Career Development Report: Mechanical Engineer's Experience & Projects

This document is a comprehensive Career Development Report (CDR) for a Mechanical Engineer, showcasing over 14 years of experience in the marine, offshore, and naval industries. The report details the engineer's expertise in structural engineering, finite element analysis (FEA), and classification rules from ABS, DNV, and LR. The report includes detailed descriptions of projects involving FPSOs, tankers, and bulk carriers, including spectral fatigue analysis, hydrodynamic analysis, and structural assessments. The engineer's experience with various software, such as FEMAP, Sesam-GeniE, SACS, and AutoCAD, is also highlighted. The report outlines the engineer's roles and responsibilities in various organizations, including Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), and Flat Products Equipment India Ltd, providing insights into the scope of work, projects undertaken, and contributions made in each role. The report offers a detailed account of the engineer's career progression, skills, and professional development.

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Name of Student
Institution Affiliation

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Table of content
C.E 1. 0.0: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................2
C.E.1. 1. 0: DURATION............................................................................................................................2
C.E.1. 2. 0 LOCATION:............................................................................................................................2
C.E.1. 3. 0: POSITION:............................................................................................................................2
C.E.1. 4. 0: ORGANIZATION:................................................................................................................2
C. E 2. 0. 0: BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................3
C.E 2. 1 0: NATURE OF PROJECT....................................................................................................3
C.E 2. 2: 0: OBJECTIVE:........................................................................................................................3
C.E 2. 3. 0: NATURE OF MY WORK AREA:.......................................................................................4
C.E 3. 0. 0: MY EXPERIENCE AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER..................................................4
C.E 4. 0. 0: FIELD OF EXPERTISE.......................................................................................................5
C.E 5. 0. 0: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND......................................................................................5
C.E 6. 0. 0: SUMMARY OF MY CAREER AS MECHANICAL ENGINEER....................................5
C.E 7. 0. 0: ORGANIZATION’S PROFILE..........................................................................................6
C. E 8. 0. 0: DUTY STATEMENT...........................................................................................................7
C. E 8. 1. 0: EPISODE 1:................................................................................................................................7
Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd, Singapore (November 2014 – Till Date)......................................7
C. E 8. 1. 1: JOB PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:.................................................................7
C. E 8. 1. 2: MY PROJECTS...............................................................................................................9
C. E 8. 2. 0: EPISODE 2...............................................................................................................................10
AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING, Singapore (January 2012 – November 2014).....................10
C. E 8. 2. 1: JOB PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................10
C. E 8. 2. 2: MY PROJECTS..............................................................................................................12
C. E 8. 3. 0: EPISODE 3...............................................................................................................................12
AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING, Republic of Korea (October 2008 – December 2011)....12
C. E 8. 3. 1: JOB PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................13
C. E 8. 3. 2: MY PROJECTS..............................................................................................................15
C. E 8. 3. 3: SOFTWARE EXPOSURE.............................................................................................15
C. E 8. 3. 4: TECHNICAL ENHANCEMENT..................................................................................16

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C. E 8. 4. 0: EPISODE 4...............................................................................................................................16
INDIAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING (June 2004 – Sept 2008)............................................................16
C. E 8. 4. 1: JOB PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................16
C. E 8. 4. 2: MY PROJECTS..............................................................................................................18
NAVAL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS:.....................................................................................20
SOFTWARE PROJECTS:.............................................................................................................20
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS............................................................................21
Papers presented:............................................................................................................................21
C. E 8. 5. 0: EPISODE 5...............................................................................................................................22
FLAT PRODUCTS EQUIPMENT INDIA LTD. (Jan 2003-Mav2004)..............................................22
C. E 8. 5. 1: JOB PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES......................................................................22
C. E 8. 4. 2: MY PROJECTS..............................................................................................................23
C.E 9. 0. 0: CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................23

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C.E 1. 0.0: INTRODUCTION
C.E.1. 1. 0: DURATION: This project duration ran was from xx/xx/2002 until xx/xx/2002
C.E.1. 2. 0 LOCATION: The location of this project was carried out at Shivaji University,
India
C.E.1. 3. 0: POSITION: During the time of this project I was working on the technical skills
and expertise in the field of marine engineering in Shivaji India.
C.E.1. 4. 0: ORGANIZATION: This project was conducted in Engineering Specialist Ship/
FPSO Engineering Department. Other organizations for the project include Det Norsek Veritas
Germanisher Lloyd (DNV GL), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Indian Register of
Shipping (IRS).
I have efficaciously done and completed my Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering with my
projects perfectly done during this time. I as well did several mechanical engineering projects,
some of these projects I undertook at my college includes;
1. Hydrodynamic analysis for Deep construction vessel.
2. Spectral fatigue analysis for FPSO.
3. The technical proposal, budgeting for FPSO and Semi-submersible.
4. Reassessment of structural scantlings of an FPSO for life extension.
The above projects which I perfectly did I my college are further illustrated in the below sections. After
undertaking the above projects, I am convinced that I am a very competent, knowledgeable and skillful
professional with more than 14 years of experience in working with a variety of marine, offshore
and naval vessels. I worked in various firms such as American Bureau of Shipping, Det Norsek
Veritas Germanisher Lloyd, Indian Register of Shipping and having extensive knowledge in ship

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structural engineering and necessary statutory requirements. As a mechanical engineer with 15
years experienced is capable of undertaking the structural design, ventilation and the review of
the offshore and marine structure. I also acquired the experience in doing the local and global
strength analysis. I am also very capable to undertake other mechanical engineering related to
my profession.
C. E 2. 0. 0: BACKGROUND
C.E 2. 1 0: NATURE OF PROJECT: This project is based on technical skills and expertise in
the field of marine engineering. The project basically deals with some sub-projects like a
reassessment of structural scantlings of an FPSO for life extension, spectral fatigue analysis for
FPSO, Hydrodynamic analysis for Deep construction vessel and technical proposal, budgeting
for FPSO and Semi-submersible.
C.E 2. 2: 0: OBJECTIVE: To become a successful professional by continuous enhancement
of technical skills and utilization of knowledge and expertise in the field of marine engineering
and become a responsible Engineer capable of independently handling design review and
providing better solutions to the client for qualitative practices.
C.E 2. 3. 0: NATURE OF MY WORK AREA: I was given the task to undertake a project which
basically deals with shipbuilding and the marine structures. This project basically requires a testing
in a water body environment to check for the balancing of the forces as well as the structural
analysis of the ship which can hence be conceptualized into the actual ship. Therefore my work
as a mechanical engineer is basically dealing with the marine shipbuilding basically entails doing
the structural analysis. I had to engineer deliverables of project, train and spread
lean fundamentals and behave as a controller of all the project I did while I was in the college.

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C.E 3. 0. 0: MY EXPERIENCE AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER
After my 15 years of experience I acquired the following skills and experiences;
 Experienced in performing structural design, review & verification of marine & offshore
structures
 Experienced in performing global and local strength analysis
 Experienced in performing spectral fatigue and simplified fatigue analysis
 Experienced in marine vessels – Tankers, Bulk carriers, Tugs, OSV, Landing craft, Naval
patrol vessels
 Experienced in offshore units – FPSO, new-building, conversion, brownfield modifications
 Experienced in Finite Element Analysis using FEMAP, Sesam – GeniE & Framework, SACS
software
 Well versed with Classification rules for ABS, DNV & LR
 Well versed in ISO standards for steel structures and IMO standards like SOLAS, Load
Lines, COLREG, etc
 Proficient in Class Softwares like ABS – Safehull, Safeship, DNV-NauticushullProficient
with Basic Design Softwares like GHS
 Proficient with Hydrodynamic Softwares like HydroD
 Proficient in CAD/CAM software like Autocad
The above skills and experience make me be one of the competent mechanical engineers with the
mandate to perform as required by the engineering ethics of operation all over the world.
C.E 4. 0. 0: FIELD OF EXPERTISE
 Structural Engineering
 Marine, Offshore & Naval vessels

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 ABS & DNV Rules
 Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
 Project Management
 Vendor & Supplier Interaction
 Strong communication and interpersonal skills
C.E 5. 0. 0: EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (1996-1999)- 1st class Distinction (81%)
 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (199-2002) – GPA 3.61
 Have studied subjects (related to Nominated profession – Structural Engineer) like –
Machine design, Machine drawing, Applied Mechanics, Strength of Material, Fluid
mechanics,
C.E 6. 0. 0: SUMMARY OF MY CAREER AS MECHANICAL ENGINEER
 Proficient in design review/assessment of FPSOs, Oil Tankers and Bulk carriers as per
IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR) including Initial Scantling Evaluation (ISE) and
Total scantling Assessment (TSA)-FEA.
 Having 12 years of experience in R&D, Plan approval and Technical advisory with
major IACS Classification Societies, American Bureau of Shipping & Indian Register of
Shipping and Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd.
 Proficient in using Finite element analysis software i.e. ANSYS 13.0, Femap 10.3 and
Nastran.
 Graduate from TKIET, India with a major in Mechanical Engineering.

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C.E 7. 0. 0: ORGANIZATION’S PROFILE
As an experienced mechanical engineer, I have been working with several departments with each
firm having its own organization's profile. In all of them, the below is a prototype of the
organization's profile.
C. E 8. 0. 0: DUTY STATEMENT
My duty and responsibility as an experienced mechanical engineer depended on the firm and
organization I was working with. Some of these organizations and my duties and responsibilities
are as below:

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C. E 8. 1. 0: EPISODE 1:
Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd, Singapore
(November 2014 – Till Date)
At this organization, I was working as a senior structural engineer.
Designation: Senior Structural Engineer (Deepwater Technology Center).
C. E 8. 1. 1: JOB PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working as a Senior Structural Engineer in the Floating Structures, Moorings and Risers
Section. My space of work basically dealt with making some technical proposals reports,
performing the structural assessment and design verification mainly by carrying out finite
element analysis using DNV GL software for various types of floating structures like FPSOs,
Semi-Submersibles (Hill, 2012).
My main job duties in this organization are to Perform 3rd party design review of offshore
structures FPSOs. Also, provide support in commercial activities like bidding of the ship
structure to make it be mechanically strong and relatively light. The aesthetic aspect of the ship
is as well considered during the design. I have worked on 3 FPSO structural engineering works
where I did a satisfactory mechanical task. At present moment am working for a prestigious
project with an Australian client Woodside for one of its FPSO in the FEED and Detail
engineering technical studies as a Deputy PM for hull studies (Jollife, 2014).
For the Problem area, I was assigned to perform the root cause analysis for asset
structural defects in the risers and moorings sections of the floating of the marine ship, the scope
of my task was very immense for looking at the whole asset for existing structural defects and
correct the defect if it occurs or prevent it before it occurs, I was also assigned the task of

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identifying the critical areas and performing fatigue related remedial measures in order to
provide cost-effective solutions for the marine ship. Nevertheless, I was capable to lead and
manage the project along with also supporting on the technical study of it and this highly boosted
the effective undertaking of the project. This is still an ongoing work, however, with our
solution, it helped the client to identify and prepare a remedy plan to mitigate the critical areas.
For the application of engineering knowledge and skills to solve the problem I would
categorically say that it was my knowledge and skills from working on a large number of
projects from ABS company as well as working from DNV, discussion with site surveyors in the
organization among others, reading the inspection reports, abetted me to fathom the defects in
the structural aspect of the marine ship and what I can do to help me alleviate them based on the
identifications of their root cause analysis. The chief role played by me in the ABS and DNV
was basically the roles of the structural engineer- I was playing exclusively the roles of a
structural engineer in these organizations. For the time I was working in these organizations as a
senior structural engineer I received some rewords like verbal appreciation from both the clients
and technical lead. I perfectly undertook these responsibilities and duties which made the
organizations have a lot of trust in me and my profession as I was doing what was expected of
me as a senior structural engineer (Hofmann, 2016).
C. E 8. 1. 2: MY PROJECTS
 Spectral fatigue analysis for FPSO.
 Hydrodynamic analysis for Deep construction vessel.
 Reassessment of structural scantlings of an FPSO for life extension.
 Technical proposal, budgeting for FPSO and Semi-submersible

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 FPSO Ngujima Yin – Bidding, FEED & Detail phase engineering on hull and topside
interface structural related studies including strength, spectral fatigue, motion,
hydrodynamic, Root cause analysis, asset scope studies
 FPSO Libra - 3rd party review of strength and fatigue analysis, Independent spectral
fatigue analysis.
 FPSO Cidade de Sao Vicenti – Structural strength assessment of the hull using FEA.
 Deep construction vessel – Hydrodynamics analysis and strength analysis of flare tower.
 FPSO Jubilee – 3rd party review of strength and fatigue analysis of hull and topside
structure.
 NASR Topside T&I – Structural strength assessment of vessel, grillage, sea-fastening
and installation aids for load-out, transportation and mating loads.
 SP pipe bridge – Structural strength and vibration analysis of aging bridge and pipe
support structure.
C. E 8. 2. 0: EPISODE 2
AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING, Singapore (January 2012 – November 2014)
At the American Bureau of shipping which is located in Singapore, I was basically undertaking
the duties in shipping of the marine ship and I was designated as an engineering specialist.
Designation: Engineering Specialist (Ship/FPSO Engineering Department)
C. E 8. 2. 1: JOB PROFILE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
At this engineering-based organization, I was working as working as an engineering
Specialist in Hull Plan Approval Engineer in the Ships' group. And in this organization, my

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space of work entails the design assessment of ships and statutory reviews like COLREG,
SOLAS, Load Lines and other Regulatory Affairs. It also dealt with technical project
management. As part of project management, I am also doing the coordination of Managers/
Ship Owners and Field Surveyors on the monotonous technical queries regarding Survey
activities and implications of ABS & Flag Statutory Rule Requirements (Kumar, 2011). I
perfectly undertook my duties in the organization and performed as required by the organization.
During the period I was working as an Engineering Specialist at the Ship Engineering
Department at ABS, Singapore, I perform my key responsibility and job duties like doing the
ship structure and statutory design review for several kinds of small vessels. These small vessels
include the accommodation barges, landing craft, offshore support vessel, Passenger crafts as
well as Catamaran, for ABS Rules using prescriptive and finite element analysis (FEA). Also, be
fully competent for handling and perfectly do the whole project and ensure that I do a
coordination of the assigned team for the project like a shipyard, Surveyor, designer, and owner.
During the period of January 2012 – November 2014 working in AMERICAN BUREAU OF
SHIPPING, Singapore I managed to do about ten projects within that short period of 3 years.
On this engineering organization, I managed to projects which entail designers/
shipyards for the Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, India, and China which are dealing with
handling people having multicultural backgrounds. During my working time in this
organization, my Problem area was to build in Chinese yard, plan approval of one Propelled
barge, designed by an Australian designer, Classed with ABS, causing a large no of stakeholders.
The vessel had a very complicated technical history – Originally an un-manned barge, required
to be used for inland Australian waters and was acceptable to be designed for Australian NSCV
guidelines. However, then due to the possibility of selling it to a new owner, it was converted