Prasanna Dinesh, PMP®
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English Full professional proficiency
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Tamil Full professional proficiency
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Hindi Full professional proficiency
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Malayalam Full professional proficiency
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Credentials
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Professional Engineer (Skill Level 1)
Engineers AustraliaFeb, 2015- Nov, 2024 -
Primavera P6
Faastrackk Project Management Consultants & TrainingApr, 2010- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteOct, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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North East Link
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Australia
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Government Administration
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300 - 400 Employee
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Project Manager
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Apr 2021 - Present
Project Value: AUD 15.8 BillionNorth East Link is the biggest transport infrastructure project in Victoria’s history.
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Wilson Transformer Company
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Australia
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Manager/ Project Coordinator
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May 2018 - Apr 2021
Key Achievements:• Successfully delivered 73 major projects across rural Australia, New Zealand, and the UK with an average additional profit of 28% over the budgeted profit.• Increased the 12-month periodic performance score from a major customer by 33%.• Achieved the internal record for the fastest 50 project completion.• Developed and implemented safety management plans to allow works to continue safely during the Covid-19 pandemic.• Developed successful business cases to improve the business profit.Day to Day Responsibilities:• Managed and developed tools for planning, scheduling, resourcing, budgeting, and closing of projects with a primary focus on safety, environment, quality, delivery, and cost.• In-charge of the contracts, site establishments, layouts, and the welfare of the project team. • Supervised the greenfield and brownfield sites in both interstate and overseas as a site manager.• Coordination of all project stakeholders (engineering team, factory, customer & third-party subcontractors) to develop efficient and optimal solutions meeting customer and project requirements.• Optimised project profitability by implementing innovative ideas, agile PM strategies, developing business cases, capturing variations at the right time, and fair negotiations.• Prepared documentation to comply with the site, environment, and OHS requirements for each project. • Practiced risk mitigation using failure mode and effect analysis method, maintained risk register, including the development & implementation of suitable technical & commercial mitigation strategies.• Headed the supplier’s setup process for the projects department to frequently evaluate the standards and to keep the costs low.• Delivered projects across different sectors such as utilities, renewable, industrial, mining, oil & gas, and ports.
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GE Power
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United States
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Electric Power Generation
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Planner
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Jun 2015 - Dec 2017
Project: Dubal Aluminium Smelter Project, Dubai, UAEProject Value: USD 40 MillionKey Achievements:• Project managed 8 different aluminium smelter refurbishment projects comprising 3000 activities parallelly from concept to commissioning.• Prevented potential claims from suppliers and customers with efficient claim analysis, contract management, and extension of time schedules.Day to Day Responsibilities:• Developed progress monitoring and measurement systems to monitor and control each phase of the project for civil, mechanical, electrical, and commissioning disciplines.• Improved schedule control by fast-tracking, crashing, and resource optimisation.• Tackled everyday brownfield issues including shutdowns with mitigation strategies and micro-schedules.• Prepared weekly and monthly management reports incorporating look-ahead schedules, critical-path analysis, and project performance using Primavera P6 V15.2.• Produced progress and manpower histograms, trend analysis to track and achieve project milestones.• Highlighted and resolved various project risks by regular risk analysis, variance analysis, and impact analysis.• Managed the monthly progress and milestones billing with customer and contractor’s invoices.Project: Hogbytorp Project, Sweden (May 2017 to December 2017)• Provided remote support from Dubai to develop the baseline schedule. • Extended support as a stand-in during the absence of the Project Planner from Sweden.
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Alstom Power
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Electric Power Generation
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Planner
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Apr 2010 - Jan 2013
Project: Mahan Aluminium Smelter Project, IndiaProject Value: USD 150 MillionKey Achievements:• Received the Best Employee award from the Managing Director.• Managed the planning department for the delivery of 2 aluminium smelter plant construction comprising 4000 activities from initiation to closeout. Construction scope includes 7500 tons of steel, 17000 m3 of concrete, and 220,000 meters of power cables.• Achieved Winner’s trophy (Project site team) for EHS standards from the customer.Day to Day Responsibilities:• Identified project critical activities for the civil (including controlled blasting and piling), mechanical, electrical, and commissioning phases regularly and contributed to the development of plans to mitigate the impact of schedule delays. • Developed project baseline, re-baselines, reports, and documentation for extension of time claims.• Obtained relevant data and updates from the project team to update the Primavera schedule daily.• Provided daily, weekly, and monthly progress and schedule updates internal and external following contract requirements.• Analyzed project's actual progress against its baseline schedule and develop "S" curves using progress supporter tool for reporting purposes.• Digitally archived weekly progress, meetings with stakeholders, and technical knowledgebase photographs of the project.
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Cairn Energy PLC
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Site Engineer
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Jan 2010 - Apr 2010
Project: Raageshwari Gas Terminal Project, IndiaProject Value: USD 300 MillionKey Achievements:• Lead a team of 15 technicians to successfully energize the gas plant in one of the very remote sites.Day to Day Responsibilities:• Prepared and followed through on all required punch lists to close the open deficiencies.• Supervised the pre-commissioning activities, maintenance jobs like fabrication, erection, and other modifications necessary for the readiness of commissioning without compromising safety and quality.• Coordinated with the client & performed resource planning and labor allocation for the various works in the project.
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Larsen & Toubro
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India
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Site Planner
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Dec 2008 - Dec 2009
Project: Mangala Oil Processing Terminal Project, IndiaProject Value: USD 800 MillionKey Achievements:• Delivered 1.05 million-inch meter of piping installation works for the oil processing plant by managing 26 contractors.• Improved the daily production rate dramatically by undergoing welder productivity analysis.• Achieved Quality trophy (Project site team) for recognition of quality excellence from the customer.Day to Day Responsibilities:• Developed monthly targets for above ground piping works and followed-up with project engineers to achieve key milestones on-time.• Worked on spool markings and joint numbering on isometric drawings. Verified the P&ID and GAD drawings before issuing to the contractors and site engineers.• Generated, documented, and circulated daily, weekly and monthly progress reports to the respective stakeholders following the contractual requirements.• Verified and certified the monthly contractor billing and performed reconciliation.
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Education
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2014 - 2014
University of Melbourne
Master's degree, Engineering Project Management -
2013 - 2013
Swinburne University of Technology
Master of Technology, Advanced Manufacturing Technology -
2004 - 2008
Anna University
B.E, Mechanical Engineering
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