Siva Santosh Kumar Sripathi
Software Consultant
Hyderabad
Summary
Bringing over 16 years of industry experience, I possess a strong background in customizing and administering Smart Plant applications. My expertise lies in the SmartPlant Suite of applications, with a specialization in configuring, implementing, and supporting Smart 3D for over 10 years. This extensive experience positions me to provide high-level support and successfully tackle complex challenges in this field.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
SmartPlant Consultant
eConsultants Inc
10.2022 - Current
- Development of customized logistics module for Air Products as part of the Smart Materials 2.0 project
- Creation of S3D 13.1 seed projects
- Providing Technical oversight to the other junior developers in Hexagon.
Global S3D Administrator
Jacobs India Pvt. Ltd
07.2017 - 09.2022
- Technical lead for global S3D Network of Excellence (NOE) group, responsible for overall administration and continuous improvement of S3D
- Coordinate with the users from the respective engineering disciplines and support them meet the project deliverables with timeliness and quality
- Develop customized solutions and reports to meet project and user requirements
- Working knowledge of the business units and processes supported by the applications, as well as an in-depth understanding of how the application software has been set-up and integrated to support business needs
- Conduct functional testing of the application and assist with user training
- Work with various project teams/offices to identify unique project needs and recommend consistent solutions
- Set up and configure projects and users in S3D
- Creating and enhancing work process documents and guidelines
- Testing and evaluating of new software releases prior rolling out into production
- Responsible for providing guidance, training, and support to users across the world
- Communicating and coordinating with Hexagon (software provider) for timely release of production critical fixes and enhancements
- Conduct functional testing of the application and assist with user training.
System Specialist-S3D/SPRD
WorleyParsons India Pvt. Ltd
01.2016 - 07.2017
- Member of Global Delivery Center (GDC), providing systems support for S3D and SPRD projects and users across the globe
- Developed interfaces in SPRD to support data-exchange with design applications such as S3D/PDMS/CAD Worx, it includes development and maintenance of custom Oracle forms and reports
- Provide technical assistance and support for incoming queries and issues related to S3D software
- Essential day to day job functions: Project setup and configuration in S3D, import and export of data across several engineering systems
- Customizing S3D as per project requirements, pre and post upgrade testing, Data base consistency check and maintenance, fine tuning SQL queries to improve its efficiency
- Responsible for providing guidance, training, and support to S3D users across the world
- Communicating and coordinating with Hexagon (S3D software provider) for timely release of production critical fixes and enhancements
- Conduct training, develop training manuals, and mentor new team members.
Software Consultant (for SmartPlant suite of applications)
Hexagon Capability Center India Pvt. Ltd
07.2008 - 09.2016
- Member of S3D global support teams, responsible for addressing incoming technical queries and issues from all external customers as well as internal stakeholders
- Act as liaison between customers/partners and product development teams
- Collaborate with product owners and development managers to capture and articulate the exact customer requirements
- Guide the development and QA teams to ensure that requirements and concepts are understood, and client expectations are met
- Consult with customers about software design and usability and handover the feedback to internal QA and product development teams
- Develop automation routines to automate rule-based activities that are frequently executed in software applications
- Define testing framework for new feature, regression, and performance testing, also define strategy for continuing testing efforts in new and upgraded versions of the software
- Essential day to day job functions: Working in a helpdesk type of environment to provide 2nd line support for all customers via telephone and email, work within strict SLAs to provide customers with a timely resolution of software issues, escalate problems where necessary to management or third-party suppliers, conduct product trainings/workshops, develop training manuals and mentor new team members etc.
Education
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management
Visakhapatnam, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Smart 3D(S3D)
Smart Reference Data (SRD) and Smart Materials (SPM)
Plant design system (PDS)
Programming skills: Net, C#, VB6, PL/SQL, Oracle Apex
RDBMS: Oracle, MSSQL
Skills Summary
- Coordinate configuration, implementation, and utilization of Hexagon (S3D / PDS) systems to support project and client requirements across the project lifecycle in workshare / distributed environment.
- Implementation and customization of S3D reference data across plant and marine disciplines.
- Industry experience converting several projects from PDS to S3D.
- Able to do Catalogues & Specs and capable of supporting users in S3D and PDS modelling and drafting.
- Provide technical support and guidance to the project team of engineers and designers on the efficient use of the design systems.
- Customization of Hangers and Supports Library.
- Possessing good working knowledge of programming language like .Net, C#, VB6, and RDBMS like SQL, oracle etc.
- As a super user and administrator, I manage and maintain multiple projects using S3D. This has provided me the tools needed for addressing and solving user’s business and system needs across several disciplines.
- Ability to solve complex user problems using Oracle and SQL systems.
- Well versed with all the new features until S3D version (13.1).
- Conversant with both engineering concepts and engineering tools.
- Ability to fine tune complex PL/SQL queries to improve performance.
- Ability to perform version upgrades and configure the software to take advantage of the emerging enhancements.
- Strong understanding of meta data architecture of S3D and utilize the same to develop custom reports/utilities.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with strong technical background and good interpersonal skills. Quick learner and excellent team player.
Timeline
SmartPlant Consultant
eConsultants Inc
10.2022 - Current
Global S3D Administrator
Jacobs India Pvt. Ltd
07.2017 - 09.2022
System Specialist-S3D/SPRD
WorleyParsons India Pvt. Ltd
01.2016 - 07.2017
Software Consultant (for SmartPlant suite of applications)
Hexagon Capability Center India Pvt. Ltd
07.2008 - 09.2016
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management
04.2001 -