Dr Deepak Tripathi | Chief Mechanical Engineer and Head Traction, Rolling Stock and Projects
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited | India

An Indian Railway Service (IRSME) officer with three decades of experience in the Railway Industry in Railway Logistics Operations & Maintenance; Manufacturing, Product & Vendor Development, Quality Assurance and Supply Chain Management for Rolling Stocks; Infrastructure & Technology Projects Management; Business Development including International Business. Made special contributions towards induction of Rolling Stock Technologies; Design, Construction and Management of Rolling Stock Workshops and Depots; Steering Technology Projects including Industry 4.0 and Digital Technologies and O&M Technology Transfer. Created new business streams in rolling stock Infrastructure and O&M including international business. A keen learner, researcher and trainer with doctoral and postgraduate qualifications specializing in Operations, Quality and Lean Management. Authored Books, Research Papers in International Journals & Conferences, conducted Workshops & Seminars and Field Projects. Developed and Promoted new technologies for the Rolling Stock Industry. Recipient of awards both at National and International levels, such as ‘Minster of Railways Award for Outstanding Services,’ ‘Best Innovative Idea of the Year Award’ by Minister of Railways for a patented ‘Way Side Rolling Stock Condition Monitoring System;’ nomination for ‘Eminent Engineer Award’ by Engineering Council of India; ‘Outstanding Author Award’ by Emerald Publications, U.K, Lal Bahadur Shastri Award for the book “Smart Lean Management’