Mukeshkumar R Patel

Phone: +1-704-***-**** adzoke@r.postjobfree.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/mukesh-patel-mrp01 PROFILE SUMMARY:

Chemical engineer with more than 35 years of experience in the field of Petroleum Refining, Petrochemicals, and Polymers. Major achievements were in manufacturing, operation, process engineering of new projects, project management, technology, startup/commissioning, debottlenecking, cost optimization, catalyst evaluation & selection, quality & reliability improvement, energy management, process safety management, safety -environmental compliances and people development etc. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Vice President January 2010 – January 2023 Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar, India

Served as Assistant Vice President & Head Process Engineering in Largest single site refinery complex in the world having 1.4 Million BPSD capacity & turnover of 118 Billion USD owned by Reliance Industries Limited.

Lead manufacturing of refinery units and achieved safe & successful start-up, commissioning, and operations of large Greenfield O2C plants/site.

Direct and Lead the manufacturing technology, process engineering & cross functional reams the refinery fuel complex. Managing various forms of contracts and procurement

Lead no. of capex projects worth of +100 Million USD from initiation to commissioning

Maximized value by capturing, communicating & applying lessons learned and best practices.

Achieved overall site technology plan by developing, and implementing performance monitoring system.

Developed successors by mentoring & coaching and implementing competency programme

Developed advanced monitoring system by implementing CMMS, Digital Platforms, Dash boards and OMS

Senior General Manager April 2007 – January 2010

Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar, India

SME for hydro processing / Clean fuel units including Kerosene (ATF) & Post treatment units

Achieved successful implementation of clean fuel projects resulting into EURO IV+ products

Ensure timely completion of BEP, Engineering, PIO, MOCs, ENCON by interacting with internal stakeholders and licensors/R&D/DECs

Improved efficiency by troubleshooting, debottlenecking, stretching unit capacities, yield & energy optimization, Opex & Cat-Chem optimization.

Lead more than 15 turnarounds in refinery and petrochemicals including catalyst change outs of hydrogen, hydro processing units

Responsible for developing and managing annual plant operations, KPIs, maintenance, and capital budgets

Conducted technical evaluations of new catalysts/chemicals, basic and detailed engineering review, technology support to new units, improving the overall productivity of units.

Standardized technical documentation & developed best practices for Hydroprocessing / Hydrogen Sector

Provided technical support for commissioning, startup of new units/facilities, and annual catalyst change-out / turnaround of units.

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Ensured safe operation by leading HSE/PSM related activities including management of HAZOP and execution of recommendations.

Minimize process safety events by providing timely guidance and advice, leading Incident investigation,/Root Cause Analysis & finalize mitigation plan.

Lead multidisciplinary team, development, implementation & governance of systems to monitor plant performance, report deviations, and recommend corrective actions for achieving operational excellence.

General Manager November 2005 – March 2007

Reliance Industries Limited, Jamnagar, India

Lead energy efficiency improvement projects / programme resulting in energy saving of 3% of total consumption.

Lead Benchmarking (Solomon) and achieved first quartile performance, identification of gaps and develop plan to bridge the gaps, yield accounting & improvement, Opex reduction. Joint General Manager-Process June 1997–November 2005 Essar Oil Limited (now Nayara Energy), Jamnagar, India

Process design /basic & detailed engineering of process units, power plants and utilities.

Achieved implementation from conceptualization to commissioning of grass root refinery project of 10.5 MMTPA capacity by coordinating with PMC/Licensors/DECs, vendors, consultants.

Build a network of relationships with related engineering and technical functions within company and external engineering service providers / licensors in the wider refining industry.

Finalized various refinery configurations to meet new/future product specifications.

Enhanced refinery capacity by conducting debottlenecking studies and product slate improvement. Worked on utilities and power balance for different configurations of the refinery.

Achieved safe startup/commissioning and lead PSM /HAZOP/HAZID studies

Finalized optimum chemicals/additives/catalysts by deep technical evaluation

Developed competent manpower by developing training and mentoring subordinates and freshers. Deputy Manager August 1991 – June 1997

Reliance Industries Limited, Hazira, India

Co-ordination of maintenance and Actively involved in start-up and commissioning, manufacturing/operations, process control, technical support & troubleshooting of petrochemical plants

Debottlenecking/expansion, production planning & preparation of MIS reports, and budget management of man, machine, and material.

Executed shutdown activities

Lead quality improvement programme by implementing quality system i.e., ISO - 9002

Imparted training & development to subordinates about plant operation and troubleshooting activities. Assistant Manager February 1988 – July 1991

GSFC Limited, Vadodara, India

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GSFC) is an Indian chemicals and fertilizers manufacturer, owned by the Government of Gujarat and involved in manufacturing of Water Soluble Fertilizers - Caprolactam - Agro services etc. employing about 4000 people.

Involved in start-up, commissioning, operation of Caprolactam based Nylon-6 plant Petrochemical/Polymerization Plant

Involved in process control, debottlenecking &troubleshooting, Setting up of chemical laboratory, Production planning, and technical evaluation of chemicals and auxiliary materials. 3

Shift Engineer June 1987 – February 1988

Calico Polyesters,Vadodara, India

DMT & EG based polyester Petrochemical/Polymerization and Methanol recovery Plant employing about 300 people.

Performed routine operational activities, process control, and troubleshooting and coordinated maintenance-related activities.

Supervisor January 1987 – June 1987

Kisan Chemicals, Vadodara, India

Micro scale manufacturing of DDT (Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloriethane)

Worked in different areas of operations, bagging, marketing, and dispatching. EDUCATION:

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering June, 1986 M.S.University of Baroda, India Additional Qualification:

Energy Auditor July 2005 BEE, GOI

Post-Graduation Diploma in International Business Management December2004 IGNOU, India

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