C.K. Ramesh Babu is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in EPC project management, particularly in the oil and gas sector. He has a proven track record of managing and delivering large-scale international projects, achieving turnaround results, and overcoming industry challenges while also navigating political dynamics in the workplace. His competencies span project management, operations, contract administration, and maintenance, supported by a robust history of leadership and successful execution in both domestic and international contexts.

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C.K.RAMESH BABU
Permanent Address: “ANUSAYA” Apartment, B-Wing, Flat No.10,Smatanagar , Valvan , Lonavala -410401.
Mob: +91 9422316380/+91 9422026961, Phone: +912114270002
E-mail: crrbabu@hotmail.com/ crrckr@yahoo.com
30 + years of experience in EPC projects operations from concept to commissioning in the field of Oil &
Gas offshore and onshore projects ( Hydrocarbon Sector), LNG plants, pipeline , Petrochemical, Fertiliser,
Heavy Duty Gas Turbine power Projects ,Port operations , Oil & Gas Storage Terminal Etc.
• 17 years of international working experience in European, Middle East and African countries.
On commencement of my career I was very enthusiastic and worked hard to become a good leader.
Looking at my initial progress of becoming a resourceful manager in a short span was the result out of my
hard work that have placed me in a General Manager position within a span of 7-8 years in an
internationally reputed firm was a big achievement where I was appreciated. When I switched over to a
second Indian company to perform further , I had to face dirty politics rather than facing/ meeting
challenges in the work front have forced me to switch over to various leading International companies
on a project to project basis as well as on a regular basis holding very senior positions where they offer
value and respect for such professionals without any politics and get satisfaction/appreciation for such
performers along with opportunity to handle time bound operations independently along with learning
process to become a good manager in the field of operations that never seen in Indian Industry. At the
end my effort /intention of settling down in home country made me to disappointments/ learn one more
lesson that can be referred through my last Indian employment history.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Having got opportunity to work with leading International companies to handle time bound
operations independently through which I learned/experienced various successful operational
techniques made me to become a successful leader in the Industry and have accepted various
operational challenges and succeeded.
• Achieved targets of various National & International Projects even during its uncertainty of
maintaining schedules/ budgets was taken over under direct control and were made turnaround
to minimise the losses.
• Achieved turnaround of the loss making EPC Emirates LLC into a profit earner within six months.
• Naphtha Cracker Project Phase –111 for Reliance Industries Ltd at Hazera, India. Fabricated &
erected various equipments for the Electro-Mechanical project by breaking world record in
achieving highest site fabrication and erection works targets and encashed heavy bones class of
the contract.
• Effectively involved for the USD 63 Million EPC Project for QGPC– Qatar offshore facility, a fast
track project
• Erected heavy equipments and piping works involving a work force around 3500 personnel for the
USD 200 Million LNG Storage Terminal Project – the second largest LNG Terminal in the world with
storage capacity of 3 Million tonnes of LNG in two trains.
• Achieved an EPC project execution in record time for 2 nos of 100 MW Gas based EPC Power
Projects (power stations)at Nakheel & Qidfa along with 2 nos. of Desalination plant at Dubai for the
Ministry of Electricity and Water – Dubai (MEW).Executed and commissioned the project in record
time.
• Executed a first LSTK project under direct control for HPCL Mumbai

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COMPETENCY AREAS
Project Management:
• 30 + years of extensive experience in EPC/EPCM/ JV EPC contracts for executing grass root
/expansion projects in the field of Oil & Gas , Petrochemicals, Fertiliser, Cross-country pipelines,
Heavy duty Gas Turbine & Infrastructure projects operations .
• Feasibility study, FEED followed with basic and detailed engineering, project planning and cost
estimation, budgeting, statutory approvals , procurement, contract control/administration,
construction and commissioning followed by post commissioning operation and maintenance.
• Management of civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation, costing /budgeting for offshore &
onshore oil/gas projects.
• Effective Management of CME & I Projects from project engineering thro’ commissioning.
• Project scheduling, adhering to budget, implementation of quality and safety norms, systematic
monitoring to deliver projects on schedule and within cost line.
• Fulfilment of contractual conditions of contracts by directed teamwork and by taking timely
corrective actions at all stages of projects till closure ensuring the projects are executed with in the
schedule, budget and with the required quality.
• Management of HSE, Procurements and Quality Control.
• Managing and controlling the projects and manufacturing requirements as per international
standards and norms as adopted by major Oil/Gas, Petrochemicals, Petroleum products
developers like PDO-Oman, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Total, QGPC – Qatar etc.
• Implementation of effective planning /MIS systems on financial analysis/ forecast & Projects status
/information / appraisal.
• ISO certification ~ Implementation of ISO & HSE systems for projects and manufacturing units ~
Auditing of quality systems ensuring their implementation and adherence
Contract Administration & Controls:
• Cost estimation, Tendering, preparation of proposals, subcontracting and controlling.
• Techno-commercial evaluation of bids, holding discussions, price negotiations and
finalising/award of contracts and ensuring its successful execution within the budget and time
frame.
• Planning and costing during FEED and detailed engineering of offshore & onshore Oil & Gas
projects.
• Controlling the ~ operations ~ budget ~ procurement ~ inventory ~ project schedules and quality
control etc.
• Proven track record in claim settlement, interpretations of contract clauses, documenting and
establishing claims, raising and resolving variations work / schedules.
• Drafting of contract documents for projects / manufacturing work.
• Preparation and implementation of specifications and project control procedures.

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Operation & Maintenance:
• Operation and maintenance of various plants during the EPC projects contract guarantee period
for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Fertiliser and Gas based Heavy duty Gas Turbine Power plants.
• Operation and maintenance of a large capacity petroleum product Storage Terminals including
port operations
• Trouble shooting.
Skill Profile
• Skilled in computer packages for EPC Projects operations Controls, Project Finance control &
Monitoring, CPM, PMP,
• Plant operations & Controls.
• Skilled in SAP, Oracle financials and other applications packages.
• Project management control system from concept to commissioning and post commissioning.
• HSE, Procurement, Quality Control management and Contract Administration. Execution of Oil/
Gas, Petrochemicals, cross-country pipeline and Heavy duty Gas Turbine EPC power
projects,Station maintenance, Power Plant maintenance, off plot delivery line and wellhead
maintenance .
• Management of EPC Contracts commencing from Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction
and Commissioning.
• Management of EPCM Contracts
• Management of JV and sub contracts
• Team builder and motivator
• Strong leadership and HR skills .
• Proven track record to take charge and achieve difficult task.

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Professional Experience (India)
An EPC company
CEO : December 2011 – January 2014.
Job Profile:
• Joining this company was to develop the company structure to be a major player in the
automation Industry.
• Though the Company was a small scale industry but was providing Automation solutions on an
EPC projects basis to various Industries like Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, automotive and process
Industries.
• The organisational growth was restricted due to various reasons such as non professional
approach, lagging in systematic project operation ,procedures, improper administrative control
etc.
• A sincere effort was put to systemise the operation by implementing and streamlining the project
operation procedure including the manufacturing procedures of control panels etc.
• With my association along with the track record I had, they could pick up few new projects for Oil
& Gas and automation projects through various customers known to me.
Unfortunately By looking at the fast development and approach, the board of directors (not professionals
but came up from very lower level family members ) who was managing the company had difference of
opinion due to the fast development , the effort through which they felt that they may lose the control
of entire organisation that they were enjoying so far.
Since it can create a family dispute, I had to step down by leaving my all effort half the way to keep the
relation and respect I had as a client to them in the past.
There after I felt and was upset thinking that the real professionals who possess proven track record or
who can deliver the best have no respect and no one needs or anyone thinking of utilisation of their
expertise /experience/exposure but to play politics made me to think of withdraw and I got engaged
with my own housing project for settling down at Lonavala, Maharashtra.
WALCHANDNAGAR INDUSTRIES LTD (A Public Ltd Company)
Sr.Vice President – EPC Projects: September 2007 – November 2011
Job Profile:
• Responsibility was to develop new venture / Division to establish to facilitate the Company for taking up
EPC Projects execution /operations under hydrocarbon sector through the track record of the company for
high -Tec manufacturing Capabilities.
• Independent responsibility to set up the new division for developing to undertake EPC Projects works
including development and implementation of systems & procedures for successful operation EPC
Projects.
Achievements:
• Though the company was not having past track record in executing Process plant or EPC projects under
Hydrocarbon sector but made a break through by backing up a first time bound LSTK project contract for
a complete process plant and got it executed successfully .
• Established and implemented a proven cost effective project management systems and procedures in a
short span of time to undertake any time bound projects and to participate in major EPC projects
tendering under hydrocarbon sector.
• Achieved considerable results through the new venture operation and made strong base by establishing
the company as one of the leading player in EPC/LSTK project sector for further growth.
Finally, after putting lot of hard work /sincere effort made me to Step-down by getting trapped on the dirty
internal politics.

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IPCL/GCPTCL (PSU)
General Manager – Operations: Sep. 1992 –Apr. 1996/Dec 2000 – Nov 2002
Company Brief:
• IPCL a PSU, Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal is a JV Company with various Public sector Companies such as
IPCL, GNFC, GMB and Gujarat Government etc
Took charge of the execution of a Grass Root Project of a Storage Terminal and Port known as “STATE OF ART” at
Gujarat State during its uncertainty of its completion and commissioned as planned . An Infrastructure Project
Cost: INR 900 Crores .
Achievements:
• Stream lined the existing inefficient/unhealthy Plant Operation and later assigned responsibility to provide
effective Project Management for a project that was going uncertainty of its completion during
Construction/ execution Phase. Took over as challenge by implementing effective project management
system followed with rectification of system failure, implementation of various systems for Safe and
healthy operations, safe handling of Cargo carrying hazardous petroleum products, training of Staff ,
implementation of Quality Management System and handled port operations successfully including
operations of the port and storage facility holding charges as GM-Operations, the charges as terminal
Manager /occupier handled nearly 162 cargo Vessels during the period of my service without any single
LTI .
SPIC LIMITED, TAMILNADU (PSU)
Chief Manager (Projects): Nov. 1983 – Aug. 1992
Job Profile:
• Managed EPC/EPCM projects for Oil Refineries, Petrochemicals, Fertiliser, Infrastructure and
Pharmaceutical projects including in-house projects from concept to commissioning and monitoring
operations holding responsibility as owners representative as well as Contractor’s representative .
Projects executed:
• 10,000 MT Ammonia storage facility and Sulphuric Acid plant expansion project at Tutucorine, Tamil Nadu.
• Petrochemicals plant for Manali Petrochemicals Ltd. Manali- Tamil Nadu manufacturing Ethylene Oxide &
Polyol for exports. Successfully managed as in- charge and owner’s representative for the complete project
implementation from design engineering, contracts administration, procurement and construction to
commissioning of the plant.
• Construction of Hydro cracker Projects / revamping of AVU unit etc. for Indian Oil Corporation of India
(IOCL) Baroda, India.
• Erection and commissioning of Methylamine plant and heavy-duty compressors for RCF, India
• Detergent manufacturing plant commencing from Project budgeting , design ,engineering, procurement,
contract administration, Project Management ,erection and commissioning of SPIC Fine Chemicals Ltd at
Kadallur, Tamil Nadu.
Achievements:
• Success full execution of Various In House / External Projects by maintaining budgets and schedules
assigned even by increasing the profit margins on external project execution, completion on time, certain
external projects that was delayed was taken over under direct Control and saved the reputations of the
organisation by turning around in short time by establishing catch up schedules with the concurrences of
the customer concern and its adherence.

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Overseas Experience worked with various leading International companies (European,
Middle East and African countries)
EPC EMIRATES LLC, DUBAI
Group General Manager & CEO : Jun 2007 - Aug 2007 - Reporting to Group Chairman
General Manager: Jul 2004 - Jun 2007
Job Profile:
• Turnaround process as the company was not doing well and was in very bad shape
• Meeting the targeted turnover of the Company based on the infrastructure available
• Business development ~ Negotiations and Finalisation of Contracts ~ Project Management~ Operations
Management
• Attending and convincing old clients for the failure and recovery.
• Engineering, Procurement & Contracts administration
• Responsible for Profit and Loss
Achievements:
• Achieved a turnaround of the loss making units back to profit earner within 6 Months
• Achieved customer satisfaction by putting lot of effort through improvement in quality of products/project
operations, financial administration, rectification of the mistakes to the customer satisfaction etc.
• Implemented effective Utilisation of resources, plant and machinery through proven modern methods to
improve productivity and reduced costs.
• Revamped the entire systems and achieved targets beyond the expectation along with induction of new
customers/ business .
• Handled the complete operations including business development , Contracts administration , Project
Management of the Company they were engaged in executing various EPC projects in the field of Oil & Gas,
such as fabrication & assembly of various Oil Rigs components for the client like Exxon Mobil, EPC Projects
execution for ADNOCK, Cement plant, Power and OEM Units.
• Multidiscipline Maintenance contract for PDO –Oman (Direct Contract from PDO), Operation and
Maintenance of station ~ flow line maintenance ~ well head maintenance ~ vessel maintenance etc. Contract
value: USD 250 Million.
SAIPEM SPA, ITALY
Corporate Contracts Manager: Jan 2002- Jun 2004
Company overview: Eni - an Italian Public Sector Company engaged in execution of EPC projects in the Oil & Gas
sectors (Offshore & Onshore) a leader of Oil & Gas sector .
Achievements:
Successfully delivered several high value projects for oil/gas sectors and power plants
Upgraded the existing Gas plant (LNG –Phase 3) and constructed a new flow station for Nigerian Agip Oil
Company. EPC Contract valued at USD 90 Million.
• Involved as Contracts Manager for initial site survey, bid preparation and finalisation of contract conditions
prior to award for Upgrading five Offshore Platforms (OML 100 Project) for TOTAL FINA ELF by installing
equipment, sea line laying and hook-up. EPC Project of value USD 350 Million and Involvement as a Contracts
Manager for execution of Okpai 450 MW Power Plant Project for NAOC, Nigeria, a JV project with Alstom and
SpA Italy. EPC Project of Value: USD 258 Million
• Execution of various cross country pipeline projects for NAOC in and around PHC – Nigeria

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GENERAL ELECTRIC, FRANCE
Project Manager: Jan 2000 - Dec 2000(One year contract )
Achievements:
• Established Gas based EPC Power Projects 100 MW x 2 Nos. power stations at Nakheel & Qidfa along with 2
nos. of Desalination plan in Dubai for the Ministry of Electricity and Water – Dubai (MEW).Executed and
commissioned the project in record time.
SAUDI ARAMCO/ SABIC PIPELINE PROJECT
Contracts Control Manager: May 1999 - Jan 2000 (One year Contract )
Achievement:
• Involved as a Contracts Manager/project control Manager and task force leader for execution of an EPC
contract for 160 KM Cross country Pipeline project with associated facility from Aramco’s Juaimma Gas Plant
to SABIC’s OLPHINE- 111 Plant at Jubail.
LNG STORAGE TERMINAL PROJECT – OMAN,
General Manager / Project Manager: Jan 1998 - Apr 1999
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QGPC– QATAR
Project Manager: on deputation from LNG-Oman
Achievements:
• Successfully involved in execution of Project involved heavy equipments and piping works with a work
force around 3500 personnel for the USD 200 Million LNG Storage Terminal Project – the second largest
LNG Terminal in the world with storage capacity of 3 Million tonnes of LNG in two trains.
• Effectively Involved in Upgrading the entire Control system / PMS, commissioned and estabilised the NL 4
Plants at QGPC-Qatar.
• Execution of the USD 63 Million EPC Project for QGPC– Qatar offshore facility, a fast track project consisting
of engineering, procurement, erection and commissioning the off shore facilities including gas pipelines
hooked up from PS 4 to the offshore island.
THOMASON INTERNATIONAL BV
General Manager : May.1996 – Dec.1997
Company Overview: Thomason International is a European Company under General Electric (GE – UK/The
Netherlands) manufacturing Heavy duty Gas Turbines and executing various EPC Projects around the country with
100% equity of TI/GE in India.
Job Profile:
• Erection and Commissioning of Gas based Combined Cycle Power Projects involving Design, Engineering,
Planning, Procurement and QC responsibilities .
• Operation and Maintenance of the EPC Projects.
• Coordination of Overseas Projects for Engineering, Procurement of BOP’s by developing/promoting various
Indian Vendors to maintain International Standards and norms .
Achievements:
• Nearly 8 EPC Projects Valued at USD 900 Million have been executed.
• Succeeded in cutting down the Project cost by implementing and developing Indian Vendors for
manufacturing BOP’s by maintaining European Slandered and norms
• Delivered Captive Combine Cycle Power Plant projects: One No. for ~ Nagarjuna Fertilizer Corporation Ltd,
Kakinada, Tamil Nadu ~ 2 Nos for National Fertilizers Corporation Ltd (NFCL) Vijayapur – MP ~ one No for
IFFCO- Barely and IFFCO- Phulpur in UP. All the plants are equipped with Fr 5 GE machine.

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DODSAL LTD, / DODSAL PTE, DUBAI
Project Engineer / Project Manager: July. 1978 – Oct. 1983
Job Profile: Execution of Oil/Gas projects ~ Petrochemicals / Fertiliser projects/ Power and Cross-country
pipeline projects for various clients.
Achievements:
• Delivered cross-country pipeline projects at various parts of PDO Oman (Shell) plant at Rima, Ubhara under
direct contract to DODSAL.
• Delivered the Gathering Stations and Booster Stations of Process plant gas / crude Pipelines project for PDO
Oman (Shell)
• Erected and commissioned the AVU Expansion project for IOCL, Baroda under the consultancy by EIL .
• Erected and commissioned Thermal Power Projects: 3 x 210 MW for NTPC at Korba and 2 x 210 MW for MSEB
at Chandrapur.
• Completed pipeline projects for ONGC, India at various parts of the country.
Second section in Dodsal from the period commencing Jan. 98 to Dec. 1999 as a Project Manger at Oman LNG
project for execution of Electro Mechanical job for Oman LNG one of the second largest LNG terminal in the world.
Project site consisting of 3800 work force .
EDUCATION & TRAINING
• B Sc, B E (Mech)
Training/Certifications:
• EPC Project execution principles by using modern project management tool for successful operations.
• Finance Management /control procedure of EPC Projects Operations
• Contracts Administration of Small and large projects.
• Industrial Management
• HSE Management in Oil & Gas, Petroleum Development Organisations in Middle East and Europe .
• Principles of Operation, Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Heavy
Duty Gas Turbines .
• Safety Audits of Petrochemical, fertiliser, oil / gas and power plants.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Date of Birth: 3 Feb 1955
• Language: English, Hindi , Marathi, Tamil , Malayalam.