type slug catcher.

Project: Makori East-III, Manzalai-10 Development Project.

03 Nos. of moderate pressure vessels designed as per ASME Section VIII Div. 1, such as
Slop Oil Vessel Instrument Gas Scrubbers, KO Drums etc., with having U-Stamped
material of construction was NACE MR 0175 compliant.

4) Client: OMV, Pakistan.

Role: Design Engineer.
Project: Air Coolers, Analysis of Supports and Skids for Various Gas Fields.
24 Nos. pressure vessels of sour gas conditioning unit and corrosion inhibitor skids for
LATIF 5,6,7,9 and SAQIB-3 wellheads were designed as per Section VIII Div. 1, and OMV
Specifications also the material of construction was NACE MR 0175 Compliant.
Static load analysis of saddle support for finger type slug catcher using Ansys.
02 Nos. air coolers design as per Appendix-14 (Non circular pressure vessels) of
Section VIII Div. 1 and the material of construction was SS 304 L.
5) Client: Fatima Fertilizer, Pakistan.
Pakistan.

EPC: Descon Engineering Limited,

Project: Design of 4 pass AES type Gas cooler.

Role: Lead Design Engineer.
Mechanical design of 02 numbers of shell and tube heat exchanger shall be AES type
complied on ASME Section VIII Div. 1 API 660 and TEMA 9 th Edition
6) Client: MPCL, Pakistan.
EPC. PDIL, Pakistan.
Project: Sujjawal and Halini-X1 Gas Fields.
Role: Design Engineer.
02 Nos. of high pressure and moderate temperature three phase separators designed
as per ASME Section VIII Div. 1, material of construction was comply to NACE MR 0175,
drawings design calculations, fabrication and hydro test was witnessed and reviewed by
ASME Authorized Inspector.
01 Nos. of 2 phase separator designed according to ASME BPVC, and this vessel was
inspected by client itself.
7) Client: Attock Refinery Limited, Pakistan.
EPC: Hyundai Engineering
Corporation, Korea.
Project: Attock Refinery Up gradation Project.
Role: Design Engineer.
10 Nos. of columns designed on the basis of ASME Section VIII Division 1, the main
units includes AMU- amine sweetening unit, HDS- hydrodesulphurization, ISMisomerization unit, and SRU sulphur recovery unit, all pressure vessels are U-Stamped
and in sour service. the fabrication of this project has partially done in Hamriyah
Manufacturing works, Sharjah UAE.
12 Nos. of vessels are under revamping project and therefore they are R-Stamped.
02 Nos. of high pressure vessels designed on ASME Section VIII Div. 2. With having
shell thickness 110 mm.

8) Client: Pakistan Refinery Limited, Pakistan. EPC: UOP America.

Project: PRL Isomerization Project.
Role: Lead Design Engineer.
16 Nos. of Pressure vessels and 04 No. of columns such as reactors, accumulators,
injectors, sumps strippers, Amine regenerators, Isomerization Unit and receivers of CS
material with Hydrogen Service, Caustic and Cyclic service and high criticality in material
selection.
10 Nos. of shell and tube Heat Exchangers for 5000 BPSD PANAX Unit ( UOP proprietary
item), 05 of them were AEU type and 05 of them were BEU type designed as per ASME
Section VIII Division 1, TEMA 9th Edition and client specifications.
9) Client: Attock Refinery Limited, Pakistan.
EPC:
Hyundai
Engineering
Limited, Korea.
Project: ARL UPGRADATION PROJECT.
Role: Lead Design Engineer.
Total 47 Nos. of pressure vessels designed on the basis of ASME Section VIII Division 1 and
2, the main units includes AMU- Amine sweetening Unit, HDS- Hydrodesulphurization, ISMIsomerization Unit, SRU- Sulphur Recovery Unit, All of the Pressure Vessels are U-Stamped
and In Sour Service. Fabrication of this project was done in Sharjah shop.
10)
Client: RAS Gas Company Limited.
EPC: Chiyoda Almana UAE.
Project: Flow Assurance Project.
Role: Lead Design Engineer.
03 Nos. of pressure vessels designed as per ASME BPVC Code (Division 1), for compressed
Instrument air and compressed nitrogen, and these equipments are U-Stamped.
11)
Client Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) , Rawais UAE
EPC: DESCON Engineering, UAE.
Project: Borouge PO Flare Gas Recovery Project
Role: Lead Design Engineer
08 Nos. of total vessels to be designed as per ASME codes and company standards, all of
them are U-Stamped.
17 Nos. of shell and tube heat exchangers of both straight tubes with fixed tube sheets and
U tubes type exchangers and designed as per ASME Section VIII Division 1, TEMA 9th
Edition, and API 660 as well as client specification.

02 Nos. of double pipe heat exchangers designed on ASME Section VIII Div. 1.

12)
Client: Pakistan Petroleum Limited.
EPC:
Exterran
UAE,
PDIL
Pakistan.
Project: Adhi III Expansion Project.
Role: Lead Design Engineer.
Mechanical design of 05 nos. of shell and tube heat exchangers, 02 of them are AES., 02
of them are BEU type exchanger all of them shall complied to API 660, TEMA 9th edition
and ASME section VIII div. 1 as well as U-stamped. And 01 of them is DES type heat
exchanger having a special mono bloc front channel.
13)
Client: ADMA
EPCC: Technip-NPCC Consortium.
Project: UMM LULU PHASE II FULL FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PACKAGE 2.
Role: Lead Design Engineer.
Mechanical design and fabrication of 10 Nos. of pressure vessels as per ASME Section VIII
Div. 1, client specification and BP-Standards. All of these pressure vessels are to be
installed on floating deck therefore a calculation been prepared for the weld joint between
saddles and deck to withstand the loads of vessel in wind. Applicable wind loads are as per
API 2 RP WSD therefore another calculation sheet was developed to calculate wind
applicable pressure on the vessels.

B. Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Limited

07/2010 To 06/2011

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.

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Blogging/Group
Debating
Software Development
Reading
Swimming

REFERENCE
References will be furnished if required.