CURRICULAM VITAE

Venugopalan Nair
Contact Information:

Male, 52, Married Mobile: +91 9074828649

New Delhi, India Home: + 91 9745465461
Nationality: Indian Email:venu.venugopalan@gmail.com
DoB: 18.03.1971
Address: Ratna, Mukkoor, Palackathakidi PO, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India 689 581

Education:

Bachelor B.Sc. (Geology), MG University, Kottayam, India during 1988-1991

Masters M.Sc. (Applied Geology), Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India during 1991-1993
Masters MTech (Remote Sensing), Bharathidasan University, Trichy, India during 1994-1996
Masters MTech (Hydrology), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India during 2004-2006

Technical skills Soft skills

SWAT modeling Very good interpersonal skills
Water budgeting for the basin Team building capabilities
Hydrogeological Assessment Well organized and punctual
Dynamic groundwater resource assessment Very good communication
Hydrological modeling for yield of the basin Leadership capability
Modeling for Catchment responses Adherence to values and ethics
1D and 2D sediment and flow modeling
Hydraulic modeling for flood inundation and routing
Dam break models
Technical and Proposal writing
R and D Capabilities
Ground water monitoring and management
Hydrological aspects of watershed management
Structural stability of ash dykes of power stations

Professional Appointments:

 General Manager, EHyte India Pvt Ltd, (March 2021 to Present)

 Catchment sediment yield for 120 reservoirs in India through GIS modeling
 Water resource assessment through analysis of hydrological components within the SWAT
model.
 Reservoir sedimentation for 32 reservoirs in India through HEC RAS 1D and 2D modeling
 Concept note for water resource development of Ladakh area
 Contributing as a Groundwater expert consultancy services to WAPCOS on development of an
application called Integrated Water and Crop Information Management System (IWCIMS)
 1D and 2D sediment modeling for the Kol reservoirs
 Dam break analysis for proposed Jamrani project
 Hydrological model for establishment of unit hydrograph for Mahanadi basin
 Inundation and flood routing models for middle east area
 Basin level water budgeting for Himalayan watersheds
  Sr. Hydrologist, Spatial Geotech Pvt. Ltd (March 2019 to March 2021 then as
consultant)

 Hydrological monitoring of Himalayan micro watersheds (82Nos)

 Water balance studies using numerical and SWAT model for the micro watersheds
 Impact assessment hydrological interventions such as recharge pits, checks dams trenches etc.
 Social and farm improvement assessment
 Land use land cover assessment
 Establishment of gauging stations, weather stations
 Structural stability analysis of ash dykes at power stations

 Field Officer, Siruthuli (10 Months)

 Played key role in water body restoration studies include initial studies, costing, proposal
preparation data compilation for an application. All the proposal fetched donors financial
support and appreciation for its technicality.
 Planned and monitored all field activities for smooth implementation of field programs
pertaining to social, hydrological and ecological data collection for ecological restoration of a
dried river called Noyyal, in Tamil Nadu.
 Prepared training material and trained and mentored 8 social scientists, 3 hydrologists, 25
volunteers, several interns for field work.
 Led field team by self-exemplifying in interaction with tribal communities of Western Ghats
and hydrological studies inside the reserve forests.
 Timely and accurately passed information from field team to Supervisors by reviewing daily,
weekly, monthly reports and data from field.
 Supported office team in compiling data, suggested interventions required in the area,
mobilized and capacity build for local community in participating ecological restoration
program.
 Maintained cordial public relationship with Government officers, community through
respectful engagement so that in all our programs their participation was very positive.
 Supported in conducting workshops
 Supported fund raising activities by preparing concept notes, case studies, data reviews with
donors, engagements with stake holders.
 Articles of the study published in periodicals.
 Prepared a concept note for Green Climate Fund

 Sr. Manager (Geomatics) SBL Knowledge Services Ltd (5 years 8 Months)

 Led a multi-disciplinary cross functioning team of 40 members

 Ninety percent of the technical bid document prepared fetched full marks and received
appreciation from global tendering agencies especially the quality assurance part.
 The worked out global JVs enhanced skills, brought more projects and hence revenue.
 As data quality and schedule adhered, clients were happy to ensure business continuity.
 Clients were facilitated with holistic solutions as teams’ skills sets were horned for GIS,
Photogrammetry, drone data processing and Lidar data processing technologies.
 Addition of few vendors enhanced production rate and reduced cost so that profitability
increased.
 Supported marketing and sales team as a domain expert by presentations, articles, blogs, and
documents.
 Brought all projects under CMMi Level 3 accreditation by maturing the capabilities of entire
team.

 Manager (GIS) RMSI, (5 years)

 All the managed projects were with positive revenue

  Was Leader for 30 highly efficient Remote Sensing team.
 Apt project estimations increased success rates of winning the projects.
 Involvement in QAQC has zeroed data rejections by client
.
 Sr. Technical Assistant (Hydrogeology) Central Ground Water Board (8 years 9
months)

 Site selection for exploratory tube wells, feasibility studies, Monitoring drilling, design well
assembly, well development, Pumping test (SDT & APT) and analysis
 Ground water regime of India was monitored in systematic periodic intervals through data
management, spatial modeling, and statistical analysis.
 Technical contribution for GIS based groundwater estimation and management software
development
 Conducted artificial recharge studies, prepared master plan for artificial recharge for the state of
Himachal Pradesh
 Principal contributor for GIS based digital watershed atlas,
(http://cgwb.gov.in/watershed/contributers.html)
 Ground water user maps prepared through GIS based spatial modeling enabled planners of
Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka and J & K to manage groundwater resource.
 Ground water estimation and budgeting for the state of Himachal Pradesh
 Water quality analysis and interpretation of data.

 JRF, Defence Terrain Research Lab (5 Months)

 Research on geomorphological stability of Wheeler group of Islands, India

 Scientist Fellow, GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (1

Year)

 Site selection, Installation, maintenance and data collection from hydro meteorological stations
and data analysis
 Gauging stations establishment and discharge measurements and preparation of rating curves
 Erosion plots establishment and measurement.
 Suspended sediments studies
 Large volume data management.

 Project Fellow, National Geophysical Research Laboratory (1 Year 6 Months)

 Natural recharge estimation using tritium tagging techniques

 Runoff enhancement studies in Thar desert by treating sand surface with polymers
 Percolation tank efficiency studies by using quality and resource modeling
 Artificial recharge studies for reduction of fluoride content in ground water

Merits and Recognitions:

 Second Rank in B. Sc (Geology), MG University, India

 First Merit in M.Sc. (Applied Geology), Barkatullah University, India
 Sponsored by UNESCO through Ministry of Water Resources for MTech course in Hydrology
at IIT, Roorkee, India as a recognition to the contributions made in GIS domain of Central
Ground Water Board.
 Accredited by Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) for groundwater impact assessment
reports

Language proficiency:
 Speak Read Write
English English English
Hindi Hindi Hindi
Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Basic German Basic German Basic German

Publications:

 Comprehensive management of water resources through artificial recharge using Remote

Sensing Techniques, Seminar volume on Ground water resources assessment and management
for 21st Century.
 Relationship between moisture flux and geo-electric parameters for the unsaturated zone in a
desert soil, Seminar volume of Indian Geophysical Union, Hyderabad, India.
 Percolation tank efficiency and temporal influence analysis – A hard rock area case study,
Seminar on Ground Water, Central Ground Water Board, Delhi
 Population access to reperfusion services for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in
Kerala, India published in Indian Heart Journal
 Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones in An Around Sinnar Area, Nasik District Using
Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques, BhuJal News
 Site selection for artificial recharge to ground water using a bore well, Ponnegaundapudur,
Coimbatore, Noyyal Times.

Community Services:

 Worked in Tribal areas (cold desert) of Himachal Pradesh, Central Himalayas and Thar Desert,
Rajasthan and Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu.
 Organized mass awareness Program for development and management of Ground Water and
workshop for Green Climate Fund
 Worked in cooperation with various NGO for propagation of rain water harvesting
 Participated in various corporate social responsibility programs
 Worked in projects which have social impacts such as environmental rejuvenation and
livelihood generation.
 A regular marathon runner for charity purposes.

List of professional training:

 Digital image processing of satellite data at Institute of Remote Sensing, Anna University,
Chennai, India
 Training on hydrological instrumentation, data collection, storage and processing at National
Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
 Training of hydro met data processing at International Center for Integrated Mountain
Development at Kathmandu, Nepal
 Training on Work shop on geo-scientific writing at Bharathidasan University, Trichy, India,
sponsored by Association of Geoscientists for International Development and the IUGS
Commission on Geoscience Education and Training
 Successfully completed a course on Ground water estimation and management systems
“GEMS” SOFTWARE at Central Ground Water Board
 Training on Remote Sensing and GIS at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, NRSC,
Department of Space, Dehra Dun, India.
 Training on highly efficient team development.
 Training on effective negotiations skills by GCM worldwide.
 Training on project management
  Training on leadership qualities
 Training on performance Management system

References:

Mr. Sunil Kumar Dr.S.C. Dhiman Ms. Hamsa Sundar

Regional Director’
Central Ground Water Board
NH IV, Faridabad
Haryana, 181 001
Cell: +91 9868308510
Email: sunilkumarcgwb@gmail.com
Ex-Chairman SIRUTHULI
Central Ground Water Noyyal Life Centre
Board Sungam By-pass Road
NH IV, Faridabad Near flyover, Coimbatore - 641 045
Haryana, 181 001 Tamil Nadu, India
Cell: +91 9868218549 Contact - +91 98433 57910

VENUGOPALAN NAIR