Shashiranjan Kumar
Lead Engineer
MUNDRA
Summary
- Accomplished Electrical Engineer with over three years of experience in maintaining and optimizing electrical systems critical to power generation. Proven ability to lead emergency response efforts, implement procedural frameworks, and drive cost-effective solutions. Dedicated to continuous improvement and operational excellence in challenging environments. Demonstrated expertise in managing LV and MV switchgear, distribution transformers, switchyards, power transformers, Emergency DG set,AVR and GRP,MicroSCADA etc..
- Talented Lead Engineer highly effective at setting maintenance schedules, calibrating equipment and maintaining optimal system productivity. Bringing deep grasp of operational needs and commitment to minimal downtime.
- Detail-oriented, organized and meticulous employee. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success.
- Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Lead Engineer
Tata Power,Mundra
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Ensuring Timely Delivery of GT from BHEL Bhopal Site:
- Coordinated with BHEL and sub-vendors to ensure availability of critical materials like Epoxy End Rings and Top Rings for Tap-Winding fabrication
- Managed communication with BHEL planning teams to secure other essential materials (Cooling Fans, Transformer components, Cooling Pumps) to prevent delays in GT testing schedules
- Achievement: Projected savings of ₹17.50 crore by preventing delays in manufacturing and delivery schedules
- Maintaining 100% Compliance with Defect & PM Jobs: Oversaw defect and preventive maintenance jobs within assigned areas, ensuring operational reliability through timely maintenance interventions
- Achievement: Enhanced operational efficiency and minimized equipment downtime
- Execution of Preventive Activities and Minimizing Downtime: Scheduled preventive maintenance activities to optimize operational efficiency of Class A & B equipment
- Managed manpower to promptly address emergency DG set issues like coolant leakage
- Achievement: Reduced maintenance costs and prevented operational disruptions
- Digital Solutions for Operational Challenges: Utilized digital tools to resolve Micro-Scada defects such as GPS time errors, remote command issues, and temperature discrepancies in GT units
- Achievement: Improved operational resilience and achieved cost savings of ₹2.25 lakh
- Developing Insights into Customer Needs and Compliance: Analyzed historical data to predict customer requirements for defect and PM jobs
- Ensured compliance with change management directives related to power cable connections and motor modifications
- Achievement: Enhanced operational efficiency by aligning maintenance activities with customer needs, showcasing strong analytical skills and proactive approach
- Cost Savings and Value Delivery: Implemented cost-saving initiatives through in-house fabrication projects, equipment modifications, and efficient maintenance practices across emergency DG sets
- Achievement: Realized savings of ₹18.35 crore through various initiatives, highlighting efficient resource management and innovative problem-solving
- Focus on Execution and Result Delivery: Managed execution of maintenance tasks, ensuring minimal downtime of emergency DG sets and timely defect resolutions across critical equipment
- Achievement: Delivered consistent results by fostering a culture of accountability and efficiency, showcasing leadership in operational management
- Improvement Orientation and Process Overhaul: Initiated delta projects for in-house fabrication and equipment modifications to enhance operational efficiency
- Benchmarked best practices and implemented innovative solutions
- Achievement: Improved process efficiency and reliability through continuous improvement initiatives
- Safety Compliance and Training: Submitted safety observations, completed online training sessions, and implemented improvement projects related to safety and equipment upgrades
- Achievement: Ensured adherence to safety protocols and regulatory requirements, contributing to a safe working environment and personal development through continuous learning.
Lead Engineer
Tata Power,Mundra
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Emergency Response and Procedural Excellence: Managed critical emergency situations with resilience and expertise, notably during the U-40 GT-Y phase failure
- Ensured the prompt restoration of emergency DG sets to minimize downtime and maintain operational continuity
- Achievement: Minimized downtime and maintained operational continuity
- Customer Engagement and Operational Efficiency: Engaged daily with customers to understand their operational needs and promptly addressed issues related to DG set and motor trippings
- Prioritized equipment availability during unit startups to prevent operational disruptions
- Achievement: Prevented operational disruptions and enhanced customer satisfaction
- Project Management and Technical Expertise: Executed tasks with meticulous attention to detail and personal accountability
- Spearheaded initiatives such as ensuring availability of the RO battery bank and improving lighting in critical areas like RO DM and FWPH
- Achievement: Improved lighting in critical areas and conducted root cause analyses for motor trippings, leading to enhanced operational efficiency
- Cost Optimization and Strategic Procurement: Implemented robust cost-saving measures by leveraging local vendors and in-house capabilities
- Achieved significant savings through strategic procurement of Guide Vanes, wire mesh, SS316 perforated sheets, and Glass wool insulation for SWRO motors
- Achievement: Reduced R&M costs by ₹9.15 lakh through activities such as in-house installation of equipment and local repair of Fire DG set motors
- Compliance and Safety Management: Ensured strict compliance with customer requirements and change management directives, contributing to operational efficiency and adherence to safety protocols
- Achievement: Maintained an exemplary safety record with an average of three safety observations per month and maintained high compliance with Gyankosh training schedules
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Championed innovation projects rooted in thorough analysis and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to enhance system reliability and operational efficiency
- Achievement: Actively integrated digital technologies and industry best practices into daily operations, refining skills and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the electrical engineering domain.
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Tata Power,Mundra
10.2020 - 03.2022
- LV Switchgear: Proficient in interpreting single-line diagrams for motors and transformers, including control and power circuits
- Implemented schemes such as synchronizing bus sections and auto changeover, while ensuring comprehensive protection measures for under-voltage, over-voltage, thermal overload, short circuit, and single-phasing
- Achievement: Enhanced system protection and reliability
- MV Switchgear: Developed skills in reading single-line diagrams, understanding tie breaker schemes, and implementing necessary interlocks during gas turbine charging
- Continuously expanding knowledge in interlocks, protection measures, and switchgear schemes
- Achievement: Improved operational knowledge and efficiency
- Distribution Transformer: Managed various service transformers essential to turbine and boiler operations, ensuring optimal performance across diverse operational contexts
- Achievement: Ensured optimal performance across operational contexts
- 400KV Switchyard: Acquired expertise in switchyard single-line diagrams, breaker schemes, and equipment such as surge arrestors, CVTs, wave traps, EMVTs, line and bus reactors, SF6 circuit breakers, and more
- Implemented differential protection systems for transmission lines
- Achievement: Ensured reliable transmission line operations
- Power Transformer: Extensive knowledge of power transformer types, construction, connection diagrams, grounding methods, cooling systems, and auxiliary equipment
- Specialized in protection schemes including REF, differential, and temperature trip protections
- Conducted critical tests like SFRA, Tan Delta, Winding Resistance, and Insulation Resistance tests
- Achievement: Enhanced transformer reliability and performance
- Cost Saving: Saved significant costs due to in-house testing of power transformers
- Three-Phase Synchronous Generator: Familiarity with Toshiba generators, including construction details, tests on stator and rotor, excitation systems, cooling systems, and protection schemes
- Ensured reliability through 100% stator earth fault protection and improvements in grounding for enhanced system reliability
- Achievement: Improved grounding and reliability of the generator system
- Cost Saving: Achieved savings due to quick restoration of BFP motor post-tripping
- Achievements: Led critical initiatives such as the restoration of BFP-50A motor post-tripping incident, minimizing downtime and costs through efficient restoration approaches
- Installed temporary chillers during peak operational periods, ensuring uninterrupted plant operations despite external challenges like high coal prices.
Education
BE-Electrical Engineering - Electrical Engineering
JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
Kolkata, India 04.2016 - 05.2020
12th standard -
VISHNUDEO NARAYAN SINGH INTER COLLEGE,NARMA
Muzaffarpur, Bihar,India 01.2012 - 05.2014
10th Standard -
HIGH SCHOOL,BERAIN
Muzaffarpur, Bihar,India 01.2010 - 05.2012
Skills
Electrical Systems Management
Emergency Response
Procedural Frameworks
Cost Optimization
Customer Engagement
Project Management
Technical Expertise
Compliance and Safety Management
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Digital Solutions Implementation
Maintenance Scheduling
Stakeholder Communication
Continuous delivery
Scalability planning
Root Cause Analysis
Quality Control
Failure Analysis
Cost Analysis
Schematic reading
System Troubleshooting
Process Improvement
Engineering Documentation
Electrical Systems
Problem-solving abilities
Decision-Making
Goal Setting
Team Collaboration
Problem-solving aptitude
Adaptability and Flexibility
Task Prioritization
Excellent Communication
Time management abilities
Technical Drawings
Problem-Solving
Analytical Skills
Work Planning and Prioritization
Multitasking Abilities
Inspections
Organizational Skills
Additional Information
Played a pivotal role in improving lighting infrastructure across critical operational areas (FWPH, RO plant, DM plant, RO switchgear room, Chemical house-1, PTP), contributing significantly to operational reliability and efficiency. Recognized for outstanding contributions to cost management, safety compliance, and proactive maintenance within the power generation industry, reflecting a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
Keyachievementscostsavings
- Achieved savings due to in-house testing of power transformers, reducing dependency on external vendors and minimizing costs.
- Minimized downtime and costs through efficient restoration approaches, achieving significant savings.
- Achieved significant savings through strategic procurement from local vendors, reducing costs associated with importing materials.
- Ensured the availability of critical materials, leading to a projected savings of ₹17.50 crore by preventing delays in the manufacturing and delivery schedule.
Timeline
Lead Engineer
Tata Power,Mundra
04.2023 - 03.2024
Lead Engineer
Tata Power,Mundra
04.2022 - 03.2023
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Tata Power,Mundra
10.2020 - 03.2022
BE-Electrical Engineering - Electrical Engineering
JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY
04.2016 - 05.2020
12th standard -
VISHNUDEO NARAYAN SINGH INTER COLLEGE,NARMA
01.2012 - 05.2014
10th Standard -
HIGH SCHOOL,BERAIN
01.2010 - 05.2012