Resume of Mr. Hari Krishna Shukla #248, Condomonio de santo Tomas, Near Hotel Bougenvellia, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica. Educational Achievements MBA IGNOU – Delhi ( India) 1997 MS (Tech) BITS – Pilani ( India) 1991 Professional Affiliations: Associate member of Institution of Engineers (INDIA) Member of American Oil Chemist Society. (AOCS) Career Summary: Basically a CHEMICAL ENGINEER with master degree in Business Management with over 22 years of experience in large Oleochemicals oil refineries, petrochemicals and fertilizer industries in Asian countries. I had opportunities to be involved in successful troubleshooting of various plants from erection to production management, have gained the expertise of commissioning of gas, naphtha and fuel-oil fired furnaces, boilers, distillation, steam turbines, fractionation, cryogenics, high pressure reactors, molecular distillation, oil-splitting , refining , distillation, BIODIESEL & saponification processes. I have also conducted HAZOP studies of various installations and new add on systems. I had active involvement in implementation of TPM and WCM, GMP, ISO 9002, ISO 14001 and ISO 18000 systems. The project management from scratch to realty : successful timely completion is my one of the strength. Personal profile: An out going, hard working, energetic, result oriented, getting along with people of different nationalities & culture, enjoy imparting knowledge and maintain ability to cope with pressure. Interest Beside swimming, reading, walking site seeing are my hobbies. Meeting people of different nation’s background gives me pleasure. Work history: Sep, 2002 – Present: Vice President (Technical) Quimicos Vegetales S A, San Jose , Costa Rica Responsible for trouble shooting, de-bottle-necking, operation and maintenance of an Oleo-chemicals complex attached with saponification plant and effluent treatment plant. Have gained hands on experience in Fractionation under high vacuum, methyl ester, amides production . Work involves the management of Just in Time production, quality control, plant maintenance and improvement in process as well as in quality. The major achievement in process improvement in BIODIESEL plant, quality enhancement of soap product, cost reduction in utilities and chemical consumption. Reporting to President and responsible for over 80 personnel. Aug, 2001 – June 2002: Asst. General Manager (Production) IFFCO (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Pasir Gudang, Johor, MALAYSIA Responsible for trouble shooting, de-bottle-necking, operation and maintenance of an Oleochemicals complex attached with saponification plant and effluent treatment plant. Have gained hands on experience in oil & fat hydrogenation, distillation & fractionation of various fatty acids, oil & fat splitting, glycerin distillation, effluent treatment, boilers & utilities, tank farm and saponification plants. Work involves the management of Just in Time production, quality control, plant maintenance and improvement in process as well as in quality. The major achievement in process improvement in fatty acid fractionation plant, quality enhancement of soap product, cost reduction in utilities and chemical consumption. Reporting to Managing Director and responsible for over 60 operating and maintenance personnel. July, 97 – July 2001: Senior Manager (Production) Pan Century Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru- MALAYSIA. (An Aditya Birla Group Company) Responsible for the management of Malaysia’s largest palm oil refinery at single location, fatty acid distillation, hydrogenation of oil & fat, utilities, Hydrogen gas generation plants. Work involves just in time production, manpower scheduling, evaluation of plant performance, de-bottle-necking, process improvement quality control WCM, ISO 9002, ISO 14001, plant maintenance and modifications. The major achievement in revamping of oil refinery, quality improvement, implementation of new distillation plant, cost reduction in utilities consumption and improvement in process yield. The work involves trouble shooting of oil refinery and fatty acid distillation plants, process modification, capacity enhancement and project implementation. Reporting to the Vice President (Technical) and responsible for over 35 operating and staff personnel. Sep, 94 – June, 97: Indo Gulf Fertilizers & Chemicals Corporation Limited, Jagdishpur- INDIA (An Aditya Birla Group Company) Responsible for smooth, efficient & safe operation of Ammonia plant including start up, shut down and emergency handling. Work involves manpower scheduling evaluation of plant performance, debottlenecking, troubleshooting quality control, TPM, ISO 9002, pollution control and maintenance of plant equipment. The job involves the trouble shooting of cryogenic operation, rotating machines, catalytic reactors, furnaces, heat exchangers, distillation, absorption and striping columns, high pressure boilers and Carbon Dioxide Removal system and their efficient operation and annual turn around maintenance. The major achievement in Purge gas Recovery plant commissioning, de-bottle-necking of CDR plant, implementation of naphtha fired furnace and plant capacity enhancement. Reporting to the plant manager and responsible for 15 shift operating personnel. Feb’91 – Sep’94: Reliance industries Limited, HAZIRA-INDIA Responsible for erection, commissioning and operation of GLYCOLs & ETHYLENE section including the enhancement of occupational safety. The work involved safety training, jetty operations, safety audit of Ethylene Oxide installations of customer’s industries. The job involved cryogenics operations like handling liquid Ethylene and liquification of vapours, tank farm management and MIS and co-ordination with shipping division & jetty operating personnel. Reporting to the production manager and responsible for 14 operating personnel. Nov’83 – Jan’91: Krishak Bharti Cooperative Limited, HAZIRA-INDIA Responsible for erection, pre-commissioning, commissioning and process control of 2x1350 MTPD Kellogg Gas Based Ammonia Plants. The work involved catalyst handling & reduction , operation of furnaces, high pressure boilers, centrifugal compressors, catalytic steam reformers, shift conversion and ammonia synthesis, refrigeration and cooling towers. The major achievements are in the pant performance and capacity improvement in Purge Gas Recovery Plant. Reporting to the Dy. Manager and responsible for 7 operating personnel. Training & development programs attended: 1. MAP ( Managerial assessment of performance) 2. 360 Degree Managerial development program. 3. HAZOP Study. 4. Statutory requirements Pertaining to Safety , health & Environment, 5. ISO-9002, ISO-14001, & ISO-18000 6. TQM (Total quality management) 7. TPM ( Total productive Management) 8. WCM ( World Class manufacturing), 9. GMP ( Good Manufacturing Practices) 10. Various other technical seminars. Research work: 1. Role of Amines on Hot Potassium Carbonate Solution in Carbon Dioxide removal system. (for fulfillment of MS Degree) 2. Impact of Multi-Variable constraint control on reliability & performance of Ammonia Plant. (for fulfillment of MBA degree) Personal: Born on 01 sep 1960 , married and have two sons. Languages known: English, Hindi, Spanish. Salary Expected: Negotiable References: 1. Mr. Luis Spitz L. SPITZ, INC. 5225 Old Orchard Road - # 30 Skokie, IL 60077-4405 Phone: 847/965-5151 Fax: 847/965-9030 E-mail: luspitz@aol.com 2. Mr. A. D. Ingrole, Vice president Technical Pan Century Oleochemicals, Malaysia Lot 231, jalan Pekeling, Pasir Gudang Industrial Estae, 81700 Johor , Malaysia Tel : 607 2542478 Fax : 607 2512634 Email : ingrole@pcoc-adityabirla.com Contact: Mobile phone: + 506 814 6825 Emails: hkshukla@yahoo.com Residence phone: + 506 244 3309 hkshukla@gmail.com Place : SAN JOSE Date: May 20, 2006