Sakthivel Palani

To obtain a challenging technical position as deemed suitable to my skills, experience, and background, and to serve any organization for its success and expansion as well to help myself grow further professionally.

A good professional with experience in Hydrographic, Geophysical and Met-ocean survey with proficient knowledge to interface various survey equipment's for good quality data acquisition.

• 04/2023 - Present, Senior Survey Engineer, Safeen Subsea Survey, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• 08/2012 - 03/2023, Senior Survey Engineer, Fugro Survey India Pvt. Ltd., Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• 08/2010 - 07/2012, Service Engineer / Scientific Assistance, Norinco Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• 10/2008 - 07/2010, Application Engineer, Sans Innovation Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

• Working At Height
• Risk Assessment
• Golden Rules of HSE-E-200
• Principles of HSE Incident
• Mechanical Lifting Operations
• Manual Handling
• Personal Survival Techniques
• Fire Fighting
• Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities
• Medical First Aid
• Helicopter Underwater Escape Training

• Positioning
• Navigation Suite Fugro Starfix Seis9.1, Fugro Starfix NG(R26), EIVA (Navipac & Naviscan)
• GPS/DGPS Trimble DSM 132,232, SPS 461, HP8200, Spatial Dual, 9205G2, C-Nav3050, Veripos LD5, RONAV.
• GYRO TSS Meridian Surveyor, KVH Autocomp 1000, IXBLUE(Quadrans),Octans Surface.
• Telemetry Modem TSI 4000 UHF Modem, TSI 9600 UHF Modem, Bullet, Satel Easy UHF Modem.
• Heave/Motion Sensor Seatex MRU-H & MRU 3, TSS DMS 05, TSS DMS 10.
• Under Water Acoustic Positioning Sonardyne Scout Pro USBL, Sonardyne Ranger USBL, Tracklink 1500MA
• Geophysical
• Data Acquisition Suite StarfixSeis 9.1, Glog/Gplot, CODA DA4G
• Data Acquisition System GlogIV , Geo Acoustics, Edgetech, C-Max.
• EchoScope CODA EchoScope
• Singlebeam Echo sounder Odom Echo track MKII & MKIII, Hydro track, Echotrack CV, Valeport Midas, Kongsberg Simrad EA440.
• Multibeam Echo sounder R2Sonic 2020, R2Sonic 2024, GeoSwath Plus, Reson T20, Norbit WBMS, Reson 7125, Reson 8125.
• Side Scan Sonar System Geo Acoustics SS981, Edgetech 4200MP & 4205MP & 4215i, C-Max CM2 Side Scan Sonar.
• Sub Bottom Profiler Geo Acoustics, Geo Pluse Transmitter 5430A, Edgetech 3400- OTS LIGHT, Sparker 2000, Boomers.
• UHR Survey using Dura-Spark & Geometrics 24 Channel Streamers.
• SVP Valeport Mini SVS, DigibarPro, Digibar S, AML Xbase.
• Magnetometer Marine Seaspy Magnetometer and GeometricsG-882 Marine Magnetometer.
• Oceanography
• Met Ocean Buoy Fugro Oceanor AS, Wavescan and Seawatch Midi buoys.
• Current Meters /Profiler Valeport Current meters S4 Current meter, Seaguard RCM, Norteck (450Khz), RDIADCP (150Khz,300Khz,600Khz).
• CTD Seabird 37IM and SIP, Valeport MIDAS, AML Xbase
• Sampling Equipment
• Drop coring, Vibro coring, Piston coring, Van-Veen Grab, Niskin water sampler.

• 04/01/2024, 08/2024, Survey Engineer, Geotechnical Survey, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 07/12/2024, 07/16/2024, Survey Engineer, Mobilization, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 04/26/2024, 05/06/2024, Survey Engineer, Geophysical Survey / PCS, Ju'aymah, Saudi Arabia
• 03/25/2024, 04/25/2024, Survey Engineer, Geophysical Survey / PES, SAFNIYAH, Saudi Arabia
• 03/11/2024, 03/25/2024, Survey Engineer, Geophysical Survey, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 02/23/2024, 03/04/2024, Survey Engineer, Barge Positioning, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 02/16/2024, 02/20/2024, Survey Engineer, Barge Positioning, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 10/17/2023, 12/01/2023, Survey Engineer, Per Engineering Geophysical Survey, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 10/11/2023, 10/16/2023, Survey Engineer, AHT Mobilization - STANFORD HUDHUD, JAL JUBAIL Commercial Port, Saudi Arabia
• 08/31/2023, 10/10/2023, Survey Engineer, Sleeper and Matters Installation, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 06/22/2023, 07/05/2023, Survey Engineer, Sea Trails, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 06/02/2023, 06/22/2023, Survey Engineer, Mobilization of Jacket Installation Setup, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 05/19/2023, 05/30/2023, Survey Engineer, Rig Positioning, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 05/11/2023, 05/15/2023, Survey Engineer, Barge Positioning, Abu Dhabi, UAE

• 08/2012, 03/2023, Met Ocean Engineer, Deployment of Met Ocean Fugro Oceanor Seawatch Wavescan buoy, Kuwait, Persian Gulf
• 01/2023, 01/2023, Survey Engineer, Rig Positioning, West Coast of India
• 08/2022, 08/2022, Met Ocean Engineer, Deployment of Met Ocean Fugro Oceanor Seawatch Midi buoy, Persian Gulf
• 07/2022, 08/2022, Met Ocean Engineer, Deployment of Met Ocean Fugro Oceanor Seawatch Midi buoy, Caspian Sea
• 03/2022, 05/2022, Survey Engineer, Pre Rig Move Site Survey, West Coast of India
• 03/2022, 03/2022, Survey Engineer, Deployment of Current meters, Qurayyat, East Coast of Oman
• 02/2022, 02/2022, Senior Survey Engineer, Mobilization for Pipeline inspection survey, West Coast of India
• 02/2022, 02/2022, Survey Engineer, Rig Positioning, West Coast of India
• 12/2021, 01/2022, Survey Engineer, Rig Positioning, West Coast of India
• 05/2021, 05/2021, Survey Engineer, Rig Positioning, West Coast of India
• 03/2021, 03/2021, Senior Survey Engineer, Pipeline inspection survey, West Coast of Bangladesh
• 05/2020, 05/2020, Survey Engineer, Rig Positioning, West Coast of India
• 02/2020, 02/2020, Survey Engineer, Rig Positioning, West Coast of India
• 08/2019, 12/2019, Senior Survey Engineer, Pre Rig Move Site Survey and Per Engineering Survey, West Coast of India
• 12/2018, 04/2019, Survey Engineer, Pre Rig Move Site Survey, West Coast of India
• 08/2012, 03/2023, Service Engineer/ Scientific Assistance, Norinco Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• 08/2012, 03/2023, Service Engineer, Fugro Oceanor AS, Norway
• 10/2008, 07/2010, Application Engineer, Sans Innovation Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India