Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Software
Certification
Interests
Timeline
GeneralManager
ARAVIND SASIDHARAN PILLAI

ARAVIND SASIDHARAN PILLAI

PROJECT ENGINEER
Dubai,UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Summary

Proficient Project Engineer with 10+ years of experience driving over 100+ projects to completion. Skilled in overseeing technical staff ensuring that projects are completed on schedule, within budget and according to specifications.

Practical and hands-on experience also adept at successfully and effectively interacting with contractors across multiple construction sites. Excellent project management abilities demonstrated by career history of on-schedule and on-budget completed projects. Particular experience in TELECOM and ELV projects.

Overview

4
4
Languages
2
2
Certifications
6
6
years of post-secondary education
8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

PROJECT ENGINEER/CO-ORDINATOR

TAWASOL SOLUTION AND SERVICES,DUBAI-U.A.E
02.2021 - Current

•CREATED AND DEVELOPED PROJECT TIMELINES AND GOAL SETTING TO COMPLETE PROJECTS.

•ENSURED PROJECTS REMAIN ON SCHEDULE, COST AND TIME TO SUPPORT DIVISION OBJECTIVES.

•COORDINATED WITH PROGRAM MANAGERS AND CUSTOMERS TO SUPPORT DELIVERABLES AND OBJECTIVES.

•RESPONSIBLE FOR ADHERING AND CREATING MILESTONE SCHEDULES, DRAFTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND ACCURATE MANPOWER ESTIMATES.

•LED AND CONDUCTED MEETINGS TO ELICIT, DEFINE AND DOCUMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF VARIOUS PROGRAM MANAGERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.

•ENSURED TEAMS AND PROGRAMS HAVE TOOLS NEEDED TO MEET PROJECT MILESTONES.

•ASSISTED IN DOCUMENTING PROJECT PHASES AND CREATING SUMMARY REPORTS FOR MANAGEMENT.

•CONDUCTED QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF EXISTING IMPLEMENTATIONS AND PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL, STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.

•MET WITH CLIENT TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND ANALYZE CURRENT SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES.

•ASSIGNED PROGRAMMING TASKS TO TEAM MEMBERS AND SET MILESTONES TO MONITOR PROGRESS.

•RESPONSIBLE FOR DOCUMENTATION PREPARATION (USING MS WORD AND MS POWERPOINT) AND REVIEW.

•REVIEWED FIELD INSPECTION REPORTS FROM CONSULTANTS THROUGHOUT THE LIFECYCLE OF THE PROJECT.

•ENSURED THE DELIVERY FROM THE PROJECTS ADHERED TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF QUALITY, ON TIME, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN AND GOVERNANCE MODELS.

•PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE SYSTEM TESTING TEAM AND BUG FIXING OF THE APPLICATION.

•SUPPORTED DURING UAT AND INCORPORATION OF ANY CHANGES REQUIRED IN THE DEVELOPED APPLICATION.

•MET MONTHLY TO DELIVER PROJECT STATUS UPDATES AND TO REPORT ON NEW AND EXISTING PRODUCTION ISSUES.

PROJECT ENGINEER

TAV TECHNOLOGIES ,ABUDHABI-U.A.E
03.2016 - 04.2018

PROJECT-NEW NEW ABUDHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MID FIELD TERMINAL BUILDING(MTB):

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • DESIGN, INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION, INTEGRATION ,TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATION(TETRA),CCTV AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM.
  • PROJECT COORDINATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR ATLAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ATLAS SECURITY .
  • SINGLE HAND IMPLEMENTATION OF TELECOM AND SECURITY PROJECTS IN AIR-SIDE SUPPORT FACILITIES IN MTB(EMPLOYEE CONSOLIDATION CENTER AND GOODS AND WASTE FACILITY)
  • COMMISSIONING/CONFIGURATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION, CCTV ,ACCESS CONTROL AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS AS PER THE CONSULTANTS/CLIENTS REQUIREMENTS.
  • DAILY ONSITE SUPERVISION, MONITORING AND FOLLOWUPS FOR TELECOM,SECURITY ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM(SACS) AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VSS).
  • POSSESS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION: SPLICING, OTDR TESTING AND CONNECTORIZATION.
  • EXPERIENCE IN FUSION SPLICING OF SINGLE MODE AND MULTIMODE FIBERS USING MACHINES FUJIKURA FSM-50S, FSM- 60S, FSM-80S.
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF INDOOR BUILDING SOLUTION FOR TERRESTRIAL TRUNKED RADIO(TETRA) AND LTE (ABUDHABI POLICE) IN MTB.
  • KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN TECHNIQUES, TOOLS, AND PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF SECURITY PLANS, BLUEPRINT AND DRAWINGS DEVELOPING SPECIFIC GOALS AND PLANS TO PRIORITIZE, ORGANIZE, AND ACCOMPLISH WORK.
  • SITE LEVEL COORDINATION AND REPORTING JOINT SURVEYS/SITE WALKS WITH CLIENTS FOR SITE LEVEL ISSUES ,FEEDBACK ON DESIGN ISSUES ACCORDING TO SITE REQUIREMENTS.
  • EXPERT IN THE USE OF TELECOM TOOLS LIKE SITE MASTER [ANRITSU, BIRD].

PHASE-2 PROJECT-ABUDHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(CURRENTLY ACTIVE) :
RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • PROJECT COORDINATION AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR ATLAS SECURITY .
  • CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE FAULTS HAPPENED IN CAMERAS AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS.
  • PREPARE, MONITOR AND REPORT ON ALL PLANNED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (PPMS) FOR ALL SECURITY SYSTEMS CCTV AND ACCESS CONTROL.
  • DAILY ONSITE SUPERVISION, MONITORING AND FOLLOWUPS FOR SECURITY ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM(SACS) AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VSS).
  • SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND RECORDING CAMERA SIGNALS WITH COMPUTER.
  • BASE STATION INSTALLATION.
  • MASTER UNIT INSTALLATION.
  • RECTIFIER INSTALLATION.
  • CABLING FOR RECTIFIER ,MASTER UNIT,BASE STATION.
  • INSTALLATION OF OMINI SINGLE PORT AND DOUBLE PORT ANTENNAS.
  • INSTALLATION OF ANTENNA MONO-POLE.
  • CABLING OF OUT DOOR FIBER BETWEEN PHASE 2 (ABUDHABI AIRPORT) AND NEW ABUDHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR TERRESTRIAL TRUNKED RADIO(TETRA) NETWORK.
  • INSTALLATION OF ANTENNA MONO-POLE.
  • TESTING , LABELING AND COMMISSIONING OF TELECOMMUNICATION ROOM IN FIRE STATION (13L) AT ABUDHABI AIRPORT.

SITE ENGINEER

BOND COMMUNICATIONS (SMOOTH INTERNATIONAL,DUBAI-U.A.E)
06.2015 - 03.2017

PROJECT- NEW ABUDHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MID FIELD TERMINAL BUILDING-MTB ):

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • LAYING DOWN CABLE AND INTER CONNECTING CAMERA, MONITORS, SWITCHER, DVR AND CONTROL UNIT.
  • TESTING CABLES, CONNECTORS AND MECHANICAL JOINTS, MEASUREMENT OF VOLTAGES AT IMPORTANT TEST POINTS IN THE CAMERA.
  • LAYING DOWN CABLE AND INTER- CONNECTING CAMERA, MONITORS, SWITCHER, NVR AND CONTROL UNIT.
  • TESTING OF ALL CABLES LAID FOR CCTV , ACCESS CONTROL,TETRA,PA AND FAS LIKE CABLE CONTINUITY CHECKING AND OTHER RELATED TESTS BEFORE TERMINATING THEM TO THEIR RELATED PANELS.
  • DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEM (CAT6-A, OFC).
  • MAINTAINING 500 KM OF OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK.
  • DESIGNING NEW FIBER ROUTE.
  • EDFA TRANSMISSION, FIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, POWER METER, OTDR TESTING, SPLICING.
  • HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN MAINTAINING RF NETWORKS, NODE, AMPLIFIER.
  • TESTING CABLES AND CONNECTORS .
  • TESTING AND COMMISSIONING WITH QUALITY PROCEDURE.
  • REVIEWING DATA NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.
  • CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH TROUBLE SHOOTING.
  • PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COMPUTER NETWORK AND WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM.
  • PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND ENGINEERING.

TELECOM ENGINEER

GTL LIMITED,MUMBAI-INDIA
05.2013 - 06.2015

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

•EXPERIENCE IN FUSION SPLICING OF SINGLE MODE AND MULTIMODE FIBERS USING MACHINES FUJIKURA FSM-50S, FSM- 60S, FSM-80S.

• EXPERIENCE IN OPTICAL FIBER TESTING USING EXFO FTB-1, JDSU MTS-6000, MTS-4000 AND OPTICAL LINK AND EXFO POWER METERS.

• EXPERIENCE IN FAULT DETECTION AND RECTIFICATION OF FOC.

• EXPERIENCE IN FIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS) HANDLING AND ROUTING.

• TERMINATIONS OF FIBER OPTIC CABLES TO PATCH PANELS (ODF).

• RF SURVEY. LOS SURVEY, NEW SITE SURVEY, QUALITY CHECKING AND AUDITING OF SITES.

• ELECTRICAL AUDIT, POWER AUDIT AND SITE SURVEY.

• CO-COORDINATING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CLIENTS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND ENSURING MINIMUM DOWNTIME.

• CHECKING OF VSWR AND TRANSMIT POWER AND ENSURING THE VALUES TO BE IN ACCEPTABLE RANGE.

• TESTING OF FIBER OPTIC POWER USING POWER METER.

• ANALYSIS OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SITES.

SITE SUPERVISOR/ENGINEER

NU TEK INDIA LIMITED,MUMBAI-INDIA
06.2011 - 05.2013

PROJECT NAME - INDUS TOWERS,QUIPPO – WTTIL,ETISALAT CIRCLES: MAHARASHTRA, UP(E), UP(W), BIHAR & JHARKHAND,VISAKHAPATNAM

SIZE OF THE PROJECT: OVER 20 SITES (BSC SITES)

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES :

• PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR VARIETY OF SYSTEMS.

• PREPARED REPORTS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR ONGOING PROJECTS AND ROUTINE SERVICE CALLS.

• INSTALLED NEW SYSTEM COMPONENTS.

• REPAIRED AND REPLACED COMPONENTS AS NEEDED.

• CHECKED AND TESTED NEW INSTALLATIONS AND REPAIRS TO ENSURE FUNCTIONALITY .

• COORDINATED SERVICES WITH CLIENTS.

Education

SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE COURSE(10TH)

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) S.T J
06.2005 - 06.2005

HIGHER SECONDARY COURSE (12TH)

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) CAMP
07.2005 - 07.2007

B.TECH - ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY SREENARAYANA GURUKULAM
07.2007 - 08.2011

Skills

    Coordinating team projects

undefined

Software

ODOO

CITRIX(DU)

Certification

AUTOMATION CERTIFICATIONS

Interests

DRIVING

FOOT BALL PLAYING

Timeline

PROJECT ENGINEER/CO-ORDINATOR

TAWASOL SOLUTION AND SERVICES,DUBAI-U.A.E
02.2021 - Current

PROJECT ENGINEER

TAV TECHNOLOGIES ,ABUDHABI-U.A.E
03.2016 - 04.2018

SITE ENGINEER

BOND COMMUNICATIONS (SMOOTH INTERNATIONAL,DUBAI-U.A.E)
06.2015 - 03.2017

TELECOM ENGINEER

GTL LIMITED,MUMBAI-INDIA
05.2013 - 06.2015

SITE SUPERVISOR/ENGINEER

NU TEK INDIA LIMITED,MUMBAI-INDIA
06.2011 - 05.2013

B.TECH - ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY SREENARAYANA GURUKULAM
07.2007 - 08.2011

HIGHER SECONDARY COURSE (12TH)

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) CAMP
07.2005 - 07.2007

SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE COURSE(10TH)

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE) S.T J
06.2005 - 06.2005
ARAVIND SASIDHARAN PILLAIPROJECT ENGINEER