Dr. N K Srinivasan

Education
  M E, Ph.D (Columbia University, New York)

Professional:
· B A RC- Trombay 1966-1967 R & D Engineer
· Columbia University New York- Asst Prof 1970-1972
· I S RO Trivandrum- Engineer -Projects 1972-1974
· P SG Tech- Professor and Head, Dept of Metallurgical Engg 1974-1988
· DRDO- Deputy Director CASSA 1988-1994
· Director- CASSA 1994- 2001

Academic distinctions/affiliations
· Member, Senate- Bharatiyar University, Coimbatore 1984-87
· Fellow Institution of Engineers [Elected 1978]
· Vice President- System Society of India
· Member for GATE examination for IIT's and Restructuring IIT's [1985, 1996]
· Founder-Member: Society for Aerospace Quality and Reliability, Hyderabad

· Guide to several Ph D students and Ph D Thesis examiner for Madras University, IISc and IIT Mumbai and IIT Chennai and IIT Kharagpur and other Universities....

· Published several papers in International journal- latest in 2005

Delivered Endowment lectures in REC, Surathkal, and Bangalore University and invited lectures at IIM, Kolkotha & IIT, Kharagpur, IAT, Pune and so on

· Author of four technical books, including one on Numerical methods by CBS Publishers, New Delhi.
(My book on "Foundry Engineering" was used as text in West Virginia University, Morristown, Virginia for several years...some of the books are available in USA.)

· Founder + President- Software testing and Quality services......

Professional achievements:
  Completed several projects for Indian Air Force towards avoiding imports /new systems and areas of
   1. Air war games
   2. Reliability and maintenance systems
   3. Simulators for army tanks

· Received several awards from DRDO, Govt of India, Indian Association for Science Kolkotha, system society of India

· Consultant to several software industries including Adventnet India dev centre, Chennai, Beachline Solutions...conducted programs for IBM, WIPRO, Adventnet and others on Software testing and Quality assurance.....

Public service:
Founder trustee of Aid for Blind Children India [1999] and Shirdi Sai Vedanta Trust [2002] and other social services.