Bio

Managing Director of SchuF Speciality Valves India Pvt Ltd, a member of the SchuF group of companies headquartered in Epstein near Frankfurt Germany.

Studied at the Mombasa Polytechnic, in Kenya, and graduated in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Industrial Electronics & Instrumentation.

Worked for Bamburi Portland Cement Company in Mombasa, as the plant instrumentation maintenance engineer then migrated to Germany in 1981 for further studies.

Studied Automobile Technik in Frankfurt and then worked as a service technician for VW/AUDI service centre in Frankfurt.

Joined SchuF Germany in 1998 as a project engineer and later became the head of the project department.

In the following years pursued part-time studies and graduated with a BE in Mechanical Engineering and BA in Business Administration.

In the following years pursued part-time studies and graduated with a BE in Mechanical Engineering and BA in Business Administration.

Is one of the founding members of the Indian Valve and Actuator Manufacturers Association (IVAMA) and is also a present member of its board of directors.

With over 40 years of operations management experience, strives for operational excellence through continuous improvements, innovation, and organizational leadership, motivating young engineers to be goal-oriented and innovative.

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Anil Bhatia is the Vice President and Managing Director for Emerson, based at the headquarters in Mumbai.

In his current role, Anil drives growth for multiple business groups, focusing on providing process automation solutions across industries, with major focus on sustainability & decarbonization and digital transformation. He is championing the campaign on diversity and inclusion for Emerson India.

Anil served on Strategic Advisory board of IIT-Washington University, also a member of the MBA Strategic Advisory Board of John M. Olin School of Business Washington University in St. Louis, USA. He is actively engaged with various industry bodies like USISPF, IHS Market, ISA Delhi and Mumbai chapters, and currently the Chairman of Energy Vertical for American Chamber of Commerce in India (AMCHAM).

Anil has completed his Graduation in Instrumentation Engineering from University of Pune. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, son and daughter-in-law.

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Mr. Bhavin Javiya is the Founder and Managing Director of G M Engineering Pvt Ltd in Rajkot, India, which employs over 250 people. With 25+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, he is a visionary leader in the industrial valve manufacturing sector. Founded in 1996 when he was just 21, G M Engineering has grown to become one of India’s fastest-growing companies in its field, serving both domestic and international markets. Mr. Javiya believes that for a person to embark on a path of entrepreneurship, one needs passion, fearlessness, and dedication. He values honesty and integrity, considering them crucial for business success, and has cultivated a dedicated team that he considers family. His vision is to build a global engineering company that meets the diverse needs of the valve industry.

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Chaitanya Shah is Associate Director with Emerson India based out of its Pune, Talegaon factory. Emerson has been recognized in a substantial way for our efforts in innovation and energy efficiency and had been named an Energy Star partner for the year for our energy management leadership. Emerson has been named, one of the most innovative companies by Fortune Magazine.

In the current role, Chaitanya drives growth for Actuation Technologies business group of Emerson India focusing on innovative valve actuation solutions for process industries used for controlling, modulating, on off & emergency shut down valve applications.

Chaitanya has 23 years of O&G industry experience. He started his career in Emerson 2008 in Abu Dhabi. After growing profitable business with actuation, he rejoined Emerson India in 2019 & leading sales & services team of India.

He was president of Marathi speaking community in Abu Dhabi, Office bearer of India Social centre in Abu Dhabi and actively involved in socio cultural activities.

He completed his engineering in mechanical from Shivaji university, completed his post graduate design diploma in Pressure vessel and Heat Exchanger design from Trinity University Pune, GMP programme from IIMA. He lives in Pune with wife and two kids.

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Florian Werner is an expert in materials, production processes, and sealing products, working as Head of Sales and Application Engineering for Teadit Group. Based out of Austria, he holds a Master of Science (MSc) from the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Material and Processes. With over 15 years of experience in the industry, Florian began his career in several machining and mechanical roles before joining Teadit as Head of R&D Europe. After moving to Head of Application Engineering, he progressed to his current role overseeing both Sales and Engineering. In this senior executive role, he is focused on sales strategy and performance across European markets. Florian enjoys being a part of a team that is continuously growing and providing innovative products to help propel the industry forward.

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Qualification: Chartered Mechanical Engineer; Executive MBA from SPJIMR

Experience: 32 years of experience in Construction Industry

Project Execution, Tendering & Contracts, Business Development, Operation Excellence initiatives, Strategic Planning, Digital Implementation, Supply Chain Risk Management and Corporate Services

Construction expertise spans across industries such as Cement Plants, Hydro Power projects, Refinery & Petrochemicals and Water.

Represented L&T’s Water Business in various forums such as Water roundtable at India Singapore Business and Innovation Summit, ADB’s Business forums, IWWA’s water forum to name a few.

Penchant for networking and has passion to build long-term business relationships.

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Academic Background

• Academic Background
• MBA ( Finance ) , Madras University
• Black belt in Six Sigma.

Professional Experience

Joined L&T valves ( erstwhile Audco India ltd) in 1990.

3 decades of experience in various functions like

Resource planning & optimization, Supply Chain mgmt, New product Development Lean Manufacturing, Digital & business transformation Operational excellence & Improvement initiatives.

Presently heading manufacturing of L&T Valves Ltd, Kancheepuram Plant.

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Current Employer &Role

Subject Matter Expert (SME) & Principal Design Engineer – Mechanical - Materials and Welding Engineering group at Fluor Daniel India – New Delhi

Area of Specialization & Other

# 25+ years of experience (including 10+ years with Fluor) in the areas of materials and welding engineering, material selection diagrams (MSD), material selection reports (MSR), corrosion concerns and mitigation, material and welding design/engineering documentation, including external and internal/external coatings, WPS/PQR, construction, fabrication & testing, heat treatment, PMI, NDE, etc. in multinational projects in India, the Middle East, Gulf, and Europe (EPCC, FEED, DEC) of the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. # 12+ publications in his field at AMPP (formerly NACE), SulGas, IIW, MTI, and PVP. # Engaged in industry-related external societies, namely as a Joint Secretary and member of the RWG of ASME B 31.3 (Process Piping) in the IIW-India Delhi Branch.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor of Engineering – Metallurgy from (M.S. University of Baroda), Gujarat, India

Technical Qualification/Certification/Course

1. International Welding Engineer (IWE) from International Institute of Welding (IIW)– ANB
2. NACE - Protective Coating Specialist -2 Advance (PCS-2-Adv)
3. Chartered Engineer & Fellow from Institution of Engineers – India
4. CWB Welding Specialist Mark (Canadian Welding Bureau)
5. Lead Auditor (IRCA Approved) – For ISO 9000-2008

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As the Head of the Global Department - Instrumentation and Electrical at Topsoe, I lead the charge in pioneering technologies for a sustainable future. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, my expertise spans across significant roles with major chemical and energy companies, including Siemens and Jubilant organosys . At Topsoe, a vanguard in technology licensing, we are committed to decarbonizing fuels and facilitating the energy transition. Our legacy of innovation and scientific research is dedicated to perfecting chemistry for a better world. We confront the intricate challenges of renewable fuels, E-fuels, and other low-carbon solutions—the keystones for achieving net zero. My role encapsulates steering our mission towards enabling cleaner energy and reducing environmental impact globally.

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Maninder Singh has approximately 35 years of industry experience and is currently working for Fluor Daniel India Private Limited as a Project Manager. Previously, he served as the President Director of PT Fluor Daniel Indonesia and worked at NTPC Ltd. He has international experience in India, Canada, the United States of America, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, contributing to various projects ranging from business development to concept studies to engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects in the Oil & Gas and Power industries. His areas of interest include net-zero solutions, nuclear power, advanced gas turbines, and advanced physics. Maninder Singh holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from IIT BHU and a master’s degree in Design Engineering from IIT Delhi

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Mr. Maswood Ahmed from the Design and Development department at L&T Valves Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Manufacturing Engineering. He has over 17 years of experience in the valve industry. He has had experience in the design and development of Industrial Gate, Globe and Check Valves for various sectors of Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Power, Water and Chemicals. He has a good knowledge of codes and standards and customer specifications. He also wrote article in Valve world India magazine.

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Mrinal Das, is a 1987 Chemical Engineering Graduate from LIT, Nagpur with MBA from ICFAI, Project Management and Leadership Course from California, USA and Lean Six Sigma Certification. He has over 30+ years of experience in Petrochemicals, Refineries, Fertilizers and Speciality Chemical Industry in India and abroad. His experience is mainly in project domain with strong exposure on material of construction, corrosion study, cryogenics, quality control and process engineering. He also has sound knowledge in Hydrogen and SynGas Technology mainly in Ammonia and Methanol Plants.

Mr.Das is currently working in Dorf Ketal Chemical, Mumbai, India as Senior Vice President, Projects & Engineering Purchase. Prior to this he has worked in senior management positions in Laxmi Organic Industries, Jacobs Engineering India Pvt. Ltd (Now Worley), Larsen and Toubro Limited, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd, OilServ. He has worked from user, detailed engineering consultant, EPC and EPCm sides.

Mr.Das has participated in many National and International Seminars and Exhibition with very interesting articles on stainless steel, corrosion, valves and piping. He also has got good connect with academic institutes, subject matter experts, and various industries in India and abroad.

Mr. Mrinal Das is very enthusiastic to learn new things and also share his knowledge for benefit of society, humanity and industry.

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Mr. M.Venugopal is a Mechanical Engineer from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University – Hyderabad.

Mr. Venugopal has over 28 years of experience in Valves Industry. Out of this, he has worked for 11 years in Sales & Marketing of Industrial valves of the biggest valves manufacturer in India. From the last 19 years, he has been working in Procurement of Valves, Piping specials and LP & Safety Items in Reliance Industries Limited, responsible for procurement of these items for all projects & revenue procurement for all manufacturing units of RIL. He is also the Category Manager for valves & Piping specials in Reliance, with single point contact for all vendor approvals for these items in Reliance.

Mr. Venugopal has widely travelled and visited most of the global valve manufacturers. He has a good knowledge about various types of valves and various valve manufacturers.

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Mr.N.R.Venkatesh heads the Design and Development function Valves at L&T Valves Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 32 years of experience in the valve industry. He has had experience in the design and development of Industrial Valves for various sectors of Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Power, Water and Chemicals. He has a good knowledge of codes and standards and customer specifications. He has presented in forums like Valve World, Valve World India and CII conferences.

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Qualification: Economics Graduate from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, and MBA from the IIM, Bangalore

Experience: His core forte is Project Management and Marketing. He joined the Group about two decades back with a vision to carry forward the Brand built over the past 4 decades and rejuvenate the 450-member strong team to scale newer heights. He manages all the Operations of the Group with his unparalleled passion and undying attention to detail.

Pranay has taken Advance Valves across the globe and established Advance as a premier global player with a footprint in more than 50 countries including India with all Tier 1 customers. He has been instrumental in introducing many innovative and value engineering ideas that have enabled the Group to crack big deals saving huge money and increasing productivity and efficiency for end clients.

He is an active contributor to professional industry groups and various committees including at the Valve World, IEC, ISA, ChemTECH Foundation and CII.

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Speaker is a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering. He has also completed MBA in Energy Management from NSB (under IIM Ahmedabad). He has presented papers in national and international conferences and has undergone leadership development program at University of Cambridge, UK. He has over 14 years of experience in power sector. His career is marked with numerous coveted awards and recognitions for his contribution to the organisation.

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Mr Rajanish Lokhande is Vice President & Head of Instrumentation / Automation at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (India), a leading Indian EPC Company for the execution of chemical process plants. Rajanish Lokhande has a degree in Instrumentation Engineering.

At thyssenkrupp, he has been associated with Instrumentation and control activities for various Projects. He is Functional Safety Engineer and involved in implementation of Function safety (SIL) of various projects.

Rajanish Lokhande’ s responsibility at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions India includes execution and management of Instrumentation Engineering and commissioning activities of various Chemical, Petrochemical, Refinery and fertiliser plants.

He is a member of ISA-Maharashtra & IEC (Instrument Expert Club). He has read / presented a number of papers on Functional safety and digitalisation in various industry forums.

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Educational Qualifications: BE – Mechanical Engg. + MBA – Marketing + Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations

Highlights when working with Bermad India: working with BERMAD India since last 6 years & efficiently managing entire India operations for sales & design.

Has been instrumental in consultation & providing optimum solutions to control, measure & monitor the drinking water supply projects across India & ISC countries.

Closely working with various drinking water departments and consultants for building better and sustainable projects.

Total Experience: Over 19+ years of professional experience in Sales , Application , Marketing & Business development. Experience in providing solutions for Pumping , Mechanical pipeline valves , Hydraulic Valves, Flow Control valves , Automation used in state govt water projects , Large scale central / state Lift Irrigation projects and chemical/Petro chemical Industries.

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A control valve engineering professional with nearly 28 years of industry experience in design and development of control valves, steam conditioning valves, gas regulators, and desuperheaters.

Senior Principal Engineer for Control Valves at CIRCOR Flow Technologies India Private Limited responsible for the design and development of new products for domestic and international markets as well as mentoring young engineers.

Professional career spanning three decades started at Instrumentation Limited, Palakkad as a design engineer and later worked with Chemtrols Industries, Mumbai before joining CIRCOR in 2016.

A senior member of ISA, follows and contributes to the control valves standards program of ISA.

Academic qualification: Post Graduate in mechanical engineering (MTech) from the University of Kerala.

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Shailesh Kumar is a results-driven business executive with a proven track record of driving profitable growth in the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) business across water, power generation, transmission & distribution, metal and mining as well as the oil and gas sectors. Currently, he is serving as the CEO – India & SEA at VA Tech Wabag Limited, a multinational water technology company.

He brings expertise in managing complex EPC projects with full P&L responsibility across multiple geographies and diverse cultural environments. He has demonstrated exceptional ability to deliver results in global markets by implementing innovative strategies, fostering strong client relationships, and driving operational excellence. A strategic thinker with keen business acumen, he has a talent for identifying and capitalizing on emerging market opportunities.

Shailesh Kumar started his professional career as an Engineer at M/S DESEIN PVT LIMITED in 1993 and has since held pivotal leadership roles in major EPC firms. Prior to joining WABAG, he served as Vice President & Head of Business Operations at FLSmidth in Chennai, overseeing business operations with P&L responsibility for Sub Sahara Africa, Middle East and South Asia . Later, as Sr. Director of Projects at McDermott India, where he was responsible for capacity building and business operations, enhancing project execution capabilities for McDermott's EPC business in India. At WABAG, Mr. Shailesh continues to leverage his extensive experience to drive growth and innovation in the water sector, managing operations across multiple countries including India and SEA region.

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My name is Marc Cherit. I am working for more than 13 years now at HIMA, a midsized German Company, a market leader in safety. In the last 5 years, I have occupied the position of HIPS Application Manager.

I have a degree in process engineering.

At HIMA, I have been lead engineer on various HIPS projects, with high complexity. I have also worked with 3rd party assessors in the certification process of our HIPS packages to meet the requirements of the IEC 61511.

I am a functional safety engineer and am involved in offer phase as well as a support during design and implementation phases of HIPS projects

My responsibility at HIMA includes supporting internal teams to provide the best feasible solution to our customer, in line with the latest requirements of safety standards. It also includes advising our customers to implement the best practices when dealing with HIPS systems

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I am a Chemical Engineering Graduate from University of Pune with 2 decades of experience, I have done PGD (Piping) from Indian Institute of technology Mumbai and an Executive MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research-Mumbai.

I started my career as a sales and marketing Engineer in a chemical company, followed by a research engineer working in collaboration with IIT-Mumbai for R&D of Oil and Gas.

Major experience of my career (16+ years) is with Wabag. Wabag is an Indian MNC in EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) of water and waste water treatment plants.

Wabag is ranked as World’s 3rd largest private water operator by Global Water Intelligence UK.

During the course of my career, I have interacted/worked with various clients/consultants from Oil and Gas, Power and Utility sectors across the globe. SIBUR & NIPIGAS- Russia, Saudi Aramco, Woods PLC, & Marafiq, in Saudi Arabia, KNPC- Kuwait, Punjloyd- Qatar, Hyundai- Korea, Mott MacDonald- Oman, Bechtel US & France, Reliance, Tata Power, JSPL, Jacob, TCE, Fitchtner, EIL India.

I have worked with various international professionals in USA, Europe, Russia, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia. This has given me a rich international work exposure.

In my current role i head an International Engineering Center in Wabag, i am responsible for Engineering of global business units within Wabag as well as external clients.

Some of my key achievements are as below:

In 2021, I became the youngest person in Wabag to head International Engineering Center -IEC

Led engineering team of first of a kind job for the company (High pressure CPU with resin transfer).

Developed an engineering services business for US, UK and Middle East market named as "Wabag Engineering Services" and executed multiple engineering orders which involved engineering and consultancy.

Heads a portal for productivity enhancement at company level- Idea Farm.

My top 5 strengths as per Gallups strength based leadership are Communication, Developer, Positivity, Ideation and Futuristic.

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Sreedip have Supply Chain Management experience in EPC industry across projects globally. He has been instrumental in mentoring Supply Chain Professional and building new capabilities in Bechtel India. With extensive experience in SCM and project execution, Sreedip spearheaded the establishment of the corporate category management team in Bechtel, that contributed to sourcing strategies, cost-effective solutions, and risk identification for BD, projects, and FEED/proposals in a dynamic supply chain market.

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Mr. Subramanian Sarma holds the position of Member of the Board & Director In-charge (Energy) at L&T, where he oversees the L&T’s Energy portfolio comprising of Hydrocarbon, Power, and Green Businesses.

Having graduated from LIT in 1975, Mr. Sarma went on to complete his master's degree from IIT Mumbai. With an extensive career spanning over 42 years, he possesses remarkable expertise, with 30 of those years dedicated to the International Arena.

Throughout his professional journey, Mr. Sarma has held various significant roles and previously led a global contracting business before assuming responsibility for L&T's Energy division.

His outstanding contributions have been recognized through prestigious awards, including the Distinguished Alumnus Awards from IIT Bombay in 2021 and LIT Nagpur in 2022, acknowledging his leadership in the corporate world. He was also honored as the Business Leader of the Year for 2017 by CHEMTECH CEW, .

Mr. Sarma has been serving on the Board of Larsen & Toubro Limited since 2015 and also serves as a member of the Board Risk Committee apart from leading the group’s initiatives for Safety,Sustainability & Green Transition.

Bio

• B.E. Mechanical, Post Graduate Certificate in Management
• Area of Expertise
  • New product development, Product Approvals/Qualifications, Product Management
• Professional experience
  • 19 years of total experience in valve industry, with 16 years in design & engineering, 2 years in quality, and a year in product management
  • Prior to KSB, worked in
    • Emerson Automation Solutions, Pune as Engineering Manager - Butterfly valves and
    • L&T Valves as AGM – Design, Ball valves. Held various roles in engineering and quality handling product design TMBV, Gate, Globe, Check valves and quality certifications & approvals

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MS. SUPRITA is an Instrumentation Engineering Graduate from University of Mumbai with 25 years of work experience. She started her career with NOCIL where she was one of the first lady engineers entrusted with brown field projects. Subsequently, she worked with Larsen & Toubro Limited and later with Reliance Industries Ltd. She led J3-MEG Instrumentation team. She was with NPCC Engineering Ltd. as Sr. Chief Engineer where she shared responsibility of Instrumentation design activities for various offshore & onshore projects. Now she is into managing and leading teams as Department Manager (I&C) at Worley.

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Mr. Sandy Van den Broeck is the Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) director at the European Sealing Association, which is a non-profit making trade association, representing more than 60 manufacturers and suppliers of sealing devices and materials across Europe. He has over 40 years of experience in Gasket and Packing technology.

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Udayan Chakravarty is associated with Engineers India Limited as Chief General Manager - Piping Department . He is a Mechanical engineer with a Business degree having 31 + years experience in engineering of Mega greenfield & brownfield Projects in domestic / overseas sectors of Refinery, Petrochemical , Speciality chemicals & derivatives, Fertilizer, Non-ferrous metallurgy and offshore Projects. He has been active member associated with different standardization and Codal agencies for past two decades. Being an Engineering head , he has been instrumental in standardization of Piping and valve material specification across jobs in EIL and the industry. He holds a close association with development of valve industry since he is involved in procurement activities for domestic and overseas clients and vendor development.

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• Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical
• Over 35 year’s work experience ( 18 years with Neles)
• Product; Sales; Key Account and Country Management
• Industrial Automation, Process Control Valves, Pumps and other mechanical equipment in critical and demanding applications, serving the refining and petrochemical industry in the India and Middle East and now across the globe
• Instrumental in growing business in new markets and expanding company footprint based on business demand.

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Career Summary

Career Summary

Instrumentation Engineering Professional with 33 years’ experience:

Expertise:

Instrumentation design and detailed engineering roles spanning a period of over 32 years working in preparation of data sheets for field instruments, Control Valves, Bulk Materials, etc. including Distributed Digital Control System (DCS / ESD) for Chlor-Alkali, Refinery, Chemical & Fertilizer Plants.

Expertise:

o Experience with a variety of process and machine control / monitoring systems from leading vendors:

Engineering Software:

Key Attributes

1. Strong Leadership skills, Instrumentation Engineering skills, Risk taking abilities, Adherence to schedule & QA system requirements, Effective communication and Presentation, team leadership and motivation technique.
2. Guiding a team of Engineers and Designers for delivery of various Engineering deliverables.
3. Ensure that all deliverables are released as per project schedule and best quality.
4. Liaison with external agencies such as Client, Process licensors, Contractors and vendors during execution of the project.
5. Manage schedule and ensure that work is planned properly and delivered in line with the contract requirements, with all activities completed in a timely manner.
6. Ensure that all safety aspects are taken care in Engineering.
7. Ensure that country specific legal and other requirements are taken care

Key Projects Worked On

At tk Nucera-India: (From Oct 2023 – Till date)

SECTOR: Green Hydrogen

At tkIS-India: (From Dec 2003 – Till Sept 2023):

SECTOR: Chlor-Alkali

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Mr. Ville Kähkönen is Director Renewable Energy & Gas in Valmet’s Flow Control. He has almost 20 year’s experience in different roles, R&D, engineering and business management, and has been with Valmet 17 years. Mr. Kähkönen holds a Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Industrial Management from Helsinki University of Technology and Minor from Helsinki School of Economics. He can be reached at [email protected].

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I have done my Bachelor's in Instrumentation Engineering from Mumbai University in 2016

I have been working with Technip Energies since then.

As an I&C Engineer in T.EN, I have worked on role which involves handling MRs of various instruments and valves, Field Engineering, and and at site for Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning role.

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Yogesh Jangra has served in engineering roles for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) companies for upstream and downstream operations. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Currently, he is serving as Lead Piping Material Engineer at Fluor Daniel India Limited. He is Global SME for codes and standards in Fluor Daniel India Limited. He is also a member of Subgroup D and India IWG in ASME B31.3 committee.

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Bio

I have done my Bachelor's in Instrumentation Engineering from Mumbai University in 2016

I have been working with Technip Energies since then.

As an I&C Engineer in T.EN, I have worked on role which involves handling MRs of various instruments and valves, Field Engineering, and and at site for Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning role.

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