Career timeline
Two decades of command, transformation and impact.
Mar 2025 – Present
ColonelFaculty Commander & Head of Faculty
Military College of Materials Management
- Steering faculty and officer development, bridging technology and human capability into scalable learning, ethical governance and measurable adoption.
- Shaping the college's research and insights function — synthesizing operational trends into actionable recommendations and deploying executive dashboards.
- Designing Supply Chain Management curricula with capability frameworks, governance-aligned learning pathways and continuous improvement loops; embedding AI into policy and content.
- Overseeing complete administration of officer courses and accommodations, ensuring seamless onboarding, welfare and operational management.
Mar 2023 – Mar 2025
ColonelHead of Organization (Commandant)
Regional Ordnance Depot, Indian Army
- Optimized supply chain efficiency, reducing procurement cycle times and minimizing stock-outs across 250 Indian Army units via data-driven forecasting and inventory analytics.
- Achieved 90% equipment availability for frontline units through predictive maintenance and real-time asset tracking.
- Disposed 100+ MT of materials and 350 vehicles, generating ₹15 Cr in revenue — the highest in the depot's history.
- Operated a transit vehicle platoon managing 300+ vehicles valued over ₹300 Cr without additional resources.
- Met a 600% surge in demand for specialist equipment during natural calamities without disruption.
- Pioneered first-ever protocols for handling UAVs, drones and quadcopters in operational theatres.
- Led end-to-end deployment of "GajaPrahari" — an image/video analytics system providing early warning for elephant movement.
- Spearheaded delivery of two Army-wide data analytics initiatives, scaling prototypes to enterprise solutions with governance frameworks.
- Governed multi-million-dollar budgets, vendor relationships and large-scale teams.
Sep 2021 – Mar 2023
Lieutenant ColonelOfficer Commanding Troops & Administrative Officer
Central Ordnance Depot, Indian Army
- Orchestrated HR, administrative and operational functions for 3,000 personnel across onboarding, welfare, scheduling and policy compliance.
- Led large-scale ordnance operations and nationwide transportation of military stores.
- Pioneered the first-time roll-out of SAP/ERP HCM module at the depot, streamlining workforce analytics.
- Administered armament sub-depots and stores valued over ₹2,000 Cr with lifecycle governance and compliance.
- Reduced administrative processing time by 40% through digitization of HR workflows and SAP/ERP HCM integration.
Nov 2017 – Sep 2021
Lieutenant ColonelAdditional Director, P&O Organization
Army Headquarters
- Chaired confidential senior leadership selection boards (Colonels, Brigadiers) with governance, fairness and transparency.
- Initiated the Military Secretary Branch Help Desk, improving officer experience, accountability and data integrity.
- Collaborated with IT, Legal and P&O Teams to deliver secure, compliant, scalable solutions; balanced visionary strategy with hands-on delivery.
- Led executive HR initiatives and talent development programs to select and groom the next generation of Army leadership.
- Designed organization-wide digital transformation literacy and change enablement programs, embedding DEI across HR processes.
Nov 2016 – Nov 2017
MajorForce Explosive Safety Officer
United Nations Peacekeeping Force (MONUSCO), DR Congo
- Administered risk and compliance for ammunition from 13+ countries, ensuring adherence to UN protocols.
- Acted as Subject Matter Expert in UN logistics; performed Contingent Owned Equipment inspections and contributed to the UN Logistic Readiness Assessment Team.
- Trained and supervised EOD officers; led EOD operations in multinational, high-risk environments.
- Nominated as Instructor for the UN Mobile Training Team in Myanmar (2019) and Visiting Faculty at the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping, India.
2010 – 2016
Assistant Director, Logistics Unit (Stores & Ammunition)
Indian Army
2007 – 2010
Manager / Senior Manager, Logistics Unit
Indian Army
2005 – 2007
Team Leader, Infantry Unit
Indian Army