Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

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Structural Engineering Steel Concrete FEA Static Dynamic Seismic Architectural Energy Oil Gas Petro

ID: 727916 Texas, USA

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Design of all types of structures and foundations in industrial, petrochemical, energy and commercial projects
- Towers
- Platforms
- Process Structures
- Pipe-racks
- Sleepers
- Bridges
- Cooling Tower Basins
- API Separators
- Blast-resistant buildings
- Foundation for compressor, pumps, turbines, fans, furnaces, flares, tanks, vessels, exchangers
- Finite Element Analysis of Tanks, pressure-vessels


Design of a large diameter water storage reservoir in seismic zone.
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During the design of the tank, investigation of various types of forces,
inertial and convection forces due to acceleration and sloshing effect
had to be done. Code provisions had to be investigated.
Project completed on time & under budget.

Design of several structures, conveyor trusses, transfer towers,
equipment foundation, silo-foundation and supports required
close coordination and attention to constraints.
Project completed on time and under budget.Design of ready-mix plant equipment foundation, enclosure buildings, conveyors
and transfer-towers in Rochester Minnesota required review of vendor drawings,
client-requirements, physical constraints, deadlines and frequent changes in the
design requirements. The work was delivered on time and under budget. There
were no post-design issues in construction.
Design of 30,000 sq tilt-up wall construction building in Willis Texas.
The design process required coordination of information between
various consultants (HVAC, Mechanical, Architectural, Elevator, etc).
Project completed on time and under budget.

Design of emergency generator structure for a large Medical Center in Houston.
Coordination between owner, architect, HVAC, Mechanical consultant, equipment
vendors vendor was required. Project completed on time and within budget.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1985 Degree: MS Subject: Civil Engineering (Construction Management) Institution: Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Year: 1983 Degree: M. TECH Subject: Structural Engineering Institution: Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Year: 1980 Degree: BE Subject: Civil Engineering Institution: Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani, India

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2000 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: CEO & Partner Department: Structural Engineering
Responsibilities:
Supervise Structural design work.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 2000 Employer: Fluor Corporation, Houston, Texas Title: Senior Engineer & Area Lead Department: Civil Structural Engineering
Responsibilities:
Served as Area Lead with principal responsibility to supervise engineering effort & ensure that project requirements are met within budget & on schedule. Additional responsibilities include providing technical guidance, establishing design philosophy, coordinating interface requirements with other disciplines & providing construction support.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 1997 Employer: Bechtel Corporation, Houston Title: Senior Engineer Department: Civil Engineering
Responsibilities:
Served as Senior Engineer with the responsibility to coordinate Civil/Structural modeling with PDS. This position requires extensive interaction across various disciplines. Additional responsibility includes setting up Design Review procedures, monitoring progress & providing technical support to the users of PDS & Design Review.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 1997 Employer: M W Kellogg Corporation Houston Texas Title: Work Group Leader Department: Civil Engineering
Responsibilities:
Served as Work Group Lead with principal responsibility to supervise a team of engineers & ensure that project requirements are met within budget & on schedule. Additional responsibilities included providing technical guidance, establishing design philosophy, coordinating interface requirements with other disciplines. Design assignments included large high-rise reactor loop towers, piperacks & foundation for vessels, exchangers, reactors, dynamic analysis & design of table top & on-grade foundation for centrifugal & reciprocating compressors, design of blast resistant buildings, etc.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1989 to 1990 Employer: CBM Engineer Title: Design Engineer Department: Structural Design
Responsibilities:
Analysis & design of commercial high-rise structures including design of foundations, retaining walls, shear wall, post-tensioned concrete flat plates, slabs, joists, composite floor framing systems, steel & concrete frames, transfer girders, vierendeel trusses, critical connections. Additional responsibilities included reviewing calculations, connection details & shop drawings & supervision of CAD production.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1989 Employer: Owen Ayres Associates, Gainesville, GA Title: Staff Engineer Department: Civil Structural
Responsibilities:
Primary responsibilities were design of commercial & industrial structures Additional responsibilities were preparing specifications, supervising CAD drafting, reviewing shop drawings & coordinating design work with Architectural/Mechanical/HVAC/Plumbing
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1988 Employer: Mid Size General Contractors Title: Construction Manager Department: Construction Management
Responsibilities:
Managed construction activities for commercial projects upto $10 million. Responsibilities included planning, scheduling & coordinating subcontractors, soliciting bids & issuing contracts, ensuring compliance of plans & specifications by subcontractors, reviewing shop drawings & submittals, claims, negotiating change orders with architects & owners, preparing periodic cost projections, obtaining necessary permits & performing liaison activities for timely completion of construction.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 1996 to 1997 Country / Region: Venezuela Summary: Led a team of civil engineers to develop civil/structural
design components of FEED package for a grass-root heavy
crude refining complex.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
ASCE
Licenses / Certifications
PE (State of Texas)
CE (Institute of Engineers, India)

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
Civil/Structural Design in Petrochemical & Energy Projects
Time Management
Ethics in engineering
Communication
Marketing Experience
25 years experience in Civil/Structural engineering, consulting, construction-management
related to petrochemical, refining, oil & gas, power, industrial, manufacturing and commercial
projects throughout the USA, Middle East, Latin America and Asia. Extensive experience in
coordinating/managing collaborative design using remote/offshore resources in Mexico, Venezuela,
India, Philippines and elsewhere and familiar with attitudes, work-processes, work ethics, work-practices, work-cultures. Ability to gauge industry-trends.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
Hindi Excellent command over Hindi.
Marathi Excellent command over Marathi.

Fields of Expertise

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