Anjan Kumar Dey

Educational Background

  • Tech ( Metallurgical Engg) & M.Tech (Process Metallurgy) both from I.I.T Khargapur with over 37+ years of rich experience in managing the Profit Centre Operations with key focus on topline profitability.
  • A keen planner, strategist & implementer with demonstrated abilities in managing plant / business Process operations for accelerating the organisational growth.
  • Adept in managing various activities involving resource planning, production, in-process inspection, team building in co-ordination with internal / external departments.
  • Possess excellent business acumen with the ability to remain on the cutting edge.
  • Track record of consistently achieving the projected targets, building dynamic teams & identifying high-yielding services and products during the career span.
  • An effective communicator with good interpersonal & leadership skills; strong analytical, problem solving & organisational abilities.

Current Responsibilities

  • Establishing short term / long term budgets & corporate strategies for achievement of business targets.
  • Looking after business planning, forecasting & analysis for assessment of revenue potential in business opportunities, primarily for mergers & acquisitions.
  • Managing the plant operations with a view to achieve business objectives and ensure bottom line profitability.
  • Planning day-to-day strategies, production schedules along with resource allocation & machine loading for product development.
  • Taking stringent quality measures including preparation of necessary documents to ensure compliance with various quality standards and customer requirements.
  • Identifying scope for planning and implementing technological changes to enhance the operational efficiency.

Directing, leading & motivating workforce; imparting on job training for accomplishing greater operational efficiency.

Experience

M/s Tata Steel Ltd. Jamshedpur

  • a) Research Engineer                                                                                                                           Period : 1979- 1995
  • bHead of G Blast Furnace operation                                                                                         Period: 1995-2007
  • Worked in Research & Development Division for 13 years in Iron making. Pioneering Research work in Blast Furnace, Sinter, Raw Materials & implementations of several research projects at plant
  • Published many technical papers in National & International Journals of Repute.
  • Attended & paper presentations in several Seminars & Symposia.
  • Authored a published Book on “Sinter Making at Tata Steel”.
  • Head of “G Blast Furnace” operation for 15 years & associated with project management for furnace up gradation & Business Development initiatives.
  • Responsible for Campaign life extension & Capacity expansion of G Blast Furnace (from 1800 m3 to 2643 m3) which earned the distinction of Highest BF campaign life in India.
  • Visited Thyssen , Germany . Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan 6 times for enhancing plant performance BF Relining, and Technical Collaboration.
  • Associated with many cost improvements and business development activities in Tata Steel.

M/s JSW Steel , Bellary, Karnataka                                                                                                    May ’07 – Apr’10

Associated Vice President

 Accountable for Iron Making group of departments.

  • Responsible for successful commissioning the country’s largest Blast Furnace (BF3- 4019 m3 volume ) and stabilized its operation.
  • Visited UK for BF4 Project & Siemens, VAI, Austria for level 2 automation for BF.
  • Responsible for Total Process optimisation & Quality improvement for Raw Materials, Blast Furnace, Ore Beneficiation, Sinter Plant & Coke Plant as Head of Technology function.
  • Part of JSW Core Team for the implementation of new improvement initiatives & visited JFE Steel, Japan

M/S Usha Martin Limited, Jamshedpur                                                                                            May’10 – Apr’15

Sr. Vice President (Iron Division)

  • Accountable for Blast Furnace (380m3 & 245 m3), Sinter Plant, Coke Oven & DRI Plant.
  • Project execution and commissioning of Blast Furnace 2, Sinter Plat & Coke Oven. Project management, technical & commercial evaluation for all procurement action of equipments..
  • Formation of Iron Making Technology Group and setting up of Raw Materials Testing facilities & Quality control for the entire Iron Making group of departments including pellet plant.
  • Responsible for spearheading production through process control, raw material optimization. Executed various process improvement initiatives.
  • Project execution & Relining of Blast Furnace 1
  • Played major role for raw materials quality improvement in association with Mines .
  • Handed the implementation of ISO TS, ISO 14001 and TPM.
  • Training of personnel in Iron Making areas.
  • Visited China in connection with BF Process improvements & BF relining activities.
  • Cost reduction initiatives in all areas of Iron Making.

M/S Uttam Galva Metallics Ltd, Wardha, Maharastra                                                               Feb’16 – Mar’17

Sr. Vice President (Iron Division) 

  • Accountable for Blast Furnace (245 m3) & Sinter Plant ,.
  • Responsible for spearheading production through process control, raw material optimization. Executed various process improvement initiatives.
  • Played major role for raw materials quality improvement.
  • Training of personnel in Iron Making areas.
  • Cost reduction initiatives in all areas of Iron Making.
  • Material planning and quality improvements.

Working now as an independent Consultant and associated with Metalist Consultants Pvt. Ltd Kolkata since April 2017.

Professional Exposure

Professional Affiliations

Professional Achievements/ Highlights

  • Worked as Sr. Consultant for one year for various development activities & cost reduction initiatives for Iron Making units of Steel Plants.
  • Efficiently handled TOP as Unit Leader for operations for various improvement projects in Tata Steel.
  • Brought about many improvements through various initiatives like ASPIRE, Six Sigma, TOC, Kaizen etc..
  • Felicitated as a Pillar Champion of 3S activities of TPM though focused improvement initiatives.
  • Actively involved in business planning & project execution for BF, Sinter Plant, Coke Plant.
  • Raw Material planning and quality improvements.
  • Initiatives in Safety Promotion