Work Experience

Technical Specialist Civil, Shell, Chennai, India June 2022 – Present

• Providing Structural reliability & integrity, O&M, inspection, life time extension, retrofit, brownfield civil engineering solutions to Shell downstream assets (oil and gas, refineries, chemicals) based on Shell DEP, AMS, MEC/RP, GS, and other international/local governing codes, standards and specifications.

• Developing civil & structural standard design manuals, work procedures, competency framework for TAO Falkor civil engineering.

Principal Civil and Structural Engineer, Saipem India Projects, Chennai, India Oct 2019 – June 2022

• Working as lead engineer handling a team of engineers and coordinating with other disciplines (piping, instrumentation, electrical, mechanical, LOSPE, fabrication yards, third party contractors and client) in the design on Onshore oil and gas structures and foundations for Berri package2-Gas oil separation plant-Saudi Aramco, and Sriracha refinery-Thai oil clean fuel project.

• Provided design solutions for pipe rack, cable trays supporting steel structures, technological process structures, pavements, isolated and combined footings, pile foundation, and other general civil works.

• Established Saipem standard structural steel connections (Bolted and Welded) as per AISC codes for Saudi Aramco contracts (Berri and Marjan) and Saipem led JV (CCS) Anadarko, Mozambique LNG, TOTAL project.

• Possess Know-how for onshore oil and gas structural steel requirements based on Process engineering practices (PIP) and Shell DEP standards.

Senior Structural Engineer, Doosan Power Systems India, Chennai, India Jun 2017 – Sep 2019

• Worked on design of Boiler structural steel and FGD supporting steel for 4x660 MW super critical thermal power plants (Obra and Jawaharpur) located in UP, India.

• Provided design solutions for pipe rack, cable trays supporting steel structures.

• Designed connections (Bolted and Welded) as per IS and AISC codes for various structural steel models.

Senior Structural Engineer, Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions, Chennai, India Feb 2015 – May 2017

• Worked together with BABCOCK AND WILCOX USA on the design of Non pressure parts (Air and Flue gas ducts, Windbox) and Structures (Backend system) for 360MW & 660MW sub/super critical thermal power plants.

• Worked on NTPC Slip stream SCR Pilot test, for NTPC Ramagundam 500MW, India project.

• Projects completed/Worked: Punta Catalina 2x360MW, Dominican Republic, 1x660MW DH3, Vietnam, 2x300MW Masinloc, Philippines, Adani Paraspani 2x800MW proposal, India.

• Prepared standard design manuals for Structures and flues & ducts as a part of technology transfer to TBWES.

• Received best employee award (achiever’s award) for the year 2015-2016 for executing company’s first non-pressure part designs and obtaining approvals from B&W, USA

Senior Structural Engineer, BGR Boilers Pvt., Ltd., Chennai, India Sept 2012 – Jan 2015

• Worked together with HITACHI POWER EUROPE on the design of ceiling girder, tower structure, boiler house structure and air preheater structure for Solapur and Meja 660MW super critical thermal power plants.

• Performed design document release (modeling, analysis, design, and detailing) of ID system structures for Solapur and Meja 660MW super critical thermal power plants.

• Prepared standard connection design manuals, tekla connection macros as a part of automation and standardization work.

Structural engineer, Thornton Tomasetti inc., Feb 2012 – Aug 2012

• Worked on the design of a RC high rise building for Nathani Heights (60 stories) project in Mumbai and also for a peer review project located in Kochi for IBIS hotels.

• Worked on steel connection design using AISC LRFD 3rd edition for a multi storey high rise structure for Panasonic headquarters located in New York, USA.

Student Intern, New York State Department of Transportation, Rochester, NY, USA June 2011 – Present

• Worked on Overhead Sign structures Post replacement project for 2011.

• Analyzed Bridge mounted Sign structures

• Designed Overhead Sign structures to support a Variable Message Sign.

Product Engineer, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Trichy, India, July2008 – June2010

• Developed 3D models using STRUCAD and designed Boiler supporting structures for 500MW Ukai, NTPL-Tuticorin and Anpara-D Thermal Power Plants.

• Designed Boiler supporting structures for 250MW Chabbra Thermal Power Plant.

• Worked along with ALSTOM USA on the design of the main floors for the 660MW Barh Thermal Power Plant

• Worked on Boiler ID system supporting structures for 500MW Koderma, Durgapur, Anpara-D, Ukai Thermal Power Plants.

• Analyzed and designed the main floors for 500MW Koderma, Khaperkada, Bhusawal, Mejia Thermal Power Plants. Designed Mill bay Platforms for 500MW Mejia, Khaperkada, Bhusawal Thermal Power Plants.

• Performed analysis for lift machine room for 500MW Mejia, Khaperkada, Bhusawal Thermal Power Plants

• Assisted in designing the Ceiling girder for 600MW North Chennai Thermal Power Plant.

Design Engineer Intern, KEC International Limited, Mumbai, India Dec2007 – Jun2008

• Designed Pre-stressed concrete pole structures for power distribution network.

• Involved in the design of foundations for single circuit transmission line towers located in Afghanistan, Ethiopia and South Africa.

• Evaluated the loads and designed CC and BB type double circuit transmission Line tower located in Libya.

• Prepared tender documents for the design of single and double circuit lines located in Egypt and Tajikistan.

Intern, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, Trichy, India May2006 – Jul2006

• Completed a project titled “Application of Fly-Ash Sand as a substitute for River sand in Civil engineering constructions”.

• Learned Processes involved in the manufacturing of Cement.