LT COL ASHIESH DWIVEDI

• Spearheading security governance and risk management across 09 mining sites and a 1200MW power plant, ensuring uninterrupted operations with zero downtime.
• Driving security automation, intelligence, and vigilance upgrades, strengthening resilience against emerging threats.
• Leading risk assessment and mitigation frameworks, embedding proactive design and monitoring mechanisms across critical assets.
• Establishing and managing local stakeholder engagement programs, enhancing trust and operational continuity in sensitive geographies.
• Overseeing corporate communication and CSR initiatives linked to security operations, aligning business priorities with community expectations.
• Implementing incident response protocols and crisis management drills, ensuring preparedness for high‑pressure scenarios.
• Coordinating with cross‑functional teams to integrate security, compliance, and operational efficiency into business workflows.
• Providing strategic input to senior leadership on enterprise risk, threat intelligence, and security design for long‑term sustainability.
• Implemented high‑value drone surveillance systems with AI‑enabled analytics, enhancing site security visibility and proactive threat detection.
• Introduced Automated Material Movement (AMM) in collaboration with project and logistics teams, reducing manual intervention and dependency on human resources while improving operational efficiency.
• Conducted successful public hearings across multiple sites, enabling smooth commencement of mining operations and strengthening community trust.
• Led second‑party security audits, ensuring compliance with industry standards and identifying improvement areas for risk mitigation.
• Executed techno‑commercial initiatives in security operations, achieving cost optimization without compromising quality or resilience.
• Partnered with cross‑functional teams to integrate risk assessment and security design frameworks into operational workflows.
• Streamlined Security processes by assessing As is & To be methodology, documented and trained to concerned process owners for better customer experience.
• Automation in Fire Extinguishers by placing QR codes at every extinguisher to scan & check the health status, refilling date, expiry date.
• Intelligence & Vigilance: Conducting preventive and carrying out checks, with follow-up investigations, on serious cases of irregularities, based on source information disciplining the wrong doers and protecting the honest performers.
• IR Issues: Handled grievances such as Non-Payment of wages, reduced attrition of local manpower, compliances of mines safety.
• Data Centre Security – Establishing NOVAC Fire equipment for the safety and securing the organization data on servers.
• Security & Fire Mock Drills – To cater the emergency readiness, identifying vulnerabilities and closed by providing appropriate training, placing controls and regular assessment.
• 100% uptime record of Security Assets by ensuring timely PM under AMC and 24x7 monitoring locally to avoid any security breach and zero non-compliance.
• Developed SLA with vendors for operational excellence, filling gaps and identifying scope for improvement with performance score card of vendor
• Upgraded the CCTV Control room by placing new software (Genetec) to have better control and added features of door open/close remotely from Control room
• Reduced Mob gathering issues and traffic incidents by 62 to 30 within 6 months, placing whistleblowers on site and traffic speed guns equipped guards.
• Reduced Emergency response time from 5 min to 3 min by QRT placement via Command centre monitoring to any incident

Security & Risk Management Leadership

• Directed security governance across 950‑acre military stations with a safety budget of ₹0.35 Cr, achieving 100% safety record and zero downtime.
• Established statutory security protocols for four military facilities (800 personnel, 120 vehicles) in terrorist‑infested areas, ensuring zero casualties over three years.
• Initiated risk assessments and mitigation strategies in high‑altitude and counter‑insurgency zones, delivering zero incidents across three years.
• Led multi‑agency crisis response teams during high‑risk events (Afzal Guru assassination, Burhan Wani neutralization), coordinating with law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
• Planned and executed VVIP security operations for Defence Minister and senior dignitaries in disturbed regions, integrating intelligence networks and police liaison.
• Designed and implemented advanced surveillance systems (CCTV, UAVs, drones, UGS, AI‑enabled monitoring) to strengthen situational awareness and operational resilience.
• Conducted second‑party audits and compliance reviews of security vendors, ensuring adherence to SLAs and optimizing costs without compromising quality.
• Conceptualized and led disaster management operations (Kedarnath floods), coordinating aerial reconnaissance and multi‑stakeholder response mechanisms.
• Directed Amarnath Yatra security operations, establishing ROPs, MVCPs, convoy protection, and audits to safeguard thousands of pilgrims.
• Built and trained elite commando teams (GHATAK, Rashtriya Rifles) for CI/CT operations, neutralizing high‑value terrorist threats and capturing enemy assets.
• Established intelligence grids and surveillance networks across 596 km of international boundary, enhancing operational security in volatile environments.
• Chaired judicial and disciplinary proceedings (Court of Inquiry, Summary Court Martial, General Court Martial) ensuring compliance with Army Act.
• Designed and delivered specialized training programs at Corps Battle School, Khrew, developing 1,000+ soldiers in leadership, tactics, and counter‑terrorism.

Project & Technology Leadership

• Directed 22 capital projects worth USD 320M in electronic warfare and defence modernization.
• Executed AI‑based decision‑making project (USD 75M) with DRDO, PSUs, and cyber agencies — a first for the Armed Forces.
• Spearheaded establishment of six R&D Centres of Excellence at IITs and DRDO labs, completed ahead of schedule.
• Represented India as SME for emerging technologies in Indo‑France military cooperation and joint training with Afghanistan, USA, and Sri Lanka.
• Architected vendor evaluation frameworks to build reliable ecosystems for defence capability development.

Cybersecurity & IT Management

• Headed System Operations Centre, managing end‑to‑end cybersecurity for critical defence installations in Delhi & Lucknow — zero breaches recorded.
• Strengthened network security infrastructure worth USD 6.6M with Microsoft, CISCO, and national vendors.
• Drafted and implemented cybersecurity policies for multiple high‑security installations, enhancing resilience.
• Led 30+ high‑level cybersecurity audits, ensuring compliance and robust defence posture.

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

• Directed large‑scale operational moves (100+ vehicles, 450 tonnes load) across 800 km, achieving 95% efficiency using lean methodology.
• Forecasted MTBF/MTTR rates, strategically pre‑positioned spares to minimize disruptions in snowbound areas.
• Established OEM partnerships to secure reserve systems beyond SLAs.
• Administered USD 9M budgets across constrained geographies, coordinating four verticals seamlessly.
• Implemented new inventory management processes, achieving USD 100M cost savings.
• Coordinated security and logistics for national & international events (Republic Day, Independence Day, G‑20 Summit).

• Designed and optimized radio frequency (RF) networks to enhance coverage, capacity, and quality of service across multiple telecom circles.
• Conducted drive tests and performance analysis, identifying network gaps and implementing optimization strategies to improve call quality and reduce drop rates.
• Collaborated with cross‑functional teams on network rollout and expansion projects, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with technical standards.
• Implemented frequency planning and interference mitigation techniques, improving spectrum efficiency and overall network reliability.
• Prepared technical reports and recommendations for senior management, supporting decision‑making in network upgrades and customer experience improvement.