Highlights:To work as a successful project manager

Skills:POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE, Project Manager, Project Engineer, Power Plant Engineer, Mechanical Engineer Power Plant/Utilities, Energy Engineer, Power Plant Simulator, Simulation Engineer

Goal:Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) with Fourteen (14) years of rich experience in Power Plants (GE Mark Vie Combined cycle & Thermal Power Plants) in Project Management, Project Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Plant Performance & Simulations. Specialized in Plant Performance (based on ASME PTC Codes) & Simulation (First principle thermo dynamic models) Software Projects as Lead Engineer in successful completion of projects starting from concept to completion & fully satisfy customer expectations by achieving project’s and product’s objectives as defined in the contract and scope of the project. As a dedicated, committed and passionate person, my career objective is to grow as a successful project manager and become one of key employee of the organization

Membership:Project Management Institute (PMI), USA The Institution of Engineers (IEI), India

Certification:Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), from PMI, USA License No:2038418 Certified Energy Auditor (CEA), from Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India. (EA-10655) Certified Boiler Operations Engineer (B.O.E.), from State Board of Boilers Department, Hyderabad, AP, India. (Equivalent to United States Stationary Engineer Certification)

Sr. Lead Engineer-Simulation Projects 12/2010 - current
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA United States
Industry: POWER & WATER SOLUTIONS
14years of experience in Project Engineering of Simulator Projects Project Management support for Simulator Projects Team Management Customer Handling Management Information System
? Managing Project Management tasks for entire project life cycle includes Planning (scope verification, inputs gathering), Executing (implementation), Monitoring and controlling (testing and quality) and Closing (Protocols sign-off, MOM, customer feedback) of Simulator & Performance software projects for global customers ? Managing Project Engineering activities of power plant performance (based on ASME PTC codes) and Power plant Thermo dynamic model based simulations ? Managing assigned Global Modeling Team members includes effective communication, task assignment, priority setting, problem solving & decision making according to the planned schedules ? Customer focus mindset, Customer handling, maintaining effective commutation and engaging customer throughout the project in successful completion of projects ? Review and submission of weekly/monthly status reports, Issue and Risk logs, Internal schedules, financial analysis reports (Performance variances in terms of Time & Dollars $) of the project ? Managing of multiple projects ? Taking lead in project’s kick-off meetings, design review meetings, factory acceptance tests and site acceptance tests. ? Act as a Point of Contact with all stakeholders (Internal Modeling Team, Product Development Team, Customers and other supporting third-party vendors) ? Updating of department process engineering documents, creating findings for simulator software in enhancing reliability & stability ? Effective Risk management by Finding the bugs, suggesting enhancements to Ovation Embedded Simulator software and reporting to Product Development Team for implementation ? Implementing cost effective solutions to the project’s product ? Constant tracking and monitoring of Resources and project status in Execution state of project and implementing Monitor and Control techniques effectively to exceed customer expectations ? Taking lead as strong technical leader in solving daily and on-site related issues by implementing Ovation DCS controls, graphics, database (I/O Points) and Interpreting GE Mark V/Vie Tool Box Controls (Rungs) & Cimplicity graphics ? Conducting Knowledge sharing sessions for global modeling engineers ? Subject Matter Expert of Ovation Embedded Simulations Software--
Senior Engineer - Operations 07/2007 - 11/2010
GVK ENERGY LTD, RAJAHMUNDRY, ANDHRA PRADESH India
Industry: POWER GENERATION
COMMISSIONING OF COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT (ALSTOM 13E2 -228 MW POWER PLANT) CONTROL ROOM OPERATIONS OF 228 MW COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: As a Control Room Engineer & Shift Charge Engineer (SCE), responsible for ? Operations of 228 MW Combined cycle plant.(GT,ST,Electrical & Balance of Plant) ? Safe Start-up & Shutdown of Gas Turbine, HRSG & Steam-Turbine. (Manual Startup & Shutdown and through Automatic Plant Start Up & Shutdown.) ? Trouble shooting of Operational problems. ? Decision making in plant Emergency Conditions independently, for safe guarding of plant. ? Lead the shift team (Control Room & Field) engineers for safe running of 228MW CCPP. ? Coordinating with internal departments (MMS/IMD/EMD/SAFETY) for plant defects Works attending timely & giving priority, based on important / critical work to maintain plant availability factor to maximum. ? Coordinating with external statutory bodies GAIL, RIL, EWPL for gas allocations & Scheduling, State Load Dispatch Centre, for Backing down related issues. ? 400 KV Switchyard electrical operations. ? Plant LOTO development and implementation ? Strictly following & giving Suggestions for improving Safety of the plant. ? Suggestions giving for minimizing plant auxiliary power consumption. ? Data retrieving & storage of GT, ST parameters for Performance Analysis of CCPP.--
PROJECT/OPERATIONS ENGINEER 01/2005 - 06/2007
ESSAR POWER LTD, SURAT & VIZAG, GUJRAT & ANDHRA PRADESH India
Industry: POWER GENERATION
PROJECT ENGINEER OF 35 MW GREEN FIELD COAL BASED POWER PLANT ERECTION & COMMISSIONING ENGINEER OF 35 MW COAL BASED POWER PLANT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF 35 MW COAL BASED POWER PLANT
• Successful Project team member (Erection & Commissioning) in execution of Green field 35 MW Coal based power plant. • Actively Involved in Coal Power Project from gross root level to Commissioning. (Detailed Project Report preparing, Liaison with contractors & internal departments, Reviewing Drawings, tracking of materials, Manpower & its uses as per the predefined plan, Reporting to Head Office regarding status of project, Protocols preparing & Approval, Manufacturers site visiting and follow up of work with target schedule etc.) • Actively involved in Basic Engineering & Detailed Engineering of project. • Review of Process Flow diagrams & P&ID’s, Negotiations with Vendors & assisting in Vendor finalization with Purchase Department. • Supervising project related tasks viz., civil, mechanical, electrical, piping and process engineering work including planning, control & troubleshooting for achieving the planned periodic schedules. • Supervision of Commissioning in 35 Mw Steam turbine and its Auxiliaries. • Prepared & Updated Standard Operating Procedures for Steam Turbine & Boiler.--

ANDHRA UNIVERSITY 03/1998 - 04/2001
KAKINADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, India
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major:MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DIPLOMA (TECHNICAL) IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ANDHRA POLYTECHNIC, KAKINADA,ANDHRA UNIVERSITY

Resume_Manoj_Banagru, PMP Certified PMP with 14 years of Project Management & Project Engineering