Indian Air Force (Air Defense Strategy and Operations) | Ambala

Senior Manager - Strategy & Operations

• Planned and led capex of $120M for advanced systems as PMO, building KPI dashboards across 12 departments that lifted operational readiness 33% and cut integration time by two months.
• Cut downtime 50% in mission-critical systems by consolidating a shared resource pool across tri-service stakeholders and aligning 3 OEM partners to resolve recurring failures across 30+ high-failure aggregates.
• Served on the Audit Board, assessing strategy and preparedness across 6 departments of a $7B asset base, resolving resource and performance conflicts to lift real-time operational efficiency 10%.
• Drove a 20% reduction in asset deployment timelines by designing a capacity-optimization strategy and KRA/KPI framework spanning vendor development, mobility, maintenance and inventory.
• Directed a command-level, zero-incident logistics program deploying 500+ combat assets across 3,000+ km of high-altitude terrain, using a weather-assisted AI tool to de-risk scheduling and delivery.
• Commanded a $50M multi-modal logistics operation, moving 350+ personnel and equipment 2,300 km in seven days, and digitized SOP playbooks with Indian Railways to eliminate recurring coordination failures.

Indian Air Force (Aviation Consulting, Innovation & Defense Production) | New Delhi

Senior Manager - Consulting & Innovation

• Reduced spares procurement lead time 20% for 8 fighter fleets (500+ aircraft, 40,000 spares) by leading a 3D-modelling and ERP digitization program with aviation experts and vendors, while diversifying the supplier base and building end-to-end supply-chain visibility to de-risk availability.
• Led a multidisciplinary team of academia, engineers and fabricators to design aviation-safety installations, cutting runway-related engine damage 85% and saving $15M annually — navigating around an existing competitor patent through independent design and CFD analysis.
• Built the financial case and governance framework for the Air Force's first patent, guiding academia, engineering and vendor partners through the full IP lifecycle to grant.
• Orchestrated a $5M capex strategy for equipment modernization, evaluating IoT-enabled upgrades and identifying AI integration opportunities to lift productivity across the engineering division.
• Designed 50+ production work packages and cross-functional training programs across 8 production bays, lifting crew proficiency 20% and internal quality ratings 30%.

Operations & Supply Chain Manager - Defense Production

• Introduced standardized production and quality controls, cutting manufacturing defects 25% and speeding up production 15%.
• Led ISO 45001 safety audits as a certified Lead Auditor, strengthening quality and safety controls and cutting incidents 10%.
• Brought 150+ previously outsourced components into in-house production, saving $15M and boosting equipment availability 25% across 50 units.
• Digitized procurement with automated approvals, cutting purchase turnaround time 40% by removing manual review delays.
• Managed inventory across 70 sites using demand forecasting, reducing stockouts and improving material availability.
• Built a 3D-printing facility to locally manufacture hard-to-source foreign OEM components, cutting import dependency and boosting equipment availability 30% across 4 sites.
• Set up in-house repair capability for $12M of equipment, cutting downtime 30% and saving $1.2M a year.

Indian Air Force (Air Defense Operations) | Pathankot

Operations Manager

• Commanded a 120-person team across planning, maintenance and engineering, running 10+ combat mobility operations across 7,000 km of active conflict zones in Jammu & Kashmir — sustaining 24×7 combat readiness in −15°C conditions with zero safety incidents.
• Restored a grounded critical asset by resolving an 80-SKU deficiency through alternative sourcing and local fabrication, lifting operational capability 20%.
• Built crisis-response and business-continuity plans that sustained 100% fleet readiness through wartime activations and extreme winter operations.
• Modified equipment beyond manufacturer performance limits to enable a first-of-its-kind high-altitude deployment, securing $15–20B in military assets.
• Directed self-sustained logistics for 30+ assets and 80+ personnel across month-long deployments, delivering uninterrupted security coverage for the national capital during major national events.
• Designed a real-time training simulator with digitized performance feedback, adopted to train 600+ personnel and cut readiness timelines 12%.

Hyundai Motor India Limited (South Korea based Passenger Car Manufacturer ) | New Delhi

Senior Executive - Technical Support Services

• Designed and scaled a national technician certification program across 800+ service locations, upskilling staff into senior technical roles and lifting first-level issue resolution 25%.
• Delivered data-driven MIS reporting for senior leadership, synthesizing field performance, customer-satisfaction and quality data to speed up critical decisions.
• Led cross-functional root-cause investigations with vendors, quality teams and field staff, cutting recurring customer complaints up to 90%.
• Owned a safety-critical design fix for the SRS airbag system end-to-end, eliminating the defect and fully resolving related customer complaints.

• Chief of Air Staff Commendation for exemplary professional achievements.
• Letter of Appreciation from Commanding Officer for Op Sindoor.
• Graded “Exceptional” in Air Force Security Training.
• Air Force Technical College – Systems Topper; 2nd Best Project Award

• Post Graduate Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering (Mechanical) - VTU, Belagavi
• B.Tech in Production Engineering - National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy)

• Lean Six Sigma – Black Belt
• Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt
• Lead Auditor – ISO 450001 (OHSMS) and ISO 14001 (EMS)

• Non-profit Leadership: Secretary, Air Force Family Welfare Association — led 12 welfare ventures employing 15 war widows, funding 1,000+ medical check-ups, a school for special-needs children, and career counselling for 500+ students.
• Community Outreach: Station Road Safety Inspector — partnered with Delhi Traffic Police and Hero MotoCorp on safety campaigns, cutting reported road incidents by 30%.
• Sports Leadership: Captained the squadron to the Inter-Squadron Sports Championship, setting an institute record in the 1500m.