Sushil Kumar Podia has over 14 years of experience in electrical project management, operations and maintenance, installation and commissioning, electrical testing, and power management. He has expertise in quality management systems implementation, safety planning and management, and process enhancements. He is a versatile professional who has successfully executed large projects on time, on budget, and to high quality standards.

1. Electrical Project Management
Operations & Maintenance
Installation & Commissioning
Electrical Testing
Power Management / Energy
Conversation
QMS Implementation
Safety Planning & Management
Process Enhancements
MIS Reporting
SUSHIL KUMAR PODIA
E-Mail:- podia.ipcl@rediffmail.com / sushil.podia@gmail.com
Mobile: - +91-7048390216 / 7573008998
Electrical Maintenance/ Project Engineering
A versatile, high-energy professional with the distinction of executing prestigious projects of large magnitude within strict time
schedule, cost & quality
PROFILE SUMMARY
• Offering over 14 years of experience in Electrical Operations & Maintenance,
Project Execution and Erection, Installation & Commissioning
• Hands-on experience in incorporating effective plans & schedules for
maintenance operations and reducing downtime for enhancing operational
efficiencies with focus on optimum utilization of manpower & materials
• Can facilitate as ‘point of contact’ for the company accountable for ensuring that
appropriate project strategies are in place and are acted upon
• Exposure in handling maintenance & erection & commissioning activities
involving resource planning, in-process inspection, team building and co-
ordination with internal / external departments
• Proficient in reducing incidence of costly breakdown and developing strategies to
improve overall reliability and safety of plant, thus leading to business efficiency
& excellence
• Superb balance of technical know-how with workforce management and
collaborative abilities
• An effective communicator with good analytical and problem solving skills
CORE COMPETENCIES
QMS implementation
• Maintaining quality standards for incoming materials, ensuring stringent adherence to quality standards, norms & practices,
identifying gaps and taking corrective action.
• Monitoring adherence to quality standards of ISO & maintaining relevant documents
• Conducting internal & external audits for adherence to quality systems
Project Execution
• Monitoring projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, electrical inventory, time over-runs, quality compliance &
manpower planning to ensure timely execution of projects
• Handling the planning, scheduling and management of setting up green field & capacity expansion projects and ensuring
completion of assignments; effectively handling Panel designing for 11kV substations, building wiring section and cable
alignment, etc.
Operations & Maintenance
• Planning and executing predictive & preventive maintenance schedules of transformers and electrical switchgear to
increase machine uptime & equipment reliability
• Implementing maintenance schedules and carrying out periodic checks to ensure performance of various equipment;
identifying areas of obstruction / breakdowns and taking steps to rectify the equipment of cement mill & packing plant, sub-
station through application of troubleshooting tools
Electrical Testing
• Accountable for planning and executing preventive and predictive maintenance and monitoring health of protective relays
• Anchoring preventive, predictive and breakdown testing of cables, transformer, switchgear, motors and battery of plant

2. Installation & Commissioning
• Responsible for installation and commissioning of the heavy equipment; conducting tests & inspections to ensure
operational effectiveness of plant & utilities
• Reviewing engineering drawings, layouts, diagrams, technical specifications, cost estimates for erection & commissioning of
the plant; carrying out overhauling work of equipment, modifications and major repairs to improve equipment efficiency by
fault-finding
MAINTENANCE PURVIEW
• Operation and maintenance of:
o AC motors up to 600 KW
o Thermal power plant - coal based 26.2 MW (2*11 MW & 4.2 MW) capacity
o 66KV/33KV Switchyard, 33KV/11KV/6.6KV switchgear, Transformer with OLTC up to 5 MVA along with PCC, MCC, ESP &
APFC panels. Sound knowledge of O&M of Chillers, Compressors, Boilers
o 4*90TPH AFBC & 125 TPH CFBC Boiler & It's Control Panel with DCS System
• Control circuit and interlocking, power input and distribution in plant, erection and commissioning
• O&M of 1050/400/160 AH Battery bank & Battery charge
• HT & LT Breakers (ABB / SIEMENS / L & T) SF6, MOCB, VCB and their protections relays operation. Operation, maintenance,
troubleshooting & parallel operation between Diesel Generator sets of different capacity
• Inverters: Siemens micro master and ABB ACS800 series trouble shooting and parameterization
• Universal motor controller and soft starter related parameter and troubleshooting
• Lifting hoists, Battery Operated Fork – Lifts and Elevators
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Dec’15 to till date RSPL Limited- Dev bhumi Dwarka Electrical Manager
M/s. RSPL Ltd. (GHARI DETERGENT GROUP) is a North India based reputed Company and is in the business
of Detergent, Soaps, Leather Products and Milk Products. RSPL Limited is planning to set-up a Greenfield
Soda Ash project (Capacity: Light Soda Ash: 1500 TPD and Dense Soda Ash: 770 TPD) along with
coal/lignite based Captive Power Plant (50 MW) and Emergency DG Set (6 MW) project at Village Kuranga,dist. Jamnagar,
Gujarat.
Highlights:
• Defining the Electrical requirements for major plant packages like-Raw Material Handling, Stacker & Reclaimer, Lime Kiln,
Lime Grinding, Calciner, Hydrator, Product Bagging and Storage, Fire Detection System, RO/DM Plant, Boiler & Auxiliaries,
Turbine & auxiliaries, CO2 Compressor, Air Compressor with Dryer, Chiller, Ammonia storage and handling etc.
• HAZOP Study with Engineering Consultant and review / implementation of the recommendation during the project execution
• Review of Enquiry Documents / Engineering Documents prepared by engineering consultant
• Preparation and finalization of Sub Vendors with Engineering Consultant
• Review of the technical offers from the bidders for the package items and resolving comments/queries with the engineering
consultant for further actions
• Finalizing the scope matrix between Vendors, Contractors, Purchaser and engineering consultant
• Review and finalization of Electrical items for the entire project like HVSB/IMCC, EMS, and Transformer etc.
• Updating of overall project schedule according to the project status as an input to the Project Planning and Scheduling
Department
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
Since Feb’12 to Mar’15 Octal Petrochemicals SAOC-Oman Senior Electrical Engineer
An USA origin ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 14001 certified company involved in manufacturing Petrochemical
products like – PET chips & sheets with total production capacity of 2250 TPD.
Highlights:
• Commissioned 2x720 TPD PET manufacturing plant
• Carried out testing and commissioning of Generator, Transformers, 33KV GIS Sub-Station, VFDs, UPS and PCCs.
• Implemented SAP maintenance module
• Worked on MRP integration in SAP

3. • Flagged the genuine design/workmanship problems to the vendors and got corrective actions and modifications done at
vendors cost
• Operations and maintenance of electrical installations for 2x720 TPD PET resin manufacturing facility
• Commissioned ABB 33 KV GIS sub-Station, Transformers, PCCs, MCCs, VFDs & UPS
• Implemented SAP Maintenance Module and formalized a maintenance plan
• Scheduled condition monitoring of static and rotating equipment based on manufacturer’s recommendations
• Administered preparation of critical spares requirement and inventories control
• Prepared & documented Electrical O&M manual, Work Instructions, SOPs to assure compliance with ISO 9001 & ISO 14001
• Oversaw the development of the subordinates & juniors by planning of the training & validation tests
• Successfully executed plant expansion / modification / up gradation projects such as power saving around 300 KW in utility
section by modification in operating system /Reduction in over loading of transformer through transfer the equipment load
on other transformer / auto start-up of cooling water pumps in case of failure of any one pump
May’09 to Jan’12 Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd., (GHCL) – VERAVAL Manager Electrical
GHCL is in technical collaboration with M/s. Akzout Chemier, Netherlands
Highlights:
• Accounted for the operation & maintenance of Thermal power plant - coal based 26.2 MW (2*11 MW & 4.2
MW) capacity and related utility equipment
• Managed overall responsibility of the electrical installation
• Distinction of completing quality projects within time by taking self-responsibility initiatives
• Successfully executed plant expansion / modification / up gradation projects such as replacement of HT switch yard Current
transformer/main transformer 5mva/D M plant/ power trading / up gradation of Auxiliary oil pump/Main oil pump system
for steam turbine
Sep’06 to May’09 Reliance Industries Ltd., Manager (Electrical)
Growth Path
Sep’06 to Dec’07 Hoshiarpur Manufacturing Division (Punjab)
(An ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 & BSE FIVE STAR certified company) Here, RIL-HMD is manufacturing PSF (Polyester
staple fiber), POY (Partially oriented yarn), PFF (Polyester fiber fill), Conjugate fiber, Polyester chips & Shortcut fibers. This is
continuous running poly plant with 300 tons per day capacity.)
Jan’08 to May’09 RIL- Nagothane Manufacturing Division –Mumbai (Formally - IPCL)
RIL-NMD is a petrochemical industry involved in manufacturing of various chemical products (PP, LDPE, LLDPE & EO/EG)
Accomplishments: Involvement in major turnover activity.
Jul’04 to Aug’06 Jindal Poly Films Limited - Nasik Engineer (Electrical -poly)
It is the largest capacity film plant in India. This plant has 300 tons batch poly manufacturing the raw material
for film plant.
Nov’01 to Jun’04 Superfine Syntax Limited, Surat Shift Engineer (Electrical)
Growth Path
Nov’01 to May’02 GET
Jun’02 to Jun’04 Shift-Engineer
CERTIFICATION
• Bureau of Energy Efficiency Certified Energy Manager-2008
EDUCATION
2001 B.E. (Electrical) from Govt. College of Technology & Engineering, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 12th
December 1977
Marital Status: Married
Passport No.: G7734634 valid till 23/07/2018
Permanent Address: Sushil Kumar S/o Sh. A.P. Singh, Near Vegetable Market, Chhawani, Kota (Rajasthan)