Curriculum Vitae Dr. P. BALAMADESWARAN Assistant Professor Department of Mining Engineering College of Engineering Guindy Anna University, Chennai. Email:
[email protected] Phone: 044-2235 7778 (Office) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 10th Standard (SSLC): Govt High School, Muthugapatti, Namakkal District, 1985. 12th Standard (HSc): Govt Hr. Sec. School, Sendamangalam, Namakkal District, 1987. Graduated (B.E.) in Mining Engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy (CEG), Anna University, Chennai in 1991. Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Opencast Mining from the Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad in 2004 with distinction (Gold medalist). PhD in Mining Engineering with special reference to ‘Blast Design Parameters on Rock Fragmentation and Ground Vibrations in Opencast Mines’ from Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad in 2019. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Holder of First Class Mines Managers Certificate of Competency (Metal – Restricted) from Directorate General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad. Holder of Recognized Qualified Person (RQP) certified by Indian Bureau of Mines for preparing the Mine Plans legally. Worked as ‘Co-opted Member’ in State Environmental Appraisal Committee (SEAC), MoEF & CC, Govt of India from Sep. 2016 to August 2018. EXPERIENCE Immediately after graduation, worked at various capacities in Hindustan Copper Limited, Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh for seven years. Thereafter, joined Tamilnadu Industrial Explosives Limited (TEL) as Area Sales Manager and worked for nearly four years before moving to pursue the higher studies at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. Worked as Project Manager (Head of the Unit) in a large opencast coal mine of a MNC located in Indonesia for a period of six months. In 2006, he joined the premier iron ore mining company - M/s.