1. Pardeep K. Ratra
House Number 99, Block C, Mount Avenue,
Near Phagwara road, Hoshiarpur 146001, Punjab
E-mail: pardeepk_ratra@hotmail.com Mobile No.: +919872316347
Summary:
• Result driven General Manager with more than 25 years’ experience of
progressive management and, expertise in project implementation, operation
and maintenance of polyester manufacturing plants, including 7 years’
experience of leading/ managing international inspections in the chemical
industries worldwide
• Excellent team leadership skills and ability to lead high performance teams
successfully in multi-cultural and global environments
• Very good ability to identifying risks, opportunities and deliver innovative
solutions to challenges to increase efficiency and productivity whilst reducing
costs and inefficiencies
• Hands-on experience in process improvement, trouble shooting and de-
bottlenecking; plant shutdown (long as well as short) and restart up;
erection, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities
• Expertise in strategic planning, green-field projects, cost containment,
budgeting, staff training, supervision, mentoring and team work
• Demonstrated initiative, creativity and success; Highly developed decision
making, analytical and problem solving skills; Well-developed communication,
planning& organizing and accountability skills
Objective: Currently looking for a suitable job based on experience
Employment History:
2009- April 2016 International Organisation for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
https://www.opcw.org/
Team Leader
Reporting to Director of Inspectorate, this role involves
management of international affairs. Key responsibilities
included direct and plan inspection, oversee on-site verification
activities and post inspection activities
Achievements
• Leaded mandated industrial inspections worldwide in the State Parties
territories as per Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC) obligations

2. • Monitored chemical weapon destruction facilities activities
• Carried out final engineering review of chemical weapon destruction
facilities (plants)
• Prepared international standard reports
2005-2009 Indorama Synthetics Ltd., Butibori, Nagpur,
India
http://www.indoramaindia.com/
General Manager
Reporting to Chief of Operations (COO) and responsible for the
leadership and management of day to day operation of five
continuous polyester production lines with 100 direct
employees. Key responsibilities included the management of
production, implementing cost reduction initiatives, improving
product quality, handling preventive maintenance, achieving
zero waste, and implementation of ISO 9001.
Achievements
• Executed two 400 TPD Continuous Polyester Plants of Zimmer
technology
• Managed the Operation and preventive maintenance of three DuPont
CPs (220 TPD, 240 TPD and 120 TPD) and two Zimmer lines (400 TPD
each) for POY, PSF & chips production
1987-2005 Reliance industries Ltd., Hoshiarpur, Punjab
(Formerly JCT Ltd)
http://www.ril.com/html/aboutus/manufacthoshiarpur.html
Asst. Engineer to Sr. deputy General Manager
Reporting to Plant Business Head and responsible for day to
day operation of a continuous polyester production line with
two finishers with direct 50 employees. Key responsibilities
included the management of production, maintenance, zero
waste, and implementation of ISO 9001.
Worked as head of Continuous Polymerization Plant from 1992
to 2005
Achievements:
• Managed the operation and preventive maintenance of 260 TPD, a
continuous polyester production plant (180 TPD PSF, 30TPD POY & 50
TPD chips).

3. • Executed the installation, erection and commissioning of a Pre-poly
reactor and a Finisher (final polycondensation) systems in the existing
plant to enhance production capacity from 80 to 140 TPD
• Enhanced the polymerization plant capacity from 140 TPD to 260 TPD
with process parameters optimization and debottlenecking
Job experiences:
Plant Operations:
• Scheduling production and product mix as per the budgeted plan
• Carrying out operation with minimum raw material inventories and manpower
• keeping track of trouble free activities and sticking to benchmarking
consumption levels of utilities and raw materials
• Process improvement and trouble shooting
• Analysis of process & its deviations, process reports, chronic problems, failure
analysis, technical audits, environment & safety audits
• Setting and reviewing standard operating procedures along with preventive
maintenance and condition monitoring schedules for healthy and safe working
• De-bottlenecking for production increase, process improvements & safeties
• Energy consumption optimisation to reduce production cost
• Planning and executing plant shutdown and restart up activities
Projects:
• Reviewing PFD / P & I D and making necessary changes
• Checking MTO & equipment data sheets
• Reviewing equipment & piping lay out drawings
• Coordinating engineering teams to expedite progress
• Carrying out risk assessment of process operation & Hazop study for the CP/
HTM operation
• Carrying out performance checks-up of pumps, heat exchangers, HTM heaters
and equipment calibrations
• Execution of pre commissioning & commissioning activities
• Project planning, implementation and monitoring activities

4. Qualifications:
• M Tech. Polymer Science &Technology from IIT Delhi, 1987
• M Sc. Organic Chemistry from Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab),
1984
Professional Development:
• Designated Energy Manager course, National productivity Council for Bureau
of Energy Efficiency in 2004
• Six Sigma black belt Course, ISI Bangalore, 2004
• Computers courses, 2009
• Negotiation skill, 2011
• leadership and management, CIPD Enterprise ltd, 2012
• Design and delivery of training, CIPD Enterprise ltd, 2013
Personal Details:
• DOB:1962
• Marital Status: Married.
• Wife: M.Sc /M Phil, Chemistry. At present house wife
Permanent address:
House No. 99, Block-C, Mount Avenue, Near Phagwara Road,
Hoshiarpur (Punjab)-146001, INDIA
Miscellaneous:
• Visited M/S Zimmer AG West Germany & Sonmez Filament,Bursa ,Turkey
in 1988 for three week advanced training for Poly plant commissioning
• Attended kick-of meeting of Poly Plant Expansion Project in 1994 with M/S
AG Zimmer, Frankfurt, Germany
• April 2009 to date travelling worldwide for OPCW Inspections
Present Salary: Not applicable
Expected salary: Negotiable