DENNIS PONNIYAN
Brisbane,Australia
Summary
Accomplished Piping Designer with 16 years of hands-on experience in International Piping Codes & Standards, including Australian STD, ASME and ANSI. Expertise includes high-precision design across petrochemical, power plant, carbon block, water treatment, and fatty alcohol industries. Renowned for exceeding project expectations through meticulous attention to detail and a strong grasp of industry best practices. Aiming to leverage extensive background to drive innovative piping solutions in future projects.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Piping Designer
Connect personal (Phronics Consulting Pvt Ltd)
Brisbane, Australia
01.2024 - Current
- Proficiently utilized AutoCAD Plant 3D for equipment, piping, and structural modeling.
- Created and reviewed equipment and piping layouts to ensure adherence to design specifications and project requirements.
- Reviewed and prepared drawings of nozzle orientations for vessels and tanks, as well as spool drawings for fabrication, ensuring accurate and efficient installation.
- Applied company standards to select appropriate pipe supports, contributing to system integrity and stability.
- Utilized point clouds for modeling piping, equipment, and structures.
- Expertise in leading comprehensive 30/60/90 model reviews, both internally and externally, to ensure project success and alignment.
- Produced piping study drawings to estimate preliminary Material Takeoff (MTO), enhancing project cost estimation accuracy.
- Maintained key plan layouts and updated plot plans, contributing to clear project visualization and layout coordination.
- Prepared annotated piping and equipment General Arrangement Drawings (GADs), adding clarity to design documentation.
- Updated and reviewed designs based on client feedback to ensure alignment with client preferences and requirements.
- Conducted clash checks using Navisworks 3D Viewer to identify and resolve clashes with civil structures, cable trays, and other piping components.
- Extracted MTOs, piping, and equipment GADs.
- Drafted P&ID and PFD drawings as part of the project.
Piping Design Engineer
Chemtex Consulting India Private Limited
Bangalore, India
08.2014 - 07.2023
- Utilized E3D, AutoCAD Plant 3D, and PDS to execute equipment, piping, and structural modeling, ensuring accurate and comprehensive design representation.
- Created and reviewed equipment layouts, piping layouts, and pipe rack piping layouts to ensure adherence to design specifications, and project requirements.
- Verified nozzle sizes and ratings on vendor drawings and P&IDs, promptly communicating discrepancies to process and vendor teams for resolution.
- Applied company standards to select appropriate pipe supports, contributing to system integrity and stability.
- Generated plan metric markups from models to facilitate accurate P&ID updates, and enhance collaboration with the process team.
- Produced piping study drawings to estimate preliminary Material Takeoff (MTO), improving project cost estimation accuracy.
- Developed special support detail drawings for civil components, and nozzle orientation drawings for vessels and tanks.
- Created floor cut-out layouts for piping and equipment installations, ensuring efficient spatial allocation.
- Maintained key plan layouts and updated plot plans, contributing to clear project visualization and layout coordination.
- Reviewed vendor drawings for specialty items and equipment, ensuring compatibility and adherence to project requirements.
- Prepared annotated piping and equipment General Arrangement Drawings (GADs), enhancing the clarity of design documentation.
- Participated in interdisciplinary checks of electrical, instrumentation, and structural drawings, contributing to a coordinated, clash-free design.
- Demonstrated expertise in leading comprehensive 30/60/90 model reviews, collaborating effectively with internal teams, and external stakeholders to drive project success and alignment with objectives.
- Updated and reviewed designs based on client feedback to ensure alignment with client preferences and requirements.
- Checked and prepared piping isometric drawings, jacketed isometric drawings, equipment layouts, and piping layouts, maintaining accuracy and adherence to standards.
- Conducted clash checks using Navisworks 3D Viewer to identify and resolve clashes with civil structures, cable trays, and other piping components.
- Extracted isometrics, MTOs, piping and equipment GADs, line list status, and support MTOs.
- Imported IFC and STEP files using E3D for seamless data exchange.
Senior Draughtsman Mechanical Design
BGR Energy Systems India Limited (EPC)
Chennai, India
08.2007 - 08.2014
- Proficiently utilized AutoCAD Plant 3D for equipment, piping, and structural modeling.
- Reviewed and prepared layouts for equipment, piping, and pipe rack piping to ensure alignment with design specifications and project requirements.
- Cross-checked nozzle sizes and ratings on vendor drawings against P&IDs, initiating communication with process and vendor teams to address discrepancies.
- Implemented pipe support selection in accordance with company standards.
- Prepared pipe and fittings fabrication drawings, pipe support drawings, and isometric drawings.
- Developed cross-country piping layouts, and prepared plot plan layouts to ensure efficient and coordinated project execution.
- Designed pipe rack piping layouts to optimize spatial utilization and alignment with project specifications.
- Created piping study drawings to estimate preliminary Material Takeoff (MTO), improving cost estimation accuracy.
- Reviewed and prepared drawings detailing nozzle orientations for vessels and tanks, ensuring precision and efficient installation.
- Developed floor cut-out layouts for piping and equipment placements, promoting well-coordinated installations.
- Prepared and updated key plan layouts and plot plans to enhance project visualization and design coordination.
- Conducted detailed reviews of vendor drawings for specialty items and equipment to ensure compatibility with project requirements.
- Actively participated in interdisciplinary checks involving electrical, instrumentation, and structural drawings, ensuring clash-free, and integrated designs.
- Updated and reviewed designs based on client feedback to align with client preferences, and project goals.
- Utilized Navisworks 3D Viewer to review plant models, identifying and resolving clashes with civil structures, cable trays, and other components.
- Annotated piping and equipment GADs for improved documentation clarity.
- Maintained drawing revision control to ensure accuracy and traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
- Created as-built drawings to capture the final state of installations and design modifications.
Education
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Sathyabama University
Chennai, IndiaDiploma - Robotics Engineering
Sree Krishna polytechnic college
Nagercoil, IndiaSkills
- Equipment and piping layout design
- 3D modeling expertise
- Pipe routing design
- Pipe supports design
- Special pipe support drawings
- Pipe rack design
- Structural modeling
- Piping Codes & Standards
- Vendor document review
- Safety regulation adherence
- Constructability reviews
- Design change implementation
- P&ID interpretation
- Isometric drawing creation
- Jacketed isometric drawings
- Fabrication detail drawings
- Nozzle orientation drawings
- Equipment and piping cutout layouts
- Team collaboration
- Coordinate with the piping stress team
- Interdisciplinary checks of electrical, instrumentation, and structural drawings
- Line list management
- Quality assurance compliance
- Model review
- Piping Material Takeoff (MTO)
- GAD & Isometric Extraction
- IFC drawing preparation
- Project Management
- Documentation control
- Communication
- Training and Mentoring
- As-Built Drawings
- AutoCAD Plant 3D
- AutoCAD
- E3D
- PDMS
- PDS
- Navis works 3D viewer
- MS Office
Projects
Lower mologolo water quality control centre (LMWQCC) ACT- ICON WATER.
Capricorn copper PPWT PROJECT – 12 ML/DAY WTP.
UZBEKISTAN MTO PROJECT, Enter engineering. republic of Uzbekistan.
WILMER fatty alcohol plant unit 6111. Indonesia.
BKT CARBON. Paddar, taluka – BHUJ, Dist- KUTCH.
INDORAMA VENTURES. Purwakarta, Indonesia.
SafPET LLC Russia Nizhnekamsk-republic of tatarstan Russia.
Hosaf expansion project-Hosaf.
M &G Resins USA, LLC Jumbo project PTA (3600 TPD) & PET plant (3000 TPD).
Centurion FENC, PET Plant Poly 12. Hsinpu, Taiwan.
Thermal Power Tech Corporation (India) Ltd_2x660 MW KRISHNAPATNAM STPP
(Units - 1 & 2).
Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd_2 X 500 MW MARWA TPP (Unit-1 & 2).
Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Ltd._ 600 MW METTUR TPP (Units - 3).
Andhra Pradesh power Generation Corporation_500MW KAKATIYA TPP, (Unit -1).
Andhra Pradesh power Generation Corporation_500MW VIJAYAWADA TPS, (Unit -7).
Timeline
Piping Designer
Connect personal (Phronics Consulting Pvt Ltd)
01.2024 - Current
Piping Design Engineer
Chemtex Consulting India Private Limited
08.2014 - 07.2023
Senior Draughtsman Mechanical Design
BGR Energy Systems India Limited (EPC)
08.2007 - 08.2014
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Sathyabama University
Diploma - Robotics Engineering
Sree Krishna polytechnic college