Project Manager / Head - Rollign stock, Depots, Systems

PIYUSH BHARDWAJ, C.Eng, MSaRS, MIET

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PROJECT DIRECTOR

A versatile professional offering over 2 decade’s end-to-end expertise in managing Domestic & International Projects in Metro Railway industry

An ardent analyst with experience in strengthening companies to lead in highly competitive situations

Industry Preference: Metro Railways

Industry Preference: Lubricant

PROFILE SNAPSHOT

A competent professional with qualitative experience in:

-Project Management -Strategic Planning -Procurement

-Rolling Stock & Depot Management -Operations & Maintenance -People Management

-Testing & Commissioning -Business Development -Liaison & Coordination

A project planner & visionary professional with proven skills in managing metro/rail projects, leading operations, working in multi-cultural environment and delivering sustained growth in dynamic conditions

A dynamic leader with expertise in leading team of planning, design review & procurement of modern rolling stock and depot equipment & facilities in various depots for operations & maintenance of trains

Expertise in creating blueprint of maintenance strategy of trains, depot equipment and maintenance vehicles supplied by various suppliers/vendors

Proficient in handling the entire gamut of tasks right from planning, monitoring and controlling phases of project lifecycle to overall inter-discipline coordination & administration

Excellent understanding of relevant international technical standards, quality & environmental requirements, safety certification from international body

Carrying out innovative approach and initiatives to develop cost effective & efficient solutions to improve productivity, resource optimisation and reducing Capex/Opex

Gained International exposure, entailing leading Big Teams in International Projects; Lead Testing Engineer in Changwon, South Korea & Itami, Japan and Leading Dubai Metro Team

A principal point of contact with expertise in ensuring optimal implementation of the company objectives

A strategist cum implementer with skills in problem solving coupled with confident decision making for enabling effective solutions leading to completion of task in time with low operational costs

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

As Project Director, Leading a team of consultants in Kochi Metro.

Successfully led the team of stakeholders, entailing consultants, system vendors of rolling stock, signalling, communications, power supply, overhead traction supply, station equipment, AFC, MEP, etc. for testing, commissioning and handover of assets, civil infrastructure and systems.

Proven expertise in delivering the assignments successfully, leading and managing a team (> 500 staff) in Public & Private sector as well as in multicultural international environment

Headed the teams for interfacing with other disciplines, integration with other systems, collaboration with various stakeholders and statutory authorities for successful planning, execution & delivery in Green Field Prestigious Metro Rail Projects in Delhi, Dubai and Hyderabad

Implementation of IT based MMIS (Maintenance management & information system) and Asset management system (AMS) using SAP and Maximo

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Supervising the project implementation related matters of the organisation; including:

oConsultancy, planning, scheduling, monitoring & controlling of preliminary & final project

oTendering, contract administration, supervision of construction and commissioning, project monitoring, interface management, quality assurance & safety, cost control, so on

Looking after the procurement processes, specification, budgeting, bid evaluation & contract negotiations

Performing the implementation of competency, quality & energy management system, risk assessment/mitigation, disaster recovery, business continuity plans, formulating verification, testing and acceptance criteria in Large Metro Projects

Developing project baselines; monitoring and controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time over-runs and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects

Developing & reviewing documentation-training manuals, O&M manuals, SOPs, crisis/contingency/emergency plans, procedures for normal, degraded & emergency mode of operation

Anchoring commissioning & project activities to ensure completion of the same within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize output

Heading the team for onsite testing & commissioning, vital tests-Stability, Ride Index, Propulsion/Traction System, EMC/EMI, Noise & Vibration, etc.

Responsible for interface and integration of rolling stock & depot equipment with variety of Signalling, Communication, Third Rail & Overhead 25kV Supply Systems

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Sep’15 - Project Director, Independent Quality & Safety Consultant

Project Title: Kochi Metro Rail Project Consultant (Consortium of Deutsche Bahn, LIPL & SMEC)

Key Result Areas:

Support client in planning, design review, procurement, installation & testing of various systems & facilities required for successful opening of Metro rail project within stipulated time and budget

Leading & managing a team of Safety & Quality experts, System experts of Rolling stock & depot, Signalling (CBTC), Communication, Track, E&M, Lift & Escalators, Third rail traction and power supply, Automatic Fare collection, Platform Screen gate for design review, FAT, installation, testing and commissioning.

As Independent Safety & Quality Assessor audit of works, collaborating with the statutory authorities and various stakeholders, and Government Agencies for necessary approvals

Jan’11-Aug’15 L&T Hyderabad Metro as Joint General Manager (Rolling Stock & Depots), Head System Integration /Testing & Commissioning

Project Title: Hyderabad Metro Rail (world’s largest PPP Metro Rail Project on DBFOT Model)

Key Result Areas:

Planning, design review & procurement of modern rolling stock and depot equipment & facilities in three depots for operations & maintenance of trains

Supervising a team of rolling stock & depot for preparation of technical specification, tendering, evaluation of bids, preparation of depot layout, equipment and facilities in coordination with the design of modern rolling stock

Collaborating with the statutory authorities and various stakeholders, entailing Independent Engineer (IE), Independent Safety Assessor and Government Agencies, e.g. Fire Authorities for necessary approvals

Aug’08-Dec’10 Serco Dubai & Delhi

Growth Path

Aug’08-Jul’09 Line Manager at Serco Dubai Metro (World’s Largest Driverless Metro System)

Jul’09-Dec’10 Business Development Manager Serco India

Key Result Areas:

As Business Development Manager

Established new vertical “Transport Division” for identifying new opportunities in India in Transport sector-road, rail and airport operations & maintenance

Entrusted with the responsibility of developing contacts with probable clients, carried out feasibility study and examined the requirements based on resources prior to bidding/negotiations

Produced bid documents, tender specifications, scope of work, resource calendar, estimates & cost analysis

As Rolling Stock & Depots Manager (Line Manager), SERCO-ME/DUBAI

Functioned as overall In-charge of all three depots such as Rashidiya, Jebel Ali & Al Qusais

Created blueprint of maintenance strategy of trains, depot equipment and maintenance vehicles supplied by Kinki Sharyo and other vendors of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Dubai Metro

Entrusted with the responsibility of:

oDeveloping procedures & work instructions and staff recruitment, mobilisation & training

oPlanning for spares, tools, consumables, logistics and other facilities required during normal, degraded and emergency situations in coordination with other departments for integrated management of depots

Liaised with the system supplier for taking over operations & maintenance of depots & rolling stock on behalf of RTA, Dubai

Jul’03-Aug’08 Delhi Metro as Dy. General Manager / Rolling Stock and Depots Manager

Key Result Areas:

Lead the team for development of facilities in three depots-Shastri Park, Khyber Pass & Najafgarh

Managed a team for installation, testing and commissioning of 70 (4 car trains) and depot equipment & facilities, e.g. wheel lathe, wash plant, mobile/sunken jacks, rescue & shunting vehicle, diesel locomotives, etc. at site

Headed a team of 500 staff, including Sr. Managers, Assistant Managers, Engineers & Technicians for testing, commissioning, operations & maintenance of trains supplied by MRM (Mitsubishi-ROTEM-MELCO) (Joint venture of South Korea and Japanese firms)

Supervised, coordinated and managed testing of Prototype Train in Korea and Delhi. Prepared & implemented various procedures for systematic, safe & efficient depot working. Produced annual budget, quality & safety procedures

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Jul’01-Jul’03 Delhi Metro as Senior Electrical Engineer

Significant Accomplishments:

Successfully carried out on site testing and commissioning of Prototype Train in Changwon, South Korea

Contributed in design review of technical documents and monitored the progress of manufacturing of trains

Actively served as a Member of Consultant to Delhi Metro witnessed the FAT of various equipment & systems

Apr’97-Jun’01 Indian Railways as Assistant Electrical Engineer

Significant Accomplishments:

Led a team for running inspection and electrical sections of AC-DC Locomotive Maintenance Facility

Developed plans & scheduled the maintenance of trains and monitored their performance

Sep’91-Dec’93 Delhi College of Engineering as Faculty

Significant Accomplishment:

Qualified the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)-1991 Examination and worked as Ad-hoc Faculty in Control Systems

ACADEMIC DETAILS

Executive Management from IIM, Bangalore in 2012

Master’s in Energy Studies (Non-conventional Energy) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi in 1995

Graduation in Electrical Engineering with Honours in Control System from NIT, Surat in 1991

Other Course:

Jan’96-Mar’97 IIT, Delhi as Research Scholar

Significant Accomplishments:

Qualified Junior Research Fellowship Examination conducted by University Grant Commission and enrolled as Research Scholar in IIT, Delhi

MAJOR PROJECTS

Project Title: Initiatives for Improving Energy Efficiency, Productivity and Promoting Green Energy

Responsibilities/Activities:

As a core team member of CDM, participated in monitoring, documentation, recording, and registration of the project to claim carbon credits for regenerative braking system in metro trains

Led a team of engineers to develop an electronic module for wireless communication with Train information and management system. Implemented software & hardware changes in trains saving of US$ 2 million per year

Coordinated and lead the implementation of Quality management system and ISO 9001:2000 certification of first metro depot in India

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Chartered Engineer, MIET & Member of Society of Safety & Reliability (UK)

Certified ‘Energy Manager’ from Bureau of Energy efficiency, India

Certification issued for “Managing Safely” by IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety & Health) in Dubai Metro Project

Trained & Certified “Key Instructor” in Incident handling, Emergency response & Crisis management in Urban Metro Rail System by reputed international firm of Hong Kong.

Off shore trainings - Training in Application of Power Electronics in IGBT based propulsion systems by M/s Mitsubishi Industries, Japan; Train running simulation software training conducted by MELCO at Itami, Japan

Training in Maintenance Engineering by NPC (National Productivity Council) on Reliability Centred Maintenance, Total Productive Maintenance & Modern Maintenance Management

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 24th June, 1969

Languages Known: English & Hindi

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Married

Passport No.: J8618049

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