Photography
Kaustav Sen
Engineering Planner
Vadodara
Summary
A post-graduate in Project Engineering Management from NICMAR, Pune, with more than 6 years of experience, currently working as a Engineering Planner at Alstom (ex-Bombardier Transportation) for the High-Speed/ Very High- Speed Trains product family. I have experience in project management, site management, planning, contracts, engineering coordination and software testing.
I have worked effectively with multicultural and multinational teams in close collaboration and cohesion, both within the company and across. I am skilled at the use of project planning and scheduling tools such as Primavera, MSP, MS-Excel amongst others. I am also skilled at Adobe Lightroom.
In my leisure, I produce content for my cooking channel and my travel-photography-tech blog.
I am currently pursuing masters degree in Manufacturing Management from BITS Pilani, sponsored by ALSTOM.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Engineering Planner
Alstom
02.2021 - Current
- Coordination with various stakeholders to create Train Control schedule and ensure that the project timeline is affected at a minimum.
- Analysis of the available budget and providing insight to the Project Managers for better planning and as an early warning towards possible overruns.
- Providing expert opinion and solutions for issues faced in resource planning on Primavera P6.
- Training of newly onboarded planning team resources on the tools and techniques used, norms followed, KPIs generated, etc.
- Current projects : SJ 250, VTM, DT5 GoA2 Upgrade
- Skills: Oracle Primavera, Project Planning and Coordination, Project Scheduling, Project Management
Project Planner
BOMBARDIER
08.2019 - 02.2021
- Working in the GMO Team for High-speed/ Very High-speed train product family
- Responsible for the data analysis of the raw data and subsequent production of various KPIs for the PdMs to present at MBRs
- Responsible for updating and maintaining the various activity schedules and resource schedules with consultations with various PdM(s) and TL(s) in Primavera P6 which serves a "source of truth" for downstream reporting via excel and/or PowerBI KPIs
- Maintaining effective communication between the managers of various verticals to ensure the overall plan is agreeable and adhered to.
- Projects: VTM, M7, R2N
- Skills: Project Scheduling, Project Coordination
Senior Engineer - MEP
L&T Realty
Mumbai
04.2017 - 08.2019
- Responsible for the execution, testing and commissioning of the related services found in a high rise tower complex, manpower planning and certifying the billing of executed works
- Successfully executed, commissioned and handed over to customer representatives complete MEP works in Tower 2 of L&T Realty Crescent Bay, Mumbai
- Worked with a multicultural team from across the country and different companies, exhibited leadership and teamwork to have a tight-knit team oriented towards efficient completion of work at hand
- Quick decisions for problem-solving on the spot based on knowledge and experience were undertaken.
- Project: L&T Crescent Bay
- Skills: Project Management, Project Execution, Budget Estimation and Controlling
Software Engineer
CapGemini India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
07.2013 - 09.2014
- Software Testing: Responsible for Testing applications mainly in Integration testing and UAT phase
- Worked on mainframe system
- Creation, execution and reporting of test cases and supporting in house automation processes.
- Possess basic knowledge of performance testing
- Also possess ISTQB certification.
- Project: CIM Upgrade on ANZ network
Education
Master of Technology - Manufacturing Management
BITS Pilani
12.2021 - Current
Post Graduate Programme - Project Engineering Management
NICMAR University
Pune 07.2015 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical engineering
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
Majitar, Sikkim 07.2009 - 06.2013
Skills
Project Planning and Scheduling
Project Coordination and Management
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) systems
Software Testing
Risk Management
Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt (KPMG)
Interests
Travelling
Cooking
Timeline
Master of Technology - Manufacturing Management
BITS Pilani
12.2021 - Current
Engineering Planner
Alstom
02.2021 - Current
Project Planner
BOMBARDIER
08.2019 - 02.2021
Senior Engineer - MEP
L&T Realty
04.2017 - 08.2019
Post Graduate Programme - Project Engineering Management
NICMAR University
07.2015 - 05.2017
Software Engineer
CapGemini India Pvt. Ltd
07.2013 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical engineering
Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology
07.2009 - 06.2013