
venkatesh kurdeker
@venkateshkurdeker
Blast Furnace Section In-Charge at JSW Steel, responsible for electrical and automation maintenance on a 2607 m³ furnace.
What I'm looking for
At JSW Steel, I’m Assistant General Manager – Section In-Charge – Electrical & Automation for a 2607 m³ Blast Furnace. I lead electrical and automation maintenance activities and support preventive maintenance, breakdown analysis, and shutdown work.
I worked on Blast Furnace coal injection projects involving Qlar (Schenck) CDI equipment, including equipment erection and commissioning for BF-2 and commissioning CDI at BF-1. I also worked on installation of a top recovery turbine and a 23.65 MW Blast Furnace blower project.
I worked on SAP PM implementation for Blast Furnace functional locations and equipment, including schedules for critical equipment. My earlier experience includes electrical maintenance, shutdown jobs, and erection and commissioning of 14.5 MW turbogenerator sets at West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Assistant General Manager
JSW Steel
Oct 2021 - Present (5 years)
Section In-Charge for Electrical & Automation of a 2607 m³ Blast Furnace, leading maintenance and project execution.
Manager – Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation
JSW Steel Ltd
Jul 2010 - Oct 2021 (11 years 3 months)
Managed electrical, instrumentation, and automation maintenance and project engineering for steel plant operations.
Dy. Manager – Project Engineer
Aaress Iron & Steel Ltd
Jul 2008 - Jul 2010 (2 years)
Project engineer for electrical and automation systems in pellet plant and steel plant.
Executive (Deputy Manager)
Hospet Steels Ltd
Jul 2005 - Jul 2008 (3 years)
Handled power plant electrical and instrumentation maintenance, shutdown jobs, ISO documentation, and spares maintenance.
Engineer – Electrical Maintenance
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd
Jan 1999 - Jul 2005 (6 years 6 months)
Performed electrical maintenance for paper machinery, shutdown jobs, and erection and commissioning of 14.5 MW turbogenerator sets.
Education
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University BDT College of Engineering, Davanagere
B.Tech / B.E., Engineering
Completed a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) / Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree.
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