Management Development

Somesh Ranjan

Head HR and Support Manager Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd

D4/4, ONGC Campus

Cinnamara Complex, Jorhat, Assam, India

PIN Code 785704

Phone: 91-376-*******

Cell: 91-943*******

E-mail: ************@*******.***

Executive Profile

. Motivated professional with more than 25 years' diverse personnel and

human resource management, workforce planning, and scheduling experience

in an upstream E&P Company. Broad background supporting operational

level planning, operational cost optimization and resources for managing

contingency operations and mission objective, Contract Management in

Energy sector.

. Experienced stakeholder management with a thrust in Corporate Social

Responsibility of the ONGC operational areas in whole North East India

. Skilled in executing, collecting data, having hands on experience on

Human Resources Information System with exhaustive software development

experience. Proven track record of influencing the business at senior

levels to deliver effective HR solutions and delivery.

. Professional with robust Employee Relations experience within

commercially focused HR departments and excellent knowledge of employment

law/policies and processes.

. Experienced result-oriented HR Executive specializing in Corporate

Development, Corporate Communication, Strategic Planning, Recruitment and

promotion of Executive/staff, Leadership development, Compensation and

Benefits Management, Performance Management, Payroll Management and HR

Policy framing and Processes.

. Visionary HR Professional with solid experience of Project Management

managing all levels of multiple projects including budgeting and

administration with emphasis of program management by way of creating

highly profitable programs through marketing, training and partner

relationships and stakeholder management.

. Chief HR Officer with Company oversight committed cost-effective sales

and financial management of resources and quality performance in Oil &

Gas industry covering Mining area of activities.

. Accomplished Executive with demonstrated ability to deliver mission-

critical results by exceeding targets with emphasis on change management.

. Professionally able to focus on important issues when faced with

complicated/competing priorities.

. Accomplished Executive with International Hospitality background.

Skill Highlights

. Strategic Orientation and Planning

. Excellent Communicator with Leadership/Communication skills

. Detail-oriented work ethics and strong interpersonal skills

. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks

. Managing Critical Partnerships

. Process improvement

. Portfolio Management

. Project Planning and Decision making

. Team Leader with expertise in team building, developing team members

. Leadership Development

. Knowledge and understanding of commercial requirement

. Estate Management of Oil sector properties, sites, offices and

installations

. Facility management, Event management and promotion

. Time and Resource optimization

. Payroll management

. Employee scheduling

. Conducting Employee surveys

. Organizational restructure and change

. Performance Management- analysis and evaluation, setting up of SLAs of

various organizational units

. Problem resolution with process design and improvement

. Benefits Administration

. Expertise in compensation package, Reward Management

. Budget Analysis and development

. Inventory Management and Labor Cost Control

. Contract negotiation and cost reductions

. Succession Planning

. Change and Transformational Management

. Organization Development and effectiveness

. Proficiency in SAP, MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook

. Certified SHRM

Training and Development

. Visionary Leadership (How to develop and motivate teams)

. Well-being factor (Happiness, Optimism and Self-esteem)

. Stress management, Impulse control and emotion regulation by Yoga and

meditation

. Self development and self confidence

. Vendor negotiations, Vendor partnerships, vendor sourcing

. Multi-unit operational management

. Time and resource evaluation and optimization

. Regulatory affairs

. Risk management

. Workflow planning

. Staff development, staff motivation, staff retention programs

Core Accomplishments

. Spearheaded acquisition and accretion of ten major sites for oil

exploratory activities within one year. Out of these ten sites, four

started producing oil and two started producing gas. As a result, the

oil production shot up from 260 cubic meters per day to 710 cubic meters

per day

. Signed and negotiated the contracts for five major services streamlining

the facilities for employees in far flung operational areas thereby

increasing their motivation and increased productivity by almost 20 %.

. Handled recruitment of Executives and staff in proper perspective and

ensured their location in required operational areas much ahead of the

time ceiling ensuring uninterrupted and smooth operations of the Company

. Launched well-received programs of professional career development

courses for all staff and executives

. Arranged programs for mentoring and coaching employee resulting in almost

50% increase in productivity

. Launched various health and safety programs by in-house faculty thereby

increasing consciousness in employees and the stakeholders

. Spearheaded Corporate Communication of whole North East India

. Reduced departmental expenditures by 10 % over a one year period

. Ensured proper implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in

operational areas of the company in whole North East India in close

association with the stakeholders cutting down wastage on non-producing

expenditure, saving thereby 25 % revenue. The CSR team was complemented

by the CMD for this achievement.

. Started the philosophy of Multi Disciplinary Team for problem-solving

from all different perspectives for effective rational decision making

opening the opportunity for creativity, thereby cutting down man hour

wastage

. Surpassed revenue goals in four consecutive quarters

. Supporting seniors with solutions in crisis situation

Professional Experience

January 1985 to January 1994

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (World's no 2 E&P Company), Corporate Head

Office, Dehradun, India

. Service matters, Recruitment and promotion of executive/staff, HR Policy

framing, Succession Planning, Employee relations, Change Management,

Compensation and Benefits, Pensions

January 1994 to December 2009,

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (World's no 2 E&P Company), Corporate

Registered Office, New Delhi, India

. Estate and Event management, Contract Management, Employee relations,

Corporate Policy, Talent Management, Compensation and Reward Management,

Coordination with Government of India departments, Company affairs,

Holding International Conferences and seminars, Organizing mega events

like Petrotech and its hospitality in 2003, 2005 and 2007, Organized

Indian Delegation's participation in World Petroleum Conference, Madrid

in June 2008

December 2009 to present as Head HR and Support Manager

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (World's no.2 E&P Company), Assam & Assam

Arakan Basin, Jorhat, Assam, India

. Maximized operation efficiency by coaching staff on various customer

service initiatives

. Ensured time bound recruitment and placement of executives/staff in

operational areas of the Company

. Led Multi disciplinary team for Material Management and Corporate Social

Responsibility

. Oversaw team of 90 HR Professionals Plus team of 80 Professionals from

Finance & Accounts, IT, Material Management, Logistics, Security, Medical

and Fire disciplines.

. Handled various Government level coordination meetings with Central/State

Government authorities for smooth operations of the Company. Maintained

Cordial liaison with Government machineries at all levels.

. Ensured safety and security of men and material at oil

installations/sites of the Company working in close coordination with

Government Law enforcing and Intelligence agencies in insurgency prone

North East India.

. Initiated training programs that standardized employee training and led

to customer satisfaction with emphasis on Individual Development plan

with an overview of employee engagement

. Provided coaching/mentoring to Managers in change management to develop

in them appropriate competencies to assist them in fulfilling people

management.

. Organized due diligence in allotment of Company's money for Corporate

Social Responsibility for development of surrounding areas of Company's

operational areas in close association with stakeholders for excellent

stakeholder management.

. Developing and implementing HR strategies in North East Indian offices of

ONGC within the broader framework of ONGC guidelines

. Streamlined Performance Management System by sensitizing First Line

Managers and submission of 100% Performance Appraisal Reports within the

given time frame-work bringing more objectivity in productivity of the

employees

. Provided HR consultancy to support and lead all people matters for their

business areas after acting as an agent of change.

. Maintained excellent cordial Employee Relations resulting in zero man

hour loss in the Company office and sites/installations in the field.

Education

. MBA(HRM)

. Masters Degree in Humanities

Date of Birth

. 30th June,1962

Professional Development

. Six Sigma, MIS (Management Information System)

. Corporate Governance, Labor Laws, Strategic Planning, Organizational

Development and Processes

. Management Development Training at MDI, Gurgaon, India

. Strategic Planning and Development

. Communication skills and interpersonal communications

Hobbies

. Music, Numismatics

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