Geological Survey of India, an attached Office of Ministry Of Mines, Government of India

Assistant Chemist

• Coordinated mineral exploration projects across 4 geologically diverse states (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal), managing project execution, field deployment, Geo-chemical analysis, asset allocation and operational timelines.
• Managed the end-to-end lifecycle procurement, budget alignment, calibration frameworks, renewal and disposal for high-value chemical and geological instrumentation, maximising laboratory uptime and data generation efficiency.
• Optimised team manpower utilisation by 20% by proactively restructuring the geological database system; independently conceptualised and executed workflow migration to eliminate tedious tasks and balance workloads.
• Co-authored and finalised 10+ national mineral project reports and resource asset evaluations (mineral blocks), synthesising complex analytical data into strategic insights for the Ministry of Mines to guide sovereign resource bidding, auctioning and allocation.
• Negotiated and secured critical statutory, environmental, and security clearances from district administrations, state forest departments, and local law enforcement authorities to facilitate unhindered field survey operations.

Indian Ordinance Factory | Department of Defence Production | Ministry of Defence | Government of India

Chargeman

• Managed rota shift manufacturing operations for military-grade explosives and propellants, ensuring strict adherence to safety, quality and national defence supply timelines.
• Commanded a cross-functional shop-floor workforce of 60+ industrial personnel, including technicians, operators, and safety staff, fostering a high-performance operational culture.
• Maintained 100% operational continuity by successfully negotiating and resolving complex union labor disputes regarding overtime wages and workplace grievances, effectively eliminating industrial friction.
• Monitored strict safety protocols mandated by elite statutory bodies, including the Center for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) and the Storage and Transportation of Explosives Committee (STEC).
• Spearheaded process trouble-shooting and bottleneck removal exercises in the chemical processing lines, significantly reducing material wastage and maximising machinery utilisation.

• Awarded Entry Scholarship for PGPX 2026-27 at IIM Ahmedabad, selected among 160 admitted candidates.
• Consecutively Awarded “Outstanding Performance” in Annual Performance Appraisal for last 3 years at Geological Survey of India.
• Secured All India Rank 1 in Combined Geo-Scientist Examination (UPSC) 2018.

• B.Tech (Chemical Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Trichy (Tamil Nadu)

• Associateship from Institution of Chemists (India).
• Excel Skills for Business : Advanced course from Macquarie University, Sydney Australia.

• Worked on deputation to Election Commission of India (ECI) as Electoral Roll Micro Observer in a geopolitically sensitive India-Bangladesh border district in West Bengal, independently adjudicated high-stakes voter eligibility and registration disputes under intense public scrutiny.
• During my work at GSI, I was appointed Liaison Officer (Rajabhasha) as an additional charge. I introduced training sessions, honorariums, trilingual SoPs and bilingual Official Website, achieving 82% compliance to Official Language Act. It was a change management exercise requiring persuasion and collaboration.
• Multilingual Communication – Fluent in Hindi, English, Bengali and Tamil for effective cross-cultural teamwork.