A Techno Commercial Professional with hands on Hardcore Accomplished Experience in project

setup and maintenance in the sectors of chemical, process, plastics (film plant), Atomic energy &
Defense sector

Shekhar Shastri
House No. 5, Shriniketan No. -1,, Flat no. F-1, Chaitanya Apartments
Opp. Chamunda Temple, Zadeshwar Road, 45-A Ram Nagar , Near Agrasen Bhawan
PO: Zadeshwar, Bharuch – 392011 OR Nagpur-10
TF : 02642 - 231370 TF : 0712 - 2557202
M : 095377 38986 / 99247 33766
E-mail: shekhar.shastri@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE

To serve with a growth oriented organization and seek a challenging career across sectors related to
maintenance and projects, shouldering higher responsibilities and offering opportunity for professional
growth and development.

BRIEF OVERVIEW
Expertise in working in fast-paced, high-tech environments requiring skills in scheduling, management and
team building.
Exposure to working under pressure with limited budget and meeting deadlines.
Success at motivating staff through clear communication and organisational skills, Sound understanding of
administration with strong quantitative and conceptual abilities.
Excellent approach & exposure of Project execution.
An effective team member with strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
Also
1. Coordinating plant activities with accountability of strategic utilization & deployment of available
resources to achieve organizational objectives.
2. Strategizing & setting up procedures to facilitate smooth execution of planned projects.
3. Planning maintaining schedules for correcting the troubleshooting areas in the process and
machine.
4. Coordinating activities for the identification of training needs of employees for upgrading their
technical and soft skills.

EXPERIENCE
Presently employed with M/S Tash Enterprises Indore Indore and doing project and maintenance
work on their behalf Dec.2009 –till date
Roles and Responsibilities:
Installation and after sales maintenance and spare part supply of process and utility machinery like bare
and Lined vessels,/ reactors, all type of pumping systems, mechanical seals (balanced and un balanced ,
with and w/o cooling ) Filtering media, distillation columns high vacuum systems (up to 10-15 torr)
evaporators, distillation columns, process & utility piping and testing of the same.
chilling compressors, AHU’s (with final supply air of class 100),Compressed air generation and distribution
systems, all types of small and medium size cooling towers, thermic fluid heaters etc.

PAST EXPERIANCE
Kores (I) Ltd. PCD div. Roha
A leading API manufacturing co. with GMP and ISO certification
Manager – Engg. OCT 2008-NOV.2009
Roles and Responsibilities:
Accountable for the ongoing projects at site and maintenance of the plant machinery and utilities which
includes Boilers, DG Sets, Chilling Plant Vacuum systems, Electrical installations
Plant machinery includes Reactors, Gear boxes, Blenders, heavy duty Vacuum pumps, Centrifuges,
Mechanical seals, Centrifugal and Positive displacement pumps, Various types of driers, ANF, distillation
columns etc.
Also looking after the on going civil work and liaison with the authorities regarding regulatory work.
Supervising the preparation of MIS/KRA reports to provide feedback to top management.
Determining training needs of associates and taking action like conducting suitable training programmes to
enhance their operational efficiency leading to increased productivity.
Report to Management on a day-to-day basis on departmental issues.
1. Also taking stringent quality measures including preparation / maintenance of necessary
documents and conducting audits to ensure compliance with the standards.
2. Assisting the Internal / External Auditor for conducting quality audits and for measuring the
effectiveness of the quality management system.
3. Maintaining quality standards for incoming materials, ensuring stringent adherence to quality
standards, norms & practices, identifying gaps & taking corrective action
4. Conducting supplier qualification audits and implementing supplier approval process that will lead
 to consistent and reliable vendor base.

Achievements:
• Water consumption reduced by 6% by applying recycling techniques, arresting leakages and
through re-engineering of piping system.
• Bring down the electrical consumptions.
• Started applying predictive maintenance in plant in addition to the preventive maintenance.
• Prepared & implemented minimum spares inventory chart to avoid stock out situations.

Collaborators India, Akola and Pune / Tash Enterprises Indore

The Company was one of the biggest producer of industrial chemicals in central India
In charge –Maintenance & Projects Oct.1994 –Oct. 2008

Roles and Responsibilities:

Looking after the preventive breakdown and predictive maintenance of the process plant equipments like
High pressure & High temp. Autoclaves, Multi effect Evaporators, Wiped film driers, and other standard
equipments like all type Reaction vessels, centrifuges, pumps, Jet cookers and material handling systems
etc.
Also controlling the project execution by monitoring, tendering, costing, evaluation and implementing
control systems. Selection and installation of plant machinery like bare and Lined vessels, +ve
displacement pumps, Filtering media, utility pipes, testing of the same, also looking after the HR functions
and Liaoning with govt. bodies

Achievements:
Instrumental in bringing down the spare part inventory considerably, almost BD free plant operation and
reduction in manpower by proper allocation of work to the team as to bring out the maximum productivity
from them all projects completed within time

Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Indore

A Leading Pharmaceutical company in M. P. having three manufacturing plants at and around Indore, with
all type of manufacturing facility.
In charge –Plant Engg. Apr.1992 – Oct. 1994

Roles and Responsibilities:

Accountable for the Projects and maintenance of the plant machinery and utilities which includes Hydraulic
system, Utilities like Boilers, DG Sets, HVAC System, Chilling, plant, AHU, Water treatment plant,
Compressed air system etc.
Production Machine like –Tableting, Capsule Filling, Ointments, Injectables, Liquid orals, Clean rooms etc.
Looking after project work going on for the Liquid and injectable section, work involves checking of civil
drawing, selection of utilities and support system for equipments, their layout, procurement and installation
of the same, testing of new equipments, utilities, conveyor system etc.
Liasoning with govt. authorities as and when required.

Achievements:
Completed expansion project very much ahead of schedule, at the cost app. 25% lower then estimated.
Independently handled all the govt. work without any middleman/ agent
Reduced downtime due to machine failure/ maintenance by around 30% by systematic preventive and
predictive maintenance Schedule.
Developed in co ordination with the consultant the cost effective material drying system and incorporated
in house made wiped film Evaporator.

Cosmo Films Ltd. Aurangabad

A number one company in BOPP film manufacturing In India having export to more then 14 countries
around the globe
Astt. Manager –Maintenance Apr. 1990-Apr. 1992

Roles and Responsibilities:

Accountable for the maintenance of the plant machinery of a German made continuous process BOPP film
plant and utilities which includes DC and AC motors, Synchronized drive, Pneumatic Conveyors, Winders,
slitters, Thermic fluid and electrical heating system, Hydraulic system, Pneumatic Control valves,
Feedback elements, Plastic Shearing and slitting equipments, CF and positive displacement pumps,
material handing equipments and Utilities like AHU’s, Chilling Plant, cooling towers etc.
Liasoning with govt. authorities and venders as and when required.

Achievements:
Independently designed developed, procured and tested the indigenous spares for the plant machinery at
India greatly reducing the dependence on the costly imported spares.
Reduced down time due to maintenance problem in a good way. As this being a continuous process lines
any minor fault in the production line results in stopping of all the related operations.
Kept the spare part inventory at the optimum level as to avoid the down time of plant due to non-availability
of spares and also not to keep the excessive inventory.

Boots co. (India) Ltd. Henagar / Jejuri (now Knoll Pharmaceuticals Ltd.)
A leading bulk drug / pharma manufacturing co. with US FDA approval
Officer-Plant Engg. Mar. 1988-Apr. 1990
Roles and Responsibilities:
Accountable for the maintenance of the plant machinery which includes Hydraulic system, Utilities like
Boilers, DG Sets, Chilling Plant etc.
Production Machine like –Tableting, Capsule Filling, Ointments, Injectables, Liquid orals, Clean rooms etc
at their pharma plant at Jejuri.
In their bulk drug unit at Ahmednagar looking after the Reactors, Gear boxes, Blenders, heavy duty
Vacuum pumps Centrifuges, Mechanical seals, Centrifugal and Positive displacement pumps, Various
types of driers, Fixed and floating tube Heat exchangers, Mechanical seals, Vacuum distillation and
Material handling systems.
Achievements:
Independently prepared the preventive maintenance schedule for testing of the vessels and pumps,
Minimum spare inventory chart prepared and implemented.
Developed the brine recovery system.

Concept Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Aurangabad

A Medium size Pharmaceutical Company having manufacturing plant at Chikalthana Aurangabad
Engineer –Plant Engg. Sept. 1986-Mar. 1988

Roles and Responsibilities:

Accountable for the Projects and maintenance of the plant machinery and utilities, which includes
Boilers, HVAC System, Chilling Plant, and Production Machine like –Tabulating, Capsule Filling,
Ointments, Injectables, Liquid orals, Clean rooms etc.
Looking after project work going on for the injectable section, which includes checking of civil drawing,
selection of utilities their layout, installation of the same, installation and testing of new equipments,
conveyor system etc.
Liesoning with govt. authorities as and when required.
Achievements:
Completed expansion project in time independently.
Independently handled all the major govt. work without any middleman/ agent

Jayant Vitamins Ltd. Ratlam

The company was one of the biggest producer of Sorbitol and Vitamin C in India
Engg-Mech July 1984-Sept.1986
Looking after the maintenance of process plant equipments like high pre. And high temp.
Autoclaves, Very high pre. H2 compressors, Multi effect evaporators, Wiped film driers, H2 generation
plants, and other standard equipment like Reaction Vessels, Centrifuges, Pumps, Jet cookers, and
material handling equipments
Looking after project work going on for the glucose plant involving laying out of utilities, electrical supplies,
Machine installation like lined vessels, +ve displacement pumps, Filtering media, and testing of the same.
Achievements
Project completed within time

AUDIT EXPERIENCE

1 World Health Organization [WHO] (three Audits)

2 Handled Two ISO-9001-2000 audit.
3 Faced various audits of our reputed Consumers like M/s NOVARTIES Switzerland, LABOCHIM KRAMER &
MARTINE Germany, SPIMACO Saudi, ZENTIWA Yugoslavia, CIPLA, GLENMARK, LUPIN, and India.
Etc…

EDUCATION

BE (Mech), Regional Engg. College Surat 1984

Rank holder in the college in B.E. (Mechanical)
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Proficient with the use of Windows, MS Project, MS Office, Outlook express & Internet.
STRENGTHS
Achievement oriented with excellent communication & interpersonal skills, an efficient team player
Proven strength in trouble shooting, problem solving, coordination and analysis.
Detail-oriented, multi tasker, strong, learning and organizing skills matched with the ability to manage
stress, time and people effectively
A quick decision maker with negotiating and convincing skills and an ability to get things done and meeting
the tight targets
A good team player with ability to lead a team by example and motivate them to achieve desired objectives
PERSONAL DETAILS
Marital status: Married
Languages known: English, Hindi, Marathi, Guajarati
References: Mr. Ragesh Bateriwala Director, Keepsake Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad
Mobile: 098251 78380
Dr. Milind Pathak, GM – QA, Zandu Chemicals, Ankleshwar
Mobile: 09377434079