Years of professional experience
Open To Work
RAGUPATHI KRISHNASAMY
Sr.Technical Illustrator
Coimbatore,TN
Summary
Senior Technical Illustrator with 10 years of experience across Wind Turbine, Mining Equipment, and service documentation. Expertise in Service BOM (SBOM) creation, EPC/IPC development, step-by-step procedural illustrations and 2D/3D technical illustration, with a strong track record of quality assurance reviews, team training and mentoring, and cross-functional coordination across engineering, technical writing, and service teams. Experienced in driving process improvement initiatives alongside project leadership to resolve recurring team and workflow issues.
Overview
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Work History
IPC Engineer
Capgemini
Coimbatore, TN
04.2021 - Current
- Client &Location:Vestas & Chennai
- Created and validated 400+ Service BOMs on PLM platform based on engineering and service requirements
- Validated Service BOMs for default serviceable parts, quantities, and spare indicators
- Released approved Service BOMs through change management workflows (PR/CR/CN)
- Coordinated readiness checks, facilitated IPC part list creation, and assessed Customer-Facing Requirements (CFR) readiness
- Partnered with Team Lead to design and implement a monthly improvement-tracking process, following up on and resolving recurring team member issues
- Supported project implementation initiatives that improved issue-resolution turnaround based on direct team member feedback
- Developed 60+ Electronic Parts Catalogues (EIPC) for wind turbine variants using PLM platform
- Prepared and transformed released Service BOMs into service part lists within PLM
- Created exploded-view illustrations, improving spare part identification efficiency by 30%
- Created publication structures to map part lists and generate accurate IPC documents
- Conducted illustration reviews and quality assurance checks to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with publication standards before release
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams - Engineering, technical writers, and service teams - to align documentation output with project requirements
- Client: Vestas R&D Technology, Chennai | Wind Turbines (Onshore & Offshore) | Team: Technical Documentation & S-BOM Readiness | Software: Creo Illustrate, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Arbortext Epic Editor, Windchill PDM Link
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies Ltd
Chennai, TN
02.2018 - 03.2021
- Client &Location:Vestas & Chennai
- Developed high-precision illustrations for Parts Catalogues, SWIs, PWIs, and IPCs using PTC Creo Illustrate.
- Managed documentation for major components, ensuring adherence to Vestas design standards.
- Prepared XML files to ensure accurate BOM structure and spare part availability
- Developed exploded views, callouts, and technical annotations for spare parts
- Integrated XML-linked illustrations into hierarchical publishing structures for organized catalogue output
- Published, reviewed, and uploaded catalogues into SAP DMS
- Reviewed IPC manuals for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with graphical publication standards before release
- Trained new employees on SWI (Service Work Instruction) project workflows, tools, and illustration standards, accelerating team onboarding
- Created step-by-step illustrations based on writer and editor markup
- Translated engineering data into clear, user-friendly technical illustrations
- Collaborated with engineering and documentation teams to ensure accuracy
- Delivered high-quality visuals for service documentation
- Client: Vestas R&D Technology, Chennai | Wind Turbines (Onshore & Offshore) | Team: Technical Documentation | Software: Creo Illustrate, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Arbortext Epic Editor, PDM Link
Senior Technical Illustrator
Actualize Consulting Engineers India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru, KA
08.2015 - 01.2018
- Client &Location:Epiroc & Bangalore
- Creation/ Revision of Technical Illustrations, Drafting, Mining for Epiroc
- Extracting the BOM, Drawings and Models for all subassemblies and assemblies from Team Center.
- Developed assembly illustrations from Engineering Drawings
- Applied colors and illustration standards in Adobe Illustrator
- Converted raster images to vectors for manuals and catalogues
- Applied line art process in Adobe Illustrator for transport lifting parts, implementing illustration standards
- Created CAD model images, cutaway drawings, 3D graphics, and line drawings without shading based on client requirements
- Converted CAD data, photographs, and sketches into standardized technical graphics
- Retouched images and annotated electrical schematics using Adobe Photoshop
- Designed safety signs and visual warnings using CorelDRAW, ensuring compliance with industry safety standards
- Client: Atlas Copco Pvt Ltd, Bangalore | Mining Equipment | Team: MRS and GARLAND
Graphic Artist
Learning
01.2009 - 01.2015
- Studio-based graphic design work, building foundational expertise in Adobe Creative Suite prior to transitioning into technical/engineering illustration
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Arulmigu PalaniAndavar Polytechnic College
01.2009
Skills
- Illustration Review & Quality Assurance
- Team Training & Mentoring
- Cross-Functional Team Coordination (Engineering, Writers, Service Teams)
- Creo Parametric – 3D modelling and component design
- AutoCAD – 2D drafting and mechanical design
- Arbortext Editor – XML editing and structured authoring
- Adobe Illustrator – 2D vector-based illustration
- IsoDraw – Isometric and exploded-view illustration
- Windchill – Illustration and document management system
- Creo Illustrate – Rendering illustrations and animations
- Service BOM Creation & Version Control
- EPC-IPC Development (IPC,SPC)
- Raster to Vector conversation (Line art)
- Graphic design work
- Artwork color process
- Sequence Steps Image creation
- End-to-End Catalogue Publication Experience
Tools And Software
Vector: Adobe Illustrator ,Corel Draw
Raster: Adobe Photoshop, Key shot
Author: IsoDraw, Arbortext Editor, Creo Illustrate, Creo View, SolidWorks ,Catia V5,Indesign.
Server : Windchill PDM Link, SAP DMS
Others: Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office
Locations
- Coimbatore
- Bangalore
Immediate Joiner
Ready to Join Within 15 days
IPC Engineer & Technical Illustrator with 10+ years of sound experience in Service Bom creation , PDM link CN|CR Changes ,Creating/ revising Spare parts catalogs (SPC), Illustrated parts catalog (IPC), Technical documents, Exploded view illustration (3D), Technical Illustration (2D) and Photo tracing. Expertise in Illustration tools.
Personal Information
Availability: Immediate joiner, Coimbatore & Bangalore
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Certification
- Diploma of mechanical cad - 2010
- Solidworks-(Udemy)
- Graphic Design Masterclass - Learn GREAT Design-(Udemy)
Timeline
IPC Engineer
Capgemini
04.2021 - Current
Technical Lead
HCL Technologies Ltd
02.2018 - 03.2021
Senior Technical Illustrator
Actualize Consulting Engineers India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2015 - 01.2018
Graphic Artist
Learning
01.2009 - 01.2015
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Arulmigu PalaniAndavar Polytechnic College