1. Melvyn Bolus JP DipEngPrac BE(Mech)Hons MBA CPEng PMP NPER
RPEQ MIEAust Professional Portfolio
2. High speed Inter-Urban Driverless Metro Light Rail Monorail
Locomotive
3. Project Responsibilities: Project Engineer Rolling Stock
C-Train, MTR WIL Hong Kong S-Train, MTR SIL(E) Hong Kong Test &
Commissioning Engineer Waratah Train, Sydney Validation &
Verification Manager Millennium Train, Sydney Metro Trains,
Melbourne Namma Metro, Bangalore Yarra Trams, Melbourne Warranty
Engineer QR IMU, Brisbane QR and PN Locos, Jilalan Rapid KL Metro,
Malaysia Skytrain, Vancouver Las Vegas Monorail Istanbul and Manila
LRT Tehran Bus Rapid Transit Brazil SuperVia Project Design Manager
MetroLink, Los Angeles Project Engineer Class 395 Javelin, UK
Mechanical Design Engineer Hunter Valley Locomotive Taipei and
Delhi Metro MTR TCL Hong Kong Bushmaster, Iraq Rolling Stock
Engineer Trainee OSCARs, New South Wales Tangara, New South Wales
XPT and Xplorer, New South Wales Currently Delivering the S-Train:
Hong Kongs First Fully Automatic Operation (FAO) Driverless Train
Initiating Planning Executing Monitoring Closing
4. Test & Commissioning Engineer 78 Trains AUD 3.6B total
value My Accomplishments: Initiated, Planned, Executed, Monitored,
Controlled and Closed the Re-Qualification Type Test program on
time Co-ordinated T&C, Production, Operations and Client
activities during the Re-Qualification Type Test Achieved Static
Vehicle and Vehicle-Vehicle Swing compliance Achieved Ride
Performance and Dynamic Kinematic compliance Tested and
Commissioned Set A80 the final set of the Waratah Train Project on
time Dynamic Testing on the Sydney Network Manage the
Re-Qualification Type Tests
5. $1m total asset worth 8-week Schedule Restricted budget of
$400K My Accomplishments: Developed Project Integration with all
Sigma and Knorr- Bremse stakeholders Managed 30 contractors during
the dismantle, relocation and re-construction of R&D Centre
Established management plans for Quality, Safety, Environment and
Risk Achieved ZERO injuries during Relocation project Finalised the
Relocation Project on time and within budget Technical Procurement
Project Management
6. Supervised Contractors on Construction Site Defined Project
Scope with all Stakeholders Conducted Technical Procurement
Activities Established Plans for Quality, Environment, Safety and
Risk Developed and Monitored Timing and Budget Developed Project
Integration Relocation Management
7. Warranty Engineer 288 saloon HVACs AUD 10M total value My
Accomplishments: Supported our customer to deliver 35 new trains
into revenue service Managed retrofit activities in a dynamic rail
depot environment Worked autonomously in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Created new OHS procedures for train and HVAC lock-out Established
new partnership of warranty provider in Malaysia Product Life Cycle
Management Safety Focus
8. Mobilised subcontractors Responded to customers issue
Performed Root Cause Analysis and determined immediate solution
Devised cost effective engineering solutions Manage costs,
procurement and program Monitored and Tracked progress Retrofit
Management
9. Project Design Manager 218 saloon HVACs US9M total value My
Accomplishments: Innovated the design of 1.6m tall HVAC Unit
Achieved supply airflow and noise requirements against a duct
static pressure of 370Pa Managed two separate project teams in
Sydney and Milwaukee Supervised construction of a 400m3 1:1 mock-up
of the MetroLink Train Established new partnership of serial
production subcontractor in the US Project Design Management Team
Leadership
10. Developed project integration and managed people Scoped
Project and managed Contract
11. Managed cost and procurement Managed time and progress
Managed risk Managed quality Managed environmental activity
12. Developed tender specifications Commissioned water test
facility 1:1 Wooden Scale HVAC Mock-up 1:1 Wooden Scale Train
Mock-up Replicated customer duct design Construction
Management
13. Project Engineer 53 drivers cabin HVACs 1.2M total value My
Accomplishments: Innovated the climate control of the drivers cab
to max. vehicle speed of 225 km/h Designed a rugged rail-worthy 5
kW air conditioning Unit no greater than 0.4 m3 and complying to
stringent International Standards Achieved fresh air flow to the
cabin at 1200Pa below atmospheric pressure Overcame pressure pulses
of up to 4000Pa created by entering tunnels and passing trains
Major Component Selection Engineering Design
14. Prototype Development Type Testing Shock & Vibration
Electromagnetic CompatibilityNoise Testing End of Line Testing Full
Car Climate Testing Validation and Verification
15. Identified excessive negative pressure @ fresh air intake
Drew Conclusions Made Recommendations Devised Test Plan Designed
Scale Model Supervised ConstructionLed the First Article
InspectionDeveloped Test System Research & Development
