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Ranajit Das
Career Synopsis
An M.Tech in Mining from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad and an MBA from IISWBM Kolkata, with 17 years of rich and extensive
experience spread across various areas of mine planning, consulting, operations,
projects and planning with Gemcom Software in
Australia, Steel Authority of India Ltd, JSW Steel Ltd in Chile and India. Member
AusIMM CP(Min) and
have recognition of Indian Bureau of Mines as RQP (Recognised
Qualified Person) for preparing mining plans in India. Working
as Senior Mining Consultant in Gemcom Australia. Worked
as the Head of mining operations of an 11 MTPA excavation magnetite mining
operation in Chile. Worked in planning, exploration, tendering and study for the mining project in Chile. Worked for feasibility
studies of Lignite and iron ore projects. Worked
in areas of pit design using Surpac, Minex, Minesched, Whittle and Autocad.
Prepared scope of work, negotiated for mining contractors in Chile and India. Exposure
in leading a shift of entire work force producing 3.44 MTPA iron ore in India, involving
Drilling & Blasting, Production
Planning & Control functions, Logistics, MIS. Rail logistics
for iron ore, interfacing with Indian railways, steel plants & mines from
corporate levels in India. Worked in JSW Steel Ltd at corporate office
for mine evaluation, acquisitions of both iron ore and coal and project
planning and coordination. Also handled
HRD-training, in-house application software development on Sybase, ASP. Have conducted various studies in drilling & blasting in iron
ore mines. Having skills and experience of report
writing.
Resume – Growth chart
& Job Brief
Period |
Job Brief |
Company |
Aug
2011 – Contd |
Senior
Mining Consultant. Working in Technical Services of Gemcom
Australasia in areas of Project Consulting, Technical support and training
for Surpac, Minex and
Minesched. |
Gemcom Software
Australia Pty Ltd |
Aug
2010 – Jul 2011 |
Head
of Mining operations, mine planning, quality control, contract supervision,
topography, billing etc for an 11 MTPA excavation of magnetite iron ore. Also
working on an exploration of a Greenfield magnetite project in Chile. |
Santa
Fe Mining- Chile a JV of JSW Steel Ltd. |
Feb
2009 – Aug 2010 |
Prepared
a Feasibility Report for a lignite project, Conceptual for iron ore project
etc. Used Surpac in pit design. Prepared
Scope of Work and tender documents for engaging contractor in projects in
India and Chile. Negotiated the contract and awarded the same in India and
Chile. Job being executed as per my pit designs in India. Preparing
tender for lignite crushing and conveyor EPC for the same project. |
JSW
Steel Ltd, Mumbai, India (www.jsw.in) |
March
2008 – Jan 2009 |
Organising Exploration, Mine
Planning in Surpac, Head of Topography/survey
department, general administration. Handling Mining Contract scope &
negotiation. Posted back to Mumbai in Jan 2009 as project was on hold. |
Santa
Fe Mining- Chile a JV of JSW Steel Ltd. |
Aug
2007 – March 2008 |
Spearheading
various JV mine acquisitions in coal. Selection of contractors, consultants
etc. |
JSW
Steel Ltd, Mumbai, India |
Aug
1994 – July 2007 |
Planning & Operations Management ü Planning
excavation operations for maintaining quality (Used Autocad
& Excel) ü Logistics
& Transportation network optimization. ü Work
and Time Study ü Handling
Corporate and Unit Level MIS, Business Planning Administrative
Skills ü Headed
Production Planning and Control in corporate ü Involved
in handling trainings/lectures/presentations |
Steel
Authority of India Limited (www.sail.co.in) |
Growth Path in detail with major highlights
Aug 2011
– Contd
Senior
Mining Consultant Gemcom Software Australia Pty Ltd
·
Worked on consultancy projects related to
pit design in Surpac
·
Working in technical support for Minex, Surpac & Minesched. Developed knowledge of Minex
software for Planning in Coal & stratified deposits. Exposure to several
critical issues related to working with Minex faced
by clients.
·
Providing training on Engineering &
Foundation on Minex & Surpac
softwares
Aug 2010
– Jul 2011
Head-Mining Santa Fe Mining, Chile a JV of JSW Steel
Ltd
·
Prepared scope of work, Negotiated and
finalized contractors for the green field project
·
Smoothly started the operations as per the
plans prepared
·
Heading the mining operations for the 11
MTPA excavation looking after mining operations, mine planning, geology
department, topography(survey admin) department,
contract supervision and other general administration including obtaining
government approvals. Acting as the statutory Mine Manager for the project.
·
Prepared life of mine plans as well as
yearly plans(long term) and monthly plans(short term) using Surpac,
Minesched and Whittle
·
Established procedures for quality control
in vein type deposit
·
Organised safety
procedures and norms in the mine
·
Meeting quality and production targets and
monitoring overall operations with safety and environmental norms
·
Preparing plans and designs for upgrading
to about 21 MTPA excavation
·
Keeping track of mining concessions and
mining properties.
·
Feasibility Study and evaluation of further
projects
·
Heading the exploration activities of another
green field project in Chile. Organised all
activities for the exploration of the vein type deposit within the budgets
provided. Exploration in progress under my supervision.
Feb 2009
– Aug 2010
Deputy
General Manager-Mining JSW Steel Ltd, Mumbai
·
Prepared a Feasibility report for a lignite(brown coal) project (of 48 Mill Cu
m handling) in Rajasthan involving
o
Compiling available geological information
o
Pit design for starting work and for first
and second year using Surpac
o
Dump design
o
Equipment selection
o
Costing – Both Operational and Capital,
Calculating NPV & IRR & Sensitivity analysis
o
Developing details for Lignite Handling
Plant(Crushing & Conveying), Other infrastructure
·
Assisting Executive Director Mining on
technical and commercial issues pertaining to new mining ventures and projects
·
Selecting consultants for various projects
and drafting scope of work thereof.
·
Preparing scope of work & tender
document for engaging contractors at the lignite project – both technical and
commercial. Associating with consultants for preparation of various reports.
·
Preparing comparative statements of the
technical offers from various contractors for mining of the lignite
·
Negotiating with contractors in India and
Chile both on technical and commercial terms
·
Award of contract LOI and start of work
based on my pit designs in surpac.
·
Preparing tender document for EPC of
lignite crushing and conveying systems.
·
Associated in preparing a conceptual study on a 10 MTPA iron ore
project in India
March
2008 – Jan 2009
Assistant
General Manager-Mining Santa Fe Mining, Chile a JV of JSW
Steel Ltd
·
Posted in Chile from March 08 on a greenfield mining project as coordinator project planning.
·
Have been arranging and monitoring drilling
operations for 4 months until a separate geology and exploration department had
been formed
·
Involved in mine planning for the pit
design, haul road design, and installation layouts. Used Surpac
for pit design. Used Autocad for designing installations
etc.
·
Head of topography(survey)
department, involved in marking exploration drill holes, topography survey
using advanced laser scanner ,total stations and DGPS.
·
Head of the mine planning section.
·
Acting as coordinator between CEO and other
departments of geology, mining operations, and beneficiation plant
·
Prepared scope of works for consultants and
contractor for taking up mining consultancy, mining operation contracts etc
·
Prepared comparative statement of mining
contractors in Chile, negotiated with them on technical and financial terms
·
Processed an entire bidding exercise for
selecting a suitable mining contractor
·
Recruited local people for various
positions.
·
Prepared progress reports as required for
various financial institutions funding the project.
Aug 2007
– March 2008
Assistant
General Manager-Mining JSW
Steel Ltd,Mumbai India
·
Project planning and awarding contracts for
Mining and allied jobs.
·
Acting as central coordinating agency for
all domestic mine acquisitions of JSW Steel Ltd.
Jun 2003
– July 2007
Sr.
Manager, Production Planning & Control SAIL, Raw
Materials Division-HQ, Kolkata, India
·
Planning of 7 iron ore and 2 limestone
mines under the raw materials division of SAIL.
·
Planned excavation qualities and quantities
as per steel plant requirements and prepared annual excavation plans using Autocad and excel
·
Supported top management in business
management by MIS monitoring and analysis
·
Relationship building with Railways and
Steel plants(Internal customers)
·
Worked as a team member to conceptualize,
Implement and standardize the ‘SAIL 2012 Corporate Plan’ for expansion to 25 MT of hot metal
·
Cost-Benefit analysis done for quality
enhancement projects of SAIL- Raw Materials Division
·
Done market analysis of iron ore vis-à-vis
world market or iron ore in order to liquidate iron ore fines stock of SAIL
·
Member of purchase committee of iron ore
lump for SAIL steel plants. Actively participated in price and terms
negotiations
·
Development of sub-ordinates
·
Assessment of personnel for promotion,
increments and rewards
Jan 2000
– Jun 2003
Dy Manager,
Production Planning & Control SAIL, Raw
Materials Division-HQ, Kolkata, India
·
Coordinated between mines and steel plants
to maintain stock and quality of raw materials at SAIL steel plants
·
Coordinated with railways for arranging
rail transport for movement of raw materials from mines to SAIL steel plants
·
Created RDBMS based MIS for the RMD HQ for
various fields including PPC, Personnel, Training, Medical, Materials,
Maintenance, Finance
·
Developed Online Quality and Information
sharing software for RMD-SAIL over intranet (on ASP-Sybase-IIS), where quality
data was collected online from the steel plants through internet.
·
Facilitated the process of cascading of
Executive Director‘s appraisal to individual KPAs (Key Performance Areas).
·
Core member of the operations budget
preparation team for formulating raw material strategy for the eastern sector
steel plants of SAIL
·
Member of various committees in developing
strategies of cost control as a part of austerity measures of SAIL
Dec 1998
- Jan 2000
Assistant
Manager, Maintenance SAIL, Raw
Materials Division-HQ, Kolkata, India
·
Formulated strategy, which improved
financials of expenses on maintenance
·
Developed efficient MIS for breakdown,
availability & utilization analysis.
·
Regular follow up with suppliers reduced
lead time of critical spares and improved down time of equipments.
Dec 1996
- Dec 1998
Assistant
Manager, Coal SAIL, Raw
Materials Division-HQ, Kolkata, India
·
Negotiated with CIL for supply of coal on
month to month basis
·
Remained part of a team involved in making
a long term Agreement with CIL for supply of coal
·
Monitored supply of Coal from various CIL
sources to various SAIL Steel Plants
·
Successfully decreased the freight expense
by 5% by optimizing the linkages in the transportation matrix of coal
·
Developed efficient MIS for performance
monitoring
·
Remained technical assistant to Executive
Director(Coal)
·
Brought in savings of 2% on coal cost by
suggesting escorting of coal rakes
Aug 1994
- Nov 1996
Junior Manager
– Shift In-charge SAIL, Raw
Materials Division, Bolani Iron Ore Mine, India
·
Conducted in field studies and implemented
new blasting pattern that resulted in decrease of explosive cost by 15%
·
Decreased Overtime by 10% through
systematic manpower deployment & scheduling
·
Conducted work-study & time-study to
improve operational efficiency
·
Remained Shift In-charge of production ,
heading a team of 75 people, producing 3.44 MT per annum
·
Set up a daily reporting system on soft for
supervisors
·
Adjudged the “Best Management Trainee” of
1994 batch
·
Organized and coordinated cultural
activities for SAIL-RMD Bolani mines Officers Club
·
Conducted safety audits
·
Organized Induction training programmes for Sr Operative
Trainees
·
Designed course modules on Mining for Supervisors
·
Conducted lectures on blasting
·
Conducted Orientation programme
for 500 workmen to take over a new processing plant involving newer technology
from Kobelco -Japan, NordBerg-
UK & Karl Schenk – Germany
·
Joined at Bokaro
Steel Plant and undergone 2 months management orientation programmed
ACADEMIC
CREDENTIALS
MBA
(System) IISWBM , Kolkata 2001 67
M.Tech (Mining) Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 2000 By Research
B.Tech (Mining) Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad 1994 77
Hr.Sec. (10+ 2) Guru
Nanak School, Chennai 1989 80
Matriculation (10th) Don Bosco
School, Tezpur 1987 83
ADDITIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
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RQP – Recognised
Qualified Person of IBM for preparing Mining Plans( Published in website of
Indian Bureau of Mines, Govt of India, at www.ibm.gov.in/rqpkol.pdf )
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Trained in Minex, Surpac, Minesched
and Whittle from Gemcom Australia & India
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Trained in Autocad
from Autodesk
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Trained in First Aid from St John’s
Ambulance Association
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Attended TOTO of SAIL (Training of Training
Officers)
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Undergone Management Development Training
of SAIL
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Trained in Civil Defence
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Pursued a course in e-Commerce (Having good
idea programming in ASP, HTML, JavaScript)
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACHIEVEMENTS
·
Was invited by IQPC to Brisbane(from
Chile) in order to conduct a workshop on Feasibility Studies in the Seminar “Mine Site
feasibility 2011” during 12-13 April 2011.
·
Various publications in Mining Journals
& seminars on Blasting & fragmentation
·
Have been at Guest faculty at ICFAI
Business School, Kolkata
·
Have been the Secretary of SAIL-RMD
Employees Cooperative Credit society
·
Have been office Bearer of SAIL-RMD
officers association.
·
Executive Member of Steel Employees Welfare
Association
·
Member of ‘Mission for Environment’ an NGO
on environment
·
Secretary, Fine Arts Association – 3rd year Engineering - 1992-93
·
Photography Association of Dhanbad – Jt Secretary 1992-93
·
Several awards in Painting, Photography,
One Acts, Mime
·
Member of India International Photographic
council
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIP
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Member AusIMM
·
Member of Indian Mining Engineering Journal
readers forum
STRENGTHS
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Experience in planning, operations,
quality, process management, liasoning, interfacing
between operations and end users, business planning
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Great attention to detail.
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Credibility, integrity, sound judgment and
discretion.
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Driving excellence through team work
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Excellent written and verbal presentation
skills.
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Drive, energy, persistence, flexibility
well blended with a sense of humour
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Strong commercial mindset and ability to
analyze and challenge business concepts
INTERESTS
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Photography:
Participated in National Salons and found acceptances. Special interest on
landscape and nature photography.
·
Painting :
Participated in National Youth Festival, Exhibitions and Competitions
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Playing Tabla: Madhayama in Tabla (an Indian percussion musical Instrument) from Bhatkhande University
PERSONAL
DETAILS
Date
of Birth : 11 Jan 1972
Dependents
: Wife and Daughter (9 year old)
Email: d.ranajit@gmail.com
Skype: d.ranajit
Phone: +61(0)451996805(Cell),+61(0)738789984(Res) ,alternate : +61(0) 45166805
Office :
+61(0)730367000, Fax +61(0)730367099
Address: Res : Unit 3,15 Riverview Terrace, Indooroopilly, QLD 4068
Office: Gemcom Software Pty Ltd, Level 6, 280 Adelaide Street,Brisbane, QLD 4000