Sam Varghese, Ms, Pe, Mba Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

North Sydney, Nsw, Au

Interface Manager supporting the Chevron Ballymore Stage 2 Water Flood FEED development; managing interfaces between various interfacing entities to ensure success on the project and project deliverables.Supported the FEED development of the Shell Manatee Wellhead Platform for an offshore gas field in Trinidad & Tobago; working with Project Management and Engineering Management on project deliverables.

Consulted with oil & gas and renewable energy clients on engineering services for offshore shallow and deep-water renewable and conventional energy platforms such as spars, tension leg platforms (TLPs), semi-submersibles, jackups, and fixed jacket structures.

Houston, Tx, Us

Supported client companies in developing new technologies and designing practices for offshore systems and subsea production and processing equipment, enabling clients to secure their offshore assets in ocean waters from harsh environmental conditions and successfully generate revenue from them.▶ Saved client up to $500M in repair costs and lost revenue by aiding in the development of the FPSO disconnectable during harsh weather and mitigating damage potential.▶ Performed global structural strength and fatigue analyses of Mooring Support Structure on the first disconnectable tower yoke system used to anchor the FPSO in shallow water and allow it to weathervane in moderate to extreme sea conditions. ▶ Leveraged experience and expertise in finite element analysis software to save client and project up to $200K with improved productivity and efficiency in design and analysis.▶ Optimized design of structures to save structural engineering costs of up to $500K for client and project.▶ Utilized SACS, Creo Parametric and ANSYS to generate structural analysis models to check the strength of structural members and joint cans, and perform strength and fatigue analyses at critical joints of the Mooring Support Structure using Finite Element Models.▶ Improved efficiency and productivity in Finite Element Analyses by using Ansys Programming Design Language (APDL).

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Gb

Served as lead structural engineer on multi-billion dollar industrial oil and gas projects, providing complex structural engineering design, and analysis and development of assigned scope of work. Responsible for efficient management and control of structural engineering work to ensure the technical adequacy, uniformity, and quality of project designs conform with approved standards and codes. ▶ Contributed to diversifying the company’s product line of deep water floating platforms to include Semi-submersibles and Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs) to help market its capabilities as a provider of a robust design and capabilities in engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI).▶ Saved company and clients up to $1.25M by improving productivity and efficiency in structural design and analysis. ▶ Optimized design on offshore structures, saving clients and company costs of up to $7M.▶ Leveraged engineering expertise, peer collaboration, and design & analysis experience of deep water floating systems to elevate revenue and business growth of up to $500M. ▶ Participated in development of the business strategy and enterprise strategic plan, assessing key performance indicators. Additionally, contributed to the development of financial models, financial plans and capital budgets.▶ Developed client relationships resulting in future work awarded to the company through robust project progress communication and exceeding expectations.▶ Led structural engineering teams on various floating, fixed, and subsea structures projects to execute projects on time and on budget, positively affect business growth and revenue, and to ensure work met high level of quality.▶ Responsible for gathering data needed to drive strategy and develop the required scope of work while ensuring tasks are performed within budget, man hours required, costs associated with the man hours, engineering software costs and other related costs associated with the projects.

Led and directed structural engineering projects, conducting conceptual studies, cost and planning studies, layouts, design calculations, specification development and construction documents for projects.▶ Contributed to innovative and alternative methods of topsides installations, saving the company and client up to $30M. ▶ Involved in revenue generation of up to $1.5B for company and clients through engineering expertise, collaboration with peers, and experience in the design and analysis of deep water floating systems.▶ Developed and led structural engineering initiatives for global analyses of offshore platforms and local analyses of components on floating, fixed, and subsea structures. ▶ Mentored junior engineers and coordinated with CAD designers to develop and review structural drawings. ▶ Wrote, reviewed, and presented technical reports and results on project deliverables.▶ Conducted high level hull strength assessments for topsides upgrades including heavier drilling rigs and equipment and revised metocean criteria. ▶ Performed varied analyses on projects including non-linear contact analysis of rigid tie-back and yoke, determining stresses and plastic strains, eigen value analysis of catamaran floatover systems, strength and fatigue analyses. ▶ Improved productivity and efficiency in structural engineering design and analysis, saving company and clients up to $1M. Optimized design on offshore structures, saving clients and company costs of up to $3M.

Promoted from previous position to provide complex structural engineering design, analysis and design projects, and delivering on specific complex deliverables. Leveraged expertise to aid in revenue increase up to $200M with new client project work.▶ Conducted engineering research and studies for client engagements to improve tools and methodologies. ▶ Established the magnitude of loads on upper deck stopper during Hurricane Katrina by performing non-linear structural analysis with ANSYS resulting in inspection adjustments. ▶ Engaged in standardizing company’s product of Truss Spars and Cell Spars to help reduce costs for clients up to $100M.▶ Optimized productivity and efficiency in design and analysis, saving company and clients up to $200K, and optimized design on offshore structures, saving the client and company costs of up to $1M.▶ Collaborated to produce innovative and alternative methods of topsides installations, saving the company and clients up to $10M.

Performed local structural analyses and worked with CAD designers to design components for offshore structures.𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:✓Conducted extensive structural analyses for the Holstein truss spar, including analyses of critical connections, keel guides and supporting structure, soft tank for pre-service phases, hard tank strakes, ROV grab bars, diver platforms, offloading barge hydraulic power unit (HPU) porch, and skidshoes.✓Designed reinforcements on monorail system for Thunder Horse project and dockable load ring for the Mad Dog project.

Houston, Texas, Us

I was responsible for engineering design and analysis of offshore structures including computer model analysis and design of structures on mobile offshore rigs in coordination with CAD designers. Projects included upgrade structural work for the Aker “H3” and F & G “Pacesetter” semisubmersibles as well as “new build” structural design for the fifth generation Millennium SA semisubmersible and the Centurion MVP (Triangular Minimal Production Facility). Tasks performed included: 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ✓Scantling calculations using ABS and DNV rules for designing and sizing scantlings on hull structures.✓SACS model analyses of crane foundations, life boat platforms, helidecks and float over decks. ✓ALGOR Finite Element Analyses of column-pontoon connection of a Triangular semisubmersible and hold-down structure of cantilevered beam of a Mod II jackup.✓Plate Buckling checks for the adequacy of the scantlings on the pontoon of a semisubmersible.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Science (Ms), Environmental Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Civil Engineering