TILAK SURESH KUMAR

Engineer – Subsea Engineering,

Subsea Department, Technip Indian
Limited, Chennai, India.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To enhance my engineering skills and practical work experience in the field of oil and gas
industry, thereby sharpening my abilities to the best for the growth of the company, industry
and self.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

As an Engineer, my work involved in the concept studies, FEED studies, PMC services, detail
engineering, pipelay construction support engineering, installation engineering, tender support
engineering and proposal & pre-bid engineering of subsea pipeline. I have a track record of
working in multiple projects with various clients in UK, Africa, Middle East and India. My work in
the subsea industry for over the years I have complied with the codes and standards of the
industry while meeting the customer’s requirements without compromising the integrity &
safety of the entire system and also developed skills to work independently & as a team, think
analytically, communicate precisely and deliver with a commitment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineer – Subsea Engineering from 04/2014 to till

date
Technip India Limited - Subsea Department, Chennai, India

Mobilisation planned to Technip Paris for project & tender activities from 10/2014 to 12/2014

Detailed Engineering:
1. KAOMBO Project, Total, Angola.
 Worked with installation engineering scope of work and the job activities include
installation procedure development and rigging design activities.
2. KGD6 - B-7 Sub Well Connection Project, RIL, India.
 Handled the rigid pipeline scope for this project by developing design reports, drawings
and supporting procurement activities.
 Performed analysis using CAESAR II to check the flexibility and the integrity of the
jumper.
 Promptly supported jumper fabrication and installation activities.
 Actively coordinated interfacing between Technip France and RIL.
 Participated in design reviews with RIL and addressed the technical queries of DNV.

Consultancy Services:
1. Evaluation of FEED Developed by SHELL for FSRU Based LNG Terminal, APGDC, India.
 Evaluated the FEED developed by SHELL, to review its technical content and establise
its market value for APGDC.

Tender Evaluation Study:

1. Daman Development Project, ONGC, India.
2. Neelam Re-Development Project, ONGC, India.
3. B-127 Cluster Pipeline Project, ONGC, India.
 Evaluation of the tender package, preparing scope of work, identifying deliverables and
estimating man-hours.

Tender Package Engineeirng Support:

1. KG-D5 Subsea Project, ONGC, India.
 Preparing MR for various items and evaluating offers from supplier to prepare technical
tabulation based of the comments from the experts.

I confirm that the information provided by me is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
Subsea Pipeline Project Engineer from 06/2013 to
12/2013
Technip UK - Central Engineering: Rigid Design, Aberdeen, UK

Construction Support Engineering:

1. Golden Eagle Area Field Development, Nexen Petroleum, UK.
 Performed stress analysis for relocating the piggyback pipeline after laydown and
prepared a technical memo of all observations along with suitable construction
recommendations.
2. Alder Field Development, Chevron, UK.
 Prepared Pipe-in-pipe insulation OHTC calculations and coordinated fabrication
clarifications for technical queries;
 Performed umbilical tubes wall thickness and stability methodology study;
 Reviewing of detail engineering deliverables and drawings.
3. Juliet Field Development, GDF Suez, UK.
 Performed pipeline out of straightness analysis and rock dumping calculation.

Tender Support Engineering:

1. Kraken Field Development, Enquest, UK.
2. Catcher Field Development, Premier Oil, UK.
 Prepared an overall tender summary report to compile all the identified technical
requirements, recommendations, limitations and risks involved for the project team to
bid for the tender;
 Tender summary report includes wall thickness, stability & anode quantities assessment
calculations, coating selection & OHTC checks, reelability and reel packing calculations,
preliminary upheaval buckling & lateral buckling checks, static pipe-lay analysis for
ramp angle selection, top tension & bottom tension evaluation, vessel selection,
initiation method selection and trip requirements optimisation.

Subsea Pipeline Design Engineer from 09/2011 to

09/2012
WorleyParsons - Pipeline Department, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Project Management Consultancy Services:

1. Nabucoo Gas Pipeline Project, NIC, Vienna.
 Performed detail review of FEED documents and issued comments to enhance the
overall design for the clients;
 Reviewed FEED calculations are technically correct as per the client specification &
industry standards and endorsed them by validating with in-house calculation tools.

Front End Engineering and Design:

1. Umm Shaif Oil Network Expansion Project, ADMA OPCO, UAE.
2. Facilities for 4 New GI in Zakum Field Re-FEED Services, ADMA OPCO, UAE.
 Reviewed and endorsed concept design deliverables;
 Prepared FEED deliverables such as pipeline wall thickness report, route selection
report, mechanical design report, etc. and the technical specifications for EPC stage of
the project.

Subsea Pipeline Design Engineer from 07/2008 to

08/2011
L& T Valdel Engineering Limited, Pipeline Department, Bangalore, India

Detailed Engineering:
1. B-46 Pipeline and Modification Project, ONGC, India.
2. MHN Re-Development – Pipeline and Modification Project, ONGC, India.
3. MHN - Pipeline and Modifications Project, ONGC, India.
4. MHN Re-Development – 04 Wellhead Platform Project, ONGC, India.
5. MHN - Process Platform and Living Quarters, ONGC, India.
6. Mumbai High South Re-development Project, ONGC, India.
 Performed pipeline detailed engineering activities such as pipeline routing & riser
location study, pipeline wall thickness calculation, pipeline flow simulation, stability &
thermal expansion calculations, pipeline span calculation & fatigue checks,
preliminary pipeline
 laying installation analysis, pipeline crossing & riser stress analysis, pipeline & riser
cathodic protection design, pipeline and riser protection/dropped object study and
preliminary pipeline lateral buckling and axial creep analysis;
 Extensively involved in technical & procurement queries, installation and construction
support clarifications.

Concept Study:
1. S1 & Vashishta Field Development Project, ONGC, India.
 Performed concept study for pipeline route selection, carried out pipeline wall thickness
and stability design and prepared various pipeline technical specifications.

SOFTWARE

PROFICIENT: CAESAR II, AUTOPIPE, SAGE PROFILE 2D, PLUSONE, MATHCAD, DNV Wall
Thickness Tool, DNV STABLELINES, DNV FATFREE, PIPESIM.
BEGINNER: OFFPIPE, ORCAFLEX, FLEXCOM, OLGA and
ABAQUS. NOVICE: ANSYS, HYSYS.

EDUCATION

M. Sc. Subsea Engineering - University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK (2012-13).

Subsea Pipeline Engineering, Subsea Integrity, Subsea Controls, Subsea Construction,

Inspection & Maintenance, Flow Assurance, Safety & Risk Management Concepts, Project
Management, Soil Mechanics, Riser Systems, Hydrodynamics.

B. Tech. Gas Engineering - University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun,

India (2004-08).

Petroleum Operations, Drilling Engineering & Well Completion, Production Engineering,

Reservoir Engineering, Natural Gas Engineering, Natural Gas Processes, Modelling &
Simulation, Oil & Gas Pipeline Transportation, City Gas Distribution & Pipeline Network.

INTERNSHIP

Project Intern from 06/2007 to

07/2007
Indraprastha Gas Limited, Delhi, India

Involved in various training sessions on city gas distribution system development, construction
& maintenance of pipelines and project management; Involved in the field visits to pipeline
construction sites and inspection works at the compressed natural gas (CNG) stations.

Operations Intern from 06/2006 to

07/2006
Oil and Natural Gas Limited, Karikal, India

Involved in a series of trainings covering upstream oil & gas operations and processing;
Involved in field visits to drilling sites, work over sites, well logging operations, gas processing
unit; Involved in well logging interpretation and cementing sessions.

Summer Intern from 06/2005 to

07/2005
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Tanjore, India

Involved in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) handling, storage and filling operations; Involved in
logistics management of trucks offloading and loading LPG cylinders.
PERSONAL DETAILS

 Address : S/O Suresh Kumar V.

No 2, Rohini Subiksha Appartments,
No 60, Officer’s Colony, Puthur, Trichy - 620017.
 Telephone No. : +918903191388
 Email id : vsktilak@gmail.com
 Date of Birth(Age) : 20.05.1987(30 years)

REFERENCE

1. Mr Josip Micak, Lead Engineer – Technip UK, Aberdeen (JMicak@technip.com).

2. Mr Uday Sarathy, Lead Engineer – OCS Design, Bangalore (udaya@offshore-ocs.com).
3. Mr Kumar, Senior Engineer – McDermott, Singapore (KPandravada@mcdermott.com).