Vasanthakumar Balakrishnan

Vasanthakumar Balakrishnan is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in control systems and instrumentation. Currently serving as a Senior Control System Engineer at PetroChina International since January 2011, Vasanthakumar is responsible for the design, construction, FAT, SAT, and commissioning of field and central processing facilities. Previous roles include Senior Instrument and Control Engineer at Kentz, focusing on DCS logic designs for the ADGAS Abu Dhabi Control System Upgrade Project, and DCS Engineer at GNPOC in Sudan. Vasanthakumar has also held positions such as Assistant Manager at FLSmidth Automation, Project Manager at Cimac India, and Manager of Control and Instrumentation at Powerica Limited. Vasanthakumar started the career as a Design Engineer at Pillar Induction India Limited, emphasizing PLC and HMI programming. Vasanthakumar holds a Bachelor in Engineering degree in Electronics and Instrumentation from Government College of Technology.