Andres Veski

Experience

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  Kranlod

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Mechanical Design Engineer

  Mechanical designer in repair and maintenance department at the crane factory.

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  Design Institute for Glass Industry Machinery

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Senior Design Engineer

  Mechanical designer for a Research Institute developing machines for glassindustry

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  International Township of Auroville

  Jan 1993 - May 1997

  Honorary Voluntary Worker

  Employed by different units and services of community of Auroville.•Freelance designer/consultant for various projects, repairs and supervision of constructions.•Facilitating students in local school with technical drawings and metalwork.

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  Freelancer

  Jun 1997 - Oct 1998

  Design Engineer-Draftsman

  Worked for various architectural firms.

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  International Township of Auroville

  Oct 1998 - Jun 2002

  Senior Project Engineer-Designer, Structural Engineer

  Attending to different needs of community of Auroville (consulting, design, manufacturing), as well as having major projects:•EuroDish Project (parabolic solar concentrator – 9 meters diameter, project holder Auroville Center for Scientific Research (CSR)) – redesigned and implemented original project by EuroDish Consortium (Schlaich Bergermanm und Partner / MERO Systems, Germany), to accommodate Indian materials and technology. Followed the project through from concept to final stages ofcompletion.•Solar Bowl (spherical solar concentrator, 15 meters diameter, to produce a thermal energy for community kitchen, project holder Centre for Scientific Research, sponsored by Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, India) – complete design of structure, mechanics of tracking system and pipelines, assembly and fabrication drawings, supervision of manufacturing and installation. •Consultant on design and structural design for Pavilion of American Culture in association with professors and students of University of Washington, Seattle.•Private house (in association with an architect of Auroville Building Center) – structural design and calculations, complete set of manufacturing drawings, supervision of fabrication and erection on site. Show less

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  Norwes Metall AS

  Aug 2002 - Mar 2003

  Mechanical Design Engineer

  Design Engineer for sheet metal welded fabrications (containers and compactors)

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  CRAFTA OU

  Mar 2003 - Jun 2008

  Design Engineer, Structural Engineer, Manager

  - Working on various project for construction, mechanical equipment, interior-design, architectural 3D-modeling .- Long-term project on technical assistance for Steco Miljo AS, Norway (waste management equipment company). The scope of work has been including designing and drafting, search for suitable producers, supervising production, etc. The work included a project of modeling layouts for equipment of Veolia Miljopark, Oslo (presently - Groruddalen Miljøpark). Structural design engineer(including steel detailing).- Working for various firms as designer and draftsperson. Show less

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  Ingenius as

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2016

  Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

  Senior Mechanical Design Engineer- hired as a design-engineer at AKER SOLUTIONS, XMT Department, Tranby - In-house project for ABB (Improving working platform); Drammen- In-house project for NOR-REG Systems AS (Designing a prototype of the potato chips bag seal testing machine)- In-house project for MITRANS AS (Improvements of passenger's rolling stock)- Norgips Norge AS (KNAUF NORDIC) – design engineer, working on project of extension of the Norgips factory, Equipment assembly and construction (3D models, Layout drawings, cooperating with architectural team)- Making 3D models for architectural projects and house renovations for private persons Show less

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  Aker Solutions

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2015

  Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

  Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Consultant (Oil and Gas)I was involved in several major projects there:- Kristin WOS 3, working on the design of a structure, valves, schematics, etc.- Atla project, working on the design of structure, valves, schematics, Stack-Up models and drawings, writing procedures, making quick designs to adapt different rented equipment or improving existing designs for the offshore team when there were urgent needs for it.- MOHO project, Tooling team, designing test tools and maintenance tool, writing procedures, working on schematics, processing NCRs, etc.- Design Engineer for the Tender team,- Designing tools for the production workshop, etc. Show less

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  Freelance Designer

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2017

  Career Target: Lead Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Engineer
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  Aker Solutions

  May 2022 - now

  Project Design Engineer