Pradeep Pottipati

About Pradeep Pottipati

Process Automation Leader, with over 20 years of hands-on experience in the field of Industrial Automation, Instrumentation and Controls, specialized in automation project planning, supervision, design/Implementation and project execution for Biologics/Pharmaceutical manufacturing using Emerson DeltaV DCS and prior experienced as system site service engineer for Yokogawa and Honeywell DCS.Automation Expertise- ISA S88 Batch Design/Implementation using DeltaV DCS- Control Strategy design of various control algorithms using analog and discrete devices- Automation projects for Specialty Chemicals- Provox to DeltaV DCS migration- Programming: Sequential flow charts and function block diagrams- Development of URS, FDS, DDS and Test Protocols- Simulation using Mimic (Mynah)- DeltaV virtualization, installation and setupProject Execution/Planning- Lead Engineering and supervision of project teams (with upto 12 engineers and upto 10 technicians)- Project planning, Resource planning, schedule management and successful completion of project execution within budget limits by setting and achieving milestones- Coordinating between multi-level and cross functional teams for successful project completion- FAT, SAT, Site commissioning and start-up support- Maintain customer relations.Regulatory- S88, cGMP- Computer System validation. Familiar with- Server Vitualization, installation and setup for DeltaV- Programming: VB.net- DCS: Fisher Provox, Yokogawa CS Centum CS, Centum XL, Honeywell TDC and TDC PLC: Yokogawa Prosafe, GE fanuc, AB PLC and ladder logic- Lab: HPLC- Subsystem communication of PLC to DCS- AutoCAD

Experience

1. Associate Director - Automation Engineering

   Eli Lilly and Company

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Sri Venkateswara University

  B.Tech, Electronic Instrumentation and control engineering

  2001 — 2005

• Sri Venkateswara University

  Bachelor of Technology, Electronic Instrumentation and Control Engineering

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Dcs
• Commissioning
• Automation
• Process Automation
• Deltav Batch
• Provox to Deltav Migration
• Deltav Automation
• Yokogawa Dcs Engineering
• Sat
• Cgmp Practices
• Computer System Validation
• Urs, Fds, Test Script Generation
• Validation
• Emerson Deltav
• Instrumentation
• Project Engineering
• Gmp
• Factory
• Process Control
• Engineering
• Scada
• Distributed Control System (Dcs)
• Control Systems Design
• P&Id
• Programmable Logic Controller (Plc)