Manager - Electrical
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products
Total years of experience :35 years, 6 months
Managing Electrical Department during Construction & Commissioning Stage by proper co-ordination with Engineering Consultants (CISDI, China), Erection Contractors (Sinosteel, NSH), Package Suppliers (ABB, SMS, Bronx, Tenova, SID...) and now in Production ramp-up phase.
May 07 - July 10: (3 years 2 months)
➔ DGM (Automation) at Hospet Steels Ltd., (A joint venture between Kalyani Steels & Mukand ltd.) mfrs. Of Steel billets from Iron Ore.
✓ Function: Head - Electrical of Steel Melt Shop consisting of EOF, LRF & CCM, with a capacity of 5.5 lac. TPA.
✓ Successfully reduced Downtime & Maintenance cost.
✓ Subordinate development by Training & Job rotation, improved morale by proper motivation.
✓ Solving Drives & Automation issues in MBF, Power Plant & Rolling Mill.
✓ ISO, TS, EMS & OHSAS systems implementation.
o External Auditor for RBNQA cycle 2009.
o Internal Auditor for ISO 14000 & OHSAS 18000.
June 03 - Apr 07: (3 years 11 months)
➔ Sr. Manager (Electronics) at Maharastra Seamless Limited,
o Nagothane, Raigad Dist., Maharastra, mfrs. of Seamless Steel Tubes.
o Function: Head of Electrical Department - 14" Mill Division.
✓ Erection, Commissioning and Maintenance of 14" Seamless Steel Tube
o Mill consisting of 6000 HP AC Sync.motors, Automation (General Electric, Mitsubishi, Eurotherm), Drives up to 2000 KW (GE, L&T, Eurotherm)
✓ Maintenance of NDT equipments & CNC machines.
✓ ISO Systems Implementation
May 99 - May 03: (4 years)
➔ Deputy Manager (Electrical) with M/s. BILT Indl. Packaging Co. Ltd., Coimbatore, a Paper Board Mill with 250 TPD capacity.
• Restart of Paper Board Mill after takeover by BILT from SERVALL.
• Maintenance of DC Drives (Control Techniques), AC Drives (Siemens), PLC (Siemens- S 5), Special Machines - Sheet Cutter & Rewinder (Jagenberg & Pasaban), Boiler & Utilities.
Nov 96 - Mar 98: (1 yr. 5 mon.)
➔ Asst. Manager (Electrical & Electronics) with M/s. Lakshmi Synthetic Machinery Manufacturers Ltd., Coimbatore, mfrs. of Draw Texturising Machines.
• Production activities of Draw Texturising Machines with Control Panels from Barmag, Germany.
• Indigenisation of Controls and Automation using Siemens PLC and DC Drives.
• Maintenance of Special Purpose machines & CNCs with Fanuc and Siemens Systems.
Mar 96 - July 96: (5 mon.)
➔ Deputy Manager (Electrical & Electronics) with M/s. Special Steels Ltd.,
(Wire Rod Mill), Tarapur, Maharastra.
o PLC (Tata-Honeywell), DC Drive (Avtron), AC Drives (Siemens)
o General maintenance & utilities.
May 89 - Feb 96: (6 yrs. 9 mon.)
➔ Deputy Manager (Electronics) with M/s. Maharastra Seamless Ltd., Raigad Dist., Maharastra,
manufacturers of Seamless Steel Tubes.
• Erection, Commissioning and Maintenance of Electrics of 7" Seamless Pipe Mill Greenfield project.
o Control & Automation consisting of PLCs (L & T Yaskawa)
o DC Drives upto 4000 KW (GE-USA, Reliance Electric, USA)
o Retrofit of Reliance Electric, USA Drives.
o Maintenance of CNC machines (Fanuc- Mori Seiki & Yasnac - Mori Seiki)
o Erection, Commissioning & maintenance of NDT Equipments of TUBOSCOPE INC., USA.
Nov 87 - Mar 88: (5 months)
• Technical Assistant at Combined Cycle Demonstration Plant, M/s. BHEL, Trichy, on temporary basis, during commissioning of an R&D Pilot Power Plant with 4 MW Gas Turbine and 2.5 MW Steam Turbine.
Aug 83 - Aug 84: (1 year)
• 1 year Technician Apprenticeship Training at M/s. BHEL, Trichy, (Seamless Steel Tube Plant), with specialisation in operation & maintenance of NDT Equipments of Institut Dr. Forster &
Krautkramer, Germany.
➔ Diploma in Management - 1995, IGNOU.