Previous Employment:

Previous Employment:

Senior Engineer in the Engineering & Development Department of Keppel Shipyard Pte. Ltd., A Division of Keppel Offshore and Marine, Singapore.

Keppel Offshore and Marine has Keppel FELS, Keppel Shipyard, Hitachi Zosen & Keppel Singmarine, the pioneering shipbuilding yards.

Projects Handled:
Computer Code Generations

Numerous computer codes are developed using C, C++, VISUAL BASIC, FORTRAN for new innovative mathematical procedures, customization, structural analysis and design

Windows based applications to simulate Fluid-structure interaction and to compute the hydrodynamic forces on Semi-Submersibles in random seas using VISUAL BASIC (On-going)

3-D Solid/Surface Modeling & Simulation using CAD/CAE software

A numerous projects on complex 3-d feature based parametric modeling, design and analyses (static, dynamic, buckling, fatigue, etc.) are carried out. Few are described below:

Design and heavy erection stress and buckling analyses of Cable Laying Vessel

Lifting simulation/erection stress, vibration and buckling analyses of semi-submersible (9000 t), helideck, crane tub, turret, sponsons, accommodation block, etc.

Detail FE analysis of sheave, winch & crane foundations, rudder, etc.

Analysis based design of Helideck, Flare Tower for FPSO conversion projects

Analysis of Riser and Pipe Rack Support Structures

Fatigue Design Assessment of sponsons of a Drill Ship

Modeling and strength check of a Bulk Carrier

Torsional vibration studies of marine shafting systems approved by the Classification Societies

Coupled thermo-structural FE stress analysis of Asphalt carrier and piping systems for FPSO & FSO conversions

Fluid-structure interaction and computation of hydrodynamic forces in Semi-Submersibles in random seas

Others

Checking and review of the designs and drawings of various components of ship/offshore structures

Computation of forces in the securing devices of container securing arrangements

Modeling of Ship/Offshore geometry and carrying out naval architectural calculations and intact/damage stability analysis using AutoSHIP, AutoHYDRO.

Inclining tests for semi-submersible and jack-up rig.

Our Shipyard

My Involvement in Major Projects:

WEST MENANG: Semi-submersible (New Constructions)
(Company: SMEDVIG)

PEREGRINE IV: Drill Ship (New Constructions)
(Company: R.D. FALCON)

ESPADARTE FPSO VI: Conversion to FPSO

(Company: SBM)

YETAGUN FSO: Conversion from Tanker to FSO (Company: SBM)

DERRICK BARGE 30: Conversion from Pipe Lay Barge to Derrick Barge (Company: McDermott)

WHITE SEA: Conversion from Tanker to FPSO
(Company: NORTRANS)

Surveyor in the Technical Services Division and Research & Development Department of Indian Register of Shipping., Mumbai, INDIA. IRS is an Associate Member of International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

Major involvement in the following Projects/Works:

Detail rigorous finite element analysis of High Precision Hoistable Antenna Retraction Systems

The developed FE code at IIT, Kharagpur has been re-written and modified (later named as FEAPBS) to carry out the static and Transient Dynamic Analysis of the complex mechanical systems. The analysis has been carried out at the Computer Science Department of Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay, INDIA.

3-D parametric solid modeling & FE analysis of various Ships and other Industrial Structures

The most versatile commercial CAD/CAM/CAE packages in the market SDRC I-DEAS, ANSYS are used extensively for the analysis based rule check & development of Bulk Carrier, Double Hull Tanker, etc. beside industrial structures such as Crane, Transmission Tower, etc.

Fundamental research on finite element method for the buckling, large deformation and impact dynamics on isotropic and composite Stiffened Plates and Shells.

System Administration of Digital UNIX server