Faculty
Faculty Members ( Technical Training )

TRACEZ Training & Consultancy Services has many years’ experience in delivering training programs in Technical, Soft Skills and HSE ( Health, Safety & Environment). Our faculty members are having more than 30 years’ experience in developing and delivering training services.

Simon Padgett – Forensic Accountant and Fraud and Corruption, Internal Audit and Governance Trainer & Consultant

Academic

MBA from Oxford

Professional

ACCA (UK)
CPA (Canada)
CFE (Fully qualified Accountant
Auditor and Forensic Accountant)
Experience: 28 Years

Mr. Padgett has 28 years plus experience in developing and delivering professional training
programs on Forensic Accounting and Fraud and Corruption prevention, detection and
investigations in most industries, including the for Oil & Gas sector. His training is
particularly aimed at Internal Auditors, Risk Managers, Financial and Accounting employees,
Legal teams and Executives. He has developed and delivered training programs on:

  • Fraud and Corruption Investigations for Internal Auditors
  • Forensic Accounting and Fraud and Corruption Investigation Masterclass
  • Certificate in Forensic Accounting
  • Fraud and Corruption Prevention, Detection and Investigation
Dr James Hay – Finance

Academic

Bachelor of Science
Monash University Master of Business Administration
Cornell University Doctor of Philosophy
University of Melbourne
Experience: 30 years

James has over thirty years’ experience as a corporate treasury executive, commercial
manager, and executive trainer. James has held roles in risk management, corporate
finance and capital budgeting with several major natural resource companies including
BHP, Mitsui and Mitsubishi. Since 1998 he has delivered executive education programmes,
with a particular focus on finance skills, to employees in the natural resources industries.
His training programs are consistently highly rated, and he is a sought after trainer for both
in-house and open enrolment programs. In addition to his executive education
engagements, James has been an Adjunct Fellow at Macquarie University since 2006 where
he teaches Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Modelling, and Valuation in the Master
of Applied Finance program.

  • Finance for non-Finance Managers
  • Strategic Finance for Decision Makers
  • Petroleum Economics, Risk and Fiscal Analysis
  • Financial Modelling of Oil and gas Investments
  • Financial Statement Modelling and Analysis in Excel
  • Company Valuation Masterclass
Rami Aziz – Finance and Economic

Academic

Bachelor degree of Accounting and Finance from Cairo University/ Egypt
Master Degree of Economics From London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)/UK
PHD. Under progress

Professional

CFA
FRM
IFRS Diploma
AFM
Experience: 17

Prof Rami Aziz  has many years’ field experience in developing and delivering Finance, Accounting, Economics training programs for Oil & Gas industries. He has developed and delivered training programs on:

  • Finance for non Finance,
  • Business Partner, Costing, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Credit Analysis, Business Analysis, Hedging, Interest Rate,
  • Planning, Feasibility Studies, Financial Reporting, Derivatives, Options,
  • International Financial Markets,
  • International Stock Markets, IPO, Portfolio Management,
  • Financial Risk Management,
  • Economics, Quantitative Analysis,
  • Alternative Investment Management and Strategies,
  • Financial Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Foreign Exchange Management, Treasury Management,
  • Financial Modeling and Fata Analytics, Valuation, KPIs,
  • Corporate Finance,
  • Corporate Governance
Subramanian M – Chemical Engineering

Academic

Chemical Engineer
MBA- HRM ( Specialization in L & D)
ILM Certification- Leadership & Management
A1 & V1 ( workplace assessor & verifier)
Experience: Total 33 years ( India & Middle East)

Mr. Subramanian has many years’ field experience in developing and delivering technical training programs for Oil & Gas industries. He has developed and delivered training programs on:

  • Train the Trainer
  • CLDP - Certified Learning & Development Professional
  • Refinery Process Operations, Gas Conditioning & Processing,
  • Advanced Distillation
  • Process Instrumentation & Controls, Plant Integrity Management,
  • RBPSM, Gas Compressors & Pumps: Operation and Optimisation,
  • SCOPE- Safety Critical Operations Procedures,
  • Heat & Mass Transfer Operations, Process Instrumentation & Controls,
  • Process Safety management, Risk Assessment, HAZOP Leader certification, etc.
Jessica Mundroina –

Academic

Cognitive skills Traine. Image Consultant. Life Coach
Experience:

With over 2 decades of experience as a trainer, coach and consultant, Jessica, who has travelled extensively, uses her real life learning to motivate and instil a sense of passion and dedication among her clients. She has delivered seminars and lectures at various venues and also writes for newspaper and e-portals.

  • Certificate and Diploma in Life Coaching - United Kingdom
  • Communications & Customer service certification - United Kingdom
  • Soft skills & English language - United Kingdom
  • Image Consulting - India & USA
  • Certified Trainer – CPD UK.
  • Certified Company Director - IoD, India


Training experience - India

  • Guest faculty - Aviation institute, Kochi, Kerala
  • Master Trainer - ASAP, Kerala Government
  • Trainer & Mentor - UBER, Cochin Shipyard Limited, Institute of Hotel Management, various educational institutions and corporates across India


Training & Mentoring contribution - Middle East & United Kingdom

  • ShoeMart LLc - United Arab Emirates
  • JCPenney - Bahrain
  • British Airways - United Kingdom
  • HSBC - United Kingdom


Core Strength

  • Communications and English language
  • Leadership and Presentation
  • Team building and Interpersonal skills
  • Learning skills and Self management
  • Grooming, Etiquette and Manners

Omar Ezzat Ahmed – process , operation and technical “ oil treatment / gas processing / refinery operation / process e

Academic

B.sc Of chemical engineering and petroleum refining
Master degree in oil and gas energy saving

Professional

TOT “ training of trainer ISS international
Experience: 20+ years

Mr. Omar Ezzat  work as refinery operation area manager for NHT -DHT-CCR -PENEX -MEROX-DEU -FG and flare area . He  has 20 years of professional experience in refinery commissioning – startup – operation and troubleshooting – gas processing – oil treatment .He has high experience in process engineering for  all hydrotreating and hydrocracking units. He works for  UOP and AXENS licensed units  . He is one of the energy saving committee member  in oil and gas sector in Egypt. For training he has high professional training experience “ classroom – OJT-OTS “ and work for most of training companies in gulf area .He provides several training courses for ARAMCO – PDO -OQ- ABODUBAI – GS  Korea – UK refinery.  

  • hydrotreating units’ operation area manager since 2019 NHT-DHT-CCR by AXENS
  • hydrotreating units commissioning area manager for NHT-DHT-CCR by AXENS
  • Senior Operation/ Process Engineer for NHT-DHT-CCR -PENEX-MEROX
  • Senior operation process instructor &OJT-OTS trainer
  • Commissioning area manager for NHT-CCR -DHT-DEU – LPG and sour gas sweetening by amine system -flare and fuel gas
  • hydrotreating units’ operation area manager since 2019 NHT-DHT-CCR by AXENS
  • Sr Process, operation instructor & (OJT) trainer with more than 20 years’ experience in oil and gas industry and more than 17 years’ experience in training in Oil and Gas.
  • High experience in HAZOP and participating in several HAZOP projects
  • High experience in operator training simulators “ Honeywell -RSI -SIMTRONIX “
  • OJT Instructor/Process Trainer for oil refinery (NHT&DHT- CCR – PENEX -ISOMERIZATION - hydrocracking - HPU – LPG and kerosene merox – sour and LPG amine treating – flare system and tank farm operation
  • Instructor provides several course for the following clients :
  • ARAMCO – KSA
  • ADNOC -UAE
  • KPIC- EQUATE Petrochemical Co
  • OQ – Oman
  • GS – Korea
  • Karbala – Iraq
Vijay Alfred John – Project Management / Supply Chain & Logistics

Academic

MBA Supply Chain & Logistics

Professional

Project Management Professional (PMI-PMP)
Corporate Trainer
Soft Skills Trainer
Experience: 28 Years

Mr. Alfred possesses 28 years of experience within the Project Management and Supply Chain domains spanning various industries such as Contracting, Construction, Banking & Finance and Government Establishments. He is currently serving as the Honorary CEO of the International Project Management Academy (UK).
Along with developing training material for Project Management Certifications, he has delivered several training sessions and trained over 2000 candidates worldwide.
Extremely passionate of developing core competencies of people interested in upskilling.

  • PMI-PMP (Project Management Professional)
  • PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
  • Soft Skills
Jyotsna Lobo – Consultant/Trainer – Soft Skills/Behavioral Training/Social Psychology/ Leadership & Management

Academic

Masters in Hotel Management
and Masters in Tourism Management.

Professional

Certified Internal and External Assessor for Leadership and Management programs by – City & Guilds
UK (Institute of Leadership and Management). Awarded Swiss Trainer Certificate in Hospitality Education by the Swiss Hotel Management School University Centre
Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE)” by the Educational Institute of American Hotel and Lodging Association-USA
Experience: 22+ Years

Senior Training professional with a Double Master’s degree, having two decades of experience in the training world. 

Jyotsna is a Certified Trainer with experience in training, sales, management consultancy, and education. Her exposure in the training field has been across various sectors such as Education, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Health services, Hospitality, Transport, Utilities, etc., ranging from Senior level employees to mid-level, Students of Undergraduate and Master’s programs. 

Jyotsna has trained and coached professionals at various positions within GCC specific to leadership and management, and soft Skills. Developed Course content for various In-company programs (Leadership & Management) specific to corporate clients. Remodeled the systems and procedures for Trainers, trained the Trainers on various ILM (Leadership & Management courses), and Assisted with TNA Analysis with HR Managers for various companies to design Training Content. She started her career in the hospitality sector with renowned universities such as Manipal, Nitte, Symbiosis, and with the zeal to explore more, has operational experience as well in major groups such as ITC, Symbiosis, and also in the international platform after joining Spearhead Training, UK in Dubai, and has worked at capacities ranging from Associate Professor, HR Manager, Administration Manager/ILM certified Trainer, to Hospitality Manager.

  • Clients include
  • Savola Group – Saudi Arabia
  • AMMROC / Advanced Military Maintenance
  • Repair & Overhaul Center
  • BNP Paribas – Kuwait Branch
  • OSHAD (Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety &
  • Health Center)
  • Emirates Airlines – Dubai
  • Adani Group (Power) – Ahmedabad (Gujrat)
  • Adani Group (Solar) – Mundra (Gujrat)
  • Zydus Group – Ahmedabad
Shenoy – Safety & Communication Skills

Academic

Masters Degree in Health. Safety & Environment Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Masters in Business Administration
Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management in 1995
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management in 1996

Professional

Approved HSE Trainer by American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Approved Lead Tutor by Nigel Bauer & Associates. UK
Registered Lead Auditor for Quality Management System (ISO 9001)
Registered Lead Auditor for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001
Registered Lead Auditor for Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001)
Experience: 25 years

Mr. Shenoy is highly experienced in delivering Safety Leadership & Management and also Communication and Presentation Skills programs.
Successfully Designed, Developed and Launched following Trainings:

  • OHS Risk Analysis and Management
  • ISO 3100 :2009 – Risk Management : Principles and Guidelines
  • Safety Leadership & Management
  • OHSAS 18001 : 2007 – Occupational Health & Safety Management System Awareness and Implementation
  • QHSE Leadership
  • Basic Level Health & Safety
  • Intermediate Level Health & Safety
  • Advanced Level Health & Safety
  • Construction Safety
  • Basic Fire Fighting Awareness
  • Basic PSM Awareness
  • Safety Officer’s Training
  • Risk Based Inspection as per API Standards
  • Introduction to Integrated Management Systems
  • Statistical Quality Control & Statistical Techniques
  • Total Productive Maintenance
  • Six Sigma – Introduction & Implementation
  • Management Systems Documentation
Ganapathy Bala Subramaniam – Mechanical Engineering

Academic

Mechanical Engineer
Diploma in management
API Certification- API 653. API-TES & API 580
Professional credits from Hydraulic Institute. USA.
Experience: Total 33 years

Operations manager: HPCL - Hindustan Petroleum
Training Instructor : TUV Nord, Abudhabi
Storage tanks instructor : IInIPED, University of Sanjorge, Zargoza, Spain.
Training Instructor & course designer : Tracez Training Services

Mr. Bala has developed and delivered training programs including:

  • Storage tanks design, inspection & management,
  • Risk based inspection,
  • API 653 exam preparatory course,
  • Piping & pipelines design,
  • gas pipelines operations and maintenance,
  • preventive and predictive maintenance,
  • Maintenance Planning & scheduling
  • API 580 course,
  • Storage tank entry supervision,
  • Plant Integrity Management,
  • Pump operations and maintenance,
  • API 571-Refinery damage mechanisms, etc.
Pradeep Joshi – Safety & Chemical Engineering

Academic

Masters in Industrial Engineering
B.Sc. (Chem.) From Mumbai University
PGDEE • Risk Engineer (Australia)
DIS (Diploma in Industrial Safety)

Professional

Lead Assessor in ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001
Accredited – Australian EHS Auditors
Accredited EHS Auditor in Singapore
Experience: 30+ years of experience in the fields of Training, Consultancy, Safety Leadership & Management, HAZOP studies, Risk Assessment and Safety

Developed and delivered training Programs to employees at various levels including

  • Health & Safety management for Process industries
  • Safety Leadership & Management training
  • HIRA- Hazard identification & Risk Assessment
  • Process Safety Management & plant Integrity,
  • HAZOP Leader certification
  • Plant Turnaround Maintenance
  • Process Safety Engineering
  • Risk Based Process Safety- CCPs framework,
  • Contractor Safety Management, etc.
K S Sarma – Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Tem work

Academic

Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Facilitator Certification in Human Resource Development of the College of Leadership and Human Resource Development of AIM INSIGHTS. Mangalore
Master Facilitator in Leadership of the College of Leadership & HRD. Mangalor
Accredited Mediator
having undergone the M
Experience: Total experience: more than 35 years

One of the sought after trainers, very popular with Corporates & Educational institutions. Delivers very interactive and experiential training sessions

Principal Consultant, Minvesta Infotech Limited

Principal Consultant, MERQURI Work & Play Private Limited

CEO of RRJ Business Empowerment Private Limited

Freelance Management Trainer and Teacher

 

Conducted seminars, workshops and training programmes especially on ‘Leadership’, in many management institutes, schools, colleges, corporations and professional bodies, benefiting school managements, executives, & managers of major corporates.


Take charge of yourself” a training program developed and delivered by Mr. Sarma is very popular among Indian Corporates.

Mahmoud Abdelwahab – Instrumentation, Control and Automation

Academic

(Seperate by comma) Academic: M.Sc. in Control and Automation Engineering
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering – Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
Post Graduate Diploma in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineeing

Professional

Certified TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Engineer (Safety Instrumented Systems)
OSHA Certificate for Construction Industries
CompEx Certification
Lead Auditor ISO14001
Lead Auditor OHSAS 18001
BOSIET Certificate Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
Experience: 17 years

Mr. Mahmoud is a Senior Control, Instrumentation, and Automation engineer having more than 17 years of strong experience in instrumentation, automation, and process control engineering, with extensive experience in PLC, DCS, SIS, ESD, F&G, and instrumentation systems applied for most industrial applications, specially for oil & gas, refinery and petrochemical sector. Also, he is a certified Functional Safety Engineer (SIS) (TÜV Rheinland). Moreover, he has a great experience in designing, developing, and delivering trainings related to the field of instrumentation, automation, and process control applied for oil and gas sector for more than 17 years, covering most areas of process control and instrumentation. Mr. Mahmoud has a 17-year experience in developing and delivering technical and engineering training programs for Oil & Gas industries in many countries in the Middle East and in Gulf countries. He has developed and delivered training programs on the following topics (theoretical and practical):

  • • Communications and Networks Protocols
  • • Control Valves Engineering, Sizing, Selection, and Maintenance
  • • Automation, Instrumentation, Measurements, and Process Control Engineering
  • • Gas Measurement & Flow Metering Stations
  • • Fiscal Metering & Custody Transfer
  • • Flow computer configurations
  • • Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD)
  • • Basics of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
  • • TÜV Functional Safety Engineer Certification Foundation Training (SIS)
  • • Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations
  • • Microwave Radio Communication Systems for Microwave Linking Systems of Offshore and Remote Locations
  • • Industrial Networks & Communication Protocols
  • • Communications & Networks Protocols (applied to Allen Bradley PLC)
  • • Process Control Applied for Rotating Equipment (Compressors & Gas Turbines).
  • • Fire & Gas System; Detectors & Guard Safety Controller
  • • Addressable Fire Detection and Control Systems
  • • Allen Bradley PanelView HMI Fundamentals & Maintenance
  • • Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
  • • Allen Bradley ControlLogix PLC Fundamentals & Maintenance
  • • Siemens S7 PLC Fundamentals & Maintenance
  • • MATLAB Simulink and script coding for Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • • ABB INFI90 DCS Foundation Training
  • • Basics of Instrumentation and Control
  • • Basic Corrosion Monitoring and Control Systems Training
  • • Gas Networks Operations Basic Training
  • • Advanced Instrumentation and Control
  • • ISO 14001 Foundation Training
  • • ESD Systems Engineering and Maintenance
  • • Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
  • • Pressure Measurement Instrumentation Training
  • • Flow Measurement Instrumentation Training
  • • Advanced Process Control
  • • CCTV, PAGA and PBAX Systems
  • • Allen Bradley ControlNet Communications and PanelView Plus
  • • Foxboro DCS I/A Series Foundation Course
  • • Level Measurement Instrumentation Training
  • • OHSAS 18001 Foundation Training
  • • Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) Design and Engineering
  • • HMI Systems (Basic and Advanced) with Practical Sessions
  • • PLC, TELEMETRY & SCADA TECHNOLOGIES
  • • Honeywell Experion PKS DCS Training.
  • • Temperature Measurement Instrumentation Training
  • • Instruments Calibration (Practical Sessions)
  • • Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) Systems for Renewable Energy Systems (like PV Solar Systems)
  • • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
  • • A Complete Guide To Instrumentation For Non-Instrumentation People
  • • Machines Condition Monitoring Systems (Bently Nevada 3500 and 3300 Systems)
  • • Gas Chromatographs
  • • Trident and Triconex ESD systems Basics
  • • Trident and Triconex ESD systems Advanced
  • • Modicon PLC Basics and Advanced Courses
  • • Field Instruments & Smart Transmitters
Dr. Himmat Singh – Chemistry/ Refinery Operations

Academic

Masters in Chemistry
Diplome In petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals- France. 1964
Ph.D Chemistry – Lubricants
Experience: BPCL Refinery - Advisor ( Rank of General Manager ) R & D - 10 year

Chandigarh University, Professor & Head, Dept of Petroleum Engg. – 15 years
Consultant Petroleum & Natural Gas. – 15 years

Training programs & Consultancy Services handled includes;

  • Fundamentals of Oil & Gas Operation and Economics
  • Catalyst Technology: Selection, Operation, Performance monitoring & Optimisation
  • Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining Operations
  • Advanced Distillation Technology
  • Petroleum processing technologies and Product specs & utilization
  • Development of refinery configurations, preliminary economics and energy savings.
  • Basic petrochemicals & their integration with refineries
  • Natural gas:- purification, liquefaction, conversion(GTL) & utilization
  • Basics of petroleum ( Up-stream) & natural gas
  • Solid state reactions &Organic Metals & advance organic chemistry.
  • Petroleum Business management-MBA program
  • R&D project selection, formulation and marketing, etc.


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