AVIATION
Three Decades.
Eight Distinct Roles.
One Continuing Journey.
From navigation engineering to airport leadership, ORAT, airport business transformation, aviation training and consultancy, the journey reflects over thirty years of operations, management and development across India and abroad.
Professional Journey
Experience in Descending order
Aviation Teaching and Consultancy (2024 - Present)
- Provided consultancy to TATA Semiconductor Assembly and Test Private Limited for for setting up helipads.
- Imparted training to the Executive MBA batch of students conducted by School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal.
- Imparted classroom sessions to BBA/MBA students of Galgotias University, Greater Noida.
- Conducted Online courses for aviation aspirants.
Chief Airport Officer, (VP-Level) Guwahati International Airport Limited (2021-2024)
- Transitioned Guwahati Airport (VEGT/GAU) from government to private mode with zero disruption while ensuring full regulatory compliances (ICAO/DGCA/BCAS/AERA).
- Directed Aerodrome Manual, SMS Manual, Sustainability Plan and Airport Emergency Procedure.
- Served as Accountable Executive for operations, compliance, HR and P&L ownership.
- Developed the 50-year Master Plan of Guwahati Airport and finalized the design of the upcoming terminal building.
Chief Airport Officer, Adani Airport Holding Limited, Ahmedabad (2019-2021)
- Developed transition strategies for six Indian airports: Mangalore, Trivandrum, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and Guwahati.
- Led the team in preparing takeover plans for all six airports and served at Chief Airport Officer (Accountable Executive) during the transition.
Chief Operating Officer, Kannur International Airport, Kerala (2018-2019)
- Led ORAT and spearheaded commissioning of the new Greenfield airport.
- Achieved operational excellence with zero non-compliance.
- Established international connectivity from Day-1.
- Installed non-aero commercial sources from the beginning.
Senior Aviation Specialist (GM level), GMR Aviation Academy, Hyderabad (2015-2018)
- Achieved substantial revenue growth via training diversification.
- Imparted training in India and overseas on aviation subjects.
- Developed customized courses for stakeholders for specific needs.
Associate General Manager - Business Integration, Delhi International Airport Limited, IGI Airport, New Delhi ((2008-2015)
- Designed ORAT strategies for IGI Airport, Terminal-3, New Delhi (2009) and Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Philippines (2014)
- Served as Shift In-Charge of Operations (Airport Duty Manager) and aligned the operational requirements of aviation stakeholders during commissioning of Terminal-3.
- Coined and introduced "GMR-DIAL Clearance (GDC)" for managing charter flight movements at IGI airport, still in practice today.
Terminal Manager, Goa International Airport, Dabolim, Airports Authority of India (2001-2007)
- Served as Head of Terminal Management and achieved the highest Customer Satisfaction Index among airports in India in 2007.
- Served with commercial department to enhance non-aeronautical revenue.
- Assumed responsibility of Managed Moto Transport pool and managed the fleet of vehicles.
Aeronautical Communication Service Engineer, Airports Authority of India, Imphal, Guwahati, Tezpur airport (1993-2001)
- Delivered responsibilities of operating and maintaining NAVAIDS - NDB, DVOR, DME, ILS- LLZ, GP, LPDME.
- Served in the department of Aeronautical Information Service handling NOTAM and AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication) Supplements and Amendments.
Continuing the Aviation Journey
Open to meaningful aviation leadership, advisory, ORAT, training and consultancy assignments.