VIKAS THAKRAN

**** ****** **. ***# *** Lenexa, Kansas, 66215

Email: acugwt@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 913-***-****

SUMMARY

Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering with 8 years of experience in Piping Stress Analysis with excellent communication skills and substantial leadership Qualities

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Technical: Auto Pipe, PEPS 3.6.2, Caesar II 5.3, Navisworks Review, AutoCAD, GT strudel (Supports Loads) Codes & Standards: Conversant with ASME 31.1, API 610, ASME B16.5, B16.9, B16.11, B36.10, and B36.19. CORE STRENGTHS:

• Stress Analysis using Auto pipe, PEPS 3.6.2, Caesar II 5.3, (Building load cases for analysis like Operating, sustain, thermal, occasional (wind, earthquake), Hydrodynamic Loads. Providing equipment nozzle thermal displacements, Modeling and analysis of equipment connected with piping, Flexibility Analysis, Nozzle Load Calculation, Deciding Support Locations, Pipe Thickness calculations.

• Selection of Pipe Support per qualified vendor catalog.

• Designing for sustained loads; support configuration issues, spring hanger design, optimization of sustained loads,

• Preparation/reviewing of piping layout and stress analysis report.

• Material Take off (MTO) and Small-bore List.

• Trunnion & Lugs calculations.

• Ensuring quality for documentation and drawings. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Piping Stress Engineer 11/2013-Till Date

Kiewit Engineering and Design

• Responsible for Stress analysis and Support engineering for Different piping Systems. Piping Engineer 04/2013-11/2013

Alstom Power

• Responsible for Stress analysis and Support engineering for Boiler External Piping (Boiler Department). Senior Design Engineer 04/2010- 04/2013

Westinghouse India Engineering center

• Responsible for Stress analysis and Support engineering for Different piping Systems. Design Engineer 03/2008-04/2010

Global Economic Advantage, Gurgaon, India

• Responsible for routing, Stress analysis and Creation of MTO for Different piping Systems. Trainee Engineer 07/2007-12/2007

Indo Engineering Project Corporation, Nagpur, India

• Identify Stress Critical line list.

• Isometric preparation for Stress Analysis.

• Load cases generation and set up of different load cases (SUS, OPE, EXP, HYD, OCC).

• Preparation of bulk MTO.

• Ensuring quality for documentation and drawings. PROJECTS:

Kiewit Engineering and Design

TVA ALLEN: 2x1 Combined Cycle Power Plant

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Stress analysis of Piping Systems (HPS, CRH) using Auto Pipe.

• Responsible for Piping Layout Optimization.

• Support Engineering.

TVA Paradise: 3x1 Combined Cycle Power Plant

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Stress analysis of Piping Systems (HPS, CRH, BFW) using Auto Pipe.

• Responsible for Piping Layout Optimization.

• Support Engineering.

• Steel drawing checking for supports.

Woodbridge Energy Center: 2x1 Combined Cycle Power Plant Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Stress analysis of Piping Systems using Auto Pipe.

• Responsible for Piping Layout Optimization.

• Support Engineering.

Alstom Power

RP660: 660 MW Coal Plant (In house Project of Alstom for Standardization 660 MW Coal Plant) Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Stress analysis of Boiler External Piping (Soot Blower Piping, SCAPH Piping, Main Steam Piping) using Caesar.

• Responsible for Piping Layout Optimization.

• Support Engineering.

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC, USA

AP 1000: Standardization for advance passive light water reactor Nuclear Power Plant planned to produce 1154 MW in China

Worked on various systems in Turbine and Auxiliary buildings like Turbine Drain System, Condensate Drain System, Heater Drain System, Gland Steam System, Component Cooling water System Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Layout Optimization

• Modeling in PEPS as per Isometrics

• Stress Analysis using PEPS.

• Support Engineering.

• Preparation of Pipe Line Report (PLR).

• Issuing the Certified for construction Documents (CFC). Global Economic Advantage

Anpara: Anpara Thermal Power Plant 2X600 MW

Client : LANCO

Worked on various systems : HFO Line, Main Steam Lines on Rack, MSS Drain Lines Compressed Air System Analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Layout Optimization

• Pipe Designing Using PDMS 11.6.

• Stress Analysis of HFO lines.

• Generation of Load cases for the analysis.

• Selection of Pipe Support and Support Detailing.

• Preparation of Stress Isometrics.

Vizag: Expansion of Vizag Steel Plant.

Client : Jindal

Responsibilities:

• Stress Analysis of Steam line on Rack.

• Selection of Pipe Support and Support Detailing.

• Preparation of Line List, Valve List, Bill of material etc.

• Preparation of isometrics from layout.

New Delhi: 1X300 MW Rithala CCPP

Client : NDPL (North Delhi Power Limited)

Responsibilities:

• Stress Analysis of IBR lines.

• Equipment Modeling and Equipment Nozzle loads Qualification.

• Selection of Pipe Support and Support Detailing.

• Preparation of Stress Isometrics and Stress Reports for IBR approval.

• Coordination with the Client.

Role: Design Engineer

Duration: 8 months

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS:

• Suvidya Institute of technology (SIT),Mumbai

- On Job training provided by SIT on Piping Engineering. Objective:

- To identify the basic vocabulary and to introduce the major concepts of piping system design.

- To provide & understand the basic piping requirements for design as per the international codes & standards.

- To understand how to design cost effective new installation.

- To understand how to create cost effective design in trouble shooting as well as while improving existing piping. EDUCATION:

• Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India 06/2007 Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical Engineering 66%

• Senior Secondary School, CBSE 58%

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Spot Award for excellent performance in Infotech Enterprise Limited.

• Awarded by Employee of the month and Part of Team of the month at Infotech.

• Participated in Infotech Premier Cricket League. PERSONAL DETAILS:

• DOB : 20-06-1986

• Marital Status : Married.

• Nationality : Indian.

• Present Location : Gurgaon.

• NOTICE PERIOD : 30 DAYS.

• Passport Number : F4814539

• Visa : H1B

• PERMANENT ADDRESS : 1708 A, Sector – 10 A HB Colony, Gurgaon (H.R), India I hereby declare that above information stated by me is true in best of knowledge and Belief. Place: Gurgaon Yours Sincerely

Date: (VIKAS THAKRAN)

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