Ajay Tripathi
Executive Director at GAIL (India) Limited
- Role
- Executive Director (Pc-o & m) Oic Pata at Gail India Limited
- Location
- Kanpur, UP, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ajay Tripathi
A Mechanical Engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur- India. Passionate about engineering, theoretical modelling & mathematical frameworks. Firm believer in Continual Learning and Driving improvements.About 36 years of Rich industrial experience in Oil and Gas sector including various Process plants and Petrochemicals. Area of expertise includes commissioning of plants, Plant shutdowns, turnarounds and revamps, Equipment overhaul & revival, trouble shooting, Rotary equipments, Plant optimisation & analytics, Operation & Maintenance etc. Extensive operation and maintenance experience in Gas as well as Mix feed Cracker (TECHNIP, LUMMUS) and Polymerisation technologies (UNIVATION, INEOS, MITSUI, NOVA, AXEN, NOVOLENE, GRACE).Leading GAIL’s 810 KTA Petrochemical Complex at Pata- India as Executive Director and officer in-charge since June 2020 and implemented many improvement & revamp initiatives & driving digitalisation initiatives including APC, APM, Dashboards etc. at GAIL Pata. Led the team for safe and successful commissioning of Poly propylene plant at GAIL Pata which was achieved within 03 months of Mechanical completion.(one of the fastest in GRACE licensed Polypropylene plants). As Chief Operating Officer, successfully led the team at Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (A Petrochemical complex - GAIL’s subsidiary at Dibrugarh- Assam) for its stabilisation and full load operations. Also led the team for revival of GAIL Mangalore Petrochemical Limited – a GAIL’s subsidiary (previously JBF Petrochemical) 1250 KTA PTA complex at Mangalore- India and serving as Director on its Board.
Experience
Executive Director (Pc-o & m) Oic Pata
Apr 2020 — Present · GAIL, IN
Working as Executive Director since April 2020. Since June 2020, I am working as Executive Director (PC-O&M)/ OIC Pata as an overall In-charge GAIL Petrochemical Complex at Pata in District Auraiya near Kanpur and managed Plant Operation (Operations & Maintenance) of complex, Various Projects including under construction and commissioning 60 KTA Polypropylene Plant, Contracts, Sales & Dispatch of Polymer having various grades & other Liquid hydrocarbons. Successfully and safely coordinated biggest turnaround project of Pata plant aimed to improve reliability & equipment integrity and enhancing energy efficiency.Additionally, also led the technical team for revival of 1250KTA, PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid) plant - GMPL (Previously JBF Petrochemical) acquired by GAIL. Serving on its board as Director.
Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering
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