Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers( Responsible for enhancing combat potential of Indian Army by leveraging technology and Innovation) | India

• Director, Strategy and Engineering Operations
  • Led a cross-functional team of 200+ SMEs level FTEs to achieve operational excellence in Delhi NCR through engineering sustenance of critical national assets and war like assets (USD 2B) by overseeing budget and resource allocation of USD 1 M/ year
  • Delivered high-stakes programs/projects such as capability building (USD 1M) for Republic Day parades (USD 5M/year), e-learning studio (USD 1 M), Mission Control centre (USD 2M), and enterprise level ERP projects(USD 2M)
  • Executed major Greenfield & Brownfield Infrastructure Projects worth over 10 M USD through public procurement and contract management
  • Reduced operational costs by 20%(USD 5M) through outsourcing, digitisation, reducing surplus inventory, large scale transformational projects like talent management through industry collaboration
  • Designed & implemented a comprehensive talent management program for over 400 field and mid level executives of IA at the Delhi by commissioning state the art Online centre
  • Orchestrated niche National wide appretenteship seamless adoption of business-critical technology , change management and designing bespoke skill assessment and learning game
  • Handled multiple Price Negotiations and Post Contract issues, realising cumulative cost savings of 1M USD in 2 years
     
• Commanding Officer(Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Battalion) | Sikkim, Indian Army
  • Led cross functional team of 1000+ FTEs overcoming cultural barriers achieving KPIs and executing multiple green field projects worth over USD 60M in VUCA environment achieving operational excellence,
  • Developed and deployment of three ground-breaking bespoke AI-based solutions through User First Approach- HERCULES, Tibetology Language Experiential Tool, QRescue in short time of <90 days
  • Audited budgets by overseeing budget and resource allocation (USD 2 M per year)
  • Reduced stock-out by 6% and surplus inventory by 18% by designing transformational SCM measures. Maintained over 30000 SKUs with inventory depth of 80,000 across six geographies
  • Ensured career progression of team including 25 managers through continuous learning, training and counselling
  • Executed centralised procurement and strategic distribution of high value operationally critical machinery and spares worth USD 2M for 14 work centres across Sikkim
  • Designed flagship skill development programs for over 500 women with industry partnership (Lakme, Singer, Integrated mushroom farming centre of Sikkim) and mid-level officers in mission critical skill through bespoke reinforced Tibetology experiential learning tool
     
• Joint Director (Engineering Sustenance Operations and Innovation)
  • Orchestrated Engineering sustenance to a strategic war outfit especially heavy plant and machinery, IT assets and Electro medical equipment through affiliated self organising teams of 150 FTEs
  • Achieved operational efficiency by implementing digital transformation strategy by deploying ERP solution with robust digital Infrastructure, advance Data Analytics and upskilling human resource using cutting edge AI powered Tech for 400 service engineers
  • Collaborated with Industry for resilient supply chain with resilience becoming go to solution during COVID 19
  • Designed next generation enterprise level ERP project in coordination with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG) impacting over 10000 entities
     
• Joint Director(Reimbursement and Logistics), INDBATT2, United Nations Mission in South Sudan
  • Led operations navigating cross cultural team in multi nation environment by provisioning war like equipment and supplies for Indian tps in UN mission in South Sudan meeting UN COE standards worth USD 10 Million USD
  • Established Green field deployment site worth 5 Million USD through collaborative partnership with international organisations and friendly countries like South Korea and Ethiopia
  • Improved revenue by increasing reimbursements (10 Million USD/year) by over 40 percent thereby creating a record ROI from INDBATT-2
  • Designed and implemented change through digital transformation for core logistics team in UN ERP platform through learning game and business simulation to implement business worth USD 10 M/year
     
• Chief of Staff Grade 1 (Operations and Logistics)
  • Orchestrated operations to supply over 10,000 soldiers with essential provisions and war like equipment worth USD 500M and life cycle sustenance of mission critical equipment worth USD 100M in inhospitable terrain of Jammu and Kashmir through multi modal transport including Air assets like Mi17, ALH etc
  • Developed strategies utilising advanced Data Analytics and GIS to predict choke points, optimising delivery speed and mitigating risks resulting in net saving of USD 10M
     
• Team Leader (Program Management(Tech) & Transformation)
  • Orchestrated smooth operations and maintenance, implementing technological enhancements to boost productivity of mechanised forces along Rajasthan International Border with budget responsibility of USD 100K with 180 FTEs
  • Core member of large scale functional team in development/deployment of SAP (Workshop Automation and Spares Management Package) across Indian Army to monitor KPIs through Data Analytics
     
• Combat Team Leader and Tech Advisor
  • Led a diverse team of over 150 multiethnic soldiers, undertaking high risk combat missions in the most inhospitable geography of Jammu and Kashmir thereby neutralising 02 hardcore terrorists and keeping district incident free
  • Leveraged cutting edge technology and innovation to prevent terrorism in urban area, border intrusion and force protection by designing int collation tools, GIS mapping system, War simulator and IT enabled mission control centre (Static/Mobile)
     
• Combat Team Leader
  • Led a diverse team of over 30 multiethnic soldiers, undertaking high risk combat missions at IB in Punjab during Op Parakram and demonstrated leadership traits by winning operational team competitions like Ghatak, Firing and awarded “Best Young Officer in Essay writing” in entire division.

• Chief of Army Staff Plaque for orchestrating prestigious Republic Day Parade seamlessly in 2024
• Governor of Sikkim’s Unit Appreciation for achieving operational excellence in face of enemy in 2021
• UN Formation Commander's Appreciation Card for achieving highest reimbursement for a Contingent in United Nations Mission In South Sudan 2019
• Silver Medal for 2nd in Overall order of Merit in Masters in Military Technology from DIAT in 2014
• Gold Medal for 1st in Overall order of Merit in B.Tech.(Electronics) from MC EME, Secunderabad in 2008
• Six Star Gold Torch for Academic excellence in B.Sc. in Electronics from JNU in 2001

• Masters in Military Technology from Defence Institute of Advance Technology (DIAT), Pune in 2014 (Second in Order of Merit-Silver Medal)
• B.Tech (Electronics) from MC EME, Secunderabad in 2008 (First in Order of Merit-Gold Medal)
• B.Sc. from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2001 (Six Star Gold Torch)

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Generative AI for everyone
• Data Analytics with Power BI
• ADP (SAP)(C#,C++,.Net)
• Public Procurement
• ArcGIS

• Women’s Empowerment & Educational Inclusion: Advocated for inclusive education policies for students with disabilities and empowered marginalised women through skill development programs in partnership with local governments and industrial bodies resulting in benefit to over 200 students with Mild disability per year and inclusion of 150 women in workforce.
• Veteran Support: Established a state-of-the-art transit facility in New Delhi worth INR 10 Cr for veterans, providing medical and geriatric care and facilitating grievance resolution for over 3000 veterans in the NCR region.
• Biodiversity Conservation Leadership: Initiated and led a conservation project in over 4 Sq km in New Delhi Cantt, collaborating with government agencies to preserve bird habitats and engage local communities in environmental policies.