Indian Navy

• Senior Program Manager (Strategy, Tech and Operations) | Mumbai
  • Strategic Leadership: Led 150+ cross-functional & cross-cultural personnel across strategy, operations, and cybersecurity, driving performance through workforce planning, conflict resolution, and KPI governance.
  • Crisis Leadership: Recovered a $25M aircraft from the sea, preserving 95% of systems in a first-of-its-kind operation, showcasing decisive leadership, risk management, strategic decision-making, and cross-agency coordination under pressure.
  • IT & Cybersecurity: Directed operations for 1,500+ mission-critical IT assets and $50M+ infrastructure, managing 100+ personnel. Deployed SIEM, AD/IAM, and forensics protocols, ensuring 100% uptime and zero breaches.
  • Digital Transformation: Spearheaded deployment of the Naval Communication Network ($55M), overseeing system configuration, migration, and go-live with zero downtime and full data integrity.
  • ERP & Supply Chain: Co-led ERP rollout for a $7.41B aviation asset base, embedding predictive maintenance, automated replenishment, and catalogue standardization and end-to-end supply chain visibility; boosted asset availability and working-capital efficiency.
  • Platform Integration: Enabled interoperability of $75M helicopters with legacy platforms via feasibility analysis, trials, and policy execution, ensuring operational continuity.
  • Strategic Procurement: Defined technical specifications (PSQRs) and sourcing framework for 111 Naval Utility Helicopters, aligning vendor deliverables with operational requirements.
  • Governance & Risk: Appointed Investigating Officer for 5 espionage cases, leading intelligence validation, interrogation strategies, and inter-agency coordination, demonstrating discretion, analytical rigor, and process integrity.
  • Procurement Transformation: Shifted 100% addressable spend to e-procurement/GeM (P2P), embedding three-way match and automated approvals, cutting PO cycle time 40%, and strengthening compliance.
  • Supplier Relationship Management: Instituted SRM frameworks and supplier scorecards across MRO, avionics, and IT hardware, reducing lead times 35%, improving OTIF, and minimizing stock-outs and expedited orders.
     
• Senior Technical Advisor (Strategy, Operations & Diplomacy) | Maldives
  • Operational Leadership: Led cross-cultural teams & multi-level stakeholders to manage $50M+ mission-critical assets; implemented predictive maintenance & resource optimization strategies, achieving 91% asset utilization and safeguarding 100+ lives, despite last-mile supply constraints.
  • Supply Chain Analytics: Oversaw management of 4,000 SKUs by deploying predictive analytics, time-series forecasting, and ABC/FSN inventory segmentation; improved inventory turns and service levels with tighter ROP/MOQ discipline.
  • Digital Supply Chain: Partnered with Maldives Government to implement real-time inventory visibility (control-tower dashboards) & last-mile connectivity solutions, reducing lead times by 40% and delivering $10M+ annual cost savings through improved supply chain visibility & resilience.
  • Vendor Ecosystem Development: Built a cross-border vendor ecosystem through targeted policy levers and supplier development; reduced repair turnaround time by 55%, increased supplier reliability, and delivered $30M in local value creation, strengthening regional supply chain resilience.
  • Diplomacy & International Cooperation: Strengthened bilateral ties through joint exercises & maritime security operations with Maldives, US, and UK, enhancing diplomatic & operational cooperation.
     
• Director (Facilities, Operations and IT Program Delivery) | Mumbai
  • Infrastructure & Capex Leadership: Directed establishment of a new aviation unit, commissioning $85M technical & infrastructure facilities through supplier pre-qualification, competitive bid waves, and lean contracting; delivered $350M of awards on schedule with disciplined contract governance.
  • Asset Integration & Lifecycle Management: Led OEM asset acceptance & integration ($75M), including FAT/SAT, commissioning plans, spares kits, warranties/SLAs, compliance, and lifecycle sustainment to stabilize availability and mitigate risk.
  • IT Program Delivery: Built a secure, scalable IT infrastructure worth $2M+, enabling seamless operations for 100+ personnel; integrated e-PKI with IDAM systems for 500+ users, ensuring zero data breaches through strong access controls and enterprise-grade protocols.
  • Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Excellence: Spearheaded $40M+ procurement program for critical spares, driving cost savings, operational efficiency, and vendor collaboration. Established supply chain resilience and best-in-class procurement practices, enabling frontline deployment and long-term value creation.
  • Procurement Governance & Capability Building: Defined procurement KPIs & governance framework, and delivered structured training for 100+ personnel; enhancing category management, vendor governance, and organizational efficiency by 20%.
     
• Senior Manager (Operations, Engineering & Capability Development) | Kochi
  • Crisis Management & Problem Solving: Averted a potential $80M loss during an international exercise by devising and executing first-of-its-kind engine starting protocols for a grounded aviation asset, demonstrating critical thinking, transformation strategy, and high-stakes problem solving that safeguarded operational value creation.
  • Mission Continuity & Risk Preparedness: Ensured 100% fleet readiness during Cyclone Tauktae, enabling the rescue of 43 lives; implemented robust crisis SOPs, business continuity planning, and operational resilience strategies during COVID-19 and other volatile environments.
  • Operational Leadership: Led 75+ personnel across operations, planning, and maintenance, achieving 85%+ asset availability through agile supply chain management, resource optimization, and efficiency improvement frameworks that enhanced performance management.
  • Lean & Agile Transformation: Spearheaded Lean and Agile-driven process improvements, eliminating bottlenecks and driving operational excellence and turnaround efficiency through continuous collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Capability Development & Succession Planning: Strengthened organizational resilience by designing structured OJT frameworks, leadership development pathways, and upskilling modules for 57 personnel, enhancing succession planning, role readiness, and long-term capability building.
     
• Manager (Operations, IT & Strategy) | Kochi
  • Lean Operations & Efficiency Gains: Established the Navy’s first aircraft servicing line using Lean operations design, throughput enhancement, material flow synchronization, and quality assurance frameworks; reduced turnaround time by 43%, increased servicing capacity by 17%, and achieved $10M per-aircraft efficiency improvement.
  • Supply Resilience & Value Creation: Drove supplier localization, value engineering, and process redesign to strengthen indigenisation; cut lead times 19%, unlocked $30M+ recurring savings, and reduced dependency on foreign OEMs.
  • Strategic Inventory Management: Built a category plan for $1.5M critical spares with MRP-driven policies (ROP, safety stock, MOQ harmonisation) and vendor collaboration, cutting MTTR 25% and boosting fleet readiness 15%.
  • Digital Transformation & IT Modernization: Led IT modernization and digital operations across 20+ units, managing $30M+ in assets and a $15M annual budget; implemented infrastructure upgrades, threat response protocols, governance, and compliance, ensuring zero breaches.
  • Security & Risk Management: Deployed the Navy’s first Naval Airfield Integrated Security System ($10M), integrating real-time intrusion detection, access controls, and multi-agency operations for enhanced security governance.
  • Capability Building & Training Excellence: Consistently ranked #1 in leadership and technical training, designing programs that upskilled personnel, strengthened succession pipelines, and translated into measurable operational efficiency gains.

 Tata Consultancy Services | Pune

• Assistant System Engineer Trainee
  • Program Delivery & Stakeholder Management: Led seamless migration of an Offshore Development Center (ODC) for 35 personnel, managing IT infrastructure, project governance, and stakeholder engagement; ensured business continuity and delivery excellence, earning TCS Gems Appreciation.

• Awarded Entry Level Scholarship at IIM Ahmedabad for distinguished profile and career achievements
• Certificate of Appreciation by High Commissioner of India, Maldives for initiative & resolve to strengthen bilateral relations.
• Certificate of Appreciation by Director, MNDF for exemplary commitment & dedicated service to ensure high asset availability.
• Commendation by Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy for utmost dedication, commitment and professional competence.
• Authored and presented 2 technical papers on root cause analysis and predictive maintenance in the Naval Aviation Seminar.
• First in order of Merit during Military and Technical Specialisation training
• University Gold Medallist - B E (Electronics)

• M Tech (Aeronautics – Electrical) – Cochin University of Science & technology | Kochi
• B E (Electronics) – Gujarat Technological University | Ahmedabad

• Global Supply Chain Management, IIM Indore
• Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
• IBM Data Analyst
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black & Green Belt, ISEL

• Elected as Vice Recruitment Secretary (PGPX) at IIM Ahmedabad.
• Certified Powered Hang Glider Pilot by Indian Navy
• Certified Open Water Diver by Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
• Editor of “Ahoy Magazine” at Indian Naval Academy
• President – Indian Society of Technical Education, Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya