Air Force Engineer

Wg Cdr (Retd) Kuber Kemkar PMP

Flat F* SUNMAX HARMONY, 8th Main Road, Ramnagar, Velachery, Chennai-600042

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A confident, committed and accomplished Mechanical Engineering professional with more than 20 years of a distinguished career as a commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force Technical Branch as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer & Armament Engineer & a Strategist on Military operations. On retirement, having over 12 years’ experience in the civil sector; trained technocrat with post graduation in Business Administration; having rich experience and expertise in providing technical & maintenance services; proficient in teaching technical subjects at PG level; expert in general administration and HR; Seeking to utilise his vast experience in the Corporate Sector and be a professional executive as part of Senior Level Management in civil sector

Preferred Function: General Manager/Administration Manager /CEO/Head/VP

Career Objective: To enhance professional growth by playing varied roles as a leader/team member at senior management level and contribute to the growth of any organisation by utilising technical and managerial expertise gained while in the Indian Air Force& experience gained abroad in Africa & UAE.

Professional Competencies

Experience in providing technical maintenance support and developing maintenance processes for transport aircraft.

Proven excellence in teaching Technical Engineering subjects, to Pilots, Engineers & Technicians (Indian Air Force).

Expertise in putting in place effective processes for maintaining quality in Aircraft & Armaments Repair and Maintenance (Indian Air Force).

Expertise in Planning, Scheduling & Budgeting of All types of resources.

Experience in management of general administration including team of over 350 technicians under field conditions

Strong proactive leadership with positive attitude and analytical skills and innovative thinking.

Perseverance and ability to function effectively even under pressure of time and resource constraints.

Large-scale event management and facility management including VIP visits at remote locations.

Liaison with Government Public Sector Units, DRDO Labs (India) and other authorities.

Exceptional inter-personal, communication and negotiation skills.

Experience in policy making on complex issues with innovative approach

1.AVP (Admin & Training) at Skylife Aviation Academy, Chennai June 2019 to 31st Jan 2020

2. Examinations Proctor at British Council Bangalore May 2018 to June 2019

3.Career Development Facilitator (CDF) at Dheya Career Mentors (India) Pvt Ltd Sep 2017 May 2018

4. Aviation Teacher (EASA) for Grade 12 at Institute of Applied Technology Al Ain (UAE) January to July 2016

5. Professor & Armament Project Consultant at Defence University Engineering College of Ethiopia (Debre Zeit)

Aerospace Section of Armament Engineering Department (Sep 2013 to 06 Aug 2015)

6. Professor & HOD Aeronautical Department at Park College of Engg& Technology (Sep 2011 to April 2013)

7. Knowledge Associate & Evaluator at a KPO in Bangalore (June 2008 to Jun 2010 as a Free Lancer)

Evaluating online Management Assignments and Test papers of U 21 Global University based in Singapore. Students of U 21 Global University include senior IT Professionals of MNCs nominated for various Management courses Like Global Leadership Certificate Course. Some of the modules evaluated are (a) Knowledge Management, (b) OB & Leadership (c) Global and Regional Economics (d) International Business Environment.

Administration & HR

(i). Defence Experience (Indian Air Force from 16 Feb 1987 to 31 October 2007)

Planning of training schedules for technicians to keep squadron& base training status always operational.

Fleet management of Transport vehicles for over 120 vehicles including specialist vehicles like Bull Dozers,

Cranes etc. Entire annual planning for budget (Rs 50 Million) for maintenance, spares & training. Supervising as an

Officer in Charge an effective strength of 30 Technicians & 25 Drivers to maintain fleet serviceability of over 85%

always. Vendor Management for setting Regular supplies & Contracts for Vehicle components & consumables.

Office administration of a large technical section with over 50 personnel Technical & Non-technical personnel.

Day to day operation of Officers Mess (dining in Strength of 35) for Food, recreation, and Official Functions.

Logistical Planning & procurement for setting up a new training unit.

As Officer in-charge of an Independent Inspection unit at Nagpur provided QAS cover to a co-located Manufacturing Establishment with an employee strength of 35 personnel. Major achievements were negotiations with the recognised Labour union in the unit to improve attendance & absenteeism & improve productivity by implementing modern attendance systems. Deeply involved in indigenisation of imported components by Reverse Engineering Methods. Planning, Budgeting resources like Financial, Technical and Human Resources to carry out the annual assigned task. Carried out quarterly review of tasks to bridge gap between planning and actual execution. Carried out Process review of Quality methods to enhance productivity of the Inspection unit.

Planning & Maintenance of Aircraft Hangars, Buildings, Testing Laboratories, Machineries, Armament storage blocks etc. at various bases. Carrying out security threat analysis for a large key armament base

As Project in charge for the first ever Indian Air Show carried out detailed planning from layout of aircraft for display to sequencing the various aerobatic sorties for the daily show, designing the various exhibition stall layout & business kiosks. With a team size of around 20 officers was instrumental in planning, executing & managing various infrastructure resources, runway Management, airfield resources, flying planning, and entire smooth conduct of the air show.

Issuing of Documents for Tenders (Both Commercial & Technical) for disposal for Salvage armament stores & accessories. Set up Vendor management system for an Air Force base remotely located. Solved a major tender issue by analysing the scrap based on the design of armaments to accept quotations for annual scrap.

Conducting Court of Inquiries in Discipline cases & recommending appropriate punishments in tandem with Air Force Laws in three cases of indiscipline by air warriors.

* Conducted World Wind Energy 2020 Conference & Exhibition at COIDISSIA, Coimbatore, South India in 2012 jointly with Other Institutions while as Head of Aeronautical Department at Park College of Engineering Technology Coimbatore India.

(ii) Military Operations (Technical)

Participated in various Technical deliberations during the Initial Induction of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) into the Air Force including technical discussions with Air Worthiness bodies like CEMILAC& RCMA (Military Airworthiness bodies) for smooth induction. Initial Planning & spares management of new fleet were proposed after extensive studies during development by HAL

As Senior Technical Officer/ Engineering Officer of an Operating Transport Aircraft (Antonov -32) Squadron at UP and Assam was responsible for the Maintenance of a fleet of 12 aircraft with a team of about 350 technicians. Responsibilities included maintenance schedule planning for aircraft and other airborne components, Snag rectification, Defect investigation and all other ground activities for operation of the squadron. Developed processes for smooth maintenance and constant monitoring of state of the fleet

As a Weapons trained specialist, was an active frontline adviser on all armament bases during the Kargil war& participated three airdrop military exercises as Flight Engineer Leader of Transport fleet.

One of the very first projects handled was as a Project Leader (Team size over 200) to increase the squadron fleet aircraft serviceability state from a low average to an acceptable percentage with increase in serviceability of about at least 20 percentage points. With one engineering Officer and around 200 technicians were given 24 weeks to achieve the same. Successfully completed the project and laid down processes to maintain the same high serviceability states

As an Armament specialist post the Kargil War was called upon to lead a very Strategic Secret Armament Management system for the Indian Air Force. The Project was completed with a team of 24 members trained in various aircraft & armament systems working in an isolated environment to come out with Policy document which was later validated and adopted by the Indian Air Force.

As Officer in Charge of Air Armament Inspection Wing (AAIW) (A total of 30 employees including one class an Officer) at Nagpur provided Quality Assurance coverage for all components manufactured by Ordnance Factory Nagpur, India. Functioned as Technical Consultant for Ordnance Factory for Component Design of Armament systems like Bombs, Rockets & Missiles.

As Chief Technical & Liaison Officer at a Premier Depot of IAF at Bangalore (Heading a team of over 60 senior technical personnel including two senior engineering Officers) was responsible for induction of airborne components including Engine and Air Frames for Repair, Overhaul and Defect Investigation with various Public Sector Undertakings like HAL, BEML and BEL Developed Processes for timely intervention of agencies for respective actions to reduce downtime of components under repair.

Represented the Indian Air Force in all Technical Defect Investigations as part of joint coordinated effort from OEM, Airworthiness and Director General Aeronautical Quality Assurance Ministry of Defence, India (DGAQA).

As Officer in Charge of Air Armament Inspection Wing (AAIW) (A total of 30 employees including one class an Officer) at Nagpur provided quality assurance coverage for all components manufactured by Ordnance Factory Nagpur, India. Functioned as Technical Consultant for Ordnance Factory for Component Design of Armament systems like Bombs, Rockets & Missiles. Deeply involved in indigenisation of imported components by Reverse Engineering Methods. Planning, Budgeting resources like Financial, Technical and Human Resources to carry out the annual assigned task. Carried out quarterly review of tasks to bridge gap between planning and actual execution. Carried out Process review of Quality methods to enhance productivity of the Inspection unit

As Senior Technical Officer/ Engineering Officer of an Operating Transport Aircraft (Antonov -32) Squadron in India was responsible for the Maintenance of a fleet of 12 aircraft with a team of about 350 technicians. Responsibilities included maintenance schedule planning for aircraft and other airborne components, Snag rectification, Defect investigation and all other ground activities for operation of the squadron. Developed processes for smooth maintenance and constant monitoring of state of the fleet

As a Flight Engineer Leader (Heading a team of 20 Flt Engineers) at an operational Transport (Antonov -32) Airbase was a keen and avid Flt Engineer & Cockpit crew and logged around 640 hours of flying on a Russian Transport Aircraft An-32 in a little over one and half years plus and took active part in three inter-services Air Drop Operational Exercises. Duties included training of fresh Flight Engineers posted to the squadron and preparing them for Aircrew Examination Board Examinations (AEB) and achieving operational Flying status. Assisting pilots in Flight-testing of Aircraft received after II, III & IV-line servicing or after repair of any major defect of aircraft.

ACADEMIA

Sl No

Name of Examination

Name of School /Institution

Board/University

Year of Passing

Marks Percentage/Class

1.

SSLC

Madras Christian College High School, Chetpet, Madras

Tamilnadu Board

1979

74.5 % First Class

2.

HSC

Madras Christian College High School, Chetpet, Madras

Tamilnadu Board

1981

77.7 % Distinction

3.

B.E.

(Mechanical)

Government College of Engineering, Salem, Tamilnadu

Madras University

1985

68.5 % First Class

4.

M.E. (Mechanical)

Air Armament

Institute of Armament Technology, Girinagar, Pune

Pune University

1998

72.3 % Distinction

5.

M.Sc. (Defence & Strategic Studies)

Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamilnadu

Madras University

2002

69.6% First Class

6.

PGDBA

Annamalai University

Annamalai University

2005

58.3 % Second Class

Professional Training Attended

Attended a One and half year Aeronautical Engineering course at Air Force Technical College Jallahalli Bangalore, India on joining the Indian Air Force.

Attended courses on Aircraft Systems (Six months Engineers course on Russian Transport aircraft systems to be certified to work on the aircraft independently)

Attended higher Management Development programmes for senior officers.

Training on Transport Aircraft. (Six months Flight Engineers course on Russian transport aircraft to be certified as Flight Engineer)

Instructional training for Technical Instructor. (Three Months course to train as an Aviation Engineer Instructor)

Quality assurance Course for Inspection of Airborne Stores. (Three months’ course on QAS for airborne items & equipment to be certified as an QAS Inspector)

Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001-2008

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (RABQSA)

Basic and Advanced Training on Armament Systems. (Attended courses on Aircraft Armaments like Bombs, Rockets & Missiles (Russian & Western Origin) including bomb demolition of Expired armaments)

Attended Flight Safety and Maintenance Course.

Co-authored a technical paper titled “Theoretical& Experimental Studies on Vibration & Damping of Fibre-Reinforced Cantilever Laminates”. (The paper appeared in Indian Defence Science Journal, Vol 50, No 3, July 2000, pp 325-333) (Software used Nastran &Mat lab for experimental validation of FEM model)

Attended a Government of India organised entrepreneurial course on Solar Energy.

IELTS score of 7.5 (General) Dec 2015

PMP certified from Sep 2013 to August 2019

Personal Particulars

Date of Birth: 01 Oct 1963

Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali and French (High School Level)

Passport: No: N 2952424 (valid till 01/05/2026)

Total Experience:29 + years

SKYPE ID: kuber.kemkar1

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