The people behind the practice.

From senior structural engineering and specialist advisory to architecture and design, supported by a wider team of site engineers and construction staff. The expertise behind every YSTR project.

Proprietor · Senior Structural Engineer

Rangaswamy Pandian Naidu

Founder of the practice and its senior structural engineer. When a structure seems impossible, he finds a way to make it stand. That thinking drives YSTR. He also trains the next generation of engineers, believing it keeps industry standards high.

B.E. · M.Tech

Operations Manager

Chitra Vijayakumar

With the firm since its founding, she is the one who brings everything together, looking after YSTR's day-to-day operations so projects, people and the practice all run as one.

B.Sc

Principal Advisor · Structures

Dr. Shakey Shamu

Principal advisor on structural matters, guiding the practice's engineering approach and standards.

B.E. · M.Tech · Ph.D

Advisor · Shell, Space & High-Rise Structures

Dr. Ramprakash N

Specialist advisor on shell, space and high-rise structures, bringing advanced expertise to the most complex commissions.

B.E. · Ph.D

Principal Advisor · Geo-Seismic Structures

Dr. L Govindaraju

Principal advisor on geo-seismic structures, guiding geotechnical and earthquake-resistant design across the practice's work.

B.E. · M.Tech · Ph.D

Architect · Interior Designer

Ar. Kishan Manjunath

Architect and interior designer who takes a hands-on approach from concept through to delivery. He believes good design has to work in practice, not just on paper.

Bachelor of Architecture

Architectural Designer

Suhas Chandan Pandyan

Architectural designer currently practising in Australia, bringing a global understanding of building technologies to the studio's projects.

Bachelor of Architecture & Built Environments

Engineer

Mahadev S

Engineer working on design, analysis and project delivery across the studio's projects.

B.E. · M.Tech

Junior Structural Engineer

Trishna Pandian

Junior structural engineer supporting analysis, design and detailing across active projects.

B.E.