Manprit Kumar linkedin.com/in/manprit1
■ Career history: Coordinator (Alternate Energy), Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, India Senior Geologist, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, India Scientific Officer (Trainee), Department of Atomic Energy, India ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK MSc, Geology, University of Delhi, India BSc (Honours), Geology, University of Delhi, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Co-ordinated international bidding for awarding Indian gas blocks. Led the bidding launch project, completing it in a record time. Recommended the required policy changes to the Government based on industry interactions. One change was relaxing the entry barrier; as a result, onboarded two new players in the Indian CBM industry, ensuring a minimum investment of US$10 million. Revamped industry compliance reporting to the Government by implementing an online Contract Management System (CMS). Collaborated with stakeholders to understand the intricacies of the approval process, created the CMS architecture, and rolled out CMS for the department. The CMS made the system transparent and fast, reducing the reporting time from three days to one day. Led a team of six geologists and mud-loggers while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers to ensure time and safety compliance of oil/gas well drilling projects. Spearheaded important decisions based on data analysis and Co-ordinated amongst agencies. Achieved one of the highest operational speeds, saving up to 20% time and 22% reduction in the project cost.
Made with FlippingBook Learn more on our blog