RAMESH KAMBALA

• Conduct regular inspections and audits on mechanical equipment to identify potential failure points and areas of improvement.
• Perform root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and implement corrective actions to prevent equipment failure.
• Develop and implement risk-based inspection (RBI) methodologies, optimizing inspection intervals and prioritizing high-risk equipment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (operations, maintenance, and engineering) to ensure equipment reliability and safe operations.
• Document and maintain detailed inspection records and mechanical integrity reports, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Manage mechanical integrity data in Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), improving tracking and maintenance scheduling.
• Supervise non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques, including ultrasonic, radiography, and magnetic particle testing.
• Evaluated final product's overall performance, reliability and safety.
• Attended project planning meetings to coordinate mechanical system designs with structural and architecture teams, mitigate design conflicts, and coordinate delivery timelines.
• Generated system concepts to satisfy product requirements.

• Performed mechanical integrity assessments for static and rotating equipment, including pressure vessels, pumps, and piping systems.
• Tested newly installed systems, closely monitoring functionality and adherence to operating specifications.
• Determine project requirements, including scope, assembly sequences, and required methods and materials, according to blueprints, drawings or verbal instructions.
• Worked closely with operations teams to ensure equipment reliability and optimize production efficiency.
• Led mechanical integrity audits and prepared reports detailing inspection findings and recommended actions.
• achieved a 99% improvement in equipment reliability by enhancing inspection processes and preventive maintenance programs.

• Frequently diagnosed mechanical problems and determined how to correct issues.
• Established and monitored maintenance protocols to deliver reliable service.
• Oversaw team of 65 employees, conducting regular performance evaluations and providing opportunities for professional growth.
• Investigated equipment failures to diagnose faulty operation and made appropriate maintenance recommendations.
• Developed and coordinated effective predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance approaches.
• Worked closely with operations teams to ensure equipment reliability and optimize production efficiency.
• Assisted drafters in developing structural design of products using drafting tools or computer-assisted design (CAD) or drafting equipment and software.

Relevant Coursework: Materials Science, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Corrosion Engineering, Structural Analysis