DIPAK KHANDARE
Chief General Manager
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
GM – Sustainability Services
Design2Occupancy Services LLP
08.2022 - Current
- Spearheading a west zone team of PAT Cell, Energy Audit Vertical, and Carbon vertical. Working on Green Hydrogen, BESS, State Energy Efficiency Plans, National Energy Transition Index. Guiding expert advice to team on energy efficiency, energy management, policy research, DSM, etc.
GM – Technical Services & Projects
Ultra Tech Cement Ltd.
09.2020 - 08.2022
- Spearheading as GM - monitoring and supporting the technical teams on improvement in Energy Consumption, plant performance and reliability. Also responsible to review Capex for the plant and implementing World Class Manufacturing concept.
DGM - Corporate Technical & Energy Services
Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
01.2007 - 09.2020
- Spearheading as DGM – Corporate Technical & Energy Services; monitoring overall development, implementation and documentation of operating policies, methods, processes, measures, tools, and training programs
- Played a key role in promoting and designing plans in order to meet company goal of specific energy consumption kWh/MT by ~5%
- Successful in cascading energy information and best practices across sites; also effectuated international strategies in alignment with Corporate and Energy Goals
- Involved in developing enforcement mechanism for successful compliance of Sustainability guidelines across more than 130 sites.
- Provided strategic inputs on energy efficiency planning and implementation approaches in preparing State Energy Conservation Action plan for the state of Maharashtra (first time in India) – under USAID project
- Team Leader for developing Electrical Safety and Sustainability Guidelines related to Energy and Carbon Emission
- Slashed down electric cost by through strategic power purchasing and wheeling
- Instrumental in controlling an Energy Conservation Compliance Project (related E C Act-2001) for 40 Units of group and achieved Positive Compliance with more than target energy savings.
- Efficiently & effectively lead the team of Technical and Energy Auditors, thereby identifying GAP for more than 30 Units in India and Abroad; this resulted in 1 to 2% energy saving of total energy consumption
- Spearheaded in the capacity of Key Member in developing Technical Standard on Energy Management Aims to facilitate the integration of energy management into the business decision-making process; also owned group-wide drive for improvement in Reliability of Electrical System by standardizing maintenance practices, applying quantitative methods, analysing data, evaluating results & forms conclusions
- Coordination with more than 130 ABG sides across Globe to monitor and reduce the Energy Consumption
- Defly channelled the team to resolve important and complex troubleshooting in electrical system
Manager (Energy Conservation)
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency
09.2003 - 12.2006
- Held responsible for leading and mentoring Service & Management Personnel in their individual and collective development (including recruitment, training, motivation and discipline)
- Pivotal in preparing as well as presenting State Energy Conservation Plan - Maharashtra for energy saving of 1500 MW to Cabinet Ministry and got it approved
- Significant contributions towards:
- O Conceptualizing as well as implementing robust compliance mechanism for implementation of E C Act in the State of Maharashtra
- O Working on International Climate Change Projects with International Agencies viz. USAID, USEPA and ADB – exposure to procedures for Climate Change Audit
- O Handling the project of designing of Renewable Portfolio Standard in Maharashtra – First time in India
- Dexterously represented MEDA in MERC for various tariff proposal, Green Tax and State Energy Conservation Fund
- Successfully coordinated various departments of state and Central and with International agencies for effective implantation of Energy saving projects
Senior Engineer – Electrical
Indo Rama Synthetic (I) Pvt. Ltd.
04.1994 - 08.2003
- Functioned as Utility & Electrical In-charge; took care of maintenance of electrical distribution system i.e. Switchgears, PCC, MCC, PDB, Motors, Transformers, H T Switch Yard – 33, 11, 6.6 and 0.415 kV, VFDs, Chiller, Compressors & Pumps
- Reviewed project documents, RFQ, RFP, SLD, layout, cable sizing, transformer sizing and switchgear selection process
- Acted as Team Leader for Electrical Distribution System Maintenance, Reliability and Energy Conservation tasks
- Anchored commissioning activities of Electrical Distribution System of 1800 TPD plant ahead of the schedule
- Designed and implemented hard wired & DCS based Islanding Load Shedding Scheme (ILS) for avoiding black out and to have minimum distribution to process
- Got applauded by Managing Director of the company for Best Energy Conservation Scheme – Change Over Scheme for better tariff utilization
- Instituted Integrated Energy Management System (EMS) with customized reports
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Energy Management
IIT, Mumbai
01.2006
Masters in Business Administration - undefined
Yashwantrao Chauhan Maharashtra Open University
01.1998
Bachelors in Engineering - Electrical
Govt. College of Engineering, Amravati University
01.1993
HSC - undefined
Maharashtra Board
01.1989
SSC - undefined
Maharashtra Board
01.1987
Skills
- Internal Consulting & Solution Delivery
Certification
Accredited Energy Auditor: Govt. of India
Awards
Won Best Designated Agency Award from Central Government for consecutive two years, Holds the distinction of facilitating over 500 MW Energy Saving Projects Implementation in various sectors – Industry, Municipal Corporation and Building, Instrumental in changing the State PWD Philosophy from L1 to Life cycle costing (LCC) for Energy Efficiency Projects
Professional Enhancements
- Represented Aditya Birla Group in World Energy Congress at Washington, DC (USA)
- Presented paper on Compliance on EC Act to all Energy Mangers of Group
- IEEE member since 2010
Timeline
GM – Sustainability Services
Design2Occupancy Services LLP
08.2022 - Current
GM – Technical Services & Projects
Ultra Tech Cement Ltd.
09.2020 - 08.2022
DGM - Corporate Technical & Energy Services
Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
01.2007 - 09.2020
Manager (Energy Conservation)
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency
09.2003 - 12.2006
Senior Engineer – Electrical
Indo Rama Synthetic (I) Pvt. Ltd.
04.1994 - 08.2003
Masters in Business Administration - undefined
Yashwantrao Chauhan Maharashtra Open University
Bachelors in Engineering - Electrical
Govt. College of Engineering, Amravati University
HSC - undefined
Maharashtra Board
SSC - undefined
Maharashtra Board
Post Graduate Diploma - Energy Management
IIT, Mumbai