Karan Sharma Email & Phone Number

New Delhi, Delhi, India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Program Manager and Consultant – Minister’s Office, Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways• Monitored various projects and initiatives / reforms under the Ministry’s flagship Sagarmala Programme which comprises of 802 projects worth Rs 5.53 lakh crores ($US 74 billion) aimed at reducing logistics costs in India• Identified road and rail connectivity bottlenecks for 60+ operational ports in India, and justified 20+ critical last mile new connectivity project proposals, which are now being studied for feasibility by the concerned authority• Identified 30+ projects delayed due to inter-ministerial issues and helped resolve them by shaping solutions to the same• Developed action plans to monitor, manage, and implement various Govt. programs across the maritime and shipping sector• Undertook field visits to ports and shipyards in India to review on ground implementation, output, and impact• Identified sources, gathered, compiled data & information and prepared documents, reports, speeches, and presentations for stakeholders’ meetings with senior government officials including Hon’ble Minister

New Delhi, Delhi, India

New Delhi Area, India

Pre-MBA Full Time in-office Internship• Social impact consulting for strategy formulation and implementation of a development project for a US based Foundation• Liaised with various stakeholders, carried out primary and secondary research to identify the scale of, and strategize solutions, to reduce the prevalence of forced labour among migrant construction workers in India

Worldwide

Engineer officer onboard gas fueled LNG tanker ships of capacity 180,000 m3, delivering gas from Indonesia and Australia to South Korea and Japan.Process Improvement / Cost Optimization• Reduced ship’s fuel consumption by 4%, leading to savings of US$ 1k/day, by deep diving into data and conducting comparative quantitative and qualitative analysis, identified root cause leading to appropriate corrective action, improving the hull efficiencyOperations Management• Supported Chief Engineer to plan, drive, and manage maritime operations & maintenance projects on shipboard machinery systems and power plant, and led multi-cultural & cross functional teams in complex and fluid situations for the same• Maintained shipboard machinery performance / maintenance projects’ records, ensuring reporting is timely and accurate• Ensured 100% compliance to international standards and regulations, and zero non-conformity, in various audits in Port, by internal and external stakeholders (cargo owners, ship owners, charterers - Shell, British Petroleum, Chevron, Total, etc.)• Implemented Safety Management System onboard and trained 27 crew members in various aspects of workplace safety and pollution prevention, resulting in zero incidentsProblem Solving and Crisis Management• Displayed presence of mind in crisis and uncertain situations in response to unexpected technical problems arising during critical time constrained operations, preventing slowdown / downtime which would have led to potential liabilities / losses• Carried out risk assessments to identify, evaluate, report, and control risks in various marine operations

Worldwide

Engineer officer onboard gas fueled LNG tanker ship of 180,000 m3, delivering gas from Australia to China.Operations and Supply Chain Management• Streamlined the operations of auxiliary machinery and pipeline systems of a new LNG ship, by developing SOPs for smooth execution, in Hyundai shipyard (Ulsan, South Korea), as key member of ship’s commissioning team.• Forecasted consumption of critical and other spares to ensure optimal availability of the same and prevent downtime.• Carried out operations and maintenance/overhaul on auxiliary shipboard machinery systems.

Worldwide

Engineer officer onboard the largest LNG tanker ships (Q max and Q Flex fleet) of capacity 216,000 - 266,000 m3, delivering gas from Qatar to South Korea, UK, Mexico, Turkey, Japan, and China.Process Improvement / Cost Optimization, Problem Solving• Optimized SLA time by 12% leading to savings of $US 0.6 m, in 5-yearly drydock project worth US$ 5 m, in Qatar, as key member of ship’s engineers’ team, through proactive planning and optimal utilization of resources and capacity• Solved a long-standing technical problem, saving US$ 20K, with the ship’s Fresh Water Generation SystemOperations and Supply Chain Management• Forecasted fuel oil / lube oil consumption and planned and led ship bunkering operations, taking bunkers valued at US$ 5 m• Carried out operations and maintenance / overhaul on auxiliary shipboard machinery systems

Worldwide

Assistant Engineer onboard Crude Oil Tanker ships of capacity 115,000 m3.• Assisted senior engineers and officers in operations and maintenance of auxiliary and main shipboard machinery systems, and in critical maritime operations such as bunkering, cargo loading, and discharging• Assisted in emergency preparedness by keeping safety, firefighting, lifesaving systems maintained and operationally ready

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Pgp-Business Leadership

Full time MBA program. Majors in Operations, Supply Chain.

Marine Engineer Officer Class 4 Certificate Of Competency, Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Marine Engineering, Cgpa - 7.4, 1St Division

Activities and Societies: Received merit scholarship for good academic performance in 4th and 7th semester. Avid sportsman and paticipant.

12Th Grade - All India Senior School Examination, Science And Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Prefect and Class Representative (CR) Avid Swimmer, Dancer, Basketball and Badminton player. Won the title.

All India Secondary School Examination, 92.8 %

Activities and Societies: 1st rank in School and 3rd in District in 10th board exams. Held the position of Prefect and Class.

Education record

Education record