Ramshankar Damerashetty

Ram Shankar Damerashetti

Overview
• Accomplished Engineer with extensive experience in Project management, Engineering & Fabrication, Maintenance and Commissioning for Manufacturing, Brewery, Beverage, Food Processing industries
• In depth expertise in turnkey projects , service contracting and maintenance of all utilities
• Expertise in planning, budgeting and implementation of an effective maintenance program resulting in optimum machine/ resource utilization, minimized breakdowns and effective asset management, increasing equipment productivity, availability and reliability
• Knowledge ASME codes, ISO, mechanical, electrical control systems and related standards
• Possess excellent people management skills with the ability to motivate and direct multifunctional teams to meet all stipulations of quality, safety and profitability

Core competencies
--Project Management --Team building and leadership  Cost Reduction & Efficiency  Site Operations  Safety
 Documentation and MIS  Tracking Well Service and Material Cost  Budget Management

Professional Experience

AMSCO, Nairobi, Kenya Feb 2014 to Date
PAN African private sector development group that provides bespoke human capital solutions

Technical Manager
(For Kevian Kenya Ltd, a leading fruit processing company)
Reporting to Managing Director, Based at Plant
Managing the Technical, Maintenance, Projects

Product lines: Fruit juice products – (Afia, PICK ‘N’ PEEL brands) and beverages (Afia cola, Afia coffee, energy drink etc)
Plant Capacity: Krones line –Tetra line – 2 lines, New canning line and water bottling line

 Perform fabrication and engineering modifications as required for improvement of the plant and equipment
 Handling all new project installations and piping works
 Supervising routine maintenance of the plant equipment and utilities and provide energy saving solutions
 Organize work plan as per the production schedule
 Ensure optimum utilization of machines and utilities ( boilers,
R.O Plants, Co2 plant, nitrogen plant Generators, compressors)
 Ensure safe and environmentally acceptable disposal methods are adhered to
 Maintain all relevant records of maintenance contracts
 Prepare and order for all plant equipment spares
 Implement effective preventive maintenance plan
 Identify and prioritize equipment/systems maintenance which may impact in process/end product quality and production
 ISO documentation and handling infrastructure factory works



Improtech Kenya Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya Oct 2011 to Oct 2013
Company offers a wide range of Engineering services and solutions to Kenya and the East African market

Projects & engineering services Manager
Reporting to M.D
Managing Technical staff, fabrication and workshop team

Fabrication of equipment, turnkey projects, services contracting
Handling manufacturing of process/ storage tanks, mounting skids
Handling installations and commissioning on various client locations

• Mechanical and electrical installations of bottling machines, conveyors, bottle inspectors, process tanks, pumps and maintenance and operations of boilers, CO2 plant, effluent plants, pumps, compressors, chillers and all utilities
• Installation and commissioning of softeners, D.M plants, reverse osmosis plants, effluent plants, ultraviolet system
• Handling annual maintenance contracts, planning of monthly services and spares
• Conducting training for staff and client’s technicians
• Monitoring on site installations and commissioning

Key clients: A1 products ltd –Tanzania, Coral Beach Hotel – Tz, The Hotel Residency –Zanzibar, Hayat Regency – TZ, Tridea Cosmetics –Tz, East African beverages –TZ


Parambot Breweries Ltd Kampala, Uganda Oct 2006 to Sept 2011
Leading brewery in Uganda
Manager Projects/Plant Engineer
Brewery plant- capacity - 65HL
Distillery plant -10m3/hr
 Supervising routine maintenance of plant equipment / utilities
 Prepare annual budget /cost estimates for maintenance; order for all plant equipment spares
 Supervise plant and utilities operations of the water treatment plants, effluent plant, boilers, generators, compressors to ensure safe and environmentally acceptable disposal methods

Desbro Engineering Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya Oct 2001 to June 2006
Desbro Engineering provides stainless steel solutions for a wide range of processing industries in East Africa
Engineer Projects/Workshop in Charge
On site project engineer and in house workshop in charge
Projects Completed
 Diani Beach Resort -Electrolux kitchen equipment, and 10m3/hr. R.O plant in 2005
 Mwanza bottling co. ltd (coca cola), Tanzania, - Water treatment system, capacity of 50m3/hr flow rate
 OZZEBECO Breweries- brew house capacity of 65hl brew house, tank farm, bright beer tanks and utilities
 A One Products ltd, Dar ES Salam - Mineral Water treatment system - capacity 15m3/hr

Umoja rubber products ltd, Mombasa, Kenya June 1999 to June 2001
Leading Footwear Company in the east African market

Plant Engineer/Utilities
Plant manufacturing - Slippers, sandals and shoes / capacity 10 TPD

 Installation, commissioning, maintenance, material procurement for all equipment


A&M TechnologiesPvt Ltd(Thermax Franchisee), Hyderabad, India March 1992 to May 1999

Service Engineer

 Installations, commissioning, servicing of boilers, hot water generators, thermal fluid heaters and incinerators, water treatment plants like softeners, DM plants and reverse osmosis plants, effluent treatment plant steam piping
 Maintaining annual maintenance contracts

Reduced maintenance costs by 5%


Education

MBA – Safety Engineering
NIBM (National Institute of Business Management) India-2015

P.G.D.C.A.
Roopa Informatics, Hyderabad, India -1999

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
Osmania University, India - 1990

Intermediate (10+2)
Board of Intermediate Education, India – 1986



Certificate Courses

Food safety (FSSC22000) & Quality Management (ISO 9000) System awareness -2014
Food safety (FSSC22000) & Quality Management (ISO9001) System Internal Auditors- 2014

Personal Details

Date of Birth - 11th August 1968
Marital Status - Married
Nationality – Indian, Pass port no. - K9319866, valid till 2022
Language Proficiency - English, Hindu, Telugu
Permanent Address: Flat No 501, Tirumala Towers, Puppalguda, Manikonda, Hyderabad,India