Sushanta Kumar Mishra
Head – Projects and Business Unit Head
Mobile
: (+968) 95248735
(+91) 99370 95693
: [email protected]
E-mail
Seeking Senior Executive Position in Leading an Organization / Business Unit / Project,
Diversification of the Business, Project Management for Industrial projects
PROFILE :
 An accomplished professional with 23 years of experience in leading a Business Unit,
Greenfield and Brownfield Projects, Business Development, Resource Management,
Operation Excellence (TPM and TOP) in reputed organizations in India and Gulf Country.
 Worked as Head of Projects and Unit Head in setting up of the Ferrochrome plant in Oman.
 Worked in reputed organizations like Omar Zawawi Establishment (Oman), Vedanta
Aluminum Ltd (India), Jindal Stainless Ltd (India), Tata Sponge Iron Ltd. (India) and OCL India
Limited (India).
 Successfully completed and commissioned Greenfield projects worth up to 2100 million USD
in Steel and Aluminum value chain.
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Aluminum Smelter Project
: Vedanta Aluminum Ltd
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Stainless Steel Project
: Jindal Stainless Ltd
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Ferro Chrome Project
: Bahar Oman Metals, Oman

Sponge Iron Project
: Tata Sponge Iron Ltd
 As Business Unit Head, carried out the Feasibility study and EIA study for Green filed projects,
negotiated the techno-commercial contracts as well as finalised the Bank finance.
 Successfully negotiated contracts worth up to 500 million USD.
 Formulated Strategic business plans for Projects and Plant operation to achieve positive
bottom line impact.
 Leader in TPM movement as a certified TPM facilitator. Implemented TPM (Total productive
maintenance) at Tata Sponge Iron Ltd – Targeting zero breakdown, zero quality defects, zero
accident.
 Facilitator for implementation of Total Operational Performance (TOP - A vital tool for cost
reduction & productivity improvement within a short span of 3 months.)
 Mechanical maintenance of equipment in Steel, Ferro Alloys, Aluminum and power plants.
CORE COMPETENCIES :
 Setting up of New Business Units
 Green Field Industrial Projects (Plant facilities and infrastructure),
 Project Management, Contracts Management and Resource Management
 Business Excellence (TPM and TOP) for improving company’s bottom line
 Plant Operation and Maintenance – Steel, Aluminum, Ferro Alloys and Energy sectors
WORK EXPERIENCE : 23 Years (Projects , Maintenance, TPM, Business Excellence)
Duration
Organisation
Last position held
Apr’2011
Mar’2016
Omar Zawawi Establishment
(OMZEST) LLC, Oman
Head – Projects and Unit Head
Aug’2008
Mar’2011
Vedanta Aluminum Ltd
Associate General Manager (Project)
Mar’2007
Jul’2008
Jindal Stainless Ltd
Assistant General Manager (Project)
Aug’1997
Feb’2007
Tata Sponge Iron Ltd
Manager (Operational Excellence)
and Manager (Mechanical)
Oct’1995
Aug’1997
OCL India Ltd
Executive Engineer
Aug’1993
Sep’1995
KIMET, Angul
Lecturer - Mechanical
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
(i) BUSINESS UNIT HEAD :
 Responsible for setting up the new Business Unit along with JV agreement between two
conglomerates (OMZEST, Oman and International Mineral Resources, Netherlands).
 Responsible for the Green field project of 2 x 48 MVA Ferro Chrome Plant in Oman.
 Co-ordinated with Government authority and Freezone Sohar for organizing the suitable plot
for the plant and signing of the Land lease agreement
 Developed the project strategy and procedures, project control systems, Project Budget and
timelines.
 Carried out the Feasibility study for different configurations for the facilities and decided on
the suitable configuration of the plant facilities.
 Carried out the Environmental Impact assessment studies for the proposed plant and got the
Environmental clearance from the Ministry. Ensured receipt of all permits from the
concerned authorities or regulators for the plant.
 Selected the Technical consultant, Financial advisor and Legal advisor for the project.
Achieved the Financial closure for the project.
 Prepared the Techno-commercial documents for different EPC packages, finalised the
potential suppliers for the same.
 Organized the Resources for the Project (Raw Materials, Manpower etc)
(ii) INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS :
 Head of Projects and Unit Head for the 2 x 48 MVA Ferrochrome plant Project in Oman
 Project in-charge for the Greenfield Aluminum smelter (Pot Line) project in Vedanta
Aluminum Ltd with a cost base of USD 400 million
 Project in-charge for the Greenfield project in Jindal Stainless Ltd and looking after the Ferro
Manganese and Silico Manganese projects ( 3 x 27.6 MVA)
 Involved in the Greenfield and brownfield projects for the Sponge Iron Plant (375 TPD and
500 TPD capacity).
 Leading the Detail Engineering work for the steel structural (95000 MT) as well as Aluminum
Bus bar works (83000 MT) for the Aluminum Smelter and co-ordinated with Technical
consultant and suppliers from China.
 Achieved the timely arrival of the steel and aluminum structures at site (as per project
schedule) from China with specific co-ordination with the suppliers, logistics agent as well as
the commercial teams.
 Involved in the techno-commercial discussions in selection of suitable suppliers and
construction contractors for the projects.
 Achieved the project completion within the schedule through effective project planning and
schedule monitoring of the project activities at site along with the construction contractors
and the technical team.
 Ensured Zero harm to the workmen and equipment at the project site.
(iii) PLANT OPERATION / MAINTENANCE / TPM / BUSINESS EXCELLENCE :
 Achieved 95 % up-time for the operating equipment in Ferro-alloys and Sponge Iron Plants.
 Leader in Mechanical maintenance of critical equipment in Aluminum smelter, Sub-merged
Arc Furnace as well as Rotary Kiln.
 Improved the plant productivity with increase in equipment availability from 86% to 99%.
 Improved the equipment efficiency of critical equipment from 83% to 98% through
optimization of maintenance and implementation of TPM methodology.
 As a certified TPM facilitator from TPM Club of India, I was leading the TPM implementation
at Tata Sponge Iron Ltd (The Company won the TPM award in 2012).
 I was driving the TPM implementation through the 8 pillars of TPM and involved 100%
participation of all the employees in either of the pillars.
 Implemented TOP (Total Operational Performance) initiative at Tata Sponge Iron Ltd and
achieved savings potential of 2 million USD within a span of 6 months. As a facilitator for TOP,
I had implemented the methodology in all the areas of plant (operation, maintenance,
logistics, office administration) and involved the employees for the same.
 Internal Auditor for the Tata Business Excellence Model (TBEM), Quality Systems (ISO 9001)
and Environmental systems (ISO 14001)
 Involved in Improvement initiatives, improvement projects, inventory control, spare parts
planning.
 Designed the basic principle of ERP (SAP) implementation (Maintenance Module) at Tata
Sponge Iron Ltd.
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS :

Reduction in project cost by 12 million USD through design / system optimization during
Basic Engineering for the Ferrochrome project

Reduction in project cost by 9 million USD through revisit of the drawings as well as physical
weights for steel structures (95000 MT) imported from China for Vedanta Aluminum Project.

Improvements in the equipment efficiency (from 83% to 98%) of critical equipment for plant
operation through optimization of Maintenance as well as practice of Total Productive
Maintenance (TPM) at Tata Sponge Iron Ltd.

Savings of Approx 0.8 million USD through various Kaizen through TPM initiatives

Savings of Approx 2 million USD through “TOP” (A Mckensey Tool) programme, being the
“TOP” Facilitator (during 2002-03 & 2003-04)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION :
Graduation
Course
Year
B.E. (Mechanical)
1993
University
Veer Surendra Sai
University of
Technology, Burla
Division / Class
First (Hons)
Topper in University
Post Graduation
MBA (Marketing)
2006
IGNOU
First
Others
Diploma in
Materials Mgt
2002
AICMS, Chennai
First
PERSONAL DETAILS :
Date of Birth
: 3rd Jun 1972
Marital Status
: Married
Family members
: Wife and son
Nationality
: Indian
(Sushanta Kumar Mishra)