Ramesh Kumar Kona

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Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt, ISO 9001:2015 ( Quality Systems ), ISO 14001:2015 ( Environmental Management Systems ), OSHAS 18001 : 2007 ( Occupational Health & Safety Management ), OSHAS 18002 : 2000 - Trained

BRIEF OVERVIEW

A Distinguished Techno-Management Professional Executive with 28 Years Extensive experience in overall strategy in conceptualizing, Design, Construction & Operational of New Sea Port’s, CFS, DRY Port’s and SEZ’s, Ware houses Infrastructure Projects. Multiple Cargo End-to-End Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Mineral’s, Coal, Iron ore, Lime stone, and Manganese Mining Operation & Management. Wear Housing Operations & Management.

Global Sourcing of Equipment’s, Spares & Components for Port’s, Mineral & Metal Processing plants, Automobile’s & Manufacturing Projects. Supply, Procurement, Construction - Contract Negotiations & Finalizations. Complete Project Budgeting and P&L. forecasting/formulating Operational Budget and carrying out Variance Analysis & Cost control. Private Equity Funding, Business Units Acquisitions & Merger’s. Possess Excellent Human Recourse management and relationship skills in a Multi-cultural, Multi-National & Multi-lingual environment.

ORGANISATIONAL DETAILS

Dec’2020 till date Freelance Consultant -New Port Venture from Conceptualization to Operational with Port Branding, Business Development & Cargo tie ups, Warehouse Mangmt. Supply Chain of Multiple Products, Cargoes & Goods, Fleet Trucks & Equipment management Operations & Maintenance, Mining Management & Operations of Open Cast Mining of Coal, Iron ore & Manganese. Construction & Operations of Pvt Logistics Hub’s, Container Freight Stations( CFS )& Inland Dry Ports. Complete DPR’S, P & L of the Project’s, Mergers & Business Acquisition, Financial Modeling of project Helping in Securing Project Private Equity. Funding from Investment Bankers & Private Investors. ( Moved to United States August 2021).

July’2017-Nov’2020 NGM (Nouvelle Gabon Mining S.A) Gabon., as Director At Franceville & Okondja ( Manganese Mining, Manganese Process Plant, Fleet, Ware House, Logistics, Contracts and Complete P & L of BU ( Plant, Fleet, Mining, Logistics & Railway Siding Operations ) & At Libreville ( Port, Logistics & Shipping Operations ). Constructed Residential Housing (125 Units ) and Dinning for Plant & Mine Operations Staff ( 225 People ), Ware House & Fleet Repair Workshop (150000 & 75000 Sq fts). Complete Transport fleet 145 & Mining Equipment fleet 65 Management. E-to-E Logistics ( Mine to Plant to Railway yard to Sea Port & finally loading on to Ship, Multi - Model - Logistics ). Expanded the Mining of Manganese Ore from 1.5 MMTPA to 7.5 MMTPA & Expanded Ore Processing Plant Capacity, Design & Construction from 0.5 MMTPA to 2.5 MMTPA ( 2017 to 2020). Global Sourcing of Spares & Consumable Supply for Plant, Transport Fleet, Mining Fleet & Operations. Commercial Procurement & Supply Contracts finalized. Budget & Complete P & L of Transport Fleet, Mining Equipment and Plant Operations. Shipping & Port Operational Logistics P&L. 2 year Contract Completed ( July 2017 –July 2019) + 8 Months as Consultant on site ( August 2019 to March 2020 ) + further extended from March 2020 till November 2020 as Consultant Remote working from India due to Covid-19.

Sep’2016 –May’2017 Bahari Oil & Gas Services FPZ, Tanzania as - Head of Project ( COO) to Develop New Port & FPZ ( 1000 Mtrs Water Front & 1800 Acres Land ), Construction & Operations of ( Berth’s, Wear houses, shore Supply Base Yard, Hospital, Housing, Internal Roads, Fleet Repair Station). Construction & Operations Container Freight Station ( CFS ). Global Sourcing & Procurement of Equipment’s, Spares & Supplies from Global Suppliers for the Operations of Oil & Gas Sector ( OSV/PSV, Drilling Rig Platforms. Tugs, Cranes), Operations Sub-Contracts, Shore Supply Base Planning & Operation, Marine Assets Managing, Marine & Shipping Operations. Constructed 4 ( 10 Acres) Open Stock Yards, 4 (18000 SFT) Covered Bonded Ware Houses, 01( 28000 SFT) Hospital, 01( 38000 SFT ) Admin Building, 45 KM Internal Roads & Drains, [ Project Shelved due to New Govt. of Tanzania Revised Oil & Gas Exploration and Port Development Policy]

Oct’2012 – Sept’2016 P.T.Bangun Energy Pte & P.T.Pembridge Minerals & Mining Pte., Indonesia as Sr.Vice President – Coal Mining & Coal Blending Plant Operations. Increased Coal Mining & Blending plant Capacity from ( 2 MMTPA to 14 MMTPA ). Constructed 195 KM of Internal Roads from Mine Pit Head To Blending Plant. Mining Equipment 45, Transport Fleet 90 Operation & Maintenance . Own 15 Barges ( 10 - 5000 MT, 2-3000 MT, 3-2000MT ) 15 Tugs. 15 ( 2000 MT) Barges & Tugs Long term Operational Lease Contracts. Constructed Barge loading Berths at Inland river port & Mechanized Barges Loading Conveyor System Installation at Barge Loading river Port for coal. Supply of Spare & Major Repair Contracts for the Mining Equipment, Truck, Tugs & barges. Complete Port( Anchorage & Berth side ) Coal Operations & Shipping Operations ( Vessel Chartering & Management ),Coal Supply Chain Management, E-to-E Logistics ( Multi Modal ) & Coal Business Development. Operational Cost Control & Complete P & L of Business Units.

Sept’2008 to Sept’2012 MARG Karaikal Port Private Limited., Karaikal, Chennai, Pondicherry as Vice-President Developing a New Sea Port & SEZ at Karaikal, Pondicherry, Land Acquisition, Design,Development & Construction of the Commercial Multi Cargo Handling Sea Port ( 120 MMT ) Conventional & Mechanized with dedicated SEZ, Constructed 9 Multiple Capacity Warehouses for Bulk & Bagged Cargoes, (09) Bulk Liquid Cargo Storage Tank Farm, Constructed (36) Open Storage Yards for Bulk Cargo. Constructed Railway Yards for Handling Bulk & Bagged Cargo. Designed & Constructed Railway wagon in Motion Mechanical Bulk Coal Loading System. Constructed Residential & Commercial Office Buildings. Construction & Operations of Container Freight Station ( CFS ), Inter acted & liaised with the State & Central Government Officials & departments for the clearances required for all Project’s. Done Global Sourcing & Procured New Equipment for Port Project (Mobile Harbor Cranes, Shore -Unloaders, Stacker & reclaimers ). Port Equipment Spares Supply & Annual Maintenance Contracts. Port Operations, Port & Inland Logistics. Port Cargo Handling Equipment, Trucks, Dumpers Repair & Maintenance. Sub-Contracting of Complete Dredging of Inner & Outer Harbor. Cargo Handling Contracts with Port User’s. Sub-Contracting of Port Services to Various Service providers. MARG Logistics Operations Budget and P & L, Branding of Port & Port Services Business Development.

Feb’ 2004 – Aug’2008 S.S. Marine Logistics & Shipping Private Limited., Visakhapatnam as Senior General Manager Shipping Operations & Port Multiple Bulk and Bagged, Cargo Handling Operations, Open & Closed Wearhouse Operations Management, Project Cargo & Container Storage and Handling Operations, End-to-End Bulk, Bagged, Project & Container Cargo Logistics. Strategic Partnership in Construction & Operations of Private Port Berths, Container Freight Stations ( CFS ) & Inland Dry Ports.

Feb’ 2000 - Jan’ 2004 M.R. Mercantile Agents Pvt Ltd., Visakhapatnam as General Manager Shipping Operations & Port Multiple Bulk and Bagged, Cargo Handling Operations, Open & Closed Wearhouse Operations Management, Project Cargo & Container Storage and Handling Operations, End-to-End Bulk, Bagged, Project & Container Cargo Logistics.

Apr’ 1994 - Jan’ 2000 Deblines Private Limited., Visakhapatnam as Sr. Manager Shipping and Port Operations ( South India – Vishakhapatnam, Kakinada, Chennai & Tuticorin )

Career Path

Joined as Sr.Executive Shipping & Operations April 1994 to May 1996

Promoted as Manager Shipping & Operations from June 1996 to December 1998

Promoted as Sr. Manager Shipping & Operations (South India)

PROFICIENCY FORTE

■Merit of being first person to initiate & Implemented overside barge discharge operations of the bulk Cargo vessel at the Visakhapatnam Port Outer Harbor ( 1999 ).

■Devised and Executed the logistics & Port operations in such a way which resulted in savings the cost of cargo handling in port by 30 % to 35 % & avoided the vessel demurrage by 100 % at Visakhapatnam port for the Coromandel fertilizers vizag & Principle Raw Material Supply Company Getax( 2004 to 2008)

■Planned & Implemented cost effective iron ore cargo movement logistics from the mine heads in Bellary & Hospet to various port like Goa & New Mangalore. Bringing down the Cost by 38% ( 2001 to 2008 )

■Initiated the first outer harbour bulk cargo overside discharge into the barge from the vessel to lessen the waiting time of the vessel for the want of outer harbor lighterage berth thereby reducing the waiting period of the vessel at anchorage & avoiding the demurrage of vessels by 90 % ( 2001 to 2008 )

■Was Strategic Team Member of the Design & Construction of Private ( Vizag Seaports Pvt Ltd. ) Berths EQ-8 & EQ-9 and Have Designed & Constructed the entire Mechanized Coal Storage & Conveyor Rail Loading System at EQ-8 & EQ-9 berths at Visakhapatnam Port ( Public Private Partnership Model) ( 2004 to 2008 )

■The record tonnage discharge of 9850 m/tons in 20 hrs at the fertilizer berth at VPT is an all time record in the history of Visakhapatnam Port for discharging with single screw un-loader ( Swevertel )and all time discharge record for the Muragappa Group any where in south Indian ports in a single day ( 20 Hrs in 2004).

■Primary Key member of the Team which Convinced Private Equity Investors the IDFC of Mumbai to Invest 165 Crores) in 1St Phase ( 2008 to 2010 - out of 670 Crores = 160 Million USD) of Karaikal Port & Jacob Balla’s of Delhi to invest 1090 Crore in the 2ND Phase (2010 to 2012 - out of 2800 crore = 729 Million USD- Mechanization Phase ) of Karaikal Port.

■Prepared the entire tariff structure of the port along with Operational Procedures (SOP’s) for Karaikal Port, by which the port has achieved the best National record discharge rate of 55875 M/T discharge in 20 hrs (2008 to 2012).

■Initiated, Assisted in Design & Implemented the SAP based ERP System integration across all departments in MARG Karaikal Port Vertical.( 2008 to 2012 )

■Prepared the Best End to End Cost effective & Strategic Logistic Solutions to the Major Customers of Central Tamilnadu ( MALCO, DALMIYA CEMENTS, MADRAS CEMENTS, T.A.SUGARS, EID-PARRY SUGARS, JSW STEELS, NAGARJUNA OILS, TNPL, TNEB, BHEL, C&O, CARGIL,DCIPL, BHATIA CAOL, NFCL, IFFCO, ZCFL, CFIL, ETC ) and attracted them to the New Port in ( 2008 to 2012 ).

■Setting up the Operational Bagging Plant inside the Port for fertilizers like UREA, DAP & MOP at Port warehouse and loading the bagged cargo in time without any demurrage on to rail wagon’s ( 2008 to 2012)

■Distinction of Loading 7 Rakes ( Full Train’s ) of cargo in 24hrs ( 5 Bulk Coal Cargo’s – 2 bagged fertilizer Cargo) ( 2008 to 2012 ).

■Distinction of Strategic Planning and Presentation on Transportation Cost Cutting & Time Saving Model and ability to Convince moved the BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Government Organization ) from the Government Port to First private port in India to handle their Export & Import Cargo’s (2009 ).

■Also Involved in the Other Projects of the MARG Marine EPC Vertical from Land acquiring to Project implementation like (1) Mugaiyur Port ( Ship Repair Yard & Captive General Cargo Berth’s ), (2) Cuddalore Port (PPP) Development Project, (3) Marg Logistics Park & SEZ development Project ( Karaikal ) (4) Proposal for setting up a Ship Building & Repair Yard at Palur ( Orissa) (5) General Cargo Berths NCB - 4 & NCB - 5 at Tuticorin Port (PPP). (6) Nargol Port in Gujarat & Others ( 2008 to 2012 ).

■Key team member of the Design & Execution of the Underwater and Under ground Crude & Product Pipeline Laying from Karaikal Port to Indian Oil Corporation Chidambanar Refinery at Nagapatnam 25 Km ( 2009 to 2012 ).

■Designed & Constructed the Edible Oil Storage Tank farm ( 2000 Mt X 9 tanks ) facility at Karikal Port. ( 2010 to 2012 ).

■Devised Designed & Implemented the best Operations procedures for Mining Operations by Optimum utilization of the Equipment and brought down the equipment cost and improved the production Out Put, brought down the Cost per Ton of Coal produced by 35% ( 2012 to 2016 ) Indonesia.

■Constructed 195 KM of New Internal & Connecting Roads & Drains from Mine Pit heads to the Blending Plant’s & at the River Barge Loading Berths. ( 2012 to 2016 ) Indonesia.

■Devised Designed & Implemented the Best Multimodal End-to-End Logistics plan to bring down the transport cost of the Coal from the Mine Pit head to the Barge Loading Jetty and Anchorage Ship Loading by 38% ( 2012 to 2016 ) Indonesia.

■Devised Designed & Implemented the Best Multimodal End-to-End Logistics plan to bring down the transport cost of the Manganese from the Plant to the Rail Siding to Port and Midstream Ship Loading by 42% (July 2017 to Nov 2020 ) Gabon – Africa.

■Devised Designed & Implemented the Best Manual (Loader ) Loading Operation SOP for Rail Wagon’s Their by Bringing down the Loading Time of Rake( 87 wagons ) from 32Hrs to 3hrs 30Min National Record time, Their by bringing the Loading Cost Per Ton by 90 % (July 2017 to Nov 2020 ) In Gabon - Africa.

■Initiated, Assisted in Design & Implemented the centralized SAP based ERP System integration across all departments in Nuvelle Gabon Mining .( July 2017 to Nov 2020 ) In Gabon - Africa.

■Designed Constructed State of Art Covered Warehouse of 150000 SqFt, Constructed Fully covered 75000 SqFt of Repair Work Shop for Heavy Vehicles ( Trucks, Dumpers ), Cranes & Heavy Mining Machinery ( Excavators, Loaders, Dozers, Heavy Duty Mine Dumpers ). Bulit a Water Washing & Drying Plant for Heavy Mining Machinery & Vehicles (July 2017 to Nov 2020 ) In Gabon - Africa.

■Designed Constructed Residential accommodation for Administration, Plant & Mine Operations Expatriates Staff ( 125 Single Units – 85 at Franceville & 40 at Okondja ). Built Most Modern State of art Mini-Hospital Facility, Kitchen & Dinning Facility for 200 Staff ( 12000 Sqft. ) at Franceville & Okondja (July 2017 to Nov 2020 ) In Gabon - Africa.

■Devised Designed & Implemented the best Operations procedures for Mining Operations by Optimum utilization of the Equipment and brought down the equipment operation cost and improved the production Out Put, brought down the Operational Cost per Ton of Manganese produced by 32% ( July 2017 to Nov 2020 ) In Gabon - Africa.

■Initiated Design & Implemented Best Global Sourcing practice methods & Competitive Supply Contracts of Equipment,Components, Spares, Chemicals their by reduced the Input Cost per Ton of Manganese produced significantly by 40% ( July 2017 to Nov 2020 ) In Gabon - Africa.

EDUCATION

2019 Executive Masters of Business Administration ( M.B.A ) from Matrix Institute of Business

Administration. Noida, New Delhi.

1994 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from AU College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam.

1998 Bachelor of Art (Public Admn, Politics, Sociology) from School of Correspondence Andhra

University, Visakhapatnam.

1989 Diploma in Automobile Engineering from Data Matics School of Technical Education, Hyderabad.

IT SKILLS

MS-Windows-Windows XP, Windows 7 & Windows -8 OS, MS Office, ERP, SAP, SAGE, SCADA, TMS, WMS.

PERSONAL VITAE

Date of Birth: 27th Dec- 1969

Address: 1383 E CROSSINGS PLACE, BLDG # 10

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