Sandeep Pandikasala Valappil
About Sandeep Pandikasala Valappil
Sandeep Pandikasala Valappil is a Process Automation Engineer with extensive experience in the field, currently working at FERCHAU Engineering since 2018. He has held various engineering roles at companies such as Aibel, ABB, and KBR, and has a solid educational background in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation.
Current Role at FERCHAU Engineering
Sandeep Pandikasala Valappil has been employed as a Process Automation Engineer at FERCHAU Engineering since 2018. In this role, he focuses on process automation projects for Dow Chemicals in Stade. His responsibilities include developing control strategies and implementing automation solutions tailored to the chemical industry.
Previous Experience in Process Automation
Prior to his current position, Sandeep held various roles in process automation and engineering. He worked at Aibel as a Senior SAS/Instrument Engineer from 2010 to 2012 and at ABB AS in Norway as a Project Engineer from 2007 to 2010. He also served as a Senior Control System Engineer at ABB from 2012 to 2014 and as a Process Automation Engineer at The Dow Chemical Company for 11 months in 2016.
Educational Background
Sandeep completed his Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Applied Electronics and Instrumentation from Mahatma Gandhi University from 2001 to 2005. He also pursued various certifications, including Advanced Flow Measurement & Instrumentation Principles & Practices at the Fluid Control Research Institute in 2015, and Control Valves and Actuators in 2013. Additionally, he studied Siemens TIA Step 7 and S7 400 at Sitrain - Siemens India in 2015.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Sandeep possesses extensive knowledge in process automation technologies, particularly with ABB 800xA and AC800M Controllers, MOD 5, and Aspen IP21 systems. His experience includes working on process automation projects for chemical plants, specifically Methocel and ChlorAlkyl. He has also been involved in the control strategy development of Chlorine and Hydrogen compressors at Dow Chemicals.
Career Timeline
Sandeep's career spans multiple roles and companies in the engineering sector. He began as an Engineer at ABB AS in India from 2006 to 2007. He then worked briefly as an E&I Engineer at Dolphin Offshore Enterprises in 2006. After that, he joined KBR, Inc. as a Senior Technical Professional in Instrument and Control from 2016 to 2018 in Chennai, India. His diverse experience has contributed to his current expertise in process automation.