Principal Engineer Resume Example
I am a SELF-STARTER AND MOTIVATED Mechanical Engineering Professional who brings over 20 years of rich blend of multifarious experience, personality traits and accomplishments necessary to drive success in any given business environment.
I am goal oriented and have a growth mindset with good work ethics. I believe that self awareness, Customer focus and service mentality are keys to success.
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Project Management Role
o Give direction to regional and global teams on Contractual requirements, resolution of Project issues, and meeting the Project objectives within defined Project milestones.
o Attend Customer coordination meetings for technical clarifications.
o Manage PCMs (Product Change Management) to establish accountability for Project changes and quantify the impacts on Project budget, time schedule and quantities.
o Compile and implement “Lessons Learned” for Engineering Process improvements and future use in Reference Plants/ Proposals and Projects.
o Create “Scope document” defining Architect Engineer activities & deliverables.
o End to end responsibility of technical issues, budget and time schedule for assigned Project scope.
o Responsiveness to Customer facing partners (Proposals/ Regional Business Units/ Project Execution/ Procurement)
o Identify and implement cost-out measures.
o Support the new business fronts and initiatives.
o Obtain lowest cost approach to Projects and Proposals.
Customer Centric Support
- Attend technical coordination meetings with Customers e.g Duke and EDF to provide clarifications for Lincoln County and El Campesino Projects.
- Liberty and Patriot site visit, to evaluate competitor plant design and provide input to ES Americas Global Benchmarking exercise.
- Visit Bayonne and Exxon plant sites to assess feasibility of setting up Siemens power plant for a “Brown Field” Project.
- Visit Gilmerton Project office to discuss with Customer and their Consultants the techno-commercial aspects of Siemens design vis-a-vis competitor proposal.
- For Marshall Energy (Power Island scope), reviewed equipment change proposal from Power Engineers and provided solution to avoid modifications to GT building size.
- Develop solution for handling Condensate Extraction Pump for Kallpa Customer in Santo Domingo Project.
Proposal support
- Provide layout arrangement drawings, Bill of quantities, equipment specifications, equipment costing, and, engineering man hour estimates.
- For Consortium Projects, finalize Scope of Supply-Division of Responsibility document.
- Provide technical assistance in reviewing proposal documents by understanding customer expectations, Code requirements and ensuring compliance with such requirements and / or expectations.
- Optimize the plant footprint, review and provide inputs to Scope document, review Customer Contract and define performance criteria and deviations.
- Review and comment on Specification documents and Project Time schedule.
- Define HRSG stack location for environment Permit
- Evaluate prospective bidder's layouts for entire plant/ areas
- Review the estimated quantities of all project materials for shadow costing and construction contract bids.
Proposals worked on:-
o Lincoln County CT Addition Project, 1x0 SGT6-9000HL, N.Carolina, US, 2016.
o Araucaria Proposal in Argentina for adding the Bottoming Cycle to IGT and Aero-derivatives Simple Cycle Plants, 2017.
o Pawnee, 1S, SCC6-9000HL, Power Core
o Las Alamos National Laboratory Phase-III, CC Plant, New Mexico, US, 2019.
R&D and IPF development
- Develop solutions for Large and Industrial Gas Turbine plants within allocated budget and schedule, to be able to quote Power Plant Bids in North and Latin America.
- Review global plant designs for SGT-800 machines to identify Code differences, design philosophy variations, earmark standard practices between 50Hz and 60Hz markets.
- Work towards harmonization of Power Plant designs across US and Europe.
- Work with Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Suppliers and Logistics to develop pre-fabricated Modular pipe rack for Proposals/ Projects.
- Development and Implementation of FitnESs measures for effecting savings in Proposals and Execution Projects.
- Turnkey R3 milestone quantity development for use in Proposals.
- Reduce waste by planning and implementing efficient project designs.
- Devised and initiated engineering solutions to variety of project and design issues.
- Provided technical leadership during new R&D Projects, offering high-level insight into related engineering and R&D costs for potential solutions.
- Define scope of Architect Engineer (AE) incl all AE activities, Project deliverables, AE manhours and time schedule.
- Coordinate with AE to develop solutions and quantities for use in Proposals.
- Conduct design reviews with Architect Engineers, Service, Construction and Product groups to assess Plant Constructability, compliance with Customer Contract and Technical specifications, and, Local Codes and regulations to come up with most functional, optimized and cost effective solutions.
IPFs developed:-
o ZIN117, SCC6-800C1, 2x1, Power Core for NAM and LAM markets.
o ZGK814, 2x1 SCC6-8000H development, which was a pre-cursor of Lordstown.
o ZGK803, SCC6-8000H, 1x1 Power Block scope planning and design.
o ZGA802, First single shaft SCC6-8000H for US market.
Execution Projects
- Optimize plant footprint in line with Customer requirements and Project baselines.
- Review and streamline the “Engineer of Records” work flow.
- Review Project Time Schedule for assigned engineering scope.
- End to end responsibility for equipment purchased from suppliers.
- Support Construction and time schedule in “Erection Sequencing” activities.
- Review HVAC supplier design, calculations and arrangement drgs.
- Prepare and review technical specifications.
- Coordinate bill of quantities to float RFQs and obtain supplier costs.
- Review Customer specs for firming up the proposal cost basis.
- Define scope of Architect Engineer (AE) activities incl all Project deliverables.
- Coordinate Customer “Terminal Points" within and outside Siemens.
- Planning, review and finalization of “Modular pipe rack” with AE and fabricator.
- Change management - PCM
- Full “technical/ scope/ budget” responsibility for plant layout.
- Equipment Supplier management - review supplier quotes, participate in technical clarification meetings, define engineering deliverables, discuss transportation logistics, conduct factory tests and site acceptance.
- Work out pipe rack fabrication time schedule and Engineering MDL dates with fabricator and Architect Engineers, to meet “on-site” delivery dates of pipe rack.
- Review bill of material, arrangement drgs, time schedule etc.
- Inter-disciplinary coordination within Engineering.
- Coordinate with Construction, Site, Supply Chain, PM, Architect Engineer and Independent Proof Engineer to implement plant design during Project execution.
Execution Projects worked on
o Las Alamos National Laboratory Phase-I, CC Plant, New Mexico, US, 2019.
o Lincoln County CT Addition Project, 1x0 SGT6-9000HL, N.Carolina, US, 2016.
o El Campesino, 1S, SCC5-8000H ACC Project in Chile)
Project Lead with following responsibilities
o Design and Execution of Power Plant Projects for Europe, Asia & America.
o Layout planning of different plant areas, equipment arrangement.
o Design of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning systems for power plants.
o Assign resources for Project design and execution.
o Define and Plan all Project deliverables.
o Work out Engineering Budget and Time Schedule.
o Responsible for inter-disciplinary team coordination.
o Reference Plant development at SPEL.
o Coordinator for Proposals originating from Orlando and India
o Plant Layout reviews for all SPEL projects
o Lead IMS Auditor and conducted Project, Product and Process Audits for different Departments within the Business Unit.
o Worked on Process Improvement and Continuous Improvement across Projects.
o Participated in Lessons Learned and update of RIS-BASEM and CAPA databases.
Execution Projects worked on
o Olkiluoto-3, Siemens's largest “Nuclear Power Plant” (1700MW) in Finland.
o 2000E Az Zour (Kuwait) Open cycle, 8 X 270 MW.
o 4000F Single Shaft Combined Cycle Projects:-
- Tuasspring (Singapore).
- Koln Neil-II CCPP (Germany).
- Campo De Gibraltar (Spain).
- Palos De La Frontera (Spain).
Research & Development work
o First time developer of ZGA802, IS, SCC6-8000H single-shaft configuration, as global design for American and Asian 60Hz markets.
o Upgrade of ZGK804, SCC6-8000H, 2x1 including detailed Concept studies on Optimized Unit Pitching, Overhead Gantry Crane, Modular pipe rack inside UMA, Modules for Lube oil skid/ Compressed air skid/ PGB-PCB skid.
o ZGK058_DSE, SCC6-8000H, 2x1 Detail Design of ST-Generator integral piping.
o ZGK803, SCC6-8000H, 1x1 Power Block scope planning and design.
Proposals worked on
o Reliance Industries Projects (Hazira 4x96MW & Dahej 3x96MW) -2013.
o Construction estimation for US Project, NAPD - 2012.
o “Concentrated Solar Power Plant”, South Africa - 2011.
o Generator integral piping for a Chinese Nuclear Power Plant, Taishan - 2009.
o EPR based Nuclear Power Plant proposed for UK at Hinkley Point (Client EdF) and Horizon (Client EoN & RWE, Sites at Oldbyury & Wylfa) - 2009.
Combined Cycle Power Station Operation, Maintenance and Commissioning
Shift-In-Charge for 515MW, Independent Power Plant at ESSAR, Hazira, Surat, India
Plant main equipment include:-
- 3x110MW Gas Turbines (G.E Frame 9E machines, 1x185MW Steam Turbine (G.E)
- 3 HRSGs (DOOSAN, Korea).
- Dual fuel plant with Mark-V turbine control system from G.E
- Digital 2000 exciter for S.T from G.E
- DCS for balance of plant from Siemens.
Key responsibilities include:-
o Commissioning of one GT, ST, HRSG& BoP.
o Operating the plant in accordance with load despatch schedules from steel plant and State Electricity Board.
o Active participation in all minor and major overhauls of GT/ ST & HRSG like: -
a) Boiler Tube Leak Test/ Combustion Inspection/ Hot Gas Path Inspection
b) Online and Offline Compressor water wash.
c) Black start operation of the plant
d) Testing of various electrical protection schemes
e) Dual fuel operation of Gas Turbines.
f) Periodic testing of transformer deluge system/maintenance drives
g) Supervision of the process in D.M plant, Softening plant and Pump houses.
h) Align plant operation with Plant maintenance schedule.
in “First class with distinction”.
I am an active member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and participate in their webinars on different topics of interest.
Through their magazines and subscriptions, I also remain abrest with latest technological advancements going on in Industry.
ASME also gives me an opportunity to be connected to leading Industry Experts having insights into specific areas that we can make use of in our day to day business.
1) Short term delegation to Erlangen, Germany as Project Lead for Black Belt Program: Fit for Integrated Engineering (Fit4IE) aimed at redefining the process and tool landscape for deriving cost benefits in a Project (August 2011- Feb 2012).
2) Liaison Engineer for Nuclear Power Plant Project Execution at Olkiluoto-3 site for coordination with Customer, Local Authorities, Siemens Site Management, Contractors and Architect Engineer.
3) Long Term delegation to USA as Project Lead to develop Solutions for 60Hz Single and Multi shaft Power plant designs for use in Proposals and Execution.
1) Project Management Professional (PMP)
2) DNV Certified Lead Auditor for ISO:9001 and OSHAS:18001 Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
3) Siemens qualified “Quality, Health and Safety” Lead Auditor per DIN EN ISO 19011.
Date of Birth : 20th August 1974
Nationality : Indian.
Marital Status: Married,
Wife is Post Graduate in Applied Microbiology, and, Bachelor of Education, and is currently working as Teacher in Middle School.
I have 2 Kids studying in Middle school
ORLANDO
1) Mr Swami Arunachalam, Manager Plant Layout and Piping, Solution Engineering, Orlando.
2) Mr. Mike Giblin, Director Plant Layout, Piping and Civil Planning, Solution Engineering, Orlando.
3) Mr. Derek McLaughlin, BU Engineering Head, LRE GCO EN Americas
4) Mr. Sujith Bhatia, Head Bid management, Orlando.
5) Mr. Ajay Jagoo, Head Supply Chain, Orlando.
GERMANY
1) Mr. Axel Karff, Director PEM, Erlangen
2) Mr. Prakash Asnani, Head Civil Plant Layout, Erlangen
3) Mr. Armin Winkle, Head of Project Engineering Office
INDIA
1) Mr. Vaibhav Agwan, Solution Engineering Head SPEL
2) Mr. Sanjay Verma, GCO Engineering Head SPEL
I am interested in :-
Travelling, Reading, Playing Badminton, Singing, Spending time with family and friends, make new friends, learning new things.
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School Attended
- M.S. University Baroda
Job Titles Held:
- Principal Engineer
- Senior Manager
- Senior Engineer
Degrees
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in Faculty of Technology and Engineering
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