PRASHANTH VAVILALA

Engineering Manager - 10 years Diversified experience on Projects, Development & Leadership

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

PROFILE SUMMARY
 Mechanical engineer with expertise in Design & development of wellhead completion equipment,
Pressure vessels, Tools and fixtures.
 Technical leader executing projects with team of engineers and designers. Managed projects in
various phases of engineering - estimation, execution,
 Global work experience at USA & UK. Communicates well across regions.
 Strength areas: Project scope evaluation by Interpretation of customer specifications & industry
standards, create engineering scope for Technical bids/Tenders, delegate activities for team and
provide technical support, conduct design reviews, approve Deliverables, manage repository of
lessons.
 Familiarized with Industry standards API 17-D, API 6A, ASME Section VIII Division 1

 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
 Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU, Hyderabad with
84.5%.

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 drilling systems Mar 2011 - Mar 2013
Supervising engineering team of 23(11 engineers, 12 Designers) for Surface Technologies, Hyderabad,
India for wellheads, gate valves, Fluid control and Measurement solutions.
In Technical role, responsible to:
- Execute projects with design specific challenges for surface wellheads, connectors, valves, pumps &
pressure containing vessels.
- Define/Clarify project requirements, develop design & conduct Design reviews
- Technical approval or project deliverables
- Engage with Product and Subject matter experts to resolve on field issues.
In Leadership role, responsible to:
- Communicate the capabilities of team & generate the workflow working with global counterparts
from USA, UK, Singapore.
- Define strategy, create/update processes for work flow, define team objectives & Performance
assessment.
- Develop Project Estimates, Work prioritization & allocation, maintain operating KPIs for On time
delivery, Project Budget, team & individual efficiency
- Recruiting, Team coaching & development per long term strategy.
Major accomplishments/projects working at TechnipFMC :
 2016-2018: Approved designs for surface wellhead systems, Gate valves and responsible for
any engineering questions on delivered products.
 2013-2018: Delivering numerous sales order projects on time resulted in customer success &
business growth by 40% in 3 years.
 2015-2018: Developed long term workflow & growth Strategy for Surface Technologies group
which resulted in continuous workflow and consistence performance of team for past 4 years.
 2018 : Currently Developing test fixtures for Pressure pump mechanical run test, hydro and NPSH
tests.
 2012: Product development for 30” conductor housing lift tool, 5 ksi Desander, 7 1/16-10K
North sea Speedloc connector qualification enhanced knowledge on project management with
focus on stage gate deliverables.
 2016: FEED study & technical bids for full scale Unihead wellhead system for Odessa and
Alaska projects resulted in 15% increase of sales.
 Qualification projects : 10 3/4 Slip hanger Load testing per API 6A, 13 5/8-20K Speedloc Clamp
PR-2 testing, M 101 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.