- Ankur Ramwala is a middle management professional with over 20 years of experience in supply chain management, production planning, and logistics. - He has held several positions of increasing responsibility at Essar Steel India Limited such as Manager of the Steel Making Plant, Operation Coordinator for the Slab Caster Technical Cell, and Shift In-Charge of the Slab Yard. - His achievements include achieving production targets, conducting training programs, developing standard operating procedures, and improving safety and productivity.

1. ANKUR RAMWALA
Contact: +919879101587, E-Mail: ankurramwala@gmail.com
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - PRODUCTION PLANNING AND LOGISTICS
Career Abstract
Proven record in Business Process improvement by practically implementing the principals of Total Quality
Management that foster cost savings and improve productivity.
Experience of handling contrasting assignments in the different phases of the Career in a Steel Plant.
Honesty, Enthusiasm, Assertiveness and Innovativeness are the underlined qualities of my Personality
Professional Qualifications
Board / University Degree Branch Grade
Year of
Pass out
Symbiosis University, PUNE MBA Supply Chain Management Distinction 2010
Technical Education Board, Gujarat DIPLOMA Mechanical Engineering First Class 1996
Gujarat Higher Secondary Education Board 12th
Science Pass 1994
Gujarat Secondary Education Board 10th
Science Distinction 1991
Job Details
Organization: Essar Steel India Limited Since June' 1996
Position: Manager, Steel Making Plant
Profile Period Assignments Interactions with
Major
Achievements
Steel Making Plant
Shift Manager
Dec.
2014
to
Till Date
Responsible for
Achievement of
Production
Target for
CSP Mill Rolling /
Slab Casting
Shift In charges (ConArc, LF, VD/VCD, CSP
Caster, Slab Caster, F.A. Store) all across the
SMP.
Took Individual
charge in this new
area within 3
months of joining
and successfully
handling this task
in the difficult
phase of supply
quality and critical
customer grade
requirements.
Shift in charges and their escalation of all
supply Departments of Iron Making Zone
(BF, COREX, HBI/DRI) and supply
departments (RMHS, HMM).
CSP Mill Shift In charge and their
escalations
DCM/SCM shift In charges and their
escalations

2. Profile Period Assignments Interactions with Major Achievements
Operation
coordinator
to Technical
Cell for Slab
Caster
Aug. 2013
to
Nov. 2014
Conduct training
programs for Slab
Caster operation
personnel
All Engineers and
Associates
(Timberman,
Mouldman,
Riggers, Crane
Operators, Lancers,
Scarfers, Gas
Cutters, Tundish
area and Yard
Supervisors) of Slab
Caster
Conducted training programs on various
Customer complaints and created good
awareness towards them.
Preparation and
Modification in SOP of
Casting Parameters
for Quality
improvement
Prepared SOP for best combination of
Casting Parameters (Speed, Mould
water, Spray Pattern, Casting Powder,
Tundish covering powder etc. for Each
Steel Grade (170 nos).
Documentation for
ISO and IMS
Prepared HIRAC for pre-heating Tundish
with CO. Also established SOP for safe
material movement in Slabyard.
Addressing the
customer complaints
for resolving them at
source
For Plate mill grade, UT failure
complaints; established the cause of
failure with statistics.
Tundish Area
In charge of
Slab Caster
Supply of Tundish as
per production plan
Mechanical and
Electrical
Department
Created space and ease of movement in
Tundish preparation area by
implementing 5 S principals.
Slab Yard In
charge
1. Responsible for
Safety in the area.
2. Responsible for
defect free supply of
slabs to rolling Mills
(Plate Mill and Hot
Strip Mill)
3. Management of
Inventory (Slabs,
Equipment,
Machines).
4. Operation and
condition monitoring
and adhering to the
maintenance
schedule.
Production
Planning
Department,
Material Handling
and also IT
Department.
By correcting the methods and
establishing the path of process,
Achieved double Dispatch (3000 Tons /
Day) for Plate Mill alone and
maintained it.
Production and
TCGs of various
rolling department
(Hot Strip Mill,
Plate Mill, CSP Mill)
and QA / QC
departments.
Positive Action award for preparation
of cover for transporting VHC grade (for
eliminating chances of rejection) slabs
from Plant B to Plant A.

3. Profile Period Assignments Interactions with Major Achievements
5S area
lead of Slab
Yard
Aug.
2008
to
July 2013
Representative of the area;
Facing the external and
internal Audits.
Engineers as well as
Associates of the area
Penetration of the principles of
5 S in the minds and behavior of
the members.
Plate Mill
Dispatcher
Sep.
2012
to
July 2013
Carry out the Parting of
every slab to facilitate the
dimensions convenient for
Plate Mill rolling adhering to
the customer requirements
External logistics team
for Locomotive
(Railway) and Trailer
(Road) dispatch
Development of methods to
improve productivity continually
Gas cutting, Scarfing
technicians, Their
supervisors, Riggers
and Crane Operators
Data entry in IMPS (ORACLE
based system) and in MES
(JAVA based) and also in SAP
(MB51, MB1B, MSC2N etc.)
SCM and Plate Mill
operations
Slabyard
Shift In
charge
Apr 2000
to
Jan 2008
and
Aug.
2008
to
July 2013
Safety and House Keeping in
the Yard
Quality Control
Department
Designed and prepared
(individually) special blooms for
Scarfing / Slitting bed so that
cleaning cycle time reduced to 8
hours (from 24 hours initially)
Continued flaw of
Production of CCP and HSM
Rolling Mill and SCM
personnel
Designed and prepared
(individually) special cooling
strips for slab cooling (for
readiness for manual inspection
and conditioning) and reduced
the time to 4 hours (from 16
hours initially)
Providing defect free Slabs
to HSM w. r. t. dimensions,
profile and surface quality
Associate Supervisors
and Technicians of
Scarfing, Gas cutting,
Lancing along with
Associate Riggers and
Crane Operators
With effective planning of
logistics achieved 100 slabs / 8
hour conditioning (repetitive
record)

4. Profile Period Assignments
Interactions
with
Major Achievements
Plant Safety
Captain of
Steel Making
Plant
Feb. 2008
to
Jul. 2008
Reporting directly to Head
Steel Making Plant
All the section
heads.
Recognized as the best Safety Captain
Responsible for all the
incidents in the Steel
Making Plant related to
Safety
Nominated
Safety
Champions
from all the
sections
working round
the clock
Safety incident (Near Miss / SAM )
reporting system implemented and
achieved reporting of average 05
incidents / day
Lead the cross functional team for the
First ever FMEA on Safety (Safe working
of EAF Slag door cleaning forklifts) and
won the best FMEA of the month award.
Procurement function for
Safety
All the
Contractors
and their
Safety
supervisors.
Successfully arranged auditorium level
Safety Time Out functions for Employees
/ Associates every week outside their
working hours.
Evaluation of Contractors
on their Safety
Performance every Month
Brought down the FAC / MTC / LTI / PD
and 100% Plant Safety index for 3
consecutive months
Profile Period Assignments
Interactions
with
Major Achievements
Slab Caster 24
KARAT Steel
Quality
Member
Jun 1996
to
Mar 2000
Feedback Regarding quality of
Concast slabs w.r.t. Profile,
Temperature passing through
different zones of Caster and
Surface quality.
Caster
Operation
crew
Played a role as a team member in
establishment of cooling curves for
various grades for surface quality
improvement of Cast Slabs.
Slabyard Shift
Engineer
Dispatch of Slabs as raw
material for 24 X 7 Hot Strip
Mill Production
Rolling Mill
and SCM
personnel
Regarded as the swiftest schedule
maker with least re-logistics
Data entry in IMPS (ORACLE
based system)
Associate
Riggers and
Crane
Operators
Awards on two occasions in 1997 and
2004 for operating 4 motion (3 levers)
EOT cranes and continuing production
of Steel Making Plant and Hot Strip
Mill during Crane Operators' Strike.

5. Personal Details
Date of Birth: July 19th
, 1976
Contact Address: B-13, Govardhan Row House
Near Florence Hospital, Balaji Hero showroom Lane,
VNSG University road, Vesu,
Surat-395007.,
Gujarat, India.
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati (R/W/S)
Hobbies: Teaching
Singing and listening to All kind of music
Skills: Proficiency in MS Excel (applying logical formulas), Power point, Word etc.
Also able to operate various modules like SAP (PP), ORACLE (IMPS), JAVA (MES)
Good at process development and improvements
TQM including 5 S and Safety
Location Preference: Open for Assignments across the Globe.