Spent more than 35 years in the Power Sector with large OEMs like BHEL, ABB, ALSTOM & GE, in leadership roles in various functions, like Product Design, Engineering, Sales & Tendering, Manufacturing, QA & QC, Vendor Development, Project Management, Technology and R&D.
Was instrumental in building a strong Process Engineering team in ABB /ALSTOM /GE India, in both the Gas & Steam businesses and successfully managed ‘Knowledge Transfer’ from the lead centers in Europe (France /Germany /Switzerland /Hungary).
Developed ‘Technical Expert Community’ in India in various core engineering functions like Process Engineering, Thermodynamics, Acoustic Engineering, Piping & Stress Analysis, and certified ‘Principal Engineers’ & ‘Technical Experts’, following laid down Global Processes and Audits.
In the capacity of Director – Technology and R&D, Steam business of ALSTOM India, was responsible to lead the Platform development (pre-engineered optimized Reference Plant) of the 660 MW and 800 MW Power Blocks (Boiler-Turbine-Generator) with Supercritical and Ultra Supercritical steam parameters. The deliverables of the Reference Plant included Heat Balance Diagrams, Engineering Calculations, P&IDs, Plant Layout (including Boiler /ESP /Turbine Hall), Piping & Stress Analysis, Bill of Quantities, Erection BoQ and the 3D Model development, the project L1 schedule using Primavera software.