EXPERIENCE:
Technical Writing:
• Written the script for Multimedia training program on Fiber Optic Technology. Includes Over 400 pages of text & 5 hours of voice. The details can be seen at [login to view URL].
• Written Technical Specifications & requirement for telecommunication System/network for large wireless & fiber optic networks tendering.
. Written large number of papers on LAN & WAN design, telecommunication topics, networking & security.
Oct 1996 - Till Date : Consultancy Jobs:
• Providing consultancy to Newbridge Networks for design & implementation of pipeline & corporate communication network.
• Feasibility study for fiber optic cable laying for Pune to Nagpur & Baroda to Jamnagar for Punj Lloyd Ltd.
• Consultancy to Punj Lloyd Ltd. in bid preparation of fiber optic communication system for submission to various basic service & cellular service providers.
• Training to L&T’s instrumentation engineers in data communication & computer networking.
• Training to STPI, Global Telesystem, Emphasis & Facel engineers on Newbridge Networks bandwidth Manager equipment.
• Consultancy to M/S Beacon Communication in envisaging, design & implementation of plant communication system. Executed the work order for plant communication system for L&T's Haldia Power Project.
• Installation testing & commissioning of fiber optic system at GAIL's Vaghodia plant.
• Consultancy in bid preparation of SCADA system for IPCL's Dahej - Hazira pipeline to M/S Dodsal.
• Consultancy to M/S Gujarat State Petronet Corporation Ltd. For SCADA & Telecom System for their Hazira to Mora Pipeline.
• Consultancy to M/S GSPC for setting up International Internet Gateway including preparation of technical specifications of satellite earth station equipment, evaluation of tenders etc.
• Consultancy to M/S Multimantech for SCADA System for water pipelines.
• Training on telecommunication & networking for NIRMA institute of management's course for EDP
May 1985 - Sept. 1996 :
Joined Gas Authority Of India Ltd. as Senoir Deputy Manager in May 1985, subsequently promoted to the post of Manager, then to Senior Manager & finally to Dy. General Manager in July 1995. I have been overall Incharge of operation & maintenance of total telecommunication system, worth about Rs 120 Crore, in GAIL from 1990 onward. Lastly I was Officer Incharge for GAIL's Bombay Region Office having turnover of more than Rs. 500 Crores per annum from Feb. 96 to Oct. 96.
Job Assignments:
Bid preparation & evaluation, installation supervision, testing commissioning & subsequently Operation & Maintenance of HBJ pipeline telecommunication & SCADA system involving:
• 2000 Km Long UHF Digital Radio Relay system along HBJ gas Pipeline starting from Hazira to Delhi.
• Three Satellite Digital SCPC earth stations for communication between master stations of SCADA System
• 17 Electronic exchange in networked environment
• Trunked mobile radio system providing communication all along 2000 Km HBJ pipeline involving 55 base stations.
• SCADA system for 2000 Km long HBJ pipeline
Responsible for Planning , System design, preparation of specifications, integration with existing system & tender evaluation of following projects:
• 505 Km long 34 MBPS fiber optic network for Gas pipeline monitoring & control (SCADA) .involving 13 repeaters & trunked VHF mobile communication system
• Plant communication systems for Petrochemical plant & three LPG plants involving EPAX network linked to radio paging ,alarm paging & announcement system worth US $ 1.5 Million.
• STM-1 Fiber Optic System for 35 Km Desu - Maruti pipeline monitoring & control involving 13 repeaters & NMS worth US $ 2 Million.
• TDMA & UHF radio system for Gas Despatch monitoring & control in Bombay region involving two 30 Ch TDMA systems & 2 MBPS digital radio link worth US $1 million.
• 60 Channel TDMA system for pipeline monitoring & control in Delhi region involving two repeaters & 22 outstations worth US $ 2 Million.
• UHF radio relay System for Gandhar - Jhagadia & Borreri - Gadepan gas pipeline worth US $ 0.5 Million.
• 2/15 MARR system for Gujrat region pipelines involving three base station.
• 10 channel digital radio system for thin route application for Gadepan- Samcore , Jhagadia - Jhenor , Jahbua compressor - Jhabua link.
• V-SAT & VHF mobile network for Project monitoring of 500 Km Dadri - Vijaipur pipeline project worth US $ 0.4 Million.
• E-Mail network including LAN, Wan, V-SAT network, Packet Switched Network, connecting more than 25 locations across the country with more than 200 nodes worth US $ 0.5 Million.
1977- 1985
Oil & Natural Gas Commission
Joined as Gaduate Trainee & absorbed as Asst. Exec. Engineer in TITAN (Telemetry, instrumentation & telecontrol in an automated network) Project of ONGC for remote monitoring & control of Oil Well platforms of Bombay high oil field. Subsequently promoted to the post of Executive Engineer (Electronics).
Job Assignments:
To provide SCADA system & voice communication between the various oil platforms for remote monitoring & control for Bombay high oil field involving Installation , testing , commissioning of :
• Std B Digital SCPC Satellite Earth Stations at Bombay High Oil Well platform for Offshore to land voice & data communication .
• 1.8 GHz Digital radio relay link .
• 400 MHz & 900 MHz radio links for SCADA system.
MAIN CONFERENCES & SEMINARS :
• Presented a paper on "Application Of Satellite To Personal Communication" at international conference on Satellite based Mobile Communications arranged by AIC Conferences a paper on at Singapore in May 1996.
• Presented a paper on "Bandwidth Business & Its Impact on E-Commerce" at a seminar on Opportunities in E-Commerce arranged by Nirma Institute Of Management.
