Unnikrishnan Krishnan Nair
Cochin
Summary
- Experienced Design Engineer with over 16 years of experience in Ship Building. Reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Consistently saved costs while increasing profits.
- Design Engineer skilled in building relationships and communicating complex concepts to accomplish results. Leads design team strategy to develop and accomplish team goals. Drives initiative and demonstrates excellent organization and communication in fast-paced dynamic environment and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders for greatest potential impact.
- Enthusiastic Design Engineer eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in the design field.
- Also exposed to the environment of Production sector, where the time frames were met with and the projects accomplished to the successful and satisfactory completion of the customers. Also known to build an effective and highly result oriented team which could take on demands of niche machinery and system requirements, thereby building a formidable indigenous skill base.
- Eager to learn and implement latest planning and production tools in the daily work ambit thereby lending a touch of professionalism in the work and utilizing AI tools towards the same. Abreast with the latest and modern technologies in the relevant field of work and constantly learning and updating on the accrued skills.
- Versatile Senior Manager specializing in Ship Building, handling a team of 30, including executives / supervisors / workers, skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
06.2018 - Current
- Led a team for the testing and trials of systems and equipment during Sea Sorties of Aircraft Carrier for Indian Navy.
- Been a part of the crucial Fire Fighting system right from its inception stage to the commissioning and handing over of system during Sea trials.
- Attended to last minute requirements of the customer towards improvisation and customization of the systems using Scrum methodology.
- Installation of Main Engines, Diesel Generators and other major machineries onboard the Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWC), followed by the Setting to Work and Commissioning activities.
Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
06.2015 - 06.2018
- Headed the team towards the Commissioning, Setting to Work, Harbor Acceptance Trials, Sea Acceptance Trials of various equipment and engineering/hull systems onboard Naval vessel.
- Satisfactory/Successful completion and handing over of equipment and systems to the end users.
Deputy Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
06.2012 - 06.2015
- Spearheaded the critical Aviation Facilities Complex onboard Aircraft Carriers.
Led a team towards the initial data transfer, discussions at OEMs premises, finalization of the data's, receipt of the detailed design documents, scrutiny and the execution of the drawings. - Fostered an atmosphere of Micro, Mini and Small Enterprises for the execution of various complex tasks.
Assistant Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
03.2008 - 06.2012
- Liaison with major stakeholders for the finalisation and detailed design of Naval vessels and other commercial vessels.
- Updation and revisions of the basic design documents viz. General Arrangement drawings, P&IDs, Access Plans, Tank plans, Lub Oil charts etc.
- Review of the compartments based on its functionality and aesthetics using TRIBON 3D modelling software.
Executive Trainee
Cochin Shipyard Limited
03.2008 - 03.2009
- Validation and functionality checks of Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams of ship systems, viz. Bilge systems, Salvage systems, and Heeling and Trimming systems.
- Preparation of technical specifications of major machinery items based on the customer requirements, for enabling the tendering and the procurement activities.
Business Analyst
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited
08.2006 - 05.2007
- Instrumental in the collation of requirements, of high value banking customers, for the creation of an universal Banking Software capable of exercising Core banking competencies.
Education
Master of Business Law -
National Law School of India University
Bengaluru, India12-2026
Master of Business Administration - Operations
Great Lakes Institute of Management
2025
B.Tech - Engineering
SCT College of Engineering
2006
ISC - Science
Chinmaya Vidyalaya
2002
Skills
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Neuro Linguistic Programming
- Rational Emotive Behavior therapy
- Transformational Leadership
- Corporate Governance
- Occupational Health & Safety Management
- Proficiency with AI
- Work Ethics
- Active listener with good communication skill
Affiliations
- DefExpo 2018
- Seminar on Indigenous Shock Mounts
- Symposium on Indigenous Valve Manufacturers
Certification
- ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System
- DNV Certification on Advanced Outfitting
- Marketing on Twitter
- Exploring Business Intelligence using Power BI
- Demystifying Visualisation using Tableau
- Neuro Linguistic Programming
- Rational Emotive Behavior therapy
- Transformational Leadership
Languages
Hindi
Intermediate
B1
Malayalam
Advanced
C1
Tamil
Elementary
A2
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hobbies
- Badminton
- Aquaculture
Timeline
Senior Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
06.2018 - Current
Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
06.2015 - 06.2018
Deputy Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
06.2012 - 06.2015
Assistant Manager
Cochin Shipyard Limited
03.2008 - 06.2012
Executive Trainee
Cochin Shipyard Limited
03.2008 - 03.2009
Business Analyst
Oracle Financial Services Software Limited
08.2006 - 05.2007
B.Tech - Engineering
SCT College of Engineering
ISC - Science
Chinmaya Vidyalaya
- ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
- ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System
- DNV Certification on Advanced Outfitting
- Marketing on Twitter
- Exploring Business Intelligence using Power BI
- Demystifying Visualisation using Tableau
- Neuro Linguistic Programming
- Rational Emotive Behavior therapy
- Transformational Leadership
Master of Business Law -
National Law School of India University
Master of Business Administration - Operations
Great Lakes Institute of Management
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