RAHUL GUJAR
NaviMumbai,Maharashtra
Summary
A result-oriented professional with over 24+ years of experience in technical project management, Large Project Co-ordination, Operation Management, relationship building across disciplines and industries. Well versed with Business Processes in retail domain, involving analyzing of information system needs, business requirement gathering/evaluating, mapping requirements with IT Systems. Identifying the scope of project, prioritization of deliverables, effort & cost estimation, risks & mitigation plan, planning and implementation of Digital IT service environment based on best practices. Comprehensive experience of working with customers, Project Stakeholders, Sponsors, OM & PM, Vendors, Contractors and technical teams for securing & executing concurrent projects with Quality.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Managing Consultant
Wipro Limited
08.2017 - Current
- Handling consulting engagement for global Oil & Gas client as a senior consultant working with Client's Digital Transformation & Business teams
- Agile project manager for different AMS/AD projects for multiple geographics involving multiple teams across globe
- Participate in quarterly planning & prioritizing Epics, Features, User Stories for current AMD/AD engagement working with Product Owners, Scrum Masters & Platform Architects for different business product line
- Program manager - Meridium APM Implementation (New deployment & Upgrades) for one of India’ National Oil Company’s Large Digital Transformation project, MES Solution, Industrial & Retail Automation projects
- Program Manager for Global Energy Major on AMS & AD project, 300+ application support & project work with team size of 150+ resources (offshore/onsite) for SPM platform involving multiple technology stacks & various Integrations for Manufacturing, Production, Marketing, Sales product lines
- Project Manager – Large Industrial Automation projects for refinery & Petchem plants involving Process Automation Solution, Design Engineering, Execution, Project Commercials & Maintenance
- Lead Client interactions during project preparations, Requirement Analysis/gathering, Fit-gap, Solutioning & Estimation Workshop for Domestic as well as international engagements
- Business consultant for US Energy Major - Business requirement analysis & technology stack finalization based on requirements fitment into IT system, system integration consulting
- To Identify, Develop & Asses Oil & Gas, Manufacturing & Retail Sector opportunities for potential engagement in Consulting & Digital Transformation
- Streamlined project management processes, resulting in increased efficiency and timely delivery of projects
DGM-Projects
AGS Transact Technologies Limited
06.2015 - 08.2017
- Taking care of Petroleum Retail Automaton projects from bidding to account receivables, warranty & AMC of the projects for Indian National & Private Sector Oil Companies
- Heading a New formed Terminal Automation project Division
- Hands on experience in Retail IT systems involving Point of Sale (POS), Back Office Server (BOS), Head Office Server (HOS), Leak detection system, IT infrastructure, CCTV Analytics, Payments & Connectivity solutions for Retail outlets
Project Manager
Honeywell Automation India Limited
06.2011 - 06.2015
- Taking care of Process Automation Solution-Project management including Engineering, Execution, Project Commercials & Finance, Customer Communication, Coordination with Buyers, Commercial, Logistics, Finance, project Team on daily basis to adhere to CDD and project handing over to LCS (Life Cycle Support) Team for AMC support
- Looking after Oil & Gas and Metals Sector Automation Projects involving DCS, ESD, FGS, SCADA, PLC, CCTV, In house application and their integration with each other
- Performance Improvement of Applications, developing solution per requirement including production support with defect resolution etc.
- SPOC for customer & HAIL in all the transactions including Project Execution, Delivery extension, Delay compensation, Dispute and critical technical issues, change orders, project variation orders, cost optimization, payments, zero overrun and 100% HSE compliance for project
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
Manager
Reliance Industries Limited (RISL)
06.2004 - 06.2011
- Retail Automation Project-Reopening RO [Nov 2009 – June 2011] IT automation for Fuel Retail (Petroleum Downstream Business) Reliance Petroleum is in process of Rollout of approximately 1400 fully automated Fueling stations across India
- Roles & Responsibilities: Detail Engineering and Design of Retail Outlet with automation equipment logic development, Technical evaluation and selection of vendor, Set strategic and tactical Planning and Support for Retail Outlets
- Responsibilities included project management, application development, SI/FMS Vendor Selection and training to technical Staff, Card transaction interface development with the application for Credit Card, Fleet card and loyalty
- Involved in the analysis of Service desk operational efficiency improvement program
- Asset Performance Management program (APM Suite) [May 2008-Nov 2009] The objective was to collect the available real time plant data /Exceptions from geographically spread Manufacturing sites to Business Users using APM suite to monitor, analyze and enable decision making for corrective actions with close loop feedback to ERP and EMNOC-XHQ
- Roles & Responsibilities: Lead for APM Assessment Program for Jamnagar Refinery, As-Is business process mapping and gap analysis, identifying business processes to be automated, developing framework & architecture, preparing data flow diagram, listing data input/outputs and Detailing
- Technical Comparison and Recommendation, FRS Preparation, Vendor Identification & Evaluation, Commercial Evaluation, Techno Commercial Proposal, BOM & Capex Budget Preparation for Various RCM, RBI, IPF, SAT & APM Software, Stakeholders, User & Vendors Meetings and Review
- Interface with other Disciplines to Understand & Incorporate various Technical Aspects for APM Project
- Retail Automation Project [June 2004 – May 2008] Reliance has implemented automation for downstream petroleum retail business using Store Point Application (RETALIX) - 1400 plus Retail outlet across India
- Roles & Responsibilities: Selection, Testing and Deployment of any Technical Solution for the Business, Rollout of solutions, including Point of Sale, Fleet Management, Credit Card and Loyalty Management
- Carrying out BPIT (Business process Integration and Testing) for Fuel Retail outlets, A1 Plazas and TCCs, Managing vendors for installation and configuration of store point Application at retail outlets
- Preparation of periodic project status reports & action planning for management review, Acting as a SPOC for communication with RETALIX vendor for bug fixing and release management
- Interacting with Business Team for continuous improvement & Changes in Application (As per Business Requirement), Involved in the Testing of Retalix Application (New releases), Performance and behavior with various interfacing Devices (Dispenser, ATG, HHT and MOXA’s) & Making the Test cases for the same
- Providing Application Quality Audits to Site Engineers across India in case of reinstallation of Application, Attending Daily Rack up meeting to discuss problem faced by customers in Automation (both Hardware/Software) & their quick resolution
- Conducting Knowledge Transfer sessions to Service Desk Executives, Field engineers, Area Managers, Trans Connect Centre Managers, IT Operations Management of Petroleum Retail Business including Remote Applications Support, Field Support & Connectivity Support, Handover to Technical Support Desk and O&M Teams
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes
Sr. Project Engineer
ABB-PCPL
09.2000 - 06.2004
- Design & Detail Engineering, Implementation, Erection & Commissioning of Instrumentation & Control Systems
- Project Execution, Technical Support & Project coordination
- Roles & Responsibilities: Preparing Cable schedules, Wiring diagrams, Loop diagrams and BOQ, Design of Instrument Panel with associated Instruments using design application like AutoCAD
- Selection of Hardware and software as per application/project Sow, Programming, Configuration and commissioning of DCS, PLC, Drives and SCADA systems at Client site
- Reduced project completion times for increased client satisfaction by consistently meeting deadlines and delivering high-quality results
Education
PGDM - Operations Management
ITM
Mumbai06-2006
B.E. - Instrumentation Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering
Mumbai08-2000
Skills
- Very Good experience in the field of Process & Manufacturing Automation and configuration of Engineering information systems for large Oil & Gas projects (on & offshore)
- Proficient in Retail IT Systems
- Good exposure pertaining to the Refining business processes & supply chain management pertaining to Tank farm (MTF, RRTF, RTF), Terminal Automation, Crude/Gasoline/diesel blending
- Strong Knowledge of Petroleum Downstream Operations
- Experienced in LAN and WAN Administration
- Comprehensive Knowledge of SQL Database, ETL Tool like Data Stage with BO, MSSP & Windows
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 06/25/77
Certification
- Wipro Project Management Professional (WPMP) - Wipro Project Management Institute
- ITSM v3
Timeline
Managing Consultant
Wipro Limited
08.2017 - Current
DGM-Projects
AGS Transact Technologies Limited
06.2015 - 08.2017
Project Manager
Honeywell Automation India Limited
06.2011 - 06.2015
Manager
Reliance Industries Limited (RISL)
06.2004 - 06.2011
Sr. Project Engineer
ABB-PCPL
09.2000 - 06.2004
PGDM - Operations Management
ITM
B.E. - Instrumentation Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering
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