Dominic Amalraj

About Dominic Amalraj

I help energy and process industries achieve greater capital efficiency, reduced project…

Experience

1. Technology Manager

   ABB

   Nov 2020 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Lead ABB’s Adaptive Execution strategy, helping EPCs and customers transform how ICSS (DCS/SIS) projects are engineered and delivered. Act as both a consulting partner and product manager, shaping roadmaps, running Proof of Value (PoV) pilots, and ensuring global adoption of new execution methods that reduce project risk and compress delivery timelines.Productization Leadership:• Adaptive Cloud Engineering Environment (ICSS) — Led productization from concept and PoV testing through global rollout and steady-state operations. Provides secure, cloud-based engineering and test environments that allow EPCs and customers to accelerate execution, improve collaboration, and reduce risks in complex ICSS projects.• Adaptive OEM (Servers, Workstations, Networks) — Partnered with Dell, HP, and Belden to standardize hardware platforms for automation projects. Established a simplified procurement and lifecycle model that reduced cost, mitigated supply chain issues, and improved system performance and reliability across regions.Key Highlights:• Scaled Adaptive Cloud adoption to over 180 ICSS projects and 800+ VMs worldwide.• Rolled out Adaptive OEM standards, improving hardware availability, lifecycle reliability, and project cost efficiency.• Directed Proof of Value (PoV) programs validating digital execution tools before global deployment.• Embedded cybersecurity by design into Adaptive platforms, aligning with ISA/IEC OT standards.• Deployed Adaptive Tendering standardization in 20+ countries, improving proposal speed, accuracy, and execution readiness.• Introduced AI-enabled tendering tools (RFQ Analyzer, Suggestion Engine), cutting cycle times and improving proposal accuracy.

Education

• Coimbatore Institute of Technology

  B.Tech

  1995 — 1999

• Don Bosco

  High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1986 — 1995

• Harvard Business Analytics Program

  Business Analytics

  2020 — 2021

• SANS Technology Institute

  Post Baccalaureate Certificate in INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS SECURITY

  2022 — 2024

Skills

• Blend Ratio Control
• Subsea Engineering
• Distillation
• Plc
• Control Systems Design
• Instrumentation
• Hazop
• Plc Programming
• Batch Processing
• Refinery
• Process Automation
• Energy Industry
• Automation
• Dcs
• Tank Inventory Management
• Foundation Fieldbus
• Factory
• Functional Testing
• Process Control
• Modbus
• P&Id
• Commissioning
• Scada
• Petroleum
• Hart
• Blend Property Control
• Feed