Nandini Chowdappa
Project Control / Drafting & Detailing / Mapping
Executive Profile
Project Controller 7 years of handling various projects and successful closures. Exposure involves 14-telecom FTTH projects in Muscat and other regions of Sultanate. Ability to influence, motivate and lead people / staff through effective interpersonal skills.
The tenure also includes excellent track record and recognition to catapult innovative professional growth, penetrate into new ventures of the projects and to capture opportunities and accelerate the expansion.
Recognized as one among the Best performers for being consistent in delivering the projects in time and achieving maximum work time, controlling expenses and enhancing project profits.
CAD Engineer with 5 years of comprehensive experience in Road and Bridge projects, Geotechnical Consulting & Engineering. Work also includes Quality checking, documentation, which adhere to the ODOT Roadway and Bridge Standards.
Core professional Competencies include:-
Drafting of engineering drawings in the field of Electrical, FTTH and Constructions.
Software – AutoCAD, GIS/GDB, EPICOR (ERP) and others.
Understanding the project in detail in collaboration with Project and Tendering team.
Active involvement in Project Implementation plan (PIP).
Liaise with various depts. For necessary approvals and plans.
Liaise with Cliental for better understanding of Project status and regular updates.
Suggest changes for optimizing work time, Quality and Controlled expenses.
Active involvement in Regular Project status Reviews and Discussions.
Handling Sub-contractor and suppliers at various levels of Project operation.
Project closure & Reports for Client and Company.
GCC Experience
Oman Fiber Optic SAOC, Muscat, Oman
Mar 2013 – Jun 2020
Working in concurrence with the tendering / Business development dept. for inputs on various level of upcoming projects based on previous project’s pros.
Mass approvals of project requirements (Material & Services) from start to end from the client.
Co-ordination with the Finance dept. for necessary Bank Guarantees & Collections of planned advances from client for starting the project.
Involvement in Project implementation plan (PIP), reporting and necessary approvals.
Solely managed On-time invoicing and collections time to time from client depending on ongoing project status.
Sub-contractors invoice validation and process based on the ground report from Project team.
On-time documentation of project closure report as per client’s requisite standards.
Dawood Engineering Consultancy, Muscat, Oman
Contract (PART TIME) 2009-2010
Drafting of Substation Designs.
Preparation of line / Route diagrams according to MEDC Standards.
Planning, Profiling and Cross-sections preparations.
Conversion of CAD drawings (Electrical) into GIS / Geodatabase (GDB) preparations.
Engineering District Consultancy, Muscat, Oman
Aug 2009 – Sep 2009
Field of Residential and Commercial Building Constructions.
Drafting, Detailing and Architectural drawing as per Muscat Municipality Standards.
Vista Engineering Consultant, Muscat, Oman
May 2009 – Aug 2009
Field of Residential and Commercial Building Constructions.
Drafting and Planning as per project Mangers inputs
PREVIOUS WORK HISTORY
Sachina Engineering (PVT) LTD., Bangalore, India (April 2003 – Aug 2007)
Senior CADD Engineer
Project: Ohio Department of Transportation
Client: CTL Engineering, INC. Columbus (USA)
CTL Engineering handles ODOT Roadway and Bridge projects, geotechnical consulting, engineering and testing services Soil Sampling, Classification, and TestingTask, which involves Subsurface investigation reports and construction and reengineering jobs to complete the report which involves many set of drawings according to ODOT Roadway and Bridge standards.
Project: US-STEEL
Client: CTL Engineering, INC. Columbus (USA).
US-Steel Roof replacement project report to accomplish the task of preparing many Roof-Replacement and penetration drawings and fixture detail drawings of various places of Roof.
Responsibilities:
Drafting of Geographical boring locations on Roadway and Bridge according to ODOT standard for CTL ENGINEERING INC, USA.
Developing Unique Soil Profiles for Subsurface Investigation Projects according to the State Department Standards.
Preparations of component drawings, with project design team to understand client/project objectives.
Converting Site layout paper drawings to Electronic file format drawings.
Set up file structures to manage CAD drawing production in accordance with current Client standards.
Converting drawings from Micro station – AutoCAD.
Quality Checking & fixing up the errors.
Preparation of the project reports.
Talete Geo Spatial (PVT) LTD., Bangalore, India (Aug 2007 – Oct 2008)
CADD. Engineer
Project: Geographical Information System (GIS) – Atlas Mapping
Client: Italy
Responsibilities:
Drafting the Maps using Catasto 2000 & Wagis 2000.
Checking of Maps and fixing the errors.
Presenting these maps in electronic format to the client according to the Std’s.
Working with the maps using Data base software – GOLEM
Quality Checking & fixing up the errors.
Preparation of project reports.
Professional Achievements / Awards
Excellent Performance and Contribution Award – July 2017 – Oman Fiber Optic SAOC
Outstanding Performance Award in Q4 2015 – Oman Fiber Optic SAOC
Academic Certifications
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering – Government Polytechnic Chintamani, Karnataka-India, Board of Technical Education, 2000
Bachelor in Computer Application – Madurai Kamaraj University-India.
Essential Process Management – Bee Society / Oman Fiber Optic SAOC
Business Case Writing – Grasp skills / Oman Fiber Optic SAOC.
Anti-Bribery Awareness – National Training Institute / Oman Fiber Optic SAOC
Computer skills
Operating system : Windows 98, 2000, XP & ME..
MS Office : MS Word, Ms Office, Power Point
AutoCAD Tools : AutoCAD 2010, Micro station v8.1.
Design Tools : Catasto & Wagis 2000, GOLEM.
GIS Software : Arc Map
Languages : Basics Concepts of C, C++ and Java
Image processing : Adobe Photoshop, Image Ready 7.0 ME
Linguistic Abilities
English
Hindi
Kannada
Telugu
Personal Details
Nationality : Indian
Date of Birth : 3rd October 1981
Visa Status : Work Visa of Oman ‘Fiber Optic SAOC’
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