MANISHKUMAR PRASAD

• Monitoring and analyzing equipment malfunctions using FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System) and Bad Actor Programs to enhance reliability and root cause identification.
• Reviewing maintenance procedures and operational tasks to improve equipment integrity, reliability, and performance.
• Managing Electrical Life Cycle programs to ensure proactive replacement of obsolete electrical equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Providing technical maintenance support for both existing and new substation electrical installations, as well as offering technical support for various ongoing engineering projects.
• Administering Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PM & PdM) planning and implementing best practices for electrical equipment maintenance.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop integrated and innovative solutions for complex engineering challenges.
• Leading initiatives to optimize power distribution systems, resulting in improved reliability and electricity supply in remote and critical areas.

• Worked in a 576 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant at Reliance Jamnagar Refinery, ensuring high operational reliability and maintenance excellence.
• Planned and executed preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance, including breakdown response and shutdown optimization.
• Troubleshot and maintained major electrical assets such as generators, AVRs, HT/LT motors, switchgear, transformers, UPS, DCDB, and battery systems.
• Managed 220 kV and 33 kV GIS/AIS operations, including PdM/CM activities, relay setting validation, and system protection coordination.
• Supervised installation, testing, commissioning, and inspection of electrical utilities to ensure compliance, performance, and reliability.
• Commissioned 130 MVA GE grid transformer and 33 kV Siemens GIS, ensuring successful relay protection validation.
• Controlled power load distribution across refinery units, optimizing power usage and ensuring uninterrupted supply.
• Ensured safe isolation/restoration under PTW system and implemented SAP-based maintenance, spares, and permits management.
• Planned and scheduled maintenance programs, managed spares, and minimized downtime through efficient resource utilization.
• Led multidisciplinary teams for routine, shutdown, and emergency maintenance, ensuring safety compliance and statutory standards.
• Managed procurement, documentation, budgeting, forecasting, and expense control for electrical operations.
• Conducted fault diagnostics, implemented corrective solutions, and supported continuous reliability improvement initiatives.
• Collaborated with engineering teams to develop innovative power system solutions and drive infrastructure enhancements.
• Successfully led projects like relocation of three 35 MW Gas Turbines and 150 TPH HRSG, ensuring timely and efficient execution

Operation and Maintenance Responsibilities – 2 × 600 MW Coal-Based Power Plant

• Managed operation and maintenance of electrical systems for 2 × 600 MW coal-based power generation units.
• Planned and executed preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities, including breakdown handling and root cause analysis.
• Operated and maintained 400 kV AIS one-and-a-half breaker switchyard, 11 kV & 3.3 kV HT switchgear, and 415 V LT switchgear.
• Handled HT/LT motors, 1800 kVA emergency DG sets, UPS systems, battery banks, and battery chargers.
• Managed power (250, 70, 45 MVA) and distribution transformers (2.5 MVA), including oil-immersed and dry-type units with OLTC and off-load tap changers.
• Operated stator water-cooled and hydrogen-cooled 600 MW generators, including startup, shutdown, synchronization, performance monitoring, AVR, static excitation systems, and VFD operations.
• Managed electrical operations and maintenance of 2×600 MW Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) systems.
• Independently handled startup, shutdown, tripping, blackout recovery, and emergency operations following safety and SOP guidelines.
• Provided engineering support for operations and power distribution system maintenance while improving system reliability and uptime.
• Conducted tripping analysis, fault diagnosis, and implemented preventive solutions to minimize recurrence.
• Proposed and supported cost-reduction initiatives while optimizing electrical transmission and distribution performance.
• Supervised, planned, and executed maintenance work, ensuring adherence to standards, efficiency, and compliance.
• Collaborated with production and maintenance teams to develop cost-effective and reliable power system strategies.
• Provided technical support on complex electrical system issues, ensuring timely troubleshooting and resolution.
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks, setting performance targets, and tracking progress.
• Improved reliability and minimized downtime through effective maintenance planning, troubleshooting, and system enhancements.