
Sujenthiran Gannetion
4th Marine Engineer

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About me
Vice President of Engineering @ Approved Group International | Heavy Engineering, Physics of Failure
Education

SJKT Haji Manan
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Malaysian Maritime Academy
2012 - 2013COC CLASS 2 Motor Marine EngineeringActivities and Societies: Marathon, Swimming, Football and Invention. Loaded my personal knowledge bank with essential knowledge on Marine Machinery and operation.

Malaysian Maritime Academy
2006 - 2009Diploma Marine Engineering Class 3 COC motor 3.33Activities and Societies: Football, Public Speaking and Invention

ACS sitiawan
2002 - 2005STPM Physics 2.94Activities and Societies: INCULS, MasTech and INTERACT

Open University Malaysia
2017 - 2021Master's of Project Management Project Management 3.53Master's of Project Management, Thesis: Towards Malaysian Hospitality 4.0: Adverse Health Impacts from OSH Perspective
Experience

AET
Mar 2009 - Jun 20114th Marine Engineer• Lead the engineering team and completed multiple boiler furnace maintenance and inspections.• Maintained and implemented schedule for optimum performance of boilers without any downtime in operation• Lead the engineering team and completed multiple Exhaust Gas Economizer inspection and repair works.• Lead the engineering team for multiple complete overhauls of purifiers and clarifiers.• Completed successful multiple bunkering for the ship.

Yanmar Asia
Jun 2011 - Jan 2012Service/Commissioning Engineer• Lead the engineering service team for multiple crankcase inspection and crank shaft change• Attended multiple sea trials• Commissioned 3 AHVs during my tenure (mechanical commissioning only)• Commissioned 4 ship fire fighting systems• Gained more knowledge and skills on high voltage generators

AET
Mar 2012 - Dec 2015• Lead the engineering team and completed 6 major overhauls of high voltage generators (2750 kVA, 1800 RPM)• Lead the engineering team and completed several cylinder head overhauls and cylinder liner maintenance (15000 bhp B&W main engines)• Serving as 3rd engineer without any near miss or incidents within the engineering operations and engineering team for 4 years.• Introduced fuel injectors overhaul method for needle valve to prolong injector life span to save injector replacement cost.• No operational down time occurred during the tenure.• Lead the engineering team to successfully complete multiple; fresh water generator, sewage treatment plant, calorifier, AHU, HVAC, hydraulic winch power motor, elevators, radar mast, thruster and compressor overhauls, maintenance and inspections Show less NS5 is a ABS class approved system comprising of Energy Management Module(pilot phase), HSSE Module (pilot phase) and Maintenance Module. Work consist of providing training and implementation on of Maintenance module to all officers onboard vessels by joining vessels on short periods, and initiating the Energy and HSSE module with proper guidance and training provided to officers. Includes also debugging system with shore assistance when ever required from vessel. Reporting directly to Project Head. Show less *Reporting to second engineer directly. *In-charge of power generation plant, main boilers (25bar cap), air compressors, and main engine mountings. *Handling cargo operations, ship to ship operations. *Maintenance and repair of other machinery on-board vessel such as , main engine, sewage treatment plant, purifiers, steering gear system, hydraulic winch power and etc.*Cost control of the engineering department.*Implementing and planning Planned Maintenance Schedule for all the machinery onboard. Show less
3rd Marine Engineer on DP Shuttle Tanker
Sept 2014 - Dec 20153rd Marine Engineer/ NS5 Trainer/ NS5 Project Initiation
Feb 2014 - Sept 20143rd Marine Engineer
Mar 2012 - Jan 2014

Sunway International Hotels & Resorts
Feb 2016 - Jan 2019• Total energy savings of 8.9% against budget 2018• Total Engineering Departmental savings of 5.8% against budget• Total 25 units pool deck change completed with yellow balau wood 2018• M&E advisor for new balcony bar project (completion 22nd dec 2018)• Certified the facility under United Nation’s Green Globe Certification for Sustainable Hotel 2018. (one of the pioneer 5 star resorts in Malaysia to be certified, only two hotels in Malaysia are certified as sustainable by Green Globe) Show less • Total Engineering Departmental Savings of 9% in 2016 and 16% in 2017 achieved • Electrical saving of 25% achieved in 2017. • Upgrade works of ELV and LV system carried out on MSB for expansion purposes (April 2017) • Completed expansion of the resort facility from 25 villas to 45 villas, commissioned and currently fully operational (project started on April 2016, completion on December 2017) • Full electrical earthing cable upgrade due to insulation deterioration without disrupting operation (April 2017) • Geo thermal water system upgrade PPR pipe line and pump upgrade performed and commissioned (July 2017) • 25 unit glass roof pergola changed to yellow balau wood (start Jan 2017, end November 2017) • Restaurant air conditioned section expansion completed and commissioned, (start June 2017, end Dec 2017) • Major wood deck renovations completed in 2017• Introduction of timer relays, solar powered lights and proximity sensors in electrical circuits to save electricity cost (980k out of 1.1 million budget)• Supported 20 new lake villa projects as M&E advisor till completion, lead the commissioning team prior to pre-opening and opened first ten trial run villas on October 2017.• Restructured the engineering team for job empowerment and rotation to ensure every technical person can perform each other’s task, which indirectly kept the manning in the same par even when villa inventory increased. Show less
Chief Engineer
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019Head of Engineering Department
Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

Approved Group International
Oct 2019 - now• Developing and implementing strategic plants to achieve company goals• Spearheading the engineering department to achieve departmental targets and goals• Responsible to develop and conduct internal and external engineering trainings• Assisting in recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluation, promotion, retention and termination activities• In control of stakeholder management to build and maintain long term business relationship• Supervision on company operations on day-to-day basis• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and growth• Preparation and management of departmental budgets and cost reduction initiatives• Representing company in industry events, webinars and negotiation• Researching and establishing new business ventures Show less • Successful completion of 368 cases in 3 years period• Cumulative savings of approximately RM 155 million for clients from a total of 368 cases• Obtained multiple insured to engage us to conduct risk improvement for their premises• Guest speaker for a webinar hosted by AICLA; topic: Engineering Assessment of Equipment Losses. (Attendees from 60 over countries)• AGI Webinar series designated speaker for engineering webinars• Successful engineering training provided to teammates to undertake engineering loss cases Show less
Vice President of Engineering (Mechanical/Marine)
Feb 2023 - nowForensic Engineer
Oct 2019 - Feb 2023
Licenses & Certifications

SHIPBOARD MANAGEMENT
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAJan 2013
OIL TANKER TRAINING
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAJun 2012
EFFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAFeb 2009
ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTING
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAMay 2006
MEDICAL FIRST AID
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAMay 2006
ELEMENTARY FIRST AID
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAMar 2006
FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE FIGHTING
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAMar 2006
PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAMar 2006
PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAMar 2006
TANKER FAMILIARIZATION
MARINE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIAMar 2006
Languages
- taTamil
- enEnglish
- maMalayalam
- maMalay
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