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Power Plant & Utility operations leader managing 45 team members and critical assets, including Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, HRSGs, Boilers, and Water & Gas Supply systems. Key player in the Wastewater Re-vamp project at the Chlor-Vinyl Complex. Implemented Gas Turbine optimization saving $1M annually and led a Treasure Hunt Drive saving $100K through leakage control.Focused on enhancing training for 50+ engineers and operators, streamlining workflows, and driving data-driven decision-making through BI Dashboards. Committed to cost savings, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

Formulated demand planning tools to align supply chain, sales, manufacturing, and finance, enabling informed decisions on raw material procurement, warehousing, and plant outages.Refined Turnaround and Partial Outage Planning, identifying de-railers and collaborating with Maintenance Planning, ensuring on-time completion of EPCL’s largest turnaround. Tracked plant vulnerabilities, providing insights for strategic CAPEX allocation. Led the implementation of automated batch management in SAP PP with IT support.

Karachi

Designed 700+ processes for SAP PP Module, enhancing transparency, control, efficiency, and customer experience. Accelerated EFERT’s month-end closing from 9 days to 24 hours, eliminating Excel-based reporting. Directed the successful implementation of an Authorization Matrix across all SAP modules with EY Consultants, presenting a design praised as an excellent solution. Led the development of a ticketing system for Go-Live and Hyper-Care periods.

Daharki, District Ghotki, Sindh, Pakistan.

Ensured safe plant operations, compliance with customer quality standards, and coordinated fixed cost control for the department. Led reliability improvements, boosting effluent treatment from 20% to 80%, preventing urea spillage, and addressing fire water system design issues. Drove $1.8M annual savings through energy optimization, including reducing steam consumption and improving gas/energy line-ups. Served as Emergency Squad Leader and earned top rankings in Leading Indicators, along with multiple Best Safety Captain awards.

Coordinated daily shift activities across off-loading, effluent treatment, boiler, power, cooling tower, and instrument air compressor areas, ensuring continuous utility availability to the base plant. Managed demin plant emergencies and troubleshooting, steered staff training on the Co-generation plant, and conducted safety, job cycle, and operational audits. Supported the implementation of HSE improvement plans, managed production records and loss accounts, and maintained ISO documentation for the department.

Port Qasim Karachi

Led vendor evaluations, engineering, and commissioning for a 42MW co-generation power plant, reducing variable costs by 15% and minimizing power imports. Managed process design, budget forecasts, and operational procedures, optimizing HRSG control for automated start-ups. Spearheaded training, safety initiatives, and performance guarantees, ensuring project success and achieving zero injuries on-site. Contributed to the seamless closure of the project, including detailed design reviews and procedure implementation.

Streamlined plant operations by analyzing costs, suggesting improvements, and assisting the Plant Manager with troubleshooting. Led feasibility studies, prepared datasheets, and calculated pressure drops for plant projects. Accelerated plant monitoring and optimization with ASPEN IP21 Excel Add-In, reducing analysis time to 30 minutes. Resolved steam breakthrough issue, preventing Criolis meter failure saving $1M in capital costs. Reduced product carryover in wastewater by 99% through process optimization, saving 0.8 ton/hr of product and $0.5M annually.