Gaurav Kumar Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Cyprus

• Raised business issues around underutilized equipment, built a project plan, and drove operations schedule to pilot new revenue streams, expanding trading geography to South Asia and boosting annual revenue by $3M• Diminished downtime by 25% and overtime costs by 10% by streamlining jobs and saved ~$25K by creating an analytical model and establishing metrics in a Planned maintenance system to analyze defects of various machinery• Averted a $95 million total loss and safeguarded the lives of 24 crew members by implementing advanced repair techniques and establishing comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Doha, Qatar

• Collaborated with senior managers and makers to execute an innovative solution to ensure high-grade oil availability and minimize costs in daily operations, defending $280K/month on 36+ vessels in optimized procurement and distribution• Strategize the vessel’s power distribution pattern under the objective of Energy Efficiency, saving 2 tons of fuel oil worth US$900 per day—optimized fuel efficiency by 10%, driving the entire fleet's $20 M annual savings• Streamlined spares procurement and designed a new inventory management plan, led to $2.5M annual savings

Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India

Singapore

• Predicted risks due to future regulatory changes and developed mitigation plan; changed project priorities and led technical teams to ensure readiness through new equipment installation, opening trade in U.S and Indonesia • Achieved a 20% reduction in Turnaround time by identifying bottlenecks, team restructuring, and utilization of resources; commanded a team of 15+ multinationals to complete a $500K maintenance project in China

Japan

• Led implementation of an enhanced Safety Management System across 34 ships, drove $200M in savings from accident aversion. Success of program led to a fleet expansion of 60+ ships and $15M in revenue growth• Accomplished a solution to cut down critical machinery failure rate, cost only $20 but minimized $1M annually

Singapore

• Drove behavioral change and accomplished new safety measures; reduced injury by 16% and 240 working hours on ships• Introduced and developed a mentoring program to fast-track performance of junior engineers, and conducted 20+ Sessions to impart practical knowledge on ship operations and prepared for promotion to next rank• Examined in-use ship oil, put forth recommendations, and simplified oil change frequency by 50%, saving $16M annually

Japan

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Supply Chain Management & Entrepreneurship

Full-time MBA Student ambassador. Howard & Barbara Sherrod MBA Fellowship & Haslam MBA Excellence Scholarship recipient.

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Marine Engineering, 75.5 %

Activities and Societies: Cultural Fest Organising Committee, Technical Fest Organising committee, Kick Boxing Team, Football Team.