NIKKI AGARWAL (Chief Manager – Projects, B.Tech.

Electrical IIT Kanpur)

CAREER OBJECTIVE
To be a part of an esteemed organization where innovation, diligence, commitment and ethics are valued & challenges
are a part of everyday life and employees grow with the organization working in a conducive environment.
TARGET COMPANY
 Company Size: National / International presence
 Industry: Willing to be flexible.

HIGHLIGHTS
 15 Years’ experience of working with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (ISO 14001) as a Sr. Manager.
 Electrical Engineering Graduate from IIT-Kanpur.
 One year Certification Course in Project Management from NITIE, Mumbai in 2016-17

SKILLS
 Project Management for Electrical projects at HPCL-VR
 Development of Electrical Design basis for VRMP Project (~21000 Cr)
 Scope Finalization for Electrical System for VRMP
 Proficiency in Operation & Maintenance of Electrical equipment up to 132 KV.
 Proficiency in Operation & Maintenance of Fr-III and Fr- V GTG’s up to 25 MW.
 Proficiency in ETAP tool for carrying out load flow analysis, relay coordination study and harmonic
analysis.
 Carried out Designing, procurement, Installation testing and commissioning of Electrical system
for VGO relocation project
 Carried out commissioning of Building Block in Visakh Refinery with latest State of the art
Electrical, Fire Protection, Fire Alarm system (Project value ~ 150 Cr)
 Carried out Commissioning of 132 / 11 KV, 20 MVA transformers.
 Expertise in Protection system and Relay coordination. Vast experience in designing protection
system using various Electrical simulation tools using Electromagnetic as well as Numerical
Relays.
 Electrical Coordinator for Turn Around and Maintenance of following plants :
DHDS (Diesel Hydro Desulphurization Unit) – Oct 2003
FCCU-II (Fluidized Catalytic Conversion Unit) – June 2004
CDU- III- (Crude Distillation unit) – Sep 2005
Important Jobs carried out during the T & I were Overhauling of all the Electrical Installation,
checking the integrity of underground cables, redesigning of protection system in line with plant
up gradation, Relay calibration, Providing Temporary power for carrying out Mechanical and civil
jobs etc.
 Carried out Combustion Inspection and Major inspection of Frame III and Frame V Generators of
BHEL make as per OEM specifications. Job includes carrying out removal of the generator and
turbine rotors, inspections and maintenance of the turbine blades, turbine buckets, combustion
chambers etc.
 Developed testing procedures of Numerical relays for HPCL-VR.
 Proficiency in carrying out simulation of Electrical systems in Matlab / Simulink environment.

 Extensive knowledge of commercial, material handling and contract management functions.

 Preparation of detailed Maintenance Schedule Layout using CMMS tool MAXIMO for the purpose of
planning, controlling, updating, failure reporting and resource management; Preparation of
Monthly Progress Reports.

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  Proven analytical, problem solving and management skills in cost and schedule-sensitive
environments.
 Conversant with Hazardous Area classification and Gas grouping for Electrical equipments.
 Conversant with the safety regulations laid down by Det Norske Veritas as ISRS ( International Safety Rating
System ) and by Oil India Safety Directorate for Oil Industries in particular.
 Proficiency in Microsoft MS-OFFICE, Lotus Smart Suite, AutoCAD, Windows Operating System etc
and basic level knowledge of C, C++.
 Conversant with ETAP 13.0
 Conversant with MS Project
 Ability to get the jobs done working as a team with subordinates.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Company: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Industry: Petroleum Refining
Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Total Experience: 15 years (From June 2003 till date)
Title in company: Chief Manager – Projects

Work description:

To carry out review of Project Engineering Design Basis for Electrical system, identification of quality vendors and
developing Vendor list for upcoming projects, Inspection of vendors facilities, Monitoring of Project schedule, Resource
allocation, EHS plan etc.

Coordination with Vendors and PMC for mitigation of issues and fast tracking the project. Implementation &
Commissioning of ongoing Projects at HPCL-VR. Presently working on 2 nos. of Projects namely Crude Tank Conversion
to VGO (40 Cr) and Powering of New Building for VRMP projects (150 Cr).

Electrical Coordination for placement of Purchase orders for LSTK vendors for major Projects such as CDU/VDU, CPP,
HGU, NIU, RUF, FCHCU etc.

In the past have been into maintenance and suggested improvement measures for the assigned areas through innovation
/ experience on a regular basis and get the same implemented. To coordinate with other departments such as Operations,
Maintenance (other groups), Materials, and Finance for smooth execution of jobs. To maintain necessary documents and
statutory records guided by ISO 14001 and as per OISD (Oil Industry Safety Directorate) and other agencies.

To carry out turnaround and Inspection of Electrical equipments, during scheduled plant shutdowns. To carry out relay
coordination study, load flow analysis and harmonic analysis using various tolls available such as ETAP etc. for load
addition / deletion, system study, arc flash analysis.

To Coordinate with OEM of equipments for carrying out scheduled overhauling and for attending breakdown maintenance
as and when required.

To carry out RCFA (Root cause failure Analysis) in line with standard practices of Reliability centred Maintenance and
select appropriate techniques to deal with each type of failure process to improve asset performance and reduce the cost
of maintenance.

To carry out Competency Mapping of all the Electrical Engineers and prepare a development plan basis the
outcome of the mapping.

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

 Conversion of Crude Tanks to VGO service – 40 Cr

 Powering of New Building being constructed for VRMP- 150 Cr
 To develop method and procedure for Better Utilization of Shift Maintenance (Visakha-Refinery, Hindustan

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 Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Visakhapatnam) to reduce the downtime of equipment, effective communication
between the operation and maintenance personnel and to achieve better work quality for Electrical and
Instrumentation jobs. August 2003.
 Design of Mathematical Models for Electrical and Electronic components to Develop PLECS ( Piecewise
Linear And Electrical Circuit Simulator) at SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY , ETH ,
Zurich Switzerland during summer internship in May-July 2002. PLECS is presently being used for high speed
simulations of electrical and power electronic circuits for their transient and Steady State Analysis under
MATLAB/ Simulink.
 Design of Maximum power point tracker as a B Tech. Project for designing solar converters which can track
the intensity of the solar radiations and the power requirement for providing optimum efficiency. The MPPT is a
DC-DC converter which operates a photovoltaic solar panel at a voltage at which the power delivered is
Maximum. July 2002 to April 2003.
 Competency Mapping – Developed Guidelines for carrying out Competeny Mapping for the officers of Electrical
Maintenance/Projects in the Refinery. Subsequent to it assisted the department heads in carrying out the
mapping for the officers. Basis the competency Mapping preparation of Development plan is in progreaa.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES
1.) Certificate in Project Management from NITIE Mumbai
2.) Creating Advanced Refinery Professionals – Indian school of Petroleum
3.) Low Voltage Switch gear Maintenance and Operations – Larsen & Toubro, Connoor
4.) Protection system and Relay coordination –Power Linkers, Mumbai.
5.) Generator and Generator Protection – Power Linkers, Mumbai.
6.) High Voltage Equipment Testing – Central Power research Institute, Bangalore.
7.) Power Electronics – CII, Chennai
8.) Sensitization Program on Safety, Health and Environment – HPMDI, Nigdi.
9.) Gas turbine Operation and maintenance – BHEL, Hyderabad
10.) Gutor UPS System – Gutor , Wettingen Switzerland
11.) ETAP 115 – Power System Engineer – ETAP, Gurgaon

Educational Background
B. Tech. (Electrical Engineering) June – 2003 IIT – Kanpur, Kanpur CGPA = 9.1

Christ The King College, Jhansi, Uttar

10+2 (ISC) June – 1998 89 %
Pradesh.

Christ The King College, Jhansi, Uttar

10th (ICSE) June – 1996 93 %
Pradesh.

HONOURS / ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

 All India Rank – 209 in IIT – JEE 1999, that is considered to be the most prestigious engineering entrance
exam of India.
 All India Rank – 27 in UPSEAT 1999, engineering entrance exam of UP State Government.
 Received academic excellence award for the year 1999-2000 at IIT Kanpur.
 Topper in “Creating Advanced Refinery Professional” Course conducted by Indian School of
Petroleum.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 Cultural Secretary (2004 - 2006) at HPCL Club, Visakhapatnam

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  Coordinator (2002- 2003) for cultural festival Antaragani at IIT Kanpur.

 Coordinator (2002- 2003) for Science and Technology festival Techkriti at IIT Kanpur.

 Secretary (2001 – 2002) for cultural festival Antaragani at IIT Kanpur.

 Member of Cricket Team (2002-2003) at IIT- Kanpur

 Coordinator HPCL, Mumbai Refinery and Visakh Refinery Electrical Meet conducted at Vishakapatnam -2006

Personal Details
Date of Birth 28th Feb 1980

Sex Male

Marital Status Married

Nationality Indian

Languages English, Hindi

Father’s Name Dr. Chandra Kishor Agarwal

MAILING ADDRESS
10-A, HPCL Housing Colony
Waltair Park, Siripuram
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Pin: 530 003
Ph: (M) +91-9440996549
(R) +91-891-2895000 Ext 5101
E-mail: nikki@hpcl.in
nikkiagarwal80@gmail.com

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