1. Dr S. M. Satheesan
Mumbai, Maharashtra smsatheesan2001@gmail.com - +91-9869740617
MSc & PhD (Field Ornithology-Bird hazards at Aerodromes). The essence ofmy doctoral thesis was
published in ICAO Journal in February 1992 as an article
WORK EXPERIENCE
Registered with ICAO's Tech. Co-op Bureau as a bird strike expert since 1992.
Prepared ICAO's Standard Training Package (STP) for Bird Hazard Prevention for AAI's NIAMAR, New
Delhi and implemented it in 1996.
Published papers in ICAO Journal (Feb 1992 issue) and proceedings of Bird Strike Committee Europe
(BSCE-1992), IBSC (1994-2000), and Joint US-Canada BSC (1999) meetings.
Consulted AirportsCommitteeofSouth Africaand South AfricanAirForcethroughEndangered Wildlife
Trust (being India's & Asia's representative) at Johannesburg in 1998 to set up Bird Strike Prevention work at
South African airports
Inspected Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (in Kerala State) in 1992 and Delhi International
Airportin 1994(April8)aspartof DGCAteamforAir Safetyalong with DirectorGeneralof Civil Aviation
on request.
Providing expertadviceto InstituteofFlightSafety,New Delhi of Indian Air Force on request to train their
bird hazard combat management team. Gave lectures on BASH Management as part of training imparted to
Indian Air Force and Indian Navy cadres through a programme organized on 15 May2007and Dec 1, 2008 by
Institute of Aviation Safety, Palam, New Delhi.
Appeared on several Television Channels including National Geographic as an Expert on Bird Aircraft
Strike Prevention and Specialist on studyand conservation of Vultures.
Canada & USA: June 2015, Visited Vancouver in Canada and Seattle in USA from 14th to 30th June
2015. Visited Vancouver international Airport on 15th June and Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport on 19th June to learn about BASH management procedures and practices adopted at these
airports.
Invited Guest Speaker for Bird Strike Conference organized by GVK-Mumbai international Airport Ltd
and Ela Foundation to present a paper on “Passive Wildlife hazard Management in Aviation, on May18,
2015, during “National Conference on Wildlife Hazard Management in Aviation”, at Hotel Grand Hyatt,
SantacruzEast, Mumbai.
Invited Guest Speaker for Bird Strike Conference organized by Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya
Bird Strike Committee to present a paper on “Asian Experience in Wildlife Hazards Control:
Action Plan for Airport BASHM” at Imperial Hotel, Kisumu, Kenya on 28-30 May during East
African Aviation Wildlife Symposium.
Invited Guest Speaker for Bird Strike to Aircraft Conference organized by ARABIAN REACH FZ LLC,
DUBAI, November 26-27, 2012 to Present paper titled "Revolutionize Airport BASH Management

2. Economically" during II Annual Conference on Emerging Markets, FOD, Bird strike Prevention
and Runway Safety, at Le Meridien Hotel, Dubai.
Invited Guest Speaker for Bird Strike Conference organized by ARABIAN REACH FZ LLC, DUBAI,
October 26-27, 2011 to presentpaper titled "What is the most inevitable for BASH Management
Success? during the 1st Annual Conference on Emerging Markets, FOD, Bird strike Prevention
and Runway Safety, at Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai.
Consultancy work with Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc. Canada (Niagara, Toronto): February
2012 to learn about Bird Tracking Radar between 13 and 17 Feb 2012 to provide Avian Consultation to
Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc., Fonthill, Niagara.
Technical Director Hughes & Hughes Chem. Ltd - New Delhi, Delhi - May 2010 to November
2011. Responsibilities Promoting and evaluating Bird repelling/scaring devices for sale to airports and
other sectors.
Free-lancing Consultant on BASHM GMR-DIAL's IGI Airport - Delhi, Delhi - August 2011 to
September 2011.
The mostimportant eventto be organized by me: International Training-cum-Workshop on BASH
Managementat Bangalore in 2014 in collaboration with BSRGI, NDRF and IoE (India) ltd., in 2016
GM & Head, Expert Ornithology, Airport Operations, IGI Airport of GMR-Delhi International
Airport Ltd, New Delhi - November 2006 to June 2009
Bird/Animal Aircraft Strike Hazard Management (BASHM) SAFETY & Compliance (SHE) Dept, Delhi
International AirportLtd., IGI Airport, New Delhi from November 2, 2006 to June 30, 2009 & from July 1
to October 31, 2009 as Consultant to DIAL.
Independent consultant: Freelancing and not a registered Company, but operating from Mumbai,
India - January 2001 to October 2006, for airports for bird aircraft strike prevention, consulting
individuals and organizations for conservation of birds and their habitats, and guiding students for
pursuing research in Ornithology and related subjects.
Invited Guest Speaker for International Conference on use of poison in natural environment organized
by Black Vulture Conservation Foundation in Spain in February-March 2000 by presenting paper
titled "Save vultures in peril before they perish"
Invited Guest Speaker for International Conference in Spain in April 2000 to present a paper titled "A
new dimension to the conservation of scavenging raptors" at Guadalajara near Madrid
Invited Guest Speaker for International Conference on vultures held at St de Dolan, Lozere, France in
1999, to presentpaper titled "Save the Vulture Campaign"
Senior Programme officer World Wide Fund for Nature, India, Secretariat - September 1998 to
January 2001: worked WWF-India in their Forests and Wildlife (later renamed as Tiger and wildlife
Conservation) Division.

3. Evaluator and Demonstrator for Bird Control Equipment Sales with Moser Baer India Pvt Ltd -
New Delhi, during 1997 to 1998, to test and evaluate bird scaring devices atairports and agricultural
plantations, and fruit orchards.
Independent Consultant to airports for bird / animal aircraft strike prevention: Freelancing and no
registered Company, butoperating from Mumbai, India - Mumbai, Maharashtra - 1994 to 1997
Senior Scientist at Mumbai Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 1978 to 1994.
Worked on Bird Aircraft Strike Prevention (research, field work and recommendations) at 30
aerodromes (civil and military) in India. Field work and laboratory work included collection ofplantand
animal specimens from aerodromes,identification ofbird strike remnants and conductofconferences
and workshops and participating in national and international conferences on Bird Strike prevention.
Head of Bird Hazard Research Cell at BNHS in 1992-1994. Work included: AirportSurveys,
Identification of Bird Strike Remnants, Recommendations to airports on BASHM and writing reports as
well as organizing and participating in Bird strike Conferences.
Invited Speaker for Electric Power Research Institute of California (EPRI) workshop on Avian
Interactions with Utility Structures at Miami, Florida, USA, in September 1992. My paper was on
“Avian interactions with aircraft and utility structures at aerodromes in India”.
Invited Speaker for Raptor Research Foundation (RRF) meeting on “Raptors in Human
Landscapes” held in Charlotte, USA in November 1993 and presented a paper titled “Raptors
associated with Airports and Aircraft”, Pp 315-323.
Interaction with Bird Strike Experts in The Netherlands: Visited Holland University in September
1992 for interactions with scientists on bird strike remnant identification with electron microscope.
Visited University in Belgium in September 1992 for interaction with scientists on bird strike remnant
identification with electron microscope.
Invited Guest Speaker to participate in WWGBP Meeting and International conference on
vultures to present paper on "Vultures in Asia" at Midrand, South Africa in 1998.
EDUCATION
Doctorate in Field Ornithology related to AirportBASH and Aircraft Bird Strike ManagementBombay
Natural History Society, University ofMumbai, Mumbai - Mumbai, Maharashtra 1986 to 1992
M Sc in Zoology, with Entomology Special SubjectStThomas College, Thrissur (previously Trichur),
Calicut University - Calicut, Kerala 1969 to 1971
B Sc in Zoology main with Botany and Chemistry as subsidiary subjects StThomas College, Thrissur
(previously Trichur), Kerala University – Trichur (now renamed as Thrissur), Kerala 1966 to 1969
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

4. Bird aircraft strike prevention, Wildlife control on airports, Administration, Research Administration,
Conservation of plants and animals, Urban wildlife, Vulture Conservation, Protected areas and Wildlife
management.
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Set up a Bird Hazard Team at GMR-Delhi International airport with a full-fledged animal trapping and
Monkey-scaring team and removed hundreds of problem animals from the airport between 2006 and
2009.
 Reduced Bird Strike Rate at IGI Airport New Delhi from 2.09 in 2005 to 1.56 in 2008 end
REFEREES
1. Dr John Allan, Ex. Chairman: International Bird Strike Committee, UK.
Email: john.allan@fera.gsi.gov.uk
2. Dr Ramachandra Krishnaswamy, CEO, NP-MICAV (NDRF), Institution of Engineers (I) Ltd.,
Bangalore, Karnatak State, India. Email: drkrc2006@gmail.com
3. Dr Tim Nohara, Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc, Niagara, Canada.
Email: tnohara@accipiterradar.com
4. Steve Osmek, BASHM Expert, Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, Seattle, USA
Email: osmek.s@portseattle.org
5. Gary Searing: BASHM Specialist, Vancouver, Canada
Email: gfs@airportwildlife.ca