Arun Vijayakumar

President - Projects at Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Globally Successful Project Manager known for strategic and focused approach, with extensive accolades for managing large scale integrated, complex, multi-phased and high-profile EPC projects in Petrochemical and Refining field. Proven expertise in limiting risk, creating lean strategy & teams, and establishing creative strategies for optimizing operations and financial returns. Addressed financial constraints and complicated logistics issues to overcome project challenges. Excelled in collaborating with clients, contractors and government agencies to meet or exceed design, quality, timeline and budget expectations. Nurtured, trained, developed and maintained high performance teams. Member of Global Executive Council of PMI

Experience

  • President - Projects at Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd.
    Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Director - Projects at Hindustan Zinc
    Nov 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Key member of HZL ExCo Chair HZL Project ExCo Part of Vedanta Group Project Council Strategize, Conceptualize and Lead the overall Design, Development, Engineering, Budgeting, Resourcing, Execution and Commissioning of all Greenfield and Brownfield Projects. Ensuring right tie-ups, partnership for materializing Company's vision and expansion plans Ensure Techno-Commercial feasibility, Technology Selection and Engineering Drive Business Growth by planning and implementation of Capacity Enhancement Projects

  • Vice President at Reliance
    Jul 2013 - Oct 2018 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Part of the J-3 Project Management Team. Project Director for Aromatic Complex that included World's Largest Para-Xylene Plant built under BP technology. During the stint, was also taking care of multiple Refinery Projects including Petro Naphtha Upgrade, CDU Upgrade, De-bottlenecking Project, Shut Downs etc.

  • Larsen & Toubro Limited (7 yrs 5 mos)
    • Project Director - Petrochemical Project
      Mar 2010 - Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Program Manager for OMPL - MARC Project being built on LSTK basis for OMPL at Mangalore.

    • Project Manager
      May 2006 - Mar 2010 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Heading the Naphtha Cracker Project for IOCL Panipat. Responsible for the Associated Unit and SRT Furnaces.

    • Head of Package Procurement
      Feb 2006 - May 2006 · 4 mos

      Headed the Package procurement group. Was responsible for all the major package procurement like Fired Heaters, DM Plants, Pigging Stations, Compressors etc

  • Head Project Procurement (PTA Project) at Larsen & Tourbro Limited
    Feb 2003 - Feb 2006 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Headed the Project Procurement function for Purified Tere Phtalic Acid Project for IOCL Panipat. Was incharge of procurement of material worth 600 Crores.