1. Pavithra Lakshmanan pavithra.lakshman@yahoo.in
Senior Designer Age : 26
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C U R R I C U L U M - V I T A E
Pavithra.L
93,SHARANYA,NTY LAYOUT,TELECOM COLONY
BANGALORE - 560026
Phone: +919902544336,Email:pavithra.lakshman@yahoo.in
Alternate Email : pavi.india@gmail.com
SUMMARY
5.6 years of Professional Experience and valuable Design Experience in ABB Distributed Control Systems as
Process/Control Automation Engineer
My immediate goal is to resolve challenges faced in engineering services by utilizing my knowledge of Distributed
Control Systems and render quality work and enhancing my knowledge in the process inturn benifiting the
organisation.
PERSONAL DETAILS
DOB : 26 April 1989
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Single
Languages Known : English,Hindi,Tamil,Malayalam
Hobbies : Reading, Travelling, Listening Music
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Pursing MBA in Quality Management (2016-18 Batch) from Birla Institue of Science and Technology , BITS Pilani
through Work Integrated Learning Programme with mentor support from ABB Management.
BTech (Hons. ) Instrumentation and Control Engineering ( 2006-2010)
NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad,Affliated to Calicut University,Kerala state,India.
Percentage : 80.00 % * First Class with Honours
( Secured Fifth Rank in Calicut University in 2010 I&C Batch )
Secured 14 th Rank in Kerala State, India for SSLC Public Examination in 10 th Grade and School topper in 12 th
Grade.
WORK EXPERIENCE ( 5 YEARS 6 MONTHS AS ON DATE )
ABB GISL Pvt Ltd,Bangalore,India
Senior Designer ( February 2012-Present )
2. Pavithra Lakshmanan pavithra.lakshman@yahoo.in
Senior Designer Age : 26
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Job Profile
I joined as Instrumentation Design engineer in INOPC Power Systems Power Generation Team and was
responsible for execution of Thermal Power and Water Automation Projects.
Responsible for Quality Engineering and Commissioning Support to Business Units and End Customers across
the globe.
Expertise in various DCS Systems ( Symphony Harmony,800xA etc) and Control, Networking Protocols like
MODBUS TCP/IP, IEC61850, OPC and PROFIBUS
Detailed Engineering Experience of ABB DCS Hardware and Software Engineering , Integration , Open and
Closed Control Loop Design and Testing.
End to End Customer Interaction and deliver quality systems which is ensured by Factory Acceptance Tests at
Customer Location and Site Commissioning Activities.
Rendering Customer Training on ABB DCS Systems and Operations at Client Locations.
PROJECTS :
YEAR INDUSTRY COUNTRY PROJECT NAME JOB SCOPE
2016
(February
2016 –
Present)
Aluminium Plant Oman, Muscat SAPP Upgrade
Project, Oman
Upgradation of total
System Setup of the Plant
to 800xA 6.0 with
virtulisation (ESXI 5.5)
Implementation of
virtulisation concept and
cyber security concepts in
Sohar Aluminium Plant
Responsible for
Document Control
,Management and
Procurement including
Submission of Critical
Documents to Customer
A core team member for
complete Engineering and
Commissioning
Procurement and
Engineering Phase is
going on at present.
2016
(December
2015 –
January
2016)
Research and
Development (R&D)
India Excel Based OPC
Tool
Core Developer of
Excel Based OPC Client
Tool Development Team
which can be used for
Harmony Testing of
Logics with reduced
Manhours
OPC Client Tool is
developed to get this
connected to HTS
Manager which acts as
3. Pavithra Lakshmanan pavithra.lakshman@yahoo.in
Senior Designer Age : 26
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OPC Server and therein
able to force and read
values from the Composer
(logics) and integrated
with Splus (HMI).
Delevering Demo
Sessions and constant
interactions with R&D
Team of ABB and
Management to take up
this tool to next level
integration with ABB
Symphony Plus Systems
2015(May-
November)
Thermal
Power
SaudiArabia(engineering
at Abudhabi)
Rabigh Retrofiet
ThermalCombine
Cycle Power Plant
GT logics
implementation support
Integrated testing and
closed loop control
implementation and
testing,analysis for GT.
Hardware Testing and
Protection Circuit Testing
for GT control.
HMI design and
implementation for GT
area.
2015
(Jan-Apr)
Desalination
Plant and
RO Plant
Qatar SiteCommissioning
Activity
(RAF,Qatar)
One Month of Site
Commissioning Activity
at RAF,Qatar for System
Integration,IEC
Engineering,HSBT
FunctionalTest,Customer
Punch Point Clearance
Provided One week of
End Customer
Operations and
MaintananceTraining on
ABB DCS System (Splus
and AC800 M)
Multi Site Remote
Support from India for
solving System Related
and Integration Isuues
for Algubrah and RAF
Projects.
Team Member
forDevelopment and
Testing for a Customer
Demo Project with latest
ABB Harmony SD Series
4. Pavithra Lakshmanan pavithra.lakshman@yahoo.in
Senior Designer Age : 26
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I/O and SPC700
Controllers at UAE.
Active involvement and
contribution in execution
of a 4Q Project in India
which was started with a
goal to enhance the
Quality and Man hours
Savings.
2014 RO Plant (Water) Oman,Muscat Algubrah Responsible for full
ABB
System Setup for the
project including
Installations and
Hardware Diagnostic
Checks.
Firmware Upgrade of
Controllers and other
Modules, Controller IP
Settings and
Configuration.
Involved in complete
System HMI Engineering
Phase and Logics
Development for DAF
Area.
Execution of complete
plant Simulation FAT
with Customer at ABB
Abudhabi which went for
40 days.
2013-2014 Desalination Plant
(Water)
Qatar Ras Abu Fontas
(EDCS)
Responsible for the
execution of overall life
cycle of the project
Involved in both
Hardware and Software
Engineering
Control Logic
Implementation and HMI
Engineering and Testing
for the full project
Preparation of Project
Documents and active
interaction with
Customers
Execution of Client
FAT at ABB Abudhabi
5. Pavithra Lakshmanan pavithra.lakshman@yahoo.in
Senior Designer Age : 26
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2013 Thermal Bangladesh Meghnaghat HMI Engineering in
Splus
Control Logic
Implementation for BOP
and Electrical Area
Firmware Upgrade and
Controller Setup
Execution of Internal
Hardware FAT
2013 Thermal and Water Tendering and
Proposal
Engineering
Designed and
Developed
System Architecture and
related proposal
Documents for around
10 projects.
2012 Thermal Kuwait Azzour Control Logic Testing
Preparation of wiring
diagram documents
2012 Thermal Calaca Calaca Static HMI
Development
in Splus Operations
IBM India Pvt Ltd,Bangalore
Associate System Engineer – (September 2010-January 2011)
I was trained in Lotus Notes and was involved in Alliance Billing System project which dealt with all the internal
billing of IBM US. The project was on Unix platform which gave me a good learning path and experience on Unix.
PROFESSIONAL ACHEIVEMENTS
Excel Based OPC Client Tool developed was widely acclaimed and appreciated by ABB Management and the
next level strategies to integrate the tool to Symphony Plus DCS product is going on. An oppurtunity to
publish the same as a Research Paper / White Paper has been foreseen and work towards achieving it is in
progress.
Recognised as a valuable Contributor in changing the INOPC PA -PAPG culture to Operational Excellence by
the Management for providing a valid technical idea which will save Manhours in Symphony Plus
Engineering .
Frequent Foreign Travels to Business Units and Customer Sites for Engineering and Commissioning
considering my ability to deliver quality results under pressure.
Point of Contact for Remote Support for Trouble Shooting ABB Symphony Systems at Site
6. Pavithra Lakshmanan pavithra.lakshman@yahoo.in
Senior Designer Age : 26
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COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming Languages :
C,C++,8086 Assembly
Scripting Languages:
Javascript,Lotus Script,VBA Scripting
DCS Softwares:
ABB 800xA,Symphony Harmony/Symphony Plus, Advant
Software skills & Engineering Tools
Simulation Tools MATLAB,LABVIEW
Microprocessor 8085, 8086
Embedded µc 8051
Operating systems Windows 98/ME/XP/Vista, UNIX
MS Office MS Word,Excel,PowerPoint
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Founder and Event Organiser of Cultural Committee of INOPC PA PG Team in ABB which works towards
Employee Engagement Activities.
President of Science Executive council in NSS College of Engineering,Palakkad
Organised and headed the cultural committee for GAMAYA ( Cultural festival ) in College
Winner of Science and Maths Exhibition Competitions in State level .
Active participant and won prizes in dance,drama and quiz in school .