VIVEKANANDA RAJAH HARINDRAN , Ir .
FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 2 , 2022
2020 - 2022 Head Instrument , PRefChem
2018-2020 Head Instrument , Petronas Refinery & Petrochemical Complex Sdn . Bhd .
2016-2018 Senior Custodian , Instrument & Control , Group Technical Solution ( GTS ), Petronas
2006-2014 Custodian , Instrument & Control , GTS , Petronas
VIVEKANANDA RAJAH HARINDRAN , Ir .
Born August , 1961
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER vrhari88 @ yahoo . com
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Chief Specialist , Instrument & Control , Pengerang Refining Company
• Adjunct Professor , Electrical & Electronics Department , Universiti Teknologi Petronas ( UTP )
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BSc . in Electrical & Electronics Engineering , Huddersfield University , UK
• MSc . in Technology Management , Staffordshire University , UK
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
• ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer ( ACPE )
• Chartered Engineer , Institute of Measurement & Control , UK
• TUV Certified Functional Safety Engineer
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Current Chief Engineer , Instrument & Control , Pengerang Refining Company Sdn . Bhd . ( PRefChem )
2005-2006 Principal Engineer , Instrument & Control , GTS , Petronas
2004 Senior Manager , Area Maintenance , MLNG Tiga , Malaysia LNG Sdn . Bhd ., Petronas
2002-2004 Senior Manager , Area Maintenance , Utilities , Terminal & LPG , Malaysia LNG Sdn . Bhd ., Petronas
2000-2002 Senior Manager , Instrumentation , Malaysia LNG Sdn . Bhd ., Petronas
1993-2000 Head Electrical & Instrument , Petronas Chemicals Methanol Sdn . Bhd .
1992-1993 Instrument Engineer , Petronas Chemicals Methanol Sdn . Bhd .
1990-1992 Senior Instrument Engineer , Sabah Gas Industries Sdn . Bhd .
1987-1989 , Instrument Engineer , Sabah Gas Industries Sdn . Bhd .
1985-1986 Trainee Instrument Engineer , Sabah Gas Industries Sdn . Bhd .
Other Professional Involvement / Affiliation
• 2002-2018 : Petronas Instrument Skill Group Advisor for Instrument Engineers
• 2019 : Co-authored text book “ Fractionalorder Systems and PID Controllers ”
• Current , Chairman , IEC 61508 & IEC 61511 Standards , Department of Standards , Malaysia .
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Process automation control for oil , gas and petrochemical industries
• Operational Technology ( OT ) cybersecurity
• Process automation digitalisation
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