
Harley David
Instrument Technician
Precision instruments calibrated, controlled and reliable
Instrument technician with twelve years installing, calibrating and maintaining process instrumentation and control systems across oil, gas and petrochemical plants in the UAE. Works on pressure, flow, level and temperature instruments, control valves, transmitters and PLC and DCS systems, keeping the plant measuring and controlling accurately and safely. Led an instrumentation upgrade and calibration programme that improved measurement reliability and reduced false trips. Carries out fault-finding, loop checks, calibration and commissioning, follows strict safety and permit-to-work systems, and works shutdowns and turnarounds. Strong on both the hands-on instrumentation and the control systems behind it. Calm and precise around live process plant. Looking for an instrument-technician or I&C role with an operator or contractor in process industries.
Gulf Petrochemicals - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Instrument Technician
Led an instrumentation upgrade and calibration programme that improved the reliability and reduced the false trips.
Work on all the pressure, flow, level and temperature instruments, the transmitters and control valves.
Carry out all the fault-finding, the loop checks, calibration and commissioning on the process units.
Maintain the PLC and the DCS control systems and keep all the measurement accurate and safe.
Work all the shutdowns and turnarounds under the strict permit-to-work and the safety systems throughout.
Emirates Industrial Services - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Junior Instrument Technician
Supported the loop checks, the fault-finding and routine maintenance on units.
Learned the control systems, calibration and hazardous-area work on the job.
Gained the DCS/PLC certification and then a full instrument-technician role.
Emirates Industrial Services - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Instrument Trainee
Learned calibration, wiring and the basics of process control on site.
Built up the hands-on instrumentation skills the trade is built on.
Then earned the move into a junior instrument-technician role from there.
Government Polytechnic, Kerala
Diploma in Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Industry Training Provider
DCS/PLC & Hazardous Area Certification
English
Full Professional ProficiencyDutch
Native or Bilingual ProficiencyDCS/PLC & Hazardous Area
Industry Training Provider (May 2013 to Present)
Functional Safety (SIS) & Calibration
TUV (April 2019 to Present)
Advanced Control Valves & Analysers
ISA (May 2020 to Present)
Vibration & Condition Monitoring
Mobius Institute (June 2021 to Present)
Reliable measurement
Precise around live plant
- Instrument Calibration
- Process Instrumentation
- Loop Checks
- Control Valves
- PLC & DCS Systems
- Fault Finding
- Commissioning
- Hazardous Area Work
- Shutdowns & Turnarounds
- Permit-to-Work Safety
- Precision
- Safety Focus
- Problem Solving
- Composure
- Reliability