Executive Director
TECHSACS
Total years of experience :30 years, 6 Months
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE IMPLEMENTATION FOR EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENTS @ M/s THRIVENI EARTHMOVERS, TATANAGAR, JHARKHAND, INDIA.
Project Scope
• Recommend intelligent techniques to enhance maintenance effectiveness to reduce fleet failure rate by applying predictive maintenance rules using an analytical engine that comprises of Artificial Intelligence tools.
• Ensure that the recommended intelligent techniques and algorithms as built on the case-based reasoning principles
• Propose and examine the scope of integration between the recommended system and the available IT and management system.
• Examine the fitment of the existing BI application in line with the proposed functionalities of the smart maintenance system and suggest suitable solution architecture.
• Develop and test the predictive maintenance algorithm that is capable to cater for the above objectives
• Prepare New Proposal for Smart Maintenance System
• Provide Technical Guidance to the project
• Validate Current Practices, discussions with asset owners
• Propose Recommendations for Reliability
• Validate Models and Suggestions for improvement in accuracy, KPI Computations
• Ensure sensitivity on inputs for asset performance models
• Provide information on failure class/models, Custom reports for asset reliability computations
• Prepare Fault Diagnosis System through Telematics System to the various models and vehicles
• Study the existing systems and procedures for maintenance and fault diagnosis
• Identify the needed data and its data gathering techniques to implement smart maintenance system
• Study / analyze the current failure hierarchy, and recommend / design the new failure hierarchy
• Propose improvement and new processes or systems to reduce the probability of equipment / system failure and suggest the appropriate preventive action
• Design the health index for the current buses and identify the required information and processes needed to measure it. (The index should be applicable for the future measurements)
• Recommend intelligent techniques to enhance maintenance effectiveness to reduce fleet failure rate by applying predictive maintenance rules using an analytical engine that comprises of Artificial Intelligence tools
• Develop and test the predictive maintenance algorithm that is capable to cater for the above objectives
To look after Head Position of Maintenance Team of SRM Transports, Cargo, Car Carrier, RMC, Cement Company Vehicles.
Responsible for managing a fleet of over 1000 vehicles, a workforce of over 400 employees and maintenance budget of INR 6 Cr/month
Job Profile
• Ensure vehicle servicing to maximize targets and satisfaction of internal customer (operation dept)
• Lead, mentor & monitor the performance of the team members to establish service stadards, reliabilty and cost-efficiency
• Create and implement maintenanace schedules, repair/overhauling/modification programs, failure analysis & corrective activities in the entire service set up, and documentation thereof
• Monitor vehicle utilization, operational efficiency, fuel efficiency, downtime trends, etc., and derive action plan to streamline fleet perfromnce towards enhnced cost and operating efficiency
• Ensure timely resolution of critical/persistent technical issues through root cause analysis approach to avoid recurrences
• Implement and ensure compliance of Best Maintenace Practices at workshops to enhance reliabilty standards
• Plan, organize and supervise the daily routine work, maintenance programs, preventive maintenance programs for vehicles towards minimizing no. of return jobs, while optimizing monthly labour turnover, and vehicle turnaround time
• Prepare budgets for the service department and ensure that all activities are completed within allocated budget
• Plan and consolidate spare parts and consumables requirements, raise purchase requests, assist in procurement process, liaise with vendors for on time delivery, and supervise/maintain inventory for day to day operations
• Implement and maintain high Safety standards fully compliant with procedures and the ESH requirements
• Maintain and update policies, handbooks and procedures as per RTA rules and regulations, agency directives and strategy
• Ensure that all the inspections of the vehicles have been carried out
Key Highlights
• Successfully reorganized and relocated two stores to one central store, with updating of stock to locators through FMS
• Established control on Diesel pilferage by driving efficient program through GPS Tracking
• Planned and implemented the redesign of a section of the new workshop up to the benchmark
• Implemented Electronic Ticketing Machine in Omni Bus Sector
• Identified, evaluated and disposed high maintenance vehicles
• Improved the overall workshop and service reception training level by implementing training schedules and training sessions run by the Vehicle manufacturer
• Brought about improvements in staff accommodation and Driver/Employee/Mechanic related issues
Responsible for the service of a fleet of 2000 vehicles, a workforce of over 500 employees budget of INR 1.5 Cr
Job Profile
• Prepare strategies to enhance service standards and maintenance effectiveness
• Assess & recommend facility requirements, optimum manpower & equipment in anticipation of the future requirement
• Spearhead Service Dept in planning day-to-day service operations targeted to meet service objectives
• Seek opportunities in improvement of operational systems, processes & policies in support of organizations mission, specifically, supporting better management reporting and information flow & management
• Define operational parameters & ensure strict adherence to them for achieving highest levels of operational efficiency
• Prepare budgets for service & parts vertical, and administer/control expenses for budgets compliance or saving
• Establish service organization & work procedures for smooth flow of information & communication with other departments
• Create & sustain dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and augur performance of team members
• Build technical awareness and service execution capability of team to maintain or sustain service standards
• Take up escalated issues of custome grievances to promt resolution through an effective grievance reddresel mechanism
• Mentor Service & Parts Department team members and enhance their capabilities for sustainable success of the organization
Key Highlights
• Set up One-stop-shop for vehicle owners to meet their needs under one roof i.e. Servicing, Spares, Accessories, Insurance, and Warranty etc.
• Manage the Service Department efficiently and profitably so as to maintain a quality service to the Customers
• Started and established the Automobile Parts Import Division to Volvo & Mercedes Vehicles
• Efficiently managed large teams of 100+ on After Sales Delivery for all above Commercial vehicles
• Innovated & successfully implemented Multi brands Service units in the areas of 24X7 Roadside Assistance, Service Contracts, Parts Business, Fleet Management Support, Dealer Management systems, etc.
• Managed periodic counseling of Associates, Staffs, Drivers, Coach Attendants and to Vendors
In Kuwait Public Transport company Kuwait(Kuwait government Transport company) is having 1800 buses. To know further details please refer website: www.kptc.com.kw We are having 13 branches in Kuwait.
I am controlling engineering & R&D departments as well as workshop in this company . The details of duties and responsibilities carried out by me in KPTC, Kuwait as detailed below in department wise…
In Maintenance sites (Sulabiya, Fahaheel, Amghara in Kuwait ):
1.To monitor the team of servicing .
2.To make schedule for doing the preventive & periodic maintenance programme.
And also checking the supervisors whether they are doing maintenance as per scheduling…
3.To analyze the trouble shooting of heavy vehicles which are not solved by secondary level and to provide better solution.
In Central Workshop, subhan, Kuwait :
1.To monitor the overhauling team including with the secondary level supervisors & skillful workers for engines and assemblies belongs to the heavy & light vehicles as well as Tyre retreading and busbody unit.
2. To make schedule of which assemblies going to be overhauled and it should be scrapped or
3. To make study for judgment of economic of worthiness overhauling & original life
4. To maintain the history of overhauling and original life in documents .
5. To Coordinates training courses, workshops and other related training activities with vehicle manufacturers.
In Common engineering department :
1.Sound experience of man management and handling other personnel function
2.Knowledge about performance of appraisal methods to secondary supervisor &technicians
3.Certifies the ground transportation budget and responsibility for the efficient use and accurate accounting of all resources controlled and all expenditures made.
4.Educating the technicians and technical supervisors update level.
In State Express Transport Corporation (Tamilnadu State Government of Undertaking Ltd) is having 903 buses. To know further details please go through website: www.setctn.net . We are having 23 branches in India.
I worked in various department like maintenance, bus body manufacturing & overhauling workshops and also having experience in purchase, stores & Engineering Department of Corporate office. The details of duties and responsibilities carried out by me in SETC, Tamilnadu ltd as detailed below in department wise…
In Maintenance sites :
1.To monitor the team of servicing .
2.To make schedule for doing the preventive & periodic maintenance programme. And also checking the supervisors whether they are doing maintenance as per scheduling…
3.To analyze the trouble shooting of heavy vehicles which are not solved by secondary level and to provide better solution.
In Workshops:
1.To monitor the overhauling team including with the secondary level supervisors & skillful workers for engines and assemblies belongs to the heavy & light vehicles as well as Tire retreading and bus body unit.
2. To make schedule of which assemblies going to be overhauled and it should be scrapped or
3. To make study for judgment of economic of worthiness overhauling & original life
4. To maintain the history of overhauling and original life in documents .
5. To Coordinates training courses, workshops and other related training activities with vehicle manufacturers.
In Purchase & Stores:
1.Maintaining sufficient stock of materials in stores.
2.Calling Open Tender, Globalize Tender through Paper Advertisements for placing orders
3.Quality Checking for inward materials to stores
4. Distribution of materials from our stores to Branches.
5. Knowledge and experience about Materials Management and control including Inventory Management, JIT, Disposal of assets & Scraps etc.
6. Conducting vendor development programme.
In P.T.Dr. JJTC ltd, is having 250 buses.They were having 19 branches in India. I worked in Madurai Branch, of this company in India.It is tamilnadu government undertaking company ltd. For me, it is training period.
In Maintenance sites :
( No of Staffs Controlled : 250 Nos (mechanics-200 and other administrative staffs: 25, senior Technicians -20, Supervisors-5 )
• To monitor the team of servicing .
• To make schedule for doing the preventive & periodic maintenance programme.
• And also checking the supervisors whether they are doing maintenance as per scheduling…
• To analyze the trouble shooting of heavy vehicles which are not solved by secondary level and to provide better solution
In M/s ATCO Industries Chennai- 600 035, is having servicing group .They were taking service maintenance work of heavy scale machines upto 100 tonnes in India. I worked in Chennai Branch .
In Maintenance sites :
( No of Staffs Controlled : 40 Nos (mechanics-20 and other administrative staffs: 5, senior Technicans -20, Supervisors-10, labours-5 )
• To monitor the team of servicing .
• To make schedule for doing the preventive & periodic maintenance programme.
• And also checking the supervisors whether they are doing maintenance as per scheduling…
• To analyze the trouble shooting of heavy scaling machines which are not solved by secondary level and to provide better solution
• To attend customer complaints
243/400,60.75%,First class
Attended and passed the IATCA Compliant ISO 9000:2000 series auditor/ Lead Auditor training certified by IRCA. This training will satisfy the requirements for IRCA Certification to all grades of Quality Management System Auditor.
Attended a course for Certified Quality Manager at IIQM, Jaipur during 1st July 2002 to 12th July”2002 and successfully qualified.
3186/5200,61.27%,First Class
