TVSK Rao

• Setting up the office and infrastructure in USA and in India for Specialized IT Services
• Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
• Established a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and driving sustainable growth across the organization.
• Managed financial planning and budgeting processes, ensuring fiscal responsibility and maximizing return on investments there by achieving breakeven in the first year of operation.
• Leveraged technology to automate workflows and streamline processes, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings across the organization.

Travel around United States and in India by understanding culture and opportunities. Spent time with extended family members.

• Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Cultivated positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, during COVID 19 pandemic , and boosted overall team morale.
• Mentored the National Plant Manager to manager the facility in seamless manner.
• Taken lead on 450MW CCPW O&M review including budgeting for Mozambique Combined Cycle Power Plant.
• Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.

• Managing the O&M of 200MW facility with 6 gas turbines and 225KM gas pipe line.
• Mentored and developed staff members, promoting professional growth opportunities within organization. Developed successor and replace with Tanzania National.
• Forecasted future production needs accurately, allowing for strategic decision-making regarding staffing levels, equipment investments, and inventory management.
• Replaced 5 expatriates including self by ensuring succession planning coupled with training.
• Enhanced safety standards with implementation of comprehensive safety training initiatives for all employees.
• Increased production efficiency by optimizing plant layout and implementing process improvements. Upgraded 3 gas turbine from LM6000PA-PC there by increasing plant capacity by over 20MW at plant level.
• Coordinated plant expansions and upgrades to accommodate increased demand while minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.
• Identified and implemented viable strategies for continuous improvement to enhance operational flexibility and safety.
• Managed budgeting and resource allocation, ensuring optimal use of funds for operational efficiency.
• Enhanced plant productivity by streamlining operational processes.
• Implemented pipe line pigging regime and installation of additional mainline valves with out stopping production to improve reliability and safety.
• Reduced CAPEX cost by over 10% by implementing LTSA for turbines minor and major maintenance.

• Developed O&M Annual Operating Plan for facility on annual basis with a look a head 3 years.
• Technical Management of insurance for facility
• Improved reliability of plant natural gas systems by re engineering gas skids operation philosophy.
• Review and implement Casualty Control procedures for plant operations to improve plant reliability.
• Implementing operator based maintenance by training operators to reduce down time of equipment
• Gained experience in trade union negotiations
• Improved LOTO process by implementing all hazards, precautions and isolations in same work order system through maintenance management system Maximo.
• Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.

• Responsible for maintenance of 4 GE LM 6000 gas turbines and 2 Siemens SGT600 gas turbines including 250KM Pipe line and ware house operations
• Managing maintenance budget, outages and long term planning of Major equipment's of facility
• Coordinate with OEM service managers for organizing resources for overhauls, lease engine contracts and implementing applicable service bulletins and upgrades on gas turbines and generators
• Developing maintenance schedules of all plant equipment over life cycle and upgrading plant equipment as part of CAPEX to improve reliability
• Structuring and streamlining ware house operations completely from scratch
• Completely developed infrastructure required for maintenance department to be self reliant in tooling and work shop facilities
• Carry out duties of Plant Manager during Absence.
• Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.
• Collaborated with other department managers to coordinate maintenance activities around production schedules, minimizing operational interruptions.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors for cost-effective procurement of parts and services, maintaining strong working relationships.
• Developed detailed maintenance budgets, effectively controlling expenses while ensuring optimal equipment performance.
• Conducted root cause analysis of recurring issues, devising long-term solutions that minimized future disruptions.

• Developing and Implementing Maintenance Policies and Procedures for this facility and validating them
• Developing long term PM schedule for all plant equipment and planning outages
• Developed critical spare parts for facility operations and solving chronic problems in plant.

• Responsible for electrical maintenance of 720MW Power and 50MIDG water facility including overhauls
• Identifying various single point failures in plant electrical systems and completed modifications in-house to improve reliability of plant and saved over 0.6 M USD in 2 years
• Completion of Major overhaul on all generators and fixing resonance issue of TLRI generator stator with OEM
• Forecasting and Preparation of department budget in line with planned outages for current year and 5 years ahead
• Comprehensive asset management plan on critical assets of plant Transformers, Generators, high voltage equipment and 400KV cables
• Developing infrastructure for department and training O&M staff.

• Responsible for day-to-day electrical maintenance and overhauls of the 235MW CCPP with 3 ABB gas turbines, 1 ABB-STAL steam turbine, generators and associated auxiliaries
• Carried out major inspection and stator resin injection of 66MVA ABB generator in 10 days there by reducing outage time to great extent
• Managing department budget and training maintenance staff.

• Responsible for operation and maintenance of this 240MW coal based captive power plant facility electrical systems during shifts
• Carried out major overhaul on 4 units of BHEL/Siemens 60MW steam generators
• Developed inspection sheets and routines on plant equipment
• Trained technicians and improved their productivity significantly.

• Developed software routines for EPABX systems.