Accomplished Structural Engineer offering 8 years of progressive experience in the design of industrial structures related to Water and Oil and Gas sector possessing comprehensive project management knowledge. Specializing in industrial structures such as pipe racks, skids, technological structures and familiar with relevant codes, software and design best practices. Successful at working with clients, providing technical knowledge and supervising design teams to accomplish projects under tight deadlines. Looking to further expand structural engineering and management experience.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer
Veolia Water Technologies
01.2023 - Current
Accountable for complete engineering scope including all engineering deliverables, schedule, and budget.
Establishes MDL and collaborates with document control for release of engineering documents.
Participates in triangle meetings, reviews scope, schedule, and budget; takes appropriate steps to provided updates to team, re-plans dates in MDL as required.
Establishes communication protocol (internal/external) with teams and client counterparts.
Verifies client comments are evaluated/clarified/implemented on engineering documents by functions responsible.
Participates in client calls/site meetings as required .
Holds pre/post production meetings to mitigate schedule and quality issues and gather feedback for lessons learned as required.
Provides support during installation/commissioning or delegates to team members
Plant Civil and Structural Engineer
Suez Water Technologies And Solutions
09.2016 - 11.2022
Performing structural analysis and design of pipe racks, pipe supports, modular skids, technological structures, steel tanks, monoflor slabs etc., as per various governing building codes.
Well versed with various building codes including but not limited to AISC-360, ACI-318, CSA-S16, CSA A23.3, EN 1990-1998, IS 800, IS 456, API 650, AWWA D100.
Acquainted with industry standards like OSHA, PIP standards, Shell DEP etc.
Preparing detailed structural calculations report and working along with Professional Engineers for engineering stamping.
Performing FEA, lifting and transportation analysis, analysis of structures subjected to wind, seismic, snow and other environmental loads.
Review of Structural Steel Fabrication 3D Models, GA and fabrication drawings.
Bench Marking of civil & structural engineering standards from completed projects such as effort hours per deliverable, structural steel weight / volume for process industry structures.
Preparation of civil structural specifications, design basis, technical project bulletins.
Acted as lead structural engineer and managed team of 4-6 for some of most recent projects in NAM including but not limited to microchips manufacturing plants like BlueSky-Texas and Intel BlueJay- Ireland, incineration plants like Highland Creek and Duffin Creek-Ontario, Oil and Gas related projects like LNG Canada- British Columbia etc.
Design Automation – Streamlining of repetitive engineering activities by developing tools.
Estimated quantities and material costs during project planning to support budgeting and costing.
Monitored execution of contract work for compliance with design plans and specifications.
Visited project sites during construction to monitor progress and consult with contractors and on-site engineers.
Displayed strong communication and interpersonal skills while visiting clients, jobsites and consultant offices to support project and business development needs.
Identified and resolved potential structural issues.
Reviewed calculations and analytical data to maintain accuracy of technical reports.
Adhered to timelines to meet quality assurance targets.
Internal Auditor as part of QMS team, conducting monthly audits and QMS awareness sessions among team members to align company policies and process inline with ISO requirement.
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Brigade Enterprises
06.2013 - 09.2014
Supervised construction activities at shopping mall construction project at Bangalore including steel fabrication and erection, concreting and masonry, material testing, schedule management, quality control.
Supervised retrofitting activities of slab, foundation and columns.
Conducted weekly meetings with contractors, client and other department stake holders identifying potential risks and delays.
Maintained ISO checklists of all construction activities, preparing BBS, material testing reports.
Performed drawing reviews and coordination with design team.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Project Management
Conestoga College
Brantford, ON
08.2023
Master of Science - Structural Engineering
MSRIT
Bangalore, India
09.2016
Bachelor of Science - Construction Technology And Management
SJCE
Mysore, India
06.2013
Skills
Seismic Analysis
Wind Analysis
Finite Element Analysis
Project Estimation
Building Codes
Lifting and Transportation analysis
Software Conversant- STAAD, ETABS, Hilti Profis, AutoCAD, RAM Connections, IDEA Statica, Naviswork, Tekla BIM sight, Microsoft Office
Technical Report
Oral Presentations
Active Listening
Project Management
Accomplishments
Received “Stay Lean to go Fast” Bronze Award in 2018 from the CEO, Suez Water Technologies and Solutions, for exceptional contribution in the field of structural engineering to Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment Plant, Kuwait.
Received “Engineering Excellence Award” in the annual townhall presented by the CEO, Suez WTS, for exceptional contribution to engineering presented , South Asia projects during the period of 2019-2020.
Authored a technical paper on “Corrugated Tanks in MBR Application” published in Springer journal as proceeding of International Structural Steel Conference (ISSC 2020) at IIT Hyderabad, India.
Completed the post graduate diploma certificate in Project Management from Conestoga College, Ontario, with a distinction.
Timeline
Lead Engineer
Veolia Water Technologies
01.2023 - Current
Plant Civil and Structural Engineer
Suez Water Technologies And Solutions
09.2016 - 11.2022
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Brigade Enterprises
06.2013 - 09.2014
Graduate Certificate - Project Management
Conestoga College
Master of Science - Structural Engineering
MSRIT
Bachelor of Science - Construction Technology And Management
SJCE
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