Seshadri Ramanathan

About Seshadri Ramanathan

I am a Brownfield Project Manager with 19+ years of experience in Oil & Gas and Petrochemical projects, leading engineering delivery, commissioning, and equipment reliability initiatives across global assets.My core strength lies in delivering complex brownfield and upgrade projects with high predictability, strong governance, and multi-disciplinary alignment. I’ve managed project portfolios of ~USD 50M, led teams of 30+ engineers, and executed critical rotating/static equipment packages across Shell and Reliance assets.At Shell, I strengthened the engineering governance framework, reducing design deviations to <3% and cutting rework to 2%, while improving scope clarity and ensuring “right-first-time” delivery. My teams have executed major brownfield upgrades including flare systems, cooling towers, steam superheater retrofits, and hydrocarbon recovery packages.Beyond engineering execution, I specialise in• CAPEX budgeting & cost control• Rotating/static equipment specification• Vendor & contractor management• Commissioning & start-up leadership• Technical risk assessment & HAZOP/HAZID• Cross-functional stakeholder alignment• Brownfield tie-ins & turnaround planningI am currently preparing for my PMP, and I am keen to take on senior project leadership roles where I can lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage high-value brownfield/modernisation programs, and deliver safe, predictable, value-driven project outcomes.If you are looking for someone who can bring structure, governance, and execution discipline to complex engineering environments — while collaborating seamlessly across engineering, operations, vendors, and EPC partners — I’d be glad to connect

Experience

1. Brownfield Project Lead

   Shell

   Jan 2022 — Present · Chennai, IN

Education

• Nagpur University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering

  2002 — 2006

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master of Science (MS), MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT

  2008 — 2010