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EDUCATION
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Indian School of Business (ISB) (2016 Present)
Post Graduate Program in Management (Intended Majors - Finance & Marketing)
Leading the Emerging Markets Club, a Special Interest Group that is pursuing career opportunities in global Emerging Markets
Co-owner and head of Strategy & Operations of the Hurricanes franchisee (90 athletes) of the ISB Super League, a sporting league
modeled on leading global leagues

College of Engineering-Guindy, Anna University, Chennai (2007 2011)

B.E, Mechanical Engineering.
Co-founder of a first-of-its-kind Entrepreneurship Development Club at Anna University, established to spread awareness and
generate interest in Entrepreneurship
Event Coordinator of AUTOSHOW for PINNACLE, a national level technical symposium

WORK EXPERIENCE - EPC - Project Management and Consumer Goods - Operations

Petrofac International Ltd. (Abu Dhabi, UAE) Project Engineer, ECOM (2012 2016)
Provider of facilities to major international Oil and Gas players. Worked on the UZ-750 project- a $4 billion offshore field
development project in the UAE located on artificial islands 80km off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Comprises engineering, procurement,
modules & building fabrication, transportation, construction and commissioning of island surface facilities.
Project Management
Managed and coordinated with an engineering design team of 250 members based out of India, JV partner team of 20 members
based out of Korea and client team of 15 members based out of UAE
Analyzed and de-modularized key elements of a stick-built module (onsite) to reduce transportation and logistics costs as well
as reduce tonnage on the SPMT transportations, resulting in an overall saving of $22.39 million
Coordinated Fabrication activities with Middle East and Far East yards. Supervised and mentored team of multiple field
engineers deployed from design offices to different yards for field engineering support
Coordinated with Client Operations, Drilling and Executive Management teams to assess risks on construction on project
island due to drill rig movement; developed mitigation measures, resulting in the avoidance of resource idling of high cost rig
Implemented a win-win situation with client through optimized routing arrangement in the well area that provided flexibility in
operations and savings in commodities worth $1.9 million
Analyzed the risk in the delay of deliverables and worked with project control and operations to develop a recovery schedule
that mitigated delays by 33%
Improved 126 welding procedures for the project modules that saved approx. 7,100 man days at the project island
Contracts/ Commercial Management:
Led a critical process change assignment on the project. The compensation and claim value was a subject of dispute. Chaired
multiple discussions with key stakeholders, identified contractual obligations and provisions, and successfully negotiated a
claim value of $10 million from the client
Performed commercial bid evaluation of Vendor offers and subcontracts for packages ranging from $ 2 million to $ 50 million.
Drafted complex work packages and contracts for Subcontractors and Fabricators scope of services with provisions for change
imbedded into the contract
Design Engineering:
Optimized fire proofing design for jet fire scenarios that minimized inventory; resulted in savings of more than $11 million
Designed the underground GRE (Nonmetallic) pipe system without anchor blocks and thrusts, which delivered savings of $1.8
million through reduced fabrication time, build up & excavation costs
Change Management:
Championed the change management process in ZADCO project by coordinating and managing a cross-functional team
comprised of Petrofac employees, JV partners and other stakeholders across 4 business segments in 4 different countries
Identification changes early; assessed impact to commodities and potential disruption to ongoing activity and developed
suitable corrective measures which achieved minimal disruption in the project schedule and adherence to milestones

Whirlpool of India, Graduate Engineer Trainee, QA/QC- Washers Division (2011 2012)
Received STAR award for initiatives that led to improvement in failure rate of Semi-Automatic Washers at Whirlpool.
Decreased Complaint Rate to 9% from 25%
Conducted extensive primary research at consumer premises and service centers to assess gaps in quality in existing products
of washers
Highlighted top issues to the design team, coordinated with the cross-functional team to resolve the gaps and provide
corrective action. Achieved reduction in Total Cost of Quality and field failure rate by 25%
Led Quality Assurance team to ensure 100% compliance on procedures that resulted in Zero NCRs during a 3rd party audit
Spearheaded the QA team of 6 members for new product launch, achieving a failure rate of less than 0.4% in the market
during the first month of life of washer
Supervised 4 manufacturing technicians in high volume manufacturing. Managed their career development by empowering
them to take ownership of high visibility projects, thereby increasing morale and confidence
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS & PERSONAL INTERESTS
Awarded the EVE award-Ethical category for strong work ethic, and integrity at Petrofac Int. Ltd.
Received CONSTELLATION award at Whirlpool of India for successful ramp up and timely execution of new product Lumina
Languages Known: Full Proficiency: English, Hindi, Tamil; Basic Proficiency: Arabic, French, Spanish
Passion for Finance & Investments Manage my own portfolio (INR 4 Lakhs) equity with an average annual return of about 12%