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Dynamic and enterprising senior retired military professional with 37 years of distinguished service and a multidimensional career profile comprising exposures in operations, administration, HR recruitment and talent development, logistic/facility/security management and international liaison/diplomacy. Seeking challenging opportunities in India as well as abroad. Can relocate immediately |
 Contact SEERALAN ILANGO
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
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Government/Governance, Reforms, Corruption
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Professional Experience: |
Varied and challenging experience of 37 years as an accomplished officer in the Indian Army; served in many command, staff and instructional appointments in India in all types of terrain and operational environments; participated in all operations on the Line of Control as well as Counter Insurgency grid in Kashmir since 1979 and also participated in the operations of Indian Peace keeping Force in Sri Lanka in 1989.
Selected on merit by the Indian Army for coveted and prestigious appointments in foreign countries; served in a high-profile diplomatic assignment as the Defense Attaché of India in Czech Republic with concurrent accreditation to Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia & Montenegro and Greece; also served as United Nations Military Observer Mission in Liberia, West Africa; first as a Military Observer and later as Operations Officer.
Acquired a number of skills/expertise in administration, project direction, executive management of facilities and educational institutions, development of infrastructure, recruitment, human resource management and development; planned and managed large budgets ensuring timely completion of projects and customer satisfaction; planned and implemented provision of logistic support and security of vast assets.
Ensured efficient mobilization and judicious deployment of resources to achieve organizational goals, under challenging and ambiguous conditions. Was entrusted on many an occasion with tasks which involved exemplary leadership traits, strong team spirit, keen foresight, incisive analytical skills and result oriented problem solving abilities.
Planned and coordinated a large number of training, ceremonial and official events commendably that included large scale firepower demonstrations and operational exercises/war games and discussions; recognized for excellent written and verbal communication skills.
As Defense Attache, coordinated Prime Ministerial/Presidential level talks, high level bilateral visits of Ministers/delegations and goodwill visit of Indian Navy fleet responsible for promoting cooperation with all countries in the Central European corridor; functioned as a military diplomat representing Indian Armed Forces and Ministry of Defense to efficiently liaise/coordinate with and garner support from government and non-government agencies, as well as facilitate diplomatic negotiations, inter-governmental talks and consultations
As UN Military Observer, carried out investigations on ceasefire/HR violations; assisted in peace building; conducted negotiations and reconciliation meetings between warring factions in Western Liberia; unilaterally carried out humanitarian relief and aid in times of disaster in the absence of UN relief agencies in the area.
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Education: |
My highest academic qualification is a post graduation with distinction in Defense & Strategic Studies from University of Madras. I received the degree of Master of Science on completing this course in 1993, with a score of 77% marks. The course had a spectrum of interesting subjects that included international relations,global economy, geopolitics, peace & diplomacy, strategy, tactics, operational art, logistics, intelligence, staff duties, administration of personnel and management of resources. The utility of the course was manifest throughout my career in various staff and command assignments, more so during my assignment a decade later as the Indian Defense Attache in Czech Republic.
I had also obtained Postgraduate Diploma in International Humanitarian Law in 2016 through an online course conducted by National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, India. I took this up with the aim of joining a humanitarian organization after retiring from Indian Army. I have a 62.5% score on this course.
My graduation education earlier was at the National Defense Academy, Pune, India from 1975 to 1978, where the academic course ran concurrently with the three year long military training. I received Bachelor of Science degree on completing the course. My schooling was also in a military backdrop, at Sainik School, Amaravathinagar, India which was under the patronage of Ministry of Defense. I completed my Higher Secondary Certificate in 1975, with 69% marks.
Besides these, I had attended about a dozen military training courses during my 37 years in the Army. These courses embraced subjects like military command and leadership at various levels, tactics, intelligence, administration, logistics, resource management and staff duties which had secretarial content; besides, I attended courses in gunnery and weapon technology. These enhanced my horizon of knowledge in a significant manner and built me up as an all-rounded personality, ready to take on any kind of task not just inside the Army but in many fields of activity even outside the military.
One such course I attended was the Interviewing Officers Course. Qualifying on this specialist course was a prerequisite for posting as an Interviewing Officer in the Services Selection Board that is responsible for identifying, selecting and recruiting potential officer candidates for the Indian Army. The course had a sizeable content of psychology and personality assessment, which I found to be quite interesting. It also had an internship component wherein the trainee interviews 60 candidates under the guidance of a qualified Interviewing Officer. The course not only helped me in my assignment later as an Interviewing Officer but also built up lasting skills in me in carrying out quick and correct assessment of people in any walk of life.
Prior to my assignment as Defense Attache in Prague, I also qualified with distinction in the Certificate of Proficiency examination in Czech, scoring 95.2%.
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
My achievements in various spheres of activity in India as well as abroad are outlined in the attached CV.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, Tamil, Czech |
Nationality:
Indian
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