Rachit Kaw

Appartment No. 305

Building No. 29, Zen Cluster, Discovery Gardens
PO Box: 17108; Dubai, UAE
Ph: +971-509009621
e-mail:rachitkaw@gmail.com, rachitkaw@yahoo.co.in
D.O.B: December 3, 1983
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
• Currently Project Manager (Outage) at ALSTOM Middle East. Responsible for outage
management of Generators (Middle East) and Gas Turbines (DUBAL, Iraq)
• 5 years technical and managerial experience in power projects management, estimations,
tendering, negotiations, execution, documentation, purchase, site management, closure,
technical system conceptualization, design, engineering, erection, commissioning and
troubleshooting
• MBA from SP Jain Center of Management (Dubai/Singapore), one of the top 100 Business
Schools in the world (Financial Times rankings - 2011)
• Well versed with the technical aspects of power plant construction, operation and
maintenance.
• Excellent customer and team relationship management & negotiation skills with the ability to
impart continuous training to team
• Worked with major industry players e.g. DUBAL, WoodGroup, NTPC, Reliance Energy,
HINDALCO, Vedanta, NALCO
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Global Masters in Business Administration (May 2008-April 2009)
S.P. Jain Center of Management
Major: Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Study of global logistics and supply chain management concepts as applicable to and practised
in the modern world.
• Dissertation on Strategic planning and decision making in supply chain management of
power sector which included formulation of an Integrated Supply Chain Strategy
design/evaluation framework.
• Industry Immersion Project on Optimization model of airport ramp operations at SATS, Singapore:
a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines which included development of a model for the capacity
planning and cost optimization of ramp handling operations for air cargo and passenger
baggage handling.

Bachelor of Engineering (Sep 2001 – Sep 2005)

Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
Major: Control & Instrumentation
• Study of software and hardware instrumentation and control systems
• Practice School Project on heat transfer system for liquid pitch at Green Anode Plant at BALCO
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WORK EXPERIENCE
ALSTOM Middle East, Dubai (May 2009 - Present)
Project Manager (Outage): Power Services
Gas Turbines: DUBAL, Iraq
Generators: Middle East
• Responsible for tendering (part) and execution management of GT Rehabilitation projects in
Iraq
• Responsible for execution management of power outage projects in DUBAL
• Responsible for generator outage execution management for Middle East operations
• Prepare strategic plan for project execution, plan resources, prepare and mobilize
resources as required
• Execute the project within the entire project life cycle from tendering phase to project
closure
• Actively involved with the sales team for tendering and contract estimations
• Liaise with Customer, Sales, Engineering and other relevant functions related to the
project organization
• Project reporting in terms of financial and non-financial parameters

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 ABB, India (June 2005 – May 2008)
Project Engineer at ABB (India): Power Plant Control and Instrumentation Group
• Led a team of 6 members for design of Plant Information System for Super Thermal Power
Stations. Multiple contracts exceeding US$30 Million total value. Delivered customised solutions
for power plant Operation Information System
• Worked closely with the marketing (projects and services) to design customized solutions
• Administered daily operations for project engineering and execution
o Standardized the execution and documentation process
o Managed contracts to establish clear understanding of project deliverables and
effective cost and revenue scheduling
• Managed site activities, scheduling and manpower, testing, training and resource
scheduling. Enabled Business Unit to meet targets consistently
• Co-ordinated with ABB R&D in Switzerland and Italy for development and testing of new
products. Active involvement in release of automation software: PGP 3.1, 4.0 and 4.1
• Imparted training to clients and in house teams on system technology, project execution
and process flow
• Successfully completed testing and despatch of plant distributed control system at ABB China,
Beijing
KEY PROJECTS HANDLED:
 ALSTOM (Middle East): Najaf Power Plant Gas Turbine Rehabilitation Project
• Currently ongoing full unit rehabilitation project
• Scope: Mechanical, Instrumentation, Electrical and Auxiliary systems of the Gas Turbine
and the Generator
• Responsible for complete costing, tender finalization, execution and closure of the
project

 ALSTOM (Middle East): Dubai Aluminium Gas Turbine Outage Management

(2009-2010)
• Successful completion of outages for CCPP-22 in record time resulting in savings of 6
MAED to DUBAL
• Smooth execution of projects resulting in increased customer confidence and better
relationship with DUBAL

 ALSTOM (Middle East): Rusail GT-01/02 Generator Major Overhauls (2009-

2010)
• Successful completion of projects resulting in repeat orders to ALSTOM

 ABB (India): NTPC Kahalgaon, Sipat Super Thermal Power Plants Station BOP
C&I (5x500MW) (2005-2008)
• Complete system conceptualization and design for the entire station
• Successful commercialization of all units achieved
• Successful completion of Factory Acceptance Test for SSTPP and KhSTPP at CNBBC,
Beijing, China

 ABB (India): NTPC Vindhyachal, Singrauli, Farakka Super Thermal Power

Plants Station BOP C&I R&M (11x200MW) (2005-2008)
• Complete system conceptualization and design for the entire station
• Successful delivery of projects including Factory Acceptance Tests.

 ABB (India): NALCO, Angul Captive Power Plant (6x120MW) (2006-2008)

• Conceptualization and design of a full plant inter unit operable control system
information backbone

 Power Generation Portal Version 4.1-Procontrol P13 Connect (2007-2008)

• Completed initial development. Beta version released for initial testing
HIGHLIGHTS
• Completed major outages of DUBAL in record time in FY 2010-11 resulting in net savings to the
tune of approximately 6 MAED to DUBAL
• Developed Excel based order calculation/invoicing and offer models at ALSTOM Middle East
• Two time dean’s list candidate (CGPA: 3.60) for exceptional academic performance (Top
10% of the MBA class)

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 • Elected class representative for GLSCM and member of Public Relations Committee at
SPJCM
• Consistent excellent ratings for exceptional performance at ABB
• Secured second position (BE) in the department with CGPA: 3.64/4.00
• Elected member of students council as class representative for I&C Engg. for two
consecutive years at MIT
• Awarded second best overall performer in soft skills workshop at MIT
SKILL SET
Skill Type Skill Name Proficiency
Application MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel Proficient
Application SAP Working Knowledge
MMIPIS Power Generation Portal Expert
DCS ABB Symphony-Harmony DCS Proficient

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