Experience

Digital University Kerala

• India
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Registrar

  • Nov 2020 - Jun 2023



Indian Institute of Information Tech & Mgt-Kerala

• India
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registrar

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2023



Centre for Development Studies

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registrar

  • Jun 2013 - May 2016

  Chief Responsibilities: * Head of all Non Academic Activities of the Centre. * Responsible for the entire Administration, Security, Catering, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management. * Liaising with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the Centre. * Member Secretary to Governing Body, Finance Committee and Infrastructure Committee. * Member of various committees like Academic Committee, Library Committee… Show more Chief Responsibilities: * Head of all Non Academic Activities of the Centre. * Responsible for the entire Administration, Security, Catering, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management. * Liaising with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the Centre. * Member Secretary to Governing Body, Finance Committee and Infrastructure Committee. * Member of various committees like Academic Committee, Library Committee etc. Achievements: * New Hostel Building work was completed in record time. * Improvement in procurement of items and storage of publications. * Obtaining National Knowledge Network connectivity to the campus. * Record number of infrastructure works were initiated and got completed during 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015_16 thereby utilising the Plan Grant in full. * Better management of investible funds and SB accounts. Show less Chief Responsibilities: * Head of all Non Academic Activities of the Centre. * Responsible for the entire Administration, Security, Catering, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management. * Liaising with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the Centre. * Member Secretary to Governing Body, Finance Committee and Infrastructure Committee. * Member of various committees like Academic Committee, Library Committee… Show more Chief Responsibilities: * Head of all Non Academic Activities of the Centre. * Responsible for the entire Administration, Security, Catering, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management. * Liaising with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the Centre. * Member Secretary to Governing Body, Finance Committee and Infrastructure Committee. * Member of various committees like Academic Committee, Library Committee etc. Achievements: * New Hostel Building work was completed in record time. * Improvement in procurement of items and storage of publications. * Obtaining National Knowledge Network connectivity to the campus. * Record number of infrastructure works were initiated and got completed during 2013-14, 2014-15 & 2015_16 thereby utilising the Plan Grant in full. * Better management of investible funds and SB accounts. Show less



The Lawrence School

• Lovedale, Ooty, The Nilgiris

• Bursar

  • May 2011 - May 2013

  Head of the entire Non Academic Activities of the school. Major responsibilities include: * Responsible for the entire Administration, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management of 710 acres, fully residential, campus with 850 students and 400 staff members. * Liaisoning with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the school * Ensure the procurement of right materials from right agencies at lowest rate. Achievements: * Within one year, the… Show more Head of the entire Non Academic Activities of the school. Major responsibilities include: * Responsible for the entire Administration, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management of 710 acres, fully residential, campus with 850 students and 400 staff members. * Liaisoning with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the school * Ensure the procurement of right materials from right agencies at lowest rate. Achievements: * Within one year, the school which was on deficit budget was brought back to surplus budget with about 35 million Indian Rupees of surplus by better fund management and cost reduction without compromising on quality. * Streamlined the purchases thereby resulting a saving of 10% on expenditure despite of double digit inflation. * Completed the new Jr.School building, which was lagging far behind the scheduled completion date. * Restored the trust between management and staff by fair HR practice. * Improved the working relationship between all stake holders viz. Parents, old Lawrencians, vendors and contractors. Show less Head of the entire Non Academic Activities of the school. Major responsibilities include: * Responsible for the entire Administration, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management of 710 acres, fully residential, campus with 850 students and 400 staff members. * Liaisoning with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the school * Ensure the procurement of right materials from right agencies at lowest rate. Achievements: * Within one year, the… Show more Head of the entire Non Academic Activities of the school. Major responsibilities include: * Responsible for the entire Administration, Finance, Facilities Management and Estate Management of 710 acres, fully residential, campus with 850 students and 400 staff members. * Liaisoning with Government agencies and local bodies for smooth functioning of the school * Ensure the procurement of right materials from right agencies at lowest rate. Achievements: * Within one year, the school which was on deficit budget was brought back to surplus budget with about 35 million Indian Rupees of surplus by better fund management and cost reduction without compromising on quality. * Streamlined the purchases thereby resulting a saving of 10% on expenditure despite of double digit inflation. * Completed the new Jr.School building, which was lagging far behind the scheduled completion date. * Restored the trust between management and staff by fair HR practice. * Improved the working relationship between all stake holders viz. Parents, old Lawrencians, vendors and contractors. Show less



CCCL India Ltd

• India
• Construction
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Regional Head, Supply Chain Management

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2011

  * Responsible for the entire supply chain management activities of the company in the eastern & north eastern region of the country. * Liaising with Project mangers and planning the deliveries according to project requirement. * Ensure the procurement of right material at lowest rate. * Establishing close coordination with vendors and project planners, to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of the project. Notables: * Developed number of… Show more * Responsible for the entire supply chain management activities of the company in the eastern & north eastern region of the country. * Liaising with Project mangers and planning the deliveries according to project requirement. * Ensure the procurement of right material at lowest rate. * Establishing close coordination with vendors and project planners, to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of the project. Notables: * Developed number of vendors for supply to remote areas Show less * Responsible for the entire supply chain management activities of the company in the eastern & north eastern region of the country. * Liaising with Project mangers and planning the deliveries according to project requirement. * Ensure the procurement of right material at lowest rate. * Establishing close coordination with vendors and project planners, to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of the project. Notables: * Developed number of… Show more * Responsible for the entire supply chain management activities of the company in the eastern & north eastern region of the country. * Liaising with Project mangers and planning the deliveries according to project requirement. * Ensure the procurement of right material at lowest rate. * Establishing close coordination with vendors and project planners, to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of the project. Notables: * Developed number of vendors for supply to remote areas Show less



BFG International

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Chief Responsibilities: * Spearheading the entire gamut of supply chain management activities of the company. * Liaising with customers and planning the deliveries according to customer need and production capacity. * Establishing close coordination with purchase, logistics, stores, production, quality, finance departments to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of finished goods. * Steering day to day management of… Show more Chief Responsibilities: * Spearheading the entire gamut of supply chain management activities of the company. * Liaising with customers and planning the deliveries according to customer need and production capacity. * Establishing close coordination with purchase, logistics, stores, production, quality, finance departments to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of finished goods. * Steering day to day management of finished product inventory, availability of raw materials, spares, etc. Achievements: * Developed Chinese supplier for raw materials and Italian supplier for rail cabin water tanks thereby achieving an annual cost reduction of around 220 thousand Euros. * Targets achieved - 100% availability of materials as per Just-in-time system. * Existing system of buying raw materials in bulk was discontinued and JIT procurement was implemented to avoid blocking large sums on raw materials and also avoiding any rejection of materials due to crossing the expiry date. * Changed over to sea shipment of finished goods from road shipments thereby saving around 75 thousands Euros. Show less Chief Responsibilities: * Spearheading the entire gamut of supply chain management activities of the company. * Liaising with customers and planning the deliveries according to customer need and production capacity. * Establishing close coordination with purchase, logistics, stores, production, quality, finance departments to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of finished goods. * Steering day to day management of… Show more Chief Responsibilities: * Spearheading the entire gamut of supply chain management activities of the company. * Liaising with customers and planning the deliveries according to customer need and production capacity. * Establishing close coordination with purchase, logistics, stores, production, quality, finance departments to ensure timely availability of materials, stores, etc. for smooth flow of finished goods. * Steering day to day management of finished product inventory, availability of raw materials, spares, etc. Achievements: * Developed Chinese supplier for raw materials and Italian supplier for rail cabin water tanks thereby achieving an annual cost reduction of around 220 thousand Euros. * Targets achieved - 100% availability of materials as per Just-in-time system. * Existing system of buying raw materials in bulk was discontinued and JIT procurement was implemented to avoid blocking large sums on raw materials and also avoiding any rejection of materials due to crossing the expiry date. * Changed over to sea shipment of finished goods from road shipments thereby saving around 75 thousands Euros. Show less



Naval Project

• Director (Project Procurement & Planning)

  • Aug 2005 - Jan 2009

  Chief Responsibilities: * Strategically planning for the engineering projects from concept to completion viz. preparation of specifications, obtaining user approval, vendor development, tendering, technical negotiations, price negotiation and budgeting. * Monitoring the procurement and installation of various heavy machinery. Achievements: * Demonstrated abilities in successfully completing consultancy work along with Rites Ltd. for setting up of… Show more Chief Responsibilities: * Strategically planning for the engineering projects from concept to completion viz. preparation of specifications, obtaining user approval, vendor development, tendering, technical negotiations, price negotiation and budgeting. * Monitoring the procurement and installation of various heavy machinery. Achievements: * Demonstrated abilities in successfully completing consultancy work along with Rites Ltd. for setting up of engine test facility * Handled 100% budget allocation viz. Rs 250 millions and Rs.300 millions was utilised during 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively. * Brought down the quote of L1 firm, to Rs.5 millions from Rs.12 millions for consultancy work through technical and price negotiations. * One more Naval Technical Unit was brought in the client list along with 3 other naval establishments for setting up of infrastructure. * Streamlined the process of technical negotiations thereby ensuring transparency and procurement of better product. Show less Chief Responsibilities: * Strategically planning for the engineering projects from concept to completion viz. preparation of specifications, obtaining user approval, vendor development, tendering, technical negotiations, price negotiation and budgeting. * Monitoring the procurement and installation of various heavy machinery. Achievements: * Demonstrated abilities in successfully completing consultancy work along with Rites Ltd. for setting up of… Show more Chief Responsibilities: * Strategically planning for the engineering projects from concept to completion viz. preparation of specifications, obtaining user approval, vendor development, tendering, technical negotiations, price negotiation and budgeting. * Monitoring the procurement and installation of various heavy machinery. Achievements: * Demonstrated abilities in successfully completing consultancy work along with Rites Ltd. for setting up of engine test facility * Handled 100% budget allocation viz. Rs 250 millions and Rs.300 millions was utilised during 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively. * Brought down the quote of L1 firm, to Rs.5 millions from Rs.12 millions for consultancy work through technical and price negotiations. * One more Naval Technical Unit was brought in the client list along with 3 other naval establishments for setting up of infrastructure. * Streamlined the process of technical negotiations thereby ensuring transparency and procurement of better product. Show less



Indian Navy

• India
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commander

  • Aug 1987 - Jan 2009

  * General Administration * Facilities Management * Project Management * Procurement * Event Management * Maintenance Management * General Administration * Facilities Management * Project Management * Procurement * Event Management * Maintenance Management