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MANI G R

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Director Placements & Business Strategy Maritime Technical Maritime Trainer IT Consultant Digital Marketer 31 years overall experience

CORE EXPERTISE

§ Marine Chief engineer with Class(I) Motor - wide experience in the oil and chemical tanker industry.

§ In-charge of maritime placement and business strategy for AMET university.

§ Experienced Trainer in the maritime industry.

§ Knowledge of business management in ushering strategic initiatives for Non-linear growth.

§ Experience in the oil tanker and chemical oil tanker industry

§ Handled senior position in the IT industry – worked with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

§ Technical expertise as maritime technical management onboard, ashore and time spent in IT industry in business Career progression

Training industry

AMET University – Director Business Strategy and Placements

§ Director Business Strategy & Placements at AMET University – handling placements for DG and Non-DG course.

§ In charge of AMET Business School as Dean handling the curriculum, launching of new courses, faculty selection and resource loading and optimal handling.

§ Faculty in marine engineering department at AMET University. HIMT – Course in Charge

§ In charge of BTech (Marine) courses at HIMT College (all batches in charge)

§ Post Sea courses at Kilpauk, HIMT Offshore

§ Course in charge - Class II preparatory classes at OMR Campus

§ Incharge of Maritime Coastguard Agency Courses at HIMT Offshore like TASCO, CHEMCO, Advanced Firefighting, HELM (M) & HELM (O)

§ Handling all technical paper presentation at various events for post sea and presea campuses. a. Paper on “Farm to fork” at World Shipping Forum 2017 b. Paper on Maritime Training – Past Present and Future – AI, VR and AR at INMARCO 2018 on 3rd Nov 2018

§ Handling of the college festival “Technovation 2018” at HIMT College. Maritime Industry Experience

Fleet Management Ltd - Chief Engineer

May’13 – June’17

Successful delivery of 7 numbers vessels to the owner with 0% deficiency exceeding the quality timelines. The vessels have been running well by meeting their contractual obligations since takeover due the experienced hands doing the takeover job. The deliveries included 3 ships with electronic engines (ME-C engines). 2

Great Eastern Shipping Company - Chief Engineer

Oct’11 – Dec’12

§ Successfully delivered all 3 vessels to the owner with 0% deficiency exceeding the quality timelines. The VLCCs were for resale to another owner and my team played a critical role in ensuring timely delivery.

§ Handled a 13-year-old vessel with significant challenges and turned it around without any loss of voyage days. This resulted in good recommendation from the owners’ as they were to meet their contractual obligations.

§ Introduced new Inventory Management Processes onboard each ship that improved spares and stores management by 29.3% with the experiences gained from the Technology and Consultancy Industry stint. Orinoco Maritime Services, Mumbai - Chief Engineer, Superintendent Jan’01 – Nov’04

§ Successfully delivered all 3 vessels to the owner with 0% deficiency exceeding the quality timelines. The chemical tankers are still in service and good business.

§ Superintendent in charge of 6 ships (chemical/ product tankers) based out of Houston.

§ Member of the OMI’s SQEM team. Individually carried out Marpol audits on large number of ships, vessel inspection’s in preparation for SIRE and CDI inspections and

§ Safety and internal quality auditor.

PREVIOUS ORGANISATION SCAN

Great Eastern Shipping, Mumbai -Chief Engineer Apr’05– Apr’06 Wallem Ship Management, Hong Kong - Chief Engineer Feb’00 – Jul’00 Bergshav Management A/S, Norway - Chief Engineer Dec’96 – Jan’00 Great Eastern Shipping, Mumbai - Junior Engineer to Chief Engineer Apr’89 – Oct’96 Non Marine and related experience

TVS Motor - External Consultant

May 2016 - Till Sept 2016

§ Advise on re-engineering of the outbound logistics (OBL) for TVS Motors. After studying the OBL’s value chain came re-engineering and model proposed changes to create SCM as strategic operational excellence lever for TVS Motor.

Tata Consultancy Services - Lead Shipping Consultant

(Dec 2006 – Oct 2011)

§ Provided Process Re-Engineering Consultation Services - Stolt Nielsen, Oldendorff Carriers.

§ Transformation engagement that focused on recreating the enterprise architecture for a leading Indian shipping major with focus on reducing technology cost through product and technology rationalization and process transformation.

§ E-Commerce strategy for a leading European shipping major – Maersk Lines.

§ Co-Created the initial set of Innovation solution for the Shipping and Logistics Innovation lab across key functions like Commercial, Shipment Management & Tracking and Shipping Operations. SCHOLASTICS

§ Executive MBA - Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai - (Feb’15 to Feb’17)

§ PG Diploma in Port Development and Management - Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi (2013 – 2015)

§ Executive Development Program (SCM) -Joint program - Institute of Logistics& IIT – Madras (2008)

§ PG Diploma in SCM - CII Institute of Logistics, Chennai (2008 – 2010)

§ Diploma in Business Management, ICFAI University (2005)

§ Chief Engineers Examination - MOT Class (I) - Ministry of Surface Transport, India

§ B. Tech (Marine Engineering) - Directorate of Marine Engineering Training (DMET), Calcutta SHIPPING INDUSTRY TRAININGS ATTENDED

• ‘KPI & Matrices’ in SCM. § ‘Advanced Hydraulics’ 3

§ ‘Welding Inspector Certification Course’

§ ‘ISM Internal Auditors Course’

§ ‘External Auditor Course on ISO 9000’

§ All STCW 95 Courses.

§ ‘Fuel Oil Analysis and Alfa Laval Purifiers’.

§ MARPOL Inspectors course.

§ BERM (Bridge Engine-room Resource Planning).

§ Advanced Tanker Safety Course.

§ Advanced Chemical Tanker Course.

§ Business Advisor for customers

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

§ Institute of Marine Engineers (India)

(Fellowship)

§ Member at Institute of Engineer’s (India)

§ Individual Membership with AIMA (All India

Management Association)

§ Individual Membership of MMA (Madras

Management Association)

§ Member at CII Institute of Logistics, Chennai

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