Magesh babu

Senior Technical Support Engineer @ Aspen Technology

About

Magesh is an APC Technical Consultant currently working as a Senior Technical Support Engineer at Aspen Technology, where he supports and provides technical expertise for Aspen DMC3™ Advanced Process Control solutions. His role involves guiding global clients and helping achieve operational excellence and long-term value from their APC systems. Previously, Magesh was involved in end-to-end optimisation of refinery processes at Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Rhineland, working with Shell’s next-generation APC software PACE (Platform for Advanced Control and Estimation) to design and implement predictive control strategies across multiple refinery units. Before Shell, Magesh worked with Yokogawa India Limited as an APC practitioner, delivering projects using PACE and SMOC for leading clients such as IOCL and MRPL. His responsibilities included understanding client requirements, recommending strategy improvements, leading knowledge transition, and maintaining APC controllers to ensure sustained monetary benefits. Magesh also gained hands-on operational experience as a DCS (Yokogawa Centum VP) panel engineer in an N-paraffin production unit, where he worked on distillation columns, hydrotreating complexes, and the UOP Honeywell Molex (Molecular Extraction) unit. Academically, Magesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Reading

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

DMC3, Aspen Performance Monitor, InfoPlus.21, Python (Programming Language), Near Rigorous Model (NRM), Seeq Advanced Analytics Software, PI vision, Quality Estimators, Post Implementation Review, Process Automation, Performance Analysis, Yokogawa Centum VP, Honeywell EPKS, APC-DCS Integration, Yokogawa DCS, PID Tuning, Data Analysis, Condition Monitoring, Advanced Process Control, Troubleshooting

Experience

Senior Technical Support Engineer

Aspen Technology

2025-9 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Reading, United Kingdom

Associate Engineer - APC (PACO)

Shell

2023-12 - 2025-9 · 1 yr 10 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

-Implementation of APC Project in Crude Distillation Unit applying Shell’s Best practices -Integration of Near Rigorous Models(NRM) with PACE replacing traditional Quality Estimators pushing Product Quality constraints to achieve improved benefits -Controller Performance Monitoring using PI dashboards

APC Engineer

Yokogawa India Limited

2022-7 - 2023-11 · 1 yr 5 mos

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Knowledge of various Refinery Processes includes CDU, VDU, HDT, HGU, DCU. -Projects handled: 1.SMOC to PACE migration for HDT-HGU and DCU at IOCL-Digboi, Assam (Asia’s Oldest Refinery) 2.APC Implementation in Naphtha Treatment Unit at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd 3.Having experience in the following phases of the Project Execution -Pretest, PID Tuning, FDS Preparation, Step Testing, Modelling, Controller development, Dynamic Simulation, Controller Commissioning, Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and Post Implementation Review (PIR) 4.Handled AMCs for CDU,VDU,HDT,FCCU units in IOCL-Bongaigaon and MRPL -Have experience in OPC communication, DCOM configuration, Exaopc client configuration, APC-DCS Integration, DCS Watchdog configuration.

Senior Engineer

Tamil Nadu Petro Products Limited

2019-4 - 2022-7 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

-Having work experience in Distillation column operations, Hydrotreating reactor control, Molecular adsorption chamber (MOLEX) operations, advanced process control operation and monitoring (Aspen DMC). -Gained knowledge on Yokogawa Centum VP DCS operation, PID tuning, DCS Trend analysis. -Experience in Plant Emergency handling