Prakash Khair

 A result-oriented professional with 30+ years of experience in Petroleum, Gas Plant & Petrochemicals companies in storage terminals, refinery process units, logistics and manufacturing units.
 A Seasoned Strategist with expertise in leading & implementing strategic plans to achieve operational, financial, business growth and market share objectives while improving productivity & ensuring reduction in costs
 Experience encompasses wide gamut of Corporate / Business Planning & execution, Benchmarking, Production Management, Project Management, IT system management, P/L management in various organisations.
 Spearheaded various refinery units including LPG Bottling, CDU, VDU, Hexzane Maximisation, oil terminal & movement, LPG bottling plant and Asphalt Drumming plant etc.

Leadership:
Strategy Planning & Execution Corporate / Business Planning P/L & Performance Improvement
Terminal Planning & Management Production Planning & Management Team Management
Budgeting & Control Business Process Enhancement Project Management

 Excellence in developing periodic business plans & strategies to enhance operations, profitability & revenue; spearheading turnaround initiatives and guiding the activities including employees, maintenance, budget management, cost control and P & L controls. Spearheading business processes, strategy, inclusive of researching, establishing and developing new processes. Assessing the value drivers of business, KPIs and developing analytics around key measurements to facilitate business decision-making.
 Track record of benchmarking business processes & performance metrics to best practices from internationally & measuring the quality of organization's policies, process, cost & profits, products, strategies etc.
 Recognised for implementing cost effective techniques for maintenance & manufacturing that resulted in Millions of cost savings as well as reduced over times, business reengineering, reduced breakdowns & increased reliability of plants etc.
 Achievement oriented professional honed with excellent people management & communication skills and an ability to manage change with ease.

Functional:
Project planning & Execution Business Analysis & Benchmarking IT/SAP Projects Executions
Production planning/ Plant Operations Industrial Relations, PMS/Training Statutory Compliance
SAP ERP Software Implementation IT Applications/ Infrastructure Mgt. Financial & performance Analysis

 Expertise in handling end-to-end projects from conceptualization to execution involving finalization of technical specifications, budget approval, procurement, vendor development & management, scheduling, site management & manpower planning, project closure, commissioning & handover to operation, etc.
 Skilled in scheduling predictive, breakdown & preventive maintenance schedules for equipment as well as conducting regular shutdown inspections, repairs & replacements of spare parts to control plant operations.
 Proven track record of implementing & managing SAP modules & IT systems in various industries including oil & gas, refinery and pipe manufacturing, etc.

Employment Scan:
 Presently associated as Group Operation & Safety Manager with Arya Petroleum group, UAE
 Presently associated with
o Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd., Mumbai, India as Terminal Manager.
o Welspun Corp. Ltd., Gujarat as Senior General Manager-IT (IT head and SAP head).
o Qatar Petroleum Doha Qatar as senior Planning engineer (Offshore Production Directorate)/ Senior Performance analyst (senior specialist in Corporate planning Directorate).
o DUGAS Ltd Dubai UAE as Loading Master /Jetty in charge/ Unit in charge.
o Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd., Mumbai as Plant Manager, Oil Terminal Manager, Project coordinator, Strategic Planning Manager, Control Panel Officer and Tanker Officer.
 Started career with Polychem Ltd., Styrene Plant, Mumbai.

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACROSS THE TENURE
 Merit of managing a budget of 100 million USD for Halul terminal of Qatar Petroleum and corporate performance management of 150 billion USD Qatar Petroleum group companies.
 Led a team of 10 members involved in project’s cost cutting initiatives and ensured cost savings of over US$ 800 million during FY 2009-2010.
 Improved operational, overhead cost and saved US$ 10 million by benchmarking Halul Crude Oil Terminal with 11 international terminals via Juran International Institute, UK.
 Brought a cost savings worth US$ 10 million by maintaining professional relations, streamlining cost recovery process at Halul terminal & export department and sharing information with joint venture partners.
 Selected and appointed a different vendor and implementing oil accounting software which resulted in saving over US$ 3 million. Introduced latest & advanced hardware to reduce PC downtime and increased the productivity which resulted in a saving of US$ 1.5 million. Streamlined Crude Oil VCF factor calculation and ensured cost savings, worth US$ 5 million.
 Achieved a cost savings of US$ 75 million by writing off non-performing assets and outsourcing marine services at Halul terminal & export department. Played a pivotal role in implementing SAP PM Module with Artemis and SAP IS OIL module.
 Liaised with Joint Venture partners (OPQL, RAS GAS, Qatar Gas 3 & 4, QPD, TEPQ, ANADARKO, MOQ, Conoco Philips, Encana, Qatar Shell GTL, Winter shall, Talisman, etc. ) for contractual terms on cost & business drivers including existing assets sharing, master planning in shutdown & exploring new business opportunities and achieving operational excellence and cost saving.
 As HPC Ltd. Refinery Plant Head:
o Managed CDU, VDU, Hexzane Maximisation, LPG bottling, Asphalt drumming, oil movement & storage units etc.
o Averted various emergencies with foresighted operation, completed projects with in time, cost & quality.
o Avoided maintenance breakdowns, reduced overtime and improved plant’s HSE, maintenance and reliability, etc.
 Managed Refinery Oil terminal, enhancement of tank storage capacity and terminal modernisation which resulted cost saving 90 million INR. Minimised terminal losses i.e. crude oil ocean loss, month end products transfer losses, demurrage losses by business reengineering and streamlined overall operation, etc.
 Worked as Project coordinator for timely erection & commission of Bombay high crude's LPG distillation unit, Hexane Maximization unit and balance draft furnace projects saved over run cost, earned on early productions and saved resources worth 30 MM INR. Worked as Plant Manager in LPG bottling plant and Asphalts drumming & storage Plant head, managed P/L, resources and achieved production set targets by Marketing.
 As Refinery Plant Manager managed production target as per the Marketing, Opex/Capex & Projects management etc.