• B.Tech in Metallurgy and M.Tech in Welding from IIT Madras • Has over 32 years of experience in welding and has expertise covering many areas like fabrication, consumables, procedures, repair welding, quality, testing, research and development and marketing• Presently working as Chief Manager (Welding) at TWI India P Ltd, Chennai.From 2009-2012 was working with ADOR Welding Ltd as their Chief Technical Executive taking care of developmental, technical marketing activities of all welding consumables.• From 2006-2009 was heading his own private limited company A.R.WELDTECH PVT LTD through which he offered consultancy and training in welding.Was working with Mailam India Ltd from 2000 to 2006 as Director Marketing.Was working with D&H Secheron from 1980 to 2000 in various capacities the last one being President-Marketing.• Has presented number of technical papers in national and international seminars• Has conducted several in-house training programs on welding• Several tailor made programs have been conducted, some of them even in regional languages like Tamil, Hindi, Kannada besides English.• He is also an AWS approved tutor for AWS CWI programs and has conducted several programs in India.He is also an approved tutor for CSWIP 3.1 and 3.2.2 and IIW DiplomaHas been elected as FWeldI.Has been elected as a C.Eng.• Has widely traveled abroad covering countries like Germany, Belgium, Denmark, UK, Thailand, Turkey, and UAE.• He is the past President of Indian Institute of Welding and has successfully conducted several events including the 64th Annual assembly and international conference of IIW at Chennai in July 2011. He has chaired many technical sessions in seminars and has been in the panel of judges for various awards.• A member of AWS, IWS.Specialties: Knowledge of welding, consumables,technical marketing, development, training and eduction in welding