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Sangeeth Pillai
Naval Architect / Engineering Manager / Structural Engineer
BLOCK 638B, #13-447, PUNGGOL DRIVE,,Singapore
Summary
- A Naval Architect with 22 years of broad multidisciplinary experience with 16 years in Oil and gas and 13 years in managerial roles, an analytical mind and excellent organizational, distinct leadership/coordination skills and expertise in FPSOs system Concept engineering, detailed engineering, execution, construction, commissioning, and sail-away;
- Complete Hull and Topside Engineering Management experience with Hands-on approach in Management of the design & engineering
- Full expertise in all EPC aspects of an Offshore project;
- Conversant in Brazil Regulatory requirements including ANP lessons learnt database
- 2 inventions in the name with Patent Applications pending for Turret Mechanical Systems
- Appearances in court as expert witness in Naval Architectural and Structural issues.
- In charge of 2 very successful large Turret Mooring System projects with combined CAPEX value of $187 million;
- Subsea field engineering, – Offshore Oil & Gas, FPSO and other floaters EPCIC Project Engineering including Riser configurations design and analyses.
- Conversant in Jack-up movement procedures and global strength analyses of Jack-ups, FPSOs and other FPUs.
- Expertise in Design of Equipment systems including Cranes, Derricks Offshore Gangways, Winches etc.
- A Singapore Permanent Resident.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Head of Engineering & Technology
Tuff Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore, Singapore
11.2020 - Current
- Leading all project engineering activities, implements and maintains overall engineering objectives and initiatives in line with safety, quality, as well as Project sequencing and schedule.
- Overseeing a robust project engineering management process and delivery timelines to keep projects on schedule and on budget.
- Coordinating and directing projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing integration of technical activities.
- Providing technical expertise to cross-disciplinary engineering studies for FPSO and FSU projects.
- Leading and developing engineering team, responsible to establish competency and engineering standards to ensure engineering team is equipped with relevant skills.
- Adopt IMS, HSE, Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) policies and procedures consistently throughout project engineering life cycle.
- Spearheading new Technology development for various potential business areas including
- Developed successfully a new type of new build FPSO Hull design which can take up to 51000 Tonnes of Topside weight and hull shape with reduced motion characteristics as compared to Petrobras P78 design
- Designed and engineered a new set of wind turbine floater system with active and passive heave compensation
Overall Engineering Manager
Tuff Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore, Singapore
03.2019 - 10.2020
- Achieved with a compact team of 17 people as against the competition team size of 50+ the successful completion of FEED for 2 FSOs in Al Shaheen field in Qatar for North Oil Company (NOC) and being ranked first for the document content rating by TOTAL for a 242 number of documents submission in a span of 2.5 months.
- Successful completion of engineering of the Decommissioning of a Turret Moored FPSO in Northern Australia and submission to NOPSEMA for approval.
- Successful completion of Concept selection, Pre-FEED and FEED for 2 FSOs in Al Shaheen field in Qatar for North Oil Company (as a repeat client) in a span of 2.4 months. This was achieved with a team of 24 people and exceeded client expectations on Delivery quality.
- Successfully completed the FEED for Gato Do Mato FPSO FEED for SAIPEM for a 31000T topsides design, engineering and costing.
Turret Delivery Manager / Turret Lead Engineer
Bumi Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Singapore, Singapore
06.2013 - 12.2018
- Spearheaded the development of overall turret engineering for the ENI Angola FPSO Olombendo External Turret with 18 flexibles - one of the largest in the world in external cantilever type turrets.
- Designed and Engineered the Turret Arrangement for ENI Angola FPSO including the riser and chain pull-in arrangements
- Coordinated as the focal point between ENI technical team and Bumi technical team for the Turret Design, Fabrication, Integration.
- Championed the overall turret engineering successfully for the Cluster 7 FPSO Internal Turret with 13 flexibles in a record EPC timing of 8 months.
- Technical Authority for Finite Element Analyses, CFD analysis etc. for projects and proposals.
- Designed the mooring system and oversaw the detailed mooring analysis for the Angola FPSO for ENI.
- Computed the Turret Design loads and designed the overall structural concept.
- Achieved developing the dual axial chain stopper design and specification for Bumi Armada (Patent application-process dropped after company stopped Turret design)
- Coordinated the development of Turret piping system design including piping layout, pipe stress design and analysis, pipe surge analysis.
- Completed a pipe surge analysis for complete Water Injection System including the Turret and topsides system using Pipenet by learning software in 2 days and saved additional 2 man months.
- Prepared the shipyard job scope estimate for the Turret Project
- Liaison with shipyard for material procurement
- Completed the construction related engineering for the Turret components.
- Liaison and management of Bumi vendors for Bumi supplied equipments.
Senior Structural Engineer
LMC Asiapacific Pte Ltd ( Mooring Consultants )
Singapore, Singapore
06.2011 - 06.2013
- Performed Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS of Turret Components
- Performed riser dynamic analysis resulting to fatigue analysis for FPSO Belud using Orcaflex for 2 sizes of risers
- Performed motion assessment for Barge/Ships using HydroStar.
- Performed thermo-structural analysis using ANSYS and MathCAD for boiler components for a turn key project.
Naval Architect
TMC Marine Pte Ltd ( Technical Consultants )
Singapore, Singapore
10.2010 - 06.2011
- Completed Non-linear Static analysis in way of shell crack on Bulk carrier with global loads using NASTRAN.
- Prepared ship salvage proposal to afloat condition using Ship stability software GHS of ship capsized and lying at 85°.
Project Manager/Naval Architect
Longitude Engineering (S) Pte Ltd ( Consulting group of MWS - LOC)
Singapore, Singapore
07.2007 - 10.2010
- Coordinated a team of 5 Naval Architects and 2 Structural Engineers to complete design and engineering of various offshore related structures and components.
- Completed complex Finite Element Analysis of FPSO components using NASTRAN for various FPSO projects including Riser porches, Chains in Panama chocks etc.
- Completed Riser configuration studies using Orcaflex.
- Completed Jack-up / MODU related analyses like In-place global analysis, transportation analysis, spud can strength checks etc.
Naval Architect
Rubicon Offshore International Pte Ltd ( FPSO Owner )
Singapore, Singapore
04.2006 - 06.2007
- Completed the EPC part of the underwater portion of a small FPSO conversion project (Rubicon Intrepid - I phase) including liaison with Shipyard in 4 months, project management and Design Engineering.
- For topsides conversion, Performed in capacity of a Technical liaison, Technical Authority, Design Engineer for topsides etc as and when was required.
Senior Engineer ( Hull Department )
SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES MARINE, Tuas (Shipyard)
Singapore, Singapore
10.2005 - 03.2006
- Seconded to Compass Energy, Singapore, from ST Marine for the Engineering Design Activities of a conversion project from an LPG Carrier to an LPG - FSO / Offshore Service Ship for an Oil Major.
- Performed as the technical liaison in the conversion of the LPG Tanker “GAS CONCORD” to ‘BELANAK FSO’ between Shipyard and Client.
- Completed design proposal and drawings of the new generator foundations to be fitted in the Engine room while sailing onboard for 3 months.
- Completed the piping schematics and structural arrangement drawings for the new pump room for the cooling water pumps in the Forecastle, while sailing onboard for 3 months
- Completed the piping drawings for the interface piping for the vessel, while sailing onboard for 3 months.
Naval Architect
Navnautik Pte Ltd
Singapore, Singapore
01.2001 - 09.2005
- Design and Calculations (from First Principles) of the structural details for the Caisson type Dock Gate for the Chaanch yard of Alcock Ashdown Ltd, India.
- Designed and drawn (single-handedly) the composite layout of Piping, Ventilation and Cable tray using CADWORX for 50T Bollard pull tugs for Wijsmuller Engineering.
- Design of Ship’s structure, machinery, piping and electrical systems for 50T Bollard pull tugs for Shipping Corporation of India. Oversaw the composite layout design for same. Did the Fire main pressure head requirement calculations.
- Completed the Superstructure Vibration Calculations for 50T Bollard pull tugs for Shipping Corporation of India.
- Design of Structure, machinery, piping (including thermal oil heating system) and electrical systems for 3500T Asphalt carrier cum Roll on Roll off vessel for Al Jaber establishment, Abu Dhabi. Analyses of the NPSHA and NPSHR requirements by calculation and designed Cargo piping as per the analysis. Calculation and Design of Keel Cooling System for the vessel’s machinery.
Education
GED -
Cochin University of Science And Technology, India
Cochin, Kerala, India 06.1994 - 06.1999
Skills
Leadership
Project Management
Engineering Management
Naval Architecture
Finite Element Analysis
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Subsea Engineering
Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) design
Shipbuilding
Organisational
Software
NEi NASTRAN
StaadPro, StaadOffshore
FEMAP
ARIANE
Orcaflex
CAESAR II, Auto pipe
Pipenet
ANSYS CFX, FLUENT, CFDesign
SACS
References
Balu Menon - Working Relationship
- Was reporting to Balu Menon.
- Turret and Moorings expert
Jaap De Baan - Industry Expert
- Mooring Industry Expert
- World Renowned Turret Engineering Expert
Timeline
Head of Engineering & Technology
Tuff Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd
11.2020 - Current
Overall Engineering Manager
Tuff Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd
03.2019 - 10.2020
Turret Delivery Manager / Turret Lead Engineer
Bumi Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd
06.2013 - 12.2018
Senior Structural Engineer
LMC Asiapacific Pte Ltd ( Mooring Consultants )
06.2011 - 06.2013
Naval Architect
TMC Marine Pte Ltd ( Technical Consultants )
10.2010 - 06.2011
Project Manager/Naval Architect
Longitude Engineering (S) Pte Ltd ( Consulting group of MWS - LOC)
07.2007 - 10.2010
Naval Architect
Rubicon Offshore International Pte Ltd ( FPSO Owner )
04.2006 - 06.2007
Senior Engineer ( Hull Department )
SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES MARINE, Tuas (Shipyard)
10.2005 - 03.2006
Naval Architect
Navnautik Pte Ltd
01.2001 - 09.2005
GED -
Cochin University of Science And Technology, India
06.1994 - 06.1999