Indian Air Force

Deputy Director - Strategy, Tech & Operations

• Served on the IAF specialist audit board, assessing combat readiness across war-time bases spanning a multi-billion dollar inventory of radars, missile systems, and aircraft, with structured findings driving 3-4 month remediation cycles.
• Conducted surprise ISO 9001/27001-aligned audits across missile units, assessing technical readiness, SOP compliance, documentation integrity, and access controls.
• Led end-to-end capex and vendor-selection strategy to commission a 1 MW solar power plant (₹5 Cr), reducing grid dependency and lowering operational energy costs for the airbase.
• Established performance governance frameworks including KRAs, KPIs, and review mechanisms across delivery units; accelerating decision cycles and improving milestone adherence across geographically dispersed teams.
• Optimised a multi-modal logistics network across 7 remote locations by managing 20-vehicle convoys and specialised cargo movements, achieving 100% on-time delivery and zero damage incidents.
• Selected as 1 of 4 officers for India-Israel Proof-of-Concept trials, representing operational requirements during OEM evaluations, conducting technical trade-off analysis and vendor benchmarking, and authoring the final feasibility report presented to the Defence Ministry for a strategic weapon system acquisition.
• Participated in the India-Israel strategic procurement evaluation by conducting vendor benchmarking and technical trade-off analysis to inform Ministry-level acquisition decisions for a new weapon system.

Senior Program Manager - Strategic Initiatives

• Directed O&M for a ₹4,800+ Cr missile asset portfolio across 7 locations, leading 200+ technicians across specialisations to sustain 90%+ serviceability, ensuring uninterrupted operational readiness.
• Managed Level 1–3 repair operations across missile and radar systems, driving component-level quality control that reduced electronic assembly rejection rates and sustained combat readiness during critical activations.
• Program-owned the ₹120 Cr digitisation and modernisation of a missile platform - spanning radars, control systems, and diagnostics - coordinating with foreign OEMs, DPSUs, and private manufacturers via Agile/Scrum to deliver zero-downtime rollout on live operational systems.
• Drove demand planning transformation using ERP-based forecasting and replenishment automation that improved forecast accuracy, reduced inventory holding costs by ~20%, and supported elimination of 200+ redundant SKUs through master data standardisation over 4 years.
• Led change management and capability uplift for 2,000+ personnel over 3 years by digitising training content in response to critical instructor shortages, institutionalising standardised learning that sustained operational readiness across units.
• Digitised training content for ~2,000 Agniveer personnel in response to instructor shortages, scaling standardised digital learning modules across units.
• Commanded a strategic train-based movement of missile systems and ~500 personnel over 3 months, coordinating Defence and Railways ministries and shaping inter-ministry logistics strategy to deliver a complex deployment on schedule with zero operational disruption.
• Led on-ground execution of civilian evacuation operations during Cyclone Michaung (December 2023) in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh by coordinating with civil agencies and Indian Air Force relief teams to safely evacuate ~5,000 civilians from coastal areas with zero casualties.
• Managed concurrent administrative portfolios as Officer-in-Charge of canteen procurement serving ~2,000 families and as administrative head of Air Force school, improving enrolment outreach to surrounding village communities.

Senior Manager – Engineering, Operations & Capability Enhancement

• Enabled a first-of-its-kind high-altitude deployment of missile systems beyond OEM performance limits by engineering two field innovations under operational pressure, thus securing operationalisation of critical assets in the Ladakh region.
• Led SATCOM infrastructure deployment across 3 strategic airbases in mountainous terrain by conducting site selection and redundancy planning, delivering full operationalisation within 2 months with zero disruption.
• Led ERP-based supply chain transformation (IMMOLS/EMMS) across a ₹3,000+ Cr portfolio, establishing real-time cross-unit spare visibility that eliminated duplicate procurement and streamlined Plan-Buy-Make-Deliver workflows across 7 locations over 4 years.
• Led enterprise risk and compliance initiatives including sensitive security investigations at a forward Airbase, strengthening information governance and eliminating identified vulnerabilities in organisational integrity protocols.
• Spearheaded a phased, zero-defect transfer of 100+ combat assets to the Indian Army by enforcing strict handover protocols across performance checks, inventory controls, and logistics; ensuring complete asset accountability with zero discrepancies.

Manager - Engineering Operations, Project & IT

• Conceptualised and delivered an in-house digital simulator for missile radar crews via Scrum-based development, reducing dependency on live systems and institutionalising the product into standard operational doctrine.
• Executed a value engineering and indigenisation program for missile radar decoy systems, scaling from prototype to full production and achieving ~40% unit cost reduction (₹2.5L → ₹1.5L) while maintaining OEM-equivalent performance.
• Led retail supply chain transformation serving ~2,000 families, optimising demand forecasting, inventory turns, and vendor coordination to deliver measurable profitability improvement and reduce procurement inefficiencies.

Trainee Officer

• Underwent rigorous military and technical specialisation training, building foundational expertise in missile sub-systems, aeronautical engineering, electronics, and air force operations and maintenance protocols.

• Commendation by Chief of Air Staff, Indian Air Force
• Letter of Appreciation by Commanding Officer, Indian Air Force

• PG Diploma (Aeronautical Engineering) – Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum | India
• BE (Electronics & Communication) – Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida | India

• Management Essentials - IIM Shillong
• Project Management Professional - PMI
• Advanced Excel Skills for Business - Macquarie University

• Selected as Member – Profile Committee at IIM Ahmedabad.
• Coordinated COVID-19 vaccination operations in a conflict zone by aligning Air Force medical teams and civil authorities to vaccinate ~10,000 civilians under operational constraints.
• Led civil liaison and security planning for Air Force Day Chandigarh (2023), managing ~15,000 civilian attendees with zero incidents.