PERSONAL PROFILE

SHANTI SWAROOP VERMAChartered Engineer & FIEex. Executive DirectorSAIL July’15

Name: Shanti Swaroop Verma

Father’s Name: Late Prithvi Singh Verma

Date of Birth: 8th March1954

Last Assignment: Executive Director Visvasveriya Iron & Steel Plant, Bhadravati Steel Authority of India Ltd.

Language Known: Hindi, English

Category: General

Contact Details: Mob: 09691948456 Ph(R): 0788-4062168

Email: vermashantiswaroop@gmail.com 201, West End, Nehru Nagar(West)

Bhilai - 490020 Academic Attainments: Gold Medalist in B.E.(Elect. Engg) Life Fellow (FIE) Chartered Engineer Professional Attainments: During tenure in SAIL:

National Award for ‘innovation’ by National Research and Development Corporation (NRDC), Govt. of India.

Scroll of Honor and ‘Eminent Engineer’ Award from Institute of Engineers, India.

Scroll of Honor and Medal from MD-BSP/SAIL for Development of Thick Web Asymmetric Rail, for Indian Railways.

Jawahar Award, Nehru Award, Apex & Suggestion Awards; at SAIL Level.

Visiting faculty to Engg.Colleges & Mgmt.Trg.Institute /SAIL, Ranchi

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

(A) 33 years of qualitative experience in spearheading operations, maintenance, human resource development, administration and projects in various units of Bhilai Steel Plant/SAIL, as Head of Large Units eg. General Manager (Rail &Structural Mill), General Manager (Electrical), etc.

(B) More than four years Project Management experience as Head of Projects as Executive Director(Projects) for setting up the 2.5 Million Ton per Annum Integrated Steel Plant at Rourkela Steel Plant/SAIL, involving Project Cost of Rs 12000 Crs. Project Management involved extensive Human Resource Management, Administration, Team Work, Time Management and Cost Control

(C) More than one year experience in operations and setting up the road map for turnaround of Visvasveriya Iron & Steel Plant/SAIL, Bhadravati, a special and alloy steel plant, as Head of the Plant as Executive Director (VISP).

+ Result oriented visionary executive with expertise in managing diverse range of activities such as formulating & implementing business plans, managing top line & bottom line, process & equipment selection, capacity planning, implementation of project, production, process control, EPC contracts and quality assurance.

+ Rich experience in project management and delivery activities with insightful knowledge of analysis, design, development, testing, configuration management and training.

+ Adroit in managing, directing, planning & coordinating plant operations, including maximising plant profits & minimising expenses.

+ Proficient in managing erection & commissioning of plants; expert in managing plant operations including maximizing plant profits & minimising expenses.

+ Deft in developing & streamlining systems with proven ability to enhance operational effectiveness and meet operational goals within the cost, time & quality parameters.

+ Aggressive and dynamic with honed problem solving and analytical abilities.

CAREER RECORD

Since May’75 Growth Path

At Bhilai Steel Plant / SAIL

May’75 ~ Apr’81 Junior Manager - Forge ShopApr’81 ~ Nov’85 Assistant Manager - Plate MillNov’85 ~ Jun’88 Deputy Manager - Plate MillJun’88 ~ Jun’92 Manager - Plate MillJun’92 ~ Jun’96 Senior Manager - Plate MillJun’96 ~ Jun’00 Assistant General Manager - Merchant MillJun’00 ~ Dec’04 Deputy General Manager In-charge - Rail and Structural Mill (RSM)

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Dec’04 ~ Nov’05 General Manager - Long Rails – RSMNov’05 ~ Mar’07 General Manager - RSM, Roll Turning Shop & Roll Pass Design BureauMar’07 ~ May’08 General Manager – Electrical

At Rourkela Steel Plant / SAIL

May’08 ~ Aug’12 Executive Director- Projects, Head of Projects

During this tenure in 2010, selected by Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) as Managing Director, Bhilai Steel Plant / SAIL.

At Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Plant (VISP) /SAIL

Aug’12 ~ Sept’13 Executive Director (VISP)

Significant Contributions across Assignments

At Visvesvarya Iron & Steel Plant

Aug’12-Sept’13 : Executive Director (VISP)

Taken over as Executive Director, Visvesvarya Iron & Steel Plant (VISP), pioneer in production of high quality alloy and special steels, a unit of SAIL, at Bhadravati-Karnataka, and planned its Turn Around through acquiring of Iron Ore Mines and Strategic Partner in Joint Venture.

At Rourkela Steel Plant

Since May’08 to Aug.’12 : Executive Director – Projects, Head of Projects

At Rourkela Steel Plant: Rourkela Steel Plant planned its capacity of expansion of hot metal from 2 million ton per annum to 4.5 million ton per annum and major projects worth Rs12000 Cr have been executed.

Headed the team of professionals from Plant, and executed the massive construction work by effectively utilizing expertise of Consultants and agencies for planning the following major facilities into successful operation by 2013. The Facilities include construction of :

New 7.0 m Tall Coke Oven Battery No.6 (1 x 67 Ovens) with Coke Dry Cooling Plant New Coal Handling Plant and new By-product Plant Complex New Sinter Plant No. 3 (1 x 360m2) New Blast Furnace -5 Complex (4060m3 useful volume) New 3rd BOF (150 t), LF, RH-OB and 3rd Single Strand Slab Caster with Balancing Facilities in

SMS-II New 4.3 m Wide Plate Mill (1.0 Mtpa) to be expanded to 1.8 Mtpa at a later stage New Oxygen Plant 2 x 700 Ton per day on Built, Own and Operate Basis Augmentation of Ore Bedding, Blending Plant, Infrastructure and New Power and Blowing

Station Related Utilities Power System: 220/132/33/11/6.6 KV network Electrified Railway Infrastructure for material transit system and Logistics

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The RSP expansion project was successfully commissioned in 2014 and dedicated to the Nation by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 1st April’15 at a grand ceremony held at Rourkela.

At Bhilai Steel Plant

Since May’75 to May’08

At Plate Mill, Senior Manager, Bhilai Steel Plant

Holds the distinction of associated with Erection, Testing & Commissioning of Electrics of 3200 mm/0.95 MTPA Plate Mill with Twin 4 High Stands and Finishing Facilities.

Excellent track record of managing complete Automation, Hydraulics, Power Electronics, Control and Maintenance of 6.3MW and 17.3MVA DC and Synchronous Motors including 11 KV Switch Gears.

At Merchant Mill, Assistant General Manager, Bhilai Steel Plant

Spearheaded operations of Electrical Maintenance Section of the Mill and commissioning of Thermo Mechanically Treated Bar Rolling Equipment.

Instrumental in total mill automation and establishing rolling schemes for improved productivity.

At Rail and Structural Mill, General Manager, Bhilai Steel Plant

Led complete operations of Rail & Structural Mill, Roll Turning Shop and Roll Pass Design Bureau. Excellent track record of developing new Rail Sections for Indian Railways. Steered the execution of Long Rail Finishing Project for 260M long rails ahead of schedule. Demonstrated excellence in enhancing the production of rails from 0.5 MTPA to 0.93 MTPA as per the

requirement of Indian Railways. Successfully developed Thick Web Asymmetric Rail, Zu1-60 for Switch Points for Indian Railways by

leading the RSM, RTS and RPDB Teams;

Led the team at Rail and Structural Mill to achieve new benchmarks in productivity. Enhanced the finished production from 8.8 Lakh tons to 9.7 Lakh tons in 3 years, 25% more

than the mill’s rated capacity of 7.5 Lakh tons. Generated phenomenal growth in Long Rail (130m and 260m) dispatch from 9000T in 2004-

05 to 72,000T in 2006-07. Increased the mill utilization from 70% to 79% by developing culture of continual

improvements through innovation, creativity, employee engagement, motivation and human resource management.

Introduced major innovations, process improvements and logistics.

Instrumental in synergizing project and shop for timely completion of 260m Long Rail Project without teething troubles; implemented a unique methodology of using dedicated erection, testing and commissioning cross-functional teams.

Effective coordination with Indian Railways, RVNL, RDSO- Lucknow and RITES.

At Electrical Section, General Manager (Electrical), Bhilai Steel Plant

Established Customer Satisfaction Model for the plant’s Electrical Department. Conceptualised & implemented innovative systems/procedures for maintenance and monitoring of

critical equipment throughout plant and iron ore, lime stone & dolomite captive mines Operation & maintenance of 220/132/11/6.6 KV Power System Network consisting of GIS including

commissioning of 2*250 MW Power Plant at Bhilai by working in coordination with NSPCL.

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Established a system of regular and effective interaction between Central (Electrical Maintenance) Departments and Production Shops to monitor maintenance & innovation and ensure customer satisfaction as per internal customer satisfaction (ICS) agreements;

Successfully introduced Conveyer Belt Management across steel plant units as a special thrust area. Initiated improvements and innovations in technology, processes, maintenance & operating practices

through regular brain storming exercises with Executives. Revamped the practices of Human Resource Management in the organization;

Organised Training and Management Programs “Bhoomika” and “Anwarat” to refresh skills of Executives/ Non-executives.

Conducted Competency Mapping Exercise for Skill Development. Employed Six Sigma and KM for improvement in different areas.

Other Initiatives during tenure at BSP:

Led 4 groups of employees (20 Associates) for execution of projects on Productivity and Quality Enhancement in Plate Mill, Merchant Mill and Rail and Structural Mill who Won The Prime Minister’s Shram Awards (Shram Ratnas, Shram Bhushan and Shram Veer).

Successfully obtained ISO 9001-2000 Certification for various departments to establish sustainable operation and maintenance practices to improve plant performance.

Steered Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & installed SAP across SAIL. Initiated implementation of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Uniform Codification System in Bhilai Steel Plant.

COMMENCED CAREER : Nov’74 – May’75: Worked with Shriram Pistons and Rings Limited, DCM Group, Ghaziabad, as

Engineer-- Works Engineering Department.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Plant Operations: Coordinated plant activities as per standards with accountability for strategic utilization & deployment of resources to achieve organizational objectives. Steered de-bottlenecking for enhancement of plant capacity and quality improvement. Human Resource Management and Administration were the key elements for successful and sustained operations. Project Management: Successfully executed the expansion of Rourkela Steel Plant from existing 2MTPY to 4.5MTPY with a cost of Rs 12000Cr. As Executive Director (Projects), headed the team of professionals from Plant, and executed the massive construction work by effectively utilizing expertise of Consultants and agencies. Project planning, project management techniques with effective monitoring and controls, administration, human resource management, team building, cost control and time management, enabled the project to complete as per schedule.

Installation & Commissioning: Preparing of test trials and commissioning procedures by taking the inputs from plant experts, project documents & vendor manuals enabled trouble free operations. Micro planning, effective supervision and coordination of entire gamut of pre commissioning & commissioning activities. as per project requirement and 3rd party inspection, resulted in smooth load trials.

Production: Executing processes as per standards and organizing manpower/machine schedules for smooth production at the shop floor within time & cost parameters. Ensuring cost reduction by implementing new techniques & working on product improvement. Preparing production budget, planning and conducting trials for improvement in productivity, quality and environment.

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Operations & Maintenance: Reviewing existing processes and re-designing to enhance operational efficacy. Scheduling and planning predictive and preventive maintenance by following MTBF techniques. Conducting root cause analysis, monitoring major shutdowns, de-bottlenecking and implementing advanced management tools like TPM.

Process Improvement: Executing cost saving techniques/ measures to achieve substantial reduction in expenditure. Monitoring batch control and introducing modifications to maximize productivity. Directing the technical development of processes aimed at providing technical leadership to manufacture safe & sustainable Steel and set benchmarks for the Industry.

Safety: Implementing Policy on Health and Safety targeting zero accidents and continuous improvement to ensure compliance with Regulatory Framework. Directing, leading & motivating workforce & imparting training for accomplishing zero dangerous occurrences, zero near miss cases and zero accidents. Framing and implementing stricter penal actions to the agencies involved in construction, as a policy on Project Safety.

Human Resource Management and Administration: Directing, leading & motivating workforce & imparting training for accomplishing greater operational effectiveness / efficiency. Leading a team of Process and Project Engineers and guiding them to perform better.

AWARDS

National Award for Automation of Rolling Stands of Plate Mill by National Research and Development Corporation (NRDC), Govt. of India.

Scroll of Honor and Eminent Engineer Award from Institute of Engineers, India. Scroll of Honor and Medal from MD-BSP for Development of Thick Web Asymmetric Rail, for Indian

Railways. Other Awards: Jawahar & Nehru Awards, Apex & Suggestion Awards; at SAIL Level.

SCHOLASTICS

‘Life Fellow’ (FIE) from Institution of Engineers India in 2000. ‘Chartered Engineer’ from Institution of Engineers India in 2000. B.E. (Electrical) ‘Gold Medalist’ from M.M.M. Engineering College, Gorakhpur in 1974

TRAININGS / VISITS

Course on e-governance at Seoul, South Korea in 2005. Advanced Management Development by Govt. of India, as Directors’ Training, including visits to

various Corporations / Companies in South Africa, Brazil and Chile coordinated by IIM, Kolkata in 2006

Visit on Finalization of Technical Contracts of Long Rail Finishing Complex of Rail Mill of BSP by VAE / VAI, Austria, Sweden, France in 2001.

3 Months Technical Training on Plate Mill Operations/Electrics in Plate Mill of Zhadanov, Ukraine in 1974

1 Week Project Management Course by faculty of IIM, Ahmadabad in 2008. Senior Management Programme e.g. Enhancing Managerial Effectiveness, Micro Planning, Action

Leadership, etc. at MTI, Ranchi.

(Shanti Swaroop Verma)

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