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Work History
Education
Skills
Past Employers
Achievements
Books Published
Published Papers
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VISHAL NIGAM

VISHAL NIGAM

Management
Gurgaon

Summary

Two and a half decades experience in the Indian Air Force and half a decade at senior management position in the corporate sector steering high value defence programs provides unique capability to build local industry partners and set-up Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility for life cycle support of the FMS case. Many years of work experience in armed forces and critical understanding of organisation structure and requirements of Service Headquarters (SHQs) will help overlook delivery, post delivery follow-on support and training requirements through the life of the FMS program

Graduate in Economics and MBA in International Business Strategy and Personal Management from premier management institutes

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Wing Commander

Indian Air Force
06.1989 - 01.2014

• Career spanning twenty five years in Indian Air Force, understands nuances underpinning procurement procedures, program pursuit and functioning of key procurement directorates in Service Headquarters (SHQs)
• Worked across across all operational and training formations including key directorate at Air Headquarters in New Delhi
• Prominent commentator on policy iteration related to defence economy in India and abroad
• Worked in Indian Air Force's premier think tank, and was deeply engaged in subjects related to India's defence and aerospace industry interacting with key procurement directorates of Army and Navy; Academia; Industry leaders and Diplomats
• Presented peer reviewed papers at prestigious conferences organized by CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, Observers Research Foundation (ORF), Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), National Defence University (NDU Taiwan), Institute of Far Eastern Studies Russian Academy of Sciences (IFES Russia) etc
• Authored book titled ‘Dragon in the Air Transformation of Aviation Industry and the Air Force' which was well received

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

BHARAT FORGE LIMITED
01.2014 - 12.2019

• Worked at senior management position in Bharat Forge Limited spearheading outreach programs, exploring new businesses and new geographies, and policy iteration related to defence, aerospace and manufacturing sectors
• Worked in cross functional teams of key defence programs like Naval Utility Helicopter; Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter for Indian Army, Future Infantry Combat Vehicle; Track indigenisation for Strela-10M and upgrades for BMP-2; Russian Helicopters program (Ka-226); Indigenisation of engine parts for Sukhoi and also participated in preliminary discussions to manufacture assault rifles
• Initiated outreach in middle economies (Vietnam) to explore maintenance, repair and overhaul of legacy Russian platforms, systems and components by taking advantage of geography and company's core competence of maintaining similar platforms in India
• Understanding on SCOMET compliance in high-technology sectors and nuances related to strategic trade regulations helped initiate program in South Asia

Flagship programs
• Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter for Army and Air Force
• Naval Utility Helicopter
• Make program for Future Infantry Combat Vehicle worth US $10billion
• Make program for manufacturing diesel engines for Indian Navy

Policy Iteration
• Deliberations on draft Defense Procurement Procedure 2016
• Draft formulation of new ‘Make' Procedure' and ‘Strategic Partnership'
• Member of Defence sub-committees
• Understanding of ‘Offset' procedures

Highly networked and well known in business associations often called to interact with visiting foreign dignitaries in sectors pertaining to defense, aerospace and manufacturing

Education

MBA - International Business Strategy

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
New Delhi
Aug.2012 - Apr.2014

15th Defence Acquisition Course

Confederation of Indian Industries
New Delhi
Dec.2012 - Dec.2012

Diploma - Fu Hsing Kang College

National Defence University
Taipei
Apr.2011 - Jun.2011

Certification - Flight Safety

Institute of Flight Safety Indian Air Force
New Delhi
Jul.2004 - Jul.2004

MBA - Personnel Management

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
Pune
05.2000 - 06.2002

Certificate - Computer Application

Air Headquarters Computer Centre
New Delhi
09.2001 - 09.2001

Certification - Advanced Management & Leadership Technique

Air Force Administrative College
Coimbatore
Jun.2000 - Aug.2000

Certification - Instructional Technique & Human Resource Training

Air Force Academy
Hyderabad
06.1997 - 12.1997

Skills

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Past Employers

  • Indian Air Force (1989-2014)
  • Visiting Senior Fellow, Observers Research Foundation (2014-2016)
  • Bharat Forge Limited (2014-2020)
  • Enrichimg lives of less privileged to improve conversation and social skills significantly altering the trajectory of their lives (2020-2023)

Achievements

  • Initiated collaboration for maintenance and repair in South Asia
  • Published ‘Dragon in the Air Transformation of Aviation Industry and the Air Force’ in 2013
  • Winner of best author on ‘Cockpit Resource Management’ in the Indian Air Force
  • Certified expert in advanced management techniques and leadership
  • Devised career progression strategies & training programs in the Indian Air Force
  • Categorised Grade ‘A’ trainer in Human Resource Development
  • Certified expert in Flight Safety Program
  • Lead team in managing personnel at Air Headquarters

Books Published

  • Dragon in the Air: Transformation of Aviation Industry and the Air Force
  • China's Military and India (Ed) Pentagon publishers

Published Papers

  • Third Millennium: Beyond Virus
  • Analysis – Continuity the Mantra for Budget FY23
  • Mechanism & Technology Partnership Underwrite Indo-US Relations
  • India of 2020: Litmus Test for MSMEs
  • Processes to blame for slow defence capital acquisition
  • China- Future Cradle for Science & Technology
  • Technology Underwriter for China’s Security
  • Defense Industry in China
  • China’s Civil Aviation Industry
  • Transformational Trends in China’s Aviation Industry
  • Lessons from China’s Aviation Industry
  • Technology Shaping Future Fault lines
  • Success of China’s Aviation Industry : Lessons for India
  • Cockpit Resource Management

Other Interests

  • Represented armed forces in Squash and Golf
  • Trained equestrian
  • Conducted more than three hundred modules to impart value based education to less privileged residing in remote parts of India
  • Solo backpacker exploring South Asia and Eurasia

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Timeline

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

BHARAT FORGE LIMITED
01.2014 - 12.2019

15th Defence Acquisition Course

Confederation of Indian Industries
Dec.2012 - Dec.2012

MBA - International Business Strategy

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Aug.2012 - Apr.2014

Diploma - Fu Hsing Kang College

National Defence University
Apr.2011 - Jun.2011

Certification - Flight Safety

Institute of Flight Safety Indian Air Force
Jul.2004 - Jul.2004

Certificate - Computer Application

Air Headquarters Computer Centre
09.2001 - 09.2001

Certification - Advanced Management & Leadership Technique

Air Force Administrative College
Jun.2000 - Aug.2000

MBA - Personnel Management

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
05.2000 - 06.2002

Certification - Instructional Technique & Human Resource Training

Air Force Academy
06.1997 - 12.1997

Wing Commander

Indian Air Force
06.1989 - 01.2014
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