Abhishek Kumar Ray
Mumbai
Summary
A diligent professional & keen learner with 6+ years of experience in Iron & Steel industry with focus on maintaining seamless business operations thru strategic decision making and fostering innovation at all scales. A highly motivated sustainability enthusiast with a distinguished understanding of various environment sustainability issues spanning all across the globe. Seeking an ecosystem for a supportive and collaborative approach (PPP - Planet First, People Second, Profit Third) in strategizing and implementation of sustainability goals in-line with the UN SDGs.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager (CEO's Office)
Welspun Corp Ltd.
Mumbai
07.2023 - Current
- Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills, resolving issues efficiently and effectively.
- Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals.
- Collaborated with executives to produce reports, presentations, agendas, minutes and other necessary documents.
- Provided necessary assistance to clients through telephone calls.
- Ensured timely responses to incoming emails by closely monitoring the inbox.
- Fulfilled scheduling requirements for CEO's appointments with external parties, such as vendors and suppliers.
- Enhanced collaboration among various departments in the organization.
- Conducted research on various topics as requested by CEO or senior management personnel.
- Coordinated with internal departments on a regular basis to ensure efficient functioning of day-to-day operations.
- Ensured accurate completion of all necessary documents prior to submission for approval.
- Utilized research skills to collect and analyze data for the creation of reports and documents.
- Facilitated board meeting agendas and distributed support materials in advance for successful sessions.
- Safeguarded company interests by maintaining strict confidentiality protocols to protect sensitive information.
- Handled critical, high-priority challenges by demonstrating expert administrative discretion.
- Executed special objectives and projects as per the CEO's direction in alignment with board member requests.
- Researched and prepared information for presentations to CEO.
- Took comprehensive meeting minutes and shared them with the respective stakeholders subsequently.
- Coordinated the implementation of strategies for risk management purposes.
- Collaborated with other departments such as risk management, compliance.
Operations Engineer
Welspun Corp Ltd. (Metaliks Division)
Anjar
11.2021 - 06.2023
- Managed resources such as equipment, materials, personnel and subcontractors to achieve project goals (Erection & commissioning of Blast Furnace).
- Coordinated meetings with stakeholders including clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors and other parties involved in the project.
- Compiled reports detailing progress updates.
- Resolved conflicts between vendors, contractors, internal staff or other stakeholders related to project objectives.
- Identified & implemented cost saving and process improvement measures without compromising safety or quality standards during the project life cycle.
- Finished projects on time with successful commissioning of the Blast Furnace.
Senior Engineer
VISA Special Steel Ltd.
Jajpur
06.2019 - 10.2021
- Operated a variety of Blast Furnace control systems including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems.
- Maintained accurate records of data related to production processes and ensured quality control standards were met.
- Identified potential problems before they occurred by monitoring trends in performance data.
- Identified and recommended operational changes to improve plant reliability, performance, and output.
- Analyzed variations in operating conditions and interpreted meter and gauge readings to troubleshoot plant equipment and resolve operational problems.
- Maintained high-level communication with direct supervisors to support rapid issue resolution.
- Adhered to plant safety and environmental policies and procedures at all times.
- Inspected records or log book entries or communicated with plant personnel to assess equipment operating status.
- Maintained plant cleanliness and completed general housekeeping tasks to keep operations audit-ready.
GET
VISA Steel Ltd
Jajpur
07.2018 - 05.2019
- Assisted Director in techno-commercial issues in the plant operations
- Ensured preparation and monitoring of action plans with timelines for critical issues.
- Ensured timely release of PRs & POs in SAP for smooth plant operations.
- Learnt and implemented ISO Standards (9001, 14001, 45001) across the business functions with monthly structured audit plan for compliance checking.
- Facilitated internal audit program by the external auditors with respective deliberations to the internal stakeholders on a quarterly basis.
- Learnt Stores Spares Inventory model with focus on maintaining critical & insurance spares inventory along with the monitoring of SM & NM items.
Education
05 Year Integrated Master's Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) - B.Tech-Mechanical & M.Tech-Manufacturing Science
ITER College, SOA University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha06-2018
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) - CBSE (Science Education)
Demonstration Multipurpose School
Khurda, OR05-2013
All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) - CBSE (Maths, Science, English, Hindi, Social Sc.)
Gouri Shankar Residential English Medium School
Khurda, OR05-2011
Skills
- Strategic Thinking & Planning
- Decision-Making with Critical Thinking
- Advanced Sustainability Management
- Project & Scope Management
- Lean Six Sigma
- Industry 40
- Conflict Resolution
- Flexible and Adaptable with Problem-Solving attitude
- Time Management & Deadline Adherence
- Good Judgment with Technical Analysis
- Detail Oriented with Cultural Sensitivity
- Open Communicator
- Continuous Improvement
- Risk Analysis and Management
- Fluent MS Office & SAP user
Languages
Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Odia
Elementary (A2)
A2
Certification
- Advanced Certificate Program in Sustainability Management (Jan'2024 to Jun'2024)
(Offered by All India Management Association in collaboration with Sustainable Advancements)
Accomplishments
- Successfully deliberated the Energy Efficiency Study (2024) in a record time of 3 months at all the business levels with promising cost-saving aspects.
- Successfully conducted the Customer Satisfaction Survey for one of the product segment of business (Ductile Iron Pipe) with realistic actionable.
- Successfully deliberated the Industrial Engineering Study for manpower optimization at various business units
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Assistant Manager (CEO's Office)
Welspun Corp Ltd.
07.2023 - Current
Operations Engineer
Welspun Corp Ltd. (Metaliks Division)
11.2021 - 06.2023
Senior Engineer
VISA Special Steel Ltd.
06.2019 - 10.2021
GET
VISA Steel Ltd
07.2018 - 05.2019
05 Year Integrated Master's Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) - B.Tech-Mechanical & M.Tech-Manufacturing Science
ITER College, SOA University
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) - CBSE (Science Education)
Demonstration Multipurpose School
All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) - CBSE (Maths, Science, English, Hindi, Social Sc.)
Gouri Shankar Residential English Medium School
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