Offshore Structural Engineer

Experience in the Structural Analysis, Design of Offshore Platforms, Jackets, Steel & RCC Structures in Onshore Projects. To deploy my capabilities in a larger context, diversify my skills and experience as well as solemnly bring credit to the firm.

From Jun 2007 To Till Date
COMPANY: MAERSK OIL QATAR (Deputed from RAMBOLL Oil & Gas, Qatar)
POSITION: Senior Structural Engineer
Projects Handled:
MAERSK Oil Qatar AS – Field Development Project 2007 / 2008

Duties, Role and Actions:
Analysis of Jackets and Topsides.
Inplace, Transportation & Lift Analysis, Sea Fastening, design of Pad Eyes.
Design of Deck extensions.
Design of secondary deck beams, pipe supports and equipment supports by manually.
Checking the feasibility for lifting, discussion with other disciplines and clients.
Guiding 3 PDS designers, training 2 junior engineers & Coordination with Interdisciplinary departments, Clients and Contractors.
Weight report compilation & working in accordance with the client requirements.
Developed the spreadsheet for the computation of Weight & COG of 3-D Elements in Lifting, Inplace-dry, Operating & Hydrotest Conditions.
Man-hour estimation / control, orgonogram.

From Dec 2005 To Jun 2007
COMPANY: KENTZ Ltd., (RGCID-Engineering Division of Kentz), Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
POSITION: Senior Civil - Structural Engineer
Projects Handled:
Saudi Chevron Philips (JCP) - Product Distribution & Export Facilities
SIPCHEM – Port Storage & Ship Loading Facilities of products
GFPC – Engineering Services

Duties, Role and Actions:
Analysis and Design of accommodation modules (Living Quarters) for the Y-Platform in the offshore field.
Analysis, Design & Detailing of Pipe Bridges, Pipe racks, ELPS, LI, cross access structures, cable tray supports, flare pipe supports,etc.,
Preparations of structural connection details & steel fabrication drawings.
Design & Detailing of Dike Wall, Fire Wall, Transformer Foundations, Sheds, Foundation for Static / Dynamic equipments, Vessels, Pump Foundations, etc.,
Design of Culverts, Manholes, Valve Chambers, Sumps, Thrust Block for Supporting U/G Pipes.
Preparation of Road Layout & Details, Paving Layout & Drainage Systems.

From Jun 2002 To Nov 2005
COMPANY: FICHTNER Consulting Engineers Ltd, Chennai, India.
POSITION: Civil - Structural Engineer
Projects Handled:
2 x 250 MW Thermal Power Plant at Patiala for Punjab State Electricity Board.
Six Numbers of 132/11kV Substations for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, UAE.
22.5 MW Nandhi Sugar and Co-Generation Plant, Karnataka & 6.0 MW Balaji Biomass Power Plant, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Bachelor of Engineering (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING) from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, INDIA in April 2002 with an aggregate percentage of 80 % (FIRST CLASS WITH DISTINCTION).

Presented the various technical papers on national seminars conducted by several universities during the year 2000-2002 and got the First & Second prizes for several topics.
The topics are: Earthquake resistant structures, Industrial waste management, Matrix analysis using “C” language, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, Shell foundations and Catchment models.

Technical Software: SACS, STAAD Pro, GT STRUDL, Mathcad, AutoCAD, Microstation, WIB, WRB,MS Office Tools, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat etc.,
Software Languages: C, C++, Visual Basic

Bachelor of Degree in Civil & Structural Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University, India.
Diploma in “ C, C++ & Unix (DUC)” from CSC Computer Education, Madurai.

Analysis and Design of Jackets & Topside Structures.
Topside Module Inplace, Transportation & Lift analysis.
Modification with Deck extensions of offshore platforms. Preparation of Weight Report.
Conversant with Major International Codes such as American Standards (API, AISC, AWS, ASTM, ASCE 7-02, ACI 318M-05, IBC)& British Standards (BS 8110, BS 5950, UBC).
Structural analysis & design of (RCC/Steel) structures using software packages like SACS, STAAD Pro, MathCAD. Created the spreadsheets and software programs.
Proven ability includes Basic Engineering, Detailed Engineering, Material Take-off, Preparation of technical specification, Construction Scope of work, Proposals, RFQs, Engineering deliverables list with manhour estimation for performing project tasks.
Preparation of Inputs for the General Arrangement, Civil & Structural drawings, Conceptual designs, Bar Bending schedule & Structural steel fabrication drawings.
Coordination and meeting with interdisciplinary disciplines as well as with Clients, Contractors and Vendors.
Supervising and assigning work to Structural Engineers, PDS designers & CADD draftspersons.
Officiated as Lead in the absence of Lead Engineer, Reporting to Project & Lead Engineers.
Awareness of quality norms, procedures and checking the activities in compliance with IMS (ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 & OSHAS 18001:1999).