Karunakaran Raju

HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE - design & construction of hospitals in INDIA

MIllion sft, 10+ hospital projects 2000+ beds are Designed  and managed from STRATEGIC PLANNING stage; my roles include DESIGN research & strategies, Facilities Programming & Master Planning, Concept & schematic design and management of Documentation & consultants; IPD / BIM - integrated project development & technology are my thrust areas.

• DESIGN RESEARCH , Programming , Master Planning , PLANNING data, 
• DESIGN strategies, Design reviews,  Modular design, construction simulation. 
• Site Planning, Concept Layout, schematic & detailed design; management of ARCHITECTURE, Interiors, structure , Landscape, MEP  consultants.
•  STRATEGIC Planning, BIM, IPD -integrated Project Development ,  , ENGINEERING documents & ERP, WPI- work place innovation, PMC
• SALES, Integration of HEALTHCARE  technologies, design consulting, medical EQUIPMENT site planning & installation team.

Strategic planning           

•  Developing and executing action plans for strategic initiatives/ Planning as a key player in Innovation. 
• Process mapping of requirements of Client organization, generate alternatives, evaluate and create client brief.
• BUSINESS PLAN identifying business opportunities. assessing risk, developing an implementation plan.
• Preparing and presenting feasibility reports, functional & design program to the client.
• Risk assessment & environmental impact study.

ARCHITECTURE

•  MASTER planning in relation to BUSINESS plan/ FACILITY Plan / OPERATIONAL team.
• Planning, Design and construction drawings, documentation & schedules
• Coordinate consultants for DESIGN, STRUCTURE, MEP with conceptual domain knowledge.
• Design reports incorporating ensuring operating and code compliance from concept to detail design.
• BIM management and coordination of standard details library, design documentation, detailed working drawings and specifications.
• Preparation of tender documents for contracts.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

•  Defining Project SCOPE, performance objectives. ( ISO, SA, TQM ) MIS- management Information system.

•  Budgeting, Estimation & cost management.
• MIS- management Information system development and implementation
• Budgeting, Estimating, value engineering & cost control of projects.
• Planning, monitoring & control of progress against established schedules.
• Manage the process of Building construction permits.
• Contracts management – Tendering, agreements with Contractors and vendors.

 CONSTRUCTION Management

•  EPC-Engineering/Procurement/construction
• Survey, Site infrastructure development, & supervision
• SCM- supply chain management inventory & materials
• Quality plan, assurance & control
• Safety plan, health & environment compliance.
• Testing, transition management till commissioning

Worked on PETRONAS, prince court centre, MALAYSIA  on Design review 2003