Objective
A highly qualified practicing Naval Architect with an UK Engineering Council’s Chartered Engineer (CEng) status and a corporate member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (MRINA), UK with over 15 years of experience in Ship Design, Survey and Repair. Hands on experience in complete Structural Design of corvette/frigates/destroyers, Hydrodynamics, Quality Control of all Ship Hull refit work, Overseeing Shipbuilding and Project Management
Experience
Senior Manager, Quality Control, Naval Dockyard Mumbai, Indian Navy - Senior Manager, Quality Control
Manager, Outfitting Department,Naval Dockyard Mumbai, Indian Navy - Oct 2007 – Dec 2008
Designation: Deputy Director, Structural Design Group,Directorate of Naval Design, Indian Navy - Oct 2003 – Oct 2007
Assistant Manager, Outfitting Department, Naval Dockyard Mumbai,Indian Navy - Sep 1999 – Sep 2002
Naval Architect Officer, INS Ganga (Frigate)- Sep 1998 – Aug 1999
Education
2002 – 2003 University College London – London, UK
Master in Science in Naval Architecture,
1996 – 1998 Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) – New Delhi, India
Post Graduate Diploma in Naval Construction (Ships & Submarine),
1991 – 1995 Cochin University of Science and Technology – Kochi, India
Bachelors Degree, Naval Architecture and Ship Building Technology
Certification
CEng from UK Engineering Council
MRINA and MINA
ISO 9001: 2008 Lead Auditor Course
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course
IMS Internal Auditors Course
Skils
Area Details Level of
expertise
Personnel Management Hiring, Performance Management, Career Planning, Training Advanced
Project Management Planning, Resource Planning, Quality Assurance and Control
Process Improvement, Team Building, Complete Structural Design
Of Corvette Design, Complete refits of ships/submarine on
turn key basis Advanced
Ship Design Complete Structural Design including design of super structure,
Shaft Bracket/Raft Analyses, Complete Steel Estimation using
Lloyds Class Rules Advanced
Ship Design Rules Lloyds Register, Germanicher Lloyds, Indian Register of Shipping
Royal Italian Navale, ABS Advanced
Ship Design Software ANSYS, Developed Rule based EXCEL Spreadsheets, Paramarine Proficient
Ship Repairs Complete Quality Control of all Hull work in refits and Turn Key
Refit of Hull of Ships and Submarines, QC checks by NDT methods Advanced
• Stood first in the Masters Degree Course with Distinction at University College London
• Recipient of the prestigious All India British Chevening Open Science Scholarship of the British Council in India funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK
• Commendation by the Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in 2005 for the Structural Compliance report to NES 154 and subsequent initial estimation of the entire steel requirements for a new construction corvette.
• Commendation by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command in 2000 for the indigenous manufacture of 4.7m RIB for the first time in the Indian Navy.
• Cleared the Defence Services Staff College Exam of the Indian Navy
• Selected for the Overseeing Team of the Indian Navy for deputation to Russia in 2008
• Selected for the prestigious 16th Technical Management Course at College of Naval Warfare, Mumbai in 2009