Surya Gade, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston

- Oversee a group of about 30 Pipeline engineers- Manage the Manpower and place the engineers on projects based on their skills and/or ambitions- Serve as a Technical resource within the group and to Project Engineers/Managers- Develop Procedures/Work Instructions/Design Guidelines- Work as a Lead Pipeline engineer on projects- Assist Business Development group in preparing proposals- Manage a highly successful internally developed interdisciplinary training program for the young engineers (Mechanical, Pipeline, Process, Electrical and Instrumentation and Civil)- Assist in hiring pipeline engineers- Recommend internal/external training programs to the engineers- Assist in resolving personnel performance issues

Houston

- Oversee 30+ Pipeline engineers- Serve as a Technical resource within the group and to Project Engineers/Managers- Work as a Lead Pipeline engineer on projects- Manage the Manpower and place the engineers on projects based on their skills and/or ambitions- Manage a highly successful internally developed interdisciplinary training program for the young engineers (Mechanical, Pipeline, Process, Electrical and Instrumentation and Civil)- Assist in hiring pipeline engineers- Recommend internal/external training programs to the engineers- Assist in resolving personnel performance issues- Assist Business Development group in preparing proposals

Houston

Technical:Worked in the following areas on several multi-billion dollar projects:• Flow Assurance of Multiphase Pipelines (Onshore and Offshore): Transient hydraulics simulations (OLGA, PVTsim) and Steady state (Pipesim, Pipephase) - pigging, slug catcher sizing, shutdown, restart, ramp up/down, hydrates, wax buildup rate, etc.Projects worked:· BP TT (Confidential) · BP TT Savonette · BP TT Northern Area Development · Chevron EGP3B · Chevron Tubu (short study on hydrates) · Chevron Carabobo (short study) · Exxon Arkutun-Dagi and Odoptu · Exxon Odoptu · ADMA-OPCO: Umm Lulu Full Field Development • Stress Analysis: Upheaval, lateral buckling and road crossing analysis of a High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) pipelines using FEA software tool, ABAQUS and SAGE 2D.• Other typcial Onshore and Offshore Pipeline calcs using ASME B31.4 and B31.8, and wall thickness at road crossing calculations using API RP 1102Software Budget Management• Manage the annual global pipeline software budget of 1MM USD. • Cut the expenditure by about 10% during the 2009 year.• Interact with vendors, contracts and legal groups, develop ROI and assist upper management in decision making on purchasing pipeline engineering software packages

• Served on Graduate Faculty committee• Supervised three graduate assistants in College of Engineering and Technology• Coordinator for National Engineers’ Week, 2007 – around 400 high school students visit college of engineering during engineers week

· Administered the International Student Services, Lamar Language Institute and its Bridge Program· Managed all budgetary matters: prepare, assign and maintain budgets. Estimate spending/proposals· Developed better recruitment methods leading to 25% increase in student applications for Fall ‘06· Hire, retain, motivate and evaluate staff; supervised staff’s performance· Administered and develop international programs, engineered the international students website· Spearheaded several community and alumni activities· Served as a resource to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Dean of Arts & Sciences andfaculty for various Lamar University's international programs

Assisted engineers in the design of Vibration Isolators for the Strap-on motors of Geo Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)

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