Benedict Sathishdas
Technology Expert- Control System, Project Management
Midstream, Downstream, UpstreamMiddle East, Asia
1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?
Project Manager for Control System
2. What are your areas of expertise?
Midstream: Engineering, Projects
Downstream subsegment and discipline: Refining, Project Management
Upstream: Drilling
Upstream Areas: Onshore, Offshore
3. Current Employer:
Top secret information
4. Previous Employer:
TechnipFMC, GE Oil & Gas, Yokogawa, Reliance Industries Ltd, and NOV
5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?
I selected Instrumentation & Control System Engineering to work in Oil & Gas Industry and started my professional carrier as a Drilling Instrumentation Engineer at Jack Rig in the Arabian sea.
6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?
To learn and train. It means that I am eager to support others to develop and guide them to be successful.
Okay, now for some fun things about Benedict…
7. What are three of your interests outside of work?
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Spending time with family and friends
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Travel
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Driving
8. What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)? Don’t be shy! Give ‘em to us.
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Supported parents to fulfil their commitments.
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Blessed with a loving wife and kids
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Gained 17 years of experience in all phases of Oil & Gas Upstream and downstream control system
9. If I were a superhero, my superpower would be .
Eliminate poverty from the world
10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be when I grew up.
an athlete
11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be .
an Airforce Pilot
12. My favorite song is by .
AR Rahman composed songs.
13. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd .
Build and Multispecialty Hospital and provide free medical care to all.
14. The best piece of advice I've ever been given is .
Distance between Success and Failure = Distance between Dream and Action.