Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
Hobbies and Interests
Projects
Accomplishments
Publications
IN-PLANT INTERNSHIP UNDERTAKEN
PERSONAL PROFILE
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Rajat Rishikesh Halarnekar

Rajat Rishikesh Halarnekar

Panaji

Summary

Working as Junior Manager with extensive experience at Deccan Fine Chemicals, excelling in boiler operations and utility systems management. Proven track record in energy management and ISO auditing, coupled with strong project coordination and leadership skills. Adept at driving operational efficiency and implementing safety compliance measures to enhance workplace performance.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Junior Manager-Utilities

Deccan Fine chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.
Panaji
04.2025 - Current

Senior Engineer - Utilities

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
12.2021 - 03.2025
  • Manage shift operations of utilities alongside a team of five professionals, including operators, electricians, and automation executives.
  • Operation of utility systems, including chilled water, chilled brine, cooling water, compressed air, nitrogen generation, etc.
  • Boiler Operation Engineer (passed in March 2024) with more than 3 years of boiler experience.
  • Operation of oil-fired 16 TPH and 10 TPH smoke tube boilers.
  • Operation of a 30 TPH water tube briquette-fired boiler.
  • Preparation of daily, monthly, and MIS reports for utilities.
  • ISO internal auditor specializing in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001.
  • Conducting interdepartmental audits for internal audits.
  • Green Company certification audits.
  • ISO 50001 energy management systems documentation and energy monitoring for the utility section and site.
  • Site Energy-Saving Project Coordinator for ISO 50001 EnMS.
  • Procuring furnace oil, diesel, and LPG for utilities, as per operational requirements.
  • Created detailed work instructions and checklists to ensure adherence to maintenance requirements.
  • Executed root cause analysis for downtime and investigated incidents within utility systems.
  • Promptly revise and assess HIRAC and EAI records for utilities.
  • Coordination with external auditors and vendors.

Trainee-Engineer

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Developed work instructions and checklists for biomass-fired water tube boilers and new equipment.
  • Implemented management of change processes to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Raised purchase requisitions for engineering items to facilitate timely procurement.
  • Familiarized with shift activities to maintain seamless operations.
  • Gained knowledge of utilities operations to support team objectives.

Trainee-Engineer

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
11.2020 - 08.2021
  • Performed safety relief valve testing and overhauling to ensure operational integrity.
  • Updated preventive maintenance planners in a timely manner to enhance workflow efficiency.
  • Prepared and reviewed work instructions for maintenance activities to uphold standards.
  • Carried out a Job Safety Analysis for plant maintenance activities.
  • Utilized SAP for service entry, notification creation, and closure processes.
  • Planning shutdown maintenance activities.
  • Designed layouts of equipment and pipelines, including isometric drawings of process pipelines.
  • Design of the Mg charging system for the critical process reactor.
  • Conducted monthly budget analysis for plant R&M expenses using Excel.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation for plant maintenance activities.
  • Reviewed and updated HIRAC and EAI documentation to meet ISO system requirements.
  • Performed root cause analysis for plant maintenance downtime, and conducted incident investigations
  • Contractor bill processing, service entries, etc

Apprenticeship

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
09.2019 - 11.2020
  • Performed safety relief valve testing and overhauling to ensure operational integrity.
  • Updated preventive maintenance planners in a timely manner to enhance workflow efficiency.
  • Prepared and reviewed work instructions for maintenance activities to uphold standards.
  • Carried out a Job Safety Analysis for plant maintenance activities.
  • Utilized SAP for service entry, notification creation, and closure processes.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation for plant maintenance activities.
  • Performed root cause analysis for plant maintenance downtime, and conducted incident investigations.
  • Supervising of maintenance activities.

Education

Advance Diploma in Industrial Safety -

Chandralop College of Fire Engineering And Safety
Pune, Maharashatra
06-2024

Boiler Operation Engineer - Boiler Operation

Directorate of Steam Boiler - Maharashtra
Maharashtra
03-2024

B.E. - Mechanical

Don Bosco College of Engineering
Fatorda, Margao Goa
01.2019

H.S.S.C. - Science

Mushtifund Higher Secondary School
Panaji, Goa
01.2015

S.S.C. -

Dr. K. B. Hedgewar High School
Panaji, Goa
01.2013

Skills

  • Boiler operation: oil-fired boiler, biomass-fired boiler
  • Utility systems management
  • Energy management strategies
  • ISO auditing practices
  • Maintenance planning and scheduling
  • Safety compliance measures
  • Operational efficiency improvements
  • Risk assessment techniques
  • Project coordination skills
  • Documentation proficiency
  • Project management expertise
  • Employee engagement initiatives
  • Staff supervision and leadership
  • CAD software: SolidWorks, Creo, Catia, AutoCAD, Fusion 360
  • FluidSIM
  • LabVIEW
  • ANSYS fundamentals
  • Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • SAP expertise
  • HAP by Carrier
  • Minitab proficiency

Certification

  • Senior first aid course with CPR for adults by St. John Ambulance Association, Goa, at Deccan Fine Chemicals, Pvt. Ltd., in October 2023
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification through KPMG, India, in September 2023
  • CII Implementer Professional Course on Energy Management System held from July 11 to July 14, 2023, through CII's virtual platform
  • Advanced training course on energy-efficient systems and energy efficiency at design stage considerations, held from February 1 to 5, 2022, through CII's virtual platform
  • Autodesk AutoCAD and Creo Parametric User Certification form, The Institution of Tool Engineering, ITE in 2023
  • Diploma in HVAC design from Acton Engineers Training Institute in February 2023
  • Eleations's CAD (Creo) Basic to Professional Training Program in May 2021

Hobbies and Interests

Listening to music, traveling to places, trekking, aqua scaping, 3D modeling

Projects

BE Major Project, Description: To design and fabricate machine, which will crush waste glass into finer powder, to use in various industrial applications., Team Size: Five, Duration: 1 year, Role: To design the machine structure/model using SolidWorks and incorporate the design changes into the design as per feasibility, to look after fabrication of the machine., BE Mini Project, Description: Reduction of Cycle Time and Man Power of Tyre Venting Process by Using Automation, Team Size: Three, Duration: 3 months, Role: Design of the process and designing of the fluid-power circuit using FluidSIM and modelling the same in SolidWorks.

Accomplishments

Taking the final year BE project forward, making it a commercial product in the market, and selling it to our first customer, GKB Vision Pvt Ltd

Publications

Research Paper- Design and fabrication of glass powdering and grading machine for various industrial applications IJRSET Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2020

IN-PLANT INTERNSHIP UNDERTAKEN

1. Intern at Chowgule Industries Private Limited, Panaji (Duration - 2 weeks, 1st to 12th Jan 2018)

  • Role: To learn and perform basic car servicing, wheel rotation, and balancing
  • To assist with and perform scheduled car servicing for the cars brought to the servicing center

2. Intern at MRF Private Limited, Usgao (Duration - 2 weeks, 2nd to 13th Jul 2018)

  • Role: To learn and understand the manufacturing process from the raw materials to finished tires and tubes, learn about the machineries and processes involved in making various parts of tire making

PERSONAL PROFILE

  • DOB: 14 June 1997
  • LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajat-halarnekar-533415164/
  • GRABCAD link: https://grabcad.com/rajat.halarnekar-1
  • Research Paper: http://www.ijirset.com/volume-9-issue-6.html

Languages

English
First Language

Timeline

Junior Manager-Utilities

Deccan Fine chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2025 - Current

Senior Engineer - Utilities

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
12.2021 - 03.2025

Trainee-Engineer

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
09.2021 - 12.2021

Trainee-Engineer

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
11.2020 - 08.2021

Apprenticeship

Deccan Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
09.2019 - 11.2020

Advance Diploma in Industrial Safety -

Chandralop College of Fire Engineering And Safety

Boiler Operation Engineer - Boiler Operation

Directorate of Steam Boiler - Maharashtra

B.E. - Mechanical

Don Bosco College of Engineering

H.S.S.C. - Science

Mushtifund Higher Secondary School

S.S.C. -

Dr. K. B. Hedgewar High School
Rajat Rishikesh Halarnekar