About Me

Controls Engineer with 5 years of experience delivering automation across offshore oil & gas, wastewater systems, and utility-scale solar sites. My work spans engineering, testing, strategic procurement, and stakeholder management across the full project lifecycle.

Proficient in control logic development, troubleshooting, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution between OEMs, TPCs, and internal teams to eliminate commissioning delays. Backed by an MBA in Energy Management from TU Berlin, I bridge hands-on engineering with commercial execution.

If you're looking for a controls engineer, . I'd love to discuss the opportunity and share how I can add value to your team.

Engineering Scope

  • Controls & SCADA

    Developed 16-step remote well-opening sequence on offshore oil rigs for Qatar Energy.

  • Protocols & networks

    Delivered 99.7% telemetry uptime: Modbus, DNP3 and OPC configuration and testing.

  • High-voltage & plant equipment

    GBP 9M+ across 6 Tier-1 OEM contracts; suppliers cut from 9 to 6.

  • Root cause & reliability

    38 quality exceptions closed via 5 Whys and Ishikawa; 93% first-pass rate across 14 FATs.

  • Software lifecycle

    Migrated 45+ internal libraries from legacy ProControl P14 to ABB 800xA, MTBF up 43%.

  • Functional safety

    Ex-d and IP65 panel ratings verified against FDS and factory FAT.

Systems & Industrial Platforms

  • ABB AC 800M controller and I/O modules Certified

    ABB 800xA

    DCS · Applied Operations

  • SAP Ariba

    Procurement

  • Yokogawa CENTUM VP controller rack

    Yokogawa CENTUM VP

    DCS

  • Yokogawa STARDOM FCN controller

    STARDOM FCN

    RTU

  • FAST/TOOLS SCADA operator screens

    FAST/TOOLS

    SCADA

  • Beckhoff TwinCAT automation software modules

    Beckhoff TwinCAT

    PLC

  • Python

    Modelling

  • Power BI

    KPI reporting

  • AutoCAD

    Drawings

  • EPLAN

    Electrical design

Industrial Projects & Technical Studies

  • Yokogawa · QatarEnergy offshore platforms · 2020–2022

    Offshore telemetry & RTU upgrade

    • STARDOM RTU to CENTUM DCS telemetry across two production stations and 40+ wellhead jackets, over OPC with redundant fibre and radio links.
    • Multi-vendor protocol integration: Modbus RTU, DNP3 and OPC links pre-tested in MODSIM to clear IP conflicts and tag-mapping errors before FAT.
    • Offshore FAT/SAT validation across 14 FATs and 8 SATs; zero open safety items after cause and effect verification to IEC 61511.
    • STARDOM
    • CENTUM VP
    • OPC
    • Modbus RTU
    • DNP3
    • IEC 61511

  • ABB Energy Industries · 2023–2024

    Legacy DCS migration to 800xA

    • Migrated 45+ legacy ProControl P14 modules from C-code logic to IEC 61131-3 Structured Text control libraries built on APID and ANMON function blocks.
    • Verified the target 800xA architecture to maintain system MTBF and deterministic execution; the migration raised MTBF 43%.
    • Configured server redundancy (HAC), the historian and OPC DA/AE/UA links; ran FAT/SAT from audit-ready I/O lists.
    • ProControl P14
    • ABB 800xA
    • IEC 61131-3
    • Structured Text
    • HAC
    • OPC UA

  • ib vogt GmbH · 2025

    Solar EPC electrical procurement & design

    • Reviewed SLDs, P&IDs and control panel packages before construction: 42 panels, 680+ I/O points.
    • End-to-end technical procurement through SAP Ariba for inverter, transformer-station and SCADA packages across a 350 MWp, 6-site portfolio.
    • Bids benchmarked against 66 projects (3.4 GWp, 15 countries) to size and price each package.
    • SAP Ariba
    • Power BI
    • SLD review
    • Inverters
    • Transformer stations
    • SCADA

  • Megawatt · Building-component reuse

    Circular Reuse Index for HVAC and building components

    • Ranked 152 shortlisted building components on a 0–100 Circular Reuse Index, from 89 (heat exchangers) down to 43 (duct insulation).
    • Weighted five criteria in Python: CO2 and waste 25%, economics 25%, disassembly 20%, standardization 15%, durability 15%.
    • Delivered as an Excel tool with live formulas, so the team changes the weights and the ranking updates without Python; includes a Top 10 chart.
    • Matched project bills of materials to the master scores by description, with a confidence column and a neutral fallback score.
    • Python
    • pandas
    • Excel formulas
    • Scoring framework
    • Circularity

  • Financial model review · North Sea wind and hydrogen hub · 2025

    Offshore wind hub: investment model review and rebuild

    • Caught that the reported 8.8% IRR was an IRR() over a truncated range times 10; the cash flows' true IRR was about 88%, the sign the model was wrong.
    • Rebuilt it as a full project model on benchmark inputs: EUR 59.7B capex for 15 GW, tax, 60% debt, decommissioning, and a CAPM-derived 7.2% WACC in place of a flat 5% hurdle.
    • Showed the project is NPV-negative at EUR −37.9B: real LCOE of EUR 127/MWh against a EUR 44/MWh realised price, so it needs a CfD, not merchant revenue.
    • Ran 25 live cash-flow cases: capex ±20% swings NPV by EUR 18.4B, the largest driver; a 1.35x DSCR covenant supports about 14% gearing, not 60%.

  • Master's thesis · TU Berlin

    Techno-economic hydrogen infrastructure optimization

    • Python-based optimisation and mathematical modelling of green hydrogen production, storage and transport feasibility, from regional to global scale.
    • Hourly cost model across 9 countries, 8,760 steps each.
    • Finding: a 1% rise in financing cost cancels a 10% gain in renewable output.

  • Springer Singapore · 2020

    Machine learning for pipeline gas leak detection

    • Comparative analysis of ML classification algorithms applied to sensor telemetry for automated, early-stage pipeline gas leak detection.
    • Published by Springer Singapore, 2020.

Skills

  • Controls & SCADA

    • SCADA, PLC and RTU systems
    • ABB 800xA
    • Yokogawa CENTUM VP/C3000
    • STARDOM FCN RTUs
    • FAST/TOOLS SCADA
    • IEC 61131-3 (Structured Text, FBD, Ladder)
    • Function-block libraries
    • HMI graphics

  • Protocols & networks

    • IEC 61850
    • DNP3
    • Modbus TCP/RTU
    • OPC UA/DA
    • TCP/IP
    • HART
    • Redundant fibre and radio telemetry links

  • High-voltage & plant equipment

    • Inverters
    • Transformer stations
    • Controllers
    • I/O systems
    • Telecommunications links
    • OEM SCADA packages (Huawei, SMA, KACO, Gantner)

  • Root cause & reliability

    • Root cause analysis (RCA)
    • Corrective and preventive actions
    • Trip, communication-loss and redundancy-loss diagnosis (LOV/LOR-type events)
    • Server redundancy (HAC)
    • MTBF and availability tracking
    • Alarm rationalisation

  • Software lifecycle & documentation

    • Software migration
    • FAT/SAT
    • MODSIM testing
    • Loop checks
    • Punch-list closure
    • Control narratives and functional descriptions
    • I/O lists
    • ISA datasheets
    • Cable schedules
    • SOPs

  • Functional safety

    • IEC 61511 lifecycle
    • IEC 61508
    • SIL-rated shutdown interlocks
    • ESD
    • Fire and gas cause and effect
    • HAZOP/SIL support
    • NAMUR NE 107

  • Tools

    • Python
    • Power BI
    • MS Project
    • Excel
    • AutoCAD
    • EPLAN (familiar)
    • SAP Ariba

Certifications

  • IEC 61511 Functional Safety
  • ABB 800xA Applied Operations

Languages

  • English · C2, business proficient
  • German · B1, intermediate

Resume

Experience

  1. Controls Engineer, EPC Solar

    ib vogt GmbH

    Apr 2025 — Sep 2025

    Berlin, Germany

    350 MWp solar EPC portfolio, 6 concurrent sites; GBP 9M+ of inverter, transformer-station, SCADA and balance-of-plant packages.

    Inverter, transformer-station & SCADA package review
    • Benchmarked inverter and transformer-station bids against 66 projects (3.4 GWp, 15 countries; mean 4.6 cent/Wp) by sizing each package on DC/AC ratio (median 1.16) and capacity.
    • Narrowed 4 SCADA bidders (38–76% price spread) to a clear award case by pricing every bid at four project sizes (10–150 MWp).
    Customer, subcontractor & OEM technical support
    • Raised on-time delivery from 76% to 97% across 6 sites by tracking OEM submittals and closing technical queries (RFIs) with Huawei, SMA, KACO and Gantner.
    • Secured GBP 9M+ across 6 OEM contracts with 66-month inverter warranties, 5% warranty bonds and late-delivery penalties of 0.2–1% per day capped at 5–15%; cut the supplier base from 9 to 6.
    Controls design review, documentation & hand-off
    • Cut NCRs 18% and avoided a 2-week commissioning delay by reviewing schematics and I/O lists for 42 control panels (680+ I/O points) before construction.
    • Handed over 6 sites on agreed milestones via weekly cost, schedule and quality KPIs (Power BI, SAP Ariba), with zero compliance failures.

  2. Product Engineer, Process Automation

    ABB

    Jan 2023 — Sep 2024

    Bengaluru, India

    Lead on 3 concurrent DCS and automation projects, USD 12M combined: software migration, logic conversion, testing and vendor coordination.

    Software migration & testing
    • Raised MTBF 43% by leading the migration of 45+ legacy ProControl P14 modules to ABB 800xA, converting C-based logic to IEC 61131-3 Structured Text built as standard, reusable function blocks.
    • Closed 38 control-level defects across 1,200+ I/O signals with zero critical defects at go-live by running FAT/SAT from audit-ready I/O lists and ISA sheets.
    Availability, alarms & redundancy
    • Held DCS uptime above 99.9% on 3 live projects by configuring server redundancy (HAC), the historian and OPC DA/AE/UA links, and alarm rationalisation to NAMUR NE 107.
    • Cut HMI build effort ~25% across six process stages by setting standard naming, layout and faceplate conventions for 800xA graphics built to the design data sheets.
    Vendor coordination & documentation
    • Held vendor on-time delivery above 94% (Siemens, Schneider Electric, Emerson), clearing every SLA breach within 48 hours, by directing multi-discipline controls, SCADA and OEM teams; wrote the SOPs and training adopted by operations.

  3. Project Engineer, EPC Automation

    Yokogawa

    Sep 2020 — Dec 2022

    Bengaluru, India

    USD 250M Qatar Energy offshore EPC: telemetry and safety logic for the Maydan Mahzam and Bul Hanine fields, 40+ wellhead jackets.

    RTU & telemetry integration
    • Achieved 99.7% uptime and critical alarm response under 50 ms by linking STARDOM RTUs to the CENTUM DCS at two production stations over OPC, with redundant fibre and radio links.
    • Removed IP conflicts and tag-mapping errors before FAT by pre-testing Modbus RTU, DNP3 and OPC links with MODSIM; added wireless telemetry for 3 unpowered jackets.
    Safety logic, root cause & corrective actions
    • Reached zero open safety items across 8 SATs by verifying fire and gas and process cause and effect matrices against I/O schedules for every jacket, to the IEC 61511 lifecycle.
    • Engineered the 16-step remote well-opening sequence for 4 jackets (13 wells) in STARDOM RTUs with SIL-rated shutdown interlocks and timed logic (48-hour standby auto-trip).
    • Closed 38 quality exceptions through corrective-action plans while holding 8 OEM vendors (Emerson, Honeywell, ABB, Schneider Electric) to 91%+ on-time delivery across India and Qatar.
    Testing & documentation
    • Cut defect density 35% and reached a 93% first-pass rate (~1,700 of 1,850+ loop checks right first time) across 14 FATs and 8 SATs by standardising test procedures, with zero delays at final acceptance.
    • Delivered 180+ ISA datasheets, 65 panel BOMs and 3,200+ cable schedules with zero rework; control narrative approved at Rev 4 (Code 10).

Education

  1. MBA, Energy Management

    TU Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    Thesis: green hydrogen cost model across 9 countries (8,760 hourly steps each); a 1% rise in financing cost cancels a 10% gain in renewable output.

  2. B.Tech, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

    India

    Publication: "ML Algorithms for Gas Leak Detection", Springer Singapore, 2020.