Trinetra Bajpai


• Competent Technocrat with over 40 years of experience in top executive positions in manufacturing industry with specialization in design, engineering, execution and management of large-scale petrochemical and other industrial sector projects (notably Methanol, Ammonia, Urea and Formaldehyde/derivatives plants, steel rolling mills, panel boards/laminates/flooring materials, MDF/HDF manufacturing facility etc.)
• Zealous promoter of Indian Technological expertise, manufacturing capabilities and human resource skills in the Middle East over the last 16 years.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1972 First-class Graduate in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India with specialization in Petroleum Refinery Engineering and Design of Primary Reformer Furnaces. Meritorious (throughout First-Class) educational career.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Exceptional managerial skills as evidenced by a proven track record of brilliant accomplishments spread across a time span of over 3 decades.
• Acknowledged expertise in design, engineering, installation, commissioning and successful sustained productive operations of complex petrochemical process plants.
• Team Leader known for developing a popular following built-on total confidence, staunch loyalty and inspired motivation among subordinate personnel.
• Zealous capability to unfailingly deliver results, achieving set goals and profitability targets regardless of odds and daunting challenges.

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Owner proprietor and Chairman/Managing Director of:

• M/S KANIKA MULTISCOPE PVT.LTD.(KMPL)
A Young Production House foraying into producing Motion Pictures/Television Serials in Bollywood.

• M/S ANSHULA TECHNOLOGICAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS (ATEC)
A multi-dimensional enterprise created to provide chemical process industry/steel making industry/wood products manufacturing industry related technological, design/engineering, project management, inspection/expediting, procurement, technical auditing and commissioning services.

EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW:

Oct 1990-March2006
MANSO Group of Companies, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Functioned as the Chief Operating Officers/Group President of the MANSO Group of Companies, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Reporting to the Owner/Chairman & Managing Director), including:

• Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Company Ltd. (presently renamed as Chemanol), Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
(300,000 MTPY Formaldehyde/Derivative products’ manufacturing complex).
• M/S United Gulf Steel Mill Co. Ltd (UGS), Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia:
(450,000 MTPY Long Products’ Steel Rolling Mill)
• M/S Modern Décor & Wood Products Mfg. Co. Ltd (MODECOR)
(5 Million sheets/year HPL/CPL/MFC Decorative Laminates Production Plant)
• M/S Saudi Designers Engineering Consultants (SDEC), Al Jubail/Dammam, Saudi Arabia
(Premier civil/structural, electro-mechanical and architectural design/engineering outfit)
•M/S United Gulf Group Co. Ltd (UGG)
(Transportation, logistics management, erection/construction contracting company)
• M/S Industrial Development & Promotion Company (IDPC), Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
(Multi-dimensional project promotion and feasibility evaluation group – the “Think tank” of the organization).
• M/S Polytech Services Ltd, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
(Industrial Maintenance Services based on advanced technologies)
• M/S Noor Dareen Trading Co, Dubai, U.A.E.
(Industrial trading arm of the Group)

The group has a cumulative annual turnover of Saudi Arabian Riyals 2 Billion, among the companies described below:

• SAUDI FORMALDEHYDE CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD.
(presently renamed as Chemanol)
Al – Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Deputy Managing Director.

Founded in 1989, Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Co Ltd, is a private sector manufacturer of 300,000 MTPY Formaldehyde / Derivative products including Aqueous Formaldehyde, Urea Formaldehyde, Hexamine, Paraformaldehyde, UF/MF Liquid and Powder Resins and SNF/SMF Superplasticizers. The Company has set up around 18 plants in over a decade of it’s existence and is considered to be one of the most progressive petrochemical manufacturers in the region, employing “state-of- the-art” technologies from M/s Haldor Topsoe A/S (Denmark), M/s Libra A.p.l. (India), M/s Tech-kno Thermosets (U.K.) and M/s APV Nordic Anhydro (Denmark).

T. Bajpai joined the company at it’s inception as Projects/Operations Manager in-charge of setting up the company, envisioning various projects, executing the same and ensuring their successful completion and sustained profitable operations. The company is currently valued at US$360 Million.

Functions included full responsibility of operation, maintenance and products marketing, administration and financial control of the company, apart from efficient timely execution of numerous projects based on reputed international technologies. Setting up of SFCCL including its fast track growth and phenomenal development is a career milestone of T. Bajpai.

• UNITED GULF STEEL MILL CO LTD (UGS)
Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Senior Vice President

Established in 1997, UGS operates a 450,000 MTPY Steel Rolling Mill producing long products based on state-of-the-art technology from M/s SIMAC/SMS SCHLOEMANN SIEMAG (Italy/Germany). Along side the owner of the MANSO Group (Shaikh Mazen K. Allahiq), T. Bajpai was involved in the conception, formulation of implementation strategy, execution and subsequent productive operations of this prestigious US$100 Million project. The Mill produces sectional steel products in the range of 40mm to 220 mm including angles, channels beams, square bars, etc. The Company has an annual turnover of US$290 Million.

• MODERN DÉCOR & WOOD PRODUCTS MFG CO LTD (MODECOR)
Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Senior Vice President

Founded in 1998, this company manufactures 5.4 Million Decorative Laminate Sheets per year of High Pressure/Compact Laminates, Continuous Pressed Laminates, Melamine Faced Chipboard Laminates and Decorative Laminated Panels based on Continuous Press Technology availed from M/s Hymmen and M/s VITS (Germany).
T. Bajpai was responsible for techno -economic feasibility evaluation, conception and implementation of the project & oversaw the successful commissioning and commercial operations of this 50 Million U.S. Dollar modern facility, with an annual turnover of US$60 Million.

• SUPPORT COMPANIES OF THE GROUP:
(SDEC/UGG/IDPC/POLYTECH/NDT)
Chief Operating Officer

T. Bajpai has been Chief Operating Officer of these Support Companies of the Group, which include a premier design engineering organization (SDEC), Transportation, Logistics Management Erection/Construction Company (UGG); Multi-dimensional project promotion and feasibility evaluation group (IDPC), Industrial services Company based on advanced cutting edge technologies (Polytech) and Industrial trading arm of the group (Noor Dareen). Was involved in setting up and subsequent commercial operation of these Companies from the initial stage itself.

Dec 1974-Oct 1990

• RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS & FERTILZERS LTD.
Mumbai / Thal (Maharashtra, India).
Process Engineer / Plant Manager / Project Manager / Operations Manager.

I. Methanol/Ammonia Plants

Full operational and managerial responsibility of Methanol (120 MTPD) and Ammonia (900 MTPD) Plants based on the technology of M/s Haldor Topsoe A/S, including process control, plant management and execution of debottlenecking /revamp schemes.

Was also In-charge of “Gas Conversion Project” to convert the Methanol/Ammonia Plants to “Bombay High Natural Gas” replacing Naphtha.

II. 2 x 1350 MTPD Ammonia Plants of RCF (Thal Unit)
Super Fertilizer Complex.

Responsible as Project Manager and subsequently as Operations Manager for RCF’s US$400 Million Mega Thal Fertilizer Project. – the first Super Fertilizer Complex based on Bombay High Gas/HBJ Pipeline.

Functions included overall supervision of the project for completion of basic design/engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, financial tie-ups with international agencies, erection/construction, precommissioning, and commissioning activities leading to timely completion of RCF’s 2 x 1350 MTPD capacity prestigious Super Ammonia Plants based on technology from M/s Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark.

Was deputed to M/s Haldor Topsoe A/S, Denmark during the entire basic engineering work and was actively involved as owner’s representative in design/engineering of all process reactors, furnaces, vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, drive turbines and utility units and approval thereof.

Also supervised detailed engineering work at the offices of Projects Development India Limited, Baroda (India) apart from management of all procurement and shipping activities.

Received training at the DCS facility of M/s Taylor Instrumentation (Stevenage, U.K.) in Distributed Digital Control Systems.

In-charge of financial negotiations with several international credit agencies and financial institutions.

Successful implementation of the Super Fertilizer Project of RCF at Thal on schedule and within allocated budget (INR 880 Crores) is one of the major career accomplishments of T. Bajpai.

Sept 1972 – Dec 1974

• SHRI RAM CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES.
Kota, Rajasthan – India.
Process Engineer.

Worked as Process Engineer in the 600 MTPD Ammonia Plant. Duties included process control and operation of Steam Naphtha Reforming based Ammonia Plant using Haldor Topsoe Process and Built by M/S CHIYODA CORPORATION (JAPAN), along with regular monitoring of plant data with a view to effect improvements towards more streamlined and efficient operation of the plant. A number of process modifications and improvements were carried out to achieve greater operational ease and functional economics. Erection and commissioning experience was also gained during the expansion of the plant from 450 to 600 MTPD capacity

A W A R D S:

* PLAQUE OF HONOR (2008)- RECEIVED FROM SHRI ARJUN SINGH, H.R.D. MINISTER.     

* N.R.I. EXTRAORDINAIRE (2007)- RECEIVED FROM SHRI K.C.PANT/ SHRI SAIFUDDIN SOZ.     

* LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (2006) – NRI WELFARE SOCIETY –
RECEIVED FROM SHRI ARJUN SINGH, UNION MINISTER FOR HRD.   

* APPOINTMENT AS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF NRIs (2005) BY SHRI BALRAM JAKHAR, GOVERNOR OF RAJASTHAN.   

* DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD (2005) FROM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BANARAS HUNDU UNIVERSITY, VARANASI, INDIA.   

* SWORD OF HONOUR AWARD (2004) – RECEIVED FROM FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SHRI I.K. GUJRAL AT THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NRIs HELD IN NEW DELHI DURING 24-28 JANUARY 2004.   

* SPECIAL ORDER OF MERIT MEDAL – RECEIVED FROM SHRI K.C. PANT, FORMER UNION MINISTER AT THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NRIs HELD IN NEW DELHI DURING 24-28 JANUARY 2004.   

* PRIDE OF INDIA GOLD MEDAL (2004) – A RARE & SPECIAL HONOUR RECEIVED AT THE NRI AWARDS BANQUET HELD IN LONDON ON 9TH JUNE 2004, AT THE HANDS OF MR. TONY McNULTY, M.P. (MINISTER TRANSPORT).   

* HIND RATTAN OF THE YEAR 2003 AWARD RECEIVED FROM FORMER PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI K.R. NARAYANAN AT THE 22ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF NRI’s HELD IN NEW DELHI DURING 24-28 JAN 2003.   

* N.R.I. OF THE YEAR 2002 (2003) - RECEIVED FROM DR. BHISHMA NARAYAN SINGH, FORMER GOVERNOR AND UNION MINISTER OF INDIA.   

* NRI MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE (2003) – RECEIVED FROM SHRI K.C. PANT, FORMER UNION MINISTER AND CURRENT DY. CHAIRMAN PLANNING COMMISSION, REPUBLIC OF INDIA.   

* NRI OF THE MILLENIUM AWARD (2003) – RECEIVED FROM SHRI JAYANT PATIL, MINISTER OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA, REPUBLIC OF INDIA.   

* GLORY OF INDIA AWARD (2003) – RECEIVED FROM Dr. BHISHMA NARAYAN SINGH, FORMER UNION MINISTER.   

* BHARAT JYOTI AWARD (2003) – RECEIVED FROM THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY.   

* NRI MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE (2003) - RECEIVED FROM FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA SHRI I.K. GUJRAL AT THE NRI DAY FUNCTION HELD IN NEW DELHI ON JANUARY 12, 2004.   

* U.P. RATAN AWARD (2003) – RECEIVED FROM SHRI VISHNUKANT SHASTRI, GOVERNOR (UTTAR PRADESH), REPUBLIC OF INDIA.   

* UTTAR PRADESH MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD (2003) – RECEIVED
FROM SHRI T.N. CHATURVEDI, GOVERNOR (KARNATKA), REPUBLIC OF INDIA.   

* POISA (Professionals of India in Saudi Arabia) AWARD FOR PROMOTION OF INDIAN TECHNOLOGICAL / MANUFACTURING / ENTREPRENEURAL CAPABILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AT THE INDIA 2000 EXPOSITION IN SAUDI ARABIA IN THE YEAR 1996.   

* “BEST EXPORTING COMPANY IN KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA” AWARD (YEAR 2000) – FROM GOVERNOR OF EASTERN PROVINCE, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.   

* “BEST MAINTAINED PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX” AWARD FOR SFCCL ON THE BASIS OF NIL LOST TIME ACCIDENTS OVER 12 YEARS OF OPERATION FROM THE ROYAL COMMISSION FOR JUBAIL & YANBU, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.   

* “BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY COMPANY” AWARD FOR SFCCL FROM THE ROYAL COMMISSION FOR JUBAIL & YANBU, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.   

* AWARDED “INTERNATIONAL WHO’S WHO OF PROFESSIONALS” MEMBERSHIP – 1997.   

* RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS CERTIFICATES OF MERIT AND COMMENDATIONS FOR OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN RCF, INDIA.   

T. Bajpai considers successful promotion of Indian technological expertise and manufacturing capabilities in the Middle East as one of his most significant achievements. Virtually all the petrochemical plants installed in Saudi Arabia under his responsibility, have equipment/machinery/materials supplied by reputed Indian companies and are manned and managed by a chosen team of Indian professionals/experts.

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE:

Widely traveled having visited countries all over the world, including USA, UK, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon etc.

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS:
Have been accredited with the development of the following process innovations and technical breakthroughs in Ammonia and Formaldehyde/derivatives Technologies:

* STAGNANT HEATING PROCEDURE FOR PRIMARY REFORMER START UP, ENTAILING MAJOR ENERGY SAVING.

* HYDROGEN RECYCLE HEATING PROCEDURE FOR M.T. SHIFT CO CONVERTER.

* HYDROGEN RECYCLE HEATING PROCEDURE FOR L.T. SHIFT CO CONVERTER, CONSIDERABLY REDUCING START-UP CYCLE.

* INSTALLATION OF METHANATOR OUTLET TO METHANATOR OUTLET CROSS OVER CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO AMMONIA PLANTS, AFFORDING INTEGRATED OPTIMISATION OF TWO PLANTS.

* INSTALLATION OF PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE TO PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE CROSS OVER CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO AMMONIA PLANTS, IMPROVING ENERGY CONSUMPTION LEVELS AND OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY.

* RUNNING OF THE FRONT END OF ONE AMMONIA PLANT HOOKED UP TO THE SYNTHESIS UNIT OF THE SECOND AMMONIA PLANT WITH THE FRONT END OF SECOND AMMONIA PLANT UNDER SHUT DOWN.

* REDUCTION IN RAW MATERIAL/UTILITY CONSUMPTION LEVELS IN FORMALDEHYDE PLANTS BY INCORPORATING SEVERAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING MODIFICATIONS.

* DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANUFACTURE OF PARAFORMALDEHYDE, HEXA METHYLENE TETRA AMINE, CONCRETE ADDITIVES AND PENTA ERYTHRITOL.

* R&D BASED DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE SULPHONATED SUPERPLASTICIZER.

PUBLICATIONS:

Authored numerous international papers , publications and books, including:
* A REVIEW OF THE NAPHTHA REFORMERS FOR GENERATION OF AMMONIA SYNTHESIS GAS – Chemical Age of India/November 1977.

* PROJECT EXECUTION AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE – 2 x 1350 MTPD AMMONIA PLANTS OF RCF, THAL – International Fertilizer Conference – Copenhagen (1987)

* MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND METHODS ADOPTED BY RASHTRIYA
CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS LTD., THAL MANAGEMENT chemical Week/December 1987.
* THE FEATURES OF A HUGE MODERN AMMONIA PLANT AS EXPERIENCED IN SETTING UP, STARTING & OPERATING THE RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS LTD’s THAL AMMONIA PLANTS – NITROGEN 88. CONFERENCE,GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (1988)

* SALIENT FEATURES AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF PRIMARY REFORMERS AT THAL - Fertilizer News/June 1988

* FORMALDEHYDE & DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS – THEIR APPLICATION AS
CONDITIONING/ANTICAKING AGENTS FOR UREA FERTILIZER – Fertilizer Focus (FMB Publications) – September 1996

* CONDITIONING CUM ANTICAKING TREATMENT OF UREA FERTILIZER – THE SFCCL EXPERIENCE - Fertilizer Focus (FMB Publications) – December 2002

* DILIP KUMAR-PERENNIAL DELIGHT INSPIRING GENERATIONS- JUNE 2003

* SHASTRIYA SANGEET EK ADHYAYAN – MAY 2004

* DEV: ETERNAL ANAND – MARCH 2006

* THOSE MAGNIFICIENT MUSIC MAKERS - 2012 Feb 2012

ASSOCIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS:

* INTERNATIONAL WHO’S WHO OF PROFESSIONALS.
* ARAB FERTILIZER ASSOCIATION.
* PROFESSIONALS OF INDIA ORGANIZATION, SAUDI ARABIA.
* AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY.
* TOASTMASTERS’ CLUB, SAUDI ARABIA – CTM LEVEL – CLUB NO. 076
* CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY, BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY.