Narayanan Radhakrishanan, Head of Project Management and Contracts

Narayanan Radhakrishanan

Head of Project Management and Contracts

Widest Steel Industries LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Doctorate, Entrepreneurship Management
Experience
12 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 3 Months

Head of Project Management and Contracts at Widest Steel Industries LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2013 to September 2019

• Project Management & Contacts Management
• Estimation & Business Development for Fabrication and Painting works
• Project integrator/head for certain projects
• Meeting Existing & New customers, maintaining relationship with them and provide them the technical support and services.
• Generate Enquiries; Study the drawings, BOQ and tender documents of the project deeply and follow up.
• Schedule, facilitate and initiate the transition process from the Purchase Order to Execution
• Manage the assigned delivery teams to ensure project meet scope, schedule, quality and budget expectations
• Proactively plan, schedule and track project timelines, milestones, critical paths, deliverables and accurate revenue forecasting using industry standard tools
• Ensure delivery process complies with best practices and standards established
• Manage, track and report on compliance to project budgets, drive project change orders as necessary and generally be accountable for the project Profit & Loss
• Coordinating with sub contractors, consultants and involved external and internal agents
• Proactively manage project risk, taking full responsibility for problem resolution and ensuring, when necessary, that escalation occurs in order to keep projects on track
• Moving in line with the Quality, safety, Legal and Environmental norms and standards
• Manage project communications, facilitating regular project status meetings with all stakeholders, document meeting minutes as necessary and manage all ongoing action items
• Institute reviews prior to sending project deliverables to the client
• Ensure that all project deliverables and documentation is archived appropriately and in a timely manner that satisfy established project review and audit processes
• Perform follow-up customer surveys to assess delivery quality and customer satisfaction
• Conduct project close out activities, including transition process back to Order to execution
• Regularly assist and mentor fellow Project Managers on best practices and processes
• Manage and motivate project team members for excellence in execution ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and smooth hand-offs occur
• Conduct post-delivery lessons learned meetings
• Demonstrate tact and professionalism in handling difficult situations
• Coordinating between parent company and working company

Lead Auditor cum Technical Expert (Part Time/ Freelance) at ISO Certification Bodies
  • India - Kerala
  • December 2009 to October 2013

Over 70 plus man day Audit Experience in various companies as Technical Expert in Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Lead Auditor & ISO consultant with knowledge in Health Safety & Environmental related Issues, 5s Principle, Quality Tools, TQM practice Proficiency in computer and Administration. The following was done on call basis/part time along with my main job to gain competency and experience in the same field
Job Responsibilities:
• Issuing quotes for the audit and providing audit schedule to the clients registered for audit.
• Make plan and team for audit
• Prepare check lists
• Conduct opening and closing meeting
• Conducting audit meetings with the client organizations, and tour the company and inspect the facility to detect nonconformities--especially in the production zone and in the waste generation points.
• Reviewing and studying the company documents--especially the previous audit reports-- and makes note of nonconformities mentioned in the system.
• Conducting audit interviews with key staff members of the company
• Preparation of audit reports based on key findings, mentions anomalies and nonconformities in the system, and rates the degree of severity of the problem
• Providing suggestions on modifications and making recommendations to enable the system to comply with ISO standards.
• Prepare report on the level of compliance for certification/re-certification and Surveillance audits
• Apart from that prepare manuals and work instruction for the companies, I undertake consultancy for both QMS and OSHAS.

Technical Manager at Yousuf Machines & Structurals LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2012 to June 2013

• Responsible for managing the entire operations of the company including monitoring of ongoing projects, fabrication workshops, machine shops and management of company's resources and were leading project managers and project engineers for planning and successful execution of projects.
• Prepare Project related documents and technical submissions like Material submittal, Project Quality Plan, Method statements, Material Inspection Reports, QC related Documents, Work Notifications and Project Action Plan.
• Inspection and Reviewing of shop drawing prepared by the draftsmen based on the client structural drawing and approved the same for production. In case of any clarification needed for working at site, respective SCR is raised to the client via main contractor and consultant.
• Head of Quality & Safety department, preparing ISO 9001:2008, ISO 18001:2007 Manual and representing as Management Representative during audit, conducting Internal audit and QHSE awareness training.
• Involved in production and technical meeting with client.

Managing Director (Own firm) at Aromen Engineering Company (Private) Limited
  • India
  • July 2007 to September 2012

Development of new customers & Vendors
Customer- Supplier Relationship Process & Customer Focus related Activities and evaluating Customer feedback
Achieving sales Targets and other objective set by the management with control over project budget.
Preparing work orders for each department and raising Invoice & Delivery Order during the dispatch of products
2D drafting using software like Auto CAD, Draft Sight, VariCAD, ZWCAD etc and 3D modeling using Solid works & Pro-E with analysis of Structural drawings to an extent using COSMOS analysis.
Review of Part & Assembly drawings with required tolerance for manufacturing & inspection based on customer specification
Reviewing Bill of Materials based on drawings & estimating the Quantity with comparison to the stock in hand.
Documentation & Record Maintenance
Planning of Work based on work order & resource availability by preparing plan using Gantt charts and reviewing the action based on the actual time taken and also plan for project based on funds to have a control on project budgeting.
Decision based on Over-time & Out sourcing taken based on Job
Plan the schedule of Procurement, Production, Inspection, Logistics and Installation
Evaluation & Execution of Pending work by periodic Inspection & Reviews
Preparation of Operational controls that prevents Non-Conformity
Implementing system Job Card for fabrication as well as machine shop to initiate work and time study
Experience in controlling labour at Machine shop (having conventional machines like lathe, radial drilling, shaping, planar etc.) and in Fabrication shop as supervisor in manufacturing and erection of mild steel and Stainless steel fabricated structures and components including process like Marking, Oxy-acetylene, Plasma Cutting, ARC & MIG Welding, Sheet bending, Gas cutting, Tube Expansion etc.
Execution of Job as per customers Specified Standard or Design Standards like BS, ASTM, API
Execution of Welding Associated reports like WPS, PQR as per AWS or BIS standard through Welding Inspectors.
Planning and Executing of External Testing Like Ultrasonic and Lab Test, If required by the client
Implementation of 5s, Agile & Lean Management, TQM & TPM inside the Job floor
Identification of Salvageable Items and Arranging the Raw material in a way that maximum utilization is carried out.
Execution of Organizational Health & Safety policies to ensure no breakdown.
Represent the company as Management Representative Responsible of Quality, Health & Safety.
Developing and implementing the quality plans, policies and procedures for the the organization as well as for individual projects to achieve the business objectives set.
Leadership experience in QA/QC Management.
Determination & Control of Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment based on Job Nature
Conducts Management Review, Internal Audit & Training
Control of Non- Conformity by taking Corrective Actions & Preventive Actions
Prepare Quality Manual, Work Procedures, Safety Procedures as per the working conditions
Good experience/knowledge on Inspection & Testing aspects / procedures of building systems & materials.
Ensures the Control of Monitoring & Measuring Equipment including Calibration & Safety Load Test.
Preparedness of Emergency Procedures & Evaluating its Effectiveness
Knowledge on FMEA, 5s principle, 6 sigma and Other TQM tools.
Executing more than 10 structural Erection of Unloading Hopper at Various Ports in India,
Erection & Installation of E.O.T Cranes & Structural for Sugar and Manufacturing Industries
Erection of Pre Fabricated structures/ Trusses & Purlin for warehouse and for new industry setting.
Organizing the required tools & tackles, power sources, lifting equipments for Erection
Organizing & Coordinating teams for various erections, single handedly.
Execution of Project Management by PERT, CPM Method to crash the required work to meet the earliest possible due date.

Education

Doctorate, Entrepreneurship Management
  • at Kazian School of Global Business Managerement
  • June 2012

* A Doctorate Certification Course on Management Studies. * How to start a company with an innovative project was my thesis/project

Master's degree, Mechanical - Industrial
  • at PSG College of Technology
  • May 2007

* won first prize for paper presentation in an international conference * Developed another Energy Conservation project for Sugar Industries * Member for IIE, * Published over 5 international and National journals

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical
  • at VLB Janakiammal College of Engineering & Technology
  • May 2005

* Developed World's first Steamless Sulphur burner, Which is an Innovative as well as Energy Conserving Project * Presented papers on Ethanol as Alternative Fuel, Vane Engine * Attended more than 10 seminars, conferences and one day workshops * Member of Red Cross, SAE

Bayt Tests

Organizational Behavior Test
Score 80%

Specialties & Skills

Steel Structures
Contracts Review
Business Development
Estimation
Project Management
Lead Auditing (Quality & Safety)
Pro Engineering/ Solid Works
Business Developement
Decision Making
Business Communication
Entrepreneurial
Leadership
Professional Ethics
Estimation
Production & Metal Fabrication
Managerial
Procurement
Project Management
Contracts Management
AutoCAD Drafting
Teamwork
Steel Fabrication
Mechanical Engineering
Negotiation
Primavera

Languages

English
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Intermediate
Tamil
Intermediate

Memberships

Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member - 4108874
  • May 2015

Training and Certifications

Primavera (Training)
Training Institute:
SPMC
Date Attended:
February 2018
International Quality Surveyor (Training)
Training Institute:
SPMC
Date Attended:
April 2019
Contracts Management with FIDIC (Training)
Training Institute:
3 FOLD
Project Management Professional Training Program (Training)
Training Institute:
MISP
Date Attended:
April 2015
Duration:
35 hours
IRCA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2009
Valid Until:
May 2009
IRCA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2012
Valid Until:
September 2012

Hobbies

  • Music
    Compose and Sings, Play Keyboard, Mridangam, Tabala and many instruments
  • Surfer & Blogger
    Semi Active, when idle
  • Cricket
    Represented Various Clubs and Teams from school level