Our Pillars

Partners

Syam S
Partner

Education:M.Sc.(Tech) Instrumentation – BITS-Pilani

Syam is a dynamic Industry professional with over 30 years of experience in various companies like SAIL & Ispat  Industries in India and Sahara Petrochemicals, Jubail, KSA in the Middle East. He has Technical and Managerial Experience in the fields of Steel, Power, Air Separation and Oil & Gas/Petrochemicals.  A motivated individual with a passion for excellence, he is also a Professional Motivational  Speaker and a member of Toastmasters. A thorough team man and a mentor to many.

D Ravi Kumar
Partner

Education: PG IN PM Symbiosis in Pune

Ravi is a dynamic HR professional with over 25 years of experience in various companies like TATA, Jindal and Reliance.  He has been instrumental in Talent Acquisition during the professional service rendered to all the three Major corporate houses of India. Ravi has vast networking skills and prefers to be known as a friend for always.

Sakkir Hussain
Partner

Education:B.Tech.-Civil, MBA 

Commercially aware Civil Engineer, Qualified Management Professional and certified ISO auditor having trained in safety engineering and with over 34 years of experience (most of it in Middle East), working with high-profile organisations like Suhaimi, ATCO, RISAL, Expertise etc. Business oriented with a clear, logical mind, with a practical approach to problem solving and a drive to see things through to completion. Great eye for detail and eager to learn. Enjoy overcoming challenges, and have a genuine interest in Business Management. An open-minded, friendly and resourceful project leader with a sound and optimistic outlook on all aspects in life. A very kind and caring person by nature and enjoy success in helping others via Social activities.

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Ajay Patil
Head - Projects

Education: B.Tech EXTC

Over 25 years of global experience in Project Management across Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas, Steel, Cement and other Process Industries. Worked with SABIC – Engineering and Project Management (E&PM) Team as Project Engineer in various multi-discipline Greenfield and Brownfield Projects. Managed and Executed all aspects of Project Management such as Planning, Scheduling, Cost Control, Concept Development, FEED, ITB Preparation, Technical Bid Analysis, Procurement Services, Construction Management and Commissioning support.Hands-on Experience on a wide range of Control Systems such as Honeywelll PKS Experion, Yokogawa CS3000, Foxboro, ABB DCS Systems, Triconex & Honeywell FSC Emergency Shutdown Systems and various Siemens/Allen Bradley PLC Systems

Anantha Iyer
Head - Academics

Education:B.E.Instrumentation Engineer

An Instrumentation Engineer by profession, Ananthanarayanan Iyer has more than 28 years of experience in Petrochemical, Petroleum, Oil & Gas and Telecom sectors. He has worked with large multi- national organizations like Reliance Industries, Qatar Petroleum, Accenture and eVision.Ananthanarayanan has strong experience in the areas of Process Instrumentation, Installation & Commissioning, Project Management, Solution Design, Asset Maintenance Processes, Quality Management Systems and Implementation of Software Solutions for Maintenance and EHS processes.Ananthanarayanan is a mentor and coach to MSMEs, provides consultancy and conducts training & awareness programs in the areas of Operational & Manufacturing Excellence. He is a certified ZED Master Trainer from the Quality Council of India. He is also an ardent Toastmaster currently associated with Kharghar Toastmaster’s Club. His hobbies include public speaking, reading spiritual texts and travelling.

Dr.Ajith Chandran MC

Director- Tech. App. Electronics

Education: PHD IN Electronics Engineering BITS Pilani

Dr. Ajith Chandran has 27 years of experience as a technocrat in the Electronics Industry with reputed companies in the Public Sector, Private Sector and MNCs like SAIL, NeST, Noratel, and ARS T&TT etc. Possesses rich industrial exposure to Electromagnetics, Embedded Systems, Process Instrumentation and Control, new Product and Device Development, Technology & Operations Management. Dr. Ajith has been Head of Procurement on a multi-unit multi-location basis in India, UK, UAE, Sweden and Sri Lanka.

Sunil Warrier
Head -Electrical Projects

Education: B.E.Electronics

Warrier is a professional Leader Offering over 31 years of experience & impressive success in Projects II Plant O & M II Resource Management . A Graduate in Electrical Engineering and a Boiler Proficiency Engineer with experience in large Chemical, Hydrocarbon, Steel and Power plants in India as well as in the Middle East. He is conversant in Generation , Transmission & Substations in addition to the Electrical systems & Equipment’s related to Plant. He has been leading a group of Multi Disciplined professionals of Plants for the last 20 years and well versed with Electrical, Automation & Mechanical systems from Concept stage to Operation & Maintenance. He is passionate about Technical Excellence and a Go-getter in general.

Independent Advisors

Cmde Kartik Subramaniam, NM
Advisor

Commodore K Subramaniam, a senior marine engineer has served the Indian Navy for 29 years. He led both the major repair yards of the Navy, at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. He has headed Training, Ship Design and Construction at Naval Headquarters, New Delhi.

             Commodore K Subramaniam joined Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), the largest ship building and Maintenance facility in India, as Director (Operations) in 2007 and retired as Chairman & Managing Director, on 31 Dec 2015. While at CSL he was directly responsible for the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier project. 

              In 2017 Commodore K Subramaniam joined Reliance Naval Engineering Ltd and served as CEO till March 2018. 

             He was bestowed with the Management Leadership award by the Kerala Management Association in 2016.

Velumani Pillai
Advisor

Velumani Pillai now serves as the Head of Data, Digital and Commercial IT at Immunomedics, Inc., a company advancing anti-body drug conjugates to treat complex cancers.
As the founder & CEO of Ulivmo, LLC., he advised, built and scaled digital businesses focused on smart, connected health services.

He has over 20 years in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and has delivered impactful solutions at the intersection of technology, innovation and healthcare in the areas of autoimmune, cardiovascular, chronic pain and metabolic diseases along the care continuum.

He previously held senior executive roles at Merck, and Pfizer and is a published author.