Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Projects
Languages
Personal Information
Certification
Timeline
PRAFFUL REWATKAR

PRAFFUL REWATKAR

Nagpur

Summary

Accomplished Mining Engineer with a proven track record at Hindustan Zinc-Vedanta Limited, enhancing underground mining operations and safety. Excelled in utilizing cutting-edge technology for precise mapping and operational efficiency. Demonstrates exceptional problem-solving and leadership abilities, significantly improving production planning and compliance.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mining Engineer

Droid Survair And Mining
Nagpur
12.2024 - Current
  • Using survey-grade drones, we provide high-resolution orthomosaics and detailed 3D models of the area, and with the help of this, we create high-accuracy cadastral maps of even complex or difficult-to-access environments.
  • We provide a vast range of engineering services, right from CAD work to design and estimation.

Assistant Manager-Mine Operations

Hindustan Zinc- Vedanta Limited
Dariba
08.2022 - 11.2024
  • Company Overview: 2+ years work experience in 2.0 MT capacity Lead-Zinc Underground Metal Mining Operations, Drilling and Blasting operations, Process Improvement Projects with all statutory requirements
  • Proficient in maintaining underground mining equipment, including drills, loaders, and transport machinery, ensuring optimal functionality and minimal downtime
  • Expertise in use of Electronic Blasting Systems and Nonel detonators in blasting operations
  • Worked effectively within a diverse team, facilitating communication and coordination among crew members to enhance overall productivity and operational success
  • Adapting mining softwares knowledge for better scheduling and precise results
  • 2+ years work experience in 2.0 MT capacity Lead-Zinc Underground Metal Mining Operations, Drilling and Blasting operations, Process Improvement Projects with all statutory requirements

Student Intern

Western Coalfields Limited
Nagpur
05.2017 - 07.2017
  • Have seen working methods in coal mines, drilling and blasting techniques, and machinery that were used for loading coal.

Student Intern

Hindustan Copper Limited
Malanjkhand
12.2018
  • Inculcated knowledge about both underground copper mining, their strata control, support techniques, methods of mining, and machinery, as well as opencast mining, which exposed me to open cast mining bench formations, drill and blast patterns and parameters, and shovel-dumper combination mining.

Education

B.tech - Mining Engineering

Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering,Research and Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra
01.2022
GPA: CGPA 9.44

Diploma - Mining and Mine Surveying

Government Polytechnic, Nagpur, Nagpur, Maharashtra
01.2019
GPA: Percentage 78.1

SSC -

Sanskar Vidya Sagar, Nagpur, Maharashtra
01.2016
GPA: Percentage 83

Skills

  • Problem-solving skills
  • Safety and compliance
  • Communication and leadership
  • Production planning
  • Health and safety
  • Underground mining

Accomplishments

  • Won 1st prize in National Mining Innovation Challenge at IIT KHARAGPUR.
  • Made an Electronic computational device for pull measurement in underground coal mines.

Projects

Underwater Blasting Thesis based project in final year of mining engineering. 

Improvement in Pull Factor In Underground Lead and Zinc Mines Rajpura Dariba Mines- Vedanta Limited.

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi

Personal Information

Title: Mining Engineer[Second Class Mines Manager Certificate of Competency issued by DGMS]

Certification

  • Second Class Mines Managers Certificate of Competency Issued by DGMS, Dhanbad.
  • Gas Testing Certificate Issued by DGMS, Dhanbad.
  • First Aid Certificate Issued by St. John Ambulance, India

Timeline

Mining Engineer - Droid Survair And Mining
12.2024 - Current
Assistant Manager-Mine Operations - Hindustan Zinc- Vedanta Limited
08.2022 - 11.2024
Student Intern - Hindustan Copper Limited
12.2018
Student Intern - Western Coalfields Limited
05.2017 - 07.2017
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering,Research and Technology - B.tech, Mining Engineering
Government Polytechnic, Nagpur - Diploma, Mining and Mine Surveying
Sanskar Vidya Sagar - SSC,
PRAFFUL REWATKAR