Vaithi (Vaithiyanathan) Chockalingam
Summary
ROV system engineer with over 10 years' of experience in ROV manufacturing, testing, commissioning and support for variant FCV ROV's. ROV test engineer involving in FAT, documentations, sea trials and commissioning of FCV ROV,s. ROV senior test engineer -Team lead in ROV system FAT activities, documentation and support.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Test Engineer/Workshop Supervisor
Fugro Subsea Technologies Pte Ltd
2021.04 - Current
- Managed 3 Test Engineers in company standards, testing protocols and testing software.
- Mentored junior test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance.
- Detailed engineering change request and bills of material accuracies
- Completed regression tests of new software builds to assess performance and success of bug fixes.
- Conducted root cause analysis on defects discovered during testing, enabling quick resolution and minimizing risk of future occurrences.
- Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency in identifying and resolving defects.
Senior Test Engineer
Fugro Subsea Technologies Pte ltd
2013.01 - 2021.03
- Team lead for testing & integrations, Factory acceptance tests, commissioning and support for FCV ROVs
- Mentored three test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance.
- Completed regression tests of new software builds to assess performance and success of bug fixes.
- Published detailed engineering schematics and bills of material for new project commissions.
- Conducted root cause analysis on defects discovered during testing, enabling quick resolution and minimizing risk of future occurrences.
- Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency in identifying and resolving defects.
- Maintained QA expertise in several products.
- Successfully managed stakeholder expectations by consistently delivering high-quality products that met or exceeded specifications.
- Developed formal test plans for personal use and use by colleagues.
- Collaborated with developers to resolve issues identified during the testing phase, resulting in a more robust final product.
- Identified delivery risks for ongoing projects, developing strategies to avoid delays.
- Established effective communication channels between engineering teams for better collaboration on projects.
- Mentored junior engineering staff, offering instruction on testing parameters and accepted engineering principals.
- Contributed to the development of in-house testing tools and frameworks, enhancing overall testing capabilities and productivity.
Fugro Marine USA
2018.06 - 2018.06
- FCV 3059 ROV system preparations at Houston USA
- FCV 3059 ROV system Mobilization in Vessel Tehuana
Fugro Subsea Services
2017.01 - 2018.01
- FCV 4000 ROV system inspections
Fugro TS Marine-APAC
2017.01 - 2018.01
- SMD Quantum ROV Preparations & Refurbishment
- SMD Quantum ROV FAT and hand over
Fugro Subsea Services
2013.01 - 2014.01
- Commissioning of two FCV 3000 ROVs
- Team lead in commissioning and testing off FCV 3085 & FCV 3087
- PDU, control rack and LARS commissioning, testing and hand over
Fugro TS Marine
2012.01 - 2013.01
- Commissioning of two FCV 3000 ROVs
- Involved in PDU and control rack commissioning and testing
Fugro TS Marine-APAC
2009.01 - 2010.01
- Involved in Seaeye Panther 914 Refurbishment
- Seaeye Panther 914 FAT and hand over
Education
Diploma - mechanical engineering
AVCC Polytechnic
01.1994
Higher Secondary School -
Srinivasa Higher secondary school
01.1991
Skills
- Certificate of Competency-Institute of Technical Education, Singapore
- CAD/CAM Using Pro-Engineer
- Diploma in AUTOCAD
- Microsoft office
Languages
Tamil
English
Qhsetraining
- Managing safely by IOSH & Fugro, 2017
- Maersk Drilling's HSSE E-Learning program, 2017
- Safety Committee members training course by NTUC, 2015
- Basic fire fighting for fire wardens course, 2014
- Work at height course for supervisors, 2014
- Develop a Risk management implement plan by EQS Asia, 2013
Professionalcompetencies
- Umbilical socketing course, Fugro academy, 2016
- Introduction to Mechanical lifting operations, Fugro academy, 2016
- SUB-E-1222 Portable Appliance Testing (PAT-UK) Awareness, Fugro academy
- AHC control system installation training course, Scantrol, 2013
- Mechanical lifting safety, 2012
- Titan 4 level 2 Manipulator maintenance course, SCHILLING, 2011
- High voltage handling course, 2009
Currentresponsibilities
Fugro Subsea Technologies Pte ltd, Singapore, Senior test engineer, 01/01/13, present, Team lead for testing & integrations, Factory acceptance tests, commissioning and support for FCV ROVs.
Trainingskills
- Certificate of Competency in General Fitting, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore
- Certificate course on CNC Machines and Programming, Anna University, India, 600 025
Personal Information
Nationality: Indian
Timeline
Senior Test Engineer/Workshop Supervisor
Fugro Subsea Technologies Pte Ltd
2021.04 - Current
Fugro Marine USA
2018.06 - 2018.06
Fugro Subsea Services
2017.01 - 2018.01
Fugro TS Marine-APAC
2017.01 - 2018.01
Senior Test Engineer
Fugro Subsea Technologies Pte ltd
2013.01 - 2021.03
Fugro Subsea Services
2013.01 - 2014.01
Fugro TS Marine
2012.01 - 2013.01
Fugro TS Marine-APAC
2009.01 - 2010.01
Diploma - mechanical engineering
AVCC Polytechnic
Higher Secondary School -
Srinivasa Higher secondary school
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