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/