Advance process control Engg (Consultant to Pulp and Paper Industry)

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Vikas Panwar

Yokogawa India Ltd. Mobile: +91-973*******

Plot No. 96, Electronic City E-mail: - ***********@**********.***

Hosur road, Bangalore,560100

Karnataka, India

CAREER OBJECTIVE: To be a part of a decision team that creates value for customers and its operating environment.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• May-2001, received B.Tech. degree in Pulp and Paper Technology from IIT Roorkee, Roorkee.

• APC (Advance Process Control) implementation experience in Paper Industry.

• Six & half years experience in Paper making, coating and converting.

• Proficient in MS Project 2000, Planning & Costing of New Paper M/c.

• Proficient in ISO-9001: 2000, TQM, SPC, DOE, MOST and ERP.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet Explorer.

• Sharp, succinct, honest and energetic with strong analytic, problem solving and presentation skills, a solid commitment to follow-through and a good sense of humor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008 – pres. Sr. APC Engineer (Solution Group)

Yokogawa India Limited, Bangalore

2002 – 08 Deputy Manager, Production (Blade Coating Plant)

Ballarpur Industries Ltd., Unit: Shree Gopal, Yamunanagar.

2001 – 02 Graduate Engineer Trainee (Process, Paper machine)

Ballarpur Industries Ltd.

Current Organization –Yokogawa India Limited (One of the leading automation solution provider, DCS: CS 3000, APC: SMOC, RQE)

• Responsible for APC implementation in Paper Industry & team member for IOCL Panipat refinery :

Analysis of process data of a unit followed by APC benefit estimation.

Pretest and tuning of all the basic level PID controllers.

Preparing Functional Design Specification.

Step test to capture process model/dynamics.

Model development, DCS engineering and post audit.

Software Package:

SMOC : Shell’s Multivariable optimizing controller.

RQE : Robust Quality estimator.

Exa Quantum: Historian and PIMS software.

DCS: YOKOGAWA and ABB

APC Projects Completed:

1. Lime kiln: Implemented SMOC to minimize the fuel oil consumption as a team member.

2. SRB#3 & 4: Implemented SMOC to increase the boiler efficiency as a team member.

3. Power and Steam distribution: To maintain the header pressure and increase overall efficiency as team member.

4. Pulp Mill#2: Independently implemented the SMOC controller for consistency and production and SMOC – RQE for chemical optimization by predicting the brightness & pH for the sequence Oxytrac + ZeDP in a 400 MT/Day plant.

5. Pulp Mill#1: Independent carried out the chemical optimization by SMOC - RQE for the sequence PO-Z-D1-Ep-D2 by predicting the stages’ brightness and pH.

Running Projects:

1. Green Boiler optimization.

2. Fine Paper Machine # 6 optimization.

Past Organization –Ballarpur Ind. Ltd. (The largest paper manufacturing group in India with a turnover of $550 million) is the undisputed leader in the Indian paper industry with strong presence in fine paper, Industrial paper and coated paper and boards.

• Handled budgeting, planning and operation of Blade Coating Plant, a profit center having turn over $12.5 million, consists PLC based colour kitchen, offline Blade coater (600 mpm) with QCS control, Super calender, Rewinder, Lamination m/c, 2 no’s Synchro sheeters and Wrapmatic m/c.

Prepared budget, carried constraints analysis & prepared strategy tree to achieve organization goals.

Ensured productivity and monitored budgeted usages (base paper, chemicals, energy and water etc).

Visited customers & carried out market research on product’s positioning.

Conceptualized, initiated and conducted trials for process and product improvement.

Implemented Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s philosophy of TQM for continual process and quality improvement.

Managed workforce of 6 officers & 90 workmen.

• Involved in product development of –

Blade coated paper/board i.e. BCB (Black centered board), BCB-300 gsm, BCB-400 gsm, Export BCB-260 gsm, Three aces art card-280 gsm, Art and Chromo paper.

• Involved in planning & product costing at New Paper Machine for boards (triple layer coated boards) (PM # 8) and in the proposal of New Unit.

• Successfully prepared data base and implemented ERP (optivision & Oracle11i), as a core team member, to facilitate servicing, planning and tracking.

• Conducted trainings on planning through ERP, sensitivity of product and operation of machines to executives and workmen.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Received the appreciation letter from market & management. Set an example of excellent performance on planning, execution & monitoring by leading the team.

• Lead the Inter Unit Benchmarking team for Coated paper & acted as a team member for Paper manufacturing, finishing & converting teams.

• Successfully implemented SPC project to reduce glue solids% variation, Cpk improved from 2.2 to 0.9. Project selected for Northwest QUAL-TECH Awards-06.

• Devised and implemented energy conservation program, as a core team member.

• Administrated the review of TQM projects and binders, as a core team member.

• Supervised a group of 10 workmen, building a strong work ethics and providing cross training that significantly improved workflow and reduced OT (hrs) by 10%

• Represented Unit: Shree Gopal and won first prize in inter units’ competition during young Bilt’s “Face to Face” event.

• Awarded (additionally) in the first year of professional career and in the next year promoted by the management for performance.

TRAININGS ATTENDED

• Five days training on CS 3000 (Yokogawa’s DCS) by Yokogawa.

• Two days training on “Printing Technology” by BASF.

• Two weeks training on “optivision (ERP)” by Honeywell.

• Two days training on “Pigments and Coating chemicals” by Imerys.

• Training sessions on basics of “Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s philosophy of Total Quality Management” following ANAAR road map.

• Training cum workshop on essentials of “Statistical Process Control (SPC)”.

• Training cum workshop on basics of “Design of Experiment (DOE)”.

• Training cum workshop on essentials of “Flow manufacturing” by CII.

• Two days auditing training on “ISO 9001:2000” system.

• Two days certificate course on “How to make workplace improvement” by organization development consultants.

• One-day seminar on “Value engineering for cost effectiveness” by CII.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Computer proficiencies – MS-Office, MS Project, Flash, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe PageMaker, CorelDraw and Auto sketch.

• Computer languages – C ++ & OOP, FORTRAN.

EDUCATION

B.Tech. Indian Institute of Technology 2001 1st Div.

(Pulp and Paper Tech.) Roorkee, Roorkee

12th U.P. Board 1995 1st Div.

10th U.P. Board 1993 1st Div.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS AND TRAININGS

• Six weeks summer mill training at M/s ITC – Bhadrachalam Paper Board Ltd.

• Project on “Analysis of Cl2 scrubbing system of ClO2 plant” at ITC BPB Ltd.

• Project on “Ozone bleaching of chemical pulp”.

• Three months project on “Best available technology for 300 TPD bleached hard wood market pulp of 90% brightness”.

SCHOLARSHIPS

• NTSE scholarship from 1991 to 1995

• University merit scholarship in 1998-99.

• IPPTA – merit scholarship in 1999-2000.

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

• Interest in social service - Member of SANKALP 1998-2001

(Working for Handicapped and Mentally retarded children)

Active member of CSR team at Unit 2001- 08.

ILO’s (International Labour Org.) master trainer on HIV-AIDS 2005- 08.

• Playing table tennis and cricket.

• Yoga.

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