Chandrakant Nimesh

Chandrakant Nimesh

Strategic manager with 10+ years’ experience in Sales, Digital Transformation, Project Management and Operations in the Oil & Gas sector. Delivered ₹55 Cr+ projects, achieved 53.7% market leadership in LPG sales, and drove 27% YoY growth in conversions. Spearheaded enterprise-wide digital initiatives (data lake, drones, RFID, track & trace) delivering ₹2.3 Cr cost savings, 70% pilferage reduction, and CXO-level decision agility. Recognized with HPCL’s Outstanding Achievement Award (Top 0.5% of 9,000 officers) for business impact and leadership excellence.

Work Experience:

10.2 Years

Industry:

Energy & Utilities

Function:

Business Development | Data Science & Analytics | Operations & Supply Chain | Project & Program Management

Work Experience

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (downstream oil and Gas operating PAN India)

  • Area Sales Manager
    • Led LPG sales across 2 districts, coordinating distributors and campaigns to achieve 4.9% growth and 53.7% market share
    • Designed and executed targeted conversion drives, delivering 27.2% YoY growth in DBCs, 56% above AOP
    • Rolled out localized marketing initiatives, strengthening brand visibility and distributor engagement.
    • Segmented low-consumption users and converted them to DBCs (Doubled bottled connections), boosting customer retention and repeat sales.
       
  • Manager-Digital Initiatives
    • Built and deployed the Connected Enterprise Data Lake, enabling real-time CXO dashboards across 7 verticals.
    • Integrated multiple OT/IT systems via ETL pipelines, improving reporting efficiency by 60%+
    • Piloted India’s first drone-based pipeline surveillance system, reducing inspection costs by ₹1.2 Cr/year and improving detection response by 40%
    • Rolled out RFID-based asset tracking at 10,000 stations, cutting stock mismatches and ensuring real-time visibility
    • Implemented Lubricants Track & Trace system, reducing counterfeiting and protecting ₹200 Cr+ brand value.
    • Onboarded Tech Mahindra for data lake implementation, ensuring strategic fit and cost optimization
    • Authored AI/ML and blockchain concept papers, shaping HPCL’s digital technology roadmap.
       
  • Assistant Manager- Mumbai Pune Solapur Pipeline
    • Directed 7 concurrent projects worth ₹45.8 Cr, ensuring 100% on-time delivery and enhanced pipeline safety
    • Executed a 500 KM optical fiber telecom upgrade across 21 sites, boosting communication reliability by 80%.
    • Led procurement and vendor negotiations, securing ₹2.3 Cr cost savings and timely asset capitalization.
       
  • Operations Officer
    • Drove pipeline operations and maintenance by ensuring zero downtime from instrumentation unavailability over multiple consecutive years.
    • Developed SOPs and trained new officers during critical shifts, ensuring seamless transition and 24x7 support in high-security pipeline environments.
    • Successfully repaired 20+ fiber optic cuts per year with sub-12-hour repair time during peak lockdown conditions.
    • Designed and deployed VFD logic for corrosion inhibitor dosing, reducing maintenance overhead and aiding to asset integrity.
Accomplishments
  • Winner – StratEdge 2.0 case compition on Business Strategy, IIM Lucknow | Ranked 1st among 280+ teams | Secured INR 36,000 prize.
  • Fastest in the batch to get promoted from Salary grade A to Salary grade B and Salary grade B to Salary grade C in the minimum prescribed time of 3 years each.
  • Outstanding Achievement Award - 2021 by C&MD HPCL: A recognition reserved for the top 0.5% performers in the company.
  • Runner-up award - Young Engineer’s Conclave by C&MD HPCL 2018: Cost optimization in pipeline operations.
  • Among selected candidates from an internal pool of 9000 officers to drive digital initiatives department of HPCL.
Education
  • Bachelors in Engineering (Instrumentation and Control), Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology Delhi University
Certification
  • Lean Six Sigma by KPMG. Issued in March 2025
  • 6 Months Course on Data Analytics by IIM Amritsar (FY 2021-22)
Extra-curricular