Experience

Kerala State Disaster Management Authority

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Secretary (ex-officio)

  • Mar 2016 - Present

• Head (Scientist), SEOC (Formerly HVRA Cell), KSDMA

  • Apr 2011 - Present

  Head, SEOC - Manage the emergency operations of the state in the event of major disasters, conduct the Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of the state, establish early warning systems for naturally triggered hazards and conduct research on potentially hazardous natural phenomena. SEOC was formerly HVRA Cell.



Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Visiting Scientist

  • Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

  Currently on leave from Government of Kerala and working in the newly opened Centre for Disaster Resilience, Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, The Netherlands Currently on leave from Government of Kerala and working in the newly opened Centre for Disaster Resilience, Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, The Netherlands



Utrecht University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• PhD Candidate

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2010

  I was pursuing my PhD from Utrecht University through the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, The Netherlands. My research is embedded into the United Nations University-ITC School for Disaster Geoinformation Management. I work on physically based dynamic modelling of shallow landslides (slope stability and runout) in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. I was pursuing my PhD from Utrecht University through the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, The Netherlands. My research is embedded into the United Nations University-ITC School for Disaster Geoinformation Management. I work on physically based dynamic modelling of shallow landslides (slope stability and runout) in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India.



ITC, The Netherlands

• Election Committee Member; First Faculty Council Elections of the ITC Faculty, University of Twente

  • Nov 2009 - Dec 2009

  I was nominated by the SAB and the IPC to be the Student Member in the First Election Committee for conducting the Faculty Council Elections of the newly formed ITC Faculty, University of Twente.

• Secretary, ITC Graduate Association (IPC 2009)

  • Feb 2009 - Dec 2009

  IPC, the Graduate Association of ITC, is the representative body of ITC PhD Students. In 2009 for the first time, there was an open election to fill 4 positions to the office of the association. Thus an elected IPC assumed the office on February 2009 for which I was the Secretary.



Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of Tamil Nadu

• Management Plan and GIS Specialist

  • Mar 2004 - Jun 2004

  In this Asia's largest Marine Biosphere Reserve my responsibilities were to prepare the Management Plans of four Bird Sanctuaries that falls under the control of the National Park In this Asia's largest Marine Biosphere Reserve my responsibilities were to prepare the Management Plans of four Bird Sanctuaries that falls under the control of the National Park



Enter Technologies Pvt Ltd

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GIS Consultant

  • May 2002 - Feb 2004

  Here I was responsible to build the GIS Division of the firm, carry out project design and implementation, guidance for marketing TNTMips in three of the South Indian states and Sri Lanka Here I was responsible to build the GIS Division of the firm, carry out project design and implementation, guidance for marketing TNTMips in three of the South Indian states and Sri Lanka



Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of Kerala

• GIS Consultant

  • Aug 2001 - Mar 2003

  Here my responsibilities were to design, implement and customize a Geographic Information Systems for the sanctuary using remote sensing data, topographic sheets and ground surveying. I also assisted in preparing the management plan of the sanctuary, which will be in effect for the next 10 years. I conceived and designed a CD Rom generalaria of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary and designed a website for promoting the ecotourism aspects of the sanctuary Here my responsibilities were to design, implement and customize a Geographic Information Systems for the sanctuary using remote sensing data, topographic sheets and ground surveying. I also assisted in preparing the management plan of the sanctuary, which will be in effect for the next 10 years. I conceived and designed a CD Rom generalaria of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary and designed a website for promoting the ecotourism aspects of the sanctuary