LIJU KARUNAKARAN

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Date of Birth 25th May 1975

CURRENT LOCATION/ADDRESS

City or Town Al Ain

Country UAE

PERMENANT/HOME LOCATION/ADDRESS

State Kerala

Country India

LANGUAGES

Languages English, Malayalam, Hindi

NATIONALITIES

Nationality Indian

EXPERIENCE CLASSIFICATION

Job Function Years Experience

Agricultural Engineer , Irrigation Engineer 13

Industry Years Experience

Irrigation ,water supply 13

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

QUALIFICATION SUBJECT ESTABLISHMENT YEAR

B.Tech Agricultural engineering India 1997

AMIE( equivalent to

B.Tech) Civil Engineering India 2008

PGDCA Computer Science India 2004

COMPUTER SKILLS AND SOFTWARE USED

PRIMAVERA, AUTOCAD, MS OFFICE

WORK LOCATIONS

Are you willing to move or relocate? Yes – I will relocate internationally

AVAILABILITY

Earliest Start Date One month notice

IDEAL NEXT JOB

Irrigation Engineer/ Consultancy Services, Quantity Surveyor

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Total years of Work Experience 13

WORK EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering (B.Tech) from Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University, Kerala, India - acquired in the year 1997

• AMIE in Civil Engineering – equivalent to B.Tech in Civil Engineering – from Institution of Engineers, Kolkata, India – acquired in the year 2008

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA) from IHRD, New Delhi, India

• Charted Engineer from Institution of Engineers, Kolkata, India.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Having 13 years of experience in Automatic Irrigation System and Approved Irrigation Engineer in U.A.E and India

• Working in Vision International General Trading & Contracting & Co.WLL, Al Ain, UAE, as Irrigation Engineer from 1.04.2010 to tilldate.

• Worked in Al Nile Al Janobi Contracting & Irrigation Est., Al Ain, UAE, as Irrigation Engineer from 22.08.2008 to 31-03-2010

• Worked in Hariyali Projects at Agricultural University, Kerala, India - as Agricultural Engineering Specialist from 2007-2008

• Worked with M/s START, Kulathupuzha (Society for transfer of Agriculture and Rural Technology), An Agency for the implementation of Jalanidhi Projects(World bank Aided project) as Assistant Engineer, during the year 2005-2007

• Worked in Sector Reforms Projects (RWSS) – Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission, India – as a Technical Consultant, for the year 2002-2005.

• Worked in Kerala Community Irrigation Project (KCIP), Kerala Government undertaking with assistance from Royal Netherlands Government – as an Agricultural Engineer in the year 1998 – 2002.

• Worked with M/s.Tech Rays Agricultural Engineering Consultancy, Kerala as Design Engineer and Sales Promoter in the year 1997-1998.

MAJOR PROJECTS HANDLED

• 9027 – GIS Asset and under ground Irrigation Network survey of assets under Al ain Park and recreational directorate.

Client: Al Ain Municipality – Municipal Affairs (Services Area Section City Center Section)

Consultant: AECOM Ltd.

• B827 - Irrigation Network and Landscaping at Al Mubazzarah Area (Stage 2)

Client: Al Ain Municipality – Municipal Affairs (Services Area Section City Center Section)

Consultant: Shankland Cox Ltd.

• B963 – Development & Beautification of Municipality Street from Al Jimi Wadi bridge Area to

Al Masoudi Area in Al Ain City

Client: Al Ain Municipality – Municipal Affairs (Services Area Section City Center Section)

Consultant: Shankland Cox Ltd.

• B894 – Landscaping of some streets in Al Ain by Non-Plant Materials (Solid Materials)

Client: Al Ain Municipality – Municipal Affairs (Services Area Section City Center Section)

Consultant: Shankland Cox Ltd

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for managing operation, maintenance & construction of landscape pump sets, generators, reservoirs, wells, irrigation networks, irrigation systems, water display including the following duties:

Design Section:

- Execution of soft and hard landscaping works

- Design and implementation of micro irrigation systems like drip, sprinkler, Bubbler irrigation system

- Supervision and co-ordination of work at site

- Labor assessment and management

- Quantity surveying and cost evaluation of the schemes

Technical Section

- Making BOQ, budget, project execution schedule, etc.

- Approvals of materials, shop drawings, checking the method statements, inspect materials supplied on site, etc.

- Guide sub contractors on safety practices procedures, construction methodology and installation procedures, etc.

- Supervision and approval of executed work, checking and approval for as built drawings, commissioning of the irrigation, water display, pumping systems, etc.

- Supervise operation maintenance including handing over & take over of the project, asset condition survey, geo coordinates survey, etc.

- Prepare planting soil mix as per soil condition & water quality

Choose the best suitable palms, trees, shrubs, hedges, ground covers, lawn grass, flowers, etc. based on location and climatic condition

- Calculate plants required for the project & their pit size, volume of sweet soil needed, volume of inorganic & organic fertilizers needed, volume of soil to be replaced, weed, pest & disease control methods required and their quantities, manpower & machineries needed for soil works, etc.

- Choose the planting season, estimate project duration and its cost, etc.

Irrigation System

- Recommend the best suitable irrigation materials to clients like single outlet, multi outlet & inline emitters, rotating, impact & gear driven sprinklers, pop up sprinklers & sprayers, gun sprinklers, valve in head sprinklers, mini & micro sprinklers, pressure compensating & adjustable flow bubblers, residential, commercial & satellite controllers, Y & angle strainers, remote control valves, quick coupling valves, rain, freeze, wind, soil moisture & flow sensors, pressure regulators, fertilizer injectors, solenoid cables, decoders, weather stations, central control irrigation software, etc

- Design automatic central control irrigation system, calculate plants peak water requirements, friction losses in irrigation system, etc.

- Choose pipe sizes, lengths, solenoid cable sizes lengths, remote control valves sizes, etc.

- Prepare irrigation schedule for various season

- Operate maintain irrigation system & rectifying the damages

- Preparation of the Operation & Maintenance manual.

Irrigation Network

- Choose suitable pipe type (HDPE, LLDPE, LDPE, CPVC, UPVC, DI, AC, GRP, etc), specification (PE 100, PE 80, DIN 16, DIN 10, ASTM Class 200, ASTM SCH 40, ASTM SCH 80, etc) and their sizes (12 mm to 600 mm) based on site condition, irrigation system, landscape pattern, pump set capacity, etc.

- Execute irrigation pipe line net work as per irrigation design, site condition with suitable air & pressure relief valves based on elevation difference

- Operate maintain irrigation net works and rectifying damages

Pump Set

- Design irrigation pump set based on total peak water requirement of project, total friction losses in pipe lines, pump set over all efficiency and required flow & pressure of the irrigation system, accordingly choosing type & capacity of duty pump, standby pump, jockey pump & its numbers

- Choose pump type like single stage horizontal centrifugal pump, multi stage vertical mounted centrifugal pump, submersible pump, mono block submersible pump set, reciprocating pump, air lift pump, jet pump, etc for various applications

- Choose filtration unit (sand media filters, screen filters, disk filters, hydro cyclone filters, y strainers, etc) based on water quality, pump capacity & type of irrigation system

- Choose valves (gate valve, isolation valve, check valve, foot valve, ball valve, butterfly valve, air & pressure relief valve, motorized valve, pressure reducing valve, pressure sustaining valve, etc), variable frequency drives, pressure vessels, pressure switches, control panels, etc.

- Execute pump set installation, testing & commissioning of pump system

- Operate maintain irrigation pump set & rectifying damages

Reservoirs & Wells

- Design reservoir capacity based on peak water requirement, water in flow rate to reservoir, pump capacity, etc.

- Choose reservoir type like surface (GRP) or sub surface (RCC) tank, etc.

- Choose well type like tube well, bore well & dug well as per soil & rock formation, water table level, aquifer nature, etc.

- Choose well location, well type, well depth, well drilling machine, etc. as per hydro geological details

- Calculate well yield, required number of wells, cost for well construction, etc

- Execute project as per specification & maintenance

Quantity Surveying

- Estimates of capital or assets costs including development costs, Estimates of operating, manufacturing and maintenance costs through an assets life cycle, Risk assessment and analysis, Financial analysis, Project cost control, Planning and scheduling, Project feasibility and budget assessment, Cost management, Procurement management, Contract administration, etc.

MAJOR SUBJECTS STUDIED

My major subjects studied include, but not limited to the followings:

Agricultural Engineering

Irrigation & Drainage

 Irrigation Engineering, On Farm Irrigation, Open Channel Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Drainage Engineering, etc.

Soft Landscape

 Horticulture, Landscape Design, Crop & Soil Management, Crop Production, Agronomy, Soil Science, Pest & Disease Control, Fertilizer Management, Nursery Management, etc.

Pumps, Motors & Generators

 Hydraulic Machinery (Pumps & Motors), Hydraulics, Farm Electrification, Theory of Machines, Farm Implements & Equipments, Machine Design & Drawing, Heat Power Engines, etc

Wells, Reservoirs & Hard Landscape

 Ground Water & Wells, Soil Mechanics and Geology, Hydrology, Earth Moving & Well Drilling Equipments, etc.

Hard Landscape (Civil)

 RCC & Steel Design, Theory of Structures, Engineering Materials, Strength of Materials, Applied Mechanics, Building Construction, Design & Drawing of Farm Structures, Building Drawing, Geometrical Drawing, Leveling & Theodolite Survey, Topographical Survey, Chain, Compass & Plain Table Survey, Soil Erosion, Erosion Control Structures for Soil Conservation & Irrigation, Rural & Environmental Engineering, System Engineering & Management, etc.

Electrical & Instrumentation

Basic Electric engineering , Electrical machines.

Civil Engineering

Engineering management

• Management and Organisations, Management planning and control, Human resource planning and management, selection, recruitment, training, retraining, skill development, competence development, promotion and career development, participative management, Material Requirement Planning (MRP).

• Financial management

Managerial economics ,Quality management, Marketing management ,Project management, PERT, CPM techniques including crashing). Project evaluation, Information technology and management.

Civil Engineering Materials and Construction Practices

• Introduction to civil engineering materials, Steel,Cement,Concrete,Bricks,Safety issues, Quantities and estimation. Tender document. Contracts-unit rate, lump sum, turnkey. Project Management-CPM, PERT, bar charts, pie diagrams, escalation, depreciation.

Geotechnical and foundation Engineering

• Geotechnical engineering applications, confined and unconfined flows, flow nets, etc. strength and radial testing, Mohr-Coulomb strength criterion, Bearing capacity of foundations, general, local and punching shear modes, theories, Choice of type of foundations, shallow/deep, isolated, combined, strap, trapezoidal or mat foundations, contact pressure, distribution, basics of footing design. Design methods

Water Resource Systems

• Planning and analysis of water resources systems. Economics in water resources projects.Linear programming, dynamic programming, Langrangian multipliers.Simulation and search methods.Optimal operation of reservoirs. Uncertainty and reliability. Analysis of water resources systems.Water demand orecasting. Water distribution system. Conveyance and storage system.Urban drainage system. F

FF Principles of Geo informatics

• Introduction to surveying ,Linear measurements,Compass surveying , Levelling, Contouring,Plane Tabling (PT),Theodolites ,Errors and adjustments, Tacheometric surveys, Curves,Triangulation, instruments: Geodimeter, Tellurometer, Distomat,Digital Theodolites/Total Station/GPS,photographs, stereoscopy, parallel bar measurements,Remote sensing system, data-acquisition and processing, Interpolation of aerial photographs and satellite imagery and their interaction.

Analysis and design of structures

• Analysis Stability and determinacy of structures shear force and bending moment diagrams, Plane trusses,Method ,Castigliano's theorem;Moment-area method and conjugate beam method. Influence line diagrams and moving loads. Three-hinged arches and cables. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Force and stiffness method of analysis. Plane truss using method of consistent deformation. Beams and frames. Method of consistent deformation, three-moment equation, slope-deflection equations, moment distribution method, Kani's method.

• Design Structural fasteners (rivets, welds, bolts).Design of tension members. Design of compression members. Design of beams (rolled section, build-up sections). Design of bolted (eccentric) connections. Design of welded plate girder. Design of industrial buildings (gantry girder, roof trusses etc).Design of beam-columns and column bases. Design of RCC beams, columns, slabs and footings by working stress method of design.

Water supply engineering

• Sources of supply, yields, design of intakes and conductors; Estimation of demand; Water quality standards; Control of water-borne diseases; Primary and secondary treatment, detailing and maintenance of treatment units; Conveyance and distribution systems of treated water, leakages and control; Rural water supply; Institutional and industrial water supply.

Waste Water Engineering

• Urban rain water disposal; Systems of sewage collection and disposal; Design of sewers and sewerage systems; pumping; Characteristics of sewage and its treatment, Disposal of products of sewage treatment, Institutional and industrial sewage management; Plumbing Systems; Rural and semi-urban sanitation.

Solid Waste Management

• Sources, classification, collection and disposal; Design and Management of landfills. Air and Noise Pollution and Ecology: Sources and effects of air pollution, monitoring of air pollution; Noise pollution and standards; Ecological chain and balance, Environmental assessment.

SPECIALIZATION

 Designing of Landscape and Irrigation system

 Execution of automated Irrigation systems like Drip, sprayer ,sprinkler ,bubbler Etc.

 Selection of plants for grass area, shrub, hedges, ground covers, trees, etc.

 Irrigation Scheduling & Controller Programming

 Design and Execution of Equipments inside pump station

 Fertilizer Programming

 Design of Irrigation Control Wire Layouts

 Nursery management and structures like shade house, glass house, green house, foggers, mistifiers, thermo controls, etc.

 UPVC pipes and fittings ,HDPE pipes and fittings (both butt and electro fusions)

 Irrigation Controllers, Weather Station, etc.

 GPS survey for polygon coordinates

 Asset condition survey of soft landscape, hard landscape, irrigation, electrical, mechanical, civil, etc.

 Supervision of Overhead Storage Tank, Open well, bore well , Pond, RWH structures etc.

 Quantity surveying – cost estimation, bill of quantities, cost planning, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis.

 Preparation of Inspection Requests

 Supervision of all site activities related to Soft Landscape (Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Ground covers, Seasonal flowers and Lawn).

 Supervision of all site activities related to Hard Landscape ( Pavements, Pergolas, Decorative lights, Community signage, Bus shelters, Sport courts, Swimming pools)

• Preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals

DECLARATION

I assure that the information given in this data is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

LIJU KARUNAKARAN

Last updated on 20th July 2010

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