Mechanical Engineer Engineering

VIVEK SAMPATH

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Houston, Texas-77042 phone: 713-***-****

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Qualified Mechanical Engineer with 4 years of experience in Oil and Gas industry.

Currently a certified EIT in the state of Texas.

2 years of Product Design experience.

2 years of Analysis experience with extensive Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Structural Analysis and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) experience.

Experience with overseeing CAD and drafting activities.

Strong knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Oversee Factory Acceptance Tests and System Integration Tests.

Knowledge of all ASME, API, DNV and ISO standards pertaining to Oil and Gas industry.

Experience with design and analysis of Workover System, Christmas Trees, Control Systems, Tie ins, Umbilical Termination Assemblies, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) tooling.

Experience with R & D and new product development.

Experience with reviewing customer specifications, industry standards and writing bids.

Experience with conducting and participating FMECA, HAZID and HAZOP reviews.

Experience with Design of Test fixtures and Transportation equipments.

Experience with troubleshooting manufacturing issues.

Knowledgeable in a variety of computing languages, engineering design and analysis software.

Highly motivated self driven individual with get it done attitude to meet project schedule and deadlines. EDUCATION

M.S, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX Aug 2011 Key focus area: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA University, Tanjore, India May 2008 Key focus area: Design and Manufacturing

SKILLS

Design and Analysis: Abaqus, STAAD Pro, CAESAR, Solidworks, Mathcad, AutoCAD, CSI (Control Simulator Innovations), FLUENT

Programming: C, C++, FORTRAN, Matlab

Others: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Visio and SAP WORK EXPERIENCE

Aker Solutions, Houston, TX May 2011- Present

Product Engineer – Vertical Christmas Tree development R&D program Jan 2015 – Present

Managed overall design & development of Tree Running Tool under the Vertical Tree development R&D program.

Performed Concept studies, Lifecycle Analysis, FMECA review, GATE reviews and experience in every phase of product design lifecycle.

Product Engineer – Improved Oil Recovery, Products Technology and Engineering June 2013 – Jan 2015

Managed overall design & development of Emergency Disconnect Package.

Managed the critical interfaces with other groups and product lines.

Design of the core components of Workover system, including at least: Spool Bodies, Gate Valves, Valve Actuators, Connectors, Alignment system, Stab Plates, ROV Panels, Frames etc.

Assist in manufacturing and testing and take decisions when there are design/manufacturing deviations.

Oversee Factory Acceptance Tests and System Integration Tests.

Design of test fixtures and transportation equipments including Lift Caps, Test Skids, Shipping Skids.

Perform technical discussions with Client & Supplier in Design reviews and technical meetings.

Supported Sales in Bidding projects by working on proposal, spec’ing out products, developing BOMs and presentations.

Engineering Analyst – Engineering Analysis, Products Technology and Engineering Oct 2011 – June 2013

Responsible for analysis assignments for projects and product development.

Finite Element Analysis and Structural Analysis of various subsea structures which includes control system equipment, well system equipment, and distribution equipment.

Extensive knowledge of Abaqus and STAAD Pro and various other FEA softwares.

Experience with static as well as dynamic simulations.

Experience analyzing pipe stresses using CEASAR.

Some of the equipment analyzed includes Mudmats, Subsea Umbilical Termination Assemblies, Subsea Accumulator Module, Manifolds, Pipe Line End Termination, Cobra Head for Hydraulic Flying leads.

Intern – Engineering Analysis, Products Technology and Engineering Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

Work involved Cathodic Protection design (corrosion protection) of various subsea equipments.

Developed hydraulic systems model for analysis of subsea hydraulic control systems.

Experience with Hydraulic Power Unit sizing.

GD&T studies for various products.

International Project Experience

Lead Engineer for Emergency Disconnect Package for Aasta Hansteen Project for Statoil, Norway.

FEA analysis support for Tamar Project for Nobel Energy, Israel. Hindustan Aeronautical Limited, Bangalore, India May 2006 - Aug 2006 Intern - Engine Test Bed Research and Design Center

Work involved Stress analysis of a fuel pump diaphragm used in a pressure drop regulator of a gas turbine engine. Verification of design tolerance, stress analysis in various operating conditions, fracture mechanics of various composites carried out.

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