Das Shajilal has over 23 years of experience in railway signalling and telecommunications in India and Saudi Arabia. He is currently the Signal Engineer for the North South Railway Project in Saudi Arabia, where he is responsible for implementing and supervising signalling and telecom systems. This includes managing testing activities and overseeing systems such as optical fiber networks, interlocking systems, GSM-R networks, and rolling stock management. Prior to this role, he worked for 17 years in railway signalling and telecom maintenance and construction in India.

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Das Shajilal
Signal Engineer,
Implementation Supervision Consultant, Saudi Arabian Railways
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Profile
Twenty three years of
experience in Railway
Signalling & Telecom in
Mainline
Work Experience in
Railway systems in
twocountries. Indian and
Saudi Arabia.
Experience in Testing,
Commissioning,
Operation & Maintenance
KeyExperience
Testing, and maintenance of various signalling and telecommunication systems for railways
including but not limited to,
Implementation of the ERTMS/ ETCS level 2 signalling system with GSM-R network and
Optical Fibre Backbone
Managing various Inspection and Testing (PAT, SAT & Dynamic Test) of high speed railway
Signalling & Telecom subsystems based on RFI (Request For Inspection)
Optical Fibre Networks including commissioning of SDH Equipments with capacities upto
STM-16, Ethernet Over SDH and DWDM equipments
Copper cable networks for inter station communication as well as for Administrative Voice
Communication systems in passenger stations.
Public Announcement Systems and passenger information System including computerized
interfaces to external systems
Professional Associations
Qualifications
Equivalent to Diploma level in Railway Signalling& Telecommunication
Mechanic (Radar, Radio & Television) Equated with NCTVT/NAC (From Indian Army)
Two year Radio & TV Course Certificate from K.E.E.S
Track Safety Course – March 2012, Barclay Mowlem PTY.LTD (Saudi Arabia)
Personal Track safety –December 2014, Saudi Arabian Railway (SAR)
Organisation /Projects
North South Railway Project –Signal Engineer - June 2009 to Date
Indian Railways (Konkan Railway Project) - Junior Engineer - 1992 – 2009- In Construction
and Open Line
Personal
Email ID
shajilal16@gmail.com
Nationality
Indian
Dateof Birth
30th May 1961
Languages
English - Fluent

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Experience
North South RailwayProjectofSaudi Arabia -Systra Inc
From June 2009 to Date
The project shall ultimately implement an integrated system for the complete control of the railway operation, structured under a
communication based train control architecture, using the ERTMS level 2 system, where the CTC controller control and monitor
the operation of trains along the entire railway network through the direct communication from the CTC to the on-board systems
and equipments of the railway vehicles, to the field components of the signalling system and to other systems along the railroad.
Responsibilities include
1. Responsible for implementation and supervision of the signalling and telecommunication systems
starting from civil works to Testing of the entire system based on RFI
2. Lead the signalling & telecom testing activities based on SAT, PAT RFI.
3. Handling Snag list , punch list and NNC
4. Manage client & contractor relationship.
Supervise, monitor and conduct inspection of the following;
1. OFC Network, SDH network and LAN/Wi-Fi Network
2. Voice Communication Network using IP Backbone and IP Telephones
3. Public Addressing System and Passenger Information System
4. Closed Circuit Television System(CCTV)
5. GSM-R Network
6. Interlocking Systems with Interlocking Module(IM), Data logger, HMI, FEC, Point Machines, Derailer,
LFOP, Axle Counter Evaluator and Axle Counters
7. On-Board Unit and Voice Cab Radio
8. Rolling Stock Management system Including RFID vehicle TAG readers, Rail Scales, Dragging
Equipment Detectors and Hot Box/Wheel Detectors.
9. Euro Balise and Marker Board
10. Towers, underground shelters and solar panel foundation including the erections of more than 55 towers
11. Solar panel installations and related internal cabling, tower grounding system, internal cabling and
grounding system of shelter, generator system, including the mechanical works of the fuel tanks and Air-
condition
12. Integration of S&T related SCADA-PLC, Access Control, Power supplies, UPS and Generator systems
13. Firefighting and Fire Alarm system
Lead various Testing (PAT, SAT& Dynamic test) of telecom Subsystems including,
1. Core Communication Network
2. GSM-R
3. LAN/Wi-Fi
4. OVC/AVC
5. OFC
6. Testing of Power Supply System Installation
7. Testing of Earthing
Leading the Signalling test team in tests such as,
1. Interlocking (Point Machine, Detection Points & LFOP )
2. On-Board Unit(The ETCS/ERTMS sub-system)
3. Rolling stock management System(RSM)

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Indian Railways
1992 – 2009: Junior Engineer Signal and Telecom
Responsibilities held
1. Feb 1992 to Nov 1996 - Worked in Konkan Railway Corporation Limited as Junior Engineer during the Construction
phase in Karwar Region work involves Installation of Panel Interlocking Stations, Installation of Optic Fiber Cable, 4
Quad Cable & Signaling Cable and its Equipments. The work also involves the Testing of Panel Interlocking Stations of
Karwar Region.
2. Dec 1996 to June 2009 - Maintenance of Signaling & Telecommunication Equipments in Karwar Region different
Stations as a Junior Engineer in Open Line.
Training Undergone:
 Certificate in the Year 1994- Initial Training for Electrical Signal Maintainer from Signal & Telecommunication Training
Centre, Byculla, Mumbai.
 Certificate in the year 1995 - Initial Training for Telecom Maintainer from Signal & Telecommunication Training Centre,
Sabarmati, Gujarat.
 Certificate in the year 1996- Training for Electrical Signal & Telecom Maintainer Gr. I from Signal & Telecommunication
Training Centre, Byculla, Mumbai.
 Certificate in the Year 1998 - Training for Push Button Tokenless Block Instrument from Signal & Telecommunication
Training School, Podanur at Tamilnadu.
 Certificate in the Year 2001 - Regarding OFC System in Konkan Railway from Konkan Railway Institute of Staff
Training, Mangalore.
 Certificate in the Year 2001 - RegardingSignalling Subject in Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, from KRTTC
Bhatkal.
 Certificate in the Year 2002 - Initial Training for Fire Warden from Konkan Railway Institute of Staff Training Mangalore.
 Certificate in the Year 2002 - Regarding Integrated Power Supply System in Konkan Railway from KRTTC Bhatkal.
 Certificate in the Year 2002 - Regarding DG Mechanic & Alternator from KRTTC Bhatkal.
Indian Army
1979 – 1984: Radar Mechanic
Served as RADAR Mechanic in Indian Armed Forces.