A, voluntarily pre- maturely retired officer from the Corps Of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers of the Indian Army. He underwent pre-commission training for 3 years at the National Defence Academy Khadakvasla and one year at the Indian Military Academy Dehradun, and was Commissioned in Dec 1959. The Academics curriculum at NDA is recognized as Bachelor of Science. Graduated in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering from the College of Military Engineering, Kirkee and Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Secunderabad in 1966. Attended Officer’s Advance Telecommunication Engineering Course at the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering at Secunderabad in 1972. This course is equated to Post Graduation in Telecommunication Engineering. Graduated from Defence Services Staff College at Wellington. This course is equated to M Sc (Defence Sciences). Admission to the course is through a competitive examination. This course is a stepping stone to the rank of Major General and above.

Holds a post graduate diploma in Business and Industrial Management.

• Held regimental, command, instructional and staff appointments during 24 years service in the Indian Army. Participated in Goa Liberation in 1961, Chinese Aggression in 1962, Indo Pak Wars in 1965 and 1971. Held the rank of Selection Grade Substantive Lt Col at the time of pre-mature voluntary retirement in 1984.
• After seeking pre-mature, voluntary, retirement in Jan 1984, commenced his second career in Civil Industry. He has completed 25 years in Civil Industry.
• Worked as Deputy Chief Engineer (Maintenance Planning and Plant Engineering) JK Tyres (Collaboration General Tire Inc US), General Manager (Projects & Installations CATV Networks) with MC Engineering Products Sales Services Ltd, Vice President Shyam Communications (Marketing and Projects), Vice President (Technical) Indusind Media and Communications Ltd and Advisor with Reliance Info Comm and Videocon Industries. Currently Technical Advisor Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd (BECIL), a Govt Of India Undertaking under the Ministry Of Information & Broadcasting.
• Designed a common earth station to deliver 200 TV channels on DTH, 400 channels on IPTV and 20 TV channels on mobile telephony for BIG TV, involving end to end management from drafting RFP, vendor evaluation, system integration, infra-structure planning, licensing, and order finalization. He had drafted the Business requirement statement fir BIG TV. Also advised on DTH Earth station erection for DTH by Videocon. Finished soft launch of BIG TV (Reliance DTH) and completed Earth Station For Bharat Business Channel DTH Project. Currently Member of Study Team for TRAI for Implementation of Bi-Directionality on CATV in India.
• Having served the Cable TV Industry for 18 years, is now a Consultant since last 8 years. He has been involved in marketing, production including reverse engineering, network designs for Cable TV and management of MSO networks. He has set up state of the art Analog and Digital Headends feeding Hybrid Optical Fiber Coaxial Cable Networks. He has contributed in design and installation of two earth stations for DTH .
• He has contributed in writing Indian Standards for CATV, including the ones for Set Top Boxes. Has several published papers on Cable TV and related matters.
• Life Fellow of Institution Of Electronics and Electrical Engineers
• Life Fellow Broadcast Engineering Society Of India
• Member Institution Of Engineers and Indian Institution of Plant Engineers

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