Rendezvous with Mr. V. P. Raman
Our team of seven had decided since the very first meeting that we would be interviewing Mr. V.P. Raman. Almost every brainstorming session used to conclude with his name or with the question of a professional interview. The only question was, how? As a technical magazine, we did not want to go back on our word about interviewing the crème de la crème from the field of Instrumentation. Then, as though a mighty force heard our prayers, the professional networking site LinkedIn opened the doors for us to get in touch with Raman Sir! Here’s a brief introduction of the Divisional Director at Mott MacDonald Pvt. Ltd. Mr. V.P. Raman is presently working as the Head of Engineering and Business Development with Mott MacDonald Pvt. Ltd., an Engineering Consultancy Organization involved in executing various Upstream, Midstream & Downstream Oil & Gas, Refineries & Petrochemicals and Cross Country Pipeline Projects, for both Local & Global clients. With a post graduate degree in Instrumentation Engineering and 35 years of experience in basic & detailed engineering, project management, planning & scheduling, construction supervision, commissioning assistance related to Automation & Control, he has proven his experience in managing total engineering cycles for projects, covering all engineering disciplines like process, piping, civil and structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation. Associated in various capacities with prestigious professional bodies like ISA District-14, ISA Maharashtra Section, ISA SP 20 & 84 Technical Committees, IEC and FFEUC, Raman Sir is currently the District Vice President of ISA (District 14), covering India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. He has worked with reputed organizations like UHDE India Limited, ADMA-OPCO in Abu-Dhabi, Chemtex Engineering, Chemtrols Engineering and Silvertech Middle-East.
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