Sukhatma Nair

Headed downstream operations involving a daily thruput of 10 million litres of Aviation Turbine Fuel, known variously as Jet A1, ATF etc. In commercial terms, this translated into a daily invoiced value of USD 600,000.

Specific technical expertise in Pressure Control systems & Hydrocarbon Measurement.

Acknowledged management expertise in Controls, Cost optimization. Leadership role in achieving the global best cost of 0.8 us cents per us gallon for the operation under my oversight.

Bharat Petroleum is where I learnt petroleum downstream operations. Varied postings at locations handling refinery dispatch, ground products terminalling, LPG bottling and finally aviation fuels gave me that sound understanding that ExxonMobil recruiting team in Mumbai found suitability for their upcoming venture in United Arab Emirates.

Was at ED just waiting for my appointment at Bharat Petroleum

While being in the final months of my LL.B course, took up this offer for the lure of the tranquil wild greens, the colonial-style bungalows and so on.

Once into the job, picked up some real life skills in agricultural practices, plant nursery practices like vegetative reproduction and management of a ~400-strong labour force consisting of men and women. Had a successful stint in conducting domestic enquiries, bringing transparency, fairness and non-arbitrary disciplinary action to the process.

Howver, monotony became the reason for me to look at alternative opportunities to leave estate life.