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Lokesh Sharma

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Turnaround Planning Head - SEZ Refinery at Reliance Industries Limited
📍 Kota, Rajasthan, India

Lokesh Sharma is a Turnaround Planning Head at Reliance Industries Limited with over 18 years of experience leading complex refinery and petrochemical shutdowns. A graduate of the College of Technology & Engineering, Udaipur, he specializes in maintenance strategy, capital project engineering, and large-scale turnaround planning and execution for world-class facilities.

He has a deep intellectual curiosity in management philosophy, cost engineering, and practical metallurgy, often sharing his perspectives on these subjects. Lokesh follows leading companies like Shell and McKinsey & Company, indicating a strong interest in operational excellence and high-level business strategy beyond his direct role.

He has handled the complete turnaround planning and execution for the worlds largest Ethylene Cracker Unit and the worlds largest FCCU.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Turnaround Planning Head - SEZ Refinery
Location
Kota, Rajasthan, India
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Turnaround Strategy
Has over 18 years of experience managing the entire lifecycle of some of the world's largest and most complex refinery and petrochemical turnarounds.
Management Philosophy
Analyzes and discusses leadership concepts, such as the business impact of "Management Debt" versus "Technical Debt" on people and systems.
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Work history

3-2025
Turnaround Planning Head - SEZ Refinery
Reliance Industries Limited
11-2022 - 2-2025
Petchem Turnaround Planning Head
World Largest Ethylene [C2 Complex]-Refinery Off Gas Cracker(ROGC)
4-2022 - 10-2022
SEZ Turnaround planning Head
World Largest Crude Oil Refinery
6-2020 - 3-2022
Turnaround and Rotary Section Head
Refinery and Petrochemical
11-2015 - 3-2020
Turnaround planning Engineer
Turnaround planning in crude oil refinery
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Education
2003 - 2007
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College of Technology & Engineering, Udaipur
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