Dr Manish Pandey
Dr Manish Pandey
I offer my experience as a railway professional who has worked across various domains of the Indian Railways for 25 years:
Experience in railway maintenance depots, providing insights into day-to-day maintenance and operational challenges.
Workshop management roles, offering perspective on maintenance systems and practices
Service at the Research Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO), contributing to technology development
Academic role at the Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management, building educational capacity.
Experience in Project Management, strategic planning, and team leadership.
The details of my last four postings are as follows:
Leading education and training programs for railway professionals in rolling stock management
Developing curriculum and specialized courses on modern railway technologies
Led a workforce of approximately 2,600 employees with an annual revenue budget of Rs. 300 Crore
Successfully planned and executed the first major overhaul of the first indigenous semi-high-speed train of India, i.e. Vande Bharat trains, in record time
Transformed the diesel shop into a multifunctional MEMU/DEMU/DSL maintenance facility
Significantly increased POH outturn of train sets (MEMU and DEMU coaches)
Improved staff morale through strategic facility remodelling
Managed approximately 2,800 employees with an annual revenue budget of Rs. 350 Crore
Received Workshop Efficiency Shield for 2020-21 on Northern Railway
Initiated and established the IOH (SS-1) schedule for LHB coaches (June 2019)
Launched POH of LHB coaches (October 2020)
Achieved Green-Co Gold rating (January 2021)
Led COVID-19 response efforts, including production of 187 isolation coaches
Director, Component Design (CD), Wagon Design Directorate
Oversaw design and development of air-brake systems and coupler systems for freight cars
Director, Rolling Stock, Project Management Unit
Formulated long-term research plans for Indian Railways
Collaborated with Monash University (Australia) in developing the Detailed Project Report for SRESTHA (Special Railway Establishment for Strategic and Holistic Advancement)Titled as “Dynamic Inter Laminar Toughness of Unidirectional GFRP Laminates under Impact Loading” under the supervision of Dr. Prashant Kumar (IIT Kanpur).