Melvin Thomas
Sturt
Summary
Results-driven Electrical Engineer with 9 years of experience in designing, testing, and maintaining electrical systems across vessels, infrastructure, and/or energy projects. Skilled in interpreting technical drawings, ensuring compliance with standards, and delivering cost-effective, safe, and reliable engineering solutions. Known for effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, strong problem-solving skills, and a commitment to engineering excellence.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance and Control Inspector
Quecon Pvt Ltd
11.2024 - Current
- Conducting inspections and quality control checks to ensure compliance with Australian standards, specifications, and customer requirements for the Project Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub BESS Project with LAI Switchgears.
- Contribute to the development of designs, templates, and best practices within the discipline to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Conducting inspections and quality control checks of SKIDS to ensure compliance with Australian standards, specifications, and customer requirements for the client Rio Tinto representing as Bureau veritas inspector (Project- AMRUN ARTESIAN MODIFICATIONS).
- Analysing and reviewing systems, data, and documentation to identify potential high-risk areas.
- Recommending corrective action plans and improvements to resolve non-compliance with Australian standards.
- Communicating, educating, and liaising with users and management to ensure awareness and adherence to standards.
- Coordinating document control, inspections, tests, and non-conformance reports.
- Providing technical support to managers and collaborating with engineering, production, and maintenance teams.
- Monitoring the progress and effectiveness of the project quality management system.
- Maintaining comprehensive inspection, FAT, records and reports.
Assistant Technical Superintendent (Electrical Dept)
Indus Marine Services LLC
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: UAE based marine services company.
- Attend vessel dry-docking, repairs, and surveys by classification when required.
- Responsible for encompassing the creation of all necessary drawings, specifications, calculations, and documentation required for the successful execution of the work.
- Responsible for designing the physical arrangement of equipment on-site, considering constraints, and developing designs for safety and functionality.
- Designing the internal layouts of ECR like switch rooms, including cable tray routing to ensure efficient and safe cabling inside the vessel.
- Plan the routing of conduits and cables, create detailed cable schedules, and ensure proper separation of different cable types (fibre, fire, security) through block diagrams.
- Designing vessel lighting systems, producing lux contour plots to ensure adequate illumination and designing lightning protection systems to safeguard equipment and personnel.
- Conducting various engineering analyses and preparing detailed reports on critical aspects like short-circuit forces, fire and acoustic assessments, lightning protection effectiveness, busbar and conductor sizing, to ensure safety and compliance.
- Ensure and review the planned maintenance system(PMS) implementation on the vessel through the internal program, coordinate and collaborate with the supply chain management(SCM) department to ensure adequate inventories are made at regular intervals, and maintain and check parts and spares.
- Supervise the mechanic and electricians on their work during vessel maintenance.
- Prepare an analysis report for vessel damage condition, rectify all technical problems, and recommend preventive measures to be reported to the technical manager.
- Collaborate effectively with various stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
- UAE based marine services company.
Assistant Technical Superintendent (Electrical Dept)
Al Jaber Shipping Agency & Marine Works LLC
05.2018 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: UAE based shipping and marine works company.
- Co-ordinate to repair engine, alternator, pumps, deck equipment's and navigational equipment's etc. Manage all technical matters and ensure that safety is being given the highest priority.
- Provide support during vessel electrical room construction, and contributing to the commissioning and testing process.
- Liaising Effectively with Clients, OEMs, and Technical team and act as a key point of contact, communicating technical aspects clearly and ensuring that designs are practical, meet client requirements, and comply with relevant standards.
- Responsible for maintenance of fire detectors and fire alarm system.
- Maintenance of all the ship’s alarm system.
- Maintenance for the electronic system fitted onboard ship.
- Maintance for the ship’s navigational lights and other navigational equipment’s.
- Manage financial budgets and cost control for maintenance, repairs, stores, modifications and dry dockings, while ensuring compliance with Industry, Class and International regulations.
- Maintain close communication with the vessel management team, and lead, develop, spar and coach assigned Senior Officers on all matters (safety, technical, cost leadership).
- Responsible for maintenance, repairs, planned maintenance and modifications to the vessels' hull and machineries.
- Plan, coordinate and execute inspections and dry dockings of the vessels.
- Ensure that all vessel certification and surveys for class, flag and international requirements are in order.
- Monitor the quality of all service providers.
- UAE based shipping and marine works company.
Electrical Engineer
TANAM Electricals Pvt Ltd
08.2014 - 12.2017
- Design solar power systems for homes and businesses, including system components.
- Create diagrams for solar electric systems using computer-aided design software.
- Review plans to assess technological and environmental effects.
- Recommend design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
- Provide technical guidance during installation, testing, and performance monitoring.
- Use computer simulations to optimize solar power system efficiency.
- Develop procedures and standards for solar installation work.
- Create checklists to review completed solar installation projects.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Energy management
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
12.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic
Mar Baslious Institute of Technology and Science
12.2014
Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- Australian Standards
- AutoCAD
- Revit
- Engineering Analysis & Reporting
- Technical Report Writing
- Communication & Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
Languages
English
Hindi
Malayalam
Personal Information
Visa Status: Full Rights to Work – in Australia
Ea Id
10468205
Timeline
Quality Assurance and Control Inspector
Quecon Pvt Ltd
11.2024 - Current
Assistant Technical Superintendent (Electrical Dept)
Indus Marine Services LLC
07.2023 - 07.2024
Assistant Technical Superintendent (Electrical Dept)
Al Jaber Shipping Agency & Marine Works LLC
05.2018 - 07.2023
Electrical Engineer
TANAM Electricals Pvt Ltd
08.2014 - 12.2017
Master of Business Administration - Energy management
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronic
Mar Baslious Institute of Technology and Science
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