LEDAFLOW
Yogesh Gaikwad
Director- Product and Solution (APAC)
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced leader passionate about developing scalable digital solutions for efficient monitoring & optimization of complex Oil & Gas processes ensuring world class User Experience and maximizing the return on investment for both the Customers the Organization.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Director - Product and Solutions
Kongsberg Digital
Bangaloew
7 2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Responsible to drive the development of scalable cloud based digital applications and features by bringing in house engineering domain expertise and digital technologies together to fulfill Organizations product development roadmap.
- The ultimate mission is to build Smarter, Safer and Greener solutions for the heavy assets like Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, FPSO, FSRU using an Enterprise Digital Platform (Digital Twin)
- Develop, guide and manage team of Product Owners, Monitor product progress as per product roadmap and ensure quality and delivery timeline.
- Drive collaboration between different functions like customer success, development, deployment and technology.
- Drive product innovation and delivery towards Digital Oil Field, Well and Network Optimization, Flow Assurance, Realtime Production Management systems.
- Close interaction with end customer and feedback.
- Act as Subject Matter Expert to support Business development and technical sales for APAC.
- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
- Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
- Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
- Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
Department Manager - Energy Simulation
Kongsberg Digital
10.2019 - 07.2023
- Company Overview: Own a business unit focused on delivering high class digital solution for Oil & Gas and LNG plants all over the world
- Leading a the team of ~20 experienced engineers delivering Real Time Production Management System (PMS), Multiphase Transient Flow analysis for Oil and Gas facilities solving issues for Wells & Production pipelines, Flow Assurance, Dynamic and Transient Studies, Control System Checks using company’s high-tech products like K - S p i c e, Ledaflow developed in house over more than 35 years
- Owner of all project deliveries for the APAC and strategic Global projects.
- Typical project cycle of 2 years and value range from 3 MUSD to 0.5 MUSD
- Total revenue generation for BU is ~ 3.5 MUSD/year
- Act as a SME for Business Development, technical conferences, business forums and leadership summits (APAC)
- Stakeholder management including close integration with PMO, Management Team and Customer
- Weighing, Balancing and communicating trade-offs between stakeholders and resources.
- Manage department budget and accountable for expenses or investment
- Comply with all standard and procedures established in organization
- Identify and propose improvements in standards and procedures
- People Management efforts like Recruitment and Talent Management, Performance Evaluations, Skill Development, Goal Setting.
Technical Advisor
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 09.2019
- Company Overview: Leading technical delivery for Global strategic projects for Oil & Gas, LNG, FPSO, FSRU process.
- Subject-Matter expert for Internal and External customers
- Technical Support for Sales, Estimation and Proposal
- Learning, development and team building to make sure projects and deliveries
- Ensure delivery as per organizational Quality, Process and Procedure
- Promote innovation through continuous improvement in Product and Procedure
- Leading technical delivery for Global strategic projects for LNG, FPSO, Oil & Gas.
- Performing Transient and Dynamic Simulation studies for Wells and Network, Processing Facilities- Separation, Compression, Dehydration, Export etc.
- Flow Assurance Studies - Hydrate, Wax, Slugging etc.
- Test and Verify control and logics for Gas Turbines, Gas Compressors, Compressor Sequences.
Senior Process Engineer
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
04.2013 - 03.2016
- Engineering design and parametric studies, process optimization for critical process units like Gas Compressors, Gas Turbines Acid Gas Removal systems, LNG Liquefaction, Refrigeration etc
- Testing and verification process control logics, safety control system, sequences complex process like compressors and gas turbine Control system and PLC integration with dynamic simulation - ABB, SIEMENS, EMERSON, Allan Bradley, CCC
- Simulation of Oil/gas Reservoir, multiphase flowlines for flow assurance, slug & hydrate formation studies using LedaFlow or OLGA
- Perform Model, Factory and Site acceptance tests and conduct training for customer
Process Engineer
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
04.2011 - 03.2013
- Development high fidelity dynamic process model of complete Oil & gas process operation
- Assist Lead in developing project documentation like Manual, Procedures, Reports, MOM
Senior Process Engineer
PRAJ Industries Ltd.
07.2007 - 03.2011
- Company Overview: The 4 years in Praj an EPC and Process Licensor company, laid a strong foundation for my career in Process design, Plant commissioning and Pre-Sales
- Around 1.5 years in proposal, cost Estimation and prebid engineering for Oil & Gas projects
- Worked 2.5 years on projects involving Process Engineering and Design, Basic Design Engineering, Heat and Mass Balance, design of Distillation Column, Pumps, Control Valve, Heat Exchangers, Pipeline Sizing, P&IDs, PFDs etc
- The 4 years in Praj an EPC and Process Licensor company, laid a strong foundation for my career in Process design, Plant commissioning and Pre-Sales
Education
Professional Certificate - Product Management
Indian Institute of Management
Kozhikode, India 01.2024 - 11.2024
MBA - Operations and Logistics
Pune University
Pune, India 01.2012 - 01.2015
B.Tech - Chemical Engineering
UDCT, North Maharashtra University
Jalgaon, India 01.2003 - 01.2007
Skills
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Project Management
Team Development
Realtime Well Monitoring
LNG Process Monitoring
Digital Oil Field Simulation
Flow Assurance
Cloud Solutions
Budget control
Accomplishments
- Developed and mentored engineers to take project Lead to reduce dependencies and resulting in a 25% increase in productivity of the team.
- Successfully delivered a project of value $450K, in India for a NOC, having set 1st reference for future growth.
- Won 2 projects worth 3 MUSD by driving change in Solution and Delivery approach towards Digital Oil Field.
- Within 4 years developed a team of ~30 engineers supporting global projects and generating revenue ~ 3.5MUSD/year.
Publications
- Hybrid Virtual Flow metering for Oil Wells, India Drilling and Exploration Conference, 01/01/08
- Production Enhancement for Matured Oil Fields, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 11/01/22
- Digitalization for Energy Industry, Global Energy Digitalization Conclave, 05/01/23
- Digital Performance Model, Society of Petroleum Engineers, 08/2024
Software
K-Spice
MS Projects
Hysys
OLGA
HTRI
Multiflash
Power BI
Timeline
Professional Certificate - Product Management
Indian Institute of Management
01.2024 - 11.2024
Department Manager - Energy Simulation
Kongsberg Digital
10.2019 - 07.2023
Technical Advisor
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
04.2016 - 09.2019
Senior Process Engineer
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
04.2013 - 03.2016
MBA - Operations and Logistics
Pune University
01.2012 - 01.2015
Process Engineer
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
04.2011 - 03.2013
Senior Process Engineer
PRAJ Industries Ltd.
07.2007 - 03.2011
B.Tech - Chemical Engineering
UDCT, North Maharashtra University
01.2003 - 01.2007
Director - Product and Solutions
Kongsberg Digital
7 2023 - Current
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