Former Dy. General Manager (DGM), Electrotechnical Dept - RINL (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited) - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam, India
(1993-01 - 2025-03)
31 years of work experience managing electrical, electronic, instrumentation and communication equipment maintenance in continuous production units.
- Ensured 100% availability of electronic and communication equipment in continuous production units at RINL by carrying out inspection, preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance
- Handled troubleshooting, modification, and upgradation of Electronic and communication systems, including AC/DC digital drives (VFD/VVFD), MV Drives, PLCs, EOT cranes, UPS, CNC, DG, HVAC/ESP/Environmental pollution control systems, Data center, Cooling Systems, Solar power equipment, battery chargers, wireless and other communication equipment and Projects
- Managed PCB spare support for equipment at RINL by performing maintenance, testing, repair, rework, soldering/de-soldering, and simulation of site conditions
- Handled modification, indigenization, tracing and reverse engineering of all types of electronic and communication PCBs
- Developed circuit drawings, test procedures and documentation
- Conducted calibration of sensors and instruments
- Provided technical training and guidance to subordinates
- Ensured quality checks from incoming components to finished PCBs
- Strategic planning for procurement and budget preparation, with focus on equipment criticality, spare part cost, consumption rate, and PCB repairability
- Managed spares support from OEMs, ensured PR and TR as per specifications, and carried out quality assurance of procured electronic components and PCBs
- Handled Technical proposals, price negotiations, inventory control, stores management, and contract management through ERP systems
- Ensuring Technical, administration, reviews, report generations, ISO (QMS, OHSMS, EMS), Skill development Training to the Students as well as Employees, Faculty development, Safety, 5S, Suggestions, QCs and safety, housekeeping, safe healthy work environment
- Successful repair of 24 no. of ABB PM864 CPU resulted savings of Rs.12 crores
- Indigenation of Hitachi make synchronous 6.6MW brush-less excitation system drive control card Savings of 5 crores
- Modification of power circuit in ABB MOCON ROBUST DCB202, revival of SIEMENS PCU50 controllers, Revival of IGBT driver controllers saved 4 Crores
- Implemented 3R principle for E-waste and saved Rs.80 lakhs by salvaging components
- Electronic laboratories average savings of Rs.2 crores per annum for the past 10 years
Technical Staff - Marine and Communication Electronics (MACE) - Government of Andhra Pradesh
(1988-01 - 1992-12)
4 years of experience in production, testing, R&D, quality assurance, training, and customer coordination working with HF, VHF wireless communication equipment used by the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, AP Forest Department, and AP Police Department.
- Gained experience in production, testing, R&D, quality assurance, training, and customer coordination
- Worked with HF, VHF wireless communication equipment used by the Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, AP Forest Department, and AP Police Department
- Technical exposure includes HF, VHF wireless sets, MF beacons, and radar systems
- Contributed to power electronics product lifecycle activities, including fault diagnosis, repair, testing, and validation, ensuring high reliability of systems
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to support solar inverter and industrial automation projects, Green power capital projects enhancing operational efficiency
- Supported supply chain coordination through vendor follow-ups and component readiness, minimizing downtime and delays
- Drove continuous improvement by modular solutions, Fabricated projects, resolving recurring technical issues, Training and optimizing system performance
