Ravi Polamarasetty, E.I.T
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173, USA
Cell Ph: 331-***-****
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Summary:
I have been working since 1998 in the Structural steel design, detailing, fabrication, erection and
commissioning of the industrial, residential and commercial buildings.
Experience:
DGSTS/Thornton Tomasetti
Chicago, Illinois
Structural steel Designer 10/2011 – Present
• Preparation of TEKLA connection components based on connection category applying
connections in TEKLA.
• Exporting Tekla model to REVIT model / SAP model BIM for coordination and clash
detection purposes.
• Review of TEKLA models for accuracy.
• Creation of TEKLA reports based on custom and system components utilized.
• Creation of drawings, editing of drawings.
• Stairs, hangers, bridges and Misc. members modeling.
South Central Steel
Harpersville, AL
Engineering Manager 2011
• Reviewing of shop drawings, estimating the actual material required using FABSUITE.
• Coordinating with fabrication schedule and following up with Steel detailers on progress.
• Resolution of shop questions
• Erection scheduling, rigging plan preparation, crane selection, shoring, MSDS preparation.
• Working with detailing firms answering RFIs, reviewing TEKLA/SDS-2 models.
• BIM coordination.
• Document control with respect to AISC certification.
• Production control.
Deegit Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Structural Detailing Manager 2008 – 10/2011
• Review & distribute contract drawings for the estimation process.
• Studying the bid documents and understanding the availability of the resources and
planning the resources to adjust the duration and finish date of the projects.
• Leading the project kick-off process to educate internal staff on project requirements and
commitments.
• Using MS project for tracking and monitor a master production schedule for all project
tasks with specific deadlines. Timely feed back to the team & updation to the customer on
the project progress.
• Develop a schedule of values and lead the billing effort with the customer each month.
• Change management activities like managing the change control process both internally
and externally. Communicate all project changes to internal staff. Lead the change order
and revised billing process with the customers.
• Customer liaison, billing and invoicing.
• Monitoring detailing, fabrication and erection team’s progress and to see that each
department understand project requirements, commitments and specifications.
• Connection design of steel structures and interacting with EOR & AOR.
• On site coordination and start-up meetings with Owner, GC, Engineers and Fabricators.
• Leading the team size of 100 Tekla & SDS/2 -Steel detailers in efficiency model for
executing the detailing projects.
• Erection support at the job site and shop support with the fabricators.
• Implementation of Usage of C#, .net API to Tekla structures.
iCAD Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore, India/ Fremont, CA
Sr. Project Manager 2003 – 2008
• Studying the bid documents and understanding the availability of the resources and
planning the resources to adjust the duration and finish date of the projects.
• Customer interaction by conducting Kick off meetings, Project review meetings, Criteria
discussions, passing a resolution in the changes in the projects, educating the customer
regarding the contract document changes, E-mailing the project correspondence & project
standards.
• Explore all project information including the proposal, estimate, and contract and
understand scope of work, commitments and exclusions prior to project start.
• RFI initiation for missing information.
• Maintain and update all internal and external documentation on the project like ccn, RFI,
ECN etc.
• Connection design of steel structures and interacting with EOR & AOR.
• Studying and interpreting the contract documents in reference to AISC, BOCA.
Understanding the project specifications, customer standards and procedures.
• Connection design per ASD, LRFD, architectural and ornamental details preparation per
NAAMM, and coordinating the project with the GC.
• Coordination with agencies viz: Joist coordination, masonry openings, HVAC supports,
Roof access and others.
• Criteria discussions, passing a resolution in the changes in the projects, educating the
customer regarding the contract document changes, E-mailing the project correspondence
& project standards.
• Preparation of Project documents Viz., Change order note, Request For information, Letter
of Transmittal, Drawing Log and Minutes Of meetings.
• Connection design (AISC) using Descon, MathCAD, MS excel.
Larsen and Toubro Ltd.
Bangalore, India
Engineer 1998 – 2003
• Compute & handle take-off of all structural steel shown on structural framing plans.
• In Tekla environment setup includes connection macros, creation of custom components,
Auto connection rules for the project.
• Preparation of simple Shear connections including clip angle connections, shear tab. Etc.
• Design of end plate and seating connections.
• Preparation of weld joints.
• Connection design of braces.
• Connection design of moment connections.
• Checking the structural shop drawings, erection drawings, general arrangements and
various field reports.
• Connection design for shear, moment & braces.
• Prepares and do preliminary layout model, preliminary arrangement drawings.
• Reports for advance mill list of structural steel.
• Apply connection macros after preliminary layout model.
• Do user-defined connection macros if necessary.
• Check all connection macros versus design standard drawing.
• Generate and update all structural detail and general arrangement drawings.
• Generation NC1 / DSTV data.
• Generation of reports like assembly list, material list, bolt list, and bolt location list.
• Model updation due to design revisions and answered technical queries.
• Preparation of AR plans, erection drawings, detail drawings, and part drawings.
• Supervising the construction of police housing at 34 different locations
• Supervising the construction of state ware houses.
• Involved in the construction of MAHE University.
Professional skills:
• Steel detailer and Connection designer
• Steel detailing checker
• Misc. Steel detailing
• Steel fabrication
• Steel erection
• Project manager
• Detailing manager
• 11 years experience in AutoCAD, Release 13 thru 2010
• 8 year’s experience in Tekla structures- version 8 thru 17
• 3 years experience in SDS/2 –version 6.33 thru 7.2
• Connection design in DESCON- Version ASD 9th, LRFD3 rd, AISC13th-6 years.
• Business development in sales& estimation- 4 years
• Welding inspection using NDT- 5 years
• Worked on 3d modeling for Pro-e, analysis on Ansys, Staad, and stadpro- 2 years
• Have exposure to C, VB.net,VB-6,FORTRON,COBOL & PASCAL- 2 years
• Good skills using MS-office, Adobe, imaging.
• PEDDIMAT for windows- drill line programming
• ACS for cutting machines.
• AISC certification for Fabricators.
Projects done:
• Epic deep space – Thornton Tomasetti – 14000 tons – 2011
• Tekla/BIM modeling, detailing.
• Severstal power plant- Schuff steel,AZ, phoenix -6000 tons- 2010-2011
• Engineering, connection design and Steel detailing.
• Boston renaissance charter school- MA- 500tons – 2009
• Steel detailing, Coordination, onsite support.
• CEVA bump2010- KS -600tons- 2009
• Steel detailing of commercial structures
• Power plant structures- Warley Parsons- MI- 40000tons-2008
• Steel detailing of industrial structures, connection design, and coordination.
• Pier park commercial buildings -FL, 1100 tons-2007
• Steel detailing, coordination, PM, onsite support.
• Auburn university- Al, 650tons-2006
• Steel detailing, onsite coordination, connection design.
• First Baptist church- FL, 750tons-2006 thru 2007
• Steel detailing, PEB coordination, connection design.
• Steel Detailing of Health south hospital- FL-400tons-2006
• Steel Detailing of St Vincent Hospital- Al, 550tons-2005
• Steel Detailing of Blakeley park-SC, 1200tons-2005
• Steel Detailing of Bay Street Gage steel panels commercial –CA- 10000drawings-2004.
• Steel Commercial, residential building construction for KSPHC (INDIA) & MAHE (Ma,
INDIA).-2001 thru 2003.
• Iron ore pelletizing-, JSW-Kvaerner Metals (Be, India). 5200tons-2000 thru 2001
Detailing, fabrication, erection and commissioning
• Jindal-Praxair oxygen ltd (Be, India).-1998 thru 1999.
Fabrication and erection of oxygen plant.
Corex steel plant, JSW (Be, India).1998 thru 1999.
Fabrication, erection and commissioning.
Achievements:
• Preparation of Steel detailing process manual has helped in optimizing the organization’s
performance remarkably.
• Successful AISC certification Process for Steel fabricators.
Education:
• Bachelor’s in Engineering –IE,India
• Diploma in Mechanical engineering- GPT
• Pursuing Masters in Business Administration- ICFAI University.
CEP:
• AISC program on SCOP
• PDS program on fastener design.
• AWS D1.1 Standards by Scott suebue AEC
• Parametric modeling using Gross hopper, penguin - TTU
Certifications:
• Certified CAD professional from CADD center
• Certified Engineer- In- Training from AK board
• ASCE member for 2010.
• Approved to proceed for PE exam.
Events & Programs:
• Participated in Steel day events in Illinois for 2009, 2010, 2011.
• Participated in Steel conference held in Florida-2010, Pittsburg-2011.