Amit Tuteja

Senior Consultant , NDMA

NEW DELHI, Delhi

Disaster Management Specialist and Development Professional with 27 yrs of experience, currently working with Govt (NDMA), earlier worked with NGOs (SEEDS and AIDMI) and Corporate(Tata Chemicals). Competencies in Natural & Manmade Disaster Mgt, Funds Generation, Capacity Building, Community Preparedness, Response, Climate Change, Industrial Safety, Enterprise Risk Mgt, BE, MBA, MSc in Disaster Mgt

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Area of Expertise:
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
Professional Experience:

A persuasive and influential disaster management & HSE professional having 27 years of rich experience in Natural & Manmade Disaster preparedness, Strategic Planning, GO-NGO Coordination, Funds generation, HAP (Humanitarian Accountability Partnership), ISO, OHSAS implementation, climate change, project mgt and capacity building of Govt officers, NGOs and Community.
Currently associated as Senior Consultant with NDMA, GoI, worked with Govt Sector (NDMA, GoI) for 6 years, NGO Sector - SEEDS and AIDMI for 8 years, Disaster Mgt Consultancy (Knowledge Links Pvt. Ltd) for 3 years, and Corporate Sector for 10 years (Tata Chemicals Ltd as Risk Mgt Facilitator and Community Coordinator).
Qualification -M.Sc/PG in Disaster Mitigation. Completed On- line training courses on Safe Cities, Comprehensive Disaster Risk Mgt and Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction, from World Bank and National Institute of Disaster Management (World Bank-NIDM) India. Additional qualifications – Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Operations and Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.). Qualified Risk Assessor from the British Safety Council (BSC, United Kingdom). Certified ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Auditor. Certified First Aider from St. John Ambulance Association. 15 plus research papers submitted on the Disaster Management (DM) related topics.
Experience of managing various functions related to disaster mgt, onsite & offsite emergency planning, post disaster response coordination, business risk management, Contingency Planning, Enterprise Risk Management, process and behavioural safety at India, Maldives and Afghanistan. Carried out Multi hazard HVCRA Study of 11 South East Asian Countries for WHO SEARO.
Contributed in preparation and finalization of National DM Plan of Afghanistan (Donor UNDP) and Strategic National Action Plan of Maldives, institutionalization through Provincial level consultations.
Prepared SOPs for State of UP, State DM Plans (SDMPs) and District DM Plans (DDMPs) for State of MP & HP, 15 Departments DMPs of AP,68 DDMPs of MP, Bihar & AP, 11 City DMPs, 70 School DMPs.
Engaged in funds generation and execution of assignments such as updating of State Disaster Management Plan of Assam and Tripura, with Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) for the preparation of four District Disaster Management Plans and two City Disaster Management Plans, with UNDP for preparation of all 25 Ward Disaster Management Plans of Shimla, and Disability Inclusive Disaster Management Planning, DRR India Country Report 2019, Crisis Mgt Planning for GAIL.
Coordinator of National Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction (NADRR) Network of 206 NGOs & Orgns. (2007-13).
NDMA Panel Consultant in Hazard Analysis and Offsite Planning (Reviewed 76 Onsite & Offsite Distt DM Plans), Chemical Plant Safety Rating System. Expert in conducting drills, capacity building, awareness programs on disaster mgt and formulating disaster mgt plans at national, state & district level, SOPs for key Ministries, Deptts, Industries, Schools, Hospitals Hotels, Malls, Airports, Stadiums & Offices.
Appreciated by conferring National Disaster Mitigation Award for contribution in disaster mgt, conducted training programs for employees and contract workers on Industrial Safety, Risk Assessment, Behavioural Safety and focusing Employee Development. TNA and Training Design for Search & Rescue, School Safety, Chemical Ind. Safety for different stakeholders. Effective leader with excellent motivational & analytical skills.

Education:

M.Sc. (Disaster Mitigation) from SMU, New Delhi in 2005
MBA (Operations) from I.M.T. Ghaziabad in 1999
BE (Mechanical) from Dr. B.A.M.U. in 1996
Attained Scholarship in High School (Class 10th & 12th)

Affiliations and Achievements:

Notable Accomplishments Across the Career
Appreciated for timely completion of DM Plans of Andhra (15 Deptts, 13 Distts & 11 Cities) – UNDP funded.
Successfully attained National Disaster Mitigation Award by Global Open University, Nagaland for contribution towards sensitization on Disaster Management at regional level through educational programs
Received appreciated by NDMA for preparation of National Action Plan for Chemical Disaster Management and Retrofitting Guidelines of Deficient Buildings and SOPs, Templates for Offsite Planning, Drills & Simulations.
Recognized by:
o Govt. of Madhya Pradesh after timely completion of assignment of 50 District DM Plans, State DM Plan
o Tata Chemical Society for Rural Development for putting maximum volunteer time for CSR, DRR activities
Bagged appreciation by Tata Chemicals for design & link Offsite DM plan with Badaun Distt Emergency Plan, UP
Successful institutionalization of ISO, OHSAS, SAP and Enterprise Risk Mgmt in Tata Group Companies

Available for:

  • Job opportunities

Years of Experience:

More than 20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Hindi

Nationality:

Indian

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