Marine Engineer & Technical Maritime Consultant. I have twenty years work experience as a practicing marine chief engineer on ocean going and offshore vessels, as well as shore side experience as a dry-dock superintendent, technical superintendent and technical maritime consultant in India, Dubai, Singapore, Cyprus and the USA. I have authored four research papers, two of which have been recognized and published in national industry journals, and two in blind, double peer reviewed international scholarly journals with an impact factor of 7.35. I have contributed to winning several industry awards and my work has been covered in three major newspapers in South Asia. I am a receipient of an O1A extraordinary ability visa issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, to individuals with an extraordinary ability or extraordinary achievements in the sciences, athletics or business. I was also invited to apply, and inducted into Marquis "Who's Who in America", 2023 edition.