Ajay Kumar Gupta is a versatile engineer with over 29 years of experience in track construction, inspection, renewal and quality control with Indian Railways. He has extensive experience leading large teams and has worked on challenging projects in India and Malaysia. He is knowledgeable in civil, mechanical and electrical aspects of railway maintenance and has in-depth experience with ultrasonic testing.
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Ajay Kumar Gupta
E-273, RailwayColonyNo1,Pathankot,Punjab.(INDIA)
E: ajaykumargupta144@gmail.com M:9779232249 P: 01862232911
Versatile, resultorientedengineerwith29+ years of rich diverse experience withIndianRailways.
Extensive experience in track construction, track inspections, track renewal, ultrasonic testing, material
inspectionandqualitycontrol andservicingmaintenance andcalibrationof ultrasonicflaw detectors.
Considerable experience of leading large teams of 250+ in planning and executing track renewal and testing
overlarge railwaydivisions.
Record of participation in inspections, de-stressing and pre-commissioning of the challenging Jammu-
Udhampurrail link.
Workedon track renewal anddoublingprojectinMalaysiaaspart of aIRCON project.
Comprehensive experience in inspection and quality assurance of civil, mechanical and electrical stores
meetingstringentrailwaystandards.
Strong multidisciplinary technical knowledge covering civil, mechanical and electrical aspects of railway track
maintenance.
In depthknowledge of ultrasonictestingwithgoodunderstandingof otherNDTmethods.
Proactive, committed professional delivering consistently superior performances through effective
communication,coordination,planningandexecution.
Professional Experience
INDIAN RAILWAYS,Jul 1985 to date,http://www.indianrailways.gov.in
Indian Railways,thepremier transport organizationof thecountry is thelargest rail networkin Asia and the
world'ssecond largestunderone management.
NORTHERN RAILWAY,http://www.nr.indianrail.gov.in
Northern Railway remainsthelargest zonein terms of route kilometres,even afterthe re-organization of the
Indian Railwaysinto 16 zones.Northern Railway now comprisesof 5 Divisions - Ambala,Delhi,Ferozpur,
Lucknowand Moradabad.
Junior Engineer/SeniorEngineer/SeniorSectionEngineer,Pathankot,Sep2000 to date.
Responsible forthe inspectionandmaintenance of85 km of narrow gauge track over hilly terrain.
Actively participated in inspections and pre-commissioning activities on Indias most challenging railway
project,the Jammu-Udhampurline.
Planned and executed several track renewal jobs usingall methods including most modern Track Relaying
Train (TRT) equipment.
Successfully completed different yard re-modelling works at various major railway junctions in Northern
Railway.
Junior Engineer,Dec1995 to Jan 1998
Lookedafterthe work of ultrasonic flaw detectors and monitoredthe performanceof fieldinspectors.
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PermanentWay Inspector,Dec 1986 to Mar 1992.
Looked after servicing maintenance and modifications of ultrasonic flaw detectors and designing of
various typesof probes.
Designedand developedadouble line ultrasonicflaw detector(UFD) for track inspections.
Executedvariousjobsforrenewal oftracks usingTRT machines.
Inspection of Pointsandcrossingsfortheir defectsandtakingremedialactions.
PermanentWay Inspector,Jul 1986 to Nov1986
Participatedin track renewal usingPQRS machines.(SaraiBanjaratoAmbalaCantt)
RITES, NewDelhi,http://www.rites.com
Set up in 1975, QA division of RITES providesquality services to clients forindependentand impartial
inspection of materials and equipmentin India and abroad.Additionally,sincethelast morethan a decade,
the division hasbeen rendering consultancy servicesin the field of managementsystems,and helping
organisationsto obtain certification againsttherelevantISOstandards.
InspectingEngineer,Jan1998 to Sep2000
Reported to the General Manager, Inspection and executed assignments for inspection of engineering
materialsforthe Railways,variousgovernmentagenciesanddepartmentsandprivate companies.
Major classesof material inspectedinclude
~ Civil Engineering items: GI,AC,PVC,MS.RCC Pipes, Railway Fish Plates, Fish nuts and bolts, Rubber pads,
GFN Liners, Pendrol clips,SGCI Inserts,Switches and Crossings,Pre stressed concrete sleepers, Glued
insulation joints,M. S. Keys, Leather bags, Cement, Railway sleepers and PRC electric poles ,Bricks and
Highaluminatiles.
~ Mechanical Engineering items: Cylinder Liner, Heads, Rings, Pistons, Springs, Hangers, Suspension
systems, various types of Castings and Forgings, Railway Wheels, Break blocks, Ball bearings, Roller
bearings, Self Aligning bearings, Axles boxes, Bi-metallic bearings, Bearings in two halves, Oil injection
pumps,Lubricating oil Pumps,Radiatorsandheatexchangers.
~ Electrical Engineering items: Conductors and Electric cables ,Point changing motor assemblies,
Transformers,transformer oil, invertors,Voltage stabilizers,Servo stabilizers, S&T Boxes, LED Signal lamps
Ammeters Voltmeters and battery chargers,Single Phase Preventers Water Level Detectors and Controllers
,Inductionheatersformountinginnerracesof bearingsonjournalsof railways.
Conducted quality surveillance of steel furniture units in the small scale sector in the Latur area of
Maharashtra for the Maharashtra Small Scale Industrial DevelopmentCorporation.
IRCON INTERNATIONAL LTD, KualaLumpur,Malaysia,http://www.ircon.org
IRCON is the leading turnkey construction company in thepublicsector known forits quality,commitment
and consistency in termsof Performance.IRCON haswidespread operationsin severalStatesin India and in
othercountries - Malaysia,Nepal,Bangladesh,Mozambique,Ethiopia,Afghanistan,U.K., Algeria and Sri
Lanka.
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PermanentWay Engineer,Mar 1992 to Dec 1995
Was deputed toIRCONtoworkon a project inMalaysia for track rehabilitationand track doubling.
Reportedtothe ProjectManager, Track and taking corrective measuresto ensure safe runningof trains.
Completed curve inspectionsandcorrectionsover the entire section of270 km of track.
Imparted training for technology transfer to Malaysian railway engineers on various aspects of track
constructionandrenewals.
Education
Diploma in Railway Engineering,The Institutionof PermanentWayEngineers(India),2004, FirstClass,65%.
PG Diploma in AppliedElectronics,JammuUniversity, 1983,77% UniversityFirstRank.
B.Sc. Physics ChemistryMaths, JammuUniversity,1982.
B.Tech (Civil Engineering), Shirdhar University,2013.
Technical Training
Short term programs in areas like rubber and plastic technology, metallurgy, textile technology and paints
and paints technology,IIT Delhi.
Attendedseveral national level technical seminars ontrack management.
Specializedcourse in UltrasonicTestingofRails and Welds,RDSO,IndianRailways.
One-year Apprenticeship Training in Track Technology, Zonal Training School (now Civil Engineering
TrainingAcademyKanpur),Jul 1985 to Jul 1986.
Technical Membership
Life Fellowshipofthe Institution of PermanentWayEngineers(INDIA)
Personal Profile
Date of Birth:21 March 1960 Languages: EnglishHindi Punjabi
Nationality:Indian