Mining Works

Current Role

Global Function Director of Planning & Schedule Control of Major Capital Projects.

Shutdown planner for iron ore crushing and processing plant, resposible for producing gantt chart, progress reporting, manning levels, budget control, discipline interfaces and contractor selection

Senior Planner resposible for 8 planners covering mechanical and electrical disciplines, assisting with yearly / montly budgets, mentoring, performance reviews, KPI reporting

Maintenance Scheduling Specialist - responsible for reporting shutdown duration's and location's across the BHP supply chain using Primavera as the reporting tool, skills in Primavera administration to manage 25 key user’s who input data to the system from their remote locations across the supply chain. One on one coaching and training of key ends users as required.

Lead planning team in development EPCM and Commissioning schedules for multi billion dollar minerals & metals and infrastructure projects.

Planner for small gold mining concern, using SAG / Ball mill and CIL gold processing technologies, resposible for all scheduled maintenance plans, gantt charts and reporting of shutdown progress

Site Supervisor / Planner for initial site setup of maintenance facilities and workshop

At present I am employed as PROJECT CONTROL MANAGER with M/s VEDANTA ALUMIMIUM LIMITED (A group of Vedanta Resoureces Plc, UK) at their office in Bhubaneswar, India. I am responsible for the total planning and control activities of 1.25Mtpa Aluminum Smelter Project from detail engineering through execution (Total value Approx US$ 1.7 bn) that is currently under execution at Jharsuguda, Orissa, India.

Current Role