Handling the operations of TSSC in the Western Region. Have successfully evolved the skill eco-system by bringing in synergy and close association between all stakeholders. Industry linked job based skill programs have been the forte. Additionally handling development of "National Occupational Standards", "Content (hard & Digital)" and "Vocationalisation of Secondary Education Programs".Conduct of professional workshops, engaging with Government and Industry leaders, defining occupational… Show more Handling the operations of TSSC in the Western Region. Have successfully evolved the skill eco-system by bringing in synergy and close association between all stakeholders. Industry linked job based skill programs have been the forte. Additionally handling development of "National Occupational Standards", "Content (hard & Digital)" and "Vocationalisation of Secondary Education Programs".Conduct of professional workshops, engaging with Government and Industry leaders, defining occupational and assessment norms are all part of the charter. Handling stakeholders across the States of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Mahdya Pradesh and Daman & Diu. Show less

Consultant with Ministry of Labour & Employment towards implementing mission mode project on "Skill India Initiatives"​. Optimization and process controls for accountability and transparency in the operations of nation wide spread of over 12000 Industrial Training Institutes is key parameter.Steering implementation of ICT solutions including IT Portal for active citizen engagement, launched by the Hon'ble Minister of Labour & Employment, in Apr 15 Consultant with Ministry of Skill… Show more Consultant with Ministry of Labour & Employment towards implementing mission mode project on "Skill India Initiatives"​. Optimization and process controls for accountability and transparency in the operations of nation wide spread of over 12000 Industrial Training Institutes is key parameter.Steering implementation of ICT solutions including IT Portal for active citizen engagement, launched by the Hon'ble Minister of Labour & Employment, in Apr 15 Consultant with Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for implementing models to achieve higher industry engagement for Apprenticeship Training in line with the revisions in Apprenticeship Act 1961. Steered development of Apprenticeship Portal, launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, in Jul 15. Skill improvement models with greater citizen involvement in-form of Crowd Sourcing of feedback & inputs, infrastructure improvements and grass root placement initiatives are being worked on. Show less

Sector Skill Councils operations including stakeholder engagement comprising of leadership from industry, National Skill Development Corporation & National Skill Development Agency and International Skill Councils towards improving Skill Eoc-system for Telecom Industry. Worked closely with IBSA, E-Oz from Australia and UKIERI. Handled internal operations (HR, Finance etc) of the Council. Key experience includes training delivery and infrastructure buildup, framing of National Occupational… Show more Sector Skill Councils operations including stakeholder engagement comprising of leadership from industry, National Skill Development Corporation & National Skill Development Agency and International Skill Councils towards improving Skill Eoc-system for Telecom Industry. Worked closely with IBSA, E-Oz from Australia and UKIERI. Handled internal operations (HR, Finance etc) of the Council. Key experience includes training delivery and infrastructure buildup, framing of National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Qualification Packs (QPs) and defining of assessment parameters. Show less

Deputy Director at Telecom Sector Skill Council, New Delhi. Managing team of professionals and industry interactions towards defining National Occupational Standards for Telecom Sector, Training and Certification of Skills/Competencies and Quality Assurance via independent assessments. Closely working with Australian skill councils (IBSA & EOz), UK Skill Council and EU teams for aligning standards to a common grid and development of Labour Market Information system.

Illustrious career with the Indian Navy spanning over 21 years saw conquering various milestones on personnel and professional front. Key positions held and assignments undertaken are as follows :-(i) Joint Director IT at Naval Headquarters. Apex decision making position for all IT aspects. Defining policies, instituting compliance measures and enterprise wide roll outs of infrastructure and applications were key functional areas.(ii) Head Electrical & Electronics. As Head of… Show more Illustrious career with the Indian Navy spanning over 21 years saw conquering various milestones on personnel and professional front. Key positions held and assignments undertaken are as follows :-(i) Joint Director IT at Naval Headquarters. Apex decision making position for all IT aspects. Defining policies, instituting compliance measures and enterprise wide roll outs of infrastructure and applications were key functional areas.(ii) Head Electrical & Electronics. As Head of Department on-board front-line warship, was entrusted with and successfully achieved round the clock operational availability of critical systems ranging from Power Plants, Communication and technically advanced Weapon Systems.(iii) Head IT, Southern Naval Command. Apex position to steer IT initiatives of the Training Command of the Indian Navy. Setup of Campus Networks, SCORM content and management Information systems were key achievements.(iv) Dy In-Charge, Software Engineering Group. Worked on embedded systems technology during this assignment. Configuration control, Software libraries and backup/recovery procedures were formulated to critical systems in Indian Naval Ships.(v) Instructor. Challenging assignment of mentoring young officers and exposing them to critical system operations in challenging environment.Credited with papers on PKI Deployment (2004), Use of Public Infrastructure for Defence Use (2008) and Knowledge Management Framework for Indian Navy (2011). Other achievements include defining of Data Dictionary to assist application developers achieve common framework required for interoperability and CSTA/Vulnerability Assessment of critical IT infrastructure and achievements. Show less