Praveen Gowd

• Company Overview: Part of Bain Capital _ American Group
• Implemented system governance and ensured compliance with internal and regulatory requirements, maintaining a robust control framework across all operational processes
• Developed and enhanced performance dashboards for continuous monitoring of KPIs, enabling data-driven decision-making and improving business tracking capabilities
• Oversaw business performance tracking and managed key meeting governance, ensuring that strategic priorities were addressed and KPIs were achieved
• Managed agenda development and action tracking for high-impact strategy and performance meetings, ensuring timely follow-up and execution of decisions
• Leveraged audit findings to drive improvements in process compliance, communication channels, and performance metrics, ensuring alignment with evolving business goals
• Led data collection and integration efforts from various sources, ensuring comprehensive tracking of business performance
• Drove digitalization projects along the automation pyramid, enhancing production process efficiency
• Co-developed a 5-year site master plan aligned with global business strategies, contributing to long-term operational efficiency

• Company : S.K Capital - American group : Heubach Group
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethic.
• Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.

Company Overview: Swiss Group - Firmenich Aromatic Ltd

• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.

• Company Overview: Jamnagar
• Monitored strategic KPIs and ensured their alignment with business objectives, driving key initiatives to improve operational efficiency
• Monitor KPIs like given below and performance evaluation of the unit
• Unit performance
• Throughput, Yield and Quality
• Check violation of SOC/ IOW/Feed Window/CBW
• Review Unit upset/ loss of capacity/ Off spec Product
• Identify and inform performance deterioration of the process equipment wrt design and make corrective
• Prepare SOC / SOP where applicable
• Carry out process trouble shooting
• OPEX
• F&L Monitoring/ Check SEI/EII
• Catchem specific consumption and optimization
• Energy Optimization
• Release recommendations in daily report for continuous improvement of unit within processing constraints
• Unit optimization
• Monitor APC / RT-Opt performance and suggest limit as required
• Conduct Max capacity test-run
• Quality Assurance
• Sampling Schedule compliance
• Exception & Deviation Reporting
• Review of LIMS Limit
• Testing of Feed stock including Catalyst & Chemical
• Analysis of Spent Catalyst/ Evaluation of Regenerability
• Sampling schedule review
• Identify and Develop process/reliability improvement schemes like PIOs, ENCON etc
• Handle Management of change with the following
• Raise MOC for PIO/ENCON/HSE/ Operability and Reliability improvement
• Process Engg
• Of MOC and review of detailed Engg
• Conduct performance guarantee test-run and issue close out report
• Timely analysis and resolution of internal customer complaints
• Troubleshooting plant process problems & providing recommendations to address the same
• Provide technical assurance to Operations during turnaround, start-up, shutdown, process emergency and commissioning of new facilities
• Carry out detailed studies for process and reliability improvement and publish technical reports
• HSEF Compliance:
• Conduct PHA & HAZOP and strive for continuous improvement for safe, reliable and compliant operations
• Ensure the implementation of safety procedures and processes (Workplace safety & Waste management), in the fields
• Act as Incident command control in case of emergencies
• Mentoring & Trainings:
• Identifying training need of subordinates and facilitating required training
• Mentoring & training new joinees for taking charge
• Management Reviews:
• Responsible for schedule preparation, preplanning & resource forecasting for engineers & other technical activities relating to the project for timely completion of projects according to plan and update to management
• Jamnagar

• Company Overview: U.S Based MNC
• U.S Based MNC

• Technology negotiator between M/s Hindalco and Aluminium Pechiney, Rio Tinto France
• Sub-In charge for 360 KVA pot line erection and commissioning coordinator between M/s Hindalco and sub-contractors of AP M/s Techno electric for bus bar fabrication and erection, M/s L&T for pot super structure fabrication and erection, M/s Indfab (I) Ltd for pot shell erection
• Know PTM and overhead crane operations

• To Handle all shift activities independently and is responsible to complete scheduled as well as unscheduled work in shift timing itself
• To handle and Lead team of 20 process technicians to complete all shift activities
• Implementation of quality systems like 5s & to maintain safety, quality, efficiency, productivity and cost on shop floor during shift
• Responsible for manpower utilization in shifts, hot metal production and pot parameter control