Rohit Tharakan, Ceng Mba Email & Phone Number

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, AE

Chantilly, Virginia, US

Chantilly, Virginia, US

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• ️ Project Manager for the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) signalling project - Dubai Metro

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• ️ Strategic bids in the GCC/Middle East - Rail, Aviation and Infrastructure
• ️ Win Strategy, Technical solutions, Pricing, Competitive Analysis, Bid management

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• ️ Project Director/Manager for TTC Subway Line 1 & Line 2 Automatic Train Control (ATC) upgrades program (CBTC)
• ️ Capture management on large and strategic rail and transit pursuits, pipeline development

London, GB

• ️ Oversee business operations, enable growth and achieve business objectives for Ricardo Rail Canada.
• ️ Capture Management.
• ️ Business Development.
• ️ Responsible for project management and delivery.
• ️ P&L managementProjects in Canada:
• ️ Metrolinx - GO Expansion OnCorr Program - Independent Safety Assessor (ISA)

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Projects:
• ️ Ontario Line Subway - Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations and Maintenance (RSSOM) (CBTC UTO)
• ️ Newark AirTrain Replacement Program
• ️ Etihad Rail Abu Dhabi - Dubai High Speed Rail Project
• ️ GO Transit Signalling & Train Control Project (RER OnCorr GO Expansion Program) (ERTMS L2)
• ️ Metrolinx Public Grade Crossings Upgrades Program

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Technical Advisor to Metrolinx) - GO Transit Signalling & Train Control Project (RER Package 3/ OnCorr Program) - ERTMS Level 1 and Level 2 implementation
• ️ Development of Signalling & Train Control OS as par of the RER Expansion Program.
• ️ Internal assessment of signalling technologies (CBTC, ERTMS, PTC etc.) against functional and performance based S&TC requirements.
• ️ Internal assessment of existing signalling Infrastructure (Interlocking, Intermediate and Grade Crossing controllers) capabilities across all GO corridors.
• ️ Assessment of various Grade Crossing Enhancements on Public Grade Crossings

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• ️ Led the complete bid effort for Parsons (lead designer) that included managing 40+ Parsons engineers and subconsultants for the preparation of technical (design development) and commercial (pricing) proposal. Parsons.
• ️ 15 mile-long project within the existing Amtrak right-of-way including construction of 4 new stations and 6 miles of new rail upgrades.
• ️ Linked to Metro North main line via three new – and one reconstructed – interlockings.
• ️ Major infrastructure elements include upgraded signaling systems, AC and DC traction power, catenary system, third rail and power substations.
• ️ Four bridges will be rehabilitated as part of the project.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

Lead the capture for MTA NYCT PID installations at 88 stations.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Led the bid effort for Parsons.Parsons is the Lead Designer. JV - Tutor Perini, O&G Systems, Doppelmayr, Parsons, Dattner etc.)DBOM contract
• ️ Managing the proposal submission for the JV that will be responsible for the design, construction, commissioning, and operations and maintenance of a new AirTrain at LaGuardia Airport, New York.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Owner's Consultant to Metrolinx) - Public and Private Grade Crossings upgrades program
• ️ Supported Metrolinx in preparation of 2 tender packages for 107 Public Grade Crossings upgrade and 1 Installation tender for the installation of active warning devices on 2 Public Grade Crossings.
• ️ Acting as Owner's Consultant/Project Manager for the 3 contracts.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Technical Advisor to Confidential)
• ️ Led a team of 5 Parsons technical staff to support a major Train (Rolling Stock) manufacturer in their bid submission to AMTRAK for an order of 75 trainsets that included EMUs, DMUs and DMMUs.
• ️ Responsible for project schedule, budget and invoicing. Key Parsons contact for this contract.
• ️ Managed the review of all technical chapters/sub-systems required as per the RFP and provided inputs based on our technical understanding of the requirements.
• ️ Led the strategy analysis that focused on the Train Manufacturer's SWOT and assessment of all their competitors and their product offering on this bid. This was done to provide the Train Manufacturer with a view on.
• ️ Responsible for identification of key discriminators that would set the Train Manufacturer's bid apart from other competitors. Discussed ideas and innovations that led to offering of various options in the bid.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Project Management Consultant to Qatar Rail)
• ️ Key Parsons contact from bid selection phase to Testing & Commissioning.
• ️ Assisted the Systems Engineering Manager on key technical and commercial matters.
• ️ Key responsibilities on the project: Interface and Integration, Requirements Management, Configuration Management, System Assurance support, Change Management, Contract Management support, T&C support.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Advisor to Hyperloop-One)
• ️ Worked with the Hyperloop-One team to prepare the System Safety Roadmap as part of the pre- feasibility study of the proposed 50 km alignment in Dubai, UAE.
• ️ Responsibilities included performing the preliminary hazard analysis, preparing the preliminary hazard log, and the defining safety requirements.
• ️ Check the applicability of Railway Standards to the Hyperloop sub-systems
• ️ Creation of Safety Hazard Analysis and the Risk Assessment approach.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Project Management Consultant to Etihad Rail) - Etihad Rail Project Stage 1
• ️ Key Parsons contact from the Preliminary Design to Revenue Service
• ️ Assisted the Systems Engineering Manager on key technical and commercial matters.
• ️ Key responsibilities on the project: Interface and Integration, Requirements Management, Signalling Design (ERTMS L2), System Assurance, Change Management, T&C Support, Signalling Software Anomalies Management, etc.
• ️ Co-authored the PMC Engineering Safety Case with the System Assurance Manager, approved by ER Safety Board.
• ️ Led the approval process of all Yellow Plant (maintenance) equipment procured on the project.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Project Management Consultant to Qatar Rail) - Preliminary engineering design (30%) for Qatar Long Distance Rail Passenger and Freight Network Project. To be developed in distinct phases, the Long Distance.
• Project Hazard Log, System Safety Plan, RAM Plan, System Assurance Plan, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Preliminary Design Safety Case and the corresponding technical specifications.
• Rail Systems, Interfaces etc.

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Parsons (Project Management Consultant to Saudi Arabia Railways Company)
• Contractual Systems Specifications, Typical Mainline Duct Bank Configuration, Typical Mainline Under Track Crossing (UTX), Typical Mainline Manholes Details and their Types and Cable Containment Specifications for.

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MY

• Projects:
• ️ Kuala Lumpur Monorail Project, KL, Malaysia
• ️ St. Judas Line 17 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
• ️ Manaus Monorail Project, Manaus, BrazilRolling Stock - Signalling Integration with:- Thales Portugal | Kuala Lumpur Monorail Project - KL, Malaysia | ETCS L1- Thales Canada | Line 17 Monorail Project, - Sao Paulo.
• ️ Responsible for on-board integration of the SCOMI Monorails with CBTC-UTO (Driverless) Signalling, Communications and Passenger Gate systems.
• ️ Provided necessary testing support of Rolling Stock (Testing – Type, Routine and Dynamic).

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MY

• ️ Responsible for the compilation of the project bid and associated deliverables during the bidding phase of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail Fleet Expansion Project.
• ️ Part of the Project Management Team and responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, and quality review for the Kuala Lumpur Monorail Fleet Expansion Project.

Rotterdam, South Holland, NL

• Full-time MBA with majors in Strategy and Finance.Living Management MBA Project - Infosys Consulting, Frankfurt, Germany
• Provided strategic recommendations to increase market share of Infosys in IT Consulting in Germany and other key European marketsMBA Internship - UPS HQ - Retail Marketing & Strategy, Brussels, Belgium

Atlanta, GA, US

• Project:: UPS Retail Project - GermanyA UPS Marketing and Strategy Project initiated to increase B2C market share in key European markets
• ️ Extensive strategic analysis of UPS Europe through interviews with Marketing, Strategy, Finance and Communications departments
• ️ Review of existing secondary information sources and past primary research on competitors’ retail presence and capabilities in different European countries to map the competitive landscape in the B2C market
• ️ Reviewed UPS's internal information (cost structure, operational performance etc) to identify areas where retail presence would provide highest operational leverage
• ️ Developed a revenue model analysing business opportunities for retail expansion in Germany
• ️ Provided recommendations on the next steps of European retail expansion strategy of UPS

Saint-Ouen, FR

• Project:: Delhi Metro Project Phase 2, New Delhi, India (ALSTOM Urbalis 200 solution (ATP-ATO with driver)
• ️ Responsible for leading a team of 10 installation engineers on 4 sections of the Phase 2 Metro lines. The installation responsibilities included both track areas and station areas. The installation equipment.
• ️ Successfully managed multi-stakeholder relationship with key project stakeholders and the Client for project deliverables and planned demand variation through the duration of the project.
• ️ Supported the Installation Manager in the management of the overall installation work package in accordance to the allocated budget and project planning.

Saint-Ouen, FR

• Project:: Betuweroute Project, Rotterdam Port, The Netherlands (Alstom ETCS Level 1)
• ️ Part of the team deputed to ALSTOM’s design headquarters in Charleroi, Belgium for the development of one of the three critical sub-systems required for the creation of Train Supervision System for the Betuweroute.
• ️ As part of the project handover process while moving to Delhi Metro Project, I was also responsible for the training 10 engineers on the basics of railway signalling and current project specifications and requirements.

Saint-Ouen, FR

• ️ Worked with the team doing the implementation of Automatic Train Supervision System (ATS) in Delhi Metro Project (Phase 1)
• ️ Worked with the T&C team to successfully commission all the signalling and telecommunications equipment in the Depot and Station equipment rooms under the supervision of the Testing & Commissioning Manager.

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• ️ Overview of CDMA and CCS7 networks

• ️ Overview and implementation of GSM technology

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy, Finance

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical & Electronics

Science With Economics