Experience

Vedanta Limited - Aluminium Business

• India
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• AGM/Line in charge, Potline

  • Apr 2015 - Present

   Offering chronicled success of 17.5 years of rich experience in the Aluminum industry, specializing in Smelter Operations, Production Planning, Process Engineering, Quality Management, EHS Management, Plant Operations and Crisis Management Currently working as an Assistant General Manager at Vedanta Limited, responsible for Production, pot productivity, metal purity, team management and development, Business Excellence implementation, and maintaining environmental, health, and safety management systems and best practices Proficient in utilizing advanced technologies and industry best practices to optimize production processes, reduce operational costs, and ensure consistent product quality, resulting in increased profitability and customer satisfaction Successfully led cross-functional teams and collaborated with stakeholders to start, stabilize and operate Line 6, One of the oldest cathode lined pots globally realizing Vedanta Ltd., the single location largest producer of aluminium in world ex China Location champion for driving specific energy consumption reduction under VBOSS project, key to achieve $400/ton as power cost Recipient of the BU-CEO award for achieving the 200KTPA milestone and recognized as a "Technical Star" in TECHNICAL ACT UP' 2018 process conducted by Vedanta Limited Recipient of Vedanta Chairman award and Aditya Birla Pride award for crisis management during critical power outage Designed & developed Fuse system for online energization of pots and co-authored a paper on it in The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society(TMS) Successfully managed and optimized smelter operations, achieving significant milestones such as the 200KTPA production target, while ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and environmental compliance Show less

• Manager/Room In charge, Pot Room

  • Apr 2015 - Present

• Manager

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2015

  ❆ Hold multi faceted responsibilities like the pot productivity, metal purity & team’s management and their development, Implementation, and follow-up of Business Excellence and other improvement initiatives and maintain environmental, health, and safety management systems and best practices.❆ Responsible for production, process monitoring and plant operation for maintaining maximum output generation.❆ Spearheading efforts across handling the entire spectrum of functions pertaining to production planning thereby ensuring strict adherence to the high current efficiency & optimum energy consumption, time schedule, quality standards and total productivity maintenance whilst achieving pre-set production target; facilitating the process of budgeting, getting approval, technical negotiations and Contract Management. ❆ Implementing proper SOP and proper technical data analysis and process control for achieving smooth operations. ❆ Analyzing and understanding all aspects governing operational activities and up to date knowledge of latest technological advancements, regulations/ guidelines and compliances in the industry. ❆ Successfully, generated front for works and execution of the entire pot line and all related facilities with the latest technology available, implementing the best engineering practices and methodology for completing the project:Key Achievements :✫ In Crisis Management during critical power outage by saving life of pots in both the rooms & keeping the morale of the members intact.✫ Running the GAMI 320 KA pot line at reduced current of 260 KA for one and half month. ✫ Implementation and follow-up of safety policies and procedures to enable the achievement of an injury-free work environment. ✫ Involved in two six sigma projects namely- Reduction in cover bath consumption, Reduction in Over voltage.✫ Credited with the Vedanta Chairman’s challenge scheme award [2016] Show less



Hindalco Industries Limited

• India
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2015

  Highlights:  Played a pivotal role in the successful start-up and operation of the Mahan Aluminium Greenfield Project, implementing best practices and optimizing processes to achieve significant improvements in production efficiency and equipment availability  Established key performance indicators (KPIs) and monitoring systems to track and improve process performance, leading to improvement in smelter plant efficiency  Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize pot start-up procedures, resulting in a 14% reduction in start-up time and a 3% increase in production efficiency  Started & operated pots, training start-up and operational teams, developing SOPs for the entire pot line for the Mahan Aluminum Greenfield Project (capacity 359 KTPA) based on the latest AP-36 Technology  Bestowed with Aditya Birla Pride Award in 2014  Ensured adherence to organization's standards and procedures, resource deployment, time over-runs, and quality compliance  Maintained a healthy & cooperative working environment within the organization by assisting and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure smooth business operations  Improved equipment availability, achieved targeted goals such as Current Efficiency, DC Energy, Volts/Pot, Tapping Compliance, and Safety Show less


Avani Metals
• India
• Mining
• Senior Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2013


Bharat Aluminium Company Limited

• India
• Mining
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate Manager

  • Jun 2004 - Sep 2007

  Significant Accomplishments:  As Start up team lead, started and successfully operated 320 KA GAMI Potline  Awarded for designing and implementing Balco Fuse Technology; co-authored a paper on Balco Fuse Technology in The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society(TMS)  Implemented Fuse system in GAMI 320 KA pots for online Energization (Power on) of pots – rewarded by CEO of Vedanta group  Monitored smelter operations, production planning, and process engineering to ensure optimal performance and output  Implemented quality management systems and best practices to maintain high-quality standards  Designed & established a permanent cross over in the last bus bar interconnections to save six sections during any critical power emergency Show less