Edwin Paul
Heathridge,Australia
Summary
Looking for a chemical engineering position to contribute to process development, optimization, and troubleshooting in an innovative and excellence-driven organization.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Metallurgical Technician
Bureau Veritas
Canningvale , Australia
10.2022 - Current
- Gained hands-on experience in the processing of gold, iron, nickel, and other minerals.
- Led cross-functional teams, coordinated schedules, delegated tasks, and facilitated communication to ensure smooth project execution.
- Prepared for metallurgical projects, including equipment setup, sample preparation, and overseeing pilot plant operations.
- Hands-on involvement in working with crushers, grinders, and screening equipment, wet and dry mills, splitters, and ensuring optimal sample preparation and thorough analysis.
- Demonstrating expertise in comminution works, performed Bond Ball Mill Work Index (BWI), Bond Rod Mill Work Index (RWI), Ai (Abrasion Index), and CWi (Crushing Work Index) tests to assess ore hardness and wear.
- Conducted different types of cyanide and acid leaching processes, optimized for maximum recovery and compliance with safety and environmental standards.
- Operated and maintained Wet High-Intensity Magnetic Separation (WHIMS) and Low-Intensity Magnetic Separation (LIMS), Knelson concentrator, shaking table, and various other equipment for mineral separation.
- Collaborating closely on column and batch flotation experiments, contributing valuable insights to metallurgical processes
- Expertly pulverizing samples using advanced techniques, ensuring a thorough breakdown for comprehensive mineral characterization.
- I have shadowed my senior technician and metallurgist while performing various test work.
Junior Process Engineer
Ingerem India Project Management Limited
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Worked as a technical writer for STP-JTS project
- Analysed available technical material to determine the content, format and thoroughness of the documentation
- Carefully studied available technical documents (mainly SOPs, P&IDs, and PFDs) to fully delineate the technology and important procedures
- Possessed instruction manual content, product operation procedures, and engineering drawing knowledge to translate complex topic to simple terms
Graduate Engineer
BPCL, Kochi Refinery
Kochi , India
02.2020 - 06.2021
- Familiarized with DCS operations of NHT and CCR
- Pre-commissioning and Commissioning experience in BPCL's Motor Spirit Block Project (MSBP)-NHT/CCR/PENEX
- Coordinated with activities such as process piping installation as per P&ID, flushing, cardboard blasting, leak test, chemical cleaning and steam blowing
- Reviewing PFD, and P&ID and providing technical support to the team
- Familiarized with plant startup and shutdown activities
- Closely worked with plant commissioning team and licensors
- Coordinated with catalyst loading, and commissioning of critical equipment such as compressors, heavy-duty pumps, and exchangers
- Familiarized with the operation and startup of reactor, distillation column, stripper, pumps, compressors, exchangers, measuring and control instruments
Supervisor
BPCL, Kochi Refinery
Kochi , India
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Provided technical support during construction phases of projects as well as post-construction start up activities such as training and troubleshooting problems with newly installed equipment
Education
Master of Chemical Engineering -
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
Perth, WA06-2024
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering -
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
KERALA01.2019
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Spreadsheet
- PowerPoint
- AutoCAD
- Reading and Interpreting P&IDs
- Communication
- Organizing
- Leadership
- Organizational Qualities
- Ability to work under high-pressure situations
- Technical reporting
Accomplishments
- Received I2U funding for carrying out an innovative project on the development of charcoal incense tablets.
- Received the best design project award during the academic year 2017-18.
- Presented a research paper at IIT, Madras.
- Received first prize for Poster Presentation in an international technical fest held at TKM College of Engineering, Kerala.
Timeline
Project Metallurgical Technician
Bureau Veritas
10.2022 - Current
Junior Process Engineer
Ingerem India Project Management Limited
08.2021 - 07.2022
Graduate Engineer
BPCL, Kochi Refinery
02.2020 - 06.2021
Supervisor
BPCL, Kochi Refinery
06.2019 - 01.2020
Master of Chemical Engineering -
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering -
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
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