Nitin Fegade

• Proactive Automation Engineer possessing in-depth knowledge of various programming languages and best practices for development. Solutions-based collaborator well-versed in testing and simulating automated machinery, developing and implementing automated testing methodologies and supervising testing activities. Offering 24 years of experience creating and applying technology to monitor and control production.
• Experienced Automation Expert with over 24 years of experience in construction material business, steel, glass, pharmaceutical, Airport, Metro rail project, data centres, home automation etc. . Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction. History of streamlining operations, increasing revenue and reducing costs to maximize business profits. Decisive and strategic leader with demonstrated track record of success.
• Agile leader of systems automation with team-oriented mindset, collaborating with staff from all departments to streamline productivity with technology-based solutions. Flexible producer of effective code tailored to organizational needs. Authority on technical process automation with strong base of knowledge of evolving solutions to uncharted problems.
• To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

WCM Instructor

• More than 24 years of Project & Engineering Management, and Leadership experience in manufacturing environments and plants. Accomplished repeatedly successful increase in Safety, Reliability performance, productivity, quality and customer satisfaction.
• Completed the project successfully as a engineering consultant for new gypsum plasterboard plant capacity of 15 Mn SQM/annum first Indian plasterboard manufacturing plant of such capacity in India. The final plant commissioning done in Jan 2018.
• Operation & Engineering contract of 5 years for running the plasterboard plant efficiently. Accomplished task successfully by our team of engineers with continuous improvements.
• Successfully completed the projects in paint, chemical, glass, steel, rubber, tyre, petrochemicals, gypsum, metro, airport, pharmaceutical industries, Machine manufacturer, OEM etc,
• Joined M/s Saint-Gobain as “ Lead Engineer-Instrumentation ” in June 2008. Promoted to “ Manager-Electrical & Instrumentation ” in Jan 2010.
• Awarded for the “ performance of excellence ” in 2010 by Managing Director of Saint-Gobain Gyproc
• Entrusted with the Production responsibilities & promoted to Manager-Production Operations in Nov 2013.
• Enhanced EHS culture with critical risk reduction, Hazard identification & risk assessment to become safe working environment.
• Successfully completed certification course “PM practitioner” by WCM worldwide forum.
• Recorded best performance of plant in terms of key RM usages & optimization in the global benchmarking report.
• Achieved efficiency savings of INR 3.24 per SQM on key RM usage & INR 7.70 per SQM on total savings w.r.t budget 2014 in the first half of the year 2014.
• Achieved efficiency savings w.r.t budget 2015: Particulars % Savings w.r.t budget: Increase in production volume over budget 2.48%, Reduction in Cost over budget 20.18%, Reduction in usage in Major RM 3.49%, Increase in NSY over budget 0.84%
• Achieved ever highest production, best plant reliability, ever lowest Wet Scrap.
• Awarded with best improvement in Energy Index in the world for Plasterboard in the WCM Asia Forum at Laem Chabang, Thailand.
• Headed as a “Management Representative” for IMS Implementation & certification Successfully.
• Achieved series of quantifiable accomplishments as Electrical & Instrumentation Manager within group by 12% overall equipment reliability & raised to a world-class status, 40% reduction in the overall maintenance cost, significant improvement in MTBF & MTTR.
• Leaded successfully various WCM projects and conducted significant process improvements with world best specific fuel consumption within Gyproc group.
• Early Equipment Management Pillar Owner and active team member in Safety, Quality, Cost Deployment, Autonomous maintenance, Professional maintenance, Focused Improvement pillar.
• Completed White Cap “Instructor Course-WCM” by WCM worldwide conducted at Thailand.