Raj Menon

Experience

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  EMS Ship Management

  Jan 2003 - May 2007

  First Engineer

  Have been incharge of the Engineering department and reporting to the Chief Engineer on all aspects including operations, maintainence, people management( including training and development) , Inventory management & purchasing, compliance, safety and quality control

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  GOL Offshore Limited

  Jun 2007 - Nov 2007

  First Engineer

  Have been incharge of the Engineering department and reporting to the Chief Engineer on all aspects including operations, maintainence, people management( including training and development) , Inventory management & purchasing, compliance, safety and quality control

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  OMCI, Germany

  Nov 2007 - Apr 2008

  First Engineer

  Have been incharge of the Engineering department and reporting to the Chief Engineer on all aspects including operations, maintainence, people management( including training and development) , Inventory management & purchasing, compliance, safety and quality control

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  IMS Ship Management

  Apr 2009 - Oct 2011

  Projects and Business Development

  Responsibilities:Was responsible for overall acquiring and executing Dredging Projects • Prepare Business plan for each project, prepare financial model to carry out ROI and sensitivity analysis• Prepare the Project plan as well as the commercial proposal for the customer • Discuss the plan with the Dredge teams, make all resources available as per plan and monitor the output of the dredge teams• Provide timely reports on project status to the Customer• Attend progress review meetings with the customer to discuss project plan • Monitor the dredge production/ project progress on a daily basis• Monitor and track the project on MS Projects• Investigate causes in case of reduced production or delayed tasks and take appropriate action to remedy the problem• Prepare the budget for each project and monitor the cost and oversee the project related accounting and ensure the control of costs• Engage with clients and ports and other government authority to resolve conflicts.• Ensured satisfaction of each stake holder and facilitated the execution of the project• Identified, engaged the vendors and monitored progress made by the vendors in executing their respective work scopes• Monitored resources such as finances, fuel, manpower etc and ensured optimum use of the same to enable smooth execution of the projectsAchievement:• Streamlined the dredging operations, put together an effective and reliable project execution team, and supported the team to achieve efficient project execution• Annual Dredging output was increased from 2,00,000 cbm to 8,00,000 cbm• Executed capital and maintenance dredging projects with diversified assets such as mechanical dredges, cutter suction dredges and trailer suction dredges• Executed multiple dredging projects along the coast of India for prestigious clients such as Lanco Infratech/New Mangalore Port Trust, Indian Navy, Maharashtra Fisheries, Tamil Nadu Maritime Board, Gujarat State electricity board Show less

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  Avestha Consulting Pvt Ltd

  Oct 2011 - Jul 2017

  Projects & Business Development

  Responsibilities:• Overall responsibility of Business development, Projects and cost control• Responsible for preparation and updating of business plan, project plan, risk management, issue management and quality control• Responsible for planning, monitoring and tracking of the project in MS Projects• Responsible for the preparation of the project and stage budgets and ensuring cost control• Engaged with all suppliers/vendors; designed the work packages with scope, quality, time; cost negotiations and contracting• Controlling and monitoring the work of each supplier/vendor through the work package execution• Reporting weekly, monthly, end of stage and on-demand to the Customer/Project owner• Regular joint meetings with all vendors and customers to brain storm and participate in planning • Monitor for issues, risks and early warning indicators; record, propose solutions and escalate the issues • Approach potential clients and introduce the company and partner shipyard and discuss the service offerings • Identify needs of potential clients and provide them with a proposal • Engage with clients and develop long term relationship with the customers • Identify scope of upselling/cross selling of services and pitch and acquire additional work scopes Achievement:• Managed a complex hospitality property development project which involved the following technical stages o Purchase, take over, vessel transport, design, rebuild/renovate, compliance, testing and commissioningo The vessel conversion/rebuilding/renovations included Structural works and creation of kitchens, elevators, and suites  Installation and renewal of services such as fresh water, waste water, air cooling(HVAC), fire safety systems  Installation & commissioning of an additional generator, power distribution and cablingExtensive interior and fit out work• Delivered a property which is successfully running as the India’s Largest and most Luxurious Casinos Show less

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  Navig8 Group

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2017

  Engineering-Operations/Projects

  • Direct a team of engineers, technicians and skilled personnel• Prepare scope of identified projects, estimating resource requirements, plan, implement and commissioning • Regular time based, issue based and on demand reporting to owners and operators• Manage operations of all equipment and machinery and support vessel trade • Preventive and condition based maintenance program design in accordance with the makers and company recommendations• Scheduling the planned maintenance for all machinery items such that the commercial operations is not impacted• Maintain compliance with all statutory requirements and requirements of local and port authorities, classification societies and commercial operators• Monitor the project; identify issues, resolve issues in collaboration with the ship builder and escalate critical issues to vessel owners • Monitor the quality of the works delivered by the ship builder/makers, identify any defects and discuss corrective action with yard/maker and monitor implementation• Implementation of the requirements of the Safety Management Systems, ISO 9001 & 14001 systems Show less

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  Shangri-La

  Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

  Engineering Manager

  Manage engineering operations and projects.• Responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating the duties of Engineering operations and projects• Monitor the standards and procedures of the engineering department and the effective performance of plant and equipment • Undertake MEP projects, plan, carry out technical feasibility, coordinate and execute the project activities• Contract Management: Liaise with contractors and consultants associated with engineering; supervise the specialist contractors tasks; verify maintenance contracts and manage variations• Comply with all technical inspection and testing requirements of the corporate policies and procedures as well as statutory requirements• Scheduling and coordinating of the preventive maintenance of plant and equipment such that commercial operations are not impacted• Trouble Shooting and reactive maintenance initiatives to minimize the possible downtime for particular equipment/machinery Show less

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  Network Rail Consulting

  Jan 2019 - now

  Project management at Digital Systems Program for Transport for NSW (TfNSW)

  • Associate Director Project & Program Management

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Managing Consultant

    Jan 2019 - Jul 2023
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  Transport for NSW

  Jan 2019 - now

  • Program Integration Manager

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Project Planner

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Technical Project Coordinator

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019