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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsibilities: • Manage low, medium, and high complex projects in Sydney Water South in collaboration with RDC in accordance with NEC4.• Concurrently run multiple projects across both Networks and treatment. Total value of all Projects is around $125M approved budget and $160M project value – 27 Projects and 21 MPM Projects.• Few Projects are highlighted below. o High Complex Projects currently managing – Bondi WWRF OOPS Renewal - $43M, Sylvania vacuum system (450 properties) and pumping station Upgrade - $25M. o Medium Complex – Illawarra PST’s upgrade - $12M, Bundeena Vacuum System upgrade (400 properties) - $7M, Bondi WWRF Low Head Pump renewal - $7M.• Conduct regular meetings with the project stakeholders to resolve design issues and make sure the stage 2 target cost build-ups are accurate to avoid cost overrun in stage 2.• Ensure the projects risks are captured, and quantitative assessment completed to ensure right contingency are there in delivery stage.• Ensure project schedules are developed with TRA, identify critical path and float items are captured to ensure time extensions are only for critical path task delays.Achievements• Managing High complex- Very High-Risk project (Bondi Effluent Pump Renewal) stage 1 lasted for a year along with interim site work to mitigate immediate operational risks. DABC value $43m approved in Oct 2023 and Delivery is planned to complete by 2027. • Set-up TSC project process and help start RDC’s minor works team. This includes contract management, claim process, PO process etc. Clear timeline for all TSC projects to ensure RDC resources are in an optimal level.• Set-up MPM Process and resolved multiple issues and help form RDC MPM team. Improved from 4 assets delivered in 2020 to 90% complete in 2024. • Handle large number of projects across multiple WWRF and Network sites.

Sydney, Australia

Area Project Manager - Southern Region for Sydney WaterFrom July 2020 - Additional responsibility to look after Projects In Northern Region of Sydney Water till End of Contract.Responsibilities: • Manage a team of direct reports - three Project Engineers, two Project supervisors and a Work Plan Co-Ordinator.• Concurrently run multiple projects (up to $5M) in the Southern Region of Sydney Water from Initiation through to delivery and closure. Total value of all Projects is around $20M with around $8M in cash flow per year – Around 50 CAPEX, OPEX & MPM Projects in different stages.• Currently looking after Sydney Water North Region as an additional responsibility to complete all Projects by Sep 2020 which is another 50 Projects to resolve issues and close Projects to client’s expectations.• Project Stakeholder Management and Client Reporting – Bondi Hub, Malabar Hub, George River Hub, Illawarra Hub and Networks (SPS & WPS)• Project Scoping and manage client expectations.• Sub-Contractor engagement and Management• Project schedule, costing and Forecasting to Sydney Water’s time and Cost KPI’s• Safety & Quality Management• Delivery of Projects within the baseline cost and time.• Track project progress and implement controls to mitigate risk.• Manage and resolve any conflicts with Sub-Contractors.• Prepare and review of team members Project documentation - Business Case for Project funding, Cost Variation Memo’s, Project Cost Estimation, SOW, RFQ, SWMS, Commission Plan etc.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

• Mining Mill upgrade project – Detail design & Vendor Management.• Concept design of special purpose machinery for Kiln resurfacing.

Sydney, Australia

Teralba specializes in industries like Food, Beverages, Pharmaceutical and other industries, and provide design, fabrication, Installation and Project Management services. Responsibilities: ANSTO Nuclear Medicine Project (Active Ventilation & Liquid Waste System)• Review scope of work, Specification and plan work to meet the contractual agreement.• Project Plan, Scheduling, and Shop floor interaction for fabrication.• Assist and manage a team of designers to deliver design on-time to the client.• Equipment & Instrument selection – Pumps (Pressure & Vacuum), Valves, Filters, demisters, Flow Meters, Temperature Elements, Gages etc.• Co-ordinate between other building service sub-contractors involved in the project like Civil,HVAC, Fire, Hydraulics, Nuclear Equipment Supplier etc. (ACONEX)• Detail design (pressure vessels, tanks, piping & supports) from P&ID’s for in-house fabrication using 3D Inventor, FEA, Revit MEP and Navisworks for clash detection.• Project Handover Documents - Manuals, As Built, Commissioning reports, Quality etc.

Sydney, Australia

Project Engineering / Management• Manage Equipment Design, Fabrication (in-house & sub-contracted) and Installation.• Review scope of work and, make sure Project scope and ITP’s are in line.• Most cost effective equipment installation methodology based on the budget quote.• Prepare contract documentation for procurement of services and materials.• Oversee on-site project activities to ensure projects are completed on schedule, under budget and within the scope limit with a high level of quality.• Manage project variations, negotiation and estimate required man hours.• Quality documents & review for Fabrication, assembly, installation and overhaul• On-site development of project scope, Specification, Inspection and report writing.• Risk Assessment and safe work practicesProcess and Mechanical Design• Feasibility study, Concept design, Design Review, Font End Engineering Design (FEED) for quotes, Detail design for Manufacture, assembly and installation.• Process Design – Fluids and thermal, P&ID, HAZOP, Equipment and material selection.• Mechanical & detail design calculations to relevant Australian Pre-sales• Oversaw Integrated Life Cycle Management (ILCM), a sale tool to analyse the market, identify drivers and create a road-map for each client based on their current financial position, upcoming scheduled maintenance and other key dates to target any upgrades within that period.• Worked closely with sales manager to help with the technical sales, site evaluation and identify projects with 3 years payback.

Sydney, Australia

Metso Minerals design, manufacture and project manage the installation of mining equipment like Grinding Mills (Ball mill, SAG mill & Vertical Mills) and Process equipment like Flotation Cells, Clarifiers and Thickeners. • Detail Design and calculations for Mining Mils and other equipment• Implemented Autodesk Inventor Standards for the drawing office• Goro Nickel Project: Helped on-site installation crew to fish construction by a week ahead of schedule through detailed assembly steps and documentation.

Gosford, Nsw, Australia

Design production is a design and drafting company dealing in wide range of fields like mining, food industry etc. I was involved in Coal mine Project to provide manufacturing drawings of various structural and mechanical components to one of the leading Clients in Coal Technology (ACT).Coal Mine Project: Oversaw detail design of Bulk Material handling equipment like Belt Conveyors and other items from head to tail pulley like gantry, Chutes, take-up towers, counterweight structures and other items using AutoCAD, 3D Inventor & FEA. Responsibilities:

Newcastle, Nsw, Australia

DBT Australia is one of the leading manufacturers of mining equipment like Diesel Vehicles, crushers, Belt conveyors etc. Root Cause Analysis of fabrication cost over-run for Mining Diesel Vehicle: Found main cause in the fabrication drawing that led to incorrect supply of fabricated items from overseas supplier. Reduced fabrication cost by 10% after fixing the technical documents and reduced local assembly lead time by 25%.

India

Most of the jobs here are Reverse Engineering of various components from Power Stations, Industrial Plants & Food Industry.Responsibilities:• Create a schedule and budget baseline, Project stakeholder’s management, S-curve tracking.• Supervising a small team of fitters during the dismantling of components.• Measurement and redesign of components – 3D modelling, FEA, Specification.

India

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering