Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
CURRICULAM VITAE.
NAME: Thilak Bandara Herath (H.M.L.G.T.B.Herath)
ADDRESS: **/**/*, ****** *******, Kalagedihena
Tel No Mobile – +94-772******
E mail. ********@*****.***
DATE OF BIRTH: 02nd January 1962
NATIONALITY: Sri Lankan
QUALIFICATIONS;
A.BE.Degree in Mechanical Engineering & Naval Architecture (India)
B. Diploma in Business Management (NIBM-Sri Lanka),
C. Member-IEPNG
EDUCATION: School Attended: St. Thomas College, Matale, Sri Lanka
1975-1980 Last level reached: GCE Advance level (H.N.C.E)
Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany
Course Attended: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering & Naval Architecture
1981-1985
Name of School: Navy Shipwright school (Faculty of Naval Architecture)
Subjects;
Academics: Electrical Technology, Applied and Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Thermodynamics, Basic Electronics.
Professional: Metallurgy, Workshop Practice, Ship-Yard Organization, Ship Building Technology, Ship Systems, Ship Structure and Design, Engineering &
Ship Drawing, Naval Architecture, Ventilation and Air conditioning
Practical: Workshop Practice (Machining includes Lathe, milling,Drilling,shaping, foundry) Air/Under water Welding, Ship fabrication, NDT, Ship Fitting, Dry Docking, Paint Technology, Fiber-Glass Boat Manufacturing and
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Repairs, Metal, Ferro-concrete Boat Building, Prime movers, Rotary
Pump & Displacement Pump repairs, Sail Loft, Mould loft, Dockyard/Shipyard Management, Docking Undocking Ships, Slipping Un-Slipping Vessels, Labour & Material control, Arranging pay particulars & other necessary reports for ordering equipment/parts & materials.
Tools& material stock control & stores management
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1981-1988 Position Held: Shipwright Artificer
Name Of establishment: Sri Lanka Navy
Duties: Slipping and Un-slipping Naval vessels (Up to 40 M L.O.A), Repairing All types of boats including fiber glass, aluminium and timber boats, carrying out all types of welding including MIG & TIG, Sand Blasting, Grinding& Power wire brushing to prepare surface for Painting Hull, Deck, Engine room & interior parts.
1989-1990 Position Held: Workshop Manager
Company Name: St. Andrew Marine Service, Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Duties: Detailing men for all types of ship repairs including all types of welding jobs, Grit blasting and airless spray painting and other hull treatment jobs including Cleaning, Chipping, Power tooling & Painting in Cargo and Ballast tanks, Repairing and marking Anchor chains
1991-1992 Position Held: Workshop Manager
Company Name: Hugo Saw milling Co. Pty. Ltd.
Papua New Guinea
Duties: Controlling and Organizing repairs and maintenance jobs in Heavy and Light vehicle Maintenance Workshop, Also arranging fabrication jobs including carpentry work on Rainbow housing scheme at Gerehu.
1992-1994 Position Held: Hull Treatment Manager
Company Name: Santri Marine Service, Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Duties: Organizing and planning hull Treatment jobs for all types of ships arriving to Colombo Dockyard. Structure welding jobs, sand blasting and Airless spray Painting entire ships were planned and carried out according to Shipyard schedules. Arranging details for salaries and overtime payments, Ordering materials
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1995-2000 Position Held: Hull Treatment Engineer
Company Name: Colombo Dockyard Ltd, Colombo,
Sri Lanka
Duties: Organizing and carrying out Hull Treatment jobs with about 40 Company employees and about 125 Sub Contract employees with given completion targets by Dockyard planning department.
2000-2001 Position Held: Hull Treatment Manager
Company Name: PNG Dockyard, Motukea Island, Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea.
Duties: Managing and controlling Sand blasting and Painting department with about 65 local workers. Arranging man-hours for ordinary and overtime payments, Ordering spare parts and material from PNG and Australia.
2001-2006 Position held Manager
Company Name: Toboi Shipbuilding Co. Pty. Ltd, P O Box 320, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Duties: 1. Managing Slip way involved with Ship Building and repairing jobs, arrange repair & maintenance jobs of company houses in Rabaul with 10 expatriate supervisors and about 75 Locals & controlling it’s Machine shop, arranging day to day operations in Marine Engineering workshop, life raft service station, Air Conditioning & refrigerator repair section & Vehicle maintenance workshop.
2. Ordering Spare parts for company vessels (About 15 )
& Vehicles (22 light & Heavy Vehicles), Ordering materials locally and from foreign Countries, Making -
-Quotations for Ship Repairs, Arranging financial Statements, Salaries, air Tickets and holiday pays. etc.
I also had to look after building maintenance section that use to repair & maintain about 28 company houses in Rabaul. In addition we also did repair other company buildings like Bishop Brothers, Barlow Industries plus repair & maintenance jobs on government buildings like Police station, L.L.G.Office…etc. In addition to repair their buildings we did repairs on water lines, sewage lines & Air Condition units.
Additional ; Conducting safety meetings on every Monday morning
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for all employees, once a month fire exercises & first aid
meetings to make them understand & according to company records due to awareness of accidents, fire & safety, for last 6 years there have been no accident, No severe injury & a fire in the premises though we did lots of hot work on steel ship repair department while doing other faire hazard jobs like painting & fiber glass jobs.
2007/2010 Position held Manager Engineering Services
Organization Name Industrial Technology Institute, 363, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Duties Managing day to day work in entire Engineering section. This includes Fabricating different testing equipment requested by laboratories for research work, repairs of Telephones, Computers, Air Conditioners, Motor vehicles, Buildings, Water, Gas &Compressed air lines in our institute, all Electrical repairs including replacing electrical components, fans, bulbs...etc. if beyond repairs plus maintenance work in other Government institutes. I was also responsible for ordering parts, equipments & materials for workshops & laboratories.
From December 2007 I also work as Transport Manager & Energy Conservation Manager for the institute.
2010/2012 Position held Operations Manager
Organizations Name Pacific Suppliers Ltd
P O Box 541, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Duties Managing and controlling operations of chemical Manufacturing factory. Ordering materials, chemicals & parts, Carrying out inspection of company vehicles, ordering parts & repairing, taking monthly stock take in the ware house & factory, checking stock available in the whole sale & retail shops.
I also had to assist Port Villa slipway which carries out ships Engine & hull repairs specially on foreign vessels as they had no expert to look after international ship repairs.
2012/2016 Position New Shipbuilding Superintendent.(Steamships-PNG)
Organization Name Sapor Shipbuilding Industries, P O Box 1676, Sibu
96008, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Duties Organizing day to day new shipbuilding work
along with over 200 Shipyard workers including 100 welders & other workers on new building department. Co-ordinating quality of work, arranging safety meetings with Yard Managers & Sub Contractors to maintain smooth operation & safety activities/improvements. Checking grit blasting standards, paint thicknesses, welding quality. Also I use to arrange Survey documents, Insurance documents & Navigation equipment for vessels delivery
voyages to Papua New Guinea. Controlling accounts including USD 10,000 worth petty cash, maintaining account documents, cash invoices…etc to get reimbursed used petty cash. Maintaining funds for purchasing tools, materials, food & other necessary equipment / items for completed new ships, Maintaining records of vehicles registrations, insurance & maintenance work. Arranging safety gear requirements, fuel requirements & arranging bulk fuel, tools & parts for ships going to Papua New Guinea.
2016 upto now
Position Managing Director
Organization Thilak Naval Architects Pvt. Ltd. No.1E, Thotagamuwa, Palapathwela, Matale. Sri Lanka.
Duties Managing my own company Thilak Naval Architects Private Limited dealing with consultation work for mainly Shipyard construction and repairing, Ship building & repairing around Sri Lanka and in Sibu - Malaysia. We undertake Hull steel repairs, Fiberglass repair jobs, Hull treatment jobs including sand blasting and airless spray painting, Tank cleaning & painting, Anchor chain repairing, marking etc.
2024 Mechanical Support Manager
I have served as Mechanical Support Manager for MAG Sri Lanka doing a mine clearing project in Northern area of Sri Lanka for few months but had to resign due to non availability of proper accommodations.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Healthy
Enjoy Learn New Fields
Quick Learner
Self-motivated
Reliable
Always Punctual
Easily stick into any team worker
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HOBBIES AND INTEREST
Photography
Music
Watching TV
Playing Cricket, table Tennis, Badminton, Tennis
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Language Spoken: English, Hindi, Bislama (Local Vanuatu language) Pidgin, Urdu, Pahadi, Bengali, Sinhalese, Telengu, Marati, Manus.
Drivers License
Excellent Health
Computer Application Knowledge
REFEREES
1.
Name: Mr.Ting Hua Ang
Position: Managing Director
Company: Sapor Shipbuilding Industries SDN BHD
Address: P O Box 1676, Sibu 96008, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel. No.: 060-*********
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Name; Mr. Ian Stevens
Position; Fleet Superintendent
Organization; Pacific Towing( PNG) Ltd
Address; P O Box, 701, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Tel. No. 067*-*******, 3211278
Mobile No. 006*-*********
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