ATUL KULKARNI
amkulkarni11 AT gmail.com

SENIOR REGIONAL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR / CHIEF TECHNOLOGY MANAGER / IT MANAGER / HR MANAGER:
23 years of rich & cross - cultural experience in the Indian Navy / Naval Aviation, Record of success in Complex Global Organisation ranging from 500 to 01 Lakh + personnel across India and overseas.
Highly effective Manager with history of building function from the ground up, realist who aligns Technical / HR strategy with all the goals and works closely with executives and line managers. Never say ‘no’ without offering an alternative solution, focused and result driven.

Areas of Expertise :
- Team Leadership
- Project / Program Management
- IT Governance
- IT Strategy and Planning
- Intelligence analyzer Strategic / Operational / Tactical
- Quality Management
- System Development
- Visualization Expert
- Crisis / Disaster Management
- Recruitment and staffing
- Process Reengineering
- Team Management / Motivation
- Talent Management
- Executive Presentation
- HR Management
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Base / Ashore Development
- Training & Development
‘Atul Kulkarni is well read and can make meaningful contribution in various fields. He is very dedicated person who has exceptionally sound professional knowledge and high leadership and Managerial qualities’.
“He will be asset to organisation he serves”
Ex Commanding Officer & Officers IN.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
Regional ILMS (Air) Centre Mumbai; Integrated logistics Management System of Naval Aviation. Mumbai, 2005 - Present
Holds Duel Accountability for (a) Managing Complex large scale Naval Base / Ships IT Projects, (b) Leading the organisations IT process Improvement practice , Overseeing a team to deliver IT transformation , process management , IT governance, IT application Development & In-house Service Projects.
As a Senior Regional System Administrator / Chief Technology Manager / HR Manager and practical lead project manager, Planning, Consulting and Troubleshooting.
- Successfully formulated the setting up of ILMS (Air) Regional Centre Mumbai and Station Information Technology Centre, in align with the HOD / Commanding Officer / Director / HQWNC.
- Worked on Organization Development, Manpower Planning and budgeting in accordance with HOD's of various BU's. Ensuring a uniform culture and work practices which exist across all offices.
- Special task was assigned On Intelligence Analyst’s, Intelligence Analysis, Fraud Intelligence Analysis. Where my job is to (data and chart management, Rich visualization and analysis underpinned by a local repository , Search and discovery across collated data , Integrated data management interface, Simplify the communication of complex data, Dedicated web-based clients , Robust security architecture, Raise fraud awareness).
- As a member of Electronic Warfare Organisation of Ship / Base I was actively involved in various roots of intelligence like Strategic intelligence, Operational Intelligence, Tactical Intelligence activity to tackle counter attack by formation of strategy, policy, and military plans and operations at the national and theater levels. Concentrates on the national political, economic, and military considerations of states or nations. It identifies the support for governments, the ability of states or nations to mobilize for war, the national political objectives, and the personalities of national leaders. Supports the planning and execution of campaigns and major operations, and reflects the nature of the theater of war itself. Intelligence at this level serves as a bridge between strategic and tactical levels. Supports friendly campaigns and operations by predicting the enemy's campaign plans, identifying their military centers of gravity, lines of communication (LOC), decisive points, pivots of maneuver, and other components necessary for campaign design. Focuses primarily on the intelligence needs of commanders from theater through corps and task force. To clearly describe MI, the various intelligence areas HUMINT, IMINT, Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT), and SIGINT; and two multi discipline intelligence functions : CI and Technical Intelligence.
- Worked with different HOD's to understand and implement the Career Path for various levels.
- Initiated the process of KRA based system throughout the organization, managing Annual Performance Appraisal process across the levels and establishing framework for substantiating Performance Appraisal System linked to reward & recognition etc.
- Conceptualizing & developing Training & Development Initiatives for improved productivity, building capability and quality enhancement. Identifying training needs across levels through mapping of skills required for particular positions and analysis of the existing level of competencies.
- Co-assisted in the preparation of Annual Consumption Level (ACL) of Naval Aviation Spares, Rotables, and Ground Support Equipments.
- Generating broad based annual goals and plans for the HR Dept. Talent Building and retention of core team through increasing employee engagement, loyalty and motivation.
- Initiated the process of Employee Satisfaction Survey [ESS] bi-annually to strengthen the various depts.
- Conceptualized and implemented In-house HR web site for employees to familiarize with policies, Newsletters, culture, individual employee data, work ethics and processes.
- Heading the Recruitment and Generalist activities of the Server Room / IT Dept handling the entire staffing Business.
- Skilled in handling large workforce, maintaining peaceful and amicable work environment in the organization and in initiating measures for benefit of employees.
- Adept at handling day to day activities in co-ordination with internal / external departments for ensuring smooth Defense operations.
- Managed HR systems with deftness in maintaining harmonious industrial relations among management and workers through efficient administration and resolution of employees’ grievances.
- Effective communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills and hands on experience in training and development of subordinates.
- Handling 1200 + HR work-force. Executed IT / Info Sec policy to source employers and interacting with more than 50000 + employees to date.
- Streamlined the staffing practice with inputs from a cross section of management, delivery and support teams respectively.
- Reduced cost per hire dramatically by inculcating headhunting as an essential ingredient in the recruiting team's quest for talent. Dispensed with advertisements, external recruitment agencies and job portals. Recruited over hundred knowledge workers.
- Managed resources on the bench; minimized redundancy through accurate resource utilization sheets and manpower forecasts.
- Training Needs Identification (TNI); designing, organizing & conducting Training programs for Civilian worker, supervisory and managerial cadres. Built an unsullied brand identity among team through communication based around the organization's DNA and values.
- Single handed Conceptualized, planned and made available the server location site out of four Server Sites for maximum utilization to users across Mumbai, Gujarat, led a team for set up and upgrading IBM RS 6000 servers to Power 5 IBM servers with AIX 6 version.
- Defined , designed and led a team to set up Proliferation of network from 30 PC to 300 PC / procurement of all network Component like Router , Manageable switch , UTM by open tender, was controlling INR 10 crore as revenue.
- Defined, designed and handled independent projects like, Logistics, Infrastructure Management and Better Environment , for e.g. Network Proliferation, procurement of IT hardware and Security and Surveillance system like Biometric Access Control, Fire Alarm System, CCTV Based Surveillance System for Server Room / user room, finalization of goals and KRAs at all levels.
- Conducted Training / Awareness for effective utilization of Network towards the Mission for office automation / paper less office single-handedly.
- Formulated policies regarding implementing Information Security Policy and future IT manpower requirements.
- Formulated and completed the Establishment IT Review.
Chief Electrical Air Radio Engineer; Naval Aviation Indian Navy, Govt. of India Kochi, Chennai,
Human Resource Manager and Administration Vishakhaptanam, Mumbai, 1988 – 2005
- Ship Borne Flight Commission Crew of indigenous developed frigate class war ship of Indian Navy.
- Took active participation in IDEX International Defense Exhibition conducted at (UAE) towards marketing the indigenous developed frigate class war ship of Indian Navy and Electronic and Surveillance product fitted on it.
- Took active participation in LIMA 2005 (Langkawi International Maritime Aerospace) at Radar Village Langkawi, Malaysia towards marketing the indigenous developed frigate class war ship of Indian Navy and Electronic and Surveillance product fitted on it. Reference (8658J BAE Systems).
- Entrusted with Assignment of Senior Supervisor / Flight Servicing Inspector of Ship Borne MATCH Helicopter.
- Advisor to Captain of Aircraft, Regarding helicopters technical and Aviation Logistics issues.
- Led a team and incorporated changes in the Flight Deck operation on board ship.
- Make sure that the helicopter is always in Airworthiness standard for the Mission single-handedly. Led a Ground Technical Support team for various Helicopter Operations, Airfield / Flight Deck Operations and Air Operations.
- During all these years have performed the various responsibilities like Manager Ships / Base Motor Transport Department, Ships Canteen Store Department, Quality Assurance Inspection Cell.
- Was one of the member internal audit core team like Sports audit, Ships welfare fund audit, Canteen store department Stock and sales audit, IT Audit, Technical / Aviation publication Library audit, Ships / Base Reference Library audit.
- Awarded Proficiency Certificate i.e. (22 Jan 1993) and 15 Aug 2009
- Cash award Awarded by Flag Officer Commanding – in – Chief Southern Naval Command on the occasion of Republic day 2004 for Displaying Ingenuity / Innovative Skills.

Education & Professional Profile :
- Bachelors Degree , Indian Navy, Vide Gazette of Govt. of India No .9 dated 01 Mar 1986
- Degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Indian Navy, Govt. of India.
- PG Leadership / Man & Material Management from Indian Naval Management Institute, Agrani, Coimbatore, India.
- Diploma in Sales & Marketing AIIMAS Chennai, India.
- Aeronautical Engineer , Specialist, Aeronautics Radar / Avionics, NIAT Kochi Affiliated to (CUSAT) , Kerala.
- Advance Diploma in Information Technology, Colaba, Mumbai, India.
- Regional System Administrator from ILMS (Air), Kochi, India.
- System Administrator in windows 2008 / 2003 Server, HCL, Mumbai, India.
- PMP / PML, Project Management Institute. Indian Navy , India

Computer Knowledge :
Operating Systems : Windws 98, NT, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Linux, Boss, Ubantu
Netware : Cisco, D-link.
Packages : Visual FoxPro, Ms- Office (Ms-Word, Ms-Excel, Ms Access, Ms-PowerPoint), PageMaker, Macromedia Flash 5.0, MS Project.
RDBMS : Oracle 8i, 9, 10g
Database : IBM Ver. Aix 5, Aix 6
Server : IBM RS6000, P Servers, X Servers Series.
Storage / Backup : IBM Tivoli Server System Storages and Backup Manager.
Application : Citrix Meta Frame, Xen Citrix
VSAT : Single Channel
UTM : (Unified Threat Management) Cyberoam version 9 and 10
Firewall : WEESEE Lookout.
GUI : Developer 2000, Visual Basic 6.0
Web tools : HTML
Intelligence Tool : IBM i2 Analyst’s, Intelligence Analysis, Fraud Intelligence Analysis
DOEACC : IT Tools and business systems, Internet Tech and web Design, Introduction to ICT resources

PERSONAL DETAILS :
- Date of Birth : 11 Dec 1970
- Nationality : Indian (Hindu , Brahmin)
- Languages : English, Hindi, Marathi (Read & Write) Bengali / Malayalam Only Speak
- Marital Status : Married