Arun Kumar is working with HPCL‐ Mittal Energy Ltd., India, as Head of Operational Excellence at Guru Gobind Singh Refinery and Petrochemical complex situated at Bathinda, India. Has more than 35 years of experience in the areas of erection, commissioning, maintenance, equipment reliability, Inspection and turnaround planning and execution, troubleshooting and performance improvement of Rotating Equipment, in Process Plant / World Class Oil Refinery. He is leading the digital transformation efforts in reliability and maintenance . Arun is mechanical engineering graduate with post‐graduation in business management.
He has presented number of technical papers at international venues and lectured at Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia, including tutorials, case studies, discussion groups and panel discussions. He is advisory committee member of Asian Turbomachinery and Pump Symposium, Turbomachinery Laboratory, Texas A&M University and also member of Turbomachinery society of Japan.