General Manager (Operations)

To pursue a career path in senior management of a company that will enable me make use of managerial and professional experience and skills such as operation,technical services,and project engineering

Resume summary:
Chemical Engineer with 25 years of experience in chemical and petrochemical industries. Has sound business knowledge with broad exposure to strategic and operational aspects of business. Has demonstrated track record in delivering results under demanding and challenging atmosphere.

Responsibility handled include Head of Operations, Head of Technical services, and Head of Project Engineering

Commissioned a plant in 1990for production of Propylene Oxide(PO),Mono propylene Glycol(MPG), and Polyol. and stabilized the same and took charge as operation chief.. Coordinated with Technip during project phase

Commissioned a plant in 1998 for epichlorohydrin (ECH) at Aditya Birla Chemical, Thailand.

Led the project team in 2002 to expand capacity of ECH plant by 50%. The responsibility included development of basic engineering package, detail engineering, Hazop review, vendor selection, approval of technical documents from vendor, approval of column hydralics , freezing of design spec for process and mechanical equipments, installation and commissioning.

Led a project team in 2007 to set up a new project for ECH based on a new technology developed by National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India from concept to commissioning.. Responsibility included development of basic engineering package, coordination with detail engineer Chemtex Consulting (India), approval of P&ID, HAZOP review, approval of design spec for process and mechanical equipments, approval of drawings for fabrication, inspection, DCS document review, installation and commissioning

Implemented several business initiatives between 2000 and 2002 for energy saving and cost reduction through process improvements and plant modification.

Hands on experience using DCS in various unit operations and unit processes such as distillation, absorption, adsorption, drying, extraction, high temperature chemical reaction such as chlorination of propylene, ammonia synthesis, ammonia cracking, using advanced mass transfer technology, utilities such as boiler, chilling plant, refrigeration plant, DM water plant, nitrogen by air liquefaction, huge centrifugal, screw and reciprocating compressors and incinerators

Has sound and in depth knowledge of distillation nad column simulation using vendor supplied software packages

B.Tech in Chemical engineering

ISO 14000 implementation
ISO 9000 implementation

Training in TPM
Training in QC tools
Training in Transportation of hazardous goods
Safe handling of hazardous chemicals
Training in executive development