Major Sidharth Sharma
Noida
Summary
Award-winning trendsetter and collaborative team player with over 9 years of experience in the Indian Army and proud founder of an innovative export house. Possessing strong communication skills, analytical abilities, and interpersonal skills, excelling at leading cross-functional teams of 200 members. Expertise in integrating efforts to maximize operational efficiency and creatively solving problems to deliver exceptional outcomes. Swift in adapting to progressive technical concepts and ability to uplift existing procedures.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Officer Commanding, Rashtriya Rifles - Counter Insurgency & Terrorism Unit
Indian Army
Kashmir
09.2022 - 08.2024
- Strategized over 25 counter-terrorist missions and led 200 men, restoring peace in an extremely sensitive district
- Planned and executed 4 rescue operations, saving over 150 young boys targeted for radicalization
- Analyzed intelligence data, correlated it with events and prevented 3 terrorist attacks, saving over 50 lives
- Ideated and led a specialized team to reclaimed a 1.5 Sq Km of strategic territory, enhancing our defense positions
- Collaborated with locals, gathered intelligence and busted 3 drug cartels, preventing supply of drugs worth $1.2 Mn
- Innovated a scalable, low-cost prototype to bullet-proof existing 100 vehicles, saving 90% costs
- Identified past patterns and future terrorist ingress routes and reorganized deployments, reducing infiltration by 75%
- Designed and implemented a QR code system for 4,000 houses, reducing location finding time by 25% for missions
- Instated mental well-being programs reducing depression & suicides from 8% to 3%, enhancing operational alertness
- Trained 350 participants in United Nations Indo-Bangladesh Joint Military exchange drills and best practices
Assistant Garrison Engineer & Security Officer - Deputation
Indian Navy
11.2020 - 08.2022
- Led team of 12 engineers to restructure $2.5Mn Classified Annual Infrastructure Naval base plan, saving 15% costs
- Introduced project management software, expediting the delivery of over 15 infrastructure projects worth $1.6 Mn
- Corrected flawed demolition plan, revitalized 12 unsafe buildings enabling transition to new infrastructure over 5 years
- Initiated structural testing, identifying 10 unsafe structures & averting potential collapses, safeguarding over 350 lives
- Implemented a sewage treatment plant, driving sustainability and securing first-ever green certification among 15 bases
- Optimized maintenance workflow, cutting complaints turnaround time by 25%, saving 250 hours & improving efficiency
- Collaborated with paint manufacturers to procure specialized coatings for coastal buildings, achieved savings of $50k
- Owned responsibility and set up bio-bubbles and quarantine facilities for 7000 officers, ensuring zero COVID-19 cases
Instructor, Captain
Military Training Academy
04.2019 - 10.2020
- Designed programmes and trained over 70 lieutenants/officers on battlefield tactics & combat engineering
- Introduced advanced simulation technology in training programs, achieving a 20% increase in cadets' qualification rates
Lieutenant, Team Commander, Bomb Disposal Unit
Indian Army
11.2017 - 03.2019
- Surveyed 100-mile stretch near border and diffused over 15 explosives, protecting 10 villages and saving over 100 lives
- Liaised with government agencies to repair 6.2 miles of the Indo-Pak Border, reducing troops deployment by 10%
Indian Army, Officer Training Academy
09.2016 - 10.2017
- Underwent professional training in military tactics, endurance activities & leadership development
- Selected as 1 of the 6 'Senior Under Officers' to Led among 250+ cadets based on Physical & academic performance
Founding Partner
Dirkly Trade Pvt. Ltd
04.2015 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: (Entrepreneurial venture; Export of Goods to Russia)
- Identified and capitalized on untapped opportunities in Russia, exporting $144k of horticulture and scaffoldings
- Negotiated contracts with international buyers by providing faster delivery thereby increasing selling price by 15%
- Strategized and leveraged wheeled cold storage from farms to airports, increasing product shelf life by 5 days
- (Entrepreneurial venture; Export of Goods to Russia)
Education
PG Diploma - Combat Engineering
Pune University
09.2018 - 02.2019
PG Diploma - Defense & Strategy Management
09.2016 - 10.2017
Masters - Advance Construction Management
NICMAR
Pune 04.2013 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth
08.2009 - 05.2013
Skills
Strategy
Awards
- Bravery Commendation, 2023, For courage and valor in a life-saving mission during active duty
- Medals for Serving in High Altitudes and Conflict, 2018, 2023
- Commendation Medal, 2020, For exceptional work presented to an Army officer by the Navy
- Silver Medal, 2017, As 2nd best amongst 250+ officer cadets commissioned in Military Training Academy
- All India 1st Rank, 2016, Out of 300,000 applicants in the Indian Army Service Selection Board (SSB) entrance exam
Community Work & Interests
- Educated and conducted drug rehabilitation for more than 500+ youths in the area of deployment (2023)
- Spearheaded planning of Mumbai largest urban forest (25k saplings), boosting biodiversity (2020-2022)
- Fitness, Shooting (Olympic camp under 16), Deep sea diver (PADI certified), adventure sports, stock market
Timeline
Officer Commanding, Rashtriya Rifles - Counter Insurgency & Terrorism Unit
Indian Army
09.2022 - 08.2024
Assistant Garrison Engineer & Security Officer - Deputation
Indian Navy
11.2020 - 08.2022
Instructor, Captain
Military Training Academy
04.2019 - 10.2020
PG Diploma - Combat Engineering
Pune University
09.2018 - 02.2019
Lieutenant, Team Commander, Bomb Disposal Unit
Indian Army
11.2017 - 03.2019
PG Diploma - Defense & Strategy Management
09.2016 - 10.2017
Indian Army, Officer Training Academy
09.2016 - 10.2017
Founding Partner
Dirkly Trade Pvt. Ltd
04.2015 - 08.2016
Masters - Advance Construction Management
NICMAR
04.2013 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Technology - Civil Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth
08.2009 - 05.2013
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