Raghuram Ramesh
About Raghuram Ramesh
Raghuram Ramesh is a Machinery Engineer at Chevron in Houston, Texas, with a background in mechanical engineering and extensive experience in machinery package management and safety compliance.
Current Position at Chevron
Raghuram Ramesh is currently working at Chevron as a Machinery Engineer in the Houston, Texas area. In this role, he oversees the delivery and management of rotating equipment packages, ensuring they meet project specifications and industry standards. His responsibilities include conducting key safety and compliance reviews such as HAZOPs, FMEAs, and SID reviews.
Previous Experience at Oracle India Pvt Ltd
Before his tenure at Chevron, Raghuram Ramesh worked as a Support Associate at Oracle India Pvt Ltd. He held this position from 2004 to 2005 in the Bengaluru Area, India. This role marked the beginning of his professional career in the engineering sector.
Education and Qualifications
Raghuram Ramesh has a solid educational background in Mechanical Engineering. He earned his Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he studied from 2005 to 2007. Prior to that, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from RV College Of Engineering, studying from 2000 to 2004 for four years.
Project Management and Technical Expertise
Raghuram has extensive experience in managing machinery projects. Notably, he managed the delivery of rotating equipment packages for the Wheatstone Downstream LNG project. His roles also included performing Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for equipment packages, comparative analysis of condition monitoring packages for critical reciprocating compressors, and reviewing machinery specifications and designs for various major projects, such as the Pascagoula Base Oil Project and Rosebank Upstream.
Research and Development Initiatives
In addition to his project management roles, Raghuram has experience in strategic research. He worked as a Strategic Research Project Manager, focusing on building expertise in Acoustic Emission (AE) monitoring. This involved collaboration with third-party research units and conducting laboratory tests to advance the field of machinery fault detection and protection.