ASEEM KUMAR
Summary
A well-rounded oil & energy professional with common sense & foresight seasoned over many years that has resulted in visible & focused impact on both EPC as well as O&M environments. Certified lean six sigma green belt professional. Skilled at project leadership design/model review & analysis, asset integrity management consulting, upstream & downstream strategy, risk based inspections (RBI), reliability centered maintenance (RCM) programs, offshore & onshore commissioning & decommissioning operations, installation & commissioning of risers, pipelines & umbilical. Lead business development, leading CAPEX & OPEX planning, procurement, effective usage of balance scorecard, heading SBU/P&L, cost control & optimization, operations excellence, change management, heading profit centre, customer relationship management (CRM) & competitive market intelligence, leading project management & control, sales planning & forecasting, mentoring teams from diverse backgrounds. Excelled as a partner of choice with various oil & gas IOCs & NOCs viz: GAIL, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, CAIRN, RIL & ExxonMobil Corporation on super- critical EPC projects. Recognized for asset integrity management consulting for upstream, midstream & downstream sectors by government regulators viz: PNGRB, CCOE, PESO & OISD. Proficient in various standards & codes relevant to hydrocarbon industry viz: ISO 9001 (QMS), OSHAS 18001 & ISO 14000 (EMS), ASTM, ASME, RSTRENG, API, ASNT standards & ILI data analysis software. OMS/terminal operations management, custody transfer operations, upstream & midstream operations, leading root cause analysis (RCA/RCFA) through FMEA. Proficiency in CMMS, SAP, MS- Axapta & advance level exposure to material management & plant maintenance modules of the same. Avid user of MS-Office tools. Lead the asset integrity & reliability function & spearheaded the commissioning exercise of the OMS stream of largest crude oil refinery of the world (RIL-Jamnagar, Gujarat) from 2008 to 2012. Lead the ExxonMobil Corporation's asset reliability & integrity function in the latest assignment. Effortless ability to negotiate & move around the obstacles. Deft at adjusting the masts & sails vis-à-vis rapidly changing business environment. Led the advocacy for increased utilization of Tableau, Pipeline Office Database & Meridium within ExxonMobil Corporation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Transition Lead
bp
11.2023 - Current
- Providing leadership and governance for the transition of engineering services from bp's global regions to the Pune Centre in India over 2023 through 2025
- Stewarding hiring, onboarding and guided ramp down of manpower from the regions
- Guiding the creation of MoCs affecting the transition and monitoring the same till closure
- Providing overall governance for the integrity management work stream, creating service delivery KPIs and overseeing stabilization of the workstream
- Supporting the global integrity management leadership for a smooth transition from global regions to India
- Providing solutions to improve the diversity and inclusion in the workforce
- Providing key inputs for MSA and vendor governance and setup in India.
Principal - Oil & Gas Practice
Accenture
11.2019 - 11.2023
- Leading account management for a cumulative business volume in excess of US$35 Million in the geographies of Australia, Malaysia regions
- Leading management consulting teams for oil & gas, mining & heavy engineering industry
- Stewarding organizational transformations, EBIDTA improvement, process mapping & solutions delivery for clients, defining SLAs, SBU leadership, inventory reduction, profitability improvement, change management
- Accountable for smooth transition & delivery of two multi-million-dollar project life cycles
- Leading the chargeability improvement of FTE's on projects from 65% to 87%
- Developing new product pipelines with existing as well as potential clients
- Identified & quantified the need for aggregation of services from Managed Service Providers (MSPs)
- Managing the talent pipeline while minimizing impact on delivery by positive engagements & stakeholder management
- Designing training programs for new employees & ensuring succession planning for existing employees.
- Negotiated favorable contracts with vendors and suppliers, resulting in cost savings for the company.
Advisor, Consulting Industrial Expertise
upGrad Education Private Limited
01.2019 - 11.2019
- Providing critical industry insights for tailoring paid Massive Open Online Certification Courses for oil & gas industry professionals
- Advise the content strategists on correctly identifying cases relevant to the needs of industry professionals
- Finalize the course content with the content strategists after brainstorming sessions
- Reviewing the complete course prepared by the content team
- Structuring & firming up the course with the upGrad team prior to the video shoot
- Delivering the content online through a video shoot
- Provided advisory & subject matter expertise on digitization in asset integrity, drilling & RPA (robotic process automation domains).
Advisor, Asset Integrity Operations
ExxonMobil Corporation
06.2018 - 11.2019
- Successfully lead the workflow (equipment strategy, data analytics, CM strategies) development for four regimes of the upstream business viz: (Offshore & Onshore Pipelines, piping, SURF, structures, Jackets, Riser inspection analysis, umbilical, scour analysis, span analysis, CP surveys, maintenance pigging, preservation & mothballing of assets, piping & piping support analysis for Liza deep-water expansion project, ERHA FPSO, Hoover Diana & Hebron production units
- Revised the pipeline operations & productivity analytics manual for the ExxonMobil upstream company
- Improved man-hour consumption by the managed service provider(s) (MSP) by 38%
- Guided creation of training aides for junior team members in technical as well as managerial roles
- Quadrupled the traction for the technology centre services globally with the production affiliates
- Optimized spending on MSPs by 20% by reducing overheads & idle time using SIPOC
- Projecting staffing needs for employees & MSPs vis-à-vis workload projections for 2019
- Managing services portfolio for existing customers & benchmarking industry best practices
- Focal point for program & project management on asset integrity & reliability for production units (PUs & OUs) located in Africa, Malaysia, Australia, Canada & the US
- Reviewing equipment strategies, equipment degradation diagrams, SOPs & maintenance procedures for the upstream production systems
- Lead the monthly stakeholder meetings with asset managers & staff members for the global production units
- Advocacy for the implementation & incremental usage of CMMS viz: Tableau & Meridium analytical platforms.
- Fostered culture of innovation within advisory team, encouraging adoption of new technologies and methodologies.
Director
ESTN Private Limited
03.2017 - 06.2018
- Providing subject matter expertise, third party technical audits & assessments & technical consulting to Asian oil & gas companies as well as EPC players viz: GAIL, GSPC, IOCL
- Specifically engaged & empanelled by industry for asset integrity management, risk-based inspection RBI, pipeline integrity, commissioning & decommissioning activities by asset owners & contractors alike
- Project management training and consulting
- Piping stress assessments & analysis
- Soliciting seed funding from venture capitalists (VCs) for the startup
- Workforce design, characterization & optimization
- Founder of the Startup
- Funding management & market strategy development
- Maximizing process efficiency by using innovative, composite & state of the art construction, maintenance & reliability processes
- Business development & constant engagement in harbouring & nurturing new technologies in the oil & gas/petrochemical technologies & finding nurseries to incubate them
- Invited guest speaker, panelist & chairperson on the subject of Pipeline integrity management & advanced inspection techniques at the 4th ICEPIM & OMIC conferences held at Mumbai on 29th & 30th January 2018
- Conducting FFP, RRR, RCA and RCM studies for Oil & Gas, minerals, and mining industries.
Territory Manager (India, Iran & Far East Asia)
LiNSCAN Advanced Pipelines & Tanks Services Limited
12.2016 - 03.2017
- Mentoring 6 teams consisting of 65 members of diverse background & functions from operations, project management, sales, data analysis, towards careful examination of bids prior to submission including but not limited to feasibility assessments, financial modelling, costing, associated risks & potential cul-de-sac in project life cycle
- Zero infractions on legal compliance with the local laws as well as compliance to FCPA (Foreign corruption prevention act) while transacting business in across the Asian region
- Sponsor & mentor for the operational excellence programs for the projects & operations teams with the aim of creating a lean six sigma black belt certified workforce of 15 professionals by 2018
- Business development for the pipeline inspection & integrity vertical in Asia Pacific region with specific focus on Iran.
Operations Manager (India)
T D Williamson Inc. USA
10.2012 - 08.2016
- Accelerated the performance of the pipeline integrity inspections' accuracy by 46% in terms of first run success rate
- Lead the pipeline integrity operations team in RLA, FPA, RBI & FFS domains
- Mentoring 4 teams consisting of 50 members of diverse background & functions from operations, project management, sales, data analysis, towards careful examination of bids prior to submission including but not limited to feasibility assessments, financial modelling, costing, associated risks & potential cul-de-sac in project life cycle
- 6 promotions, 2 intercompany international transfers & 3 international professional certifications achieved by team members in past 3 years
- Zero infractions on legal compliance with the local laws as well as compliance to FCPA (Foreign corruption prevention act) while transacting business in India
- Directed the team in achieving the stellar performance of 100% first time success rate on inspections runs for the India unit from 50% in two years (from 2012 to 2014) against the prevailing global industry average of 60%
- Lean & Six Sigma based MOC process used to achieve the objectives
- This in turn translated in quicker decisions on asset reliability management schemes by the clients (GAIL, IOCL, BPCL, RIL, Adani, ONGC to name a few)
- Cut re-inspection costs by US$ 550,000/- in 2013 & 2014 by ensuring 100% first time success thereby saving on opportunity cost in third party assessments & interventions as part of the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project
- Positively impacted the change in industry specification on MFL result verification with the use of advanced ultrasonic techniques during onsite verifications
- Initiated the practice of combining multiple NDT techniques viz: MFL, Phased array UT & TOFD to ascertain pipeline health accurately on field runs
- Lead the company effort in critical upstream offshore pipeline integrity assessment studies for CAIRN-RAVVA & ONGC-Suvali fields
- Lead the procedure design team for the inspection of the formidable 28” production pipeline declared unpiggable by the Suvali asset team.
Asset Manager (Offshore Facilities)
Reliance Ports & Terminals Limited
01.2009 - 10.2012
- Lead the asset integrity & reliability & turnaround management functions for OMS (oil movement & storage) division in onshore/ offshore loading systems viz: RCMA, DCMA, mooring systems, bollards, capstans, offshore platform structures, support systems & equipment
- Condition monitoring, FIR/FAR resolution for static equipment viz: tanks, columns, offshore pipelines, SBM & jetties
- VAR & recommendation management (dynamic balancing), thermograph analysis, lube oil sampling of rotary equipment
- Managing oil movement & storage (OMS) function for 27 different types of 45 MMTPA of refined products
- Managing the operation & maintenance of the main & auxiliary fire-fighting system at port
- Design review of the upcoming additions to the port facilities Management representative for IMS audits within RIL group for second party audits
- Championed the goal of port facilities availability to minimize demurrage charges
- Responsible for currency of marine insurance for the port facility
- Accountability of marine safety protocols viz: SOLAS & ISPS
- Ensuring that the workforce has requisite certifications for working in marine environment viz: BOSIET & STCW certifications.
Commissioning Manager (SEZ refinery)
Reliance Industries Limited
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Lead the commissioning for 3 process units of the 36 MMTPA refinery of Reliance SEZ
- Lead a team of 30 engineers & executives towards providing successful operational clearance to 1400 pipelines for sulfur, hydrogen & delayed coking units
- Commissioned 36 large diameter & 16 small diameter welded steel oil storage tanks
- 1400 piping loops (2400 pipelines) in record time of 67 days
- Commissioned 10 Horton spheres for Propane & LPG in the augmentation process of the tankage & terminal facility of the new JERP (SEZ) refinery
- Commissioned 30 API pumps & 4 mid-size compressors connected to the new facility in 106 days
- Commissioning & start-up of RIL-SEZ refinery's Delayed Coking unit with six coke drums.
Operations & maintenance engineer
Reliance Industries Limited
11.2006 - 01.2008
- Carried out maintenance & inspection activities for 6 oil storage tanks at the marine terminal
- Successfully completed restaging of 4 API pumps to cater to changed process requirements
- Contributed as static inspection engineer during shutdowns in various units & tank farms
- Spearheaded the inspection & retrofit studies for four coke drums during the 2007 major turnaround in the Delayed Coking Unit (DCU) at RIL-Jamnagar's DTA refinery
- Scope included but not limited to engineering review (ASME Code and Weldability), execution & rigging planning and schedule for skirt repair using Temper Bead Welding (half bead method) as well as skirt cone retrofit
- Carrying out UFD & other NDT assessments on the drum shell for future reliability of coke drums (for e.g
- Uniform shell thickness, forged non-welded skirt, SA 387 Gr.11 Class-2 Plates etc.).
Observer
Government of India
04.2005 - 04.2006
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in data collection by regularly reviewing and updating observation protocols, ensuring consistency across all team members.
- Assisted in training new observers, sharing knowledge and best practices for accurate data collection procedures.
- Streamlined data collection processes through the development of detailed observation templates for consistent reporting.
- Aided in decision-making processes through the timely submission of comprehensive observation reports to project leaders.
- Provided inputs on government spending and probity of financial transactions in rural housing development funding schemes by the Government of India.
Education
MA - Sanskrit -
The Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda
BE (Mechanical Eng.) -
Dr. B R Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University)
Skills
- Project Leadership
- Design/Model Review & Analysis
- Asset Integrity Management Consulting
- Upstream & Downstream Strategy
- Risk Based Inspections (RBI)
- Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Programs
- Offshore & Onshore Commissioning & Decommissioning Operations
- Installation & Commissioning of Risers, Pipelines & Umbilical
- Business Development
- CAPEX & OPEX Planning
- Procurement
- Balance Scorecard
- SBU/P&L
- Cost Control & Optimization
- Operations Excellence
- Change Management
- Profit Centre Management
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Competitive Market Intelligence
- Project Management & Control
- Sales Planning & Forecasting
- Mentoring
- ISO 9001 (QMS)
- OSHAS 18001 & ISO 14000 (EMS)
- ASTM, ASME, RSTRENG, API, ASNT Standards
- ILI Data Analysis Software
- OMS/Terminal Operations Management
- Custody Transfer Operations
- Upstream & Midstream Operations
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA/RCFA) through FMEA
- CMMS
- SAP
- MS-Axapta
- Material Management
- Plant Maintenance
- MS-Office Tools
- Training and coaching
Weblink
http://in.linkedin.com/in/Aseem16Kumar
Volunteer Experience
Savli Taluka Rifle Association/ Vadodara District Rifle Association, Coaching upcoming shooters for interstate & all India shooting championships
Lead CSR funding initiatives for the association.
References
- Mr. Sunil Patel, 9099007591
- Mr. Dinesh Shrimalve, 9909984861
Hobbies and Interests
- Double trap & single trap shooting (National & International level)
- Polo (intermediate level at Gujarat state), equestrian & dressage (entry level)
- Competitive badminton (District level)
- Swimming
- Aviation & rocketry
- Merchant-Ivory films
Affiliations
- American Petroleum Institute
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Certification
API 580
Olympic Trap Shooting and Horseback Polo
National champion in double trap shooting in 2017. Competitive polo player.
Timeline
Transition Lead
bp
11.2023 - Current
Principal - Oil & Gas Practice
Accenture
11.2019 - 11.2023
Advisor, Consulting Industrial Expertise
upGrad Education Private Limited
01.2019 - 11.2019
Advisor, Asset Integrity Operations
ExxonMobil Corporation
06.2018 - 11.2019
Director
ESTN Private Limited
03.2017 - 06.2018
Territory Manager (India, Iran & Far East Asia)
LiNSCAN Advanced Pipelines & Tanks Services Limited
12.2016 - 03.2017
Operations Manager (India)
T D Williamson Inc. USA
10.2012 - 08.2016
Asset Manager (Offshore Facilities)
Reliance Ports & Terminals Limited
01.2009 - 10.2012
Commissioning Manager (SEZ refinery)
Reliance Industries Limited
01.2008 - 01.2009
Operations & maintenance engineer
Reliance Industries Limited
11.2006 - 01.2008
Observer
Government of India
04.2005 - 04.2006
MA - Sanskrit -
The Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda
BE (Mechanical Eng.) -
Dr. B R Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University)
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