Lt Cdr Basavaraj Marad, (PMP)®

Experience

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  Indian Navy

  Feb 2003 - Feb 2013

  Deputy Manager (Electrical and Weapon)

  - Spearheaded the project to deliver mission critical assets worth Rs 500 Crores & led 167 professionals to maintain navigation, weapon control & communication assets.- Legally responsible & representative of the department for all contracts concluded with defence PSU and private contractors.- Collaborated with public, private & foreign OEMs to conclude contract & KRAs involving mobility & deployment of harbour defence assets worth Rs 300 Crores through design thinking, effective process improvement & focused risk management.- Extensively coordinated with the IAI, Israel professionals for testing and commissioning of Barak Surface to Air Missile system.- Installation and commissioning of Anti-Missile Defence Radar (M/s Elta, Israel) as part of Alteration and Addition for integration with Fire Control System of Barak. - Coordinated with Brahmos and L & T team for assessment and modification required for salvo launch and Universal Vertical Launcher Module (UVLM) for installation during MLU of INS Ranvijay.- Spokesperson for Indian Navy, Karnataka region and responsible for all media coverage & press releases. Show less

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  Delhi Cargo Service |Centre

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

  Manager (Technical) - Projects

  - Oversaw O&M o f cargo handling and airport equipment utilized in the safe handling and delivery of air cargo. Identify risks associated with business operations and take corrective actions.- Prepare and define scope of work for contracts in accordance to business objectives, initiate technical and price negotiations,conclude contracts as per agreed parameter for O&M and AMC with various vendors. Achieved saving to the tune of $1M for all concluded contracts through market research & negotiations.- Implementation of project plan and ensure completion of Green Field Terminal with set target dates. Ensure contractual terms & conditions follow Government compliances & to obtain necessary clearances and work permits. Show less

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  IHS Markit

  Jan 2014 - Nov 2019

  Associate Manager

  - Undertook business process setup of $10M by hiring, training, team building, planning, budgeting, risk assessment, policies, procedure, guidance for future work pathway and processes by focusing upon solution-oriented experience for customers. Oversaw project plans and execution as per set timelines with emphasis on quality and quantity.- People Manager for a diverse team of 35 professionals, involved in equipment and airports dictionary building, unique identification of equipment variants, relate organizations, classifications, platform weapon- equipment relationship and structuring of relational data base for all Aerospace Defence & Security content and assist in develop PowerBI/Tableau visualization. - Review technical publications and datasets for the correctness of the content and data specifications. Liaise with CSM and SME for timely gap and risk identification and mitigate the gap with urgency andquality.- Project review and assessment with higher management, cross functional and virtual teams. Show less

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  Janes

  Dec 2019 - Dec 2023

  Associate Director

  - Played key role in organization embracement of Agile methodologies and scrum concepts. Assist in design and testing of high-level data architecture of internal tools and transition of databases in Solar foundation.- Assist in OSINT data collection, annotation of data text and build the sequence and dependencies of architecture used as input to program planning and design of ML/NLP.- Assist top management with market research & business strategies and suggest best practices to improve quality and efficiency.- Assisted in revenue generation through consultancies, subscriptions worth $128k for Q3/Q4 - 2023. Collaborated closely with pre-sales & marketing team to increase profitability and customer satisfaction by maintaining consistent quality throughput.- Coordinated and conducted cross functional meetings to mitigate strategies & on time aerospace & defence consultancy projects delivery. Presented 55 technical presentations /geopolitical webinars for internal & external customers for knowledge sharing.- Monitor, evaluate and measure change impacts and support business in design and implement strategic initiative.- Set performance objectives, SLA, goals and KPIs and conduct performance evaluations for teams. Show less

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  Kaynes Technology India Limited

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  General Manager - Aerospace Projects

  - Oversee plant operations & construction of Rs 200 Crores green field ESM manufacturing by collaborating seamlessly with contractors & service providers. - Achieved 20% contract cost reduction in CAPEX/OPEX expenditure by extensively involving in technical assessment & price negotiations.- Design strategies for customer retention, business initiatives & set goals for growth of A&D domain. Oversee PCB manufacturing, finance, deliverable, supply chain management, production, & customer service operations to ensure highest standards of efficiency & performance are achieved.- Analyze BoQ based on design cost, tools used, tests, first article inspection & clearance & ensure profits margins of 35%. Show less

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  Infosys Consulting

  Jul 2024 - now

  Principal Consultant - Cloud, Infrastructure & Security

  - Provide operational support and lead Operations team responsible for Cloud, Infrastructure & Security Services for client British Petroleum.- Provide security and compliance posture management to protect bp’s cloud applications.- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to elicit requirements, ensuring meticulous operations and continued services.