More than 18 years’ experience in various areas of engineering fields. Driven, strategic thinker, with strong work ethic and excellent design, manufacturing process and construction skills. Good team spirit, dead line oriented and having the ability to produce detailed technical specifications from client requirements.
Area of Expertise in:
• Steel Structures • Special Purpose Machines
• Canopy Structures • Building Maintenance Unit (BMU) Machines
• Aluminum Structures • BMU Davit & Monorail Systems
• Tensile Structures • Press Tool, Jig & Fixtures
• Car Parks • Detailing of Tank & Silo
• Weigh Bridges Platform • Temporary Structures
Sound knowledge
• Design • Project Cost Estimation
• Productions • Installations
• Procurement • Leadership
Software Skills
• Auto Cad • Staad Pro
• Tekla Structures • Prokon
• Autodesk Inventor & FEA • Tedds
• PDMS • Limcon
• Craneway • Rstab
• Excel Spread Sheets • Easy Form – Easy Stat – Easy Beam
• Plate ‘n’ sheet Professional • Windows office
Codes Practice
• IS 800:2007 • BS 5950
• EN 1808 • BS 8118
• API 650 • ASCE 7-05
Key Skills
• Extensive experience in the construction project works, Fabrications, and mechanical works.
• Sound knowledge in Ware house building, Workshop building, Aircraft hangar, Walkway flat forms, Equipment supporting structures, Canopy’s, Conveyors Structures, Trench, Handrails, Staircase & ladders designs, Aluminum Pergolas, Car park shades and Tensile structures etc.
• Demonstrated ability to build long-term client relationship and determine the cost-effective solution in design, manufacturing process and regulatory issues.
• Strong problem-solving skills and creative approach for generating new ideas.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and handle multi projects.
• Carrying out cost comparisons and value engineering to choose the most effective type of structural system to price execute.
• Determine cost estimate targets during the design and development process, recommending cost effective solutions.
• Producing project report when relevant, written to a professional standard.
• Maintaining high level of communication and team work with design subordinators.
• Ability to conceptually interpret and guide the department program design and development.
• Attending and participating in meetings as requested.
Cost Estimations
• Gathering proposals, specifications and related documents and liaise with stakeholders in order to convert specifications to cost estimates for new and current products.
• Investigating and identify cost reduction opportunities through cost analysis review.
• Reviewing of Tender documents on receipt to ensure its completeness.
• Ensuring that clarifications are raised well in time to get better clarity on bid submission.
• Co-ordinate & follow-upping to ensuring post bid clarifications are addressed.
• Clear understanding of work scope & best estimation with respect to execution of project.
• Ensuring that commercial submissions to tenders are fully complied with all necessary details.
• Ensuring the Clients pricing and technical tender schedules are complete and accurate.
• Understand and confirming contractual terms and conditions.
• Maintaining relationships with sub-contractors and clients.
• Providing unit pricing and database for material and labour costing.
• Consulting with clients, architects, subcontractors, and material suppliers to discuss and formulate estimates, effect cost reductions, and resolve issues.
• Reviewing design documents for proper information to receive accurate pricing from subcontractors and suppliers, generates acceptable value engineering ideas, and prepares life-cycle costing.
• Ensuring to comply with all the internal processes.
• Interacting and engages with external service providers / sub-contractors and internal process owners like supply chain management, project management, engineering and commercial teams.
• Analyses supplier quotes and provide information and data, which aids communications with suppliers and customers and achieves cost optimization.
• Supporting supplier meetings and negotiations to challenge quotation prices and aim for cost reductions to meet target costs.
Work Experience
In charge: Design, Estimations & Productions July 2018 to April 2020
Pioneer Group – Dubai, Sharjah, UAE
• Handling Design, Production and Estimation teams.
• Creating & monitoring projects and teams.
• Reviewing workloads and man power to ensure target are met.
• Ensuring all operations are carried on in an appropriate, cost-effective way.
• Attending all technical meetings.
Major Projects:
• Main Entrance Structures – Project: Residence Building at Dubai – Al Jaber Group
• DAR Al Marefa Private School Plot at Al Khawaneej at Dubai – Al Jaber Group
• Canopy Structures, Project: NMC Hospital at Dubai – G&B Group
• Chilled Water Supporting Structures, Project: Al Zahia City Center at Sharjah – CCC
• LED Supporting Structures, Project: Al Zahia City Center at Sharjah – CCC
• Louvers Supporting Structures, Project: Al Zahia City Center at Sharjah – CCC
• Cement Board Supporting Structures, Project: Al Zahia City Center at Sharjah – CCC
• Sign Board Structures, Project: EllisDon at Dubai – VGC Building Contracting
• Car Parks with Solar Panel Roofs, Project: Al Mamzar Villa – Enerwhere & Six Constructions
Sr. Design & Estimation Engineer Feb 2018 to May 2018
SAS Fabric Industries LLC – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Design Engineer Jan 2013 to Dec 2017
Danway LLC – Dubai, UAE
• Prepared design and calculations to Car park shades for various concepts.
• Prepared design and calculations to Tensile shades for different applications.
• Prepared Runway Beam Calculations for Cranes & BMU systems.
• Prepared design calculations to Walkway platform, Handrails & ladder for various projects.
• Designed Aluminum Pergolas, Decorative elements and gates for residential buildings.
• Designed weigh bridge steel platforms.
• Designed BMU machines for various buildings at UAE.
• Designed BMU monorail and Davit systems for various buildings at UAE.
• Prepared estimation for various bids.
• Handled Drafting teams.
Major Projects:
• Ruwais Housing Complex Expansion Construction of Villas at Ruwais – ADNOC
• Ruwais Housing Complex Expansion Construction of Buildings at Ruwais – ADNOC
• B+G+2 Furnished Apartment Building at Sharjah – QHS
• Artesia Mid Rise building G+28 – DAMAC
• Worked with several Main Contractors for BMU systems.
Structural Design Engineer June 2010 to Oct 2012
Al Husam Group – Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Prepared design and calculations for ware house building.
• Prepared connection design for junior and senior accommodation buildings.
• Prepared new extension doors for Airport hangars.
• Designed supporting structures for Fabric doors.
• 200 PSIG Manifold Area: Prepared Design and calculations for Walkway plat forms, Handrails, ladder etc.
• 200 PSIG test separator (V-123ST) bottom side: Prepared Design and calculations for Walkway plat forms, Handrails, ladders etc.
• 200 PSIG test separator (V-123ST) Top side: Prepared Design and calculations for Walkway plat forms, Handrails, ladder etc.
• Prepared design and calculations for PCWP, SCWP, CWP & CT pipe supporting structures
• Inergen shelter building – local control room – electrical substation building: Prepared connection design calculations for platforms, handrails, ladders etc.
• Abu Dhabi refinery storage area and mussafah terminal: Prepared design and calculations for walkway plat forms, handrail and ladders etc.
• Designed Duct support structures.
• Prepared guard rails for various equipment machines.
Major Projects:
• Taweelah Warehouse Extension at Abu Dhabi - Dolphin Energy.
• Extensive of Mubarraz Senior Accommodation and Modification of Junior Accommodation at Mubarraz Island – ADOC.
• Rehabilitation of Hangars at Al Bateen Executive Airport Abu Dhabi – ADAC.
• Field Installation of Additional Separator and Replacement Heater at Mubarraz Island – ADOC.
• District Cooling Plant Expansion at Abu Dhabi – Tabreed.
• Downstream Pipeline Facilities Taweelah to Fujairah Gas Pipeline – Stroytransgaz. Takreer Civil works.
• Central Maintenance Building Fume Extraction Systems at Emal – Sorima Engineering.
Fabrication Design Engineer July 2008 to Oct 2009
Khatt Steel Engineering Services LLC – RAK, UAE
• Prepared connection design calculations for Green Anode building.
• Prepared modeling for Green anode building, Green anode cooling, Walkway platform, Belt conveyor 66 CV002, 66 CV009, 66 CV010, 66 CV011, Pitch Storage supporting structures, Coke silo and Butts silo supporting Structure, Pitch storage Tanks and Ducts.
• Prepared design and modeling for pipe supporting structures.
Major Projects:
• Emirates Aluminum Plant at Abu Dhabi – Outotec
• Overhung of crude oil storage Tank T-2450 at Mubarraz Island – ADOC
• Tabreed District Cooling Scheme at Yas Island – Tabreed.
Designer Nov 2006 to May 2008
Team Auto Tech India Pvt Ltd – TN, India
• Prepared design for supporting structures.
• Designed Special purpose machines for various applications.
• Prepared all types of assembly machines.
• Prepared shop drawings for client approval.
Designer Dec 2003 to Oct 2006
Lira Tooling Pvt Ltd – TN, India
• Designed welding fixtures and gauges for seating systems. Bus, Tractor and railway seats etc.
• Designed Pneumatic operated welding and assembly fixtures.
• Prepared process drawings for productions components.
Technical Asst. Design Department Jan 2002 to Nov 2003
Integrated Engineering and Exports Pvt Ltd – TN, India
• Prepared detail drawings for all types of two-wheeler parts and passenger seats.
• Prepared detail drawings for welding and assembly fixtures.
• Prepared concept and details drawings for various types of low-cost equipment. Leak testing machines, Conveyers, Pressing machines.
• Prepared bill of material for machines.
Trainee – Engineering Department Jan 2001 to Dec 2001
Ashok Leyland – TN, India
• Prepared drawings in Auto Cad and bill of materials.
Technical Qualification
• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Design of Steel Structures IS 800:2007
Training
• Easy Tensile Software – Trained by Dr. Dieter, TECHNET GMBH.
• Solid works – Trained by Dr. Darryl Pickering, Walltech Gulf LLC Australia.
Personal Details
• Nationality - Indian
• Languages - English, Tamil & Malayalam
• Driving License - U.A.E. & India