Objective
OBJECTIVE: To be a successful and outstanding Engineer.
Experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sep 2005-till date
Working as a Senior Marine Safety Inspector with Transport Canada, Vancouver, BC; and involved in Technical Services, such as Plan Approvals of Structures & Outfit design. Check the drawings meet the various rules & regulations of the Canada Shipping Act & other International bodies to which Canada is a Signatory & all issues related to safety of Shipping. Regional Contact Point for the Western Region on issues related to Tonnage Measurement of Ships.
Nov 2004-Sep 2005
Worked as a Senior Marine Safety Inspector with Transport Canada, Sarnia, Ontario; and involved in Technical Services, such as Plan Approvals of Structures & Outfit design. Check the drawings meet the various rules & regulations of the Canada Shipping Act & other International bodies to which Canada is a Signatory & all issues related to safety of Shipping.
Dec 2002-Nov 2004
Worked as a Senior Naval Architect in Fleetway Inc., Ontario Canada; and engaged in Conversion design of Ice Breaker to an Oceanographic research vessel and other projects. Lead Engineer on Structures & Outfit design. Perform all structural calculations, validate and approve all drawings related to structures and outfit.
Sep 2001-June 2002
Worked as a Senior Naval Architect in MIL Systems, Ontario Canada; and was engaged in functional design of Fuel Oil Tank Barges for US Shipyard, Crane barge & Pipe laying Barges. Lead Engineer on Structures & Outfit design. Perform all structural calculations, validate and approve all drawings related to structures and outfit; undertaken FEM analysis of a Crane Barge and developed Software for concept design.
June 2001-July 2001
Worked as a Consultant in Singapore and engaged in the design drawing approvals, drawing -up of certain specifications built to commercial standards; and was engaged in the approval of the detail design calculations, outfit design and structural design drawings.
July 2000-May2001
Worked as a Project Manager (Design) in Singapore and engaged in the design & production drawing approvals of Tugs built to commercial standards; and was also engaged in the approval of the detail design calculations, outfit design and structural design drawings. Resolved all production related problems, including interfacing with the suppliers to meet the production requirement.
May 2000-June 2000
Worked as a Consultant in Singapore and helped setup a new Naval Architect consultancy company providing services to Southeast Asia.
Nov.94-March 2000
Worked as a Project Engineer/Senior Engineer, Defence Material Organisation, Ministry of Defence in Singapore and engaged in the design drawing approvals, drawing -up of certain specifications and the conduct & approving of trials for Naval Patrol vessel, built to commercial standards. Also engaged in the approval of the detail design calculations, outfit design and structural design drawings and conduct & approving of trials of a Landing ship Tank. Learned the application and limitations of the various commercial standards to naval ship design and construction. Involvement in all project Management issues had led to broaden the skill required for project management i.e. to maintain the planned schedule and the budgeted costs. Developed a comprehensive specification for NBCD for the Singapore Navy.
Jan.1986-Oct.1994
Worked as a Senior Design Officer Grade-1, Assistant Director, Directorate of Naval Design, New Delhi, India. Was responsible for the design and approval of a large frigate both structural and outfit design. Conversant with most design regulations and rules pertaining to naval ship design particularly of the UK Royal Navy and certain practices of the Russian Navy. Managed a team (abt. 50 people) of Mechanical Engineers/Naval Architects and Draftsmen for setting the design guidelines, establishing the specifications, selecting major equipment and oversee construction. Became conversant with inspection and Quality Assurance requirements and procedures.
Jul.1984-Jul.1985
Worked as Scientist-D, Deputy Director, Directorate of Naval R&D, New Delhi, India. Was responsible for approving, monitoring and sponsoring researches for the three naval research Labs. And Gained valuable experience in setting up research facilities for the Navy such as High Speed Towing Tank. This was mainly management work, which required technical input to the higher management like Steering Committee.
Apr.1983-Jul.1984
Worked as Reader (Senior Lecturer or Assistant Professor) in Dept. of Ship Technology, University of Cochin, and Kerala, India. Involved in undergraduate teaching and carrying out sponsored research in Computer aided ship design. Also Principal Investigator for a project financed by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.
Dec. 1982-Apr.1983
Worked as a Scientific Pool Officer in the Dept. of Naval Architecture, IIT -Kharagpur, India, carrying out mainly teaching and research duties; and developed liking and skill for classroom teaching.
Oct 1977- Oct 1982
Awarded National Scholarship for Study abroad by the Ministry of Education, Government of India and proceeded abroad and obtained M.Sc. and PhD in Naval Architecture. M.Sc. course was partly by instruction and by thesis. The topic of the thesis was ‘Computer Data Based Management System for Material Management in shipyard’. It involved doing a technology survey of three shipyards and suggests ways on how to implement the latest technology in material management. Gained valuable experience in ways to conduct a technology assessment and also the implementation of a computer DBMS, and the techniques in material management.
PhD was by research and the topic of the thesis was ’A Computer model for the economic design and operation of Containership’. Main contribution was the development of a Techno-economic Computer model for use in preliminary design of Container ships. Became proficient in use of Risk Analysis,
taking uncertainty into account. The model can be used to study any Capital investment problem in face of uncertainty. Became proficient in FORTRAN programming and application of Engineering Economics in ship design.
Aug.1976-Aug.1977
Worked as a Naval Architect in Production and Design & Development Department of Bombay Marine Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd., Bombay, India .Was responsible (together with another Naval Architect and Mechanical Engineer) for running the shipyard and the design office, building mainly ships up to 1000 dwt. Gained experience in designing and building a whole ship. Undertook cost estimating for contracts and tenders
Jul.1975-Jul.1976
Worked as an Assistant Naval Architect in Outfit Design Office of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd., Calcutta, India; was responsible for production of outfit drawings for commercial shipbuilding mainly Bulk-Carriers and Dredgers and gained valuable experience in the application of the various regulations such as SOLAS and IMO and the Class requirements.
Education
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1982 Awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Naval Architecture from the Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK
1979 Graduated with M.Sc. in Ship Production Technology from the Department of Shipbuilding & Naval Architecture, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
1975 Graduated with B.Tech (Hons) in Naval Architecture in, from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India with first Class Honors.
1970 Higher Secondary Examination with distinction in Mathematics and Physics from Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.
Certification
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
· Associate Member of the (RINA) Royal Institute of Naval Architects, London, U.K. 1980-1982
· Associate Member of the (SNAME) Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, USA, 1977-1984
· Member of the (SNAME) Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, USA, 1996-2006
· Member of the (SNAMES) Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, Singapore, 1995- 1996
· Executive Member of the Computer Society of India-Cochin Chapter 1983-84
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
· An accomplished artist. Won numerous National and International Awards for painting.
· Selected as one of the ten best Child Artists and awarded the Chester Bowles Award for painting in 1968
· Participated in numerous sports and athletic events
· Was the House Captain for three consecutive years of High School
· Interested in Music
· Acted in First 3D- Indian Movie “Chota Chetan”.
Skils
SKILLS
· Broad Computer knowledge, competence and proficiency in the following software;
· FORTRAN IV, BASIC
· Microsoft Office 95, 98, NAVCAD, AUTOCAD
· Statistical software Packages of NAG Library Routines
· Written a Software Package for the preliminary design of Container ships
· Have modeled the whole ship structure using 3D FEA package and undertaken plate analysis using FEA packages.
· Undergone training in LS-Dyna 3D Structural analysis under shock loading
· Familiar with PC based software for basic naval architectural calculations
· Can undertake a Technology Assessment.
· Transportation Planning and Analysis
· Engineering Economics in Ship Design.
· Web design.
STRENGTHS
· Can undertake a statistical data analysis for regression equation
· Use of Non-Linear Optimization Techniques for Ship Design
· Conversant with Naval Ship design Rules such as NES (Naval Engineering Standards) of the MOD Navy UK and certain design practices of the Russian Navy and Indian Navy.
· Very good knowledge of Ship Design Methods.
· Good theoretical and practical knowledge of sizing and selection of ship’s equipment and gear.
· Can undertake the structural Analysis of Ship’s structure.
· Fully conversant with the Quality assurance procedures and testing for ship Production.
· Can undertake and act as a lead engineer in Ship Acceptance Test & Trials. Fully conversant with the Ship Test and trial procedures and criteria.
· Conversant with most of the International Rules & Regulations related to Ships & Marine Structures such as Classification society Rules, SOLAS, and IMO etc.
· Can undertake Hull Survey and inspection.
· Undertake weight estimation, weight control, Weight calculations, Inclining experiments, and material management.
ACHIEVEMENTS
· Awarded Polish Government Scholarship in 1977, but not taken up because of another scholarship for study abroad.
· Awarded ‘National Scholarship for study abroad’, by Ministry of Education & Culture, Government of India, New Delhi in 1977, and proceeded for higher studies at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K.
· External Examiner for the final year B.Tech Undergraduates of Indian Institute of Technology- Madras, India.1987-1988.
· Executive Member of “Computer Society of India”- Cochin Chapter; 1983-84.
· Principle Investigator of a Project “ Computer Aided Ship Design Software Package for Preliminary Design” funded by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, India; 1983-84.
· As a record of significant achievement, Marquis Who’s Who (USA) has included my biography in the 18th edition of Marquis Who’s Who in the World 2001 published in December 2000.This is in recognition of today’s global leaders in every important field of endeavor.
· Also as a record of significant achievement in the field of science & Engineering, Marquis Who’s Who (USA) has selected my biography for inclusion in the 6th edition of Who’s Who in Science & Engineering 2002-2003. This is in recognition of today’s global leaders in every important field of endeavor from over 100 nations.
OTHER SKILLS AND STRENGTH
· Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
· Effective team member in-group based activities.
· Organized and professional approach to tasks.
· Developed Classroom teaching skills.
· Endeavor to keep abreast of latest technology/news by visiting library and reading the journals.
· Well versed in developing cost models.
· Draw up specification for ship equipment and gear.
· Knowledge of PERT/CPM Techniques
· Selection of equipment to meet shock standards.
PUBLICATIONS
· Presented a paper at a Conference on Container Ship entitled ‘A Computer Aided Approach for finding the optimal capacity of containerships’. University of Wales 1981
· Published a thesis entitled ‘Computer data base Management Systems for Materials Management in Shipyards”, in 1979 for work carried out during the period Oct 1977 to March 1979,in the Department of Shipbuilding & Naval Architecture, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K.
· Published a thesis entitled ‘A Computer model for economic design and operation of Containerships’, in 1982 for work carried out during the period July 1979 to September 1982 in the Department of Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, U.K.
· Presented a paper entitled ‘Risk Analysis Techniques for Capital investment in Manganese Nodule Mining’at a International Conference of Ocean Engineering in Pune India 1983
· Presented a paper entitled ‘A computer Model for the preliminary design and operation of containerships’at a International conference on Design and operation of containerships, RINA London 24-25 March 1999
· Presented a paper entitled ‘A computer Model for preliminary design and operation of containerships’ at International Conference SEA Australia 2000, Feb. 2000, Sydney, Australia.
· Published a paper “Application of Risk Analysis for Preliminary Design and Economics of Containerships’ at international Conference on Ship & Marine Technology-Cochin, India May 2001