Power Plant Engineer Exp-30 yrs, B.Sc (Engg. Mech)-large GT and steam Thermal Power Stations of 250 MW and above, Mitsubishi, BHEL, TOSHIBA, Alstom

Aspiring for a Senior Level growth oriented career in Production Planning & Control / Operations & Maintenance with a growth oriented organization preferably in Power Sector.

ƒΆ A competent professional with 3 decades of experience, presently associated with Saudi Cement Company, KSA as a Chief Engineer Utilities.
ƒΆ A keen strategist with expertise in managing entire operations with key focus on profitability and the optimal utilization of resources.
ƒΆ Expertise in handling large Thermal and Gas Turbine Power Plants, desalination plants, construction of Horton spheres, machine building, engineering works and consulting firms at various levels.
ƒΆ Proficient in handling operation and maintenance of Gas Turbines (BBC/ALSTOM-Type 9), Heat Rate assessment and improvement, Major Overhauls, economic machine loading configurations, financial studies, development activities, spare parts management, shift management and other related works.
ƒΆ Skilled at tracking breakdowns & rectifying it for the smooth running of operations using latest maintenance techniques.
ƒΆ Hands on experience in power stations electrical networks, auxiliary plants such as water treatment plants, Air compressor Plants, desalination plants and R.O. units, instrumentations, gas metering, PLC, other computerized controls, equipments and control boards in large thermal power stations‘¦ central control rooms.
ƒΆ Possess in-depth knowledge of increasing productivity by improving process sequences & labor motivation.
ƒΆ Excellent communication and PC skills with troubleshooting, problem defining & solving capabilities and skills in solving technical as well as commercial issues.

B.Sc (Mechanical Engineering)1973, University of Kerala
MBA (Adm)1980,Institute of Business Administration & Management, New Delhi
Training: CMMS, ISO-9001, Quality Control, Training Needs Assesment (TNA), Balanced Score Card
PC skills: Profficient in MS Excel, Word, Power Point and Project.
Other trainings: Turbine Control System, Simatic PLCs, Gas Metering stations.

Current assignments and Achievements (Chief Engr. Utilities Division-Saudi Cement Company, KSA):
- Ensuring un-interrupted supply of Power, Water, Gas and Compressed air for the process requirement of the Cement Plant.
- Modifications to GT control system (SECONTIC to TURBOLOGIC).
- GT Major overhauling (9 Overhauls).
- Integration of Gas Turbine Generators, Frequency Converters and Grid Power supply to minimize overall generation cost and saving substantial Energy cost (SR. 100 Millions) over a period of 10 years.
- Integration and modifications of Natural Gas supply and distribution system for Kilns and Gas Turbines, and installing Gas measuring systems.
- Optimization of Heat rates and capacity utilization of Gas Turbines.
- Integration of Power supply system between existing and new Power generation units.

Production Planning & Control
„[ Planning day-to-day strategies, budgets, production schedules, along with resource allocation and machine loading for optimum output.
„[ Responsible for the process capacity, standard manning, daily productivity index and target cycle time calculation etc.
„[ Minimizing performance bottlenecks for high productivity with maximization of material & machine.
„[ Appraising the prevalent production systems/ processes, identifying loopholes if any and undertaking result-oriented measures for alleviating them and documenting the same.
„[ Carrying out the operation of large steam power plants in Kuwait (MEW), Saudi Arabia and India built by Mitsubishi, Toshiba and BHEL.
„[ Effectuating standardized operations through cycle time reduction, working efficiently without wasteful motions.
„[ Directing the development & implementation of key procurement strategies/contingency plans & ensuring that plans are aligned with production requirements.

Operations & Maintenance
„[ Planning and effecting predictive & preventive maintenance schedules for various machineries and equipments to increase machine up time and reliability.
„[ Proactively identify areas of obstruction / defects and conducting service and repair to rectify the equipments through application of trouble shooting tools.
„[ Carrying out planned maintenance activities for improving the availability of machineries.