CHIMEZIE NWULU
INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL TECHNICIAN
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Summary
Dedicated Instrumentation Technician with over 5 years of experience repairing instruments, machines, and tools. Disciplined and hardworking team player with proven history of fast and detail-oriented work.
Control professional with strong background in managing and optimizing control systems to enhance operational efficiency. Skilled in team collaboration, problem-solving, and adapting to changing needs. Proficient in process control, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. Known for driving results and fostering reliable, results-driven work environment.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Instrumentation and Control Supervisor
NNPC Exploration and Production Limited
06.2022 - Current
- Contributed to continuous improvement initiatives by staying up-to-date on industry trends, technologies, and best practices in control supervision strategies.
- Collaborated with other departments for cross-functional project management, ensuring timely completion of tasks.
- Ensured regulatory compliance by keeping abreast of relevant laws, regulations, codes, standards applicable to the industry, and monitoring adherence to these requirements.
- Evaluated employee performance regularly, identifying areas for improvement and implementing necessary changes.
- Monitored staff organization and suggested improvements to daily functionality.
- Reported production malfunctions to managers and production supervisors.
- Applied coaching techniques and tools to support managers and team members in improving performance.
- Collaborated with audit clients and action owners to apply root cause analysis guidance and establish effective corrective action plans.
- Liaised with production manager, suppliers and vendors to support production needs.
- Reduced downtime in the production line by conducting regular equipment maintenance and inspections.
- Supervision of planed fiscal metering validation.
- Supervision of planed Coriolis meter proving activities.
Instrumentation and Control Technician
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC
07.2019 - 06.2022
- Assisted in planning capital projects involving instrumentation upgrades or expansions, ensuring effective resource allocation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to design, install, and commission new control systems in accordance with project timelines.
- Ensured safety compliance by conducting routine inspections of instrumentation and control systems.
- Modified, maintained, or repaired electronics equipment or systems to achieve proper functioning.
- Conducted troubleshooting procedures and root cause analysis to determine causes of problems.
- Optimized plant performance with timely troubleshooting and repair of various process instruments and controls.
- Collaborated with external vendors on equipment procurement and installation projects, ensuring seamless integration into existing control systems.
- Improved system efficiency by installing, maintaining, and calibrating instrumentation and control equipment.
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of fire and gas systems.
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of field instruments such as pressure, level, temperature and flow transmitters, etc.
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of final control elements like shutdown valves, blowdown valves, control valves, etc.
- Planed Maintenance of all field instrument junction boxes.
- Preventive and corrective maintenance of DeltaV control systems such as DeltaV I/O cards, Controllers and DeltaV ProPlus.
- Alarm Management trending and identification of bad actors.
- Identified and resolved equipment malfunctions, replacing parts with new components supplied by vendor.
- Documented testing, equipment functioning and system performance data for further analysis.
Facility Attendant
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC
Afam Oyigbo LGA Rivers State, Rivers State
11.2006 - 07.2019
- Access control coordination.
- Monitor the process parameters.
- Liaised with control room operators to conduct routine maintenance and operations of manual valves, shutdown valves, pumps etc.
- Respond to emergencies, such as fire, gas leak, etc.
- Take compressor reading.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information And Communication Technology
National Open University
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria 08.2021 - 06.2025
National Diploma - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Ken-Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori Rivers State.
Bori Rivers State 06.2019 - 05.2021
High School Diploma -
Foundation Comprehensive College
Oyigbo Rivers State 05.1999 - 06.2005
Skills
Control room and Field operations
Interpretation of schematic diagrams, P & ID, PEFS etc
Systems knowledge - Distributed control system (DeltaV DCS), HIMA PLC
Testing procedures - Electronic transmitter calibration, Valve calibration and function testing, Gauge calibration and recertifications
Report preparation
Instrument Calibration
Control valves
Interpretation of Cause and Effect Matrix
Hardware troubleshooting - VESDA systems, FENWAL programmer, 475 Handheld Communicator
Problem-solving abilities
Troubleshooting skills
Critical thinking
Safety management
Team leadership
Microsoft Office
Proficient in carrying out Root Cause Analysis
Certification
OSHA Safety Training Certificates– Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Sports Reading Traveling
Apart from keeping physically and mentally fit, sporting activities like football, table tennis and snooker gives me so joy, I feel this relieve when its time for sport.
Reading especially in the Instrumentation and control field is very crucial and important, it helps me to stay up to date and relevant in my line of activities.
Traveling they say is part of education, I love to travel around the world if given the opportunity.
Timeline
Instrumentation and Control Supervisor
NNPC Exploration and Production Limited
06.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Information And Communication Technology
National Open University
08.2021 - 06.2025
Instrumentation and Control Technician
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC
07.2019 - 06.2022
National Diploma - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Ken-Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori Rivers State.
06.2019 - 05.2021
Facility Attendant
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC
11.2006 - 07.2019
High School Diploma -
Foundation Comprehensive College
05.1999 - 06.2005
OSHA Safety Training Certificates– Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ Certification - Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
Certified Permit to Work System
Certified Auxiliary Firefighting
Basic offshore safety induction emergency training (BOSIET)
Introduction to Process and Instrumentation
Rotating Equipment - Pump and Compressors
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