PRAVEEN KUMAR
Delhi, India | +91 94585 42997 | praveenkumarnitp@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/thekumarpraveen
Profile Summary
Results-driven Asset & Maintenance Manager with 8 years of experience managing large equipment fleets, driving reliability engineering, and implementing data-driven maintenance strategies across India's most complex infrastructure projects. Proven track record in achieving industry-benchmark reliability metrics (MTBF 2044 hours, MTTR 14 hours), optimising operational costs, and leading cross-functional teams. Seeking Asset Management / Plant Maintenance Manager roles in Manufacturing within Delhi NCR.
Core Competencies
Asset Lifecycle Management | Fleet Operations Management | Reliability Engineering (MTBF/MTTR) | Predictive & Preventive Maintenance | ERP-based Asset Management | IOT-based Monitoring | Operational Excellence | Cost Optimisation | Vendor Management | Manpower Management | Stakeholder Management | ESG Compliance | Python | Data Analysis | Business Process Improvement
Professional Experience
Larsen & Toubro | Plant & Machinery Department | 2018 – Present
Manager — Asset & Maintenance Operations
Jan 2026 – Present | Gurugram, Haryana
Promoted to Manager at IKEA GMP Package 2 Project, Gurugram (Rs. 1200Cr+). Leading asset operations and maintenance strategy with expanded ownership across a large equipment fleet.
Assistant Manager — Asset & Maintenance Operations
Sep 2024 – Dec 2025 | Gurugram, Haryana
Led end-to-end asset operations and maintenance for IKEA GMP Package 2 Project (Rs. 1200Cr+), managing a fleet of 47 assets across operations, maintenance, and reliability management.
- Achieved industry-benchmark reliability — MTBF 2044 hours, MTTR 14 hours
- Saved 528 litres of diesel through IOT-based consumption monitoring and digital dispensing
- Managed asset billing for 28 hired equipment — ensuring accurate vendor debiting
- Monitored asset budget — tracking planned vs actual expenditure across fleet
- Achieved ESG compliance norms for the project
- Won Best Cluster Repair & Maintenance Incharge Award Q3 FY 2024-25
- ERP-based asset management — equipment logsheets, breakdown tracking, spares booking, fuel management
Assistant Manager — Technical Operations
Jul 2022 – Aug 2024 | Mumbai
Led high-risk technical operations and equipment management across Mumbai's landmark infrastructure projects. End-to-end responsible for planning, risk assessment, methodology preparation and execution supervision.
- Managed complex equipment operations across multiple high-value projects simultaneously
- Executed 52 end-to-end equipment activities at NMIAL International Airport
- Served as Technical Trainer — Plant & Machinery for L&T
- PRAISE Award — High-risk operations execution under adverse conditions (Mar 2023)
Senior Engineer — Operations & Process Improvement
Jul 2019 – Jun 2022 | Mumbai
Managed technical operations, team leadership and process improvement initiatives across Mumbai cluster. Led a direct team of 48.
- Standardised equipment transportation documentation — incorporated into L&T ISO QMS
- Built PowerApps application consolidating equipment specifications cluster-wide
- Zero safety incidents across all supervised activities
- Implemented data-driven maintenance tracking and analysis
- PRAISE Award — Process innovation and digital tools (Feb 2020)
- Selected by L&T for sponsored M.Tech at IIT Delhi — competitive programme for high-potential engineers
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Jul 2018 – Jun 2019 | Mumbai
Hands-on operations, maintenance and troubleshooting across heavy equipment including Batching Plant, Concrete Pump, Tower Cranes, Passenger Hoist, Wheel Loader, Skid Steer Loader. Early exposure to IOT monitoring and data analysis.
Education
M.Tech — Project & Operations Management
IIT Delhi | 2020 – 2022 | CGPA: 8.69/10
Major Project: Novel automated concrete pipeline measurement system — from concept to working prototype
B.Tech — Mechanical Engineering
NIT Patna | 2014 – 2018 | CGPA: 8.98/10
ASME HPVC Asia Pacific 2017 — 7th among 42 international teams | 2nd Innovation | 3rd Design
Awards & Achievements
🏆 PRAISE Award — High-risk operations execution under adverse conditions (Mar 2023)
🏆 PRAISE Award — Process innovation, PowerApps & ISO QMS documentation (Feb 2020)
🏆 Best Cluster Repair & Maintenance Incharge Award — Q3 FY 2024-25
Certifications
- RPA Level II — Robocorp (Sep 2022)
- Machine Learning in Python with Scikit-learn — France Universite Numerique (May 2022)
- Computational Thinking using Python — MITx (Dec 2021)
- AWS Machine Learning Foundations — Udacity (Oct 2021)
Skills
Technical: Asset Lifecycle Management | Fleet & Preventive Maintenance | Reliability Engineering | ERP Asset Management | IOT Monitoring | AutoCAD | SolidWorks
Data & Tech: Python | Data Analysis (Jupyter Lab) | Microsoft Power Apps | RPA | MS Excel
Management: Team Leadership | Vendor & Stakeholder Management | ESG Compliance | Business Process Improvement | Operational Excellence