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Curriculum Vitae
Chakradhara Rao Ganta Sr. Structural Designer
Email:chakrig4u@gmail.com Cell +971 503523089
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Over all 16+ years of professional experience in Structural design and detailing activities related
to FPS, FPSO and fixed Jacket platforms, riser structure, riser bridges, flare structure and flare
bridges for Offshore Oil & Gas Steel Structures.
Experience in 3D modelling, design and detailed steel structural drawings for Jacket and
Topside structures such as Tripod, Skirts, Bridges, Mud mat, Piles, Boat landing, Decks, Living
Quarters, Heli deck, Staircase arrangements, deck beam connections, Equipment supports,
Monorails, Blast wall, Lifting arrangements and other detail drawings for green field and brown
field projects.
Experience in 3D modelling, design and detailed hull structural drawings for TLP, Spar, Semi-
submersible and Barge like AFT,FWD,PORT & STBD pontoons, columns, shells, non-tight
bulkheads, watertight bulkheads, girders and stiffeners.
Familiar with AISC, ASTM, API, AWS, BS, DIN, JIS….etc standards
My responsibility includes Structural Analyzing & Designing, Detailing, Drawing checking, 3D
modeling, Pre-Tender Estimating, MTO Calculations etc.
I enjoy working in a dynamic and challenging environment. A key attribute is my ability to work
with people of different nationalities and have strong communication skills. Has an ability to deal
with Clients/Customers diplomatically. With the excellence in communication skills, I am capable
to lead a team with effective planning and time management consistently meeting schedules, in
a cost effective manner with high quality deliverables. I am sincere and dedicated towards the
work and have an ability to grasp techniques quickly. Good team player who can handle the
project independently.
Deputation experience in various countries like Houston (USA), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Doha
(Qatar), Muscat (Oman), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).
Site visitsto ADMA-OPCO - Umm Shaif Super Complex (USSC) for AGFA project.
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Software
PDMS | SP3D |Autocad | Microstation |
Education
B-Tech Mechanical Engineering from Acharya Nagarjuna University in 2013
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from AnanatapurGovt Polytechnic in 1998.
Detailed Employment History
Technip France Abu Dhabi
WorleyparsonsSea India
CV Designers India (P) Ltd
Ramtech Software Soulutions
FEB2013 – Present
MAR2007- FEB2013
MAR2006 - MAR2007
JUL1999 - MAR2006
Personnel Details
Name : Chakradhara Rao Ganta
Date of Birth: 10 AUG 1978
Nationality : INDIA
Education : B-Tech Mechanical Engineering
Languages : English, Hindi
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Married
Passport Number: J 1225942
Present address : Villa number 7, street 7, Muroor Road, Abu Dhabi.
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Projects executed
Project :UZ 750K PROJECT EPC-1
Client : ZADCO
Role : Sr. Structural Designer
Organization :Technip, Abu Dhabi
Duration : Since 6 months
Tools : SP3D/Auto cad
Job Description:
Engineering, Procurement & Construction of Sub-sea pipelines, cables,
offshore structures & brown field works such as green field platforms South
Island, North Island, West Island, Center Island-North & Center Island-South
andbrown field platforms South Satellite Platform, North Satellite Platform & West
Satellite Platform.
Working on South island additional scope of work. Responsible for the
preparation and checking of drawings and 3D modeling for pipe supports. Co-
ordinate with other disciplines in development of structural arrangements and
standardization of details. Prepares material take-off and summery.
Project :Umm Shaif Additional Gas Supply to Onshore & Flexibility
Assurance at USSC-EPC (AGFA)
Client :Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA – OPCO)
Role : Sr. Structural Designer
Organization :Technip, Abu Dhabi
Duration : 15 months
Tools : PDMS Design &Draft/Auto cad
Job Description:
Modification and extensions for existing platforms such as ABK-TIP, GTP, US-58,
US-88, TAP, NGTP, US-216, US218, BST-S4 & BST-S7. And new TA extension
platforms.
Responsible for the preparation and checking of drawings and 3D modelling and
drafting. Site visiting for resolving site queries. Coordinates with other disciplines
in development of structural arrangements and standardization of details.
Prepares material take-off and summery.
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Project :Umm Shaif Additional Gas Supply to Onshore & Flexibility
Assurance at USSC (FEED)
Client :Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA – OPCO)
Role : Sr. Structural Designer
Organization :Technip, Abu Dhabi
Duration : 9 months
Tools : PDMS Design/Auto cad
Job Description:
Modification and extensions for existing platforms such as TAP, NGTP, US-216,
US218, BST-S4 & BST-S7. And new TA extension platforms.
Responsible for the preparation and checking of drawings and 3D modelling and
drafting. Site visiting for resolving site queries. Coordinates with other disciplines
in development of structural arrangements and standardization of details.
Prepares material take-off and summery.
Project : ROSEBANK FPSO (FEED)
Client : Chevron
Role : Lead Structural Designer/Checker
Organization :Worleyparsons, India
Duration : 6 months
Tools : PDMS Design &Draft
Job Description:
The Rosebank oil and gas field discovery is located on Blocks 213/26 and 213/27,
in the Faroe-Shetland Channel, 130 km northwest of the Shetland Islands in
1,115 m of water depth on the Corona Ridge near the UK border. Rosebank is
considered to be one of the biggest discoveries on the UK Continental Shelf
(UKCS) with an estimated 250 million of barrels of oil equivalent.
Worked on topside modules for Export Gas Compression, Gas Treatment, Oil
Treatment, Produced water Treatment and Sea water injection/Chemical
injection.
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Project : USSC-PDP-LONG Term(FEED)
Client : Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company
Role : Lead Structural Designer/Checker
Organization :Worleyparsons, India
Duration : 6months
Tools : PDMS 3D/Auto CAD
Job Description:
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company intends to meet the additional electricity
load demand at Umm Shaif Super Complex (USSC) by means of providing a sub-
sea cable link of approximately 40kms from DAS Island power system to the
USSC power system. The tie-in at DAS Island will be at the existing 33kV
Switchgear located in ADGAS Substation No.1. Part -A comprises Work related to
installation of new Power Distribution Platform (PDP) at USSC, Work related to
subsea cable link from Das Island to USSC along with the associated works and
Work related to tie-ins at Onshore Das Island. The objective of this FEED stage is
to carry-out engineering and deliver a complete EPC tender package for the EPC
phase for “Power from Das”Providing feed drawings for Jacket, Bridge &topsides.
Responsible for the preparation and checking of drawings and 3D modelling and
drafting and lead the designing team. Coordinates with other disciplines in
development of structural arrangements and standardization of details. Prepares
material take-off and summery
Project : C-Series Prebid Engineering
Client : Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Role :Sr Structural Designer/Checker
Organization :Worleyparsons, India
Duration : 3months
Tools : Auto Cad 2D
Job Description :
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation limited (ONGC) is engaged in exploration and
exploitation of C-Series marginal fields falling under Tapti-Damam block
located in offshore in Mumbai Offshore basin in Arabian sea which are mainly
C-26,C-23,B-12-1 &B-173A-B platforms.
Provided preliminary MTO for Jacket, Bridge &Topsides for all platforms.
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Project : Aurora Tailings Management MFT Pump Barge (EPC)
Client : Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited
Role : Coordinator/Checker
Organization :Worleyparsons, India
Duration : 10 months
Tools : Auto Cad 2D&PDMS 3D
Job Description :
The purpose is to extract Mature Fine Tailings(MFT)Tailings, are the materials left
over after the process of separating the valuable fraction from the uneconomic
fraction of an ore.The Aurora Tailings Management(ATM)project plant will be
located at Syncrude’s Aurora North Mine, approximately 80 km north of Fort
McMurray, Alberta.
Generated detailed design and fabrication drawings for the Barge. It has PORT
Pontoon, STBD Pontoon, Center Pontoon, Center AFT pontoon &Center FWD
Pontoons tied together with bolted connections. It is 35meters length,
24.75meters breadth, 3.6meters depth and 2.6meters max draft.
On six month deputation to Intec sea office, Houston to work on design drawings
with engineering inputs and coordinating with India office to work on design
drawings.
Project : B-193-Q Living Quarter Platform(FEED)
Client : Sime Darby Engineering SDN.BHD &Oil And Natural Gas
Corporation Limited.
Role : Lead Structural Designer/Checker
Organization :Worleyparsons, India
Duration: : 1year
Tools : Auto Cad 2D &PDMS 3D
Job Description :
B-193 Process complex at Bombay high offshore Basin which is consisting A-P
Well-Cum-Process platform, A-Q living Quarter Platform, A-F HP flare Tripod, with
Sub Sea HO flare header piping and A-LP flare tripod connected by a bridge.
Meanly focusing on A-Q Living Quarter for engineering, designing and detailing
Responsible for preparing man-hours and deliverables schedule. The preparation
and checking of drawings and 3D modelling. Lead the designing team.
Coordinates with other disciplines in development of structural arrangements and
standardization of details. Prepares material take-off and summery.
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Project :Amal Steam (FEED)
Client : PetroleumDevelopment Oman
Role : Sr. Structural PDMS Designer
Organization : Worley Parsons, India (Worked at Oman office)
Duration : 6months
Tools : PDMS Modeling &Drafting
Job Description :
The Amal Steam full field facilities are proposed to be built at Amal to cater for the
Amal West and East steam field development. The new development will
comprise of On-Plot and Off-Plot facilities. On-Plot facilities consists of production
station, water treatment and steam generation plants, utilities like excess APO
water disposal, LP Flare Stack, AP Vent Stack, Instrument Air Compressor,
Control room and switch gear room buildings, Laboratory buildings etc.
Generated Detailed Design drawings for pipe racks, Equipment foundations, Sun
sheds…etcin PDMS modeling and drafting.
Project :Gumusut–Kakap (EPC)
Client : East Malaysia, Sabah, MMHE
Role : Sr. Structural PDMS Designer/Coordinator
Organization : Worley Parsons, India (Worked at Houston office)
Duration : 1year
Tools : PDMS Modeling &Drafting
Job Description :
Gumusut - Kakap is a Tension Leg Platform (TLP) located offshore East
Malaysia, Sabah, blocks J &K, in water depthsof approximately 4,000 feet (1,250
meters) and will ultimately exploit up to 19 subsea wells. Thedeepwater floating
production system (FPS) hull has four square columns tied together with
pontoons and tubular braces.
Responsible for the preparation and checking of drawings and 3D modelling.
Coordinates with India and Houston offices. Prepares material take-off and
summery.
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Project :Kumang Cluster Development Project (FEED)
Client : Sarawak, Malasia, PetronasCarigaliSdnBhd
Role : Sr. Structural PDMS Designer
Organization : Worley Parsons, India (Worked at Malaysia office)
Duration : 4months
Tools : PDMS 3D
Job Description :
FEED services for Kumang Cluster Development Project. Worked on PDMS
modeling for 90% model review.
Project :MinDOC- Mirage(FEED)
Client : Gulf of MexicoMississippiCanyon Block 941
Role : Structural PDMS Designer
Organization : Worley Parsons, India
Duration : 1 year
Tools : Auto Cad/PDMS 3D
Project Description :
MinDOCis a deep water FPS (Floating Production System) with three columns
tied with lowerraft and upper pontoons. The height of the structure is 485’. Hull
has three vertical columns untied together with a lower raft, three upper pontoons
and a network of tubular braces. The unit behaves like spar in terms of stability
and dynamic response to waves.
Modeling and drafting and checking for hull primary and secondary AFC drawings
for lower raft, upper pontoon, riser guide structure, lower column and upper
column, shell expansion, deck/bulkhead drawings, pontoon-column connection
region drawings and chain pipe supports etc. as against scantlings.
Project :Severcorr Steel Mill
Client :Severcorr Steel Mill Facility, Columbus, Miss
Role : Structural Designer
Organization :CV Designers India (P)Ltd, Hyderabad
Duration : 1 year
Tools : Auto Cad 2D
Project Description :
SeverCorr'ssteel plant covers more than a million square feet, and feature a state-
of-the-art melt shop, thin slab caster, six-stand hot mill, five-stand tandem cold
mill and a hot-dip galvanizing line.
Preparation and checking of erection plan, anchor bolts and fabrication drawings
for double shafted columns, bldg columns, crane columns, stub up columns,
beams, bracings, ladders, handrails etc,.
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Project : QASCO
Client : QASCO (Qatar Steel Company) - A Govt. of Qatar Enterprises
Role : Sr. Structural detailer
Organization :Ramtech software solutions, India (worked at client location)
Duration : 1 year
Tools :Microstation 2D
Project Description :
The goal of the project is to convert the manually drafted structural and
mechanical drawing into vectorized format. This includes conversion,
correctionand rectification of the as-built drawing.
Project : MCD
Client :AIOC (Azerbaijan International Operating Company) & BP
Role : Structural detailer
Organization :Ramtech software solutions, India
Duration : 4 years
Tools : Auto Cad 2D/Microstation2D
Project Description :
ACG Full Field Development (3 Phases) for AIOC (Azerbaijan
InternationalOperating Company) &BP (British Petroleum) consortium joint
venture at Baku, Azerbaijan Phase-I (Central Azeri PDQ Platform) Topsides,
Phase-II (West &East Azeri PDQ Platform) Topsides &Phase-III (DUQ Platform)
Topsides. Subsea Pipeline Protecting Structures for 3 Phases of ACG Project,.
Subsea Pipeline Protecting Structures for BP Shah Deniz.
Responsible for the preparation of Design and detailed drawings, Shop drawings
and As-built drawings.
Project : AMD P3 (Jack up Drilling rig) &Trasportation Barge
Client : Lamprell
Role : Structural detailer
Organization : Ramtech software solutions, India
Duration : 2 years
Tools : Auto Cad 2D
Project Description :
Worked on shop drawings and As-built drawings.
(Chakradhara Rao. Ganta)