Ratnesh Raj

About Ratnesh Raj

Strategic operations leader with 8+ years of experience driving enterprise efficiency, financial performance, and cross-functional transformation in capital-intensive industry. Proven record of converting complex technical programs into measurable business impact — improving profitability, throughput, and compliance while managing multimillion-dollar budgets. Skilled in applying data-driven frameworks and process-mapping methodologies to deliver sustainable cost reductions and productivity gains.You can reach out to me on: Email: r••••••••@gmail.comCell:+16•••••••69

Experience

1. Senior Manager Process Engineering

   Delek US

   Jul 2024 — Present · Big Spring, TX, US

   Lead and mentor a team of five engineers by defining objectives, providing technical guidance, and driving accountability for performance and project delivery.• Partnered with operations, maintenance, and technical teams to implement refinery-wide efficiency projects, including FCC wet gas compressor debottlenecking and feed quality optimization, increasing throughput by BPD and realizing $7.5 MM in financial gains.• Managing refinery chemical and catalyst budget worth $17 million, partnering with finance and procurement to implement data-driven cost-reduction frameworks.

Education

• Schutz American School

  High School

  2002 — 2010

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2015

• Vellore Institute of Technology

  Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Lithography
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Root Cause Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis
• Microsoft Word
• Aspen Hysys
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Analytical Modeling
• Ansys
• Ic Packaging
• Process Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Mechanical Engineering
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Petroleum
• Steam Turbines
• Matlab
• Microsoft Office
• Mathematical Modeling
• Cfd