A freelance consultant in the Emerging Technologies domain
Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India
Ex- Board Member ISfTeH-International Society for Telemedicine&e-Health
Vice President ITU APT Foundation of India
Vice President Digital Communication India Forum
45+ years of experience in the field of Telecom and IT, including e-Networks, Mobile, Satellite, Microwave, Troposcatter, Co-axial, Optical, Maritime Communications, International Telephony, Data and Multimedia Transmission.
Starting his career with NHPC in 1977, followed by Overseas Communications Services till 1983, DOT from 1983 to 2000 and BSNL from 2000 to 2006, including Director Satellite Maintenance, Western Telecom Region, and General Manager Mobile Services in Maharashtra and the North East Circles. TCIL in various capacities From Dec 2006 till Jan 2016, TCIL scaled new heights during this phase, besides bagging some large value global and domestic projects.
Has been instrumental in the successful implementation of the prestigious GoI’s Pan African e-Network Project, a project envisioned by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the Former President of India, providing a platform to 48 nations in Africa to India for Education and Health Services.
Has served as Director on the Boards of TTL and TBL International, TCIL Saudi Ltd., Bharati Hexacom Ltd.
He has been a Visiting faculty on Business of Telecom Management in Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), and Advanced Mobile Communications, Satellite and Optical Fiber Communication in Universities of Mumbai, Pune and ALTTC.
Specializes in Education, Health, Disaster Management, Financial inclusion, Environment, Energy Management, Security, Governance, ICT, and in leveraging Emerging Technologies for mitigating the challenges faced by people of developing nations.
Has been associated with U4SSC - United for Smart Sustainable Cities ,an initiative of ITU and UNECE since 2016
Expert at ITU FG AI4EE, Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Efficiency
Expert at ITU FG AI4H - Focus Group on Articficial Intelligence for Helalth
Biography
A freelance consultant in the Emerging Technologies domain
Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India
Ex- Board Member ISfTeH-International Society for Telemedicine&e-Health
Vice President ITU APT Foundation of India
Vice President Digital Communication India Forum
45+ years of experience in the field of Telecom and IT, including e-Networks, Mobile, Satellite, Microwave, Troposcatter, Co-axial, Optical, Maritime Communications, International Telephony, Data and Multimedia Transmission.
Starting his career with NHPC in 1977, followed by Overseas Communications Services till 1983, DOT from 1983 to 2000 and BSNL from 2000 to 2006, including Director Satellite Maintenance, Western Telecom Region, and General Manager Mobile Services in Maharashtra and the North East Circles. TCIL in various capacities From Dec 2006 till Jan 2016, TCIL scaled new heights during this phase, besides bagging some large value global and domestic projects.
Has been instrumental in the successful implementation of the prestigious GoI’s Pan African e-Network Project, a project envisioned by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the Former President of India, providing a platform to 48 nations in Africa to India for Education and Health Services.
Has served as Director on the Boards of TTL and TBL International, TCIL Saudi Ltd., Bharati Hexacom Ltd.
He has been a Visiting faculty on Business of Telecom Management in Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), and Advanced Mobile Communications, Satellite and Optical Fiber Communication in Universities of Mumbai, Pune and ALTTC.
Specializes in Education, Health, Disaster Management, Financial inclusion, Environment, Energy Management, Security, Governance, ICT, and in leveraging Emerging Technologies for mitigating the challenges faced by people of developing nations.
Has been associated with U4SSC - United for Smart Sustainable Cities ,an initiative of ITU and UNECE since 2016
Expert at ITU FG AI4EE, Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Efficiency
Expert at ITU FG AI4H - Focus Group on Articficial Intelligence for Helalth