Vuthpala.

Chaitanya Krishna
chaitanya.vuthpala@sogexoman.com
+91 7993649807, +968 91281663

ENGINEERING MANAGER – ERECTION, COMMISSIONING, OPERATION & Areas of Expertise

MAINTENANCE - POWER / DESALINATION PLANTS
Seeking challenging assignments in the domain of Plant Commissioning, Maintenance, with an organization
of high repute

Summary
• A seasoned professional with nearly 15 years of experience in Plant Operations, Maintenance &
Process Enhancements, Quality Management and Equipment Erection, commissioning, operation &
Maintenance
• Excels in overseeing project activities from conceptualization to execution including technical
specifications, procurement, stage inspections, scheduling, site & manpower management
• Expertise in managing Plant Maintenance for reducing breakdown/downtime & enhancing the
operational effectiveness of the equipment

Core Competencies

• Managing overall Maintenance with a view to ensuring timely accomplishment of production targets
100 % plant availability within the time and cost parameters
• Driving force for a proactive safety culture with all employees and contractors. Involved in all
aspects of developing and sustaining a safe work environment.
• Evaluate equipment failures and assist with Root Cause Analysis to prevent reoccurrence,
• Assisting Management in developing optimized annual maintenance budgets.
• Leadership skills, Interpersonal skills, Problem-solving skills, Ability to develop people, Time
management skills, Teamwork skills, Adaptability, and Stress management.

Professional Experience:

Since Aug 2018 to till date Sogex Oman CO L.LC

Currently as Site Manager for Alkamil Power Plant Dismantling, also involved in supporting Shutdown
maintenance of Power plants in Oman, performing long-term preservations, Coordinating, organizing
resources, spares, tools, etc. to all Sogex associated power plants in Oman, Involved in Engineering
/Construction of 300 MLD Al Ghubrah IWP, Maintenance support of Sohar IWP -250 MLD. from Muscat
office.
Provide technical support in the preparation of specifications, evaluation of bid proposals, and
monitoring contractor work to assure contract compliance. Oversight of contractors during outages to
ensure proper QA/QC procedures are followed during the execution of the work

In association with Sogex Oman from 2018 - 2020 Acciona Agua Qatar. (QEWC 160 MLD RO
Desalination plant) as Maintenance in charge Engineer.
Responsibilities:
• Provide Technical advice to the Plant Manager as required.
• Planning and Monitoring PM activities as per OEM
• Conducting and Analyzing Predictive/Condition Monitoring data of all equipment & Making
necessary action in time.
• Responding to Corrective complaints on priority to avoid production breakdowns.
• Preparing & organizing major shutdown plans within plant resources and third-party resources if Work Experience
required to avoid downtime,
• Preparing Monthly Operation & Maintenance Monthly reports using MS Office tools
• Always strive for safe excellent preventive Proactive Actions to maintain the health of equipment
and reduce Corrective Maintenance.

March 17 to August 2018 for Vatech Wabag Ltd in SOHAR / OMAN as Process Engineer in charge
20MLD RO plant. Client: Majis Industrial Services. (Lead a team of 20)
February -16 to March 17 with Sogex Oman CO L.L.C in SOHAR / OMAN as Lead Operations of
20MLD RO plant. Client: Majis Industrial Services.

• Position handled: Worked at the capacity of Manager Operations for the 20MLD RO plant.
• Responsibilities handling:
• Leading a team to optimize operations and maintenance & of the Desalination Plant to ensure 100 %
plant availability for water production to meet dispatch quality, quantity and energy consumption
requirements Decision making for Regular Smooth operation of the plant for achieving Targeted
Production Rates.
• Analysing the Membrane performance, directing the team towards safe and
Productive Operating Procedures with Quality.
April -13 to Feb -16 with Thermal Power tech corporation India ltd ( Sembcorp Group) as Asst manager
Maintenance (2x 660 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant. Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Erection, Commissioning & Maintenance of Fuel Oil system, Compressors, HVAC, Sea Water Intake, 10 MLD R.O
& DM Plant, Firefighting system, Cooling water systems Towers, HVAC & Turbine auxiliaries. Condensate
polishing units etc, Involved in commissioning of all packages,
• After commissioning continued in the maintenance of executed packages, performed predictive, corrective &
preventive maintenance jobs & monitoring through SAP, assisting maintenance in their day-to-day activities.
• Successfully handled the installation of Whole BOP and completed in 20 months.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• The implementation of preventive maintenance programs;
• The implementation of special maintenance and control of technical results;
• Arrangements for handling operations or long-term storage;
• The notification of obsolete equipment, with the request for relevant elimination from assets;
• The checking of expense forecasts for maintenance activities and facility renewal;
• The collection and entry of data necessary to update the facility and equipment management archive;
• On the basis of programmed activities and operating conditions, prompt notification of spare part requirements ACADAMICS
to compensate for deviations from routine and special maintenance demands;
• That the quality of machine, equipment or plant maintenance operations, including those carried out by third
parties, is in line with reference standards;
• The updating of data concerning the certification of machines and equipment, by making arrangements to check
the current validity of said certification;
• The traceability of required certification, according to the area of use, with arrangements to check the current
B.Tech (Mechanical
validity of said certification;
Engineering)
• Co-ordination of maintenance personnel, proposing technical improvements according to the characteristics of
said coordination; JNTU. HYD
• The maintenance of relations with inspection and technical qualification organizations in reference to the area
of responsibility;
• Enactment of alert safety bulletins, non-conformance reports, and failure reports, by actuation of relevant
activities;
• Co-ordination of repair activities in the event of serious damage to plants or facilities operating in the
geographical area of responsibility; IT Skills
• Collaboration in modification to plants and equipment to ensure the operating capacity of the same; .
• On the basis of data received the proposal of the modification to preventive maintenance schedules.

Aug-2012 to April 13 with Sogex Oman CO L.L.C as Deputy Manager Operations:

Client: GPPC Gujarat INDIA (700 MW) (Combined Cycle Power Plant)
Responsibilities: Control room operations

Involved in commissioning of Sea intake, water treatment plant (PTP & RO) CW, ACW, &
Gas turbine GE 9FA, BHEL Steam turbine & BHEL HRSG.
• After commissioning of Unit continued in Maintenance of BOP and supporting Combustion inspections,
Hot gas path inspections, and Major Overhaul of GTs under OEM Technical advisor supervision.
• Planning, Organizing, Executing Preventive maintenance, analyzing trends from Predictive maintenance
reports, proactive to corrective maintenance.
• Ensuring Risk assessments, method statements safety documents such as lockout/tag out, hot work permit,
confined space entry permit, chemical hazard, emergency response procedure, etc.

OCT-2010 to Aug -12’05 with Meenakshi Energy Pvt Ltd. (2x150 MW) Thermal power project.
Responsibilities:
• Project Management, Commissioning of BOP, Boiler 495 TPH CFBC of Thermax make, ESP & Rotating
equipment ( ID, PA, SA fans )& TG ( Nanjing make )and its auxiliaries.
• Ensure planning, scheduling, monitoring & timely execution, erection, and commissioning of mechanical
works for) , Turbine Boiler & Auxiliaries, BOP )(RO Plant 10 MLD.
• Evaluation & monitoring of overall work progress of erection & commissioning of Equipment as per the
set schedule and coordinating with contractors to achieve targets.
• Reporting to the superiors in time for achieving the targets as per the L3 Schedule.
• Checking and clearing the invoices/bills of contractors as per status of erection & Billing Breakup.
• After completion of erection continued in commissioning and maintenance of 150 MW plant,
(Planning, Scheduling, PMs, Major Overhauls, Shutdown activities, organizing spares, resources
and executing the job with safety on high priority.

Aug -07 to OCT-2010 with Nava Bharath Ventures. (Prathipadu). Joined as GET in 2007 Aug
• Erection, commissioning & Maintenance of BOP, Boiler, and Turbine its auxiliaries.
• Performing routine Preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, planning resources, and spares,
executing the job within the stipulated time.

Professional Enhancements
Certificate Programme from IIT Delhi on Project Management.
Professional Enhancements
Certificate Programme from IIT Delhi on Project Management.
Certificate program from Vibro-tech Institute Chennai on Basic Vibration Analysis.

Academic Details
• B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) from JNTU Hyderabad in 2007

Professional Qualifications
IT Skills: Well-versed with MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel) and Internet Applications

Personal Details

S/O Jagannadha Charyulu (Rtd Sr.Manager Accounts India Cements Ltd)

Date of Birth: 04-12-1983
Permanent Address: D.No G-2, Dhanalakshmi residency,
Sai Balaji layout,
Gundlapalem P.O,
Nellore :524 002,
Andhra Pradesh
Languages: English, Hindi & Telugu, learning Arabic
Passport NO: L2860028
Driving Licences INDIA , OMAN, QATAR.