Vasant Dholaria

About Vasant Dholaria

Skilled professional with deep technical expertise on Project Management, Design- Engineering and Project Execution. Extensive experience and proven track record on leading business units. Successfully completed engineering, ordering, supply, installation and handover of projects, meeting contractual and technical requirements. Effective at building customer, OEMs and supplier relationships for a sustainable and profitable growth. Recipient of multiple awards and client appreciations for rendering superior quality work across the professional career. • Project Management, Conceptual, Basic and Detail Design-Engineering.• Plan and manage schedule, costing and delivery timeline.• Liaison with govt agencies, Licensors, external and internal customers.• Management & Coordination with EPC/PMC/Engineering Consultants.• OEM/Vendor Management and Coordination with the stakeholders.• Demonstrated expertise in technical review, Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions, Equipment Automation Processes, Microservices architectures.• Well-versed in scoping, designing, deploying diverse technologies. • BOQ review, cost analysis, encompassing material, labour & equipment.• Adept at managing contractor, resources, budget planning, invoices, deviations, change orders and Services Level Agreements.

Experience

1. Associate Vice President-head Project and Plant

   INVOLT ENERGY

   Sep 2025 — Present · Rajkot, IN

   Project Management and execution of 1.78 GW Solar Cell Manufacturing facilities. Managing the full project life cycle from concept to commissioning, ramp-up and achieve successful operation of the facilities hitting production and financial milestones.• Ensure Alignment between business strategy and project execution.• Ensure project are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest safety and quality standards.• Resolve escalations and critical project challenges with proactive solutions.• Manages key relationships with OEMs, contractors, suppliers, consultants and global technology partners.• Drive alignment across multiple internal and external stack holders.• Mentor project managers, engineers and functional leads.• Foster performance-driven accountable and innovative culture.• Ensure Safe, Successful Project Execution, plant startup and continuous operations.

Education

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Finance

  2004 — 2007

• North Maharashtra University

  Bachelor's degree, Engineering - Instrumentation

  1994 — 1997

• University of Mumbai

  Diploma of Education, Industrial Electronics Technology

  1991 — 1994

Skills

• Project Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Gas
• Energy
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• Microsoft Office
• Project Engineering
• Change Management
• Engineering