Anurag Reddy
Strategic operations leader with 10 years’ experience delivering mission-critical projects across logistics, digitisation, and multi-stakeholder coordination spanning defence, government, and allied partners. Proven success in leading high-stakes operations, optimising processes at scale, and driving measurable impact across defence, public sector, and cross-functional teams.
Work Experience:
10 Years
Industry:
Aviation & Automotive | Defence | Technology
Function:
Consulting & Strategy | General Management | IT & Systems Management | Operations & Supply Chain | Procurement | Project & Program Management
Work Experience
Indian Army | Headquarters 54 Infantry Division | Hyderabad
- Joint Operations Officer (Strategy & Stakeholder Management)
- Led strategic military logistics planning across multiple armed forces branches executing eight large-scale tri-service operations.
- Executed the largest Indo-US HADR Exercise, Tiger Triumph 2024, coordinating 2,500+ personnel across 8 agencies and 5 ships to establish the first Indo-US military logistics exchange memorandum (LEMOA).
- Served as a core representative in the Combined Coordination Cell for Tiger Triumph 2024. Co-led year-long bilateral planning with US Marines and the Indian tri-services to develop and validate joint SOPs for large-scale HADR operations.
- Quadrupled special heliborne training capacity during the Indian Army’s largest quadrennial division exercise, Bison-Prahar 2023 (110 → 460 personnel), by designing and implementing a unified air asset requisition system integrating resources across branches.
- Formulated a tri-service operational plan establishing Lakshadweep as a forward operating base, integrating infrastructure readiness with contingency operations across 5+ military and government agencies.
Indian Navy
- Operations & Administrative Manager | Process Improvement & Digitisation | Chennai
- Managed ₹3 Cr+ in annual budgets across 14 funds, achieving 100% compliance in CAG and test audits across 20+ functional areas.
- Redesigned Unit Run Canteen operations, boosting monthly sales from ₹50 L to ₹1.2 Cr in six months through flow optimisation, digital billing, and inventory scaling.
- Designed and digitised the Sailors’ Accommodation process, reducing housing processing time from 10 days to under 48 hours, eliminating administrative bottlenecks, and enhancing service efficiency for 200+ personnel.
- Rolled out a digital billing portal for 120 officers and revamped Naval Officers' Institute operations, which increased memberships by 90% within 18 months and doubled monthly profits from ₹2L → ₹4L.
- Headed the Project Monitoring Group, rolling out an implementation plan for installing 200+ smart meters across 32 units, enabling real-time energy tracking and SOP-compliant utility management.
- Senior Lead (Infrastructure & Procurement) | Visakhapatanam
- Designed and launched a ₹5 Cr equestrian training facility, doubling training capacity and managing full project lifecycle including post-commissioning operations.
- Pioneered the Indian Navy’s first standardized procurement agreement for equine supplies, cutting operational costs by 20–30%.
- Directed cross-organization logistics and procurement, maintaining 100% equine supply and veterinary support for 8 months across 5+ teams amidst pandemic-era supply chain constraints.
- Operations Officer (Leadership & Team Management)
- Orchestrated a 45-day cross-regional logistics operation, relocating 900+ personnel and critical assets from desert terrains to remote islands during Exercise Dweepshakti, integrating operations across multiple commands to strengthen India’s strategic island defence posture.
- Spearheaded INS Kiltan’s first successful night deck landing trials for Kamov helicopters and developed 10+ SOPs for 24/7 aviation readiness.
- Coordinated harbour operations and diplomatic engagements with the Indonesian Navy and Indian Embassy at Sabang Port, enhancing bilateral maritime cooperation through India’s strategic “Diamond Necklace” initiative.
- Directed 20+ cross-functional personnel in operations, logistics, and transportation; improved workforce utilisation via flexible staffing models.
Accomplishments
- Awarded Entry Scholarship at IIM Ahmedabad for a distinguished profile and career achievements.
- Received the Suraksha Service Medal for exemplary performance in maritime patrol and boarding operations during a 3-month coastal security mission (Operation Tasha) in Palk Bay aboard INS Sumitra.
- Selected as one of the final 12 officers (from 130) for the CINC Southern Command Commendation — the third-highest Indian Army citation — for coordinating Tri-Service Exercise Tiger Triumph 2024.
- Selected as one of the final 3 officers (from 45) for the FOC-in-C Eastern Naval Command Commendation (2020) for innovation in equestrian infrastructure and logistics.
- Selected as the lead helicopter controller for the first cross-deck landing on Sri Lankan warship Sayurala during Indo-Sri Lanka exercise (SLINEX 2018).
Education
- Helicopter Controller (Cat B), Navigation & Direction School, Kochi
- Sub Lieutenant Executive Technical Course, CELABS, Kochi
- Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Communication Engineering), RNSIT, Bangalore
Certification
- Excel Skills for Business: Advanced, Macquarie University (April 2025).
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, KPMG (March 2025).
Extra-curricular
- Led flood relief operations during the 2021 Chennai floods, evacuating 60+ civilians and delivering essential supplies across five localities.
- Coordinated emergency response (HADR operations) during the Srisailam tunnel collapse (Feb 2025), mobilising personnel and equipment within 6 hours.
- Organized two 3-day coastal cycling expeditions with 200+ participants, building community and organizational rapport while promoting coastal safety.
- Won four state-level basketball championships, including 1st place in Revels Cup and Bangalore Interzonal (2013).
- Spearheaded fitness infrastructure upgrades (sports courts, gyms, and wellness programmes), achieving a 100% fitness pass rate in 3 organisations over 5 years.
- Spearheaded fitness infrastructure upgrades (sports courts, gyms, and wellness programs), ensuring all personnel met mandatory physical fitness standards.
- Conducted monthly awareness sessions for sailors and families on financial literacy, hygiene, and family planning.