Highly analytical, decisive and strategic thinking Lieutenant General bringing more than thirty-nine years of service in the Indian Army and seeking a challenging new role. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Sound judgment and critical thinking abilities.
Work History
Commandant
Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering
Secunderabad, Telengana
01.2017 - 01.2019
Lieutenant General
Headed premier technical training Institute of the Indian Army having 300 highly skilled Instructors and 1500 administrative staff, with a capacity of training 2000 students at a time
Conducted five M.Tech., eight diploma and 42 basic technical courses in Aviation, Mechanical, Computer, Communication and Radar technology and two B.Tech. courses in Electronics and Mechanical Engineering
Enhanced quality of training by signing MoUs with IIT and IIIT, Hyderabad and Administrative Staff College of India for faculty exchange and research
Started research on AI and supervised projects on health monitoring of engines
Organised seminars on AI, Drones and Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Instituted five year Infrastructure Development Plan for the college and completed a number of projects.
Commander
Base Workshop Group
01.2015 - 12.2016
Major General
Headed eight factories (Army Base Workshops) employing a workforce of 250 engineers and 12,000 technicians
These factories conduct MRO of Armoured Fighting and Specialist Vehicles, Armament and Radar systems
Formalised a Perspective Plan of Production for the next 15 years
Planned and supervised capability enhancement of all Army Base Workshops in a structured manner including setting up NABL-certified labs
Switched to e-procurement and open tendering to ensure transparency in procurement
Functioned as the Appointing, Disciplinary and Appellate authority under CCS (CC&A) Rule1965 for 9000 Group ‘C’ Industrial/ Non-industrial persons.
Regional Head of Engineering Support
Indian Army
01.2013 - 12.2014
Major General in the Western Command
Lead a technical workforce of 200 engineers and 10,000 technicians
Responsible for ensuring the operational readiness of all equipment in the command theatre including Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Aviation, Armament, communication and Radar systems
Ensured near 100% availability for the entire period of responsibility
Authored 'Mission Reliability' study to predict the requirement of assemblies that would be required during operations.
Deputy Director General
Army
01.2008 - 01.2011
Engineering Support Management
Formulated Engineering Support policy for all categories of weapon systems (Armament Communication, Radars, Automotive, and Aeronautical Systems)
Formulated Life Cycle Sustainment packages for new weapon systems under procurement and included these in the contracts
Planned and vetted ‘Maintenance Evaluation Trials’ for equipment under acquisition
Participated in Intergovernmental meetings to resolve issues pertaining to weapon systems
Negotiated Annual Maintenance Contracts with OEMs.
Deputy Military Attache
Embassy of India
Moscow, Russia
06.2004 - 06.2007
Military Attaché (Technical)
Interacted extensively with Russian labs/organisations involved in design, development, testing, production and export of weapon systems and ammunition
Supervised execution of contracts between Russia and India pertaining to land systems
Formed part of team to negotiate new contracts
Visited Military Industrial Complex of Belorussia including firms like Peleng, BelOMA and overhaul plants for AFV and AD Systems
Visited Military Industrial Complex of Israel and Poland and visited IAI, BUMAR, CENZIN and firms upgrading weapon systems and manufacturing spare parts.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics
PG (Radars) -
Military College of Electronics & Mech Engineering
M.Tech -
IIT
New Delhi
Skills
Operations Administration
Personnel Training
Personnel Evaluation
Resource Coordination
Data Auditing
Mission Coordination
Program Oversight
Equipment Management
Emergency Planning
Accomplishments
Army General with 40 years of organisational experience in leading sustainment, production and technical training organisations in the Indian Army
A specialist in MRO of Military Systems, he has technically managed armament, aviation, automotive, computer, communication and radar systems of the Army
Headed a group of eight Army factories (Base Workshops) which overhaul critical Army equipment, with a workforce of 250 engineers and 12,000 technicians
Represented Army as a Deputy Military Attache in the Embassy of India, Moscow
Has optimised organisational effectiveness and atmosphere to achieve goals while maintaining discipline and financial probity
Core competencies include:
Strategy Planning
Team building and leadership
Production of weapon systems
Budgeting and cost optimisation
Life cycle sustainment of weapon Systems
Defence contract management and execution
Human Resource Management - SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Planned, supervised and achieved record production in eight Army Base Workshops for two consecutive years as Commander Base Workshop Group
Achieved high mission reliability and operational readiness of all equipment and weapon systems of India’s Western Army for two years
Planned life cycle support for new weapon systems being acquired and formulated engineering support policy for over 200 in-service equipment/weapon systems of Indian Army
Visited Military Industrial Complex of Russia, Israel, Poland, Belorussia and Bulgaria and firms like Peleng, BelOMA, BUMAR, Cenzin and overhaul plants for AFV and AD Systems
Conducted M.Tech, B.Tech and Diploma courses for the entire sustainment cadre of the Indian Army as the Commandant of the Military College of EME.
Honors and Awards
Awarded Ati Vishist Seva Medal and Vishist Seva Medal by the President of India for distinguished service.
Timeline
Commandant
Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering
01.2017 - 01.2019
Commander
Base Workshop Group
01.2015 - 12.2016
Regional Head of Engineering Support
Indian Army
01.2013 - 12.2014
Deputy Director General
Army
01.2008 - 01.2011
Deputy Military Attache
Embassy of India
06.2004 - 06.2007
B.Tech - Electronics
PG (Radars) -
Military College of Electronics & Mech Engineering
M.Tech -
IIT
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