· Principal Telecom Engineer with a total of seventeen plus (17+) years of experience in telecommunication sectors and Oil and Gas telecom engineering involved in on-shore and off-shore projects.
· Extensive experience in Oil & Gas industry telecommunication designs involving Conceptual Engineering, FEED, Proposals and Detailed Design Engineering.
·14 plus years’ experience in design of Oil & Gas telecom technologies involving
§ Backbone communication networks such as SDH, OTN, DWDM and Microwave radio,
Mesh Radio systems and Troposcatter Radio System,
§ IP Networks elements such as switches, routers & firewalls,
§ PABX/IPABX & Telephone, Hotline & Intercom systems,
§ Radio systems such as UHF, VHF-FM, VHF-AM, HF SSB & TETRA Radio,
§ Process and Security CCTV system & Perimeter Intrusion detection systems,
§ Access Control Systems, RFID tracking system & Personnel on Board (POB) systems,
§ Public Address & General Alarm Systems & In-plant paging systems,
§ NDB Communication, VSAT & INMARSAT Satellite Systems,
§ Weather monitoring systems, Video conferencing system & Entertainment system,
§ Optical Fiber networks for Onshore and Subsea networks,
§ Backbone cabling Networks,
·Have led complex projects across various regions, clients, vendors, and systems integrators.
·Responsible to ensure and develop an optimized design which meets safety, performance, reliability, quality, and functional requirements of the Client.
·A systematic worker who has consistently achieved success by focusing on key project values, optimizing technologies, and introducing innovative ideas where relevant to scope.
·Played a role as Lead Package Engineer for Subsea Fiber optic cable laying & FOE for Petronas SK-316 NC3NC8 Field development Project, Malaysia.
· Have been a key part of subcontract document preparation for Subsea Fiber optic cable & equipment design, installation, supply, testing, commissioning, vessel inspection requirements and surveys.
· Team player with strong motivational skills and ability to build teams.
· Ability to work focused & dive into details where required.
Education
- 1998 - 2002
Bachelor of Engineering at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology , Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India.
Specilization in Electronics and Communication
Experience
- July 2015 to present
Principal Engineer Telecommunications at Petrofac UAE LLC., Sharjah, UA
• Supervise and lead a team of engineers and designers for detailed design deliverables and activities.
• Preparation of design basis, specifications, philosophies and deliverables, inquiry requisitions, technical evaluation of bids, purchase requisition.
• Responsible for review of block diagrams, interconnecting drawings, termination drawings, installation drawings and layout drawings.
• Responsible for technical interface and interaction with Client for successful resolution of discipline related scope and technical issues.
• Responsible for Contract review, early identification of potential changes, development, and scheduling of Telecoms Technical Document Deliverable Register.
• Responsible for preparation and closing out of Interface registers between JVs and Client.
• Technical Document Request & Space Reservation Request preparation for reserving services, system interfaces, utility requirements, and installation space in existing facilities and interfacing with existing telecommunication services.
• Design and implement Public Address system for the Plant areas and buildings by performing acoustic coverage analysis using the design software SOUNDPLAN.
• Post vendor contract award activities including Meeting with vendor representatives, review of Vendor documents and approval, inspect vendor works and workshops when required, provide dispatch clearance and test certificates. Identify irregularities and shortfalls, take corrective action when required.
• Attending FAT and IFAT end-to-end testing of Telecommunication systems.
• Work packs / Method Statements for construction scopes.- Oct 2012 to June 2015
Senior Telecom Engineer at Technip Geoproduction (M) SDN. BHD. Malaysia
• Preparation of design basis, specifications, philosophies, inquiry requisitions, technical evaluation of bids, purchase requisition for FEED and Detailed design Engineering.
• Supervise and lead a team of engineers and designers for detailed design deliverables and activities.
• Subcontract document preparation for Subsea FOC & equipment design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, vessel requirements, offshore, topside and onshore installations, surveys etc for 200 km offshore to onshore communication link.
• Cost estimation and technical write-up for Project proposals based on FEED & ITT / ITB documents.
• Inputs to other related project documents to support the project team for proposal submissions such as manhour estimation for project execution, manpower histograms, engineering execution plans, Installation procedures etc.
• Review of subcontracting vendor document such as installation methodologies, vessel specification, work packs, project specific procedures.
• Preparation of Subsea FOC Specifications and installation procedures.
• Preparation of Inquiry & Material Requisitions Bid evaluations & Vendor negotiations.
• Participating in Inter discipline Project and Client review meetings.
• Participation in HAZOP, HAZID review meetings as required.
• Inspections and Factory acceptance tests for Subsea FOC & telecom systems.
• Interface Meeting with Hook Up team, Client and Vendors for scope executions.
• Site Survey for data collections for Tie-in and Brownfield scopes.
• Engineering inputs for 3D modeling of telecom equipment, telecom cable route, installation details etc.
• Constructability review workshops with Client and Work packs / Method Statements preparations for construction scopes.
• Liaise with vendor, third party government agencies for approvals and certification.
• Construction support and commissioning support to field implementation team.
• Vendor Document Review and Approval, Attending FAT and IFATs.- Jan 2011 to Sep 2012
Senior Telecom Engineer at Petrofac International UAE LLC . Sharjah
• Preparing Technical Document Register with Man-hour & Manpower Forecast.
• Preparation of System Design Basis & Philosophies, Overall block diagrams, Functional Design specifications.
• Review and approval of engineering deliverables developed by Engineers and Designers such as system Block diagrams & Interconnection diagrams, MTO’s, Installation drawings, Equipment & cable routing layouts, Cable schedules, Drum Schedules etc.
• Preparation of Inquiry & Material Requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical clarifications and finalization of Vendor for system Integration.
• Participation in Technical & Commercial Kick Off Meeting with Vendor.
• Liaising with sub-contractors / Suppliers for project planning and implementation.
• Site Survey with Vendor for interface and integration scopes including site survey report.
• Preparation of Technical Write-up, Interface TIE-INS Register.
• Participation in FAT for telecom systems.
• Engineering inputs for 3D modeling of telecom equipment, telecom cable route, installation details etc.- May 2008 to Dec2010
Principal Telecom Engineer at Petrofac Engineering Services India LTD., Chennai
• Timely submission of technical bids/proposals for global tenders by preparation of Project proposal documents for tendering such as Technical Write-ups, Assumptions / Qualifications, Bill of Quantities for Installations, Bill of Quantities for Cost estimation, interdisciplinary inputs, man-hour estimations and manpower histograms for project execution, system requisitions, bid evaluations and cost estimations.
• System availability calculations, optical link budget calculations, power consumption etc.
• Liaising with Customer / Client representatives on various technical issues.
• Detailed Engineering support for projects including preparing Design Basis Memorandum, Preparation of Inquiry Requisition, Design basis, Technical Bid Evaluation.- March 2006 to May2008
Project Engineer Telecom at Kuwait Oil Company., Kuwait
• Review of Contractor document, drawings and specifications.
• Monitoring of project progress by Site visits.
• Project Engineering related to review of vendor specifications, Cost estimations, as-built drawing verification, Invoice preparation, Material requisitions and Preparation project related telecom specifications for, Telephone systems (PABX & IPBX), Security Systems, LAN/WAN networks, Radio Systems, SDH (STM 1/4/16), Primary MUX, DLC, DVMs.
• Enhancing of VHF Radio Communication to enhance coverages to Cater remote offshore locations.
• Site Acceptance Test (SAT).
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