This document contains a resume for Avirup Patra, who has over 5 years of experience in mining operations, project planning and management, contract management, and environmental management. He has worked in both underground and open-cast coal mines in India, managing production, safety, budgets, and statutory compliance. Currently he works as an Assistant Manager in contract management at Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, where he manages tenders worth over 500 crore rupees and implements e-tendering systems.

1. AVIRUP PATRA
Contact No.: +91-9798055057
E-Mail: p.avirup@gmail.com
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MIDDLE LEVEL ASSIGNMENTS
Mining Operations/Project Planning & Management/Contract Management
Industry Preference: Mining consulting firm, Contract/Procurement firms, Project Planning firms
Location Preference: Global
PROFILE SUMMARY
• B. Tech. (Mining Engineering) with over 5 years of experience in Mining operations, Planning, Project Management,
Environmental management, Budgeting, Contract Management, Quality Control.
• Significant exposure in different Underground and Opencast mining operation; ensuring production, productivity, safety and
environment as per the guidelines of Director General of Mines Safety and Statutory Manuals; coordinated with Statutory Bodies.
• Proficient in managerial skills, analyzing breakdowns and troubleshooting the problems for timely rectification.
• Experienced in making action plans and time scheduling for achieving target.
• Optimizing the resources related to mining process hence reducing the overall operational cost of a mine.
• Holds credit for commissioning of Belt conveyor system and subsequently enhancing the productivity of an underground mine.
• Expertise in budget & quality management for material and equipment; designed quality improvisation processes.
• A keen communicator with honed interpersonal, problem solving and analytical abilities.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Mine Planning & Execution
• Mining Operation & Resource Optimization.
• Manpower Management, Budget Management & Relationship Management
• Contract Management; tendering projects up to 500 Crore
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Sep’09 Coal India Limited
Place of Posting: Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
Growth Path:
Sep’09- Sep’10: Management Trainee
Sep’10-Incumbent: Assistant Manager (Mining)
Assignments Handled:
Current Assignment: Assistant Manager (Mining) in Contract Management Cell at BCCL Corporate Office
Duration: June 2014-Till date
Key Roles:
 Working as Nodal officer for E-tendering Cell presently customizing BCCL’s E-tendering Portal
 Managed tenders incurring value worth 500 Crore from its inception till award of work.
 Inspected all tender documents diligently during manual tendering process.
Highlights:
 Implementing Reverse Auction System in E-Tendering Portal
 Minimized Errors and its related delay by proficient use of computers.
 Market analysis for procurement of best category of products for the company.
 Client dealing during tendering process
 Completed the process of numerous techno-commercial bids in accordance with revenue and capital budget.
Previous Assignment: Nodal Officer Project Planning & Environment
Duration: Oct 2013-June 2014
Key Roles:
 Production Planning at BCCL’s Area Level as per the MOU targets.
 Planning and supervising the dispatch program for Coal Transportation.
 Budget Management i.e. to follow up budgeted figures and ensuring that there is no overrun of the budget.
 Explosive requirement planning and its logistics.
 Environment, Health Hazard and Safety its planning and following guidelines of various Government bodies such as
MOEF, State Pollution Control Board etc.
 Ensured proper record-keeping as per the guidelines of the company.

2. Highlights:
 Increased dispatch by 10% by proper time scheduling of Tippers and pay-loaders.
 Quality control in explosives by exploring more clients and choosing best product which increased the powder factor.
 Developed a 6 Hectare Eco-Restoration site.
 Focused on providing cleaner environment by mitigating dust generation.
Previous Assignment: Assistant Manager (Mining), Opencast
Duration: Apr 2013-Sep 2013
Key Roles:
 Responsible for manpower management of opencast mines.
 Enhancing production with due regard of safety and environment in line with norms and guidelines of the company.
 Handled various HEMM such as Hydraulic Shovel, Electric Rope Shovel, Drill Rigs, Dozers etc.
 Implemented various blast patterns for blast optimization and lesser fly rock.
 Generated detailed production report (DPR) for fiscal year 2010-11 and 2011-12 after analysis of production and
economic viabilities of the project covering all aspects of production and supply.
Highlights:
 Achieved production target of 365000 tonnes per annum
 Ensured safety in mines as per the guidelines of Director General of Mines Safety
 Increased competency of manpower by 25% taking Proper Training measures
 Played key role in land acquisition and advancement of mines.
Previous Assignment: Assistant Manager (Mining), Underground
Duration: Sep 2010-Mar 2013
Key Roles:
 Responsible for manpower management of underground mines.
 Enhancing production with due regard of safety and environment in line with norms and guidelines of the company.
 Handled various Underground machines such as Side Discharge Loaders, Conveyer belts etc.
 Implemented various techniques to increase Output per Man-shift (OMS).
 Adopted quality and safety measures with working capability.
 Monitoring Ventilation, pumping, strata control and other safety issues and its statutory compliance.
Highlights:
 Achieved production target of 200000 tonnes per annum
 Ensured safety in mines as per the guidelines of Director General of Mines Safety
 Increased skill efficiency of manpower by 30% by rotating jobs and adopting all man all job technique.
 Played key role in conveyer installation and development of mines.
TRAININGS and WORKSHOPS
 1 year Training in conventional as well as mechanized mines such as Long-wall, Short-wall and continuous Mining
Methods.
 7 days Certification program on basic MINEX at GEMCOM, Hyderabad.
 1 day training on ISO Standards at HRD BCCL, Dhanbad
 10 days training on Contract Management at HRD IICM, Ranchi
 20 days training on Management Awareness Programmed at IICM, Ranchi
ACADEMIC DETAILS
 B.Tech. (Mining Engineering) from NIT, Raipur in 2009 with 7.78/10 CGPA
 Higher Secondary from Bharat Mata Eng Med School, Bilaspur (CGBSE, Chattisgarh) in 2005 with 64%
 High School from Bharat Mata Eng Med School, Bilaspur (CGBSE, Chattisgarh) in 2003 with 83%
IT SKILLS
Planning & Design: Basic MINEX
Operating System: Windows XP/7/8, MAC OS.
Applications: MS Suite (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook) and Internet Applications
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 1st September 1987
Languages Known: English, Hindi & Bengali
Permanent Address: Flat no-4DC, Mani Ratnam Complex. Rajarhat, Dist: North24 Parganas, Kolkata-700135
Present Address: C-II/19, Sector-VII Koyla Nagar, Dhanbad-826005, Jharkhand