Key Consultants
Arun Rajagopal - Principal Consultant and Managing Partner
Arun Rajagopal BEng (Hons) CEng MIET MInstMC
TUV Certified Functional Safety Engineer
Principal Consultant and Managing Partner
Arun is a Functional Safety specialist and a Principal Engineer and TUV certified Functional Safety Engineer. A chartered engineer with 13+ years of experience in Oil & Gas Industry, specializing in Automation, Control & Instrumentation, Subsea Production Systems, Process Safety Management and Functional Safety.
Arun Rajagopal is considered as a Functional Safety & Reliability Specialist in the specific oil and gas sectors – upstream engineering, subsea production systems and associated intervention equipment. Arun has good Subsea Production Control System knowledge including specifying and selecting Controls Equipment for deep-water and shallow water applications in conformance to relevant Industry codes.
Field of expertise include Specification and design of SIS \ ICSS and MAC Contractor Support and Wellhead Control Panel Packages. Extensive experience in FEED, EPC and PMC phases of large scale projects including LNG Plants, Pipeline projects, Refineries, process plants, Well Gathering and Export Systems and offshore platforms.
Involved in full project lifecycle ranging from conceptual study, undertaking site surveys, evaluating bids, preparing cost estimates, proposing solutions and detailed Engineering design , chairing project meetings, GAP Analysis, managing change and Change Control, witnessing FAT, commissioning and technical support.
Experienced HAZOP/SIL Chair facilitated SIL Determination and Risk assessments using Risk Graph and LOPA (Level of Protection Analysis) and SIS SIL Verification using FTA. Facilitated CHAZOP for some projects.
Worked as Functional Safety Consultant, to ensure ICSS / SIS compliance to IEC 61508 / IEC 61511. Spent last seven years focusing on IEC61508/ IEC61511 Safety Lifecycle activities.
Arun Rajagopal is considered as a Functional Safety & Reliability Specialist in the specific oil and gas sectors – upstream engineering, subsea production systems and associated intervention equipment. Arun has good Subsea Production Control System knowledge including specifying and selecting Controls Equipment for deep-water and shallow water applications in conformance to relevant Industry codes.
Field of expertise include Specification and design of SIS \ ICSS and MAC Contractor Support and Wellhead Control Panel Packages. Extensive experience in FEED, EPC and PMC phases of large scale projects including LNG Plants, Pipeline projects, Refineries, process plants, Well Gathering and Export Systems and offshore platforms.
Involved in full project lifecycle ranging from conceptual study, undertaking site surveys, evaluating bids, preparing cost estimates, proposing solutions and detailed Engineering design , chairing project meetings, GAP Analysis, managing change and Change Control, witnessing FAT, commissioning and technical support.
Experienced HAZOP/SIL Chair facilitated SIL Determination and Risk assessments using Risk Graph and LOPA (Level of Protection Analysis) and SIS SIL Verification using FTA. Facilitated CHAZOP for some projects.
Worked as Functional Safety Consultant, to ensure ICSS / SIS compliance to IEC 61508 / IEC 61511. Spent last seven years focusing on IEC61508/ IEC61511 Safety Lifecycle activities.
Jaydeep Solanki - Principal C&I Engineer
Jaydeep Solanki BEng (Hons) MIET
Principal C&I Engineer
Mr. Solanki has more than 15 years of post-graduate work experience covering FEED, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning and maintenance of Instrumentation and Control Systems. He has been involved in a variety of projects including Gas Receiving Facilities, Refineries, FPSO, Power Plant and Petrochemicals.
In the last 9 years Mr. Solanki has been involved in Concept, FEED and EPC projects in various companies and is experienced in producing datasheets, ICSS specifications, philosophies, SPI deliverables, Specification and design of SIS \ ICSS and MAC Contractor Support and Wellhead Control Panel Packages. He has actively participated in HAZOP / LOPA reviews, Factory acceptance tests, technical bid evaluation and package management, reviewing vendor documentation, gap analysis and proposals. He is conversant with IEC Standards and relevant API codes.
Extensive experience in field Instrumentation and Control system for Yokogawa and Honeywell. Fire and Gas systems, SIS Design and Implementation.
In the last 9 years Mr. Solanki has been involved in Concept, FEED and EPC projects in various companies and is experienced in producing datasheets, ICSS specifications, philosophies, SPI deliverables, Specification and design of SIS \ ICSS and MAC Contractor Support and Wellhead Control Panel Packages. He has actively participated in HAZOP / LOPA reviews, Factory acceptance tests, technical bid evaluation and package management, reviewing vendor documentation, gap analysis and proposals. He is conversant with IEC Standards and relevant API codes.
Extensive experience in field Instrumentation and Control system for Yokogawa and Honeywell. Fire and Gas systems, SIS Design and Implementation.
CD Singh - Principal C&I Consultant
CD Singh CEng MIET CFSP
Principal C&I Consultant
A Chartered Controls & Instrument Engineer and Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) with more than 20 years of industrial experience in designing and delivering control system engineering solutions within the process industry for Oil & Gas, large LNG facilities, petrochemical, refineries and power plant industry.
Primary areas of expertise in all phases of project execution from proposal engineering, project design engineering, FEED through to construction and commissioning. His particular area of expertise is in the design, engineering and development of control system (DCS/PLC), safety instrumented system (SIS), High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS), fire and gas system, fiscal and allocation metering and analyser packages.
Experienced in technical review and verification of detailed designs including sub-contractor design documents, vendor management, verification and validation of SIS, Functional Safety Assessments, SI Audits, Deterministic SIL Assessments, CHAZOP, Participating in HAZOP, SIL verification processes and other safety life cycle activities
He has a wealth of site experience that includes control system commissioning, resolving commissioning issues and providing technical support to client operations personnel and project’s construction team. Extensive experience working for major EPC companies including KBR, Bechtel, L&T India.
Primary areas of expertise in all phases of project execution from proposal engineering, project design engineering, FEED through to construction and commissioning. His particular area of expertise is in the design, engineering and development of control system (DCS/PLC), safety instrumented system (SIS), High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS), fire and gas system, fiscal and allocation metering and analyser packages.
Experienced in technical review and verification of detailed designs including sub-contractor design documents, vendor management, verification and validation of SIS, Functional Safety Assessments, SI Audits, Deterministic SIL Assessments, CHAZOP, Participating in HAZOP, SIL verification processes and other safety life cycle activities
He has a wealth of site experience that includes control system commissioning, resolving commissioning issues and providing technical support to client operations personnel and project’s construction team. Extensive experience working for major EPC companies including KBR, Bechtel, L&T India.
