Amer Kalla Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, Louisiana, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Owner of portions of Giga Texas scoping, technical planning, integration of manufacturing layouts and driver of factory design and construction from concept definition, design to execution and production. Responsible for leading the full design & engineering of Tesla facilities from concept to production launch• Define scope of work for Design and drive closing of technical opens.• Support the creation of a technical equipment quality matrix.• Manage Program schedule by defining and tracking baselines, critical paths, and milestone from concept to delivery.• Challenge requirements, streamline process and drive resolutions of issues • Work with design, manufacturing and vendors to kickoff design and release drawings• Lead breakouts, and communications between cross functional teams.

Austin, Texas, Us

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Structural, Outfitting, Mechanical Org manager 60+ HeadcountTechnical:Reviewed proposals, and scopes of work. Provided support to established discipline budgets and schedules to ensure contract design requirements are met.Defined program technical requirements, prepared designs, evaluated new technologies, developed solutions, lead design teams to produce integrated 3D models and MI packages, and support programs through production, test, verification, and in-service support.Coordinated the Post Processing Team (PPT) and Nesting teams effort to ensure the necessary data / nests are released to Production, meeting the schedule and quality requirementsCommunicated department issues and strategic initiatives to the Director regularly.Programmatic:Coordinated with Project Engineering Managers to assemble engineering teams.Maintained awareness of design issues and change within projects and communicated as necessary to Director.Implemented procedures, processes, and best practices.Coordinated with engineering sub-contractors to establish detail design requirements for the purpose of meeting project schedule.Departmental:Maintained a resource and capability plan for each area of responsibility.Built team capability by training and developing others to ensure current and future team effectiveness.Provided mentoring and technical advice to subordinate resources in the department in support of departmental replacement and succession planning.Identified improvements in discipline processes, tools, and training that offered increased efficiency, responsiveness, and product quality.Identified current and future required skills. Hire and attract new talent.Represented the company to industry to develop understanding of Seaspan’s involvement in global shipbuilding.Improved the work environment by promoting teamwork, wellness, workplace flexibility, actively embracing diversity, modelling inclusive behavior, and increasing leadership engagement.

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

14 direct Reports. Managing the detail design team, subcontractors and specialists for post processing 3D model Outputs, 3D model reviews, 2D production design documents and development and integration of detail design processes and plans. Managing the developing ShipConstructor model, ensuring the correct VSY standards, formats, templates, stock catalogues and libraries are in use from project start.

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

6 Direct reports. Manage subcontracted CAD Modeling efforts, Lead All Post Processing efforts at VSY• Design of details, population of detailed bills of materials for procurement purposes, generation of production information for the manufacture and assembly of products throughout the block build, erection joints, zone outfitting and test and trials.• point of contact for all technical software including all ShipConstructor modules, NCPyros, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Rhino, Nupas, Columbus, Pronest, Solidworks and ProCAM. Also manage processes for post processing and SSI WorkShare, while supporting IT to resolve any DB issues. • Responsible for generation of Design Reports aimed at providing factual information on design effectiveness and application of the Design for Production principles.• Lead Technical Advice for all aspects of 3D modeling and drawing issuance in all stages from Basic Design to Detailed Design• Maintain part processing and nesting competency to maximize plate utilization.• responsible for all CNC information and machine integrations.• Drive pipe spool post processing effort in support of outsourcing efforts.• Support modeling standard, naming conventions, drawing conventions and production outputs to ensure the resulting work packages for manufacturing are in alignment with VSY work center layout and block erection sequence.• Work closely with the MRP team to ensure IFS/Ship Constructor interfaces are captured in a timely manner and resolved cost effectively.• Develop and orchestrate import of Catalog Data Base in support of Product Model Development.• Development of a well-organized and efficient Bill of Material based on the thoughtful implementation for the Parts Coding System to support the MRP system/processes.

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Production Support, Model Analysis, Structure Liaison- Nesting Vessel Parts/Creating CNC code- Model Management- Coordinating with Designers\MRP\Planning - Processing Engineering Change Requests- Automation of standard process, proccess improvment- ShipConstructor(NCPyros)/AutoCAD development

Smart Utility Management System (SUMS)• Provided consultation to start-up company in commercial development of SUMS• Designed Electronic circuit of several modules in Spice• Facilitated between Associate professor and CTO of SDRT on project goals and timelines• Calculated the quantities needed for the Bill of Material and selected the most appropriate equipment from different vendors to be procured for the Electrical components• Programed the architecture in Arduino runtime using C/C++• Finalized a website that allows user control over the system using PHP and HTML• Completed and assembled PCBs using Diptrace and Eagle• Shaped and 3D printed exterior shell unit using AutoCAD and Solidworks• Managed the project’s budget, timeline and scheduled meetings• Built, Calibrated, optimized SUMS to a fully functioning prototype• Presented prototype to Associate professors, CEOs and investors

Abu Dhabi, Ae, Ae

Synchrotron Ionization Chamber• Built a novice ionization chamber to be used in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility• Constructed an internal electromechanical system using stepper motors• Drove the electromechanical system with an Arduino microcontroller programed in C• Manufactured and 3D printed Aluminum vacuum chamber using Autodesk and Solidworks• Designed the interior parts of the chamber, 3D printed them and assembled the system

worked with a team on a medical device with the purpose of measuring the stability of dental implants. The device is powered by an ARM M4 cortex microprocessor that handles the measurement and signal processing, while communicating with a smart platform via bluetooth.Main responsibilities included PCB design and assembly of the unit

Burnaby, Bc, Ca

Portable MRI Sensor• Built a Capacitive Proximity Sensor to be used in a portable MRI• Worked with a team to compare simulations to actual results of the research• Designed a 6 layer PCB with a sensor integrated into the board to create the PCB unit using Diptrace• Assembled and tested the PCB’s sensitivity using the oscilloscope • Reported results and functionality using Microsoft excel and word• Optimized the sensitivity of the Unit by adjusting the layer connections and sensor’s shape

• Documented and archived project files with version controls (hard and soft copies)• Coordinated and handled communication with team of four project managers using Windows Live• Coordinated meetings, including travel arrangements and expense reports• Maintained the Project Manager’s calendars using outlook tools• Used Microsoft project to schedule project deliverables and milestones.• Prepared Estimates, Quantities and bill of materials

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Engineering

High School Diploma