PRASHANTH VAVILALA

Engineering Manager - 10 years Diversified experience on Mechanical Products & Leadership

Mobile: +918897207575 E-mail: prase301@gmail.com Current Location: Hyderabad, India

PROFILE SUMMARY
 Managing Surface Technologies India team. Acts as Subject Matter expert within functional team,
providing insight and supervision for work received on Surface wellhead projects and products.
 Executed several projects for design & development of Surface completions & Gate valves(API 6A),
Subsea wellheads(API 17D), Pressure vessels(ASME Section VIII) & Structural design for tools and
fixtures, test fixtures for pump testing.
 Developed cross cultural working skills through expat assignments at USA and UK
 Strategy development, People management, project management & cross functional co-ordination
 Energetic & proactive Technical leader looking for opportunities across energy industry.

 Software/Tool experience:
 MS office, Team Center 10, MathCAD, SAP basic modules, PV Elite, ANSYS-Fluent Basic &
CAD software (UG, AutoCAD& Solid works).
 Academic Background:
 Master of Technology (M. Tech) in Thermal Engineering from Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi, India with CGPA of 8.56/10 [2006-2008]
 Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU, Hyderabad, India
with 84.5%. [2002-2006]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. TechnipFMC (Formerly FMC Technologies), India Mar 2011- Till date

1.1. Engineering Manager - Surface Technologies group July 2018-Till date

1.2. Lead Engineer , Surface Technologies group Mar 2013 –June 2018
1.3. Senior Engineer, Subsea wellhead systems Mar 2011 - Mar 2013
Engineering & people management for team of 25(13 engineers, 12 Designers) for Surface Technologies
India for wellheads, gate valves, pressure pumps and Measurement solutions.
In Leadership role, responsible to:
- Responsible for all work scopes for Surface Technologies India team from internal
sales/engineering teams of USA, UK and Singapore.
- Define strategy, create/update processes for work flow, define team objectives & Performance
assessment.
- Project Management: Project Estimates, Work prioritization & allocation, Monitoring progress,
acting as focal point for commercial & manufacturing teams, maintain operating KPIs for On time
delivery, Project Budget, utilization.
- Recruitment, Team coaching & training, competency development
In Technical role, responsible to:
- Acts as Subject matter expert clarifying technical questions, works on critical designs.
- Involved in all stages of engineering - Defining scope, design reviews, approval, Product testing &
validation, resolution of quality issues, indirect support for installation & commissioning.
- Approves parts, drawings, documents & other engineering deliverables for accuracy and soundness
of judgement.
- Widen the technical competency to new areas and accept new challenges.
Major accomplishments/projects at TechnipFMC :
 2016-2018: Approved designs for surface wellhead systems, Gate valves, Test fixtures for
pumps and responsible for any engineering questions on delivered products.
 2013-2018: Took for challenging leadership role for Surface group and developed long term
strategy and ensured continual development for business needs.
 2013-2018: Served as lead Engineer for numerous of surface wellhead and tree projects, achieving
customer success & business growth by 40% in 3 years .
 Product development Projects: 30” Conductor housing lift tool, 5 ksi Desander, M105/M110
gate valve series, UH-S wellhead system.
 Qualification Testing projects : Speedloc connector PR-2 testing for 7 1/16-10k & 13 5/8-20K, 10 3/4
& 14 Slip hanger Load testing per API 6A, , M 101 gate valve PR-2 testing, CRA packoff
development for UWD-15 system.

2. General Electric, India Mar 2010- Feb 2011

Worked as Design Engineer for short span of 1 year providing thermal cooling solutions for Power
distribution equipment like motor control centers(MCC), circuit breakers.

 Gained awareness of six sigma & lean principles, enhanced knowledge on product development
process
 Achieved award for developing excel logic to avoid recurring manufacturing issues on MCC

3. Transparent Energy Systems Private Limited(TESPL), India Apr 2008- Feb 2010

Started career as Static Equipment Engineer for design of pressure vessels, boilers.

 Conceptual (Thermal) design of heat exchangers, Fuel (Liquid/Solid/Gas) fired boilers pressure
vessels & power boilers.
 Interpretation of pressure vessel design codes such as ASME Section VIII Div1, IBR
(Indian boiler regulations) & prepare mechanical designs using hand calculation & PV-Elite
software.
 Communication with sales, procurement, manufacturing & testing departments to gain overall
understanding of product life cycle.

Major accomplishments working at TESPL :

 Developed designs of pressure vessels for ASME U & S Stamp approval audit projects
 Visited customer sites & provided design solutions for waste heat recovery boilers for process, sugar
industries.