Expert Details
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling, Reliability and Maintenance Management, and Plant Turnarounds
ID: 726242
India
He has worked as a senior consultant with leading U.S.-based consulting groups.
Expert has successfully carried out major assessments, maintenance performance improvement projects and training in maintenance planning and scheduling to save millions of dollars for client companies worldwide. He also undertakes multiple-day training courses in maintenance planning and scheduling, routinely for leading companies in the region.
He has carried out maintenance performance improvement project with British Gas India to streamline their maintenance planning and scheduling activities on the platform with annual savings in excess of 7 mln dollars for the company.He has successfully streamlined the maintenance planning and scheduling activities of the copper ore processing plant with FMI in DRC- AfricaHe has carried out maintenance assessments for Tata Chemicals in Kenya, Gasco in Abu Dhabi and GTL Shell in Qatar. Expert has also worked as a project leader for Maine Pointe, a leading global consulting firm in Supply Chain Management for their Polyethylene procurement project with Netafim India. Expert is currently involved in providing training in maintenance planning and scheduling for leading MNCs VIZ. Cairn India and Lafarge Cement in India
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1982 | Degree: B.Tech | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: NIT Surathkal India |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Proprietor | Department: Consultancy |
Responsibilities:Expert is engaged in conducting training and certifications in maintenance planning and scheduling for leading MNCs in India. Expert has also worked as a project leader for Maine Pointe a leading global supply chain consulting group for their procurement and supply chain project in India |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2015 | Employer: Nexus Global | Title: Senior Consultant | Department: Operational Excellence |
Responsibilities:Responsible for conducting maintenance assessments and maintenance performance improvement projects in oil& gas sector in GCC region |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2014 | Employer: SAMICORP | Title: Senior Consultant | Department: Consultancy |
Responsibilities:Expert is responsible for implementation of company's maintenance and reliability projects worldwide. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2008 | Employer: Betts India | Title: Head of Operations | Department: Operations |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for manufacturing, maintenance, quality control, HR and materials functions of a medium sized plant manufacturing laminated tubes for oral health care, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics packaging. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2004 | Employer: Guala Closures india | Title: Plant Head | Department: Manufacturing |
Responsibilities:Expert was the Factory Head of a medium sized plant manufacturing special temper proof closures for liquor industry |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2000 | Employer: Richa Fine Chemicals | Title: proprietor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Carried out consultancy in Vitamin E Acetate manufacturing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1996 | Employer: Boots Pharmaceuticals | Title: Production manager | Department: Production |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for production and maintenance function of two medium sized plants manufacturing Active pharmaceutical Ingredients |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1993 | Employer: E Merck India limited | Title: manager production | Department: Production |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for production function of Vitamin E Acetate and Guaiazulene bulk drugs manufacturing plants |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Country / Region: Democratic Republic of Congo | Summary: He worked as a Senior Consultant with SAMI to streamline the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling activities of the copper ore processing plant of FMI at Tenke Fungurume |
| Years: 2014 to 2014 | Country / Region: Abu Dhabi | Summary: Conducted maintenance assessments of plants & facilities at 6 different locations for GASCO the leader in gas producer in Abu Dhabi |
| Years: 2014 to 2014 | Country / Region: Las Raffan Qatar | Summary: Carried out productivity improvement studies at GTL plant for Shell Qatar |
| Years: 2012 to 2012 | Country / Region: Kenya | Summary: Conducted assessment of maintenance for Tata Chemicals at their Soda Ash plant in Magadi Kenya |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert is an expert in reliability and asset management . He has carried out major assessments and maintenance performance improvement projects for leading companies viz. British Gas, Freeport Mcmoran, Tata Chemicals, Gasco, Shell Qatar etc to save millions of dollars for the clientcompanies |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He conducts training and coaching in maintenance planning and scheduling . He is currently undertaking such 2 days training courses for Cairn India Ltd, the largest oil & gas producer in private sector in India. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert has good knowledge about the maintenance work management of world class companies in oil& gas sector and how other companies can attain their level. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert also if FDA approved for Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients manufacturing |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | He is fluent in English and has excellent writing presentation skills in English. |
| French | He has studied French as a second subject for 7 yrs. He can read French. |
Fields of Expertise
batch process, chemical engineering, chemical industry, chemical plant, chemical plant maintenance, chemical plant management, chemical plant operation, chemical plant start-up, computerized maintenance management, cost reduction, culture, equipment maintenance, facility maintenance management, facility management, high volume, low cost product assembly, improvement, industrial maintenance management, maintenance, maintenance control, maintenance engineering, maintenance management, maintenance shutdown planning, material cost reduction, operability and maintenance review, operations management, optimization, pilot plant operations management, plant maintenance, plant operations management, preventive maintenance, process, processing, maintenance management training, maintenance planning, maintenance scheduling, world-class maintenance, implementation process, supply chain cost reduction, entrepreneurship, purchasing, reliability-centered maintenance, business management, bottling, operation analysis, total productive maintenance, activation, facility planning, employee empowerment, equipment failure, facilities engineering, system maintenance, package cost reduction, filling process, chemical processing plant, pilot plant, pilot plant studying, chemical pilot plant development, pilot plant scale-up, project cost control, project cost estimation, maintenance safety, chemical plant layout, chemical process economics, cost analysis, chemical plant manufacturing, quality assurance, employment, energy-efficient process, chemical plant cost estimation, cost estimation, pollution, predictive maintenance, cost, chemical plant design, cost control, process engineering, innovation, unit operations, machinery maintenance