Individual Research Project: Digital Solutions for enhancing supply chain efficiency | Supply chain & Green mobility
- Collaborating with Jio Things to assess the impact of Jio’s mobility oriented digital solutions on Client’s supply chain.
- Analyzing and recommending actionable insights to improve Client’s topline while adhering to ESG norms.
Live Project | Domain Land | Persistent Systems
- Partnered with industry experts to develop domain-specific value lifecycle playbooks for key BFSI domains in the US market, delivering actionable insights and process optimization strategies to enhance Persistent Consulting's client engagements.
- Designed comprehensive value chains, process maps, and strategic business architectures for BFSI sectors, empowering Persistent Consulting to provide clients with high-impact, future-focused solutions that drive operational efficiency and business growth.
Superintending Engineer, Project Management, Operations, Strategy | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd | Mumbai
- Directed cross-functional teams of 25+ engineers and project managers to oversee the complex brownfield installation of critical equipment at a high-risk offshore location, ensuring 100% operational uptime and strict adherence to safety standards. Achieved significant reduction in carbon emissions through the integration of digital power management systems.
- Spearheaded high-stakes safety investigations as a DNV certified investigator, working closely with regulatory authorities, audit teams, and external partners to embed proactive risk mitigation strategies into operations—resulting in enhanced safety protocols and a measurable reduction in incident rates.
- Leveraged SAP HANA to streamline the end-to-end management of consultancy service contracts worth $100K, enabling real-time vendor sourcing, bid evaluation, and compliance tracking. Achieved a 20% reduction in procurement cycle time while enhancing transparency, contract compliance, and vendor performance alignment.
- Led cross-functional negotiations for high-profile projects (MTPB $280M, DSF-2 $650M), aligning stakeholders across contractors and executives to drive cost optimization and secure favourable project terms.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to develop and implement comprehensive bid evaluation frameworks for large-scale projects (e.g., Cluster 9, MTPB), ensuring operational excellence through assessments of technical capability, financial stability, project management efficiency, and sustainability.
- Managed a team of 30+ third-party inspectors across multiple offshore sites, ensuring adherence to quality standards, resolving technical and contractual challenges, and driving operational excellence to ensure on-time project delivery.
- Orchestrated cost-saving initiatives, achieving $10M in savings through rigorous change order negotiations for ongoing capital projects exceeding $200M, identifying opportunities and risks to ensure alignment with project objectives, significantly improving overall project management efficiency and profitability.
- Developed and implemented milestone payment model for Capex projects using waterfall methodology to optimize project tracking, performance measurement, and operational visibility.This approach improved execution time efficiency and ensured on-time delivery of critical project phases, driving efficiency and accountability across teams.
- Collaborated with international marine spread providers to streamline supply chain operations by integrating accurate rate and execution data into project cost estimations. This initiative enhanced budget precision, addressed supply chain bottlenecks, and improved cost efficiency across high-value projects.
- Spearheaded project estimation processes of projects valued over $350M by strategically leveraging global market intelligence platforms (IHS Markit, S&P Global, Questor) and vendor database to capture market trends. Incorporated workflow improvement methodologies increasing estimation accuracy by 10% and reducing project award time.
- Aligned with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams to provide strategic direction in revamping contracting methodologies for fabricators, improving operational efficiency, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement.
Executive Engineer, Project Management, Operations, Strategy | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd | Mumbai
- Led operations and engineering management for high-value infrastructure projects, including NLRNC RT2 ($350M), Cluster 8 ($300M), and Bassein Development ($200M). Managed the review and approval of 50+ vendors and 500+ documents per project, ensuring on-time execution at multiple site locations.
- Spearheaded procurement and performance review of $50M+ gas turbine generators for the NLRNC-RT2 project, ensuring optimal vendor selection, cost-efficiency, and seamless integration into operations.
- Led a team of 50+ engineers to execute pre-commissioning and commissioning activities across Hazira yard and offshore sites, ensuring on-time project startup and operational readiness.
- Led a commissioning team of 10+ engineers and 80+ contract workers for the BD3WPP project at NBP offshore field, coordinating with B&S asset and FPSO teams to complete the subsea composite cable hookup ahead of schedule with minimal operational downtime.
- Implemented control schemes to integrate the offshore switchgear network with DCS systems, achieving 100% IT-OT integration following an Industry 4.0 readiness assessment.
- Led technical evaluations of Joint Venture and Consortium bids (valued between $40M and $500M) during the project tendering stages, ensuring optimal vendor selection, cost-efficiency, and alignment with operational requirements.
- Developed and presented optimization strategies to reduce lead times in project review meetings, collaborating with project managers, asset managers, site teams, contract design teams, and quality inspectors to drive continuous improvement and ensure operational efficiency.
- Developed comprehensive scopes of work for Lump Sum Turnkey (LSTK) bid packages, ensuring precise project specifications and cost-effective execution. Updated and prepared detailed functional specifications and design criteria to enhance project clarity, compliance with industry standards, and operational efficiency.
- Designed and implemented strategies to optimise bidder technical queries and streamline the award cycle, achieving a significant reduction in query volume and enhancing process efficiency as part of the technical query optimization committee.
- Enlisted 50+ subcontractors and 30+ vendors, rationalising vendor lists to streamline procurement processes and improve vendor quality. Optimised resource planning and strategic alignment for offshore projects as part of the Enlistment of Agencies and Resources committee, driving operational efficiency and cost-effective execution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement a digital approval portal, automating manual processes for the Offshore Engineering Services SBU, driving process efficiency, scalability, and operational excellence.
- Supported the rollout of a digital library, integrating 3D models with project document repositories to enhance data accessibility, scalability, and operational efficiency across new and existing projects.
- Led digital transformation initiatives by incorporating ETAP and PSS software for electrical scope preparation, feasibility analysis, and post-award document review, driving operational efficiency, precision, and process scalability.
Assistant Executive Engineer, Operations, Procurement | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd | Mumbai
- Managed power system operations at the ICP offshore process complex, ensuring seamless energy management and driving operational efficiency. Led a 15 member team as an incharge to manage continuous operations in one of the biggest offshore platform in India, delivering $140-160M revenue annually.
- Conducted root cause analysis on equipment breakdowns, developing and implementing solutions that improved operational reliability and minimise downtime, ensuring high performance standards
- Led the digital control system retrofit of turbine automation systems, enhancing system performance and extending asset life cycles by 30%, driving long-term operational efficiency.
- Managed and optimised inventory planning using SAP, improving supply chain efficiency and ensuring resource availability to support smooth operations and prevent stockouts.
- Provided technical expertise in managing maintenance contracts, optimising service agreements to ensure operational continuity and minimise service disruptions.
Graduate Engineer Trainee- R&D | Tata Motors Limited | Pune
- Conducted DFMEA analysis on starter motors to identify and mitigate potential failures, enhancing product reliability and field performance.
- Facilitated the implementation and validation of a Recuperative Braking System through on-vehicle testing in Tata Venture, driving innovation and performance optimization.
- Conducted a benchmark study of the Alternator Management System, providing insights for performance optimization and competitive analysis.