Ritesh Kumar Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, Australia

• Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project Experience:
• Lead engineer for design and development of Passenger Information Display (PID), and Time Synchronisation (TS) subsystems.
• Supported design and development activities for Data Communication Network (DCN), and Emergency Help Point (EHP) subsystems.
• Defined and designed interfaces (i.e. data, power, and civil), developed technical system specifications, detailed design documents, engineering analysis reports, and drawings (i.e. installation, equipment.
• Conducted trade-off studies to assist with the selection of solutions and associated equipment. Prepared technical specifications for Request for Proposal (RFP) and assisted with vetting (technical) of RFP responses.
• Systems requirement analysis, derivation, traceability, verification, and management within IBM DOORS RMF. Supported lead design engineers to maintain Requirements Verification and Traceability Matrix (RVTM). Generated.

• Mass Rapid Rail Transit (MRT) Project Experience:
• Performed installation, set to work, testing and commissioning (i.e. SAT and SIT) of railway communications systems and equipment across railway network including tunnels. Systems included Public Address System (PAS).
• In co-ordination with installation managers and senior engineers; planned, prepared, and executed works in limited timeframes such as during nightshifts and/or track possessions.
• Led and managed small teams of technicians and tradespeople on-site for execution of works related to testing and commissioning of sub-systems, troubleshooting and fault rectification.
• Liaised with clients and third-party stakeholders for system deployment, interface testing, system tuning and commissioning.

Sydney, Australia

• Developed core components of the software systems primarily within Linux & ROS environment using bash, C++ and python. Core components included; image acquisition, objection detection, systems management & logging.
• Collaborated with the R&D engineering team to design, implement, test and deploy new features into production software releases.
• Implemented code repository branching model and integration/merging policy to promote best practices.
• Provide advice and support to other developers when necessary relating the system architecture and integration plan. Performed code review and provided quality feedback.
• Developed scripts to the enable efficient and consistent configuration of deployed system.
• Planned and led software systems and firmware updates.

Sydney, Australia

• Power Generation Services, Control & Digitalisation (PS CD)
• Design and development of human machine interface (HMI) for Bayswater power plant control systems using Siemens DCS (distributed control system) SPPA-T3000.
• Coal fired power plant DCS simulator I/O (input/output) commissioning
• Assisted with the design and development of Safety Instrumented System (SIS) HMI
• Assisted with DCS software FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) documentation

Sydney, Australia

• Designed, planned and executed tests with RFID (radio frequency identification) hardware components to determine the performance of the components in different configurations and environments.
• Planned and executed proof-of-concept tests with passive and active RFID systems to determine the feasibility of proposed solutions and concepts.
• Assisted with planning and execution of RFID field trials, analysed data collected from field trials and prepared technical feasibility study reports.
• Diagnosed and performed troubleshooting procedures on RFID hardware components (e.g. tags, antennas and handheld devices)
• Conducted software testing on web based and mobile platform based applications
• Developed user and support documentations for end user training and for internal/external support