Ashok Kumar Singh

Chief Operations Officer & Dean Student Affairs at NIIT University @ NIIT University

About

 A result oriented professional with 40 years of experience in the areas of: - General Administration - Facilities Management - Logistics / Cost Reduction - HR Management - Project Management - Discipline & Grievances - Training & Development - Infrastructure Management - Supply Chain Management - Policy Formulation - Crisis Management - Vigilance & Security  Strong ability to master a situation quickly; highly knowledgeable in a wide variety of professional disciplines and an expert at organising & directing turnaround situations.  Adept at handling day-to-day activities in co-ordination with internal / external departments for ensuring smooth business operations.  Holds the credit of gaining international exposure by working in foreign countries.  Extensive experience in general administrative activities, personnel management, policy implementation and facility management across assignments.  Skilled in handling large workforces, maintaining peaceful & amicable work environment in the organisation, and in initiating measures for the benefit of people in the organisation.  An effective communicator with exceptional interpersonal skills and hands on experience in training and development of subordinates.

Country

India

City

Anuppur

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Facilities Management, Procurement, Employee Relations, Security Management, Performance Appraisal, Project Planning, Team Management, Vendor Management, HR Policies, Operations Management, Personnel Management, Army

Experience

Chief Operations Officer & Dean Student Affairs at NIIT University

NIIT University

2014-4 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

Neemrana, Rajasthan

 Heading all operations at the University Campus other than Academics.

Head Support Services

Hindustan Power Projects Pvt Ltd

2012-7 - 2014-4 · 1 yr 10 mos

Hindustan Power Projects Pvt Ltd Anuppur (MP)

Heading all operations related to Admin, HR, Security, Land Acquisition, CSR, R&R, Legal & Corporate Communication at the Project Site.

OSD (Vice President)

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd

2009-12 - 2012-6 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Officer (Major General)

Indian Army

1974-6 - 2009-8 · 35 yrs 3 mos

 Supervised training, administration and human resource management of 2000 Gentlemen Cadets, 200 Officers and 1000 Supporting Staff as Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at IMA Dehradun, including Financial Management, Infrastructure Development and Campus Management.  Holds the exposure in dealing with Jawaharlal Nehru University, (New Delhi) and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna University (Uttarakhand) for Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Studies offered to Gentlemen Cadets of the Indian Military Academy; and with Madras University for M.Sc. (Defence and Strategic Studies), M.Phil. and Ph.D. for officers at Defence Services Staff College.  Attended a special Programme in France and achieved specialization in Defence against Nuclear Biological and Chemical Attacks.  Instrumental in assisting the setting up of Staff Colleges in Zambia and Sri Lanka.  Interacted with armed forces of USA, UK, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Australia (including a visit) in exchange of ideas on improvement in training related to emerging global threats.  Carried out direct command and control and implemented all operational, training and administrative matters involving four Brigades as General Officer Commanding of an Infantry Division.  Managed strength of 15,000 officers and soldiers.