Vijay Kumar is a highly experienced Senior Control & Instrumentation Engineer currently working at Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd since October 2022. Prior to this role, Vijay served as a Senior Control System Engineer at Wood, where responsibilities included the detailed engineering design of a Process Control System for a Lithium Hydroxide plant, developing technical specifications, and performing factory acceptance tests. Vijay's previous experience spans over a decade in key engineering roles, including Senior Engineer at Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd., focusing on Control System design for significant projects, and Engineer at Honeywell Automation India Limited, where contributions involved hardware and software design for DCS. The career commenced at Yokogawa India Limited as a Graduate Trainee Engineer, involved in DCS design for petrochemical projects. Vijay holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation Technology from Visvesvaraya Technological University.