PRAVEENKUMAR BTOTAGANTI

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a quality environment where my knowledge and aptitude can be shared, enriched and hence to participate and contribute to the development of the Organisation and myself.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

MBA with a specialization in Infrastructure Management & Financefrom Visveswaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka with aggregate 69% score.
BEin Civil Engineering from Visveswaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka with aggregate 66% score.

DETAILS OF EXPERIENCE

I am an Associate Manager – Projects with a total work experience of 7 years, primarily in the field of Project Management functions like project engineering & cost estimation, planning and scheduling using Primavera - (for both Engineering and EPC), monitoring and control of multidisciplinary engineering, interfaces, procurement related activities and co-ordination in construction fabrication yard, as well as use of Primavera and other MS office tools that support project management functions and also Project Financial Analysis & Contract Management catering to Coal, Lignite and Gas Based Thermal Power Plants, Transmission Line Projects, Multi Storied Buildings, Road Projects etc.,

Employer: GMR Energy Limited

Designation: Associate Manager - Projects

Duration: June 2011 to till date

Current Location: Bangalore, India

About 1 year 8 months of work experience in Project Planning, Scheduling & Contract Management and involved in Project Management of following projects.

  1. 2 x 400 MW Gas Based Thermal Power Station at Jurong island, Singapore for GMR Energy (Singapore) Pte. Limited.
  2. 2 x 300 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Warora, Maharashtra for GMR EMCO Energy Limited
  3. 4 x 350 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Angul, Orissa for GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited
  4. 2 x 685 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Tilda, Chhattisgarh for GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Limited
  5. 400kV S/C Hindaun – Alwar Transmission Line with 400/220 kV Grid Sub Station at Alwar and Associated Scheme Works for Aravali Transmission Service Company Limited, Rajasthan.
  6. 400kV S/C Bikaner – Deedwana – Ajmer Transmission Line with 400/220 kV Grid Sub Station at Deedwana and Associated Scheme Works for Maru Transmission Service Company Limited, Rajasthan.

Job Responsibilities:

  1. Preparation of L1 Network Schedule, L2 Network Schedule and L3 Network Schedule in Oracle Primavera 6.7 or Microsoft Project 2010 software tool and Vetting and approval of L2 Network Schedule and L3 Network Schedule furnished by Vendors/Contractors for Coal based Thermal power projects, combine cycle power projects, Transmission Line Projects and updating the same on monthly basis.
  2. Analyse baseline schedule and identify key success factors, monitoring andtracking critical path activities thus forecasting potential problems & mapping of working process & process improvement of the project.
  3. Resolve site technical queries and proactively identify future problems & making way-forward byvisiting the site regularly.
  4. Ensure timely submission of deliverables and to ensure that client’s requirements are followed in the design.
  5. Monitoring and reporting the progress of projects by preparation and release of Monthly Progress Report consisting of Synopsis, Executive Summary, Overall Project Status, Project Progress Curves (‘S’ curves), Project Major Milestones, Major Events During Reporting Month, Areas Of Concern, Project Execution Status such as Health, Safety & Environment, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing And Shipment, Construction, Quality Status, Project Development, Project Cost Status, Project Cost Curve, Schedules and reports consisting Critical activity List, Not Completed Activities, Not Started Activities, Three Month Look ahead Program, Construction Gap Analysis( Activities Delayed), Cash flow statement, by 2nd week of every month.
  6. Organizing structured weekly & monthly progress review meetingswith vendors & project team by preparing agenda as per the baseline schedule for of Main plant and various Balance of plant packages.
  7. Co-ordination between contractors/sub-contractors and resolving interface issues between project stakeholders (subcontractor management) throughout EPC phases of project.
  8. Measuring the Performance of the project using Earned Value Management technique.
  9. Co-ordination with stores, vendors and sub-contractors for timely delivery of items.
  10. Co-ordination and check in site/ yard to ensure that module is fabricated as per design and completed as per schedule.
  11. Co-ordination with client for technical and commercial issues.
  12. Issue of Work Order / Job co-ordination procedures.
  13. Review of drawings and documents and technical documents from contractors/sub-contractors.
  14. Review & analyse change orders from contractors/sub-contractors.
  15. Resolve punch list issues to ensure the system completion and handover.
  16. Preparation of presentation to highlight the actual site progress, achievement & critical issues to the Top Management on monthly basis.
  17. Taking overall responsibility of Project Management Functions of Thermal Power Projects and Transmission Line projects as Project Coordinator.

Employer: Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd, Bangalore.

Designation: Engineer –Projects

Duration: Aug 2007 to May 2011

About 4 years of work experience in Project Planning,Scheduling Contract Managementand involved in Project Management of following projects.

  1. 3 x 660 MWCoal Based Thermal Power Station at Bara, Uttar Pradesh for Prayag Raj Power Generation Company Limited (A unit of Jaypee Associates).
  2. 2 x 600 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Tuticorin district, Tamil NaduforCoastal Energen Private Limited.
  3. 2 x 600 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Udupi district, Karnataka for Udupi Power Corporation Limited.
  4. 2x250 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Bina, Madhya Pradesh for Bina Power Supply Company Limited(A unit of JaypeeAssociates).
  5. 2 x 250 MW Lignite Based Thermal Power Station at Bhavnagar, Gujarat for Bhavnagar Energy Company Ltd.
  6. 2 x 210 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Raichur district, Karnataka forSurana Power Ltd.
  7. 2 x 125 MW Lignite Based Thermal Power Station at Barsingsar, Rajasthan for Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited.
  8. 2 x 67.5 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Station at Anantpur Near Cuttack, OrissaforBhubaneshwar Power Private Limited.
  9. 1 x 20MW GTG/HRSG for Euro IV Phase I and Phase II, Gas Based Captive Power Plant at Manali, Tamil Nadu forChennai Petroleum Corporation Limited.

Job Responsibilities:

  1. Preparation of L1 Network Schedule, L2 Network Schedule and L3 Network Schedule in Oracle Primavera 6.7 or Microsoft Project 2010 software tool and Vetting and approval of L2 Network Schedule and L3 Network Schedule furnished by Vendors/Contractors for Coal based Thermal power projects, combine cycle power projects and updating the same on monthly basis.
  2. Preparation of Baseline Schedule in Primavera6.7 or MS Projectwithin the overall time frame of the project commissioning, based on historical data, in-house engineering inputs and vendor inputs and discussion and finalization of the same with clients and publishing for the project.
  3. Preparation of Weekly, Fortnightly and Monthly Progress reports consisting Critical Items Action Report, Look-ahead Plan, bar chart, Manpower histogram, ‘S’ Curve and discussion of these reports with the respective in-house Discipline Heads, Contractors and Client.
  4. Close monitoring and tracking the critical path.
  5. Review of bid documents and ensure that bid requirements are taken care in the design.
  6. Initiation of projects, preparation of project plan and budget.
  7. Project monitoring and tracking the progress.
  8. Assisting project manager in evaluation project cost and project analysis for making crucial decisions.
  9. Interpretation of contractual obligations and coordination among clients and consultants.
  10. Resource allocation and supervision of project team.
  11. Interface with Customer, consultants and all departments of Organisation.
  12. Identifying the critical issues in the project which may affect the project schedule.
  13. Preparation of action plan based on discussion, to resolve the critical issues likely to impact and intensively monitoring the same for implementation.
  14. Assisting the Project Head/Manager in his duties.
  15. Preparation of formats which will be helpful for the database.
  16. Establishment of Management Information System (MIS).

Employer: Totaganti Enterprises Private Limited, Bangalore.

Designation: Site Engineer

Duration: January 2006 to May 2006

About 5 months of experience in Site & Contract Management of Road Projects.

Job Responsibilities:Worked as Site Engineer with Karnataka Public Works Department Class I contractor for the construction of Road Projects where I was associated with site planning and assisting the project manager in construction management activities.

Employer: Sobha Developers Ltd, Bangalore.

Designation: Technical Assistant Engineer

Duration: August 2005 to January 2006

About Six months of experience in Project Planning, Scheduling & Contract Management and involved in Project Management Activities.

Job Responsibilities:

Worked as Technical Assistant Engineer in Sobha Developers Ltd., Bangalore where I was associated with planning, scheduling and project management of multistoried buildings using planning tools i.e., Microsoft Project and assisting the project manager in construction management activities.

SKILL PROFILE

Software Packages: / AutoCAD, MS Office, MS Project, Primavera 6.7
Certification: / Certified by Oracle Primavera in Primavera 6.2
Membership: / Member of Project Management Institute(PMI), USA

PERSONAL PROFILE

Name /
Praveenkumar B. Totaganti
Date of Birth / 31/05/1983
Languages Known / English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi.
Hobbies / Travelling, Reading etc.,
Personal strengths / Person with discipline and perfection, calm minded, never give up attitude, optimistic, can adapt to almost all situations, making friends, honest, helping nature, willingness to learn, like to work in groups.
Current Address / # 36, 2nd ‘A’ Main,
Satyanarayan Swami Temple Road,
Srinivas Nagar,
Banashankari 3rd Stage,
Bangalore-560085
E-mail Address /

DECLARATION

I here by declare that the above written particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Yours faithfully,

(Praveenkumar B. Totaganti)

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