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GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE
The continental shelves off the east and west coasts of India, the Southern Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf region.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2006–Present EGS Survey Private Limited Geophysicist
Employed in various projects for quality control, analysis and interpretation of high-resolution sonar and seismic data with documentation and development of detailed reports as listed below:
May - June 08 Leighton Engineering and Construction, Pipeline Route & SPM Site Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist for Pre-construction surveys for proposed SPM and associated submarine pipeline system for Bina Refinery Project, off Vadinar, Gulf of Kachchh, India
May 08 e-marine, Cable Recovery Geophysical Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist for Geophysical Survey to locate OOS India-UAE FO Cable, off Mumbai, India
April 08 Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone Limited, Channel Approach Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist for Geophysical and Geotechnical investigations for proposed Port Facilities, off Mundra, Gulf of Kachchh, India
Jan 08- Feb 08 Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Limited, Pipeline Route & SPM Site Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist for Seabed engineering, Oceanographic and Geotechnical investigations for proposed SPM and associated submarine pipeline system, off Mundra, Gulf of Kachchh, India.
January 08 Punj Lloyd Ltd, Pipeline Route & Platform Site Surveys
Reporting Geophysicist for Anchor clearance surveys for Heera Redevelopment Project, West Coast of India.
November 07 e-marine, IOOC EPC Fiber Optic Link Cable Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist for Pre-engineering cable route surveys for IOOC EPC fiber optic link project in Persian Gulf.
August 07 Mumbai Port Trust, Geophysical Search
Reporting Geophysicist for Geophysical survey to locate Sunken Coal Loader off Mumbai Port, West Coast of India.
July 07 Good Earth Ship Building, Geophysical Site Survey
Reporting Geophysicist for Geophysical survey for Cuddalore Shipyard Project, East Coast of India.
July 07 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Geophysical Survey for Pipeline Mitigation
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist for Acquisition of additional data for covering 36' & 42' SBHT pipelines, off Umbharat, West Coast of India.
May 07 Punj Lloyd Ltd, Pipeline Route & Platform Site Surveys
Processing/Reporting onboard M.V. Sagar Sevak for Pre-engineering survey for Heera Redevelopment Project, Heera Oilfield, West Coast of India.
Jan 07-Feb 07 Pars Oil & Gas Company, Cable Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Yazd for Pre-engineering survey for South Pars Development Phases 17 & 18 cable routes in South Pars Field, Persian Gulf.
January 07 Pars Oil & Gas Company, Platform Site Surveys
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Yazd for Pre-engineering surveys for South Pars Development Phases 9 & 10 platform sites in South Pars Field, Persian Gulf.
November 06 Pars Oil & Gas Company, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Yazd for Pre-engineering & anchor clearance surveys for SPD 21 & 22 Sealines of South Pars Development Phases 15 & 16, Persian Gulf.
October 06 Alcatel Submarine Networks, FLAG FALCON Cable Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V Sarvekshanam for the inshore survey off Trivandrum for Flag FALCON Cable System Extension from Trivandrum to Male.
August 06 Alcatel Submarine Networks, FLAG FALCON Cable Route Survey
Processing Geophysicist onboard R.V. Ridley Thomas for the cable route survey of the Flag FALCON Cable System Extension from Sudan Port to BU.
July 06 Alcatel Submarine Networks, FLAG FALCON Cable Route Survey
Processing Geophysicist onboard R.V. Ridley Thomas for the cable route survey of the Flag FALCON Cable System Extension from Trivandrum to Indian EEZ limits.
November 2003–June 2006 Fugro Survey India Private Limited (Formerly Elcome Surveys Private Limited) Geophysicist
The company provides geological/geophysical, engineering and hazard survey data interpretation services to the government and E&P industry.
2006–2007
Mar–May 06 Larsen & Toubro, Pipeline Replacement Project, Phase II, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Flamboyan for pre-engineering survey of submarine pipelines and sector scan sonar survey of terminating platforms in Bombay High & Heera oilfields, West Coast of India.
Apr 06 Global Offshore, Pipeline Replacement Project, Phase II, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Flamboyan for as-built survey of 2 submarine flexible pipelines in Heera oilfield, West Coast of India.
Jan–Feb 06 Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Limited, Seabed Engineering Surveys, Oceanographic Investigations and Diver Inspection Surveys
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist (on site) for processing & interpretation of seismic and bathymetric data of the approach channel, breakwater, trestle etc. at Dabhol, West Coast of India.
Jan 06 Valentine Maritime (Gulf) LLC–Valentine Maritime Limited, (VMGL-VML Consortium), MHN&H Pipeline Project, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Ocean Surveyor for as-built survey of 1 rigid & 5 flexible submarine pipelines in Bombay High oilfield, West Coast of India.
Jan 06 Valentine Maritime (Gulf) LLC, MHNRD 3WI Pipeline Project, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Ocean Surveyor for as-laid survey of 3 rigid submarine pipelines in Bombay High oilfield, West Coast of India.
2005–2006
Nov–Dec 05 Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company, RSPPM Project, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Ocean Surveyor for as-laid survey of 19 rigid submarine pipelines in Bombay High South oilfield, West Coast of India.
Oct–Nov 05 Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company, RSPPM Project, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Ocean Surveyor for pre-engineering & pre-lay survey of 19 rigid submarine pipeline routes with sector scan sonar survey of terminating platforms associated with the routes in Bombay High South oilfield, West Coast of India.
Sept–Oct 05 Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company, RSPPM Project, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Ocean Surveyor for as-laid survey of 7 flexible submarine pipelines in Bombay High South oilfield, West Coast of India.
Aug 05 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Bombay High Wreckage Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard O.S.V. Garware V for the survey of BHN platform wreckage in Bombay High North oilfield and the wreck of M.S.V. Samudra Suraksha off Bombay, West Coast of India.
Jul 05 e-marine, Emirates Telecommunications and Marine Services FZE, KIFO Cable Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist on board C.S. Etisalat for the cable route re-survey of Kharg Island–AC 3 & Kuwait BMH–AC 2 segments of the Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Link between Kuwait and Iran.
Apr–Jun 05 Larsen & Toubro, Pipeline Replacement Project, Phase I, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Kamrup during for pre-engineering survey of submarine pipelines in Bombay High, Heera and Neelam Oilfields, West Coast of India.
Mar 05 Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company, Indian Oil Offshore Project, SPM Terminal Pipeline Project, Pipeline Route & SPM Site Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard C.R.V. Sagar Paschimi for pre-engineering survey of SPM terminal site, OFP site and associated submarine pipeline routes off Paradip, East Coast of India.
Feb 05 Valentine Maritime (Gulf) LLC–Valentine Maritime Limited, (VMGL-VML Consortium), N9/N10, MHN&H and MHNRD Projects, Pipeline Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Neptune Star for as-laid survey of submarine pipelines in Bombay High and Heera oilfields, West Coast of India.
Feb 05 Cairn Energy India Pty. Ltd, Rig Move and Seabed Obstruction Surveys
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Malaviya One for seabed survey at LA platform & route survey for rig passage from LB to LA platform in Lakshmi oilfield, West Coast of India.
Jan 05 Essar Oil Limited, Pipeline Route & SPM Site Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.F.B. Darya Daulat for pre-engineering survey of submarine pipelines and site surveys for SBM and diffuser, off Vadinar, West Coast of India.
2004–2005
Nov–Dec 04 Compagnie Générale de Géophysique, Hazard Potential Evaluation of Seafloor for 3D Seismic Survey
Processing Geophysicist (in office) for processing and interpretation of side scan sonar and bathymetric data of four 3D seismic survey blocks off Daman, West Coast of India.
Nov 04 EGS Survey (Asia) Ltd, SMW4 Fiber Optic Cable Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.F.V. Meena Ayojak for seabed condition survey off Mumbai, West Coast of India.
Nov 04 Cairn Energy India Pty. Ltd, Rig Move and Seabed Obstruction Surveys
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Malaviya One for seabed survey of jack-up rig Ocean Heritage positioned at LB Platform in Lakshmi oilfield, West Coast of India.
Oct–Nov 04 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Platform Site Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Flamboyan for site surveys conducted near NH, NE & NC platforms in Bombay High oilfield, West Coast of India.
Oct 04 EGS Survey (Asia) Ltd, SMW4 Fiber Optic Cable Route Survey
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.F.V. Sindhu for seabed condition survey off Chennai, East Coast of India.
Sept 04 Cairn Energy India Pty. Ltd, Rig Move and Seabed Obstruction Surveys
Processing/Reporting Geophysicist onboard M.V. Malaviya One for seabed survey at LA & LB platforms, reconnaissance route survey for rig passage, rig offloading site survey & free span inspection survey of 24" main gas pipeline in Lakshmi oilfield, West Coast of India.
Jul–Aug 04 e-marine, Emirates Telecommunications and Marine Services FZE, KIFO Cable Route Survey
Processing Geophysicist on board C.S. Etisalat for cable route survey conducted for the Submarine Fiber Optic Cable Link between Kuwait and Iran.
Apr–May 2004 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Rig Move and Seabed Obstruction Surveys
Processing Geophysicist onboard M.V. Flamboyan for seabed surveys conducted at platforms and open locations in Bombay High and adjoining oilfields, West Coast of India.
Feb–Mar 04 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, ROTV-ROV-CP Survey of Offshore Pipelines, Pipeline Mapping Project
Processing Geophysicist on board M.F.B. Bhadrakali Mata for delineation of trunk lines in the shallow areas off Umbhrat and Uran, West Coast of India.
Jan–Feb 04 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Pipeline Route & Platform Site Survey
Processing Geophysicist onboard M.V. Flamboyan for pre-engineering surveys at G -1 & G –15 locations, KG Offshore, East Coast of India.
Dec 03–Jan 04 Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Rig Move and Seabed Obstruction Surveys
Processing Geophysicist onboard M.V. Flamboyan for seabed surveys conducted at platforms and open locations in Bombay High and adjoining oilfields, West Coast of India.
July–November 03 National Institute of Oceanography Project Trainee
The organisation provides support to various industries, government and non-government bodies through consultancy and contract research.
Jul–Sept 03 Project on Tectonic and Oceanic processes along the Indian Ridge System and Backarc Basins sponsored by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and Department of Ocean Development, India
Trainee onboard O.R.V. Sagar Kanya (SK 195, Malé–Tuticorin) to study the topography of South West Indian Ridge from the region near Malé, Maldives till the vicinity of Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Consociated with onboard acquisition and processing (laboratory) of marine gravity, magnetic, multibeam swath bathymetry and sub-bottom profiler data. Participated in chain-bag dredging for ground-truthing along with CTD and biological sampling.
EQUIPMENT & TECHNICAL
Geophysical/Geologic/Hydrographic
Side scan sonar Klein (3000, 2000, 595), EdgeTech 272TD, 4100 & 4200 series, GeoAcoustics 159D
Sector scan sonar Kongsberg MS 1000, Imagenex 881
Sub-bottom profiler EdgeTech SB-216S (X-Star), Seabed (3010MP, 3010P), GeoAcoustics 137D
Seismic Multi-tip sparkers, AAE Boomer200, AAE CSP (1500, 2200), C-boom LVB, AAE Squid 2000 Sparker
Magnetometer Marine Magnetics (Explorer, SeaSPY), Geometrics (880, 882, 886), Elsec 7706
Gravitimeter Bodenseewerk KSS-30, Lacoste & Romberg
Single beam echo sounder Elac-Honeywell, Odom DF3200 (MKI, MKII, MKIII), Knudsen 320M
Multi beam echo sounder Atlas-Krupp Hydrosweep, GeoAcoustics GeoSwath+, Kongsberg EM12, ELAC 1050D
Differential GPS C-Nav, Veripos, Trimble, Leica
Ultra-short baseline acoustics Linkquest Tracklink 1500, ORE Track Point III, Sonardyne (Fusion, 8023), Kongsberg Simrad HPR 410
CTDS meter Valeport CTD (200, 602, Monitor, MIDAS, SVX2)
Soil sampling Chain-bag dredge, Kullenberg gravity corer, Peterson & Van Veen grab
Industry Related Softwares
Software includes programs in Windows and Unix operating systems like C-View, Coda, Delph II, Isis, ArcGIS, Map Info, AutoCAD, Maglog, SeaLink, Hydropro, Hypack, QINSy, MS Office, Surfer, etc.
Computer Proficiency
IBM and compatibles, Silicon Graphics platforms, plotters etc.
Operating Systems Dos, Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, Linux
Environment MS Office, Open and Star Offices
Languages VB, C & C++
Other Softwares ArcView GIS, Map Info, Hydropro, Hypack, QINSy, Surfer, Grapher, AutoCAD, Origin
EDUCATION
M.Sc (Tech) Marine Geophysics 1999–2003
Cochin University of Science & Technology, India
Ranked 2nd in University Examinations
B.Sc Geology 1996–1999
University of Kerala, India
Project
M.Sc (Tech)
Nov 02–Feb 03 Geodata Processing and Interpretation Centre (GEOPIC), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Dehradun, India.
Project on "Seismic Data Processing" aimed at the general techniques involved in processing of marine 2D seismic data using Paradigm Geophysical's Focus 5.1 software. The study included the design and validation of different parameters used for marine seis data processing.
Seminars Attended
National Seminar on "Coastal Evolution Processes and Products and the17th Convention of Indian Association of Sedimentologists", 17th –20th October 2000, Cochin.
National Seminar on "The Earth and its Climate and Annual Convention of Indian Geophysical Union", 19th – 21st December 2000, Cochin.
Training
M.Sc (Tech)
2 weeks hands-on training on 2D land seismic data acquisition systems with ONGC's Geophysical Party GP 91 in Ganga Basin, India.
Training in processing of 2D marine seismic data using Paradigm Geophysical's Focus 5.1 software at GEOPIC, Dehradun, India.
Participated in land gravity, magnetic and electrical resistivity surveys conducted in Cochin, India as part of academic curriculum.
Actively engaged in hydrographic surveys and sediment sampling activities in the western continental shelf, off Cochin, India as part of academic curriculum.
B.Sc
Collection and analysis of mineral and rock samples from Hassan and Holenarsipur districts of Karnataka, India.
Study on prominent geological processes, structures and features in different regions of Karnataka, India.
SAFETY COURSES
Qualified Basic Safety Training (BST) courses of STCW-95 for Marine Safety & Survival in November 2003, as below:
Personal Survival Techniques valid upto November 2008
Fire Prevention & Firefighting valid upto November 2008
Elementary First Aid valid upto November 2008
Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities valid upto November 2008
Certification for HUET from Naval Maritime Academy, Bombay, India in 2006
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training valid upto 7 March 2009
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth 20 April 1979
Nationality Indian
Health Excellent
Marital Status Married
Passport E3099130 valid till 12th November 2012
AFFILIATIONS
Member, Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Member, American Geophysical Union.
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