Gp Capt R D Sharma has over 28 years of experience in the Indian Air Force managing planning, administration, engineering, and business development functions. He has expertise in aircraft maintenance for fighter jets like MIG 21, Mirage 2000 and Bison. Since retiring from the Air Force in 2016, Sharma has pursued higher education and certifications in engineering, management, and quality systems. He aims to use his strategic planning, project management, and relationship building skills to facilitate business growth and operational efficiency.

1. Gp Capt R D Sharma, Veteran
Contact No.: +91-9654760000, +91-8588926780|| E-Mail: rdsharma01@gmail.com
Strategizing Operations in Business Development
INTRODUCTION
 A dynamic professional with 28 years rich experience in managing the entire gamut of Planning & Administration
functions with demonstrated leadership qualities. A top planner and an idea generator, with capability of long range
thinking and analysis. An outstanding record of achievements in practically all areas of Engineering and management.
 Experience on fighter aircraft, Radars, Surface to Air Missiles, communications and associated systems.
 Aviation experience in technical operations and keen interest in planning, marketing and strategy management.
Track record of exceptional service.
 Proven ability to make elaborate business plans. Design and implement processes to support business growth with
customer and market focus. Build and maintain High level contacts with current and prospective clients and other
business and project partners. Facilitate business growth by working together with clients and business partners.
 Adept at developing marketing strategy, manage proposal, teams and client account managers. Experienced at crafting
long term perspective plans for macro level management.
 Mission is to create satisfied customers through professional excellence to enable business and commercial success.
 Conceptualising and effectuating measures / modifications in the operating procedures to optimise resource and
manpower utilisation.
 Distinction of playing a key role in devising and implementing strategies that streamlined employee performance
and organisational deliverables and foster an milieu for increased business.
 Adept at people management, maintaining healthy employee relations, handling employee grievances thus creating
an amicable & transparent environment.
 Keen ability to recognize and implement streamlined processes that reduce errors, increase organization, and improve
operational quality and efficiency.
 Experienced, detail-oriented auditor with a focus on compliance with all standard safety and operational policies and
procedures.
 Core Competencies:
Strategic Planning • Defect Management • Change Management • Policy Formulation • Vendor Management • Techno
Commercial Negotiations • Human Resource Management • Supply Chain Management • Training & Development •
Business Development • Facilities Management • Security Management • Crisis Management • Maintenance Operations
• Risk Mitigation & Control • Relationship Management • Resource Optimization • Recruitment & Trainings • Team
Management • Evangelization
TECHNICAL FUNCTIONS
 Maintaining, Modifying, Quality assurance duties at Fighter aircraft and system maintenance bases, Flight safety and
maintenance safety of all types of aircraft including fighter airplanes (MIG 21, Mirage-2000, Bison).
 Handling installation, commissioning and maintenance of communication equipment at air-force stations (air fields)
including radio communication equipment, exchanges and non-directional beacons.
 Executing maintenance and management of airfields including airfield lighting system, arrester barriers, diesel
generators and tarmac management.
 Commissioning and maintenance of RADARS, Communication Systems, Installation and commissioning of diesel
generator sets and aircondition plants, ensuring adherence to all norms with military discipline.
BUSINESS SKILLS
Strategic Planning
 Interfacing with Management and Heads of Department for implementing Policies & Procedures in line with core
organisational objectives.
 Coordinating for the development of Departmental Budgets and ensuring adherence to the same.
 Managing welfare measures, management - employee get together, team building etc. to enhance motivation levels and
productivity.
Project Management
 Handling projects involving control of multiple project managers each in a separate vertical.
 Planning, scrutinizing, tendering and negotiating contracts for outsourced work associated with projects as well as
handling civilian government manpower.
 Preparing project formulation matrices and charts for process optimization and cost reductions through waste
elimination.
 Designing and development of:
o Modern aviation infrastructure and management of engineering and production cycles related to aircraft,
simulators and related fields.
o Maintenance frame work of aircraft including scales, practices and procedures.
o Technical audit framework, its guidelines and implementation.

2. CAREER SKETCH
September’88 to May 2016 Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force Sep’88 to May 2016
Growth Path:
Senior Engineer (Electronics Warfare Squadron/ Chief Engineering Officer) May’11 – May 2016
Capital Procurement and Senior Project Engineer, CSDO, Air HQ Apr’08- Apr’11
Senior Engineer (Aircraft) (MIG 21, Mirage-2000, Bison) Feb’98 - Mar’08
Chief of Radar Technical Team/ Senior Engineering Officer, SAM III Feb’90 - Jan’98
Engineering Officer Sep’88 – Jan’90
Highlights as Senior Engineer (Electronics Warfare Squadron/ Chief Engineering Officer):
 Carried out maintenance command and control of the precious EW Suite of front line IAF fighters, the force multipliers.
 Proactively conducted maintenance and operations of important assets viz. Multimode Doppler Radar, Mirage mission
simulator, Legend, etc.
Highlights as Capital Procurement and Senior Project Engineer, CSDO, Air HQ (Joint Director Engineering
Support):
 Successfully handled procurement, up-gradation, acquisition, repair and overhaul of Arrestor barriers, airfield lighting,
stabilized power supplies, UPS, Generators and all support equipment for aircraft operations of the IAF.
 Executed the maintenance evaluation through design, development and production stages for indigenous aircraft and
from ASR stage for imported equipment.
 Efficiently prepared servicing schedules and other allied publications to suit the trade structure of IAF.
 Proficiently enabled resurrection of vintage aircraft squadron, because of which two vintage aircrafts are now flying.
Highlights as Senior Engineer (Aircraft) (MIG 21, Mirage-2000, Bison):
 Proficiently planned timely execution of aircraft production and directed production program of various avionic bays,
maintenance control centre, supply chain management and warehousing including M-2000 aircraft.
 Achieved 100% serviceability of aircraft thrice over a period of four years.
 Ensured adequate aircraft availability in exercises with foreign air forces and carried out a number of serial modifications
on M-2000 ac and participated in three such exercises.
 Proactively provided advises to external agencies for development and integration of new weapon system on M-2000 ac
including DRDO and other foreign agencies from France and Israel, a role of a true evangelist.
 Considered as an exceptional by DASI teams in all the fighter streams for individual contributions.
 Worked as the Maintenance Safety Officer on premium fighter bases.
ACADEMIC
 2015 PhD (Electronics) Sainath University
 2012 M.Tech (ECE) Singhania University
 2010 Master of Business Administration TNOU, INDIA
 1988 Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) Amravati university
MEMBERSHIPS
 Life Member All India Management Association
 Life Member Delhi Management Association
 Member Institute of Electronics and Telecom Engineering
 Life Member National HRD Network
TRAINING SESSIONS
Air force type training courses on following with exceptional /A grade:
 Mirage 2000 Aircraft
 BISON ac
 MIG 21 T-77/96
 Guided weapons course
 Advance Weapon Delivery System
course, IAT, Pune
 Modern Test Equipment course
 Display and sighting system (Electronics
and armament)
 Junior commanders course
 Right to information Act course,
Administrative College, Bhopal
 Training for Quality Management
System for IS/ISO 9001:2008
PERSONAL DETAILS
 Date of Birth 24 March 1965
 Contact Address 506A Gulmohur Greens, Mohan Nagar, Loni Road, Ghaziabad, U.P. 201007