BALACHANDAR POOJARI
Al Jubail
Summary
Highly experienced professional with 29+ years of expertise in managing technical and commercial aspects of Power and Desalination plants. Proficient in overseeing the safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant operation of state-of-the-art Gas Turbines, Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Steam Turbines, MSF and RO Plants. Demonstrated ability to handle Power Plant Projects, O&M, Commissioning, Performance Monitoring, Fuel Planning, Chemical planning, and PWPA coordination. Extensive knowledge of Combined Cycle Power Plants and RO Plants along with familiarity with performance test codes such as ASME PTC46 and PTC22 for Gas turbines.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Engineer
Enron Offshore Power Operations C.V (Enron Inc.)
Dabhol-India
- 12.2024
- Responsible for Commissioning and Performance monitoring of plant equipments
- Responsible for Fuel planning, PPA implementation, and Co-Ordination with State Electricity board
- Developed systems for data acquisition and monitoring
- Developed Excel spreadsheets to perform performance calculations and generate various technical reports
- Responsible for planning the plant fuel requirements
- Involved in evaluating the performance test procedures and programs
- Lead engineer in Co-ordination and implementation of Performance monitoring and optimization system
- Involved in Commissioning of General Electric Frame 9FA+ Gas turbines, various auxiliaries, HRSG’s, and Water treatment plant.
Shift Charge Engineer
Al Ezzel O&M Company W.L.L (Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Engie)
Kingdom of Bahrain
10.2024 - 10.2024
- Ensuring that the Plant is dispatched in accordance with the dispatch instructions received from EWA SCC
- Responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the Plant during the shift period
- Organizing the staffing and work of the shift team and managing the Plant operations
- Preparing the shift reports and data reports
- Ensuring that control room documentation and records are kept current
- Performing and monitoring shift changeovers
- Working closely with maintenance personnel and calling for maintenance support when required
- Preparing the procedures for safe and efficient operation of the plant.
Shift Charge Engineer
Sogex Oman Co.L.L.C
Sultanate of Oman
03.2024 - 10.2024
- Leading a team of control room and local operators
- Responsible for safe and efficient operation of Power plant
- Maintain communication with Ministry of Electricity Grid engineers
- Responsible for the application of Permit to work system
- Recognized as Senior Authorized Person for issuing Electrical & Mechanical Permits.
Lead field services / Lead Performance engineer / Lead Project Engineer
GE India Industrial Pvt. Ltd
11.2024 - 07.2024
- Administrating the Performance Software Business for Africa, India, & Middle East region
- Responsible for understanding customer requirements, proposing customized solutions, and managing the complete engineering and implementation of projects
- Financial forecasting
- Manage regional software services personnel
- Developing team and personnel through training, mentoring, and cross-functional opportunities
- Developed and implemented the EfficiencyMap Online Performance Monitoring system for various combined cycle power plants
- Created detailed power plant models
- Trained and guided several new employees
- Provided remote technical support to customers
- Performed efficiently in a matrix organization working closely with internal customers and other departments within GE.
Operations Manager
Mirfa international Power and Water company (Part of Engie)
Al Mirfa
10.2024 - 04.2024
- Responsible for safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant operation of 1600 MW Gas turbine based CCPP, 22.5 MIGD MSF desalination plant, and 30 MIGD Reverse Osmosis desalination plant
- Coordinating with various stakeholders such as DOE, EWEC(Offtaker), TAQA(JV Partner), and other government agencies
- Preparing detailed presentations for Board meetings
- Preparing the Plant status document and corresponding with the Lender engineers and insurance company
- Directed and coordinated day-to-day activities of operating personnel to meet generation schedules as per the LDC requirements
- Provided daily supervision, monitoring, coaching, developing, and performance management of employees
- Performed additional duties and handled special projects as assigned by the plant manager
- Responsible for development and management of the station operating O&M budget and expenditures
- Performing root cause analysis of major events and implementation of corrective measures.
Head of RO Department
Al Ezzel O&M Company W.L.L (Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Engie)
Kingdom of Bahrain
11.2024
- Provided daily operation oversight, including operating schedules, financial budgetary control, data analysis, and permit requirements affecting reliability, availability, and efficiency
- Directed and coordinated the day-to-day activities of operating personnel to meet generation schedules
- Provided daily supervision, monitoring, coaching, developing, and performance management of employees
- Performed additional duties and handled special projects as assigned by the plant General manager to improve the reliability of the plant
- Participated in the development and management of the station operating O&M budget and expenditures
- Coordination with maintenance department for proper planning of maintenance schedules
- Performing root cause analysis of major events and implementation of corrective measures
- Maintain an information system, which provides sufficient data to ensure that RO operations are being accomplished within specified limits, schedules, and technical parameters.
O&M Manager
Engie Al Jubail for Operations and maintenance
Al Jubail
04.2024
- Responsible for setting up the O&M department and coordinating with stakeholders for smooth takeover of plant operations
- Responsible for safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant operation of 125 MIGD Sea water Reverse Osmosis desalination plant
- Recruiting personnel for various O&M positions in the plant
- Coordinating with the Owners engineer, Construction team, and EPC contractor for commissioning of the plant
- Reviewing various contracts (WPA, O&M, EPC)
- Provide supervision, monitoring, coaching, developing, and performance management of employees
- Responsible for development and management of the station operating O&M budget and expenditures.
Senior Engineer
Essar Power Ltd.
Hazira-India
- Responsible for Commissioning and Mechanical maintenance of Frame 9E Gas turbine & Steam turbine
- Instrumental in setting up the Mechanical maintenance dept
- Developed schedules and procedures for Preventive maintenance
- Involved in codification of plant equipment and co-ordination for development of inventory and maintenance management systems.
Education
PGCBM -
XLRI
Jamshedpur01.2007
B.Tech in Mechanical engineering -
Regional Engineering College (Now National Institute of technology)
Warangal01.1995
Skills
- Knowledge of Power/Desalination stations equipment, material, Operation and power distribution and transmission equipment
- Category-A certified Mechanical engineer by “The Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions, Kingdom of Bahrain”
- Demonstrated technical knowledge of Combined cycle power plant and RO based Desalination plants
- Strong leadership capabilities, able to engage others and hold people accountable
- Understanding budgeting and cost reporting
- SAP/Maximo plant maintenance and Work clearance management
- Technical reporting
- Root Cause Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Cost Analysis
- Engineering Documentation
- Failure Analysis
- Design optimization
- Design troubleshooting
Accomplishments
- Successfully digitized the RO Membrane normalization calculations in PI system at Aldur.
- Employee of the year award from Al Ezzel O&M company for the year 2012
- Optimized chemical dozing in the RO plant to reduce 30% chemical costs effecting savings of US$ 1.7 MM/year
- Co-Authored a Paper on “Five years of Operational history of Aldur Seawater RO Desalination Plant” which was presented at International desalination association World Congress at Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Received special appreciation and award from the GE management for handling multiple projects effectively and exceeding the target (US$250K) in 1Q2007.
- Successfully performed Combustion inspection in record time on 3 Gas turbines in 1997 at Essar Power and received appreciation from Plant management for saving INR 8 MM(~$250K) and GE Field engineers for the quality of work.
- Successfully Co-ordinated the installation of “Performance monitoring and optimization system” supplied by GE-Enter Software at Enron-Dabhol plant.
- Successfully Co-ordinated the implementation of Computerised permit to work system from NiSoft- UK at Enron-Dabhol plant.
- Written procedures for Start-up, Safe Operation and Emergency response procedures for Gas turbines and balance of Plant equipment.
Passport
N8035945
Drivinglicense
Indian, UAE and Bahraini driving license
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/24/71
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married with two children
References
Will be provided upon request.
Languages
English, Hindi and Telugu
Timeline
Head of RO Department
Al Ezzel O&M Company W.L.L (Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Engie)
11.2024
Lead field services / Lead Performance engineer / Lead Project Engineer
GE India Industrial Pvt. Ltd
11.2024 - 07.2024
Operations Manager
Mirfa international Power and Water company (Part of Engie)
10.2024 - 04.2024
Shift Charge Engineer
Al Ezzel O&M Company W.L.L (Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Engie)
10.2024 - 10.2024
O&M Manager
Engie Al Jubail for Operations and maintenance
04.2024
Shift Charge Engineer
Sogex Oman Co.L.L.C
03.2024 - 10.2024
Engineer
Enron Offshore Power Operations C.V (Enron Inc.)
- 12.2024
Senior Engineer
Essar Power Ltd.
PGCBM -
XLRI
B.Tech in Mechanical engineering -
Regional Engineering College (Now National Institute of technology)
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