AEROSPACE AND AVIATION SAFETY PROFESSIONAL

Wing Commander (Retd)Pankaj GuptaFlat No 106 Din Apartment, Plot No 7 Sector 4 Dwarka New Delhi-75

E-Mail: pgupta1966@rediffmail.comMobile: +919818995571

SENIOR PROFESSIONAL With over 25 years of rich and extensive experience in;

-Operational Planning -Operational Planning - General Adminstration- General Adminstration - HRM- HRM

-Training-Training - Flying- Flying -Team Management-Team Management- Flight Safety- Flight Safety - Transport aircraft and Helicopter Ops Management- Transport aircraft and Helicopter Ops Management

- Runway Rubber Removal- Runway Rubber Removal -Simulation and Modeling-Simulation and Modeling - Disaster Management- Disaster Management

- Search and Rescue- Search and Rescue

Top performer with exceptional Interpersonal, Communication skills that allows development

of strong rapport with individuals at all levels. Outstanding record of achievement coupled

with the ability to build direct business to profitability through leadership, creativity, effective

management, motivation and development of staff to maximum potential. Adept at analyzing

and resolving problems and developing and instituting the needed procedures and

responses. A consistent high level of performance dealing with people and services requiring

Solid Management, Organizational acumen, Time Management and Relationship

Management abilities. Possess Active combat flying for the IAF for 12 years, 1200 hours

on the combat aircraft, and supervised 500 hours/ month of accident free flying.

Demonstrated abilities in effective management of 2 IAF bases for their safety records in

aviation, casualty evacuation, search and rescue, etc. A sound professional with pride in

personal performance.

CORE SKILLS

HRM/ Personnel Management

Implementing HR policies for manpower planning, recruitment and selection of the workforce.

Handling the performance appraisal programmes for the subordinate staff. Taking adequate measures to ensure harmonious industrial relations and keeping

compliance. Designing & creating a charter of duties for various officials. Managing taskforces entailing orientation, training, career development, and appraisal &

counseling/ grievance handling. Planning deployment of manpower as per skills and requirements and ensuring

adherence to all norms with maintenance of discipline.

General Administration

Overseeing all administrative tasks across military establishments/Units in India, including General Administration, Works Services, Training, Security, Welfare functions, etc.

Up keeping and maintaining discipline, security, investigation of all cases of discipline, man management.

Working in close coordination with other units and with various other personnel. Handling all communications- secret, confidential, classified & unclassified

correspondence. Ensuring optimum inventory control of materials & handling resourceful deployment/

utilization of resources. Monitoring logistics activities ensuring effective movement of goods.

Training & Development

Designing training plans and modules for imparting training to staff members and gauging effectiveness.

Planning for organising and conducting training and development programmes, in association with the external/internal trainers and consultants.

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

Since Jun’ 1988 till April 2009 with the Indian Air Force. Thereafter joined Alpha Design Technologies and presently working with CAE India in Sales and Marketing.

Career Movements with significant highlights

- As Commissioned officer, 88

Posted in a fighter base to fly Hunter aircraft. Merit of being a part of Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka and learnt about joint

operations by Army, Navy, Air Force and various Para military forces deployed on the island.

- As a Fighter Pilot, 88-99

Successfully flew various aircraft in the frontline fighter squadrons. Oversaw administrative activities such as HR, Polices, Discipline, Appraisal,

Maintenance, Record Keeping, etc.

- As 2 IC(Flt Cdr), 99-04 (UAV Squadron)

Played a vital role in inducting, testing and operationalising a front line weapon syatem for the IAF.

Entrusted with the additional responsibility of Flight Safety Implementation, awareness and publicity with the locals in an area of 200X 200 Kms.

Interfaced with local civil administration with involvement in procurement of training aids and training of approx 300 personnel.

Core team member of the core group to induct a new weapon system.

Achievements

Independently led a flight of state of the art missile system to Gujarat sector; kept the forces ready for war for 11 months after the attack on the parliament in 2001.

- As Chief Operations Officer, Udhampur 04-07

Led a team of 180 personnel entailing maintenance and upkeep of Runway, taxi ways and other maneuvering areas to a perfect condition to ensure non stop operations from the base by day and night.

Ensured adherence to policies and procedures and all ICAO procedures. Effectively provided meteorological services on 24X7 environments; undertook anti-

bird measures and achieved NIL bird hit incidents in three years. Conducted audits of maintenance department to ensure aircrafts are in good

condition. Established a Rescue and Crash Fire Fighting and Station Accident Plan and

activated regularly for its veracity. Instrumental in motivating the team to achieve desired organizational goals. Guided a major operation named ‘Rahat’ during the incessant snowfall in the valley in

2005; 20,000 people were rescued, supplied 3000 tones of logistics to the valley. It won the good will of the civilian populace of the valley and the IAF emerged as ‘saviors from the sky’.

Spearheaded a major rescue operations after the valley was hit by an earthquake Implemented many operational, maintenance and administrative doctrines. Took the Air Base towards being best in Western Command of the IAF.

- As Joint Director, Air Force Head Quarter

Supervised International Defence Cooperation.

Distinction of receiving Chief of Air Staff Commendation.

Alpha Design Technologies 01 May 09 – 30 Nov 11

I was responsible for all Air Force Projects of the company.

As AGM (IAF Projects) I spearheaded many projects on Simulators, Laser Target Designators, Stealth, night Vision Devices, Target Systems and many more for introducing into the Indian Air force.

During my tenure I was instrumental in bagging a contract worth 60 Crores for the company and the company went on to become the biggest manufacturer on that Equipment in the country for India Armed and Para Military forces.

CAE India 05 Dec 2011 – Till date

I work for the company as AVP Sales and Marketing and as an interface between IAF and the company.

Presently we are working on many projects on Simulation and Modeling with the IAF. I was able to resolve many pending issues of the company with the IAF with my professional relationship with the IAF.

Aerospace Safety

My Career, as a fighter pilot, in the Indian Air Force was always connected with Aerospace safety. It was inherently part of piloting as Military flying is a complex process and there are times where dozens of aircraft are operating in a very limited airspace, albeit safely.

With the growing years in service, in the year 1999, I was assigned the task of Station Flight Safety and Inspection Officer of a Fighter base operating rather older fleet of aircraft. The task was tough but the mission was ZERO ACCIDENT. In my five years of tenure I ensured that the aircraft flew and with achieved NIL accident. This was through safety plans those were put in place and followed in letter and spirit.

The same base had severe Blue bull menace and extensive bird activity. After having studied the pattern and reason, the wild life was eradicated and bird activity minimized having one bird hit in 5 years.

Meticulous Implementation of operational procedures and policy decisions were put in place through brain storming sessions with the operators. The resistance of the operators was overcome with thorough interaction with them.

Later on I took over as Chief Operations Officer of a major Transport and Helicopter base in J&K. The challenge was to make people aware that of the fact that Apron Discipline, driving in aircraft maneuvering area, pedestrian movement and the wearing of reflective jackets is same at all the airfields and not limited to fighter bases only. With continuous monitoring, spreading awareness and publicity in the nearby places, it was achieved.

Foreign Objects and Damage created by them was a huge problem at that base. Strict discipline was ensured during mixed operations to avoid foreign object. Rotor downwash was established as a major cause for FOD in fixed wing aircraft. The same was controlled by making fresh SOPs and Instructions. Manual and mechanical means were engaged to ensure cleanliness of aircraft maneuvering area. In 2004 and 5, India witnessed numerous natural disasters. Tsunami in peninsula in Dec 2004 followed by wide spread snow in J&K and a massive earthquake on 08 Oct 2005. 08 Oct happens to be Air Force Day. This gave me a reason to explore my leadership ability, decision making and executing it by the clock. 20000 people and thousands of tons of material was dropped during my tenure and with ZERO ACCIDENT.

A place like that would attract the VIPs, therefore I got to see the VIPs of this country very closely as part of my responsibility.

My area of responsibility was from Siachin Glacier to Pathankot. With 22 Light and Medium Lift helicopters at my disposal and a professional team of 80 men and women, the station was declared the most operations station of Western Air Command in 2006.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

1987 BA from JNU, New Delhi

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 30 April 1966Passport #: Available