Dipl.-Ing. Thopegowda Lokesha

• Responsible Steel Melting Shop Induction Furnace operation & production. • Ensuring operational efficiency of induction furnace & rated production realization in shortest possible time. Ladle & Continuous casting machine. • Raw material procurement and Scrap processing & purchasing, keeping sufficient quantity of Scrap in stock & segregating as per grade for smooth operation. • Maintaining minimum consumables and spare parts inventory level. Ensuring safety of man, materials, & machine.

Being a production manager / Plant head responsible for end to end plant production steel melting, rolling mill , maintenance, quality controls.

Major Responsibilities Includes; • Work done (in team work) for completing and commissioning of new 350 m3 blast furnace project (Erection, Refractory lining work, and Blow-in operation). • Independently completed and commissioned new KOLOGIN STOVES for 350 m3 new MBF successfully under my supervision. • Overall management of operation & Daily management review meeting. • Raw material quality monitoring, and burden correction. • Proper & optimum utilization of men material & machinery.

Work done (in team work) for completing and commissioning of new 250 m3 Blast furnace and stove projects (Erection fabrication, Refractory lining work, and Blow-in operation). Proper & Optimum utilization of men material & machinery. • Ensuring smooth operation of blast furnace, increasing productivity, decreasing coke rate & proper burdening to achieve desired quality of hot metal quality.

Major Responsibilities Includes: • Completed Blow-down and Blow-in operation and refractory re-lining of blast furnace three times in team work. • Work done (in team work) for completing and commissioning of new blast furnace project ( Erection , Refractory lining work, and Blow-in operation ). • Independently working as furnace in charge,continues monitoring process parameter and initiating process improvements for achieving productivity targets.Overall management of operation.

Major Responsibilities Includes: • Supervising & handling Melting shop (Induction Furnace) melt the steel to suitable grades. • Handling the Green sand and resin bonded oil sand section. • Handling Heat Treatment section, QC department, casting inspections & Fettling Shop.

• Supervising & handling Melting shop (Induction Furnace) melt the steel to suitable grades. • Handling the Green sand and resin bonded oil sand section. • Handling Heat Treatment section, QC department, casting inspections & Fettling Shop.

Metallurgical engineer, heat treatment, iron making, steel making, steel foundry technology. Continuous casting, rolling mill, blast furnace, induction furnace.