Prashant Dholakiya

Experience

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  Welspun Power & Steel Ltd.

  Jun 2009 - Feb 2011

  Engineer

  Operations of Captive Power Plant

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  Abhijeet MADC Nagpur Energy Ltd.

  Feb 2011 - Jan 2012

  Engineer

  • Planned, operated, designed and handled the entire project of 246 MW power energy plant. • Planed, organized, directed, controlled and evaluated the activities of Production procedure.• Ensured maximum customer satisfactory by modification of product as per their requirement and conducted technical clearance of project for completion and documenting all the projects of all the clients.• Responsible for improvement in auxiliary power consumption, reduction in DM water consumption, reduction in unburnt through the bottom and fly ash, and improving vacuum.• Carrying out various tests such as boiler protection tests, turbine protection tests, over speed tests, partial and full load operation.• Carried out and Identified New Market Area for Products Identified through market research and analysis of Product Cost Reduction thus including Value Engineering and Value Addition to the company and saving expense. • Trained, monitored and guided staffs of for various departments to understand operations and to avoid escalations. • Helped with designing, conceptualization and testing the products and conducting various tests series before launch. • Conducted product and result Analysis by testing of the machines and ensured the changes as to provide more efficiency as per need. Show less

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  Aditya Birla Group

  Jan 2012 - now

  Deputy Manager

  • Check, verify, and analyze the working and functioning of the boiler, turbine, air compressors, diesel generator, HVAC, and utility equipment; prepare checklists as per the requirements.• Develop safe standard operating procedures and practices for the overall operations of the unit, and monitor consistent improvement towards best practices based on KPIs.• Lead and supervise a team of 40+ people; delegate the tasks on a regular basis and keep a check on the performance to provide timely feedback, and also assist the superintendent in significant maintenance planning. • Administer troubleshooting of Trip outs/Faults/Outages and prepare plans for preventive maintenance on a regular basis to avoid unexpected maintenance problems and failures.• Create the standard protocol of work procedure for maintenance and inspection of the machinery with safety.• Schedule annual shutdown by inspecting boilers & major overhauling of turbines & utility equipment for material procurement, and also ensure proper execution of the maintenance management systems.• Research, and analyze the mechanical components of utilities and systems; work towards incorporating the latest technology for the smooth functioning of machines.• Planning and developing an annual budget for the plant with technical justification.• Analyze the requirements of the projects by applying engineering principles; prepare cost estimates to allocate resources by studying blueprints, plans, and related documents. • Guide, monitor, and train staff members and manage contractors on maintenance and operational systems and take collaborative action with the service department to minimize equipment downtime of the equipment. •Handle emergency situations of plants and identify critical reasons for sudden failures.•Respond to requests for tender quotations with detailed analysis of product costing and tool costing.•Consistently achieved 100% power generation target within stipulated operational parameters. Show less