Engineer Manager

Curriculum Vitae

Prashant Prabhu Bihare

Deputy General Manager - Process & Operation Assistance

A/2003, Lavinia, Hiranandani Estate, Thane - 400607

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EXPERTISE Commissioning, Startup and Process Optimization of Electric Arc Furnaces worldwide with TENOVA technologies like Consteel®- continuous feeding and preheating of scrap by EAF off-gases, KT chemical injection system- for oxygen, carbon, lime and DRI fines, TDRH- electrode regulation system, Zero Electrical Power EAFs with high Hot Metal. Operational expertise for top charge EAFs, Consteel EAFs, FMFTM (zero power EAFs), ConArc EAFs etc.

Process engineering and simulations for steel making processes with all combinations of the raw materials including hot metal, scrap and DRI, pig iron etc. together with 100% scrap, 100% DRI and 100% hot metal.

Project Management covering all engineering phases from basic, detail until commissioning and performance guarantees.

EXPERIENCE

08/2012 – Till date TENOVA INDIA PVT LTD, MUMBAI (5 Years 9 months) Deputy General Manager – Process & Operation Assistance TENOVA is worldwide supplier of the advanced technologies, products and engineering services for Metals & Mining industries.

Profile -

Process simulations and support to Proposals team to for new and revamp projects for steel melt shop.

Onsite operation assistance for the commissioning and startup of the new or revamp Tenova melt shops worldwide.

Technical Sales for Melt Shop BU, presentations to steel making customers related to latest Tenova technologies.

Projects completed for Process & Operation Assistance/ Customer Service –

Lishui Steel, China (2018 – commissioning & process optimization 100t Consteel EAF)

National Port Said Steel, Egypt (2018 – commissioning & process optimization 80t Consteel EAF)

SULB Steel, Bahrain (2018 – site survey for the EAF optimization through OffGas)

Anhui Steel China (2017- commissioning & process optimization 110t Consteel EAF)

Khorasan Steel, Iran (2017 – commissioning & process optimization 120t DRI EAF)

Chadormalu Steel, Iran (2017 – commissioning & process optimization 170t DRI EAF)

Arcelor Mittal Ostrava (2016 – Process site survey for High Hot Metal utilization)

JSPL Raigarh India (2015- commissioning & process optimization zero power 100T EAF revamping- 85% Hot Metal)

ZYSCO China (2015- new 70T EAF for special steel start up)

Southern Steel Berhad, Malaysia (2015- KT installation on DC EAF)

VSB Steel, Brazil (2014 - commissioning & process optimization for Hot Metal utilization in 140t EAF)

Xining Special Steel, China (2014- New EAF start up with High Hot Metal) ***************@*****.***

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Curriculum Vitae

Antara Steel Mill, Malaysia (2014- KT lance installation on EAF)

Pomina Steel Corp. Vietnam (2014- Process optimization Consteel EAF)

PT Gunung Garuda, Jakarta, Indonesia. (2013- KT lance installation on EAF)

Beris Feida, Gunyang, China (2012- process optimization and level 2 commissioning for 250T Consteel EAF)

05/2010 – 07/2012 ESSAR STEEL LTD, HAZIRA, GUJARAT (2 Years 3 months) Deputy Manager – Steel Melt Shop

Essar Steel is a fully integrated flat carbon steel manufacturer – from iron ore to ready-to- market products – with a current capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). Essar Steel’s manufacturing facility comprises ore beneficiation, pellet making, iron making, steel making, and downstream facilities including cold rolling mill, galvanising, pre-coated facility, steel processing facility, extra wide plate mill and a pipe mill. Profile -

Support to project team during the erection phase.

Cold trials for the ConArc EAF equipment and the auxiliaries.

SOP preparation for first heat and ramp up of melt shop.

Hot test and commissioning of ConArc furnaces.

Trainings to melt shop operators for the blowing technique in ConArc.

Process monitoring and optimization for the melt shop.

Production planning and raw material management for the melt shop operations. 12/2009 – 04/2010 Geosteel LLC, Rustavi, Georgia (5 Months) Senior Engineer – Steel Melt Shop

GeoSteel LLC is one of the largest direct foreign industrial investments in Georgia. It is a joint venture of JSW Steel Netherlands BV (wholly owned by JSW, India) and Georgian Steel Group Holding Ltd (GSGHL).

GeoSteel LLC is the largest steel plant in Georgia with a production facility spread over 13 hectares of land and with an installed capacity of over 200,000 tons per year. The facility is equipped with a 35 MT Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), 40 MT Ladle Refining Furnace, two-strand billet caster and TMT Bar Mill along with 50 TPD oxygen plant. Profile -

Production planning and raw material management for the melt shop operations.

Coordination between EAF/LF and CCM for shift production.

Monitoring of the scrap yard related activities including scrap unloading, bucket preparations for melt shop.

10/2005 – 11/2009 ISPAT INDUSTRIES LTD (NOW - JSW STEEL LTD) DOLVI, MUMBAI (4 Years 2 months) Senior Engineer – Steel Melt Shop

The 3.3 MTPA integrated steel plant at Dolvi, Maharashtra majority stake acquired in 2010, is an inherent part of JSW Steel.

The 5 MTPA integrated steel plant at Dolvi is advantageously located on the West coast of Maharashtra. It is connected to a jetty which can handle cargo of up to 15 MTPA. JSW Dolvi Works is India’s first to adopt a combination of Conarc Technology for both steel- making and compact strip production (CSP), aiding the production of hot rolled coils. From automotive and industrial to consumer durables, Dolvi manufactures products that meet the needs of companies across sectors.

Profile -

Raw material management for the melt shop operations, coordination with blast furnace, DRI plants, RMHS etc.

Shift operations responsibility to synchronize the melt shop equipment and the productivity of the melt shop.

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07/2002 – 09/2005 LLOYDS STEEL IND. LTD (NOW – UTTAM VALUE STEEL) WARDHA (3 Years 3 months) Engineer – Steel Melt Shop

Lloyds Steel Industries is engaged into manufacturing a range of Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled and Galvanized Products. It has the integrated steel plant to manufacture steel products at Wardha, Maharashtra with 1.2MTPA capacity.

Profile -

Scrap yard management, scrap bucket preparations, coordination with EAF shift in charge for the scrap preparation according to different grades.

Ladle management and supervision to ladle preparations area, coordination with LRF shift in charge for the ladle refractory repairs and ladle maintenance.

Assistance to EAF shift in charge for EAF operations and heat processing. CREDENTIALS

Diploma in Metallurgical Engineering Government Polytechnic Nagpur; First class 2002 PERSONAL PROFILE

Date of Birth : 17-July-1983

Languages Known : Marathi, Hindi & English

Gender : Male

Marital Status : Married

Blood Group : B+ ve

References : Can be furnished on request.

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