Dinesh Sivanesan
About Dinesh Sivanesan
Dinesh Sivanesan is a System Completion Engineer at ExxonMobil with extensive experience in instrumentation and commissioning roles across various companies in the oil and gas industry.
Current Position at ExxonMobil
Dinesh Sivanesan currently holds the position of System Completion Engineer at ExxonMobil. He has been with the company since 2019, working in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. As a System Completion Engineer, his responsibilities may include overseeing the completion of system installations, ensuring all components meet performance standards, and validating system functionality before handover.
Work Experience in Instrumentation and Commissioning
Dinesh Sivanesan has accumulated extensive experience in instrumentation and commissioning engineering. Before joining ExxonMobil, he worked briefly at Ion Exchange India Ltd as a Completion Engineer in Barmer, Rajasthan, India. His career includes positions at NBTC Group in Kuwait as an Instrument Commissioning Engineer, and at Al Dafra Paper Manufacturing Company as an Instrumentation Commissioning Engineer in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Additionally, he held a role at Qatar Solar Technologies as a Commissioning Instrumentation Engineer in Qatar.
Previous Roles at Cairn Energy India
Dinesh Sivanesan spent a significant portion of his career with Cairn Energy India, working in various capacities. From 2014 to 2016, he was a Commissioning Engineer in Barmer Area, India. Prior to that, he served as a Pre-Commissioning Instrumentation Engineer from 2011 to 2014, also in Barmer Area, India. Additionally, he held a position as an Instrumentation Engineer in Rajasthan, contributing to multiple oil and gas projects.
Educational Background in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Dinesh Sivanesan earned his Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from Anna University, Chennai. He studied at the university from 2007 to 2011, gaining comprehensive knowledge in the field. This educational foundation has supported his various roles in system completion and instrumentation engineering.
Technical Expertise and Skills
Dinesh Sivanesan possesses a range of technical skills and expertise relevant to his field. He has basic knowledge in designing and developing graphic pages for SCADA systems and is proficient in conducting Cause & Effect checks, as well as Site Acceptance Tests for oil and gas projects. His expertise extends to calibrating field instruments and coordinating with vendors during startups. He is skilled in loop checking using systems such as Yokogawa CS 3000 DCS, Valmet, and Siemens DCS. Additionally, he has good knowledge of Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD) and Human-Machine Interface (HMI).