Sirdaryo, Sirdaryo Region, Uzbekistan
Chemical Engineer and Industrial Operations Leader with 18+ years of experience across utility-scale power generation, chemical manufacturing, fertilizer production and continuous-process industrial operations. Experienced in leading industrial operations and assets from investment-stage technical evaluation and specification review through commissioning, start-up, ramp-up, stabilization and long-term operational governance. Combines deep chemical engineering expertise with leadership of integrated plant operations, including core process systems, utilities, water and wastewater treatment, environmental compliance systems and critical site infrastructure in complex, highly regulated industrial environments. Proven track record of converting technical expertise, process discipline, and operational leadership into measurable business performance, delivering over USD 1 million in annual optimization gains, improving plant availability, reducing maintenance costs by 15–30%, driving structural OPEX reductions, and extending asset economic life through reliability-focused operational decisions and process optimization. Brings a strong owner-side perspective shaped by direct involvement in investment-stage technical due diligence, operability-focused specification refinement, feasibility studies, commissioning governance and long-term performance optimization — supporting informed investment decisions while protecting asset value before and after CAPEX commitment. Recognized for managing supporting plant systems as critical production enablers directly influencing reliability, compliance, availability, and profitability. Built and led multidisciplinary site organizations in greenfield and operating industrial environments, establishing operational discipline, maintenance coordination, contractor governance, technical capability development, and compliance systems while maintaining full accountability for operational continuity, cost control, and business performance objectives. Sector-transferable across power generation, chemical processing, and industrial manufacturing, with a systems-driven leadership philosophy focused on operability, reliability, asset longevity, environmental integrity, and sustainable industrial profitability.
• Built the Balance of Plant organization from the ground up in a greenfield operating environment, recruiting, training, and leading multidisciplinary teams responsible for water treatment, cooling systems, wastewater management, and auxiliary plant operations. • Accountable for the safe, reliable and cost-effective operation of Balance of Plant systems supporting a 220 MW multi-unit combined-cycle facility comprising 23 gas engines, 23 waste heat boilers, 3 steam turbines and site-wide utility and environmental infrastructure. • Played a key leadership role during commissioning, start-up, operational stabilization, and performance improvement phases, establishing operational discipline, maintenance coordination processes, technical capability development, and reliability-focused work practices. • Managed annual operating budgets exceeding USD 1M while leading environmental compliance, wastewater optimization, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) evaluations and plant improvement initiatives involving feasibility assessments, technology evaluation and vendor engagement. • Improved plant availability by 5% and reduced maintenance costs and unplanned downtime by 15% through advanced cooling water and steam cycle optimization programs, asset reliability initiatives and operational performance improvements. • Currently leading plant-wide cooling system improvement studies encompassing cooling capacity enhancement, cooling tower performance optimization and water resource evaluations to support long-term operational reliability and efficiency.
• Established the power plant chemistry laboratory from the ground up, defining organizational structure, staffing, operational standards and CAPEX/OPEX requirements supporting CFB boiler, wet limestone FGD and water–steam cycle operations. • Established operating methodologies for critical process systems during commissioning and early operation, including CFB boiler combustion support and wet limestone FGD processes, leveraging expertise from E.ON specialists to support stable operation and environmental compliance. • Built and led an 8-member technical team responsible for chemistry, laboratory operations, asset protection and operational support functions across the power plant. • Supported pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and operational stabilization activities, contributing to long-term reliability, performance optimization and operational readiness of critical plant systems. • Led the Water Chemistry Task Force, coordinating 17 cross-functional improvement initiatives focused on operational performance, process reliability, asset integrity and cost optimization. • Optimized water–steam cycle chemistry, reducing resin consumption by 40% and delivering approximately €400k in annual savings while strengthening long-term equipment reliability.
• Progressed from Process Engineer to Deputy Power Plant Manager, assuming increasing operational, technical and leadership responsibility across utility, environmental and laboratory systems supporting continuous power generation. • Directed daily operations of desalination, demineralization, flue gas cleaning, and water–steam cycle systems while serving as Acting Plant Manager during management absences. • Supervised multidisciplinary operating and technical personnel, ensuring production continuity, regulatory compliance, asset reliability, and adherence to EHS standards. • Delivered significant operational improvements, reducing desalination maintenance costs by 30%, increasing system reliability by 60%, improving availability by 20%, and generating more than USD 150k in annual energy savings. • Led feasibility studies and vendor evaluations for proposed desalination capacity expansion initiatives, assessing technical alternatives, operational impacts and investment viability to support future plant growth. • Led and supported energy efficiency and operational improvement initiatives, including waste heat recovery, fuel utilization improvement, and combustion optimization, generating more than €1M in annual profitability impact. • Participated in SWFGD revamp and SCR implementation projects, supporting technical evaluation, proposal review, vendor assessment and investment justification activities.
• Progressed from Investment & Operation Support Engineer to increasing operational responsibility within phosphoric acid production at one of Turkey's largest integrated fertilizer manufacturing complexes, supporting capital investments, process improvement initiatives and operational optimization projects. • Held operational responsibility for phosphoric acid production units, coordinating a 44-person multidisciplinary organization across production, laboratory, and maintenance interface functions to achieve safety, reliability, and production targets. • Delivered multiple process optimization and debottlenecking initiatives across reaction, filtration, concentration and solids separation systems, generating more than USD 1M in annual savings and increasing filtration capacity by 12%. • Participated in the technical evaluation of a 2,200 MTPD sulfur-burning sulfuric acid plant investment project, contributing to specification development, bidder evaluation and investment decision support while initiating revision of sulfur purity specifications that generated approximately €400k in annual savings and extended projected asset life by two years. • Supported major capacity expansion, feasibility assessment and operational improvement initiatives across phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, NPK and DAP production facilities, collaborating with international licensors and engineering firms on investment and process improvement programs. Subsequently proposed by senior management for Sulfuric Acid Plant Site Manager responsibility.
• Managed production and raw material operations within a continuous-process manufacturing facility, overseeing raw material preparation, production planning, process stability and product quality performance. • Coordinated production, Quality Department and raw material supply activities to ensure reliable operations, process stability and consistent product quality. • Achieved record production volumes while reducing scrap and improving process efficiency, including a 40% improvement in curing and maturation processes through operational optimization and bottleneck elimination initiatives. • Participated in curing hall implementation and new autoclave installation projects, supporting commissioning, operational readiness and production capacity enhancement initiatives.