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Ashok Chopra

Team Leader at <span class="not-italic font-text_font lg:text-[18px] text-[16px] font-bold claimed">Team Leader , Aarvee Associates, General Consultants, for DFCCI for Train Protection Warning System</span>
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Experienced railway signalling and telecommunications professional with a strong background in project management and network design.
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South Delhi, Delhi, India, IN
Skills
  • Railway Signalling
  • Telecommunications
  • Project Management
  • Team Management
  • Project Planning
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Ashok Chopra is a seasoned railway signalling and telecommunications expert with extensive experience in project management, team management, and network design. He has held various positions in Indian Railways and private companies, including Team Leader at Aarvee Associates, Advisor - Railways at AECOM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED, and Managing Director at RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical from Punjab Engineering College.

Experience

  • AECOM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (Previously URS Ind...
    • Gurgaon, India
    • Advisor - Railways
      • Sep 2005 - Jun 2017
      • Gurgaon, India
  • RailTel Corporation of India Ltd
    • India
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Managing Director
      • Sep 2000 - Jul 2003

      As first Managing Director of RailTel Corp., was responsible for laying and commissioning 19,000 Kms of optical fiber cable along with railway line across India in a span of 2.5 years. The bandwidth so provided was used by Indian Railways. The bandwidth was also provided to private users like IDEA, Airtel, Tata Telecommunications, BritishGas etc. to generate revenues for the corporation.

    • Managing Director
      • Sep 2000 - Jul 2003

      Set up the new Corporation for Indian Railways in September 2000, prepared its business plan, organised financing for providing Optical Fibre cables by the side of Indian Railways track (13,000 Kms in 2 years),its electronics for STM1,STM4 and STM 16), sale of Band width to private companies like IDEA, Tata Telecom, Airtel, British Gas,etc. to earn revenue Today the annual revenue of the company is INR 1000 Crores,90% of which is from private companies and 10 % from Indian Railways.

  • INDIAN RAILWAYS
    • Allahabad Area, India
    • General Manager
      • Feb 2001 - Nov 2002
      • Allahabad Area, India
  • INDIAN RAILWAYS
    • Truck Transportation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer
      • Nov 1997 - Sep 2000

    • Chief Personnel Officer
      • Jul 1995 - Nov 1997

      As Chief Personnel Officer Western Railway in Mumbai, I was responsible for all the HR requirements of more than 2 Lakh employees of the Railway supported by Personnel officers at 8 divisions of the Railway for day to day issues including recruitment, retirement etc.. Bimonthly meetings were held with organised unions to resolve employees issues. Conducted numerous written examinations and interviews for empanelment of Group C staff to Gazetted cadre ( almost 150) for all disciplines of the Railways.

    • Divisional Railway Manager
      • Feb 1993 - Jul 1995

    • Executive Director - Signals, Railway Board
      • Sep 1990 - Feb 1993

  • Ircon International Ltd.
    • New Delhi Area, India
    • General Manager - Signal & Telecommunication
      • Jul 1986 - Mar 1990
      • New Delhi Area, India

      I was responsible for Signalling and Telecommunication projects, both Domestic and International, for tendering, negotiating the contracts and overseeing their execution in Field. International projects were:-1. Zambia: Replacement of field equipment for track circuiting ( DC Track circuits and A...

  • INDIAN RAILWAYS
    • Bilaspur Area, India
    • Additional Divisional Railway Manager
      • Oct 1984 - Jul 1986
      • Bilaspur Area, India
  • RITES LTD
    • Ma'an, Jordan
    • Chief Signalling & Telecommunication Engineer, Aqaba Railway Corporation
      • May 1981 - Oct 1984
      • Ma'an, Jordan
  • INDIAN RAILWAYS
    • Ajmer, Jaipur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Bhav...
    • Various Positions
      • Nov 1967 - May 1981
      • Ajmer, Jaipur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Vadodra, Bhav...

      As a Signal and Telecommunication Engineer, worked in various divisions of Western Railway in open line as well as construction.

Education

  • 1960 - 1964
    Punjab Engineering College
  • 1958 - 1960
    DAV College, Chandigarh
  • 1951 - 1958
    Harcourt Butler High School, Simla, India

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