1. V. Gopalsamy
Mobile: +91 9047813102, +918489701023 E-Mail: tz.gopalsamy@gmail.com
~v_gopalsamy@yahoo.co.in
Skype: gopalsamy6
Seeking middle and senior level positions
Executive Summary
 Completed Total refractory erection jobs in 6000 TPD kiln, preheater and cooler and successful
commissioning of all sections in Dangote cement Tanzania Project.
 completed a pyro commissioning job of a 6000 TPD KHD kiln in Russia as a free lancer
 Competent professional with over 34 years of wide experience in the Process /
Operations/commissioning operations in Cement Industry in India and abroad.
 Have worked with Larsen & Toubro Ltd., at their Lafarge Surma Cement Project in Bangladesh as
Consultant – Plant Operation and Zliten Cement Plant, Libya as Kiln Supervisor.
 Expertise in handling the operations of the entire Kiln Department and providing hands-on
training, support and guidance to Kiln personnel.
 Possess sound knowledge of planning, scheduling & quality control functions.
 Comfortable interacting with multiple levels of organization, management and staff. Effective
communicator with strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.
Areas of Expertise
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
 Planning and effecting preventive maintenance schedules of various machineries and instruments to
increase machine up time and equipment reliability.
 Planning & executing refractory works during kiln shut down and ensuring compliance to safety and time
limits.
 Executing cost saving and energy saving techniques/measures and modifications to achieve substantial
reduction in O&M Expenditures and work within the budget.
Installation and Commissioning
 Managing overall activities pertaining to erection & commissioning of refractory in kiln section.
 Supervising commissioning activities in adherence to the company’s standards and specifications.
 Conducting inspection, pre-commissioning & functional testing to ensure performance capacity of machines
and equipments.
Quality Assurance & Control
 Taking stringent quality measures including preparation / maintenance of necessary documents as per
norms and conducting audits to ensure compliance with quality standards.
 Implementing and monitoring effective procurement schedules along with finalizing the specifications of the
spare parts and establishing the quality & quantity limits.
Man Management
 Adroitly planning & scheduling shifts in accordance with the requirements and needs to ensure on time
completion.
 Coordinating activities for the identification of training needs of employees for upgrading their
technical /soft skills. Trained locals as CCR operators, shift engineers and machinery at tenders
successfully in LIBYA, BANGALADESH AND ETHIOPIA.
Career Contour
 Last worked as AGM – Production and Refractory (Mar’2015 to Mar’2016) in Dangote cement, Tanzania
6000 TPD Plant.
 worked as kiln Engineer-HOD-LINE1 (Apr’09 to Sep’13)at NAJRAN CEMENT COMPANY, K.S.A.
(6000TPD kiln,500TPH PFEIFFER Vertical roller mill and 2 cement mills each 160TPH)
Nov’07 – Nov’08 with National Cement Share Company, Ethiopia
As Sr. Manager (Process/Operations)
Role:

2.  Optimizing the production of kiln and mills.
 Imparting training to the operators.
 Up-grading the plant and looking after the entire process department.
Jun’07 –Oct ’07 with Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd., Tamil Nadu, India
As Sr. Manager (Operations)
At the new project at Ariyalur, in Tamil Nadu.
 Responsible for negotiation and finalization of refractory requirement for the entire plant; involved in
selection of man-power requirement, etc.
Jun’06 – Feb’07 with Larsen & Toubro Ltd., For Lafarge Cement Bangladesh
As Consultant – Cement Plant Operations and Commissioning
The kiln of 3600 TPD capacity with inline FLS calciner with FLS COOLAX CIS-CFG twin drive grate cooler and
ATOX 47.5 VRM (270 TPH) for raw material grinding. The entire plant is operated from a central control room
based on DCS supplied by M/s ABB Automation
 Assisting the L&T team in commissioning all the major systems.
 Imparting training to the Lafarge Personnel in operation of VRM, Kiln & Cement Mills.
 Looking after the operations of the complete plant starting from VRM to Cement Mills.
 Achieving the contractual/guaranteed production/performance targets for all the sections.
Apr’93 – Mar’06 with Zliten Cement Plant, Arab Cement Company, Libya
As Kiln Supervisor
3000 TPD gas and oil fired kiln with RSP Pre-calciner, supplied by Kawasaki, Japan. Loesche VRM for raw
material grinding (capacity 300 TPH) and ball mills for cement grinding (capacity 100 TPH).
 Handling plant operation & optimization.
 Imparting training to the local employees in the process department.
 Planning and executing the kiln shut-down jobs.
 Supervising brick-lining and castable work in kiln, pre-heater and cooler.
 Evaluating down time reports and breakdown analysis.
Feb’ 89 – Apr’93 with Raasi Cement Ltd., Andhra Pradesh, India
(Presently with India Cements Group)
As Sr. Burner / Shift-in-Charge
4000 TPD coal fired kiln with RSP Pre-calciner, supplied by Onoda, Japan. 1500 TPD coal fired kiln without
calciner. Loesche VRM for raw material grinding (capacity 400 TPH) and ball mills for cement grinding (capacity
100 TPH).
 Responsible for plant operation and optimization from CCR.
 Planning and executing the kiln shut-down jobs; supervising brick-lining and castable work in kiln, pre-heater
and cooler and working as a shift-in-charge for both the kilns.
Aug’82 – Feb’89 with Kesoram Cement, Andhra Pradesh, India
As Asst. Burner
Three coal fired kilns (kiln 1 & 2 – 750 TPD capacity and single drive grate cooler and kiln no. 3 of 900 TPD with
two drive grate cooler).
 Looking after operation and optimization of kiln and coal mills from control room.
 Supervising the brick-lining and castable work in kiln, pre-heater and cooler.
 Working as a shift-in-charge for all the three kilns.
Apr’81 – May’82 with Madras Cements Ltd., Tamil Nadu, India
As Trainee Burner
1500 TPD coal fired kiln with planetary coolers with pyro-clan pre-calciner.
 Undergone intensive training on kiln & coal mill operation.
Education
 B.Sc. in Chemistry from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai in 1980. (Secured 67%).
Personal Dossier
Contact Address : RH-80, Ellis Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, PIN – 625016.
Date of Birth : 28th
Nov’1959.
Languages Known : English, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Arabic.