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Mohit Pathak

Penfield,NY

Summary

  • Career Summary: Result oriented and accomplished engineer with 13+ years Indian & Global experience in Rail Transportation industry.
  • Good Command in North American Railway, Indian Railway Signaling Standards & practices.
  • Work Package leader for USRC Oncorr project to design application logic activities.
  • Perform Engineering Labor and Material estimates for tendering new projects.
  • Optimize, Analyze and build project schedule for engineering activities.
  • An effective communicator with relationship management skills and ability to relate to people across every level of business.
  • Experience in Route Relay & Electronic Interlocking systems.
  • Good Product knowledge of Alstom Interlocking Controllers: IVPI, AFTC5, ElectrologIXS, XP4, VHLC, AFTAC & GE Locotrol.
  • Experience in Installation & Testing of Locotrol in diesel locomotives.
  • Expert in Control Tables, Aspect Chart, Level Crossings, Sidings and Mid Blocks hardware electric circuit design with experience working in AutoCAD, Microstation, ACE, Vital Sim, ALEGS & Cimplicity.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

IXL Application Design Lead

ALSTOM Signaling INC
Rochester
04.2022 - Current
  • USRC OnCorr Project:
  • Lead and manage the engineering efforts to develop the interlocking application logic for IVPI, ElectrologIXS and AFTC5 interlocking controllers
  • Optimize the development of interlocking applications by utilizing Alstom's developed automation tools known as ADES (Application Development Expert System)
  • Responsible for ensuring IXL application design in compliance with the systems and subsystems requirement specification
  • Responsible for identifying technical risks and corresponding mitigation steps, and responsible to ensure Interlocking team performance, availability and reliability
  • Update the Project Engineering Manager regarding progress, issues and risks during the weekly engineering meeting
  • Lead and manage the engineering efforts to develop interface book of plans and application logic for Local Control Panel
  • Involve in reviewing the systems and subsystems documents such as requirement specifications, operational, signal plans and architecture drawings.

Alstom
Rochester, NY
04.2022 - Current

Signal Engineer

ALSTOM Signaling INC, Massachusetts Bay, Authority
Rochester
10.2020 - 03.2022
  • (MBTA) Red line/Orange Line Project:
  • Lead complete design and test activities related to physical Local Control Panel (LCP):
  • Design panel faceplate and panel enclosure drawings
  • Design hardware circuits used to build the LCP
  • Verify location wire tag list
  • Design PLC software program for panels using Control Expert software that interfaces between Non-Vital IVPI and LCP inputs & outputs
  • Factory acceptance test to make sure all inputs and outputs correctly wired and installed on panel before delivering to field
  • Detail checking of hardware circuits for MBTA RL/OL project following detail check process
  • Manipulation charts design for orange line locations
  • IVPI (Alstom US relay & microprocessor based interlocking product) application logic design using ADES tools and IVPI logic testing using ALEGS & Vital Sim tools:
  • Simulate the actual wayside location and perform functional test to vital & non-vital application logic using ALEGS & Vital Sim
  • Application software development of locations on orange line for IVPI product using CAAPE and ACE application tools
  • Track plans generation using AE Plan software
  • Control tables generation using CT manager software
  • Manage complete documents lifecycle for LCP panel related design documents in AEC – documents & configuration management tool
  • Operational Excellence:
  • Manage the LCP design schedule to align with the final book of plans’ final segment submission to customer
  • Providing an assistance to Alstom India interactions and transactions between Alstom Rochester and Alstom India, Bengaluru wayside application team
  • Interfacing with different project engineering teams such as wayside design, systems team, verification, testing and commissioning team
  • Define clear scope of design work for the Metrolinx USRC project activities (design and detail check) that being executed from Alstom India
  • Interaction with project leads and PrEMs to ensure upcoming work forecast and workload need to be communicated to India in advance and keep offshore team informed about latest updates including customer feedback.

Application Design Lead

Alstom
Rochester, NY
10.2020 - 03.2022

Signal Engineer

ALSTOM Signaling Operation LLC, All Aboard
Jacksonville
08.2019 - 09.2020
  • Project:
  • Independently design and perform functional test of PTC application logic for complex control points, electric locks, crossings with cut-section and auto-signals ensuring on-time delivery with high quality design for AAF Phase 1
  • Independent verification PTC Track Notes for AAF Phase 1
  • Create change request in Clear Quest tool to update verification comments for track notes, discuss and follow up with wayside system engineering team on implementation of those changes in track notes till the CR closure
  • Responsible to develop and verify complete PTC documentation for each cut-over stage involved in successful commissioning of AAF Phase 1 that includes cut-over control lines, designer sketches, office panel documents and cut-over release notes
  • Create the cut-over PTC logic by modifying the final PTC logic based on cut-over control lines and release notes
  • Technical support in solving the issues raised by Testing & Commissioning team during ATC Plus & PTC cutover
  • Troubleshooting and fixing the PTC software for issues raised from field and Alstom test bench during PTC cutover
  • Maintain constant communication with offshore team in Alstom India to provide technical assistance and keep them up-to-date with customer feedback
  • Diagnosing and correcting carborne operational issues such as cab flips, speed flips identified by customer in Phase 1 AAF testing.

Signal Engineer

Alstom
Jacksonville, Rochester, FL, NY
08.2019 - 09.2020

System Application Design Engineer

ALSTOM Transport India, All
11.2015 - 07.2019
  • Aboard Florida Project:
  • Design and verification of interface circuit plans of wayside interlocking locations using Alstom US wayside products such as ElectrologIXS, XP4 to align with technical specifications for project
  • Develop Non-PTC (Non-Positive Train Controller) and PTC (Positive Train Controller) logic of wayside locations using optimizing tools such as PTC equation generator, track notes parsing tool, etc
  • Functional test of PTC and Non-PTC application logic using Alstom US Vital Sim tool per Alstom’s test procedures to ensure program in accordance with subsystem requirements specification and concept of operations document
  • Log issues found during functional testing in error review sheets and upload to Agile (Product Lifecycle management tool) as objective evidences
  • Ownership on developing and verification of Controls & Indications, Office Control Zone, application logic chassis and application id configuration document which used as inputs to program PTC & Non-PTC application logic
  • Technical support in troubleshooting the issues raised from Alstom US field test & commissioning team
  • Design and Verification of ElectrologIXS XP4 Level Crossing design, Exit Gate operations.

Application Engineer

GE India Industrial Pvt. Limited
04.2014 - 10.2015
  • Locotrol:
  • Installation of Locotrol in eight WDG4 Locomotives for Indian Railways
  • Perform DPCS (Distributed Power Control System), back-to-back testing, static testing & dynamic testing
  • Communicated the site technical issues to the US team, driven and solved the issues based on RDSO feedback
  • Perform all documentation work related to Siemens India Locotrol Project including DPL (Dealer Possession License) renewal
  • Provide Locotrol training to Indian railway engineers
  • Support for the trial run of 1.5 km long haul train equipped with two dpcs enabled locos up to 210 km distance at 75km/hr maximum speed
  • East Coast Railway:
  • Interface circuit design for Shivalingapuram and Tyada stations
  • Development of vital and non-vital application logic for Boddavara station for Alstom VHLC (Vital Logic Controller) controllers and using Alstom proprietary ACE tool
  • Develop simulation test HMI (Human Machine Interface) screens using Cimplicity tool
  • Configured real VHLC setup for specific locations in accordance with VHLC setting procedures to test the VHLC applications and contributed to customer witness testing (FAT & SAT) following Alstom defined checklist and procedures
  • As Built Design
  • Training new Team members on design
  • All Aboard Florida:
  • Design of Interface circuit plans of wayside interlocking locations that include Cut-Section, Intermediate Signal, Control Point and Electric Lock using ElectrologIXS and XP4 interlocking controllers
  • Design of Vital Sim layout of wayside interlocking locations.

Field Engineer

C2, Indian Railway Project, Sabji, KEC International Limited
01.2013 - 04.2014
  • Gurugram
  • Installation and Testing of Audio Frequency Track Circuits
  • Making Signaling Plan, Selection Table, Relay Contact analysis chart and testing of indoor circuits
  • Documented the work conducted on the site and assisted the client in inspection
  • Making the Cable Core Plan, Location Particulars for Automatic block signaling and making the AFTC Plan
  • Simulation Panel Testing
  • Coordinated with contractors and suppliers and maintained good working relations
  • Route Relay Interlocking and Aspect Sequence Chart
  • Supervised commissioning of three stations of Indian Railway – Narela, Rathdhana, Sonipat with automatic block signaling
  • 1 wire/2wire Testing of Interface Circuits
  • International Exposure:
  • Visited Alstom office at Saint-Ouen and Rolling Stock manufacturing unit at Valenciennes site.

Graduate Engineer Trainee

NYCT
City, New York
07.2011 - 12.2012
  • Transit) 42nd St Project:
  • Design PLC program and HMI based track plans to simulate field equipments for operational factory test.

Field Engineer, System Application

Transport
  • Experience in programming vital and non-vital PTC Application Logic, Non-PTC Application Logic design for complex Control Points, Electric Lock, Automatic Signal & Repeater Cut-Section locations & Crossings
  • Knowledge of application of engineering design automation tools used in North American railway such as AePlan, CT Manager, ADES
  • IRSE (Institute of Railway Signal Engineers) Affiliate Member
  • Got promoted as “Application Design Lead” in the Year 2022
  • Received “Silver Award” from GE India for doing excellent work in installation of Locotrol in eight locomotives and support in run of 1.5km long train using Locotrol installed in locomotive
  • Received “Bronze Award” from GE(US) for All Aboard Florida project for support in delivering 30 locations in one month
  • Qualified IRSE Module 2 (Signaling Layout) examination
  • Executed the role of GET at KEC International Limited for one year and six months
  • Grade C2 at KEC International Limited for one year & four months
  • Executed the role of Application Engineer at GE Transportation for one year & six months
  • Executed the role of, India for three years four months
  • Got promoted as “Field Engineer” in Year 2012
  • Key member of the All-Aboard-Florida (AAF) Phase 1 application logic team for successful commissioning of the project
  • Invaluable contribution in delivering several error-free AAF Phase 1 cutovers
  • Completion of LCP designs for all twenty-five locations on MBTA RL/OL project within the allotted project budget.

Metrolinx
  • USRC Project:
  • Design the track plan using Ae Plan tool and create an equivalent XML database of the components (signals, tracks, switches, etc.) in the track plan
  • Develop East and West Zone Control Tables in accordance with ADES tools and procedures
  • Generate DB Facts, a collection of structured elements representing specific data from track plan database, to generate the Boolean equations
  • Generate the control tables’ comparison reports using DiffEngineX tool and compare between current and previous control tables to make sure the only required changes are updated.

Alstom
Jacksonville, FL
01.2017
  • Saint-Ouen, Paris – 1 Week
  • Visited the following customer location for extended project and engineering review meetings.

Signal Engineer

Alstom
Jacksonville, FL
01.2018

Education

B.Tech - Electronics & Communication

Hindustan College of Science &Technology, UPTU
2011

Intermediate - undefined

St Andrews School, CBSE
2006

D.O.B - undefined

St. John’s School, CBSE
2004

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28th September 1989

Accomplishments

  • Weeks Training in Auto Cad designing at Cadd Center
  • 4 Weeks training in Embedded System at Cetpa Roorkee
  • Trainings Attended:
  • Positive Train Control (PTC) functionality
  • ERTMS-ETCS Level 2
  • Interface circuit design using ElectrologIXS, XP4, iVPI, AFTC5
  • Local Control Panel
  • India Siemens Locotrol training
  • Basic signaling concepts, Solid State Interlocking, Signaling and Modern Signaling Principles
  • Vital Sim testing for USA Railroad
  • ADES2 Application logic design tools – AdesEdit, Ades2ToVPI, AePlan, CT Manager
  • Application logic evaluated graphic simulator (ALEGS) – Tool to simulate and test the real IVPI application logic
  • Control Table design for Indian Railway Signaling
  • Application Logic Design using ACE, CAAPE Tool
  • Configuration and change management
  • Micro station and AutoCAD
  • Advance Excel with VBA

Timeline

IXL Application Design Lead

ALSTOM Signaling INC
04.2022 - Current

Alstom
04.2022 - Current

Signal Engineer

ALSTOM Signaling INC, Massachusetts Bay, Authority
10.2020 - 03.2022

Application Design Lead

Alstom
10.2020 - 03.2022

Signal Engineer

ALSTOM Signaling Operation LLC, All Aboard
08.2019 - 09.2020

Signal Engineer

Alstom
08.2019 - 09.2020

Signal Engineer

Alstom
01.2018

Alstom
01.2017

System Application Design Engineer

ALSTOM Transport India, All
11.2015 - 07.2019

Application Engineer

GE India Industrial Pvt. Limited
04.2014 - 10.2015

Field Engineer

C2, Indian Railway Project, Sabji, KEC International Limited
01.2013 - 04.2014

Graduate Engineer Trainee

NYCT
07.2011 - 12.2012

Field Engineer, System Application

Transport

Metrolinx

B.Tech - Electronics & Communication

Hindustan College of Science &Technology, UPTU

Intermediate - undefined

St Andrews School, CBSE

D.O.B - undefined

St. John’s School, CBSE

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