Suresh Rao is a mechanical engineer with over 22 years of experience in project management for oil, gas, and petrochemical projects. He is currently the project manager for a multi-billion dollar petrochemical project building MEG storage and loading facilities in Dahej, India. Prior to this, he managed projects building ethylene loading facilities and off-site utilities for PTA, PET and PSF plants. He has extensive experience in all phases of project management including planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.

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A SURESHA RAO
Phone : 0091 9987081510
Email: suresha.a.rao@ril.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a Challenging Career in Project Management with an organization of high repute.
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
Mechanical engineer with 22 years of overall experience presently working in Reliance Industries
as Project Manager for Petroleum and Petrochemical Projects.
Employed with reputed dynamic growth oriented organizations in the projects of Oil and Gas,
Petrochemical, Off sites and utilities, Petroleum Distribution and Pressure vessel manufacturing
industry.
Result driven professional with refined business acumen and strongly committed to successfully
accomplish business targets.
Confident and decision making skills to sustain high scale project management operations. In
depth knowledge in cross-functional skills, safety, ensuring on-time deliverables, monitoring
project progress, planning, schedule, cost and quality control.
Skillful in identifying and resolving constraints in different stages of project execution.
Excellent experience in EPC co-ordination in various stages of project.
Presently working on a multi-billion dollar petrochemical project at Dahej, India.

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Qualification: Bachelor degree in Mechanical engineering from Bangalore University. Year of
pass out: 1992.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Management
 Execution of project by proper planning, as per safety norms, project procedures and
specifications within in time & cost.
 Preparation of plant design basis documents.
 Identify and evaluate scope of work.
 Preparation of project execution plan.
 Preparation of project budget and obtaining approval for the same.
 Identify the critical path.
 Identify the risk, evaluate and mitigation scheme.
 Preparation of design change notes and obtain approval.
 Identify cost adders if any, reporting and obtaining approval.
 Liasoning with external agencies such as client, process licensors, contractors and vendors
during execution of the project.
 Building an efficient and energetic project team.
 Coordinating with Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) team for timely release
of engineering documents, supply of material and construction.
 Release of engineering deliverables like Data sheets, MRQ, TBE,MRP, Vendor drawing
review, Process design basis, PFD, SS, P&ID, Hazop, Piping GA, ISO, 3D Modeling, model
review, procurement and construction drawings for civil/electrical/instrumentation.
 Guiding a team of multiple disciplines for seamless flow of information, documents &
materials.
 Reviewing the project progress on all aspects viz. material availability, drawings and actual
site construction with senior site staff regularly and taking necessary corrective actions
required to meet the project program.
 Ensure all aspects of project quality management and control system through project quality
plan and procedures.
 Reporting to Top management about resource requirement, project progress & areas of
concern.
 Prepare the catch-up plan for any schedule slippage and discuss with Client and senior
management.
 Reviewing with project regarding contract changes and variations and ensuring the timely
resolutions.
 Coordinating with Project Engineers on technical and construction issues through regular
coordination meetings.
 Ensure compliance to all statutory requirements.
 Coordination of commissioning activities with construction and O&M team.
 Preparation of project close out report.
Quality Management and Quality control
 Identify the scope of work.
 Preparation of various quality control procedures.
 Preparation of various inspection and test plans.
 Preparation of Welding procedure specifications (WPS), procedure qualifications records

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(PQR),Welder performance Qualifications (WPQ),
 Preparation various NDT procedures – DPT, RT, UT, and heat treatment procedures.
 Material identification, In process inspection, NDT, Final dimensional inspection, Heat
treatment, Hydro testing, final inspection, Pneumatic testing & Helium leak testing for tube to
tube sheet joints, Dispatch clearance.
 Conducting various quality audits and reporting the quality slandered, issue Non
Conformance Report (if required).
 Resolution for NCR.
 Compilation of lessons learnt during project execution.
Team Management
 Selecting, guiding and mentoring the team, thereby ensuring optimum performance.
 Building team effectiveness by proper delegation, regular reviews & feedback and by
promoting a spirit of cooperation among team members.
 Creating and sustaining an environment that fosters development opportunities and
motivating the team members for enhancing the existing performance levels.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Present Employment : Duration : December 1997 – Till date
Organization: Reliance Industries Ltd. ( EPC division)
Present Role: Project Manager.
Present Location: Mumbai – India.
Present Project: MEG storage, loading and transfer facilities at GCPTCL Dahej.
Facilities include 2 numbers 21KT fixed cone roof, CS, epoxy coated tanks for MEG storage, Substation
and control room, 12 numbers road tanker loading facilities for distribution of MEG, MEG transfer pumps,
weigh bridge.
Responsibilities: Design basis, Budgeting, Detailed engineering, Procurement, construction and hand over
to O&M.
Commissioning schedule: 31st May 2016.
Previous Project-I: Ethylene loading facilities at Dahej. Ethylene to be used as refrigerant for
compressors of Px plant at Jamnagar. Since RIL Dahej plant is producing Ethylene, facilities required for
loading of ethylene road tankers are built in DMD during this project.
Responsibilities: Design basis, Budgeting, Detailed engineering, Procurement, construction and hand over
to O&M.
Previous Project-II: Project management for Off-site and Utilities required for PTA, PET, PSF plants at
Dahej.
 Facilities includes storage tanks for Paraxylene, Acetic Acid, MEG, Caustic, Methanol, Mother
liquor, Transfer pumps, Pipeline from Jetty till tanks, inter connecting Piping between tanks and
plants, Piping between Utility generation plant and process plants, Pipe racks / Sleepers .
 Tie-ins (shut down-180 nos and hot tap-30 nos) with existing systems.
 PTA ware house, substations, control rooms and other Non-plant buildings.
 Responsible for release of engineering deliverables required for procurement and construction,
like Data sheets, MRQ, TBE,MRP, Vendor drawing review, Process design basis, PFD, SS, P&ID,
Hazop, Piping GA, ISO, 3D Modeling, model review for all diciplines
(civil/electrical/instrumentation).
 EPC scheduling, material planning, identifying critical path and action plan to complete the same
with in target date.

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Previous Project-III: Styrene butadiene rubber. Duration: October 2009 to September 2010.
Responsibilities: Preparation of project scope document, Design basis documents, Execution plan,
Budgeting.
Previous Project-IV : Jamnagar Export Refinery Project (Alkylation plant). Duration: January 2006 to
September 2009.
Responsibilities: Project management for Alkylation plant. Responsible for release of engineering
deliverables like Data sheets, MRQ, TBE,MRP, Vendor drawing review, Process design basis, PFD, SS,
P&ID, Hazop, Piping GA, ISO, 3D Modeling, model review, procurement & construction drawings for
civil/electrical/instrumentation, commissioning activities. Was located in M/s Bechtel office London for
two years (2006 & 2007) to co-ordinate procurement and engineering activities pertaining to equipment
including Alkylation reactors, settlers, DIB columns, exchangers, vessels and all internals pertaining to
refinery columns.
Previous Project- V: Petroleum Refinery project at Jamnagar (RILs first petroleum refinery). Duration:
December 1997 to Dec 2005.
Scope: Tankage and piping facilities inside Marine Tank Farm (MTF) of RIL’s first petroleum refinery.
Includes crude and product tanks, connected piping and one (4 KM X 20” dia) multi product pipeline from
tank farm to jetty.
Primary responsibilities:
(1) Quality management: Ensure implementation of project specifications, standards and procedures.
(2) Ensure latest P&IDs, drawings are followed during construction of facilities.
(3) Ensure complete documentation.
(4) Handover of completed systems to O&M with signed system handover dossier.
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Previous Employment -I : Duration : September 1996 to December 1997
Organization: M/s. Artson Engineering Works.
Designation: Senior Engineer.
Location: Nashik– India.
Project: Manufacturing of pressure vessels and heat exchangers.
Primary responsibilities: Quality control in shop floor during manufacture of pressure vessels and heat
exchangers as per ASME standards. Preparation of Quality assurance plan (QAP), Inspection and test
plan (ITP), welding procedure specifications (WPS), procedure qualifications records (PQR),Welder
performance Qualifications (WPQ),Various NDT procedures – DPT, RT,UT, and heat treatment
procedures. Material identification, In process inspection, NDT, Final dimensional inspection, Heat
treatment, Hydro testing, final inspection, Pneumatic testing & Helium leak testing for tube to tube sheet
joints, Dispatch clearance.
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Previous Employment -II: Duration :November 1992 to August 1996
Organization: M/s. GR Engineering Works.
Designation: Engineer.
Location: Bangalore and Tarapur– India.
Project: Manufacturing of pressure vessels and heat exchangers.
Prima Primary responsibilities: Quality control in shop floor during manufacture of pressure vessels and heat
exchangers as per ASME standards. Preparation of Quality assurance plan (QAP), Inspection and test
plan (ITP), welding procedure specifications (WPS), procedure qualifications records (PQR),Welder
performance Qualifications (WPQ),Various NDT procedures – DPT, RT,UT, and heat treatment
procedures. Material identification, In process inspection, NDT, Final dimensional inspection, Heat
treatment, Hydro testing, final inspection, Pneumatic testing & Helium leak testing for tube to tube sheet
joints, Dispatch clearance.

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PERSONAL DETAILS
 Date of Birth : 1st
July 1970
 Nationality : Indian
 Languages : English / Hindi / Kannada/Tulu
 Passport No./Exp : F-0427805 under renewal.
 Marital Status : Married with One daughter
 Notice period : 8 Weeks
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 Overseas experience (VISA): Worked in UK from 2006 till .
2008. For USA B1/B2 VISA
Available valid Up to 2016.
 Address for Communication : Flat 401, Mahaavir Asta.
Plot No. 2. Sector-07.
Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
Maharastra- 410210.India.
 Present CTC : 25.00 lakhs p.a.
 Expected CTC : 30 lakhs p.a.
 Notice period: : 45 days