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Murli Chainani

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Summary

A mechanical engineer graduated in 1974. First spell with M/s Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai & then joined M/ s Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd, Vadodara (M/s IPCL), in Nov 1975. M/s IPCL was amalgamated with M/s Reliance Industries Ltd in 2002.Superannuated in 2010 with 35 years of experience in Petrochemical Plants Maintenance, Rotating Machinery Trouble Shooting, Grass Root Projects, Offsites & Utilities Operation and Contracts Management. Last position held was Head Of Department of Contracts Cell, reporting to Site President. Post superannuation, worked with M/s AH Dewbro International LLP, for nearly 20 months as Head of Vadodara unit. Interested in mechanical engineering consultancy and work from home in Columbia / Baltimore, USA (Mail: **********@*****.***)

Experience

Last position: HOD-Contracts Management at Superannuated from Reliance Industries Ltd August 2004 - May 2010 (5 years 10 months)

* Contracts management from service requisition receipts, contracts finalization to contracts execution of One Time Contracts, Annual Rate Contracts, Plant Shutdown Contracts and Emergency Breakdown Contracts. *.Coordination with Reliance HO for inter site major Annual Rate Contracts and SAP system

(MM Module) implementation. * Rates negotiation after Inter plant and inter site rates comparison. * Performance monitoring of contractors with contractors approved list updates. * Formation of annual rate contracts to minimize repeated one time contracts * Successfully introduced high pressure water jet cleaning of LDPE plant reactor tubes in place chemical cleaning.. * In charge for Contractors Safety Management. Superannuated at Reliance Industries Ltd

November 1975 - May 2010 (34 years 7 months)

HOD - Contracts Management

General Manager, Project Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd November 1989 - August 2004 (14 years 10 months)

I) Maintenance of Polypropylene Plant (1999 to 2004) : As a team member, participated in solving hardware problems, de-bottleneck and execution of modification schemes enabling Plant operation at 160% of design capacity from 60% at the time of taking charge of mechanical maintenance. II) Commissioning & Operations of Off sites and Utilities for new PP & PBR plants (!996 to 1999): Commissioned new facilities involving air separation plant, Butadiene storage, cooling water system and fire protection system. Also commissioned extension of feed stock lines and utilities from existing network.Interesting being hook up and commissioning of flare system with existing flare for other plant. III) Grass Root Projects:(!989 to 1996) Page2

The main cracker and downstream plants were commissioned in late seventies, new Polypropylene plant

(PP plant) and Poly Butadiene Rubber plant (PBR plant) were put up and commissioned in 1996. Had been Project Coordinator for feedstock, offsites and utilities for these new plants.New generation facilities were created where no margins with existing facilities were available. Graduate Engineer Trainee to Deputy Manager at IPCL November 1975 - November 1989 (14 years 1 month)

I) Rotating Machinery Cell (1984 to 1989): Performance monitoring and trouble shooting of rotating machinery in Polypropylene, Low Density Poly Ethylene, Co Polymer Poly Propylene, Poly Butadiene Rubber, Petroleum Resin, Vinyl Chloride / Poly Vinyle Chloride, Acrylonitrile and Acrylic Fibre plants. II) Plant Maintenance (Nov 1977 to June 1984): Associated with mechanical erection, trial runs and commissioning of of first Polypropylene plant. Improved reliability and on stream availability of equipment. III) Graduate Engineer Trainee (Nov 1975 to Nov 1977) Exposure in maintenance of Xylenes, DMT, Cracker unit, ACN and PP project.

Skills & Expertise

Petrochemical

Contract Management

Plant Maintenance

Commissioning

Management

Project Management

Reliability Engineering

EPC

Project Engineering

Time Management

Data Gathering and Analysis

Contract Negotiation

Education

Saurashtra University

Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 1968 - 1974 Grade: Topper

Maitri Maha Vidyalay, Adipur (Kutchh)

High School, Science, 1965 - 1968

Languages

English

Hindi

Gujarati

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