A BITS Pilani engineering graduate with almost 7 experience in cement process industry, involving plant operation and maintenance, projects commissioning, and improving plant energy performance.
Senior Manager - Saurashtra Cement Ltd. Head of Department (Mechanical Maintenance)
Drove complete overhauling of maintenance planning and scheduling and conducted various internal maintenace related internal audits. (Core Team Member : SAP PM Module Implementation).
Led to hightest ever availability (98%) and zero slow run of raw mill section in 2018-19.
Spearheaded upskilling of line supervisors/technicians and process automation during Covid-19 Disruption.
Achieved unprecedented highest monthly cement production in January 2021. Made history.
Energy & Project Management
Core Plant EnCON Team Member : Eliminated various bottlenecks and commissioned various CapEx proposals (~6.5 crores) with no budget overruns.
Achieved lowest specific electrical power consumption of raw mill section (comparable to best in India) in 2018-19.
Cleared Energy Manager Certification Exam in 2020, conducted by BEE. Assisted company to achieve targets in the mandatory PAT (Perform-Act-Trade) Cycle.
Cost Leadership
Expert in executing tight cost control through spares and personnel planning and superior maintenance practices.
Achieved almost 40% reduction in spares cost in 2019-20 (as against previous FYs average) and 20% Reduction in Direct Labour Cost & Service Contracts in my department led to Highest Gross Profit.