The document provides a summary of Alak Kumar De's qualifications and extensive work experience in project engineering and designing fire alarm and protection systems over 40+ years. It details his educational background, including a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, and work history with various companies in Kolkata, taking on increasing levels of responsibility from project engineering to business director. It also lists his skills, responsibilities in each role, and accomplishments in obtaining technical approvals for clients across India.

1. Alak Kumar De
B.Tech(Hons)
23A Madan Mohan Tala Street
Kolkata 700005
Phone - +919831034022
E-mail – 2008akde@gmail.com
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Entrepreneur with >40 years experience as business in-charge developing clients, tendering,
project management from concept to commissioning, cost estimation, cash flow preparation,
designing of all types of Fire Alarm & Protection system on LSTK basis & System Integration
IIT, Kharagpur graduate engineer, with >40 years experience in conducting business of project
engineering, fire alarm & fire protection systems with core competency in system design for LSTK
projects all over India, Nepal, Bhutan to technical specifications of EIL, PDIL, PGCIL, DCPL, JACOBS
etc. to codes of NFPA, TAC, NBC, BIS, API etc.
Personal Particulars
Date of Birth – 03 September, 1945
Schooling – The Scottish Church Collegiate School, Kolkata – Passed HS exam in 1962 with star marks
Graduation – Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur – Obtained B.Tech (Hons) in Elec. Engg in 1968
FOR ATTENTION OF PROSPECTING EMPLOYERS –
I HAVE MY OWN DESIGN STUDIO WITH DESIGN TEAM AT KOLKATA, WORK FROM HOME ON MONDAY TO
SATURDAY, BETWEEN 10 AM – 12 NOON & THEREAFTER FROM MY STUDIO FROM 2 PMTO 8 PM.
I VISIT THE WORK SITES, CLIENTS (PMC / EPC / APPROVING AUTHORITY) FROM KOLKATA AND DO MY
PART OF THE DESIGN & RELATED APPROVALS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THE SAME ROUTINE, WITH BASE OFFICE AT KOLKATA.
Alternatively,
I AM LOOKING FOR VERY SENIOR EXECUTIVE POST MATCHING MY SENIORITY & EXPERIENCE PROFILE.
Present CTC – Rs. 30 Lac PA + (All Free) Well Furnished Accommodation with security, Car with
Driver for 12 – 16 Hrs at Kolkata, 100% Reimbursements of Befitting Outstation Travel Expenses,
Medical Bills & Insurance Premium, Mobile Phones & Landline Phone Bills, Internet Connections
at Work place & Residence, PCs, Laptop, Scheduled Paid Holidays + 12 casual leaves + 24 medical
leaves + 12 earned leaves
Expected CTC – Rs. 36 Lac PA + (All Free) Well Furnished Accommodation with security, Car with
Driver for 12 – 16 Hrs & extra as required, 100% Reimbursements of Befitting Outstation Travel
Expenses, Medical Bills & Insurance Premium, Mobile Phones & Landline Phone Bills, Internet
Connections at Work place & Residence, PCs, Laptop, Scheduled Paid Holidays + 12 paid casual
leaves + 24 paid medical leaves + 12 paid earned leaves + 4 home trips of 5 days each per annum
(for work location outside Kolkata including all journey expenses)

2. Alak Kumar De
B.Tech(Hons)
23A Madan Mohan Tala Street
Kolkata 700005
Phone - +919831034022
E-mail – 2008akde@gmail.com
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Overall Business In-Charge as Technical Coordinator, Specialising in Fire Alarm & Fire Protection
System Designer, Job Execution, System Integration
Equipments & Services (India), Kolkata, West Bengal - April 2009 to Present
Responsibilities
Overall Business Incharge – responsible for Business Development, Meeting client, procuring contracts,
Studying Job Specifications, Submit Review Report to EPC / PMC, Finalising Fire Fighting & Detection
Schemes to be adopted in conformity with applicable codes, Seating with Draftsmen to prepare detail
engineering drawings & Software Engineer for flow loss analysis, Draw up BOQ of major equipments
alongwith equipment specifications for procurement by client / EPC, Prepare QA / QC Scheme for
Equipment to be procured & System to be executed, Job value estimation, Undertake equipment
inspection if included in scope of services & supply to client, Visit to work-site if required to review
execution of job being executed by EPC or their nominated agency, Attending to technical meetings being
organised by client / EPC / PMC and obtaining technical approval from the Approving Agencies regarding
code compliance, laying down HSE practices to be observed
Accomplishments
Always obtained technical approval of all concerned agencies of the fire alarm & fire protection systems
designed. Handled major clients like BPCL, OIL, HPCL, MRPL, IOCL, LIC, Hindalco, ABB, ALSTOM etc.
major PMCs like EIL, PDIL, DCPL, PDCIL etc., for Job Sites All Over India & Bhutan
Acquainted with codes of API, NFPA, PDCIL, PGCIL, OISD, TAC & NBC for incorporation in fire
protection system design, Getting ISO 9001-2008 accreditation
To execute the jobs in a time bound & cost effective manner to customers’ satisfaction
Partner to Honeywell as System Integrator
Skills Used
MS Office, Application Knowledge of autocad, flow loss analysis software, applicable codes, LSTK
contract execution & system integration experience
Team Handled – Office Staff & Site Staff of 250+ strength
DE’s Technico, Kolkata, West Bengal – 1976 to March 2009
Responsibilities
Business Partner responsible for Business Development, Meeting client, procuring contracts, Studying
Job Specifications, Submit Review Report to EPC / PMC, Finalising Fire Fighting & Detection Schemes to
be adopted in comformity with applicable codes, Seating with Draftsmen to prepare detail engineering
drawings & Software Engineer for flow loss analysis, Draw up BOQ of major equipments alongwith
equipment specifications for procurement by client / EPC, Prepare QA / QC Scheme for Equipment to be
procured & System to be executed, Job value estimation, Undertake equipment inspection if included in
scope of services & supply to client, Visit to work-site if required to review execution of job being executed
by EPC or their nominated agency, Attending to technical meetings being organised by client / EPC /
PMC and obtaining technical approval from the Approving Agencies regarding code compliance, laying
down HSE practices to be observed
Managing Production, Site Installation, Labour etc. at Factory & Job Sites located all over India,
Carrying out System Integration with Client’s Control System

3. Alak Kumar De
B.Tech(Hons)
23A Madan Mohan Tala Street
Kolkata 700005
Phone - +919831034022
E-mail – 2008akde@gmail.com
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Accomplishments
Always obtained technical approval of all concerned agencies of the fire alarm & fire protection systems
designed. Handled major clients like BPCL, HPCL, MRPL, IOCL, ONGC, Hindalco, ABB, ALSTOM,
Bridge & Roof, Punj Lloyd, Aban, L&T (ECC) etc. major PMCs like EIL, PDIL, DCPL, PDCIL, PGCIL etc.,
for Job Sites All Over India
Acquainted with codes of API, NFPA, PDCIL, OISD, TAC & NBC for incorporation in fire protection
system design, Getting ISO 9001-2002 accreditation from UL as MR
To execute the jobs in a time bound & cost effective manner
Channel Partner to Honeywell, Detronics, ADI etc.
Skills Used
MS Office, Application Knowledge of autocad, flow loss analysis software, applicable codes,
LSTK contract execution & system integration experience including compliance of PF, ESI &
other Labour related issues
Team Handled – Office Staff & Site Staff of 500+ strength
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DE’s Technico Private Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal – 1988 to March 2009
Responsibilities
Business Director responsible for Business Development, Meeting client, procuring contracts, Studying
Job Specifications, Submit Review Report to EPC / PMC, Finalising Fire Fighting & Detection Schemes to
be adopted in comformity with applicable codes, Seating with Draftsmen to prepare detail engineering
drawings & Software Engineer for flow loss analysis, Draw up BOQ of major equipments alongwith
equipment specifications for procurement by client / EPC, Prepare QA / QC Scheme for Equipment to be
procured & System to be executed, Job value estimation, Undertake equipment inspection if included in
scope of services & supply to client, Visit to work-site if required to review execution of job being executed
by EPC or their nominated agency, Attending to technical meetings being organised by client / EPC /
PMC and obtaining technical approval from the Approving Agencies regarding code compliance, laying
down HSE practices to be observed
Managing Production, Site Installation, Labour etc. at Factory & Job Sites located all over India, Nepal
Compliance of Company’s Act
Accomplishments
Always obtained technical approval of all concerned agencies of the fire alarm & fire protection systems
designed. Handled major clients like BPCL, HPCL, MRPL, IOCL, ONGC, RSEB, Hindalco, ABB,
ALSTOM, TISCO etc. direct with Clients & Through EPCs like Bridge & Roof, Punj Lloyd, Aban, L&T
(ECC) etc. major PMCs like EIL, PDIL, DCPL, PDCIL etc., for Job Sites All Over India to customers’
satisfaction with system integration
Skills Used
MS Office, Application Knowledge of autocad, flow loss analysis software, applicable codes, LSTK
contract execution experience including compliance of PF, ESI & other Labour related issues
Team Handled – Office Staff & Site Staff of 500+ strength

4. Alak Kumar De
B.Tech(Hons)
23A Madan Mohan Tala Street
Kolkata 700005
Phone - +919831034022
E-mail – 2008akde@gmail.com
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Work Experience - Continued
Technico (India), Kolkata, West Bengal – 1968 to January 1976
Responsibilities
Overall Project Engineering Incharge – responsible for Business Development, Meeting client, procuring
contracts, Studying Job Specifications, Submit Review Report to EPC / PMC, Finalising Fire Fighting &
Detection Schemes to be adopted in conformity with applicable codes, Seating with Draftsmen to prepare
detail engineering drawings, Draw up BOQ of major equipments alongwith equipment specifications for
procurement by client / EPC, Prepare QA / QC Scheme for Equipment to be procured & System to be
executed, Job value estimation, Undertake equipment inspection if included in scope of services & supply
to client, Visit to work-site guide execution of job being executed by EPC or their nominated agency,
Attending to technical meetings being organised by client / EPC / PMC and obtaining technical approval
from the Approving Agencies regarding code compliance, laying down safety practices to be observed
Accomplishments
Always obtained technical approval of all concerned agencies of the fire alarm & fire protection systems
designed. Handled major clients like Hindustan Motors, BBMB, PSEB, BSEB, CPWD, UPSEB, HSEB,
HPSEB, E.Rlys, N. Rlys, Defence Establishments etc. direct with Clients’ major PMCs like DCPL, CPWO
etc., for Job Sites All Over India to customers’ satisfaction with system integration
Skills Used
Manual Drafting & Design, flow loss analysis, applicable codes, LSTK contract execution experience
including compliance of PF, ESI & other Labour related issues
Work Experience - Continued
Govt. Of West Bengal Approved Tester – April 1976 to March 2009
Responsibilities
Govt. Approved Tester carrying out on site pressure testing of unfired pressure vessels to determine &
certify fitness including derating, on site load testing lifting tools, tackles, cranes, davits to determine &
certify fitness including derating
FACULTY MEMBER of Loss Prevention Association of India (until the body was wound up by Govt.
Of India)
Responsible for conducting Safety Seminars to spread the knowledge of safety awareness to Managerial
Levels & Production Staff Levels by presentation in Power point, Lectures etc.
Clients included NTPC Power Plants, Oil & Gas Companies, SAIL etc.
Skills Used
Public speaking, MS Office, Interaction with participants
EDUCATION
College – B.Tech (Hons) from IIT, Kharagpur in Electrical Engineering – 1962 to 1968
Schooling – The Scottish Church Collegiate School, Kolkata, West Bengal – 1953 to 1962
Obtained Training for Management Repesentation for ISO 9001 & 9002 Accreditation by QCS, NQA, UL
Application knowledge of MS Office, Autocad & Pipe Flow Analysis Softwares, Risk Analysis etc.

5. Alak Kumar De
B.Tech(Hons)
23A Madan Mohan Tala Street
Kolkata 700005
Phone - +919831034022
E-mail – 2008akde@gmail.com
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FIRE ALARM & FIRE PROTECTION PROJECTS HANDLED
A. From 1968 – 1976 (while at Technico India) –
A.1 Thermal Power Plants at NTPC – Badarpur, BSEB – Patratu, UPSEB – Panki, Harduagunj, HSEB
– Ropar, PSEB – GNTP Bhatinda
A.2 Hydel Power Plants at HPSEB – Pong, Dehar, BBMB – Kotla, Gangwal, BSEB – Kosi, UP Hydel – Giri
Bata, OEA - Rengali, Upper Kolab
A.3 Railways – Engine Chamber of Rajdhani Express & AC Express
A.4 Defence – GTRE Bangalore, HAL – Koraput, Bangalore
A.5 Automobiles – Hindustan Motors, Uttarpara – West Bengal – Paint Booth
B. From 1976 – 2008 (while at De’s Technico / De’s Technico PL) –
B.1 HPCL Refinery at Visakhapatnam – Through Bridge & Roof – ATF
B.2 HPCL LPG BP at Palghat, Mangliya, Kasna, Khapri, Mahul BDU
B.3 HPCL Oil Installation at VVPL – Through Bridge & Roof – Rajahmundry, Vijaywada, Bahadurgarh
B.4 BPCL Refinery at Mahul (Aromatic Spheres & LPG Bullets) Through BHPV
B.5 BPCL LPG BP at Jaipur, Lalru, Hissar, Bangalore, Raigunj, Gummidipundi (Through Bridge &
Roof & also direct), Cherlapalli, Khurda Road, Patna, Vijaywada, Rajkot, Hariyala
B.6 BPCL Oil Installation at Budgebudge, Irimpanum, Shahjahanpur, Haldia Coastal, Panipat
Marketing Terminal
B.7 NRL Refinery at Numaligarh (LPG Block), Through Stewarts & Lloyds – Siliguri Terminal
B.8 IOCL Refinery at Guwahati (Horton Spheres through BHPV), Haldia (LPG Block, Rail
Loading Gantry,Truck Loading Gantry, New Sub-station through BHEL), Barauni (LPG Block, Rail
Loading Gantry,Truck Loading Gantry, Mounded LPG Storage, New LPG Plant), Jawaharnagar-
Baroda (LPG Block, Rail Loading Gantry, Truck Loading Gantry, Mounded LPG Bullet), Mathura (SRU
through Punj Lloyd), Panipat (Tankages through Bridge Roof, Hydrogen Bullets & Gasolene Bullets
through Blue Star, Horton Spheres through VTV, Balancing Tanks through Punj Lloyd, BO & WO
Wagon Loading Gantry)
B.9 IOCL LPG BP at Kalyani, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Patna, North Guwahati, Silchar, Balasore, Indore,
Bhopal, Karnal (Gudha), Jalandhar, Varanasi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Hardwar, Farrukhabad, Haldwani,
Parwanoo, Una, Ajmer, Sawai Madhopur, Sanganer, Tikri Kalan, Gurgaon, Cherlapalli, Quilon, Cochin,
Salem, Coimbatore, Rajkot, Hazira, Bangalore,
B.10 IOCL Pipe Line & Oil Installation at Kullu, Bijwasan, KMPL – Kanpur, Mughalsarai, Patna, SMPL
– Salaya, Viramgam, Chaksu, Sendra, Kot, Kantaliya Pump Stations, MJPL – Jalandhar Pump
Station, SSPL – through Punj Lloyd – Sidhpur, Chaksu Pump Stations, HBCPL – Haldia, Barauni,
Bolpur Pump Stations, PHCPL – Paradip through Stewarts & Lloyds, CTMPL – Trichy, Madurai
Pump Stations, Panipat Marketing Terminal, IBP Marketing Terminal at Panipat through Bridge
& Roof, AOD Terminals at Ramnagar, Tinsukhia
B.11 IOCL R&D Centre at Faridabad
B.12 ONGC – Sanand, Surasaniynam, Kovil Kalappal, KG Basin, Konaban Assets
B.13 Others – a BRPL – Bongaigaon (through BHPV), CPCL – Manali through Bridge & Roof, MRL –
Chennai, MRPL – Mangalore through Fabtech & direct, GAIL – Pata (through Stewarts & Lloyd)
B.14 Nepal Oil Corporation – Terminals – through Bridge & Roof at Kathmandu, Pokhra, Amlekhgunj &
Thankot
B.15 Thermal Power Plants at Renukoot, NTPC – Farakka, Singrauli, WBPDCL – Kolaghat, CESC –
O ld Cossipore, New Cossipore, Mulajore, Titagurh, Metiabruj, DVC – Durgapur, Chandrapur
B.16 Hydel Power Plants at OEA – Rengali, Upper Kolab, DVC – Tilaya,
B.17 Captive Power Plants at IOCL – Haldia, NALCO – Damanjodi, SAIL – RSP – Rourkella, CESC -
Kasba
B.18 Electrical Substations at CESC – Metiabruz, RRVPNL – Hirapur, Hindalco – Hirakud – Smelter Project
through AREVA & ABB
B.19 Nuclear Facility at Kalpakkam & Heavy Water - Kota through Bridge & Roof, Indian Rare Earth –
Chatrapur
B.20 Computer Server & Design Centres – INDAL-Kolkata, IOCL-Barauni, Telco-Jamshedpur
B.21 Heavy Engineering Plants –
B.21.1 Tyre Plants – Dunlop-Sahagunj, Goodyear-Bullubhgarh, Birla Tyres-Balasore,
B.21.2 Cement Plants – Durgapur Cements-Durgapur, J&K Cements- Khrew,
B.21.3 Paper Mills – Ballarpur Industries-Ballarpur, Sewa Papers-Jeypore (Upper Kolab),

6. Alak Kumar De
B.Tech(Hons)
23A Madan Mohan Tala Street
Kolkata 700005
Phone - +919831034022
E-mail – 2008akde@gmail.com
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B.21.4 Sponge Iron & Steel Plants – TISCO Expansion-Jamshedpur, Orissa Sponge Iron-Keonjhar, Essar
Steel – Hazira
B.21.5 Heavy Engg & Automotive Industries - Bharat Pumps & Compressors-Naini, Tata Cummins-
Jamshedpur, World Truck Project-TELCO-Jamshedpur,
B.21.6 Aluminium – BALCO-Korba, HINDALCO-Hirakud
B.21.7 Oil Quench Plant – Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd, Naini, UP, Gun carriage Plant – Jabalpur,
Tank barrel Plant - Kanpur
B.22 Ports / Jetty through Bridge & Roof at CPT – 2
nd
Oil Jetty-Haldia, VPT – Vizag
B.23 Airport at Nepalgunj, Nepal,
B.24 Defence – Gun Carriage factory – Jabalpur, Ordnance Factory – Kanpur, Ichapur, MES – Badgam
B.25 Town Gas Storage & Supply – Kolkata – through Simon Carve – Manufacturing Plant at Dankuni,
through Bridge & Roof – Gas Holders at Rajabazar, through Andrew Yule – Pressure
Reducing Stations at Rajabazar, Park Circus, New Alipur, Lockgate, Dunlop Bridge & Howrah
B.26 High Rise & Commercial Buildings – Hotel Taj Bengal-Kolkata, Writers Buildings-Kolkata, Raja Ram
Mohun Roy Memorial Library (Now, Raja Ram Mohun Roy Foundation Building)-Kolkata
(through NBCC), Heera Panna-Mumbai, BPCL NRO-Noida, IOCL ERO-Kolkata
B.27 Sports Complex – through Bridge & Roof at VPT-Visakhapatnam
C. From 2009 and continuing {at Equipments & Services (India)}–
C.1 HPCL Refinery at Visakhapatnam – Through Fabtech – Mounded LPG & Propylene Storage,
Pumphouse thereof
C.2 OIL – Duliajan – Through Fabtech – Mounded LPG Storage, Pumphouse thereof
C.3 BPCL LPG BP – Through Fabtech – Water Curtain at Nasik, Pune, Pithampur, Dharwad, Bangalore,
Mangalore. Goa, Kurnool, Cherlapalli
C.4 BPCL Oil Installation at Cherlapalli & Gooty – direct order
C.5 BPCL LPG BP – direct nomination – Mounded LPG Storage – Mangalore, Dharwad & Kurnool
C.6 BPCL LPG BP – direct nomination – LPG & White Oil Unloading Gantry – Cherlapalli
C.7 HPCL Vis ak h Refinery at Visakhapatnam – Through Chemtex-Fabtech Vizag Consortium – Sulphur
Recovery Unit package
C.8 OIL at Duliajan – Revamping of LPG Recovery & Bottling Plant – direct order
C.9 Hindalco Industries at Hirakud – Through ABB – Hydrant & Pumping & HVWS Systems for
Transformers, Fire Alarm & Portable FEAs
C.10 LIC of India – Jeevan Prakash Building, Kolkata – High Rise Building Fire Protection
C.11 Bhutan Power Corporation Ltd – Through Comptronic Solutions, Kolkata – 220/132 KV Substation At
Jigmeling, Bhutan – Hydrant, Water Spray Systems for Transformers, LHS for Cable gallery, Fire
Detection & Portables for all substation buildings
C.12 Manjung Power Plant, Malayasia – Through ALSTOM, Kolkata – Bag Filter Plants – Stand
Pipe Systems
C.13 BPCL Oil Installation – direct nomination – Tondiarpet (Chennai)
C.14 BPCL LPG Bottling Plant Project at Kattampatty (Coimbatore) – direct order
C.15 BPCL Oil Tank Wagon Siding Project at Warangal Depot, Raichur Depot, Desur Depot – Direct Orders