Objective
With a techno-commercial background, am now looking for opportunities to serve in the shipping industry based ashore.
Experience
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
1972 – 1983
Active sailing on ocean going ships as a Junior Engineer rising to the rank of Second Engineer in 1975, responsible
to the vessel’s Chief Engineer for the operations and maintenance of ship board machinery.
1983 – 1987
Sales Manager with Parry and Co. Ltd, Bombay, for marketing of Diesel Generators including sales, installations and commissioning, and service-after-sales, and full responsibility of budgeting, budget controls, cash flow and profits, in the western zone of India.
1987 – 1990
Factory Manager with Detergents India Ltd., Kodur, a Shaw Wallace subsidiary, with responsibility for turning around the sick unit.
1990 – 1991
Own venture – Diesel Clinic – set up at Bangalore, India, for the sales and service of diesel generators.
1992 – 2007
Active sailing as a Chief Engineer and Superintending between contracts on ocean going vessels with responsibilities for operations and maintenance of ship board machinery, dry dockings, major repairs, trouble shooting, and taking-over of vessels on behalf of owners.
EXPERIENCE
1. Extensive hands-on experience with maintenance of ship board machinery including diesel engines, generators, pumps of various types, centrifuges, boilers, water desalination plants, hydraulics, cranes and other ancillary equipment.
2. Marketing and sales of Diesel Generators in Parry and Co. Ltd., ranging from 5 to 1500 KW in a highly competitive market with concerted effort on service-after-sales. A Marine Engineer’s background and application of product knowledge to servicing of customers, resulted in an increase of a yearly turnover from 4.0 million Rupees (approximately 100000 USD) to over Rupees 2 million (approx 500000 USD) during the tenure.
3. As Factory Manager with Detergents India Ltd. for three years, assumed full responsibility of turning around a sick unit with carry-forward losses of over Rupees 15 million (approximately 330000 USD). Root cause analysis, identifying core areas of concern, revamping process equipment, negotiations with Labor unions, and effective cost control measures including recovery of debts, controls over cash flow and budgets, resulted in a four fold increase in production, recovery of losses and a bonus of 18% to the staff and workers for the first time in 9 years.
4. Established own venture – Diesel Clinic – for sales and servicing of diesel generators in Bangalore, India with a net capital of Rupees 11000 (approximately USD 250) leading to a turnover of Rupees 6500000 in a period of 6 months. All sales were conducted on a commission basis with commissions of 2%. Venture shut down due to the Iraq war.
5. Returned to shipping in 1992 and have since served as a Chief Engineer on board vessels of various companies with active involvement in
- vessel inspections
- taking over of vessels
- negotiating repairs with workshops and repair yards
- assisting in purchase of spares
- finalizing and supervising dry dockings and major
repairs
6. A recent turnkey installation and commissioning of a new 960 KW Wartsila diesel generator on board the M.T. ‘Tabora’ with the vessel trading and with savings of over 700000 USD to the owners/managers. The job was undertaken with a riding gang of 4 fitters and included fabrication of the foundation, electrical works, cooling, fuel and exhaust piping, installation of accessories like coolers, mixing columns etc, and insulation including cladding of the exhaust piping.
Education
EDUCATION:
1. 1971 - Graduation in B.E. Mechanical issued by Bhopal
University, India
2. 1996 - Marine Engineer’s Certificate of Competency,
Class 1 (Motor)Issued by the Mercantile Marine
Department, Mumbai,India
VOCATIONAL COURSES:
1. Personnel for Non-personnel Managers, conducted by M/s
Parry and Co. Ltd, Mumbai
2. Cost reduction and Value Engineering, conducted by
NITIE, Mumbai
Certification
1. Marine Engineer's Class 1 (Motor) certification.
Skils
1. Extensive experience on repairs of most ship board
machinery
2. Marketing and General Management. This coupled with
hands-on experience with machinery has proved to be a
distinct advantage during stints with Detergents India
Ltd, and Parry and Co. Ltd.
3. Excellent command over English as a language
4. Fairly proficient with computers and software of
general use like word processors, spread sheets, etc.
Have recently published a book titled " Performance Based Maintenance for Marine Engineers" through Trafford Publications, Canada. The book is aimed at young engineers wanting to make a career out at sea.