Upendra Narayan Singh Contact: 09430840823 / E-Mail: unsinghese@gmail.com

Result-oriented professional seeking senior managerial level assignments in Project Planning & Control with a leading organization of repute in Power Distribution & Transmission industry

Profile Summary

A seasoned professional with nearly 34 years of commendable success in:~ Project Management ~ Transmission & Distribution ~ Plant Administration~ Techno-commercial Operations ~ Erection & Commissioning ~ Cost Optimization~ Procurement ~ MIS Reporting & Documentation ~ Inventory Control~ Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance ~ HR & General Administration ~ Power Generation~ Grid Management ~ Site Engineering ~ People Management

Deft in providing direction & structure for operating units in the field of Power Transmission & Distribution and EHV Sub-Stations / Thermal Power Stations

Expertise in handling invoicing & payment collection as well as in assisting the preparation and approval of standards

In-depth understanding of legal work related to electricity laws & environmental issues during construction of transmission lines and sub-stations

Well versed with the concepts of maintenance of transmission lines to achieve maximum availability of lines

Talent for proactively identifying & resolving problems, ramping up project activities with on time deliverables and maximizing efficiency

Experience in managing maintenance operations for reducing breakdown / downtime & enhancing operational effectiveness of equipment

An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, leadership, decision making, problem solving, planning & organizational abilities

Career Milestones

Essayed a stellar role in the:o Operation & maintenance of 132/33/25 KV, 220/132/33KVG/S/S.

Construction of 132/33KVG/S/S.&220/132/33KV Grid Sub Stationo Construction of 2*250 MW Thermal Power Stationo Preparation & Obtaining statutory clearances: Rly-Xing, Forest, PTCC

Expertise in handling:o Operation, maintenance of 110 MW Thermal Power Stationo Transmission Line from Preliminary Survey, preparation of Route Diagramo Tower spotting, tower schedule, material requirement, estimate, construction

of 132KV, 220 KV, transmission Lineo Restoration of fallen tower 132KV, 220KV using Pylon or ERS

Holds the credit of handling project value cost of over Rs 1000 crore of thermal &500 Crore of transmission system

Core Competencies

Monitoring and executing power plant projects with respect to budgeted cost, demand forecasts & time over-runs to ensure their timely execution

Conducting cost benefit analysis of the projects including feasibility studies, assessment of the requirements, interface and commissioning; guiding the preparation and submission of offers for tender inquiries

Anchoring on-site erection & commissioning of plants and ensuring effective resource utilization to maximize the output; ascertaining compliance to safety, economical and technical assessments to secure the best economical results

Designing the HT/LT transmission & distribution systems for rural electrification works and handling the sizing of equipment, earthing & lighting and equipment layouts

Planning material and developing vendors for obtaining timely procurement of materials & equipment at cost effective prices to ensure smooth execution of projects

Monitoring quality systems & compliance with pre-set standards; troubleshooting and maintaining requisite documents to ensure complete in-process quality & improvement in process capabilities

Executing preventive & breakdown maintenance schedules of Turbines for improving overall reliability and safety Working on succession planning of the workforce, shift management activities, appraising members’ performance &

providing feedback

Organizational Experience

Jan’80-Jun’13 with Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited

Growth Path / Deputations:Jan’80-Dec’86 Assistant Executive Engineer (Operations)Jan’87-Jul’89 Assistant Executive Engineer (Turbine Maintenance - Patratu Thermal Power Station)Aug’89-Mar’94 Assistant Executive Engineer (Transmission Sub-Division, Arrah)Apr’94-Jul’97 Assistant Executive Engineer (Transmission Sub-Division – 2, Adityapur (Jamshedpur))Aug’97-May’02 Electrical Executive Engineer – Technical (Transmission Circle, Dehri-On-Sone (BSEB))Jun’00-Oct’02 Electrical Executive Engineer (Transmission Circle, Dehri-On-Sone (BSEB))Oct’02-Dec’04 Electrical Executive Engineer (Testing & Commissioning, Transmission, Circle, Purnea

(BSEB))Dec’04-Nov’05 Electrical Superintending Engineer (Transmission Zone, Gaya)Dec’05-Feb’07 Electrical Superintending Engineer (Transmission Circle, Gaya (Bihar))Mar’07-Jun’08 Electrical Superintending Engineer (Project & Design, Board Head Quarter)Jul’08-Jan’12 Electrical Superintending Engineer (BSEB) - Transmission Circle, PatnaFeb’12-Jun’13 General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer (Barauni Thermal Power Station)

KEY RESULT AREASAs General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer (Barauni Thermal Power Station): Entrusted with the responsibility of handling:

o Administrative sanction & retrial benefit paper at Zone level worker & their paymento Implementation of order received from Head quarter in true sprit & letter. With over 400 staffs & 91 officerso Acquisition of land for ash dyke & ash corridoro Issues related to land displaced persons with different political parties.

Imparting training to acquire knowledge for development in Power Sector & their application for Plant betterment

As Electrical Superintending Engineer (BSEB) - Transmission Circle, Patna: Shouldered the responsibility of handling:

o Sanction of Annual Increment of Workmen, GPF loan, Promotional aspect. Transfer & Posting, of worker, Audit report, cash& material annual budget of circle. Resolve workers problems through unions

o 24 officers &165 workers to ensure uninterrupted &quality electricity to Capital town PATNA.

As Electrical Superintending Engineer (Project & Design, Board Head Quarter): Contributed in the Nuclear Plant to be established at Rajauli Bihar with detail studies Carried out the scrutinization of new Power Plant plan submitted by private firm. Associated is obtaining statuary

clearances as well as the detail study of PPA submitted by firm Managed the clearance of electrical connection given for establishment of new industries in Bihar through State

investment Promotion Board

As Electrical Superintending Engineer (Transmission Circle, Gaya (Bihar)): HR related work of workmen as sanction of loan, grant of leave, promotion, transfer & posting

As Electrical Superintending Engineer (Transmission Zone, Gaya): Managed the promotion of workman, Transfer & Posting of workman and Junior Engineers Maintained technical data, Revenue statement, Sanction of estimate, tender, issue of work orders Looked after the O&M work of all for four circles under this zone

As Electrical Executive Engineer (Testing & Commissioning, Transmission, Circle, Purnea (BSEB)): Carried out the fault rectification of secondary circuit of equipment of all G/S/S under transmission circle, Purnea viz

Purnea, Katihar, Naugachia, Saharsa, Khagaria

As Electrical Executive Engineer (Transmission Circle, Dehri-On-Sone (BSEB)): Handled HR work related to workmen as sanction of leave, over time, resolving workers problem through union Ensured effective maintenance of power supply to adjoin area & 132 HT consumer like Railway, Banjari cement, as

well as healthiness of interstate tie line from UP & Jharkhand

As Electrical Executive Engineer – Technical (Transmission Circle, Dehri-On-Sone (BSEB)): Administered and verified all workers related files & papers routed EEE.Tecnical, cheking of estmates, preparation of

tender papers, preparation of all report, and return to HQ

As Assistant Executive Engineer (Transmission Sub-Division – 2, Adityapur (Jamshedpur)): Spearheaded the Preliminary line survey, preparing of route diagram, route profile, tower spotting, Tower Schedule,

preparation of erection estimate of transmission lines, requirement of materials of 4 (four) nos. Transmission Lines:

o 132KV D/C Ramchandrapur (Jamshedpur) - Manoharpuro 132KV D/C Ramchandrapur - Gamhariao 132KV D/C Ramchandrapur - Jadugorao 220KV D/C Ramchandrapur - Chandil

Looked after the preparation of:o Rly. Crossing drawing & questioners’o Forest clearanceo PLCC clearance

Supervised the construction of 132KV bays at 220/132KV G/S/S Ramchandrapur

As Assistant Executive Engineer (Transmission Sub-Division, Arrah): Single-handedly maintained the power supply to all connected to 33/11 KV Power Sub Station

As Assistant Executive Engineer (Turbine Maintenance - Patratu Thermal Power Station): Served as an In-charge of 4x110MW main Turbine i.e. Unit No. 6, 7, 8, 9 10 Ensured smooth functioning of turbine, regeneration, Oil pups, centrifuge, oil systems, etc. Managed the Leakage of L.P heaters, condenser as well as the defects of chemical dozing pumps Key Assignments:

o 4 nos. Turbine bearings of Unit No. 10 were replaced in 1987, 2 mm generator pedestal of this unit which was up, was machined at site

o 3 nos. turbine bearings of Unit No. 7 were replacedo Damaged L.P turbine rotor of Unit No. 10 was replaced in the year 1988o 2 nos. turbine bearings of Unit No. 9 were replaced in year 1989

As Assistant Executive Engineer (Operations): Handled overall control panel turbine, ball mills and electrical control based operations

Academic Details

B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) from Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (Presently NIT Jamshedpur) in YY’

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 28th June 1953Address: F/402, Jagmano Sri Garden, Ved Nagar, Rukunpura, Patna, Bihar 800014

(Refer to Annexure for Major Projects)

ANNEXURE

As General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer (Barauni Thermal Power Station):Major Project: This thermal Power Station have 2*110 MW which is called old Plant-const, unit 6&7.2*250MW under construction-

called New Planto Preparation of yearly Material budget; annual Cash budget, revised budgeto Take daily stock of progress of work by physically visiting site, through daily Co-ordination meeting, discussion

with working agency, officials, sub-ordinate officialo Unit No. 7 110 MW Unit was under R&M work at the time of taking over charge 2/12 while Unit No. 6 of 110MW

was under break down. Unit No. 6 made operation & achieved record generation in the month of February 2012, > 23 MU for the year 2011-12. Lowest Oil consumption 5.21ml/KWH, 17th March 2012 when the Unit put under shut down for R&M work

o Unit No. 7 likely to commission by December 2013 & Unit No. 6 by March2014o 2x250MW New Projecto Unique feature, plant work taken place on ash dyke 2nd in India after Amparao Soil investigation, topographical survey just started including DCPT, PLT, SPT, SRT. Levelling grading took placeo Most of Stone column, RCC pile completedo Raft casting of chimney 3/8 segment completedo Ganga Water pipe line corridor work in progresso Erection of ESP, Boiler, Power House of both units under progresso Boiler drum lifting of 1st Unit took place on 05/06/2013, 2nd Unit Plant on last week of June 2013o Organise fortnightly meeting with vendors, BHEL, consultants, follow officials with monthly target weekly basis on

L 2 Schedule

As Electrical Superintending Engineer (BSEB) - Transmission Circle, Patna:Major Project: At Patna Transmission Circle maintained 24 Hours quality Electicity as such following steps taken:

o A new 132 KV D/C Transmission line between Fatuha-Katra-Gaighat was constructed, charged &commissinened.2nos 132 KV, 6 No 33KV bays at Fatuha was constructed.

o A new132/33KV G/S/S with 132 KV Transmission Line Digha (Patna) 132/33 KV G/S/S katra were constructed, charged &commissioned

o Capacity of Grid s/s –Khagaul, Fatuha, Gaighat, Jakanpur, and Masaurhi was increased. Construction of220/132/33kv G/S/S Sipara was in final stage of commissioning

o 132/33KV G/S/S Katra was constructed &commissioned.

As Electrical Superintending Engineer (Transmission Circle, Gaya (Bihar)):Major Project: This is very important circle because two International religious places Bodh Gaya & Vishnupad Temple, power supply

was to be maintained along with Railway. Annual, routine maintenance of Transmission line &G/S/S were planned &schedule was strictly followed & maintained