Rakesh Raghavan
Coordinator
Dubai
Summary of Career
1. Executing Export / Cross Trade Documents such as Bill of Lading, Commercial Invoice, Phytosanitary/ Weight/ Health/ Quality Certificate, Certificate of Origin from Chamber of Commerce & Packing List.
2. Sole Responsibility in all shipments for exports and cross trades.
3. Negotiating/ procuring of commodities with suppliers.
4. Managing logistics of shipments which needs to be in line with contracts.
5. Main point of contact with suppliers, POL /POD clearing agents, Freight Forwarding management companies, Shipping Line, relevant internal departments and Consignee for the smooth delivery of consignments.
6. Booking of FCL inclusive of merchant haulages, arranging Loading List from POL clearing agents, uploading of VGM, Shipping Instructions, preparation of Draft Bill of Lading.
7. Following up/negotiating with shipping liners to avail free time so as to avoid demurrage and detention.
8. Ensuring that LCs and export documentation are prepared correctly and in line with Client and commercial requirements.
9. Handle all logistics issues, ensuring that shipment schedules are as per agreed terms with the consignee.
10. Follow Unified Custom Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP600), International Commercial Terms 2010 (INCOTERMS), Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA)
Experience as Software Trainer
01 September 2010
01 September 2011
Duties:
• Assessing individual/group training need, Planning, preparing and researching lessons
• Developing and delivering programs of learning activities.
Experience as Estimation Engineer
Mission Fire Safety LLC
01 May 2013
25 January 2014
Duties:
• To do analysis, design, drawing and BOQ and costing for fire & safety related projects.
• Provide technically assist, advice & guidance to other staff & customers in order to resolve problems.
Experience as Project Engineer
01 October 2014
25 May 2018
Duties:
CLIENT : - GLOBAL GREEN BRIDGE CONTRACTING LLC - PROJECT HANDLED: B+G+4 – SOUTH VIEW SCHOOL – REMRAM, DUBAI
CLIENT : - AL TAYER STOCKS - PROJECTS HANDLED: COLLEGE OF IT-UNIVERSITY OF DUBAI, FERRARI MASERATI SHOWROOM
• Monitoring, coordinating and ensuring the progress and payments of the project as per the required specifications
• Ensure the work is done to the specifications as per the design intent and the approved shop drawings.
• Assist in preparation of Material Submittal, Risk Assessment, procure materials during project mobilization.
• Coordination with main contractors, consultants and attending progress review meetings.
• Finalize & approval of variation (if any) from the MEP / Interior / Main contractors.
• Assist in Solution Design, Value Engineering ensuring the most viable, effective solution is designed to meet customer’s requirements.
• Assist in submissions of built drawings, O&M manuals to close the project.
Experience as Project Engineer
Safetech Technical Services LLC
01 August 2018
20 February 2019
Duties:
CLIENT : - LAING O’ROURKE JOINERY - PROJECT HANDLED: MODIFICATION OF LORJ WAREHOUSE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM (14,000 Sqm)
• Monitoring, coordinating and ensuring the Water based firefighting system i.e. Automatic Sprinklers, Hose Reel and Stand Pipe, Fire Hydrant, Fire Pumps, as per design drawings.
• Monitoring, coordinating and ensuring the Automatic and Manual Fire Detection and Alarm System & the Emergency Lighting system as per design drawings.
• Assist & review in preparation of Material Submittal, Risk Assessment.
• Arrange & procure materials during project mobilization.
• Arrange manpower & Coordinate with Subcontractors.
• Study tender BOQ, quantities take off, sending enquiries to the / subcontractors vendors to get competitive quotations.
Experience as Shipment Operations Manager
Eastlift DMCC
01 March 2019
25 March 2020
Duties:
• Executing Export / Cross Trade Documents such as Bill of Lading, Commercial Invoice, Phytosanitary/ Weight/ Health/ Quality Certificate, Certificate of Origin from Chamber of Commerce & Packing List.
• Sole Responsibility in all shipments for exports and cross trades.
• Negotiating/ procuring of commodities with suppliers.
• Managing logistics of shipments which needs to be in line with contracts.
• Main point of contact with suppliers, POL /POD clearing agents, Freight Forwarding management companies, Shipping Line, relevant internal departments and Consignee for the smooth delivery of consignments.
• Booking of FCL inclusive of merchant haulages, arranging Loading List from POL clearing agents, uploading of VGM, Shipping Instructions, preparation of Draft Bill of Lading.
• Obtaining release from shipping lines, if/when required.
• Advising best FCL rates to the management after comparing and collecting rate from shipping lines.
• Following up/negotiating with shipping liners to avail free time so as to avoid demurrage and detention.
• End to end monitoring of exports and cross trade movements.
• Issuing notices of arrival for Sea shipments to POD clearing agent and consignee.
• Negotiating with freight forwarders on Import & Export rates & other clearance charges.
• Making check list and shipment status our management and across the group of companies from time to time.
• Process the Bill of Lading draft and Coordinate with Shipping Line /Consignee for the Confirmation of Contents.
• Ensuring that LCs and export documentation are prepared correctly and in line with Client and commercial requirements.
• Handle all logistics issues, ensuring that shipment schedules are as per agreed terms with the consignee.
• Follow Unified Custom Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP600), International Commercial Terms 2010 (INCOTERMS), Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA)
Bachelor 01 July 2008
B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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