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On my joining M/S Taylor in Aug.'70, I was deputed To Madras Fertilisers construction site for
orientation and training on installation/calibration and testing of field instruments in NPK plant
being executed by M/S Dorr Oliver under CHEMICO,USA. It was for 40 days and the objective was to familiarise the incoming Sales&Service engineer on Taylor products in an industry. Here I worked under Mr S Sampath, who is senior to me by 6 years from the same institution.. As a fresher hardly 10 months in profession, I enjoyed this training and took full benefit.
Then came the surprise and shock!
The day I returned back to my office to resume my regular assignments, there was a SOS message from our FACT Ambalamedu site reporting that all supervisory staff have met with a jeep accident
and somebody from branch sales office have to rush to site to take possession and control. Also there was instruction/request from HQ clearly stating that Ramanathan to be rushed there. So without second thoughts I was asked to travel to Ernakulam (now Kochi) for 4-5 days stay as intermediate relief.
On reaching Ernakulam, Mr CP Srinivasan,another senior by 5 years, received me at the station and arranged my lodging at Meera mahal, Thirupanithura. No one estimated/ expected that the injured supervisors will take several months to recoup themselves and resume duty.
My 4-5 days travel trip continued for 8-Eight months !
The plant site was building up an ammonia and urea plant under FACT,Ambalamedu.There I became virtual center point and all client personnel and Taylor workmen started respecting me as their hero.
CPS went out of way by arranging fresh dress material for my use and take me out for entertainment in week ends. At one stage, even the client instrumentation managers got so much impressed with my involvement and performance, offered employment for me.
As my nature and cut is towards project execution challenges only, I excused myself and got away.
After 8 months, when I returned to office, I was asked to take care of BHEL projects & servicing the instrumentation of all sugar factories in Southern Region ( about 115 factories covering Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh ). So I was out of office literally touring all the while. As bachelor I was a free bird and enjoyed varied cuisine.
In Feb.'72, the second break got initiated again by mere coincidence.That is a big story by itself
which I will continue to narrate....
Key Aspects :- Training, Critical challenge, Proactive approach
On my joining M/S Taylor in Aug.'70, I was deputed To Madras Fertilisers construction site for
orientation and training on installation/calibration and testing of field instruments in NPK plant
being executed by M/S Dorr Oliver under CHEMICO,USA. It was for 40 days and the objective was to familiarise the incoming Sales&Service engineer on Taylor products in an industry. Here I worked under Mr S Sampath, who is senior to me by 6 years from the same institution.. As a fresher hardly 10 months in profession, I enjoyed this training and took full benefit.
Then came the surprise and shock!
The day I returned back to my office to resume my regular assignments, there was a SOS message from our FACT Ambalamedu site reporting that all supervisory staff have met with a jeep accident
and somebody from branch sales office have to rush to site to take possession and control. Also there was instruction/request from HQ clearly stating that Ramanathan to be rushed there. So without second thoughts I was asked to travel to Ernakulam (now Kochi) for 4-5 days stay as intermediate relief.
On reaching Ernakulam, Mr CP Srinivasan,another senior by 5 years, received me at the station and arranged my lodging at Meera mahal, Thirupanithura. No one estimated/ expected that the injured supervisors will take several months to recoup themselves and resume duty.
My 4-5 days travel trip continued for 8-Eight months !
The plant site was building up an ammonia and urea plant under FACT,Ambalamedu.There I became virtual center point and all client personnel and Taylor workmen started respecting me as their hero.
CPS went out of way by arranging fresh dress material for my use and take me out for entertainment in week ends. At one stage, even the client instrumentation managers got so much impressed with my involvement and performance, offered employment for me.
As my nature and cut is towards project execution challenges only, I excused myself and got away.
After 8 months, when I returned to office, I was asked to take care of BHEL projects & servicing the instrumentation of all sugar factories in Southern Region ( about 115 factories covering Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh ). So I was out of office literally touring all the while. As bachelor I was a free bird and enjoyed varied cuisine.
In Feb.'72, the second break got initiated again by mere coincidence.That is a big story by itself
which I will continue to narrate....
Key Aspects :- Training, Critical challenge, Proactive approach
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