About
Compliance and regulatory leader with 14+ years enabling market access and product compliance across MEA, including UAE, KSA, and GCC programs. Deep expertise in regulatory interpretation, product certification requirements, and evidence-based decisioning; strong governance mindset aligned to ISO/IEC 17065 & 17020 and audit readiness principles.
Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams, strengthening documentation integrity, improving decision consistency, and reducing escalations across distributed operations. Experienced partner to authorities, labs, suppliers, and internal stakeholders—translating compliance requirements into practical execution that protects brand and accelerates compliant product placement.
Experience
Pre‐Shipment Inspector / Inspection Coordinator
Bureau Veritas
7 – Present
Scope: Lead technical governance and operating effectiveness across multi-program conformity assessment; coverage includes CBCA/VoC across 20+ countries and Product Certification across 5 countries.
Standards & Governance: Oversight aligned to ISO/IEC 17065 & ISO/IEC 17020, reinforcing impartiality, competence, and audit readiness.
•Own the technical governance model for conformity assessment and certification decisioning, ensuring consistent interpretation, defensible outcomes, and disciplined risk controls across a distributed network.
•Improved operating performance by tightening workflow governance, clarifying decision frameworks, and strengthening cross‐functional alignment
•Reduced operational escalation risk through structured triage, decision support, and clearer accountability across technical stakeholders.
•Sustained 100% audit compliance by reinforcing competence management, procedural adherence, documentation integrity, and QMS alignment across teams.
•Build and scale leadership capability by coaching section supervisors and technical specialists on governance, regulatory application, and quality expectations—raising consistency and decision confidence.
•Optimize organization design and capacity planning through performance management, role clarity, and staffing recommendations to maintain a resilient, high‐performing technical organization.
•Strengthen stakeholder alignment by streamlining communication channels between authorities and suppliers, reducing ambiguity and accelerating resolution of technical requirements.
Pre-Shipment InspectionRisk CommunicationInspection CoordinationTechnical EvaluationDocumentation ReviewNonconformance ManagementTeam ManagementRegulatory ComplianceProduct CertificationISO/IEC 17065ISO/IEC 17020Conformity Assessment
Education
Goa College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering · Electronics and Telecommunications
2010
Certifications
Safety of Children's Toys (EN 71 Series, IEC 62115)
IEC
Safety requirements for Electrical Products (IEC 60335 series, IEC 60598 Series, IEC 62560, IEC 60698, IEC 60745 series, IEC 62841 Series, IEC 60884, BS 1363, BS 546, IEC 60898, IEC 60947, IEC 60669, IEC 62368, IEC 60268, IEC 60950-1, IEC 62133, IEC 60086)
IEC
Safety of Children's Toys
IEC
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) & RoHS
IEC
Safety requirements for Electrical Products
IEC
UAE Cabinet Decisions under MoIAT – ECAS/EQM Schemes
MoIAT
SASO Technical Regulations for SABER – SALEEM Program
SASO
Gulf Technical Regulation for Children's Toys
GSO
Gulf Technical Regulation for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances
GSO
ISO/IEC 17065 – Product Certification Principles and Requirements
ISO
ISO/IEC 17020 - Verification of Conformity (VOC) Module – Principles and Requirements
ISO
ISO 9001 – Quality management System Auditor Training
ISO
Skills
Effective communicationFinancial AccountabilityCritical ThinkingMentoringCoachingEscalation TriageStrategic PlanningStakeholder ManagementTechnical Risk ControlsCompliance GovernanceCertification Decisioning
Languages
English (Professional working proficiency)Hindi (Native or bilingual proficiency)Konkani (Native or bilingual proficiency)Marathi (Native or bilingual proficiency)
