Sudarshan Caushik is a mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience in rotating machinery. He has worked as a lead rotating equipment engineer on major projects in Nigeria, Australia, and India. He has extensive expertise in pumps, compressors, drivers, and other rotating equipment. Caushik is a registered professional engineer with a strong educational background and proven skills in project management, problem solving, and customer support.

1. SUDARSHAN CAUSHIK
35 Bobbie St, Parkinson, QLD 4115 | (H) +61 7 3273 2489 | (C) +61(0)433 111 351 |
sudarshancaushik@gmail.com
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Professional Summary
Dedicated, motivated and passionate individual with over 30 years' experience in Rotating Machinery. Post-
Graduate in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachines. Practicing
Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), member of ASME and Institute of Engineers,
Australia (IEAust). Soon to become Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng). Detail-oriented, solution
seeking Principal / Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer with strong educational background in Turbomachines,
supported by field research and professional work experience in Pumps. Also have solid technical, theoretical
and engineering experience in centrifugal gas compressors, fans, blowers, gas turbine drivers, electric motors
and generators, gear drives, pulley drives, agitators, mixers, washers, settlers, grinding mills, high rake
thickeners.
Success in career has required the following:
• High level of people skills
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Highest level of attention to detail,
• Conceptual Thinking and Analysis
• Organizational and delegation skills in a Team Environment.
• Solid project engineering and contract administration
• Qualifications, Training and continuous Self Education
• Proactive approach to resolving technical issues
Technical Skills
• Design review, HAZOP & HAZID • Originality, Ingenuity and judgement
• Detail conversions • Mechanical drafting
• Performance optimization • Expertise in troubleshooting [issues]
• Liaison and co-ordination • Mentoring and Teaching
• Creative problem solving • Sincere Customer Support
• Fluid mechanics & Fluid Dynamics • all Microsoft Office ® applications
• Product design and Application • Product Testing
Project Engineering and Management Skills
• Coordination of specified tasks within the engineering discipline. Monitor the progress and quality of
assigned tasks within the discipline area, including the supervision of engineers and graduates.
• Provision of expert 'know how' in the field of pumps, centrifugal compressors and drivers as input to
Concept Development, FEED, detailed design, vendor liaison and manufacturing issues.
• Liaison with client discipline representatives to establish technical direction where not provided by
codes and standards.
• Liaison with other discipline Principal / Lead engineers on technical issues and engineering matters.
• Deliverables planning, manpower estimation, skill shortage reporting, progress reporting, mentoring and
planning for appropriate training requirements to address skills shortage and proper delegation and
follow-up.

2. Work History
Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer 02/2014 to 03/2015
TOTAL Egina FPSO Topsides Detail Engineering – Lagos, Nigeria
• Rotating equipment and packages including centrifugal compressors, Turbo-driven Gas Export
Compressors, API Pumps, Water Injection pumps, crude oil and dead oil pumps, large high pressure
PD pumps for Methanol and inhibitor injection, Fire water package, sea water lift pump package, air
compressor package, Chemical Injection package.
Principal Mechanical Engineer 10/2006 to 10/2013
WorleyParsons Services Pty Ltd, Brisbane
• BP Flare Infrastructure Project : Pumps specialist - FEED and detail engineering
• BP Renewable Diesel Project : FEED for specialty PD pumps.
• WCRWP Gibson Island : FEED and detail engineering of all pumps.
• Guinea Alumina Project : Feasibility and FEED. Facility engineer for refinery pumps, grinding mills,
plate heat exchangers and plant and instrument air compressors.
• PNG-LNG FEED : Work documents for Process API610 pumps and Centrifugal Pipeline Gas
Compressors.
• MA'ADEN Alumina Project Concept, FEED and Detail Engineering : Lead Engineer for RED side
o Lead RED side engineer in the Beijing HVEC office for over 12 months. Gained valuable
experience and skill in alumina plant design, design of ASME B31.3 process piping and
specialty process equipment such as Mills and Washers.
• QCLNG Project (Detail Engineering) : In-Field and Regional storage of produced water.
o Extensive Vendor and inter-discipline interaction.
o Engineering check and approval of piping isometrics for the Field Compressor Stations and
Central Processing Plants (Centrifugal gas compressors).
o Checking of the Mechanical Equipment List and Interface Points register for the CPP areas and
coordination with Engineers from other disciplines.
Enhanced my technical knowledge on centrifugal gas compressors and their auxiliary
packages.
• KGGP Project : Developed specifications for facility and buried piping, MLV (API 6D), pressure
vessels and pigging stations. Gained a lot of new information regarding Solar Taurus range of gas
turbine drivers.
Senior Application Engineer 07/1992
Metso Minerals Australia Limited
Global multinational manufacturing company for mining and mineral processing equipment.
• Application and Technical Support to NSW, Qld, Vic, WA & Asia Pacific Marketing and proposals for
Australia and Asia Pacific.
• Costing, pricing and proposal submission for various slurry pumps tenders for CPP, copper, nickel and
gold plant projects
• Customer support and product support on site for post supply equipment contracts.
• Technical assistance to field service and frequent site visits.
Senior Principal Engineer 04/1989 to 01/1992
IDEA Private Limited – Chennai, India
International Development Engineering Associates (IDEA) Pvt Ltd is an Engineering consultancy services
company to cater for the Petrochemical and Power Industry in India.
• Lead Rotating Equipment engineer for the Detail Engineering of HDPE project for Reliance
Petrochemicals, India.
• Responsible for project deliverables relating to all Rotating Equipment and Packages.
• Was deputed to ABB Lummus Crest BV in The Hague for eight months to work on the FEED for HDPE
and PVC/VCM projects prior to coming back and work on the HDPE Detail Engineering.
Engineer on Deputation 08/1989 to 01/1990
ABB Lummus Crest B.V

3. • The Hague EPCM contractor for HDPE, PVC/VCM and MEG projects for Reliance Petrochem.
Rotating Equipment engineer on deputation from IDEA Pvt Ltd to work for the FEED and Concept
Design of all rotating equipment for HDPE, PVC/VCM and MEG projects.
Senior Design Engineer
09/1986 to 04/1989
Mather + Platt (I) Ltd – Pune, India
• Pump Design and marketing support.
Pump Design Engineer, R&D
08/1980 to 09/1986
Jyoti Ltd – Baroda, India
• Pumps design and development
• Technical support to pattern making and foundry
• Prototype model development, testing and performance optimization.
Work Achievements
Lead Rotating Equipment Engineer – EGINA FPSO Detail Engineering
• Successfully constructed an excellent TBE for LP and FG compressor modules which incorporated all
critical requirements for the package and was involved in detail vendor discussion with GE in France. This
helped the Client greatly in formulating a concise purchase order on GE with all technical, construction
and process requirements and checks and tests embedded in the Contract.
• Played key role in designing LP and FG compressor modules and Water Injection pump and
Methanol Injection pump modules that resulted in more space for maintenance and laydown areas.
• Developed a detailed knowledge on sizing and engineering the equipment to accommodate for
acceleration loads and blast loads.
• Conducted a detailed vendor data review for the compression packages and the GT packages.
Principal Mechanical Engineer – WorleyParsons Services
• BP Flare Project – Effectively resolved the mechanical seal and flush plan issues for sour gas and volatile
liquid cases with 53B double mechanical seals. Successfully developed with Vendor a canned pump solution
to address ultra low (negative) NPSH situation.
• WCRWP Gibson Island Project – Recommended optimum material of construction and build for the pumps
to handle filtered raw sewage with severe corrosion properties.
• Maaden Alumina Project – Influenced the Client to select super duplex stainless steel material for the sea
water pumps. Sincerely opposed the selection of a vendor in vain for an extremely heavy duty PD pump
which invariably failed on site.
• QCLNG Project – Influenced the Client to opt for super duplex stainless steel turbine pumps on slanted
installation on the banks of the pond for the field storage ponds. Recommended a pump installation for
Regional storage pond which was later expanded into a pontoon design.
• Fitzroy river water intake pumps – resolved flow disturbance and low flow issues of pumps by developing
specially designed baffles to be fixed on pump columns to eliminate rigid body vortices and wake
disturbances.
Senior Application Engineer – Metso Minerals Australia
• Was the most successful slurry pumps application engineer at their Sydney office.
• Secured several esteemed pump orders from coal preparation plants and PT Freeport copper mine
against a dominating presence of Weir Minerals in the Australian slurry pumps market.
• Uniquely engineered a 7m long ash plant sump pump for ash handling plant of Liddell Power station in
NSW which resolved a lot of plant stoppages for the customer
• Successfully analyzed various field problems for customers such as Weipa, Freeport, OTML, Liddell
Ash plant and Mt. Gordon Copper and effectively resolved them .
• Coordinated manufacturing, construction, installation and maintenance projects for engineering team to
complete per customer requirements.
• Coordinated with vendors, sales reps and machine shops for aid in project completion.
• Performed detailed calculations to establish manufacturing, construction, and installation standards and
specifications, maintaining 100% accuracy rate.

4. • Assisted technical support department in troubleshooting product returns and after-sales support to
ensure customer satisfaction.
• Was selected as an active member of the pumps R&D group and made several trips to Sweden and UK to
participate in the R&D product meetings.
Engineer on Deputation – Lummus Crest B.V
• Played a key role in designing the multistage pumps for handling process liquid with HDPE pellets and
influenced the company and vendor to supply pumps with volute sections instead of ring sections. This
resolved some issues of severe pump blockages in the plant.
Senior Design Engineer – Mather+Platt(I) Ltd
• Designed a high head low specific speed split-case single stage pump and further enhanced the design to
a double stage that resulted in capturing a high value Fire pump market segment.
• Designed several high efficiency split case pumps and multistage pumps.
• Designed a multistage pump of 16 stages for a flow of 30m3/hr and 200m head with a high efficiency
of 65%.
• Improved the efficiencies of several existing pumps by designing alternate impeller designs.
Education
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering: Work Study, SQC, Production Planning and Control
Karnataka Regional Engineering College - India
Mechanical Engineering - First Class with Distinction
Project work : Drilling attachment for a Honing Machine
1976
Master of Technology, Turbomachines
Indian Institute of Technology - Madras
1980
Post Diploma in Management: Business Management
Productivity Council - Vadodara, India in collaboration with Mewes Verlag, Frankfurt
1984
Post Diploma: German Language
University of Baroda, School of German Language - Vadodara, India
1984
Centrifugal Gas Compressor Operation & Control - EDS Simulation Training 2008
Centrifugal Compressor Mechanical Aspects - EDS Simulation Training 2008
Maintenance Training in Gas Turbines Aviation Australia (Govt. of Qld) 2014
Accomplishments.
• Pumps Specialist :
PNG-LNG project, QCLNG project, WCRWP Gibson Island project.
• Product Development:
Low flow very high head 16 stage multistage pump
Complete range of horizontal split case double suction pumps for Jyoti Ltd and
Mather+Platt in India
Design of very low specific speed pump for Mather + Platt (I) Ltd and
Developed a complete range of process pumps for TEAM India Lt
• Project Management:
Supervised team of five in TOTAL Egina FPSO project to ensure project stayed
on track and documents were delivered on time under-budget.
Supervised a team of four in Guinea Alumina FEED to ensure project stayed on
track and pump calculations were delivered on time under budget
Successfully managed the RED side engineering work as Lead in Maaden
Alumina Project

5. Successfully managed, mentored and guided the process engineers and
mechanical engineers on RED side in the HVEC in Beijing in the Maaden
Alumina Detail Engineering.
• Quality Assurance:
Inspected and NDT tested a very large SS316 impeller casting of 2m diameter
for Mt. Piper power station CW pump and eliminated casting and machining
defects.
Inspected a large mixed flow impeller in Jyoti Limited by measuring and
cataloguing all vane profile coordinates, then suggested dressing and grinding
to salvage the casting.
• Supervision:
Supervised and maintained people, process, procedure to ensure positive result.
• Contract Administration :
Coordinated manufacturing, procurement, assembly, packing, delivery and
installation projects for engineering team while in Metso Minerals to complete
per customer requirements.
• Customer Service :
Investigated customer or operator complaints to ensure problem resolution and
customer satisfaction. Examples : Weipa mill discharge, Liddell Ash plant, Mt
Isa, PT Freeport, Mt Gordon Copper, BP Bulwer Island Refinery, Caltex
Refinery to name a few.
• Problem Resolution :
Collaborated with design and test development engineers to collect / analyze
SPC data and resolve product / process issues.
Developed a special sump pump for PT Freeport in coordination with the design
team and sold more than 100 of this pump to the customer.
Developed a special “sound absorbing” paint in consultation with the paint
vendor and applied on pumps at Callide B power station which reduced the
sound below 85dBA.
Developed a unique 7m long sump pump as first stage with surface mounted
motor to replace an in-pit pump with hydraulic motor at Liddell Ash plant. This
eliminated all the chronic problems faced by Client.
Affiliations
• Member of Institution of Engineers Australia (IEAust)
• Registered Professional Engineer, Qld (RPEQ)
• Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Life Member, National Institute of Fluid Mechanics, India
REFERENCES
• Srinivas Gagilam, Lead Mechanical Engineer, Phone : +91 99 85 010556
• Andrew Bailes, Product Manager, Pyro and Grinding Mills, Metso Minerals Australia
• Peter Jacobsen, Technology Specialist, Rio Tinto Special Technology Division (Ex WorleyParsons)
Note : Contact phone numbers where not listed can be provided upon request.