Vara lakshmi Penneru
Rail Signalling - PDA (Project Design Authority) & Engineering Manager
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
• A result-oriented professional over 18+ years of experience in Railway Signalling Industry in Designs, Vendor Management, Customer Co-ordination, Project Management combining comprehensive technical knowledge and management skills, allowing problems to be solved creatively but with a broad understanding of stakeholder needs and attention to detail that ensures robust solutions
• IRSE Signalling Principle designer and Signalling Verifier
• Member of IRSE (MIRSE)
• Member of Singapore Standards committee
PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS
• Expert in Re-Signaling (brownfield) CBTC Projects and System Migration strategy Management
• Proven ability to analyze complex strategic and tactical problems into component parts.
• Outstanding delivery focus and attention to detail ensuring robust delivery of multidisciplinary solutions meeting the needs of all stakeholders.
• Committed to Quality, Accuracy, Timeliness and Efficiency in delivering allocated tasks.
• Managing and developing teams on CBTC systems
SKILLS
• CBTC system
• Project Management
• Vendor and Sub-contractor selection and management
• Customer co-ordination
• Team management
• Resource development, competency management system
• Co-ordination management with systemwide contractors
• Technical proposals
• Budget forecasting
• Management of Shutdown projects
• IRSE Signalling Principle designer and Signalling Verifier
• Member of IRSE (MIRSE)
• Member of Singapore Standards committee
PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS
• Expert in Re-Signaling (brownfield) CBTC Projects and System Migration strategy Management
• Proven ability to analyze complex strategic and tactical problems into component parts.
• Outstanding delivery focus and attention to detail ensuring robust delivery of multidisciplinary solutions meeting the needs of all stakeholders.
• Committed to Quality, Accuracy, Timeliness and Efficiency in delivering allocated tasks.
• Managing and developing teams on CBTC systems
SKILLS
• CBTC system
• Project Management
• Vendor and Sub-contractor selection and management
• Customer co-ordination
• Team management
• Resource development, competency management system
• Co-ordination management with systemwide contractors
• Technical proposals
• Budget forecasting
• Management of Shutdown projects
Engineering Manager
Thales Solutions Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore
April 2014
to 2018
- • Working as Engineering Manager with responsible to provide hardware solutions for Wayside signalling interface design including hardware components selection.
• Head of Department - HOD for all the engineering designs for NSEW Singapore
project with existing Westinghouse rail system interface with CBTC Thales PMI moving block system, Changeover Cubicle comprises 54 stations and a route length of 94 km.
• Migration strategy Manager for all the NSEWP projects
• Ensure that technical and safety standarfd are maintained in all aspects of design within the allocated project
• Responsible to confirm that all design work is controlled, implemented and undertaken in accordance with relevant instructions/standards.
• Manage the team resources and work package with forecasting manpower requirement to management for all the design works
• Assist and monitor with the planning and progress of works in relation to timeline and budget.
• Trained Singapore SMRT maintenance and operations team on CBTC wayside signalling design principles.
• Presented NSEW Re-signalling wayside interlocking design and changeover principles to IRSE Singapore and IRSE Malaysia sections.
• Responsible to deliver Proof of Concept stations, North South Line, East west line and Tuas extension.
• Worked as an interface point between Thales Canada, Thales France and LTA/SMRT Singapore for wayside interface signalling solution.
• Provided conceptual design solution for the system changeover from existing legacy system to new CBTC system
• Supporting to supplier and procurement team in addressing component selection for hardware BOQ
• Managing the sub-contractors
• Complete signalling solutions for Canberra station, TanahMerah extension and 4in1 depot including interface with other SWC's.
• Managing Installation, Planning and Design teams including work package management
• Head of Decommissioning for NSEW project
• Supporting bid team with cost estimation, schedule risks, technical description, migration plan and BOQ.
• CCRB member with safety case preparation support for NSEW&TWE projects - Design, manufacture, delivery to site installation, migration, testing and commissioning of the signalling system for North-South and East-West lines and Tuas Extension projects (NSEW/TWE) in Singapore