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Suraj Acharya

Suraj Acharya

Safety-Driven In-Flight Specialist
Bengaluru

Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented professional with 11 years of experience in ensuring the safety and well-being of passengers in the aviation industry. During my professional tenure I have maintained high standards for safety and experience of customers, colleagues and assets.

For the past 11 years, I have amassed over 6000 flying hours as a people manager and a proficient cabin crew member.

Seeking to leverage my strong safety mindset, excellent communication skills, and keen attention to detail in health and safety role.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
5
5
Languages

Work History

Premium Cabin Crew

Qatar Airways
Doha
02.2014 - 11.2022

- Perform safety and security checks of the aircraft and aircraft equipments (E.g : preflight safety checks of oxygen bottles, BCF, life jackets, aircraft doors , passenger and crew seats etc)

- Conduct emergency handling procedures when needed (E.g: Fire fighting, ditching, crash landing, aborted landing, decompression)

- Facilitate communication between flight deck and cabin crew prior to takeoff and during flights to promote smooth operations. (E.g: duration of flight, taxi time, weather, clear air turbulence etc)

- Relay latest updates regarding safety and service process in briefing.

- Escalation handling for all issues inflight - Mechanical and electrical procedures to fix minor issues inflight to avoid dependency on ground team.

- Assist passengers with disabilities by providing wheelchair and supporting throughout the flight, provide excellent customer service.

- Ensure safety and comfort of first and business class customers.

- Prepare passengers for take off and landing (In compliance with QCAA regulations)

- Clearly explain and demonstrate safety and emergency procedures to passengers prior to takeoff.

- Administer first aid whenever required (E.g: CPR, Burn, airsickness, use of Tempus IC)

- Answer passenger queries and provide solutions to issues arising during flight.

- Food garnishing and wine preparation.

- Responsible for training and performance of new crew member handhold and coach during tasks inflight.

- Assess performance of new hires. Provide constructive feedback / appreciation/ improvement plans

- Inventory management of inflight assets

- Conduct lost and found procedures for any items inadvertently left behind by passengers.



Inflight Manager

Goair
Mumbai
01.2011 - 01.2014

- Conduct pre-flight briefings

- Assign cabin crew work positions.

- Communicate latest updates regarding safety and service process.

- Facilitate communication between flight deck and cabin crew prior to takeoff and during flights to promote smooth operations. (E.g: duration of flight, taxi time, weather, clear air turbulence etc)

- Perform safety and security checks of the aircraft and aircraft equipments (E.g : preflight safety checks of oxygen bottles, BCF, life jackets, aircraft doors , passenger and crew seats etc)

- Conduct emergency handling procedures when needed (E.g: Fire fighting, ditching, crash landing, aborted landing, decompression)

- Administer first aid whenever required.

- Maintain flight reports.

- Partner with flight department and catering to meet inflight and station operation obligations.

- Supervise other crew members, ensure performance standards are met inflight.

- Operate audio video system.

- Make announcements. (takeoff , inflight, after landing or any emergency announcements)


Analyst

Netmagic IT services pvt ltd.
Mumbai
11.2008 - 01.2011

- Work with US based internet service provider (Virtela communications)

- Manage IT services for customer all around the globe.

- Provide support for IBM applications (Lotus live meeting, Lotus live share, Lotus live events and blue house by email, phone and web.

- Coordinate with the CSG / Sales group & escalate the billing queries. - Open SWAT calls for severity one issues Check the queue, identify the devices and escalate the tickets to appropriate team.

- Open maintenance and trouble ticket for SOC and NOC.

- Working on ticketing systems like Siebel and Impact.

- Identify the cause of networking problems using diagnostic testing software and equipment.

Dell Technical Agent

Wipro
Mumbai
04.2008 - 10.2008

-Answer user inquiries regarding computer software or hardware operations.

- Resolve issues related to Dell portable (Hardware /Software).

- Resolve issues related to wired and wireless connections.

- Resolve issues using remote connections.

- Maintain proper escalations

- Prepare evaluations of software or hardware and recommend improvements and/or upgrades.

- Sales (includes selling Dell products)

Education

Diploma In Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Thakur Polytechnic
Mumbai
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Computer Applications -

Himalayan University
Itanagar
04.2001 -

IATA - Airline Business Foundation

IATA
Montreal
04.2001 -

IATA - Airline Leading Practices

IATA
Montreal
04.2001 -

Nebosh IGC - Occupational Health And Safety

Nebosh
UK
08.2023 - Current

Skills

Customer service

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Certification

[DGR category 11], [Qatar Airways]

Interests

Playing team sports like cricket, volley ball

Painting

Cooking

Physical fitness

Timeline

Nebosh IGC - Occupational Health And Safety

Nebosh
08.2023 - Current

[Fatigue - Alertness Management], [Qatar Airways]

09-2022

[DGR category 11], [Qatar Airways]

12-2021

[General Security Awareness ], [Qatar Airways]

12-2021

[Hazard Awareness and Reporting], [Qatar Airways]

11-2021

[Safety Management System], [Qatar Airways]

11-2021

[Handling Bomb Threat Calls], [Qatar Airways]

11-2021

[Environmental Sustainability Awareness], [Qatar Airways]

11-2021

Premium Cabin Crew

Qatar Airways
02.2014 - 11.2022

Inflight Manager

Goair
01.2011 - 01.2014

Analyst

Netmagic IT services pvt ltd.
11.2008 - 01.2011

Dell Technical Agent

Wipro
04.2008 - 10.2008

Diploma In Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Thakur Polytechnic
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Computer Applications -

Himalayan University
04.2001 -

IATA - Airline Business Foundation

IATA
04.2001 -

IATA - Airline Leading Practices

IATA
04.2001 -
Suraj AcharyaSafety-Driven In-Flight Specialist