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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Chennai Area, India

Project:1. High Speed Boats (12 No.s) For Vietnam Border GuardAchievements:a) Spearheaded design processes to align with client specifications and budget.b) Design finalisation by liaison with customer (Owner), classification societies (LRS, ABS, IRS) and OEMs.c) Coordination & conflict management with other engineering departments (Electrical, Outfitting, Systems, GA, etc.) for the finalisation of Design.d) Detail planning for the release of the Design deliverables, meeting the project schedule.e) Provided cost-effective Technical solutions to facilitate make-or-buy decisions.f) Incharge of / Responsible for weight management of the weight sensitive High-Speed Crafts.g) Mentored team of designers in the development of structural design using latest Class rules & CAD software like CADMATIC-Hull.h) Development of Welding/Fabrication procedures using automation.

Chennai Area, India

Projects:1. High Speed Boats (12 No.s) For Vietnam Border Guard2. Offshore Patrol Vessel (7 No.s) For Indian Coast GuardAchievements:a) Basic Design: Rule based design pressure calculations, scantlings calculations/optimisation, and hull girder strength calculations. Class drawings preparation, 3D modelling in CADMATIC-Hull/NUPAS and vendor interaction for technical offers.b) Detailed Design: Preparation of structural detailed configuration drawing, review & release of production drawings, bill of materials, plate cutting, nesting plans, equipment foundations & installation drawings.c) Produced designs that met statutory and regulatory approvals in the record time of 6 months.d) Design of critical machinery foundations – main engine & gear box.e) Design of the Forepeak area of the Ships.f) Preparation of the build sequence, block division plans, with proper work breakdown structure of the vessel, for the ease of production & installation of the equipment.

Chennai, India

Projects:1. Offshore Patrol Vessel (7 No.s) For Indian Coast Guard2. Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft* For Indian NavyAchievements:a) Design approvals from classification societies (LRS, ABS, IRS, etc.) & customer (Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard)b) Yard support for the ease of manufacturing, trouble shooting with production to resolve various issues prudently, In-situ modifications, resolution of owner & class comments.c) Conduct of inclining experiments & lightship surveys and preparation of reports.d) Incharge of technical response RFP-RFI by conducting thorough proposal engineering (basic design estimations, technical offers evaluations, preparation of preliminary design and Bill of Materials (BoM)).e) Technical-Bid preparation for new enquiries.f) Data management via Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).g) Admin responsibilities of NUPAS -Cadmatic Hull software, which includes setting up of Norms, HDX server settings, licensing, etc.

Mumbai Area, India

Projects: 1. Interceptor Boats (54No.s) For Indian Coast Guard2. Fast Patrol Vessel* For Indian Coast Guarda) Design calculations, 3D-modelling, QC of 3D-models.b) Extraction of Production drawings, preparation/review/release of drawings in PLM-Enovia.c) On-Site(Shipyard) design support for the ease of production. d) Vendor interaction for technical offers and evaluation.

Mumbai Area, India

Project:1. Interceptor Boats (54No.s) for Indian Coast GuardAchievements:a) Introduction to design spiral, introduction to ship terminology and design parameters, etc.b) Preparation of Class drawings, Basic design calculations, 3D-modelling, design of foundations for equipment.

Rudrapur, Uttrakhand, India

Project: 1. Production of TATA NANO (Early Phase) on TATA Magic production line.Achievements:a) To ensure the quality production, meeting daily production targets, with the early phase challenges.b) Introduction of Kaizen's, Quality control and increase in Safety Standards.

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering

Higher Secondary School

Matriculation