Sathish Kumar
Principal Designer - Piping, Chennai Execution Centre
1. How would you say your role has changed since you’ve been working with Foster Wheeler India?
I joined in 2001 as senior draughtsman. In a short period, I have moved up to the level of principal designer. The company had confidence in me and gave me opportunities to handle different roles which I have been able to execute effectively.
2. How did your skills develop over the period?
I have been continuously trained on various software and technical skills and I have been able to utilise these effectively in my projects and thereby demonstrate upgrading of my skills.
3. What projects have you been involved with?
I’ve worked on projects including a boiler project in the US, major chemical complexes in China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, and on a refinery project in the Middle East. Because of such an exposure to different projects, I was able to work on different processes spanning petrochemicals, refining, LNG, and upstream oil and gas.
4. What do you think Foster Wheeler offers you in your career that other companies could not?
I got global exposure travelling to the US, UK and Singapore to execute projects and more importantly worked in multi-cultural environments.
