MOHIT MANDAL
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EDUCATION
**** – 2015 EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL LILLE, FRANCE
MSc. Business Management (Strategy), EDHEC Excellence Scholarship ; 720 / 800 GMAT
Operation consulting project for a Printing Shop with € 10M turnover; Digital Transformation project
for a French spirits major; New product strategy for an online video sharing platform
2005 – 2009 BIJU PATNAIK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY BHUBANESWAR, INDIA
BE (Mechanical); 7.9 / 10 CGPA; Top 3%; Project on acoustic analysis to improve IC-Engine
performance; Selected to Aviation Team of National Cadet Corps
2003 – 2005 Class XII (Science), D.A.V. Public School; 83% (Distinction); Awarded Governor’s Scout Award
EXPERIENCE
2012 – 2013 VEDANTA ALUMINIUM LTD. JHARSUGUDA, INDIA
Assistant Manager, Maintenance
• Performed exhaustive root cause analysis of repetitive equipment breakdowns and micromanaged
maintenance activities to implement the corrective measures reducing repetitive breakdowns by 80%
• Led a team of 8 including 2 junior engineers and 6 technicians, under conditions of increasing
breakdown due to ageing equipment, to perform corrective maintenance leading to less than 2%
downtime during operation activities
• Implemented 5S in maintenance zones and mechanical workshop
SEP 2010 – 2012 VEDANTA ALUMINIUM LTD. JHARSUGUDA, INDIA
Assistant Manager, Planning
• Led the preventive maintenance team of 12 including junior engineers and technicians to plan and
execute a preventive maintenance schedule during peak breakdown season, resulting in 95%
equipment availability and $33 million production growth
• Built the excel model for forecasting, planning and ordering of spare parts and optimized inventory
costs by providing precise number of spare parts for each shift based on analysis of historical data
• Planned strategic inventory requirement and initiated local procurement of spares and in-house
fabrication of non-critical spares leading to maintenance cost reduction of 23% annually
2010 – OCT 2010 BHARAT ALUMINIUM LTD. KORBA, INDIA
Assistant Manager, Expansion Project
• Analysed the process parameters and functioning of existing smelter unit and finalized the technical
specifications for upcoming Greenfield project
• Finalized the vendor and negotiated the deal based on the final specifications and delivery timelin e
as part of the technical team
• Monitored complete fabrication and erection process of the expansion project, a contract worth $9.8
million and ensured delivery in a record time of 3 months
ACTIVITIES: Leading flight cadet of No.1 (Odisha) Squadron, National Cadet Corps (Air Wing)
Evening classes for the slum children for a year as part of voluntary group ‘Jaago’
Funding education of a young girl through World vision India
LANGUAGE: Fluent in English, Intermediate level in French, 89 / 100 DELF A1
SKILLS: Strategic Planning & Analysis, Process Improvement, Project Management, Inventory & Procurement
Planning, Teambuilding, Leadership, International Business Outlook, Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel
& PowerPoint