Siva Prakash Shanmugadurai

• Used AIMS and other software tools for schedule management and crew pairing.
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions.
• Handled mails, workchat, tickets and calls to address crew inquiries and concerns.
• Validated the crew rosters and training expiries.
• Assisted the company in times of audits from DGCA (Government body).
• Communicated with the crew and other operational members within the business quickly, calmly and effectively often in pressurized situations and disruptions.
• Received Commendation letters from the Ex Chief Pilot Operations for effective crew management and from Ex Crewing Manager(Mr. MARK) for initiatives and contribution to the team
• Received Shining Allstar recognition thrice and GEM AWARD once. Certificates of the same attached in my LinkedIn profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/siva-prakash-044785111/

Achievements:

● Recognized for cost saving pairings and crew routes.
● Increased the efficiency of the pairings to 4.3 Avg. Block/ Trip Day and improved the productivity of
the cabin crew.
● Liaised between Cabin crew and management to improve the Quality of Life.
● Successfully tested the complete package of planning and scheduling version releases from AIMS
(Airline Information Management System).
● Successfully tested the complete package of ADOPT optimizer for crew pairings.

Responsibilities:

● Conceptualized models to study, analyze, predict and estimate crew head counts, crew training
ancillary cost- layover cost, deadheading cost and transport cost.
● Specialized in AIMS software for rostering, pairing and scheduling modules.
● Knowledge of AD-OPT pairing optimizer for developing pairings.
● Conceptualized and analyzed changes in internal scheduling, planning buffers, future rules and
company policies.
● Strategized and developed processes and functions for developing rosters based on different
parametrical conditions like bases, ranks etc.
● Coordinating and working closely with the Director- Crew Resource and Planning, VP- Operation
Control Center and other stakeholders
● Analyzed, rectified and recommended the errors on system generated deadheads and layover.
● Predicted and estimated the Head Count requirement utilized for flying operations to meet the
commercial plan and company requirements.
● Conceptualized and developed optimal pairings to yield better productivity & resource
utilization.
● Liaised with training department, scheduling and in-flight services for predicting the optimal crew
required post activities like training, leave and stand-by.
● Scenario evaluations of rosters with the objective of block distribution variance and 100% flight
coverage
● Analyzed, evaluated and validated the crew rosters to meet the KPI objective of roster metrics
● Conceptualized and estimated the Headcount requirement to meet the operational needs
● Ensured required stand-by blocks/reserve patches provided by the Resource Plan are built within
resource targets to achieve optimum coverage for each crew workgroup on N/A.