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Skill Set Project Management Detailed and Systems Engineering

Program Management

Technical Support

Installation & Commissioning Failure & Planned Maintenance

Testing & Maintenance

Budgeting & Forecasting

Team Management

Client Relationship

Management

Profile Summary Projects Manager (Head of Projects) with nearly 15 years of experience

in the field of (AV / ELV systems) like Audio, Video, CCTV, Security system, Lighting Control, LED Scoreboards and Control Systems

Attended trainings on Crestron, AMX, Extron, Lutron, Dynalite, Vortex, Bose, Exacq Vision, Polycom, Netapps, Dolby, DTS, Sennheiser & BARCO

Worked with key consultants like ASTAD,KEO, LB, Erga, AEB and so on Excellent track record with almost all the major contractors like CCC,

MIDMAC, TRAGS, ETA, UCC/KCT, GCC, RAMCO and so on Proficiency in executing the entire project right from scratch to its

completion and recommending modifications to minimize escalations / breakdowns, reduce rejection, realize operational efficiencies, control variability, costs & reduce project cycle time

Strong relationship management & communication with an ability to identify & network with Project Members, Consultants, Site Engineers, Clients, Vendors, Suppliers, Utility Supervisors, Contractors, so on

Appreciated for managing multiple projects and milestones while ensuring compliance of projects with cost and scope specifications

A strategist with competency in devising significant solutions and implementing systems for maintaining sound environmental and health & safety conditions

Career Timeline

Work Experience Dec’09 till date Modern Home, Darwish Technology, Doha as Projects Manager (Head of Projects)

S. Prem Kumar Projects Manager Senior-level Professional targeting challenging assignments in Technical Consulting / Technical Support and Management with a growth -oriented organization of repute in Electronics sector; preferably in GCC

/ South East Asia

Since Dec’09

Modern Home as Projects Manager

(Head of Projects)

Jun’04 – Nov’07

BOSE Corporation as Project

Engineer

Alghanim Industries as Audio

Video Specialist

Nov’07 – Nov’09

May’01 – Jun’02

Telerad as Sales

Support & Service

Engineer

Cinerama as Technical Support

Engineer

Jul’02 – May’04

B.E. (Electronics and

Communication

Engineering)

2001

Role: Leading & supervising a team of over 40 personnel for ensuring the suitable deployment and timely availability of

manpower (Designers & Engineers)

Developing project baselines; monitoring and controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time over-runs and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects

Formulating operating budgets & managing overall operations for executing ELV projects within cost and time norms; organizing / participating project review meetings for evaluating project progress and de-bottlenecking

Anchoring on-site construction activities to ensure completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize output; understanding detailed structural designs and preparation of detailed shop drawings for the sites

Supervising the preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports entailing progress and details for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities

Devising the detailed and abstract estimates, bill of quantities, alignment plans, longitudinal and cross sectional drawings including cross and longitudinal profile correction

Coordinating with external agencies for techno-commercial negotiations, preparation of tender / contract documents, cost estimates, including billing, variation / deviation proposals, claims, so on

Liaising with Architects, Consultants, Contractors, Sub-Contractors & External Agencies for determining technical

specifications, approvals and obtaining statutory clearances Delivering presentations to the clients and consultants

Significant Accomplishments:

Completed projects worth over 200 million Qatari Riyals within 6 years Spearheaded the installation, testing & commissioning of ELV – AVC System, Lighting Control, CCTV and so on Played a major role in taking full initiative, proper planning and timely spot decision measures to conclude projects

on time and within budget Successfully executed key projects such as Lusail Stadium, George town university, Crowne plaza Hotel etc and

overcame the short timeline and technical challenges Received several appreciation from clients for proper follow ups, regular coordination’s and keeping up the

commitments

Nov’07 – Nov’09 Alghanim Industries, Kuwait as Audio Video Specialist Role:

Designed & implemented Audio Visual & Control System projects Liaised with customers and interacted with field operations and engineering staff Managed failures and planned maintenance in order to minimize the impact of operational services on customers Conducted detailed engineering, system engineering; prepared specifications, tech layouts according to the project

requirement, activities related to installation of audio video system for any kind of static space; system integration

of audio, video & control systems; programming for a variety of AVC applications Organized trainings for new joiners on Audio, Video & Control Systems

Previous Experience Jun’04 – Nov’07 BOSE Corporation India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as Project Engineer

Significant Accomplishments:

Spearheaded the Project Engineering Team for smooth & time bound execution of projects in Southern India Successfully managed the complete cycle of project management including designing, requirement estimation &

final execution of projects Installed sound systems for any kind of static space, system integration of audio, video & control systems and

conducted programming for a variety of AVC applications Coordinated with Sales & Design Team for smooth execution of projects worth more than INR 2 crores Bagged: o Best Project Engineering Award & Best Employee Award for creating values in 2005 o Best Installed Site Engineering in 2006 o Best Outstanding Contribution Award for creating value in 2007

Jul’02 – May’04 Cinerama Private Limited, Bangalore as Technical Support Engineer Significant Accomplishment:

Appreciated as Best Installation Engineer and for spearheading High–Tech Multiplex Projects across South and West India

May’01 – Jun’02 Telerad, Chennai as Sales Support and Service Engineer

Significant Accomplishments:

Designed Video Recording and Editing suites for Satellite TV Channels & Recording Studios

Configured the set-ups for the news applications, video monitoring, transmission with Video Servers in earth station for satellite TV Channels

Managed sales & maintenance of Professional Broadcasting Equipment Provided suitable solutions video solutions for Government and Space research organizations

Certifications Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) by Infocomm, USA Felicitated as Extron Audio Visual Associate (EAVA) by Extron, USA Certified Crestron Programmer

Certified Dynalite Advanced Programmer Certified System Designer by Extron Institute of A/V Designers Certified Professional System and Modeller Designer by Bose Microsoft Projects Professional Certification in Embedded System Design, C, C++, Oracle, VLSI/VHLD, Computer Hardware & CCNA (pursuing) Certified by DC ELCOT & Anna University for Oracle 8 & D2K Certified System Designer & Installer by AMX Bagged National Level II Prize in Working Model Presentation in 1998

Trainings Creston Designing and Programming – Crestron, Bangalore & Dubai Polycom – Video Conferencing – Polycom, New Delhi Vortex – Audio Conferencing – Vortex, Bangalore Dynalite – Advance level lighting control Programming, Dubai Dolby & DTS Processor EQ Training – R & S, Mumbai Kinaton Automatic Film Projectors – Mr.Tader, Germany Jamo Speakers, Bangalore BARCO CRT Projectors from BARCO Ltd., Bangalore

Betacam & DVCAM – Telerad, Chennai Extron, Dubai, Bose, Dubai and AMX, Dubai Microsoft Projects Professional 2013 PMP – Project Management Professional Training Exacq Vision CCTV – Doha Polycom, Sennheiser & Checkpoint

Education

B.E. (Electronics and Communication Engineering) from University of Madras, Tamil Nadu in 2001

Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering (DECE) from DOTE, Tamil Nadu in 1998 Diploma in Consumer Electronics Servicing (DCE) from Small Scale Service Institute, Chennai in 1998 Pursuing Diploma in Networking (CCNA) from Sans bound Institute, Chennai

IT Skills Computer Hardware VLSI Design & VHDL from IEEE, Bangalore in YYYY Embedded System & Microcontroller Designing ERP - Microsoft Navision

Languages: Basic, C, C++, DBASE Web Page Designing: HTML, DHTML RDBMS: Oracle 8i, SQL Server Operating System: Windows 95, Windows NT

Personal Details Date of Birth: 13th November 1979 Languages Known: English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Arabic and Malayalam Marital Status: Married

No. of Dependents: 04 Nationality: Indian Visa Status: Resident work Visa Passport No.: J5530439 (Valid till: 21-02-2022) Driving License: Valid Qatar Driving License

~Please refer Annexure for Project Details~

ANNEXURE Projects Undertaken With Modern Home:

Lusail Stadium – 1st Biggest Multipurpose Hall an iconic Project in Qatar George Town University (Qatar Foundation) - Doha. University College of London (Qatar Foundation) Weil Cornell University QFB Bank, Lagoona Mall Aspire Logistics Conference Rooms, Aspetar Meeting Rooms Crowne Plaza Hotel & The Business Park

51 East Showrooms, Katara, Mr.Bader Darwish Villa, Mr.Saoud Darwish Villa, Mr.Ali Kahter Villa. Texas A&M University (Qatar Foundation) Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies University. Hilton Double Tree Hotel, QP District (Currently Ongoing) & Westin Hotel QP – Multipurpose Admin Building MPAC – Ras Laffan Qatar Academy school City Center Phase III (Currently Ongoing) Traders Hotel (Currently Ongoing) Al Bandary Hotel (Currently Ongoing) Doha Festival City (Currently Ongoing)

With Alghanim:

Motor Yacht – France (AVC System for total Deck areas in this Cruise Boat) Kuwait Marine Science, Kuwait

Kuwait Finance House, Doha Bank & Bida Villa Villas, Magic Planet Brasseries, Gaucho Grill Restaurants Aquamondo, FTZ Conference Rooms Chalet Villa

With BOSE Corporation:

Music Academy, Chennai, IIT Chennai & AVIVA, Chennai West Asia Maritime, Chennai, Senate House, University of Madras

Institute of Mathematical Science, Defence Staff College, Ooty Infosys, Chennai Eskay Designs, MIOT Hospitals, Taj Green Cove Resorts & Spa, Trivandrum

With Cinerama:

E-Square Multiplex, Pune, R-Adlabs Multiplex, Mumbai Multiplex, Gujarat, ARAS Multiplex-Salem Infosys Chairman Mr. Narayan Murthy’s Residence, Bangalore

With Telerad:

Asianet, Trivandrum, Nest Animation, Cochin, Malar Television, Madurai Jaya TV, Chennai, Raj TV, Chennai, ISRO, Sriharikota LPSC, Mahendragiri, ISRO, Bangalore

Embedded System Project:

Vehicle Theft Detection using RFID (using 8051 controller series)