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About Me

Result-oriented professional with extensive skills to unleash the potential of faculty to develop a long-term strategy for achieving the vision & mission of an academic institution par excellence.  Possess excellent communication skills required for mentoring students towards achieving innovation and entrepreneurship  goals. 

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Highly resourceful at reviewing & advising on geotechnical studies and capable to independently lead the analysis and recommendation components of geotechnical investigation works at multiple locations.

Patents

Indian Patent - Published

Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, India

  • Enhancement of Penetration Resistance of Marine Sandy Soil using Treated Giant Reed Fiber,  Patent#202141025922: 20/08/2021
     

  • “A Composition of Concrete Comprises Nanocellulose”. Patent# 202241058357: 23/12/2022

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Patent Granted

 Republic of South Africa

  • “Calotropis procera fiber reinforcement for flexural strength enhancement of concrete beams”. Patent# 2022/12495: 25/01/23.

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Publications

14 research papers published in national & International journals/ conferences

EDUCATION

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

  • Ph. D in Civil Engg (Geo Tech. Engg) - Andhra Univ 2005

  • M. Tech. in Geo Engg. with Remote Sensing Tech./ Env. Impact Analysis - 1988

WeSCHOOL, Mumbai

“Prin LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research”

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Mgmt. - International Business – 2016

  • Advanced Diploma in Business Admin – 2015

TRAINING RECEIVED

2009

​Marti Group Head Office, Bern, Switzerland

  • “Geologist Specialized in Tunneling”

1998

  • “Experimental Geo-Techniques”

IIT Mumbai, India

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

2021

Stanford University, USA

  • Coursera - Reservoir Geomechanics

2020

Columbia University, USA

  • Coursera - Construction Project Management

2020

Delft University of Technology, Netherlands,

  • edX - Forensic Engg: Learning from failures

2018

IIT Kanpur, India

  • National Project on Technology Enhanced Learning (NTPEL) -
    Earth Sciences for Civil Engg Part - I & II

2017

IIT Madras, India

  • National Project on Technology Enhanced Learning (NTPEL) -
    Project Planning and Control

Affiliations
  • Chartered Engineer & Fellow - Institution of Engineers India.

  • Member IGS - Indian Geotechnical Society

  • Member ISET - Indian Society for Earthquake Technology, Roorkee.

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