1. Shirish
Ganpat
Shetgeri
Cell (SIN) : +65 90099562
Cell (BOM) : +91 9820160562
Home : +91 22 24457754
shetgeri@gmail.com
shetgeri@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Aviation Security Manager with 32 years experience and exposure to other related roles / functions in the
International Aviation Industry.
QUALIFICATIONS
 Master of Administrative Management (Finance / Marketing / Human Resources)
Narsee Monjee Institute of ManagementStudies, University of Mumbai
 Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. (Physics/Chemistry/Statistics)
Elphinstone College, Universityof Mumbai
 NCC Certificate ‘B’ and Certificate ‘C’
National CadetCorps (Air Wing),
Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India
 Certificate in Basic AVSEC from BCAS, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt.of India
 Certificate in Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) Level 12
 Certificate in Emergency Response Planning (ERP) from IATA
 Certificate in Quality Management Systems (QMS) from Air India
 Certificate in Security Management Systems (SeMS) from IATA
 Certificate in Ticketing and Fares (Basic & Advanced), Air India Staff College, Mumbai
 Certificate in Computerized Reservations from Air India Staff College, Mumbai
 Safety Management System (SMS))
Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA)
OR
 Airport Terminal Operations & Management
Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA)
OR To participate in 2015
 Civil Aviation Management Programme
Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA)
OR
 Integrated / Safety Management System (ISMS/SMS)
Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA)
KEY SKILLS
WORK EXPERIENCE
AIRPORT OPERATIONS (SECURITY) : 19 ½ YEARS
CORPORATE HQ’S (SECURITY) : 07 YEARS
INVESTIGATION & FRAUD PREVN. : 04 YEARS
INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT : 05 MONTHS
FOREIGN STATION (SINGAPORE) : 02 ½ YEARS
 Currently managing Airport Security Operations and multitasking for Air India and Air India
Express flights at Singapore Changi Airport as Station Security Head, Air India, Singapore.
 Implemented and Supervised securitymeasures and procedures for Air India flights,Passengers,
Cargo,Mails, as per ICAO (Annex 17 to the Chicago Convention),IATA, TSA, ECAC, BCAS
regulations /directives etc.
 Airport Security Operations & Management
 Preparing Drafts / correspondence /
presentations for the Top Management
 Functional Audits.
 Training (Aviation Security & Fraud Prevention).
 Liaison with Foreign Missions and Aviation
agencies.
 General Management& Administration


2.  Investigated thefts and irregularities in passenger baggage,cargo,inadmissible passengers,
revenue documents,CreditCards and Internal Frauds.
 Handled frauds in Travel documents (Passports,Visas etc.),Airline Ticketing and revenue.
 Handled policymatters and correspondence- internal and with other departments and agencies -
as Manager-Security, Headquarters,under Executive Director-Security.
 Trained officers and staff from Security and other departments in aviation securityand fraud
prevention.
 Prepared PPTs on Aviation Security and Fraud Prevention.
 Conducted functional audits as a Certified Quality Auditor for Quality ManagementSystems (QMS)
in Air India.
 Liaised with Governmentand law enforcementagencies (BCAS,Immigration,Police,Customs),
Airport Operators (MIAL, BIAL).
 Liaised with Foreign Missions/Agencies (Embassies,High Commissions,TSA, CBP, DfT, ECAC,
DOIT, etc.) in India and abroad for several years.
 Provided securitycoverage to Extra Section VVIP flights of Air India carrying the President/ Prime
Minister of India at foreign locations.
 Managed, Coordinated and Implemented the ‘No Fly List/ Selectee List’ (NFL/SL) – Watchlist
Procedures/System ofthe Transportation Security Administration (TSA), US Departmentof
Homeland Security.
 Worked as an auditor in the Internal Audit Departmentof Air India.
ACHEIVEMENTS
 Projected revenue saving of SGD 4,59,494 = INR 2.20 Crores at Singapore Changi Airport from
April 2013 till March 2016.
 Successfully managed incidentfree security operations for all AI and IX flights and also Multitasked
in Commercial Operations while at Singapore Changi Airport.
 Successfully headed and managed a team of 200 security staff from AI-SATS (Joint Venture) to
provide security services to 22 client airlines at Bengaluru International Airport, India, as Station
Security Head, BLR.
 Independently managed and implemented AVSEC functions for AI and IX flights at CSI Airport,
Mumbai, as Duty Manager- Security Flight Ops. and Cargo Security Unit..
 Independently managed the security arrangements for Old Airport, Santa Cruz, Mumbai, which
houses all major offices and vital installations ofAir India such as the Main Computer Center,Aircraft
Simulators, Engineering Hangars, workshops, other offices, etc., as Manager-Security (OAP).
 Contributed in saving high revenue by intercepting/preventing the travel of Inadmissible Passengers
on Fraudulent Documents etc. while working in the Investigation & Fraud Prevention Cell, Mumbai.
 AVSEC certified by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Ministry of Civil Aviation,
Government of India.
 Successfully investigated high profile revenue frauds in India and abroad.
 Assisted in compiling the Air India Security Program and Security Management Systems (SeMS)
Manual.
 Successfully handled IOSA Certification Audit conducted by IATA (AQS) for Security Department.
 Handled all HQ / Admin. matters at Security Headquarters successfully.
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ETC.

3.  Attended 2-day workshop on Fraud Prevention conducted by IATA at Singapore - June 05-
06,1999.
 Attended 2-day seminar on FraudulentTravel Documents conducted bythe then US (Immigration
& Naturalization Service) at JFK Airport, New York, USA : May 2000.
 Attended 1-day training on Fraudulentdocuments conducted byUS INS, Mumbai : 03 October,
2002.
 Attended 1-day training on fraudulentdocuments conducted bythe Canadian and UK Diplomatic
officials in Mumbai : 03 December,2002.
 Participated in the 13th
IATA Revenue Protection Steering Group and 33rd
Tickets Service
Steering Group Meetings –Montreal : 27 September,2004 to 1 October, 2004.
 Participated in the 14th
IATA Fraud Prevention Steering Group Meeting – Bangkok:17–20 April,
2005.
 Attended Training in Canadian and British travel documents – Mumbai : 02 March, 2005
 Attended several other conferences,seminars etc. on aviation security and fraud prevention in
India and abroad.