Ramesh Paranjpey

Mr. Ramesh Parashuram Paranjpey

B.E. Mech., M. Tech (Refrigeration), IIT Bombay-1966

Professional Experience

27 Yrs.: Vice President, AC&R Division, Kirloskar Pneumatics Ltd. Pune (1967-1993)
4 ½ Yrs.: Managing Director, Carrier Refrigeration Ltd. Bangalore & Singapore (1993-97)
6 Yrs.: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Voltas Air International Ltd., Pune (1997-2003)

Other

Fellow Life Member ASHRAE - Since 1971
Fellow Life member and Chartered Engineer, Institution of Engineers, India
Ex-President, ISHRAE, Pune Chapter year 1998-1999
Ex-President, ASHRAE Western India Chapter 2001-2002
Member Association of Ammonia (AAR) - Since 2012

Conducted corporate training programs on National level at Honeywell, Alfa Laval, Voltas, Blue Star, Thermax. Emerson, Tata Motors, LG, and ISHRAE, ASHRAE forums in various cities and on international level in the USA, Singapore, China and Germany etc.

Coffee Table Book

Achievements

Distinguished 50-Year Member Award 2020
Elected and appointed as committee member on ASHRAE handbook-Fundamentals for 4 years from 2013-2017
Danfoss ICE Award for "Lifetime Engineering Award". -2012
Invited by German Chamber of Commerce to deliver lecture in Germany on "Ammonia Pump Circulation Systems for Low Temperature Applications", Year - 2008.
Presented paper at IIR conference in Macedonia on Energy saving techniques in ammonia pump circulation systems - April 2011
Winner of “Bry-Air Systems Design Award”, Year – 2009
Jury member of CII for Scale Awards (Supply Chain 7 logistics excellence)
Appointed as Refrigeration Specialist on NHB (national Horticultural board) panel-Govt. of India
The Doyen of HVAC&R Industry Award-2022-NCRAC
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)-coopted as expert in the panel on "Closed circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems"
ISHRAE Journal best paper Award-March 2023- for “Carbon dioxide as a refrigerant in the Indian context
Have executed more than 700 projects for cold storages, Ice cream making, process plants, fish and meat freezing as well as air conditioning such as international air ports, office buildings, and shopping malls.
In last 5 years after retirement from Voltas Air International, doing consultancy and consultant to following projects/companies
- Gadre Narine Exports-Ratnagiri/Veraval
- Silver Star Exports –Porbandar
- Sonia Fisheries –Taloja
- Forstar Fisheries-Taloja
- Blue fin Fisheries –Taloja
- Tasty Bite –Pune
- Danfoss –India
- Emerson India
- Ingersoll Rand –Bangalore- Srini Food Park/Gravis Dairy
- Alfa Laval India
- Libran Sea Foods Taloja
- Jangipur Mega Food Park consultant to ETA
- Mapro for Snow Amusement Park and Freezing & cold storages for strawberries

Publications

I have been associated with many organisation for technical guidance and written books for them. The original books can be obtained from respective organisations.