Swatantra Kumar
6 Years 8 Months Overall Experience
Functional Areas
Education
NIT Patna
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
2012-2016
Accomplishment
Recognition for Risk Management
Received Recognition from BPCL for fastest ex-situ risk management at remote pipeline locations in record time
Conference Papers
Authored and co-authored two Papers in Asia’s Largest International Conference on Asset Integrity Management through Corrosion Control for cross country petroleum pipeline.
2022
Patent
Patent No. 477242 for Solar-powered (battery) outdoor mobility assistance for Divyang
Graduation Highlights
Achieved Rank 2, B.Tech (M.E.), NIT Patna
Innovation Concept Invitation for Presentation
Presented an innovative concept of outdoor mobility assistance for Divyang at Rashtrapati Bhavan i.e. in a meeting of national innovation clubs at President's estate National Innovation Summit in March 2016
2016
Scholarship Award by MHRD
Awarded Scholarship for Higher Education under Inspire by CBSE ( An MHRD autonomous organization) for being in top 1% CBSE XII board examinations
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
2023
Certified Scrum Product Owner
2023
Supply Chain: Project Management
2023
Experience
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
6 Years 8 Months
Manager
Jun'16 - Mar'23
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Reduced process time by 65% through Business Process Improvement by implementing lean methodology through removal of non-value-added activities from the value chain of digital payments processing for a compensation settlement
- Ideated and enabled real-time data visualization and governance by integrating cloud-based IOT devices and embedding AI/ML for prediction and risk mitigation due to electrical interference, reducing downtime by 66 %
- Capitalized CWIP of $ 19.725 Mn into asset account in ERP (SAP) through cost allocation in 107 assets
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT USING DATA ANALYTICS
- Ideated & implemented internal corrosion assessment regression model & predictive data analytics for 3000 kms of Petroleum pipeline with an accuracy 80% & optimized chemical dosing, saving $23,809/ year-location
SUSTAINABILITY& ESG REPORTING
- Led monthly ESG reporting for petroleum pipeline locations, including collecting and analyzing data for materials, energy, GHG emissions, water, effluents, wastes, and occupational health & safety as per GRI process standards (301), IPCCthrough different performance index for each category
- Championed green building construction from concept to implementation for control room and obtained a 4-star green rating
- Developed financial model -Total Cost of ownership analysis for 3Kw Solar Power unit, analyzing Project feasibility, ROI assessment
STRATEGIC PLANNING
- Developed and implemented a location strategy for exigency response through critical resource allocation along a 610 km cross-country pipeline, achieving 37% reduction in response time with 2.5 hr Turnaround time
ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT
- Decreased time-based number of threats by 53% through Predictive assessment pressure profiling for 15000 points using data analytics for 1389 km of pipeline and prioritized 100 defects for resolution via repair plan
Live Consulting with ITL Industries
- Consulted ITL Industries, Indore, for production enhancement through identification of NVAs & Business process improvement