Valkadai Karthisan

General Manager (Projects) - Environmental Engg Division Jan '12 - Present
BGR Energy Systems Limited, Chennai, India

❒ Heading three green field Water Treatment Plant & Condensate Polishing Unit Projects for Integrated Power Plant, India to the tune of Rs 90 Cr ($ 20 Million)
❒ Responsible for managing day to day client relationship for project execution.
❒ Manage and optimise project budgets; actively manage vendor selection and price negotiation of Supplies & Services
❒ Leading a large team of Managers and Engineers for seamless execution of onsite and offsite project activities.

Deputy General Manager (Electrical) May '09 - Apr '11
Naval Dockyard (Premier Repair Yard), Visakhapatnam

❒ Headed multidisciplinary team of over 350 personnel with Optimisation of Annual Budget expenditure for Men & Material to the tune of INR 30 Crores.
❒ Strategised and Executed Multifarious Electrical work packages viz Repair & overhaul of Power System, new Installation/Commissioning of Switchboards & Generators onboard ships.
❒ Executed Total Quality Management System on Production floor Operations Viz Quality Circle groups, ISO 9001 QMS/ EMS:14001/OHSAS:18001 certification etc.

Chief Technical Officer - Electrical & Sensors Apr '08 - May '09 Onboard Frontline Ship, Mumbai

❒ Headed a team of 85 personnel for Operations and Maintenance of new generation electronics, sensors, electrical, Combat & Information systems.
❒ Program Manager for on-site Installation cum Integration and Setting to work of the state of the art electronic sensors from Rafael (Israel), Thales, Contravis AG, Bharat Electronics Ltd respectively.

Joint Director - Refit Planning May '04 - Apr '08
Integrated Headquarters MoD, New Delhi

❒ Strategised planning of repair/refits of ships and submarines at naval yards & Indian Public sector unit yards Viz MDL (Mumbai), CSL (Kochi), GRSE (Kolkata) and HSL (Vizag)
❒ Steered Contracts with PSU yards to the tune of about INR 300 Crores for refit of ships
❒ Coordinated the selection of Upgradation equipment for Re-engining, Weapon/Sensor suite, and Auxiliary machineries towards modernisation work package of the refitting ships.

Deputy Chief Technical Officer - Electrical & Sensors May '03 - May '04
Onboard Frontline Ship, Mumbai

❒ Steered a technical team of 50 personnel towards Operations and Maintenance ship borne electrical, Combat & Information systems.
❒ Project manager for installation and commissioning of new Sonar system, Fire & Flood warning systems on ship.

Deputy Manager - Electronic Systems May '00 - May '03
Naval Dockyard, Mumbai

❒ Managed a team of 120 Technical personnel with Radio/Radar/ Electronics specialisations for trouble shooting & calibration of Radars & Display Controls for Navigation, Surveillance, Weapon Control on ships and submarines.
❒ Programme manager for new Installation, Alignment, Integration and Setting to work of surveillance radar, Missile radars and Displays onboard ships.
❒ Planning of interface and installation issues of Electronics & Sensors with various OEM viz BEL, Kevin Hughes UK, Thales (Marconi) and IAI Israel.

Trainer Jan '97 - May '00
INS Valsura, Jamnagar, Gujarat

❒ Trainer at INS Valsura - Premier Naval Training Institution for Advanced Marine Electronics and Electrical Technology.
❒ Mentored Student officers on technical projects in niche technology areas.