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Arun Kumar Nigam

1-Name Arun Kumar Nigam

2-Fathers Name ` Shri M . M. Lal

3-DOB 30th Oct 1950

4-Mail ing Add ress House No- C-8057Sector-C, Pocket -8Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110070

Phone 011-26892661Mobile 08800873625

E mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

5- Educ ational & Profesional Quali f ication

S. No Course Subjects Uinversity/Int Year Ofpassing

1 MechanicalEngineering

MechanicalEngineering

Institute Of mechanicalEngineering (London)

1972

2 MechanicalEngineering

MechanicalEngineering

Indian Railway Instituteof Mechanical &Electrical Engineering

1972

3 Fellow Institute of

MechanicalEngineeringIndia

Mechanical

Engineering

Institution Of

Engineers-India

2007

4 AdvancedLeadershipProgram

Management Stern Business School,New York University,USA

2009

6- Work Exp erience

Summary

Over 38 years of experience in management/Operations of large railway systemsinvolved in managing all aspects railway working.

Infrastructure development & project management experience in setting up largeindustrial units. Currently looking after major projects viz, Coach factory atRaebareli, Wheel Plant at Chapra, Locomotive factory at Bihar etc.

Over all in charge of all 6 Production Units (DLW, CLW, ICF, RCF, DMW, & RWF)and 44 workshops on Indian Railways.

12 years of experience as head of workshops.
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7 years of International experience out of which ,

Four years as consultant for World Bank financed project, in Ministry of Transport atZimbabwe for 4 years. Responsibility included complete management of a Diesellocomotive workshop including operations, maintenance, supply chainmanagement, manpower management and training .

Over 3 years of experience as an international consultant dealing with optimizationof transport systems including Operations, materials management, formulatinginvestment strategies, and manpower planning and infrastructure development in

many developing countries. Research experience in Design & vendor development of Diesel Engines

Acquisition and management of sick enterprises..

Training experience as Director IRIMEE JAMALPUR

S. No Organization Post Held Period

1 Ministry ofRailways

Additional Member (Production Units &Workshops)

&

General Manager (Rail Coach FactoryProject)

General Manager (Workshop Projects)Chairman Bharat Wagon Ltd

Sept -08 toOct-10

Nature Of Work

Overall head of 6 Production Units of Indian Railways engaged in new manufactureof

250 Diesel Locomotives per year at Diesel Loco Works Varanasi 230 Electric Locomotives per year at Chitranjan Locomotive Works 1600 Passenger Coaches/annum at Rail coach factory Kapurthala 1400 Passenger Coaches/annum incl EMUs , Metro Cars , DEMUs at ICF

Chennai Rebuilding of 110 locomotives/Annum at Diesel Locomotive Modernization

Plant Manufacture of 200,000 wheels & axles at Rail Wheel factory

Overall head of all workshops on Railways (44 nos)

Overall In charge development of infrastructure on IR. Major current Projectsinclude, Wheel manufacturing plantProject cost 1600 crs Passenger Car Manufacturing Plant for 900 cars/year Project cost 2200 Crs Passenger Car Manufacturing Plant for 600 cars/year-Project cost 1200 Crs Diesel Locomotive Manufacture Plant 100 loco/year in PPP Diesel Component Manufacture Plant Diesel Multiples Units Manufacture Plant in PPP Freight Car Repair workshop Coach Rehabilitation workshop Setting up 2nd unit for coach manufacture at ICF

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Axle manufacture Plant in PPP 5 Freight Car Manufacture Plants in PPP Refrigerated Container Manufacture Plant in PPP

Over all in charge for procurement. Of Machinery & Plant. Approx cost 500Crs/Year

Over all In charge of development of Maintenance Infrastructure for entire RollingStock including workshop modernization.. Approx cost Rs 1500 Crs per year.

Over all in charge of Capital & Revenue budget for Rolling Stock. Approx 36% ofthe entire Capital budget of IR is on new Rolling stock and its allied activities . Capital budget for manufacture of new Rolling stock. Approx Rs 14000 Crs . Capital Budget for setting up new plants-Rs 2500 Crs Capital Budget for procurement of Machinery & Plant- Rs 500 Crs Revenue Budget for maintenance of Rolling stock in workshops-Rs 7000 Crs


2 South CentralRailway

Ministry of Railways

Chief Mechanical Engineer Dec-06 Sept-08

Nature of Work

Head of Mechanical engineering department on South Central Railway . As headof Mechanical department responsibility included maintenance and operation ofDiesel locomotives , Passenger Cars , freight cars , Accident management andhuman resource development .

Key Responsibilities

Management of 3 workshops undertaking complete overhaul and rehabilitation ofPassenger Cars & freight cars

Management of 5 major diesel locomotive depot undertaking heavy repairs ofapprox 500 diesel locomotives and diesel multiples unit

Management of 13 Passenger Car repair centre undertaking repair and operation ofapprox 3400 Passenger Cars

Management of 3 major Freight car repair centers undertaking repair & operation ofapprox 19000 freight cars

Over all in charge of Disaster management in 5 disaster management centers


3 Indian Institute of Mechanical &Electrical Engineering

Ministry of Railways

DirectorDec-04 Dec-06

Nature Of Work

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Head of one of the prestigious training institute not only on I Rly , but also amongstthe foremost Engineering Institute in the country. This is also one of the oldestInstitutes in the country for Mechanical Engineering.

I was in charge for following types of training,

SCRA A 4 year undergraduate program leading to degree in MechanicalEngineering.

18 months training for IRSME Probationary Officers

Training for officers & Supervisors of Indian Railways

International training for developing countries and PSUs


4 Eastern Railway

Ministry Of Railways

Chief Rolling StockEngineer

Nov-99-Dec-04

Nature Of Work

Head of maintenance and operation Coaches & Wagons , on E Railway, .Key Accomplishments and Responsibilities

Overall management of 14 transportation workshops & 7 operational centers .

Supervised team of senior managers & 8000 technical staff.

Ensured maintenance, operation & availability of 5,000 passenger cars daily.

Achieved best availability of passenger cars, thus making available 500extra cars

Achieved all time best, 45% improvement in operations reliability

Provided highest ever peak accommodation. 78% additional berths provided.

Reduced cost of maintenance by reducing the manpower, and material

.


5 Research, Design andStandards Organization(RDSO)


Executive DirectorApril 97-Nov99

Nature Of Work

Served as head of a Research Center, engaged in design and development ofDiesel Engines. This center has state-of-art facilities for advanced research in thefield of diesel engines.

Key Accomplishments and Responsibilities

Upgraded existing diesel engine power capacity by 15% along with GE- USA.

Provided Consultancy to, 4000 diesel locomotives on IR & new manufacture

Developed fuel-efficient diesel engines comparable to the best benchmarks

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Developed electronic fuel injection equipment.

Developed new number of technologies for diesel locomotives on IndianRailways eg : Plate lube oil cooler , New generation turbos , streamedlinepiping etc

Quantified the benefits of multi-grade oils in collaboration with Chevron oil USA.

Published paper on New Generation Turbo Charger for IR Diesel

locomotives


6 Eastern Railway


AdditionalDivisional Railway

manager

June93-April97

Nature Of Work

Managed overall operations of all departments - Mechanical, Civil, Telecomand Electrical Engineering, Finance, Transportation, Marketing Procurement,Public Relations, Human Resources.

Oversaw and managed a budget of over US $50 million.

Achieved an all time high record earnings.

Successfully completed expansion/renovation of one of the largest station

Successfully managed a large workforce of 18000 employees and 100managers


7 National Railways OfZimbabwe

PrincipalConsultant

Oct;89-June93

Nature Of Work

Served as management consultant for over 4 years at National Railways ofZimbabwe (NRZ), under a World Bank financed project. As the management andoperational head, managed a Railway Transportation Workshop at Harare

(Zimbabwe). This workshop was engaged in the maintenance and oServed asmanagement consultant for over 4 years at National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ),under a World Bank financed project. As the management and operational head,managed a Railway Transportation Workshop at Harare (Zimbabwe). This workshopwas engaged in the maintenance and operation of over 100 diesel locomotives.


Managed overall operations of all departments Mechanical and Electricalengg, Operations, Disaster management, Finance and Materialsprocurement.

Achieved a 17% improvement in the performance and the availability of

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locomotives resulting in a reduction of imports of locomotives.

Achieved 400% improvement in reliability of operation of locomotives.(MDBT).

Developed and managed a financial budget of over US $4 million.

Developed and implemented a strategic plan for training of local manpower with anobjective to meet long-term requirements of self-reliance and self-sustainabilityperation of over 100 diesel locomotives.


8 Ministry Of Railways Director MechanicalEngineering

July88-Oct89

Nature Of Work

Serving as Director in the Ministry of Railways, oversaw formulation anddevelopment of maintenance infrastructure projects for Indian Railways.


Designed and developed strategic plans for modernizations of IndianRailways workshops in collaboration with Overseas Economic CooperationFund of Japan .

Developed and implemented strategies for financing these projects alongwith international funding agencies e.g. World Bank, OECF-Japan KFW,and ADB etc.

Managed existing World Bank Projects for modernization and up gradationof Indian Railway workshops.

Successfully planned and implemented several major infrastructure projects egestablishment of a new facility for manufacturing passenger cars, modernization oflocomotive manufacturing plant, expansion of diesel locomotives rebuilding plantManaged transfer of technology for upgrading technology in IR workshops

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9 Northern Railway Chief WorksManager

Sept85-july88

Nature Of Work

Served as head of one of the largest workshop. The workshop is engaged inrehabilitation of passenger and freight cars, manufacture of spare parts andoverhaul of sophisticated sub-assemblies.

Achieved highest output in productivity in the history of the workshop.

Managed overall operational responsibility of the workshop includingTechnical, Budget, Finance, Human Resources, Training, Procurementdepartments.

Supervised about 20 managers and 6000 technical staff of this workshop.

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10 Rail India Technical &Economic Services (RITES)

Sr Consultant Sept82-Sept85

Nature Of Work

As an International Transport Consultant, undertaken several consultancyassignments in engineering, workshops and logistics in developing countries.

Formulated a modernization contract with ADB for Bangladesh Railways

Conducted and implemented World Bank consultancy, on productivityimprovement in Zambian Railway workshop.

Undertook study on productivity of workshops on Bangladesh Railways.

Designed & detail engineering of Diesel loco Depot for Iraq RepublicRailways.

Served as a consultant for improvement in the availability of Rolling Stockand productivity in 4 workshops for Cuban National Railways.

Undertook spare parts optimization studies on Indonesian Railwaysworkshops.

Undertook productivity studies in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh,Mexico, Chile, and Argentina Railway systems & workshops.

INITIAL 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT OF RAILWAY SYSTEMS.

7- Whether SC/ST/OBC/Minori t ies/Wom en NO

8- Present Posit io n Additional Member Railway Board (Retired)

9- Areaof Specialization and numbers of years experience

39 Years of experience

Area Of Specialization: Management & Policy formulation of Transportation ,Industries etc

10- Indicate how yo u f i l l the laid down cr i ter ia(A) Criteria of Experience

I retired as Additional MemberMinistry Of Railways in the grade 75500-80000 . I

have worked for more than 10 years (Since 1992) in the grade equivalent to Joint

Secretary to Government of India.

(B) Criteria of Educational Qualification

I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering

(C) Criteria of Age

I am less than 65 years (DOB- 30thOctober 1950)

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11- Directorship held in com panies (both CPSEs and Pr ivate)

I have been Chairman Of Bharat Wagon Ltd

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