melvyn bolus - professional portfolio
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Melvyn BolusJP DipEngPrac BE(Mech)Hons MBA CPEng NPER RPEQ MIEAust
Professional Portfolio
Rolling Stock Experience High speed ● Inter-Urban ● Driverless Metro ● Light Rail ● Monorail ● Locomotive
Projects Experience
• Project Responsibilities:• Project Engineer – Rolling Stock
C-Train, MTR WIL Hong Kong S-Train, MTR SIL(E) Hong Kong
• Test & Commissioning Engineer Waratah Train, Sydney
• Validation & Verification Manager Millennium Train, Sydney Metro Trains, Melbourne Namma Metro, Bangalore Yarra Trams, Melbourne
• Warranty Engineer QR IMU, Brisbane QR and PN Locos, Jilalan Rapid KL Metro, Malaysia Skytrain, Vancouver Las Vegas Monorail Istanbul and Manila LRT Tehran Bus Rapid Transit Brazil SuperVia
• Project Design Manager MetroLink, Los Angeles
• Project Engineer Class 395 ‘Javelin’, UK
• Mechanical Design Engineer Hunter Valley Locomotive Taipei and Delhi Metro MTR TCL Hong Kong Bushmaster, Iraq
• Rolling Stock Engineer Trainee OSCARs, New South Wales Tangara, New South Wales XPT and Xplorer, New South Wales
Currently Delivering the S-Train: Hong Kong’s First Fully Automatic Operation (FAO) Driverless
Train
Initiating ● Planning ● Executing ● Monitoring ● Closing
Test & Commissioning Engineer ● 78 Trains ● AUD 3.6B total value
• My Accomplishments:• Initiated, Planned, Executed, Monitored, Controlled and
Closed the Re-Qualification Type Test program on time
• Co-ordinated T&C, Production, Operations and Client activities during the Re-Qualification Type Test
• Achieved Static Vehicle and Vehicle-Vehicle Swing compliance
• Achieved Ride Performance and Dynamic Kinematiccompliance
• Tested and Commissioned Set A80 – the final set of the Waratah Train Project on time
Dynamic Testing on the Sydney Network
Manage the Re-Qualification Type Tests
The Waratah Train Project
$1m total asset worth ● 8-week Schedule ● Restricted budget of $400K
• My Accomplishments:• Developed Project Integration with all Sigma and Knorr-
Bremse stakeholders
• Managed 30 contractors during the dismantle, relocation and re-construction of R&D Centre
• Established management plans for Quality, Safety, Environment and Risk
• Achieved ZERO injuries during Relocation project
• Finalised the Relocation Project on time and within budget
Technical Procurement
Project Management
Sigma R&D Centre Relocation to Knorr-Bremse Head Office
Supervised Contractors on Construction Site
Defined Project Scope with all Stakeholders
Conducted Technical Procurement Activities
Established Plans for Quality, Environment, Safety and Risk
Developed and Monitored Timing and Budget
Developed Project Integration
RelocationManagement
Sigma R&D Centre Relocation to Knorr-Bremse Head Office
Warranty Engineer ● 288 saloon HVACs ● AUD 10M total value
• My Accomplishments:• Supported our customer to deliver 35 new trains into
revenue service
• Managed retrofit activities in a dynamic rail depot environment
• Worked autonomously in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Created new OHS procedures for train and HVAC lock-out
• Established new partnership of warranty provider in Malaysia
Product Life Cycle Management
Safety Focus
Rapid KL Kelana Jaya
Mobilised subcontractors
Responded to customer’s issue
Performed Root Cause Analysis and
determined immediate solution
Devised cost effective engineering solutions
Manage costs, procurement and program
Monitored and Tracked progress
Rapid KL Kelana Jaya
RetrofitManagement
Southern California Regional Rail AuthorityProject Design Manager ● 218 saloon HVACs ● US9M total value
• My Accomplishments:• Innovated the design of 1.6m tall HVAC Unit
• Achieved supply airflow and noise requirements against a duct static pressure of 370Pa
• Managed two separate project teams in Sydney and Milwaukee
• Supervised construction of a 400m3 1:1 mock-up of the MetroLink Train
• Established new partnership of serial production subcontractor in the US
Project Design Management
Team Leadership
Developed project integration and managed people
Scoped Project and managed Contract
Southern California Regional Rail Authority
Managed cost and procurement
Managed time and progress Managed risk
Managed quality
Managed environmental activity
Southern California Regional Rail Authority
Developed tender specificationsCommissioned water test facility
1:1 Wooden Scale HVAC Mock-up
1:1 Wooden Scale Train Mock-up
Replicated customer duct design
ConstructionManagement
Southern California Regional Rail Authority
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Project Engineer ● 53 driver’s cabin HVACs ● €1.2M total value
• My Accomplishments:• Innovated the climate control of the driver’s cab
to max. vehicle speed of 225 km/h
• Designed a rugged rail-worthy 5 kW air conditioning Unit no greater than 0.4 m3 and complying to stringent International Standards
• Achieved fresh air flow to the cabin at 1200Pa below atmospheric pressure
• Overcame pressure pulses of up to 4000Pa created by entering tunnels and passing trains
Major Component Selection
Engineering Design
Prototype Development Type Testing
Shock & Vibration
Electromagnetic CompatibilityNoise Testing
End of Line Testing
Full Car Climate Testing
Validationand
Verification
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Identified excessive negative pressure @ fresh air intake
Drew Conclusions
Made Recommendations Devised Test Plan
Designed Scale Model
Supervised ConstructionLed the First Article InspectionDeveloped Test System
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Research & Development
Melvyn Bolus● email: melvynbolus@gmail.com ● LinkedIn: au.linkedin.com/in/melvynbolus/
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