A military veteran with two decades of leadership experience, recognized for people management skills and for taking an analytical approach to adapt swiftly to dynamic, challenging and highly volatile environments. A standout career encompassing significantly diverse theatres of expertise, ranging from ‘strategic and operational roles onboard Submarines, Ships and at MoD level’ to ‘Psychometric assessment and overall control of all recruitment and onboarding processes for Indian Navy at a pan-India level.’ The spectrum of diversity in roles has enabled an understanding of varying challenges attached to the environment and the importance of situational context. Recent academic pursuits at IIM(L) and XLRI have equipped me with tools and knowledge to enable usage of military experience towards an industry-aligned and business-sensitive response at the backdrop of a strategic mind space. A strong believer in the importance of the man behind the machine, was ignited by the numerous leadership roles very early in my career. Identification, grooming & growth of talent, adherence & importance of compliances, motivation through non-transactional compensation/ reward systems, creation of superordinate goals for all levels of taskings, tweaking and experimenting with organisational design at micro levels to inspire dedication and result orientation, therefore came organically even as a Junior leader. This direction has been furthered by the invigorating and enriching tenures as a Personality Assessor (Psychometric assessment) of over 2000 officer candidates over a span of 07 years across Services Selection Boards (SSB) in Bengaluru, Bhopal, Coimbatore and Visakhapatnam. Was also charged with leading pan-India manpower recruitment, assessment and onboarding policies and initiatives on behalf of the Indian Navy. Known for my robust and effective control of all Naval SSBs resulting in formulation and implementation of multitude of futuristic, positive, and long-term changes.A complete people’s person, I am known for my story-telling skills and have conducted numerous motivational lectures across schools, colleges and at Selection Boards. A futuristic and forward-looking leader, I bring knowledge and experience of many diverse roles and the ethos, discipline, with the innate desire to pursue excellence which are all trademarks of the Armed Forces. I have a penchant to learn and re-learn fueled by desire to imbibe and better myself to be a productive individual, who adds value to the organization through inspired and inspiring leadership.