KARAN VINODKUMAR DAMANIA
MECHANICAL ENGINEER-MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONAL
Mumbai,MH
Summary
Focused Mechanical Engineer with 14 years of experience in operation and equipment maintenance. Adept at working in challenging situations and with heavy machinery and equipment. Dedicated to increasing effectiveness by streamlining workflows and maintenance procedures with knowledge of developing and enhancing best practices.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Mechanical Technician
Emirates Global Aluminium, EGA
ABUDHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATE
04.2013 - 03.2021
- Managing mechanical maintenance (preventive & breakdown) for Aluminium smelter plant.
- Achieved 93% equipment availability.
- Planning & implementing equipment preventive, routine & breakdown maintenance jobs and ensuring maximum uptime of equipment.
- SAP- work orders, Notifications, material reservations.
- Monitoring compliance with industry safety standards and improving safety of manpower & equipment.
- Achieved zero Lost time injury (LTI) during work
- Coordinating with Spares Planning Team using SAP and OUTOTEC (Germany & Canada) for commissioning & handing-over of equipment.
- Developing & reviewing maintenance task list and plant spares MMAF (Material Master Application Form).
- Imparting in-house technical training and presentation to subordinates.
- Coordinated installation of systems, machinery and components.
- Inspected and tested equipment, machinery and components to diagnose issues, recognize defects and determine appropriate repairs.
ASSOCIATE MANAGER
VEDANTA ALUMINIUM
JHARSUGUDA, ORISSA
06.2007 - 03.2013
- Established and monitored maintenance protocols to deliver reliable service.
- Frequently diagnosed mechanical problems and determined how to correct issues.
- Created monthly reports of maintenance activity to share with management for operational analysis.
- Developed and coordinated effective predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance approaches.
- Performed troubleshooting, diagnosis and repair of 25Ton EOT cranes, hydraulic and pneumatic machines,compressors,material conveying systems,valves, electrical motors.
- Used lean manufacturing principles to develop, evaluate and improve manufacturing methods.
- Recommended design modifications to eliminate frequent machine and system malfunctions.
- Provided technical training for 15 maintenance team members in 6 months period.
- Reduced maintenance accidents by enforcing strict safety standards.
- Coordinated installation of systems, machinery and components.
- Completed root cause analysis, logged faults and prepared system reports.
- Investigated equipment failures to diagnose faulty operation and made appropriate maintenance recommendations.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
Mumbai 07.2003 - 06.2007
Skills
Root Cause Analysis
Efficiency Improvement
Troubleshooting
Bill of Material (BOM)
Risk Assessment
FMEA
SAP
Database Management
Product Improvement
5S Organization
[Equipment] Installation
Equipment Maintenance And Repair
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Accomplishments
- Participated in start-up phase-2 of the Jharsuguda, Odisha Smelter project (GAMI, China) ACADEMICDETAILS June 2007 BE (Mechanical Engineering) from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai with 67.30% Academic Project:.
- College Final Year Project on 'Diffusion Welding' at BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) PROJECTS / TRAININGS.
- Visited BALCO (Bharat Aluminium Company) Korba, India for an industrial training for 6 months.
- 1 week training on RCM (Reliability centre Maintenance) by SKF, Pune.
- 2 weeks intensive training on Pot Tending Machine Maintenance including PTM Hydraulics, Compressor, Troubleshooting by ECL, France expert at VEDANTA.
- Training for SIX SIGMA-YELLOW BELT project on Improving the reliability of machine in smelter.
- 2 weeks TIME AND MOTION study on aluminium sheet production-Hot and cold rolling mill, ingot furnace, in fabrication shop in BALCO, Korba, India plant-1 and submitted & presented report to plant head.
- Finished KAIZAN project on anode change reduction time in potline under supervision of experts.
- Nominated EGA EHS (ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY) employee of the month.
Quote
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Timeline
Senior Mechanical Technician
Emirates Global Aluminium, EGA
04.2013 - 03.2021
ASSOCIATE MANAGER
VEDANTA ALUMINIUM
06.2007 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
07.2003 - 06.2007