Deputy General Manager
Cairn India Limited
Total years of experience :28 years, 5 Months
• Financial DOA for final release of any PR/PO/Contract below 500 MMUSD.
• Review the daily DPR and MIS reports.
• Daily interaction with site operation team and guide them accordingly on future strategies.
• Daily interaction with different functions such as Subsurface team, optimization team, Wells services, HSE, Asset Integrity teams on day to day operations and monthly production planning.
• Ensure operations comply with Legal and statutory rules and regulations.
• Ensure plant is operated at optimum capability in order to achieve targeted production at optimized cost.
• Review new projects SOR, FDP, FEED and participate in various HAZOP, HAZID etc.
• Coordinate with Finance, PSCM on PR/PO for timely delivery of material and services.
• Officiate as Head of Operations during absence of Asset Manager.
• Coordinate with JV members (ONGC) on operating committee (OC) queries for timely approval of proposals and prompt release of cash calls.
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) technical review at corporate before final approval by Asset Manager.
• Tracking Budget utilization and contract management.
• Troubleshooting of plant operations issues.
• Explore use of new technologies for optimization and increasing efficiency.
• Panel member of new talent selection.
• Financial DOA for final release of any PR/PO/Contract below 500 MMUSD.
• Review the daily DPR and MIS reports.
• Daily interaction with site operation team and guide them accordingly on future strategies.
• Daily interaction with different functions such as Subsurface team, optimization team, Wells services, HSE, Asset Integrity teams on day to day operations and monthly production planning.
• Ensure operations comply with Legal and statutory rules and regulations.
• Ensure plant is operated at optimum capability in order to achieve targeted production at optimized cost.
• Review new projects SOR, FDP, FEED and participate in various HAZOP, HAZID etc.
• Coordinate with Finance, PSCM on PR/PO for timely delivery of material and services.
• Officiate as Head of Operations during absence of Asset Manager.
• Coordinate with JV members (ONGC) on operating committee (OC) queries for timely approval of proposals and prompt release of cash calls.
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) technical review at corporate before final approval by Asset Manager.
• Tracking Budget utilization and contract management.
• Troubleshooting of plant operations issues.
• Explore use of new technologies for optimization and increasing efficiency.
• Panel member of new talent selection.
• Financial DOA for final release of any PR/PO/Contract below 500 MMUSD.
• Review the daily DPR and MIS reports.
• Daily interaction with site operation team and guide them accordingly on future strategies.
• Daily interaction with different functions such as Subsurface team, optimization team, Wells services, HSE, Asset Integrity teams on day to day operations and monthly production planning.
• Ensure operations comply with Legal and statutory rules and regulations.
• Ensure plant is operated at optimum capability in order to achieve targeted production at optimized cost.
• Review new projects SOR, FDP, FEED and participate in various HAZOP, HAZID etc.
• Coordinate with Finance, PSCM on PR/PO for timely delivery of material and services.
• Officiate as Head of Operations during absence of Asset Manager.
• Coordinate with JV members (ONGC) on operating committee (OC) queries for timely approval of proposals and prompt release of cash calls.
• Participate in Management of Change (MOC) technical review at corporate before final approval by Asset Manager.
• Tracking Budget utilization and contract management.
• Troubleshooting of plant operations issues.
• Explore use of new technologies for optimization and increasing efficiency.
• Panel member of new talent selection.
•Head the site Asset integrity team, Chemical Application and Lab team. Including leading Expats.
•Prepare department yearly budget and work program. Plan and manage department budget of +35MMUSD and ensure adherence to work program and control costs.
•Debottlenecking of the systems and recommend technical solutions.
•Heading the site production planning team responsible for integrated planning and scheduling of production and Maintenance jobs along with prioritization ensuring minimum production impact.
•Guide the Shutdown planning manager in Scope, activities scheduling, resource management and production planning for yearly planned shutdown/turn around activities
•Ensure compliance to critical elements of Process Safety Management.
•Site leader for H2S management and pressurized cylinder management. Drafted corporate H2S management philosophy.
•Optimize terminal process operations and well pads operations.
•Review the designs of new projects, commissioning procedures and Standard Operating procedures.
•Review the RCA's of any plant trip & troubleshooting.
•Introduction of new technology.
•Monitors operational practices for statutory and legal compliances.
•Custodian for site Change control management (MOC) process.
•Involve in various Hazop, Hazid, Job safety assessment and field inspections.
•Participate in HSE leadership meetings. Share learnings and communicate concerns to improve upon safety.
•Staff skill development, training and periodic review of individual members competencies along with performance appraisal.
•Team leader and member of various accident/incident investigations and analysis.
•Perform the duties of Incident controller or Technical Operations support during plant emergencies and drills.
•Perform the duties of Field General Manager in his absence responsible for Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishwarya mines responsible for overall operations including managing O&M, Environment, Amin, HR, PSCM, Finance & Site security issues
•Guide the Processing Facility Managers and Well Pads Managers in daily Production planning (My total team is 8 Managers, 16 Shift Suptd, 24 Sr. Engg, 68 Engineers & 82 operators).
•Review the daily integrated production report from all northern area producing fields before sending it to Joint venture and Cairn senior level management.
•Ensure compliance to Cairn Safety Procedures, Standards & SIMOP operations by the team and contractors.
•Coordinate with Drilling, Well services, Reservior, Artificial Lift (Production technology) and Optimization teams.
•Ensure operations comply with Legal and statutory rules and regulations.
•Ensure plant is operated at optimum capability in order to attain targeted production at optimized cost.
•Project and Monitor the department expense budget.
•Approve the Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Service Orders and Contracts with DOA limit of >100, 000 USD.
•Liaison with external vendors, government authorities and service contractors.
•Co-ordinate during periodic internal, external and statutory audits.
•Planning and co-ordination of shutdown and major maintenance activities.
•Conduct risk analysis of different unplanned HSE critical activities in our operations & Recommend changes to mitigate risk exposures.
•Authorize work permits.
•Participate in Hazid/Hazop study, Follow up and ensure implementation of audit recommendations in order adhere to QHSE standards and targets.
•Highlight and address people issues.
•Assess and develop technical competencies of team and identify training needs.
•Set site department KPI’s, Guide and monitor performance and Enable knowledge sharing within the team.
•Evaluate the technical skills and competency in recruitment selection
•Highlight technical & operational integrity issues through appropriate forums.
•Review new projects design & Technical specifications,
•Focal point for interface with Cairn Projects department.
•Manage and lead the pre-commissioning/commissioning team, follow-up GOC documentation & ensure SOPs’ are followed.
As a site production department head leading Processing Plant, Well head and Utilities team of 175000 bopd and 250000 bwpd injection water processing facility with 115 crude oil producing wells and 52 injection wells and 36MW power generation with 575 Tons/hr steam generation capacity.
•Guide the Processing Facility Manager and Well Pads Manager in daily Production planning.
•Review the daily integrated production report from all northern area producing fields before sending it to Joint venture and Cairn senior level management.
•Ensure compliance to Cairn Safety Procedures, Standards & SIMOP operations by the team and contractors.
•Ensure our operations comply with Legal and statutory rules and regulations.
•Ensure plant is operated at optimum capability in order to attain targeted production at optimized cost.
•Monitor the department budget.
•Liaison with external vendors, government authorities and service contractors.
•Co-ordinate during periodic internal, external and statutory audits.
•Planning and co-ordination of shutdown and major maintenance activities.
•Conduct risk analysis of different unplanned HSE critical activities in our operations & Recommend changes to mitigate risk exposures.
•Authorize work permits.
•Participate in Hazid/Hazop study, Follow up and ensure implementation of audit recommendations in order adhere to QHSE standards and targets.
•Highlight and address people issues,
•Assess and develop technical competencies of team and identify training needs.
•Set site department KPI’s, Guide and monitor performance and Enable knowledge sharing within the team.
•Evaluate the technical skills and competency in recruitment selection
•Highlight technical & operational integrity issues through appropriate forums.
•Focal point for interface with Cairn Projects department.
•Manage and lead the pre-commissioning/commissioning team, follow-up GOC documentation & ensure SOPs’ are followed.
Company: BRITISH GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INDIA LIMITED (J/V with ONGCL and Reliance)
Location: Gulf of Cambay (Offshore)
Designation: Assistant Engineer
Tenure: From January 1998 to September 2002.
An oil and Gas Company with a production of 31000 barrels of oil and 7.5 mm3/day of natural gas.
Job description: • Planned and implemented day to day scheduled and unscheduled job activities.
• Worked on offshore wellhead area, tested and calculated gas flow rate for optimizing production.
• Simultaneous operations associated with construction / production and drilling / production.
• Unloaded, Ramped-up and managed various well head jobs during Rig activities.
• Supervised and managed jobs independently at satellite platforms.
• Startup and Shutdown of gas processing platform.
• Serviced pneumatic actuators of SSV, SDV of Xmas trees.
• Prepared daily production reports calculated glycol losses.
• Calibrated pressure safety valves and did their servicing.
• Implemented various safety jobs and permit system.
• Supervised various jobs such as hot work, pressure testing, working at heights, confined space work and radiography.
• Worked on ERP software developed by Tata InfoTech for scheduling and recording preventive maintenance jobs, inventory control, costing and safety jobs recording.
• Handled various equipments such as reciprocating pumps, centrifugal pumps, water maker unit, screw compressor and turbine generator.
Company: IMPHERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INDIA LIMITED. (ICI)
Location: Navi-Mumbai
Designation: Production Associate
Tenure: March 1997 to January 1998
Water based paint manufacturing company with a total production of 105MT of paint per day.
Job Description: • Prepared the batches of additives required to produce paint.
• Scheduled batches as per the production planning.
• Raw material inventory control adopting just-in-time philosophy.
• Hands on experience in troubleshooting of bag slitting machines.
Company: NATIONAL ORGANIC AND CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED. (NOCIL)
Location: Navi-Mumbai.
Designation: Trainee Process Technician
Tenure: Feb 1996 to Feb 1997
A Petrochemical company manufacturing various petrochemical products.
Job Description: • Worked on DCS and PLC of a Solvents and Alcohol's plant.
• Hands on experience in operation of Atmospheric, Vacuum and Extractive distillation columns.
• Worked on Endothermic and Exothermic reactions.
• Handled various unit process and operations in manufacturing of IPA, IPE, Acetone, DAA, MIBK, MIBC, EHA, NBA, Synthesis gas and pressure swing adsorption of hydrogen from synthesis gas.
• Familiar with the various types of pumps, multistage compressors, heat exchangers, reformer, Furnace, reboiler, steam traps etc.
Company: EXPANDED INCORPORATION LIMITED.
Location: Navi-Mumbai
Designation: Engineer
Tenure: December 1995 to February 1996
A company engaged in manufacturing various grades of polyurethane foam raw material.
Job Description: • Supervised & managed shift activities.
• Managed and controlled the panel operation of the batch process in manufacturing polyether, polyester and polyol.
• Supervised and controlled the ethylene oxide tanker unloading operations.
• Trouble-shooted various times polyester carry over from the distillation column to the accumulator which was resulting in the product loss.
• Passed "Certified Petroleum Manager" course from India School of Petroleum in Mar '2009.
• Graduated in "B.S. Engineering Technology" from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, (BITS, Pilani) in the year Aug 2006.
• Passed "Diploma in Chemical Engineering" from Mumbai board with first class in the year May 1995.
• Passed "Secondary School Certificate" from Mumbai board with first class in the year March 1992.