Power Plant Engineer

Vithalbhai Gokalbhai Patolia

Phone: ***-573-***-**** / +91-992**-***** (M) / +91 286 - 2254116 / 2254516 (R)

E-Mail: *****************@*****.*** / *********@***********.*** / **********@*****.**.**

Aspiring to head SBU with key focus on” Thermal Power plant / Soda ash /Chlor alkali plant operation &Management with a growth-oriented organisation in the Power, Utility, Energy, Chlor alkali & soda ash Sector.

Professional Synopsis:

A dynamic professional with nearly 38.5 years of rich experience in the field of operation & Maintenance, Erection & Commissioning of Caustic Soda Plant, Soda ash, Continuous filament viscous yarn (Rayon) & thermal Power Plant Management, with CFBC & Spreader Stoker Boilers, Extraction Cum Condensing Steam Turbines Along with Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation and Man Management.

Presently working with Saurashtra Chemicals, division of Nirma Limited, Porbandar Dist : Porbandar (Gujarat) in a 1200TPD Soda Ash plant & 65 MW Capacity Power Plant as “General Manager -Technical “. (Soda Ash–Chemical Sector).

A project planner with comprehensive expertise in executing, power projects, Electrical, instrumental & automation projects in compliance to quality standards.

Expertise in erection, commissioning & maintenance of power projects, Electrical, automation systems for reducing downtime & enhancing operational effectiveness of equipment.

Adept in managing entire plant operations involving resource planning, in-process inspection and team building in co-ordination with internal / external departments.

Holds distinction of implementing various quality standards& techniques for improving the operational efficiency along with energy conservation and cost savings.

An effective communicator with excellent relationship building& interpersonal skills; strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.

Core Competencies:

Executing various industrial projects involving scoping, initiating, resource mobilization within cost & time parameters.

Designing automated and computerised systems to control the electrical processes.

Performing detailed engineering, system engineering, instrument sizing along with the preparation of instrument data sheets, specifications, layouts, loop drawings & logic diagrams.

Spearheading the power plant operations and preparing maintenance schedules for machinery to increase machine uptime & reliability.

Anchoring on-site erection & commissioning of various systems within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilisation to maximise the output.

Taking stringent quality measures including preparation of necessary documents to ensure compliance with various quality standards.

Identifying scope for planning and implementing technological changes to enhance the operational efficiency.

Directing, leading & motivating workforce; imparting continuous on job training for accomplishing greater operational efficiency.

Organisational Experience:

Saurashtra Chemical Division of Nirma limited, Porbandar Since 1stJul 15 to till date

Assignments Handled - As General Manager (Technical)

Looking after complete O&M of entire plant including power plant, utility, electrical, instrumentation, process & projects.

Indian Rayon & Industries Limited, Veraval (A Unit of Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited)

Assignments Handled

1stJul -30thJun-15 - As Vice President & Unit Head (CSP& PP)

1st Ju’’l12 -1St Jun’’13 - As Asst Vice President(C&PP)

Jan’11 –Jun’12 - As Sr.G M (PP &CSP –E&I)

Jan’10 –Dec’10 - As G M (PP&CSP-E &I)

Jul’08 –Dec’09 - As G M ( PP & CSP-E)

Jul’06-Jul’08 - As Deputy General Manager

Oct’03-Jul’06 - As Senior Manager

Jul’99-Oct’03 - As Manager

Jul’96-Jul’99 - As Deputy Manager

Jun’94-Jul’96 - As Assistant Manager

Jun’91-Jun’94 - As Senior Superintendent Engineer

Jul’89-Jun’91 - As Deputy Superintendent Engineer

Jul’86-Jul’89 - As Senior Engineer

Jul’83-Jul’86 - As Deputy Engineer

Oct’81-Jul’83 - As Assistant Engineer

Achievements

Significantly engaged in mapping Power / Steam / Water / Air and Multi Fuel consumption through KIP.

Played a key role in streamlining the process of energy consumption by process optimising using latest energy efficient –EMS.

Successfully implemented & replaced CSP old & obsolete DCS within 2days without disturbing the process.

Received “Exceptional Contributors / Achiever Awards” for continuous consecutive years, viz. 2002-2009 for energy conservation, process optimisation, protecting company properties & normalizing the plant.

Significantly improved the turbine vacuum from -0.8 to - 0.92 which resulted in cost savings worth Rs. 2.13crore / annum.

Actively involved in right sizing of manpower from 110 to 100 by assigning multi –responsibility to the staff member; successfully reduced the manpower cost to 20lacs / annum.

Successfully reduced 15% Auxiliary power consumption in power plant by installation of VFD on Boiler Fans.

Achieved power saving by installing Utility M/c. in place of Voltas Utility M/c, thereby saving Rs.12lacs /Yr.

Modified the Convection Zone Header from Single Pass to Three Pass to overcome the Starvation / Overheating Problems of Convection Zone to reduced Tube failure.

Instrumental in installing the Double Helical Gear Pump for positive circulation of lubrication to overcome MOP vibration / abnormal sound due to poor lubrication, which will improve the over working as well as equipment efficiency.

Designed a screw conveyer for feeding the petcock in boiler no.1& 2 to reduce the steam generation cost.

Developed a DCS based auto load & PF control Systems to optimise the TG- sets loading, which will improve the overall efficiency of TG sets as well as Improve the Power Generation.

Holds the merit of installing a VFD on Chlorine compressors for the first time in the history of Caustic Soda Plant to get fast & accurate control.

Received “Exceptional Contributors Award” &“Kaizen Award” for the year.

G.S.F.D.C. Limited, Baroda Jan’80 – Oct’81

Assistant Project Manager

Notable Achievements

Holds the merit of completing the entire new HT sub-station and plant installation activity.

Successfully streamlined different plant chemical old treatment converted into simple & user friendly.

Efficiently handled the entire operations and resolved the strike in absence of Project Manager.

Actively involved in managing plant synergy with other unit benefitted a lot in terms of raw material inventory / technology / process optimisation / understanding.

Ensured the completion of grass root projects two month ahead of schedule even though lot of interventions & disturbance of local & government authorities in 1981.

Actively involved in simplifying the design of process treatment to get the desire result with high efficiency at low cost of investment.

Took the challenge to look after the entire project in the absence of Project Head and completed the project ahead of the schedule.

Received “Appreciation Letter” from Director In-charge for completion of project ahead of the schedule.

Alembic Chemical, Baroda Mar’79 – Jan’80

Assistant Engineer

Notable Achievements

Proved instrumental in the rotation of people to develop multi skill & create more interest in work; instrumental in grouping of old people remove by motivating team by enhancing the process.

Played a key role in resolving the challenge of chronic problems of frequent failure of lift & hydraulic truck.

Significantly engaged in operation & maintenance of lifts during hectic schedule of project completion work.

Received “Energetic & Highly Talented Award” in 1980.

Significantly improved the performance of utility section cooling tower by using FRP blade of the cooling tower fan., which will reduce the operation of one fan (power saving in terms of Rs.5.00lacs / yr.

Effectively modified the breaking systems of Hydraulic Truck to improve the operation safety as well as equipment performance.

Jyoti Limited, Baroda Jan’79 – Mar’79

Trainee Engineer

Notable Achievements

Pivotal in simplifying manual coil making process to mechanised to avoid error.

Successfully streamlined the Motor Varnishing System into the Vacuum Impregnation System Varnishing to avoid the varnish wastages.

Conducted presentations on induction motor design for optimisation of its efficiency.

Actively involved in hydro-pump testing assignment along with motor rewinding, which no body has taken in our group of trainee engineer to learn more.

Received appreciation with conformation of job in sister concern unit before completion of training period.

Technical Purview

Power Plant:

60MW (16.5 + 20MW + 16.12MW (DG)+2.5+1.4MW+2x1.2Mw+1.1MW MG Set )Co-generation Thermal Power Plant consisting of 1x105TPH,2X50TPH and 25TPH, CFBC coal cum lignite base high pressure water tube, CFBC boilers with Double Extraction cum Fully Condensing Type Control TG Sets, DG Sets, Utility, Water Treatment, D.M. Plant & R.O. plant, Chilling Plant, Air Handling Plant, Ash Handling Plant and Coal Handling Plant, ESP, AC -DC HT/LT Motors, UPS, Battery Charger, Batteries, Public Announcement Systems, EPBEX Phone, Pressurisation, Air Condition Systems.

Caustic Soda Plant: Electrical & Instrumentation Control Systems & Equipment’s of Entire Plant 275TPd Caustic Soda Chlorine, Hydrogen Cell house & Flaking Plants Equipment’s Like 2x33KA 11kv/400Dc Rectifiers, HT/LT substation& Equipment’s. DCS

Selection of mechanical equipment along 11kv Switch Gears, AVR Control Systems with 11KV/400VDC rectifiers, DCS, LPC / DSLC / MSLC / EMS / Flameproof increased Safety Smoke Detector Fire Alarm System and field instruments.

Power Plant along with Electrical Department:

HT / LT electrical equipment installation comprising 132/66/11KV Sub-Station Transformer, MG Sets, Turbo Sets, DG Sets, Motors and their various starting Switch Gears, Electrical Furnace, Lifts, Big Network of factory lighting, synchronizing the generator and parallel operation of DG & Turbo Sets, etc.

Power Plant (Boiler House):

1x105TPH and 2x50TPH, CFBC coal cum lignite base high pressure water tube, CFBC boilers

2 Nos. package type high pressure Oil Fired Water Tube Boilers having capacity of 15T/hr at 475 psig & 725 Degree C.

2 x25TPH Spreader Stoker Type Travelling Gate Water Tube Coal Cum Oil Fired High-Pressure Boilers having capacity of 25T/hr at 475 psig &725 deg F.

1 No. Smoke Tube Coal Fired Sells Type Low-Pressure Boiler having capacity of 6t/hr at 150 psig at Dry & Saturates Steam.

3 Nos. Turbo-Generators of Triveni make 1500 kva at 550v/150 c/s.

2 Nos. Motor-Generating Sets of Jyoti / Siemens make 1145 kva at 550v/150c/s.

16 Nos. DG sets of various make (Skoda-SKL- Mirrless having capacity of 2270 kva – 860 kva- 1450 kva – 1367 kva at 11 KV / 415v 50c/s.

Others: Waste Heat Boilers, Centrifuges, Refrigeration Air Conditions, Chilling Plant, Various Type Pumps, Air & Vapour Compressor, Pipeline Used for Steam Soft Water, Sea Water & Oil.

Electrical Department – Pot Motor Section:

HT/ LT and HF/LF Electrical Equipment including AC Variable Drive (Inverter) with Micro Process / Auto-Control Systems, Sequential Operation through PLC.

UPS / CVCF computerized maintenance system, spare parts budget & inventory control, planning procuring & developing required spare parts for project & energy conservation and plant modernization.

Projects Handled

Electrical & instrumentation and control installation of 33 Spinning Machines.

Electrical & instrumentation control of 220 / 132 / 66 / 22 / 11KV HT Sub-Station.

30MW, 20MW, 60MW, 16.5MW, 12.5MW, 7.5MW & 5MW TG Sets of co-generation thermal power plant, including various capacity 15TPh-200TPH high pressure Boilers & its connected auxiliary equipment’s (Package oil fire, Spreader Stoker / CFBC /AFBC / PFBC).

15 MW Wind Mill Power Project / Solar based Power Plant

220/ 132 / 66 / 22 / 11KV Transmission Line (20 KM long).

Electrical CS2 Furnace / 33KA Recite-former and various HT / LT Load Distributing Centre.

10 MT Viscose Colure Filament Yarn Proposal (Project) for China.

20 MT Yarn Project for Indonesia.

7.5 MT Yarn Project for Malaysia.

Continues Spinning Machines – Caustic Plant, RO Plant, DPH, Boilers and TGs.

Water Destination Plant based on Reverse Osmoses Technology.

100-280 & 400TPD Caustic Chlorine Project.

100TPD CPW Plant / 25TPD CSA Plant /100TPD Chloromethane Plant at Chloro alkali Unit /CS2.

Trainings Attended

Electrical Energy Audit of Industrial Plants.

In-house Training Programs on TPM, TQM, PAT, WCM & ISO-9002, OHSAS-18001, SA8000, RC-14001, ISO-50001, SAP –MM / FM / PM / ERP / BM / EMS / CMMIS / IMS / Six Sigma.

Professional Certifications

Second Class “Boiler Proficiency Engineer Certificate “Gujarat Boilers Board, Govt. of Gujarat in 1985

Electrical Supervisor Competency Certificate: Licensing Board of Govt. of Gujarat in 1981.

Qualifications

A.M.I.M.E. (Charter Engineer: B.E. – Mechanical) 1989

Institute of Mechanical Engineers (I), Mumbai

A.M.I.E. (B.E. – Electrical) 1975

The Institute of Engineers (I), Kolkata

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration 1997

Annamalai University

Diploma in Industrial Safety 1994

I.S.L.E., Chennai

Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management 1993

Annamalai University

Post Graduate Diploma in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineering 1980

M.S. University, Baroda

Diploma in Industrial Engineering & Management 1979

Gujarat Technical Examination Board, Ahmadabad

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 1979

M.S. University, Baroda

Diploma in Electrical Engineering 1978

M.S. University, Baroda

Professional Memberships

I.I.P.E. Membership No.: M-5566

A.M.I.E. Membership No.: S 198568

I.I.I.E. Membership No.: S-14052 (91)

I.E.T.E. Membership No.: SG 68569/90

IME Membership No.: 57256

Electrical Supervisor Permit: G/AS/E/7567

Surveyor Licence No.: SLA/36978/97-02/EXT03/05/2002

Corporate Member of Plant Engineers.

Active Member of Internal Training Club and Faculty for In-house Training Programs.

IT Skills

Windows XP, MS Office, Microsoft Outlook, SAP, Intranet, NEA Adity disha, Poornata, IMS, Oracle WCMMS, Lotus 1-2-3, MS DOS, Power point-Cimms and Internet Applications

Personal Details

Date of Birth : 1st June 1955

Passport No . : K5876031 (Valid up 08/11/2022)

Country Visited : U.S.A. (B1/B2-Visitor Visa Valid up to 29/4/2028)

Present Address : Executive Bungalow No.2 Birla sagar Colony, Opposite Birla Mandir, Saurashtra Chemical division of nirma limited. Porbandar-360578- Gujarat (India).

Permanent Address : 4, Jeshing Para, “Krishna Kunj”, AMRELI – 365601, Saurashtra, Gujarat (India).

Languages Known : English, Hindi and Gujarati

Details of Pay & Perks.

Current CTC: Rs 36 Lacs Plus free company accommodation + Company Car +Profit link Benefits +Annual Appreciation Awards

Expected CTC: As per company rule.

Notice Period: 3 months.

Present Location: Porbandar-360578, Dist : Porbandar (Gujarat.)

Willing to relocate: Anywhere in world

(V.G .PATOLIA)

ANNEXURE – ‘A’

DETAILS OF TECHNICAL PURVIEW

Chloralkali plant :

250TPD Caustic Soda Plant with 7nos Electrolyses of uhde GmbH make membrane technology

1x65TPD +1x90TPD caustic soda flakes

1x 15TPD & 1x25TPD HCL furnace

60MW Thermal Power Plant’s ( BHEL Make STG’s & BHEL Make CFBC Boilers )

36.5 MW Thermal Power Plant operation (BHEL Make STG’s & Thermax /ISJEC John make CFBC Boilers.)

220kv/132kv/66kv /22KV/ 11kv/415v AC /DC Electrical power generation, distribution & Controls

Turbine House:

20 & 16.5 MW BHEL Make Steam Turbine – Triple extraction condensing type

20 MW TOYO DENKI (JAPAN Make) steam turbine – Double Extraction Condensing Type

2.5 MW English Electric-Uk make turbine –back pressure type

All kinds Air Compressors & Water Treatments Plants.

Boiler House:

Thermax make 105TPH CFBC Boilers-1no.

ISJEC John Thompson (Yamuna Nagar) (IJT Make)- 105& 2x50 TPH CFBC Boilers –3nos.

ISJEC John Thompson (Yamuna Nagar) (IJT Make)- 25TPH Spreader stocker fire Boilers –2nos.

Rotating Equipments: like F.D,P.A. & I.D. Fans,

P.A. Type Blowers, Centrifugal Pumps

Air Pollution Control:

Any kinds of E.S.P’s

Cyclone Separators

Material Handling Equipments:

Belt Conveyor

Coal Crusher

Pneumatic Conveying systems

De-Mineralizing Water Treatment Plant

Reverse Osmosis Plant

Effluent Treatment Plant

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