Sumit Gupta - Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Lieutenant Commander S. SHANMUGA SUNDAR
Email 1: afp11ssundar@iimahd.ernet.in
Email 2: sunzamorin@gmail.com
My URL: Sundar@IIM A
Contact no: +91 - 9099946934 /9742925329
OBJECTIVE
Accomplished administrator and operations manager at Indian Navy seeking to leverage extensive
background in personnel management, recruitment, employee relations, operations and benefit
administration in Middle level assignments in Operations Management, Administration/Human
Resource Management. Extremely motivated for career change goal and eager to contribute to a
company’s HR/ Operations division.
ABRIDGEMENT
An astute professional with 12 years of strong leadership experience in Indian Navy. Proven
organisational skills in manpower management onboard ships and executing ship repair projects
within strict constraints of time and cost. Strong business acumen with skills to remain on the cutting
edge; drive new business through conceptualising strategies. An effective communicator with
excellent negotiation, leadership, conflict resolution, planning and social skills who can build and
maintain relations across and beyond the organization.
Management Skills:
Excellence in Analysis and Problem Solving
Sound Judgement and Decision Making Skills
Achievement oriented Team Builder
Persuasive Communicator
Task oriented and go getter
AREAS OF EXPOSURE
Project Planning & Execution Human Resources & Manpower Planning Project
ManagementTechno- Commercial Operations
Operation & General Management:
Preparation of work breakdown structure, scheduling of work and execution of project.
Establishing close liaison and coordinating with subcontractors for timely completion of projects
with in strict quality standards.
Assessment of material state of warship structure, onboard equipments and preparation of
maintenance schedules.
Monitoring on-site activities and final execution of projects within the time and cost parameters.
Planning, forecasting and sourcing of equipments and spares to ensure sustained operations and
minimal down time.
Managing construction projects from the conceptualization stage to execution; involving
finalization of technical specifications, scheduling, progress monitoring, site management,
manpower planning with Military Engineer service (MES).
Participate in project review meetings for tracking project progress & de-bottlenecking &
implementation of QA / QC procedures as per norms and standards.

HR and Administration:
Lead, mentor & monitor the performance of the team to ensure high efficiency in operations of
organisation.
Create an environment that sustains and encourage high performance; motivate and lead teams
in optimising their contribution levels.
Conducting ‘fresh-recruit’ orientation and advanced developmental training capsules for
personnel from diverse professional backgrounds.
Maintenance and care of all weapons and sensors onboard ship and created an optimal
environment for the weapon performance of the ship during deployments far out at sea.
EXPERIENCE CONTOUR
2001 – 2002 Bridge watch Keeping Officer INS Viraat(Aircraft Carrier): As a young officer during the
initial days of naval career shouldered responsibility and safety of the mighty ship at sea and
harbour.
2002-2003 Watch keeping Officer INS Ranvir (Destroyer Class): Second appointment on board a
destroyer learned and put to practice lessons in organisational behaviour, human resource
management and scheduling and execution of tasks.
2004-2005 Amphibious Officer, INS Gharial (Landing Ship Tank): Amphibious officer is responsible
for landing of ships tanks and material safely to the enemy area .This appointment helps to
understand the dynamics of an organisation as a whole. This was also an excellent lesson in man and
resource management.
2005-2006 Gunnery Officer INS Ratnagiri (Inshore Minesweeper): Responsible for safe navigation
and optimum utilisation of weapons onboard ship. During this appointment learnt the skills of team
management, optimal utilisation of weapons and provided complete responsibility for every member
of my team and the performance of the ship.
2007-2009 Training Officer INS Tir (Cadets Training Ship): Planned, coordinated, monitored and
assessed training of 600 officer cadets from National Defence Academy and Naval academy. As
Training coordinator involved in planning and execution of course activities which include imparting
of professional knowledge, development of communication skills and team dynamics to transform
young cadets to future officers of Indian Navy.
2010-2011 Staff Officer (Operations) INS Chilka & Naval Officer in Charge Orissa: As Operations
Officer for Naval officer in Charge (Orissa) planned, coordinated with state level and Para military
agencies, monitored and executed strategic plans for Coastal security along the Coast of Orissa.
2011-2012 Staff Officer Administration (Project Seabird) INS Kadamba: A challenging career in
which undertook planning, forecasting and execution of various projects in the upcoming new naval
base 'Project Sea Bird' at Karwar. Memorable one being setting up of Naval Children School at
Karwar. Involved in selection and admission procedures of teachers and students.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
‣ Efficiently planned and completed the Structural repair and fabrication works of frontline
frigates, amphibious ships with in strict deadlines.
‣ Training officer for cadets from NDA and Naval academy, active involvement in planning and
execution of course activities to transform the young cadets to future officers of Indian Navy.

‣ Officer in charge of amphibious task force undertook various amphibious operations along
the coast with various units from Army and Air force.
‣ As works officer undertook planning forecasting and implementation of various projects.
Memorable being construction of Unit run canteen for the unit.
‣ As the chief administrative officer, effectively motivated team of 100 personnel to perform
under extremely stressful conditions which resulted in winning the most spirited trophy for
the ship.
‣ Represented Indian Navy at unit level in Sports such as Basketball, Boat pulling and
swimming.
‣ Team leader of a 200 men group onboard various frontline warship and carried out various
exercises and evolutions with foreign navies such as Oman, Singapore and German Naval war
ships.
ACCOLADE
Received Commendation medal from Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command for
accomplishing 100+ successful landing operations there by increasing the confidence level of team
and reduced the operational time in achieving the goal.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
2012 - Certificate Course in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
(Six Months residential Programme) (Currently Pursuing).
2010 - Master in Business Administration (Shipping and Logistics) from Tamil Nadu Open University
through Distance Education (Currently Pursuing).
2007 - MSc (Radar Systems) from Cochin University of Science and Technology.
2002 - Course in Logistics and Inventory Management INS Hamla, Mumbai.
2001 - Advanced course in Leadership and Behavioural science from CLABS (Centre for Leadership
and Behavioural studies) (Indian Navy)
2000- Basic Training at Naval Academy, INS Mandovi, Goa
1998 - Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications from ET&T (Govt of India)
1997- B.Sc. (Physics) from St Thomas College, Trichur, Calicut University.
PERSONAL MINUTAE
Date of Birth : 06 Sep 1977
Language Proficiency : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil
Marital Status : Married
Hobbies : Reading, Gardening
Sports : Basketball, Tennis, Swimming
Address : Qtr P 32/2
Little Binaga
INS Kadamba
Naval Base
Karwar
Karnataka – 581 308