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Karthik A

Senior Engineer
Engineer Projects with experience in Valves, Actuators, Regulators, and other field instruments catering, Oil and Gas, Refinery, Power and Petro Chemical industries spanning aspects of Procurement, Order engineering / configuration with team management and supervision skills. Flair towards accuracy, standards, quality, OTD and RFT improvement. AREASOF E XPERTISE Business Systems : SAP, OPS, Fisher First 2.0 , Metrics : BOM, Gate Review, OTD, RFT improvement, RDSL & PDSL, SOPs Domain Knowledge : Strong project management skills with exposure to all plant operations, Exposure to Hydro, seat leak, fugitive emission.
Fisher Chennai Engineering Centre
St pauls Matriculation Higher Secondary school
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Professional Background

  • Current status
  • Profession
    Project Manager
  • Fields
    Energy
  • Work experience
    6-10 years (6-10 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 5-10 people
  • Skills
    Interpersonal Skills
    Stress Management
    Time Management
    Accountability
    Team Management
    Communication
    Supervision
    Project Management Skills
  • Languages
    English
    Fluent
    Hindi
    Fluent
    Marathi
    Intermediate
    Tamil
    Fluent
    Kannada
    Fluent
  • Highest level of education
    Bachelor

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Full-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    Engineer Project
  • Desired work locations
  • Freelance
    Non-freelancer

Work Experience

Senior Project Administrator II

Jul 2022 - Present
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Coordinate and own several large, highly complex, and multi-national projects. • Negotiate the initial scope of the project, change orders, progress payments, terms and conditions and all additions or expansions to the project with the Customer, Local Business Partner/Sales Office and Global Industry Sales personnel. o Quote and own the Lead-Time and Comments to the Manufacturing Specs during the pursuit phase  Approve the lead-time commitment, especially during negotiations  Approve any deviations to the Comments to the Manufacturing Specs and understand comments to the Commercial T&C’s, Legal T&C’s and Technical Product Spec  Participate in joint project review/discussion with the pursuit team • Lead internal and external communication meetings to ensure alignment o Lead the Customer Post Award meeting (or Pre-PO meeting) when the order is committed to Emerson o Lead the Internal Kick-off Meeting to resolve all open issues and provide clarity to the Execution Plan o Coordinate the Pre Inspection meeting with the Customer’s Inspector and achieve clarity to the inspection requirements and process. • Ensure the PO to Quote reconciliation is completed, which includes resolving all issues prior to PO Acceptance. • Develop and own the Project Plan that includes schedules, milestones, procurement strategy, execution strategy, financial targets, resources, communications and considerations of risks. • Ensure alignment with the Customer on the Fisher Commitment Date and the Customer PO Dates including milestone dates for drawing and procedure submittals, drawing and procedures approvals, equipment inspection notifications, and “Ready for Inspection” dates. • Effectively provide leadership for a comprehensive project team consisting of project administration, order administration, engineering and plant project personnel who are responsible for executing portions of the project. Provide input for performance evaluations. • Establish and manage financial targets and metrics for the project with the help of the Project Financial Analyst. • Coordinate manufacturing sites by taking into account material costs, project site location and best cost country capabilities through effective planning scheduling and management. • Interface and continuously communicate with the Customer, Contractor and LBP throughout the life of the project to provide updates, milestones, and progress. • Work with the Close Out Team to finalize completion of the project including the MRO handoff and documentation

Senior Engineer

Jun 2014 - Jun 2022
8 yrs 1 mo
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Management Joined the Asia Pacific operations academy program in Singapore Received on the Job Training by the industry experts in various aspects of the business as well as exposure to cross-functional projects. Rotated through Departments such as order management, Engineering, Manufacturing, change order Management. Highlights include : 16 weeks attachment to Manufacturing plant in Malaysia attachment to Order Management & Operations and IBU Singapore Accountability : Identify Interco order potential through regular interaction with other external Sales and Project Management teams. Participate in global PM calls to gather order funnel and its timeline requirements. Project costing, discussing with Operations team on capability development regarding valve models and testing requirements. Participate in slim spec and GP improvement teams. Continually get update from ME on capacity and capability of the plant. Share with Global partners at the appropriate forums. Review incoming orders commercial and technical and ensure that they are received in line with what was quoted. Report abnormalities and seek appropriate corrections from respective stake holder. Plan and execute project kick-off meetings and provide clarity to project team on customer requirements. Ensure right specification and document approval are in place for entire operations team to execute the orders. Track specifications changes and communicate to the internal stake holders and follow up for implementation. Provide periodic project summary and status reports to the concerned stake holders and Management. Act as interface between the customer, intercompany representative and the project execution team by keeping everyone involved updated and offer necessary clarification on contractual obligations. Monitor and review the progress at appropriate intervals based on the priority and delivery schedule. Record the discussion and circulate to the participants and other stakeholders. Ensure the effective implementation of post order Corrective & Preventive actions against the customer complaints. Ensure compliance with all applicable export requirements and keeping abreast of Emerson policies on International trade compliance requirements. Facilitate timely processing of change orders. Providing support on quoting special constructions/options and ensuring conformance to EPMCPL standards wherever possible. Prepare and submit monthly order booked and sales projection to management. PROJECTS HANDLED : Projects Qty World End Destination Value, M USD BP Khazzan I & II 270 MEA Oman 4 BP Tangguh 270 AP Indonesia 2 KNPC- GS 394 AP Kuwait 1.77 KNPC- GT5 257 EU Kuwait 2.3 Total Ethane Cracker 404 NA UAE 2.43 Duqm 851 EU Oman 7.4 Relationships : Close liaison with external Sales offices, Project management teams and internal functions. Consult with engineering or product groups and QP&S team for special constructions.

Site engineer

Jun 2013 - May 2014
1 yr 0 mos
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Project : Chennai Metro Rail Project Depot and station Roof sheeting and cladding works. Area : 60000sqm. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1 SAFETY : a SAFETY Induction - Arranging SAFETY induction and entry passes for all workers at site in co-ordination with SAFETY officer. b Tool box talk with all the workers at site, every morning, before start of the job. c Checking of all tools and tackles required at site for installation including electrical connections d Access and roof approach - checking and approving all the access/ladders/scaffolding available at site which are required for installation. e Working at Height - Review of Height pass and clearance for doing the job. All life line, PPE's, SAFETY belt, fall arrestor available at site are cross verified in line with SAFETY requirement. f Providing work permit before starting of job. g Maintaining SAFETY documents for workmen working at site 2 QUALITY & PROGRESS OF JOB : a Plan and maintain the progress as per the plan. b Ensure execution of the job as per drawing/TBSL standard/WMS and JSA. c Check material availability at site and raise concern for the non - available material in advance. 3 SITE COORDINATION : a Vehicle unloading at site. b Material stacking as per standard practice/TBSL norm. 4 CUSTOMER INTERACTION : a Day to day meeting with customer to update on progress and resolving their concern and escalation of unresolved issues to superiors. b Job certification & bill submission for erected area c Closing of the job as per Customer and TBSL requirement Competancies : Stress management. Business acumen Interpersonal skills and able to relate well with all levels of staff and different cultures outside the country. Time Management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
Mechanical
2008 - 2012
Activities and societies
Cycling