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Group VP – Projects, Engineering & Plant Operations | Leading BF-BOF/EAF Modernization & Brownfield Expansion | Steel & Metallurgy | 33+ Yrs Across India, Africa.

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Metallurgical engineer and operations leader with 33+ years across the full steelmaking value chain — ironmaking, EAF/BOF steelmaking, secondary metallurgy, continuous casting, and long-product rolling. Currently Group VP – Projects, Engineering & Plant Operations at Arjas Steel, driving two major capex programs simultaneously: an EAF modernization and rolling mill upgrade at Mandi Gobindgarh (Punjab), and a 0.35 MTPA BF-BOF SBQ greenfield/brownfield expansion at Tadipatri (Andhra Pradesh). My career spans plant leadership, greenfield project execution, and OEM/consultant partnerships with organizations including Danieli, SMS Group, Primetals, KORUS, and M.N. Dastur, alongside international experience delivering a 250,000 TPY EAF-LRF-CCM steel mill expansion in Zambia. I've led plant operations end-to-end as GM/Plant Head, and built and negotiated capex business cases, vendor evaluations, and DPR/TEFR scopes at the group level. Core strengths: capex planning & governance | EAF/BOF/BF-BOF operations | greenfield & brownfield project execution | vendor & OEM negotiation | SBQ rolling & downstream finishing | plant P&L and operational leadership. BE Metallurgical Engineering, IIEST Shibpur. Open to Group VP / COO / VP-Operations opportunities in steel and metals manufacturing.

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Group Vice President : Projects & Engineering at Arjas Steel Private Limited, Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Leading two parallel capex programs across Arjas Steel's integrated plants: an EAF-3 modernization and SMS/rolling mill upgrade at Mandi Gobindgarh, and a 0.35 MTPA BF-BOF SBQ greenfield/brownfield expansion at Tadipatri, Andhra Pradesh Directing consultant selection and DPR/TEFR scope negotiation with DASTURCO and KORUS for the Tadipatri expansion, including SOW/RFQ development and technical-commercial evaluation Ran detailed 3-way vendor evaluation for EAF replacement at MGG, covering technical gap analysis and commercial comparison Built and presented a strategic rolling mill options analysis (cross-country vs. continuous rolling mill, consolidating internal and external consultant input for board decision-making Developed FY27 Balanced Scorecard for Projects & Engineering function across both sites; built Gantt-based project schedules for VA Expansion (Heat Treatment & Bright Bar) Led OT/cybersecurity program design for Tadipatri plant in partnership with Axians India and Siemens Producing technical specifications for new SBQ facility: walking beam reheating furnace, Q&T line, bright bar automation, Heading all projects leading to plant operational excellence and all maintenance related CAPEX.

Vice President Operations at Titagarh, Jul 2016 - Dec 2021 · 5 yrs 6 mos, Kolkata metropolitan area, West Bengal, India, Railways freight Wagons manufacturer, railway cast manganese steel diamond crossings with switches and points for track turnouts, shipbuilding, metro coach manufacturing along with propulsion system.

General Manager Operations & Plant Head at Hindusthan Engineering & Industries Limited, Aug 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Kolkata Area, India, General Manager: Plant Head : SMS & Foundry Operations

Head Operations & Project at Trade Kings Group, Jul 2010 - Aug 2014 · 4 yrs 2 mos, Kafue, Lusaka, Zambia, Spearheading Operations & expansion projects of 250,000 TPY EAF-LRF-CCM based steel mill with downstream rolling Mills for TMT bars, angles, channels & window section profiles.

Assistant General Manager (Business Development) at Shapoorji Pallonji & Co. Ltd., May 2005 - Jun 2010 · 5 yrs 2 mos, Kolkata Area, India, Business development for EPC/EPCM business areas of metals and mineral industries. Technolgy tie-ups with leading technology providers in metals industry, specially for ferrous areas for participating in various tenders of indian steel industry modernisation and expansion programmes.

Education

Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, IIEST, Shibpur

Higher Secondary, Science, Maulana Azad College