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Narasimha Casturi
Apt#237, 7315 Brompton Rd.
Houston Tx 77025
Tel: 713-838-2518 (Home)
931-486-7435 (Field Site)
615-771-7600 ext 1510 (hotel)
Fax: 931-486-7299
e-mail: narasimh...@gefalbany.ge.com
Objective:
An engineering position which will utilize the knowledge, experience and
insights developed in the marine environment, and in the industrial arena.
Willing to travel when necessary.
Over fifteen years of Marine engineering experience and three years of
Information Systems experience in the analysis, design, programming and
implementation of Graphical User Interface and Client/Server applications
using Visual Basic 4.0 / 5.0, Oracle 7.3 and interfacing with PLCs.
Quality orientation with strong customer focus. Excellent written and oral
communication skills. Result Oriented.
Qualifications
First Clas Marine Engineer- Certificate of Competency. 1986
Graduate Certificate in Marine Engineering- First Class with Distinction
from Directorate of Marine Engineering (DMET), Bombay- 1979-1980
Master of Technology, Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), -1977-1979, New Delhi, India
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.)
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-1972-1977, Hyderabad, India
Training and Workshops attended:
National Instruments Week,Hands on training in LabView instrumentation and
Look Out automation
Software, Austin Tx.Aug'99.
Cimplicity Advanced training: GE-Fanuc Albany- April 1999
Cimplicity Basic Training- GE Fanuc, Albany
Programming in Visual Basic (Northern Sydney Institute Hornsby,
Australia) - August '96
Oracle (ver 7.3) with Developer/2000 (Binarytech Software
Training,Australia) - October '98
PLC Training (Sydney Institute of Technology, Ultimo, Australia) - August
'96
Maintenance Engineering (Sydney Institute of Technology, Ultimo,
Australia) - August '96
Technical Summary:
Languages: Visual Basic 5.0, C, VBA
Environment : Windows NT and Windows 95
Data Base: MS Access, MS-SQL Server and Oracle7.3
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Applications Engineer:GE FANUC, Albany - April '99- present
Applications Engineer (contractor) working with CIMPLICITY Factory
Automation Group in Albany, New York. Responsibilities involve developing
Human Machine Interfaces for process control equipment for customers like
GE Harris and General Motors.
Systems Engineer- July 97-March 99
Reliable Diesel Fuel Injection Pvt. Ltd., Sydney, Australia
Responsibilities included software development of Diesel Engine Fuels
monitor
Predictive Maintenance Engineer - September 96 to June 97
ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) - Botany, Alkathene Plant (Sydney,
Australia)
Assisted the engineering support staff in developing software for project
engineering applications.
Chief Engineer, on board -October 90- July 96
Pacific Carriers Ltd., Singapore (Singapore's largest bulk carrier trading
company operating 40 Vessels on international routes). Responsibilities
included: Major Maintenance of very large diesel engines and turbochargers,
Control Systems, Alarm Monitoring and Data logging systems,developing
maintenance
strategies for maximum reliability of the power plant, trouble shooting of
machinery problems, compliance with statutory requirements,
procuring/purchase of parts, and client liaison.
Second Engineer on Board, Sept.'80 - October '90
Pacific Carriers Ltd., Singapore, Damodar Bulk Carriers, Bombay, India,
and Shipping Corporation of India.
Experience in operation, overhaul and maintenance of large Diesel/residual
fuel burning engines, Materiel handling systems , air compressors, pneumatic
equipment and control systems, pressure vessels, heat exchangers,pumps and
pumping systems, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems, hydraulic
machinery, electrical motors and generators, and boilers and water
treatment systems.
RECENT SOFTWARE PROJECTS
1. Saturn Corporation, Springhill,TN (Customer)
Applications Engineer (GE-Fanuc)
* Project version upgrade from Cimplicity 3.22 to 4.01:
All core modules of 4.01 like BCE , PRT tested and test plans prepared to
ensure safe operation of the plant after version upgrade. These plans
developed to test many aspects of the product in a fast and repeatable
fashion and easy to interpret results by customer.
* Converting classic Cimplicity projects to Cimplicity NT projects:- On
going
Identification of the appropriate porting Devices, Points, alarms and
Screens, conversion from VAX platform to NT platform, and developing
scripts.
2. Reliable Diesel Fuel Injection Pvt. Ltd., Sydney, Australia
Project Title : Diesel Fuels Monitor
Duration : 4 months.
Role : Programmer
Programming Environment : Visual Basic 5.0, Labview 5.0, Windows 95
Project Description: Diesel Fuels Monitoring Automation System (virtual
instrument) was developed to monitor the fuel mixtures of a Diesel Engines
and the Automation of the complete Plant floor. The Automation was
implemented on Multiple Servers , viewed By Labview (from National
Instruments) and interfaced to 12 sensor inputs (pressure, velocity,
temperatures and vibration). Data was displayed in real time, and
programmable alarm levels set for warning the operators.
3. ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) - Botany, Alkathene Plant, Australia:
Project Title : Breaker Maintenance Module
Duration : 8 months.
Role : Programmer as part of a team
Programming Environment : Visual Basic4.0-5.0, Ladder Logic, Windows 95
Project Description: Developed a Breaker Maintenance Module as part of
Power Management System. Software was developed in Visual Basic and
interfaced to a Westinghouse IQ Data Plus II using a proprietary RS-232
protocol. The data was stored in an MS Access database for future
processing and trending. The data from remote breaker points was used to
develop a predictive maintenance algorithm based on the number of
operations, contact closures, and estimated life of the specific breaker
selected. The visual interface was used to provide annunciation and a
RS-232 output provided to a process control mainframe system . The Module
uses extensive Object Oriented Technologies and ActiveX Controls for the
Implementation of Remote Access and Client - Server technologies of Visual
Basic for the Front End and the back end Database was implemented in MS
Access.
4. Project Title : Element monitoring
Location : ICI Botany Bay
Duration : 6 Months
Role : Team Member
Programming Environment : Wonderware programming tools (InTouch),
Windows 95, Visual Basic, PLC ladder logic and MODBUS protocols.
Project Description: Was a key member in Application Development of Man
Machine Interface for Status Monitoring and Controlling PCB contaminated
Wells utilizing Wonderware (Intouch ) Automation package. These sites are
equipped with Allan Bradley PLC's whose function is to start twenty motors,
strippers and load/Unload tanks. Designed 20 user-interface screens for the
automation of equipment and added remote alarming for the operators. Wrote
SQL query for reports and logging to extend Wonderware's inadequate
functions.