Colonel Ajay Ramakrishnan, Sena Medal (Gallantry), served the Army from 1988 to 2010 & is a veteran of the Kargil war. During his service career, he served with the Infantry, Army Aviation, Special Forces, Air Force establishments and the Navy. Post retirement in 2010, he is pursuing a career as a Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot, a Trainer / OBL Facilitator & as a professional coach to executives & professionals, across domains. He is also a motivational & keynote speaker and a Certified Career Development Master Mentor. Colonel Ajay has visualized, crafted & executed training programs for Microsoft, Accenture, SAP Labs, ITC, Titan, the Manipal Group, Daimler & Mercedes Benz, amongst others. He also works with schools & colleges on programs for students as well as teachers. He has also been part of various selection panels and recruitment drives. His diverse experiences & life defining moments make him ideally suited to effectively analyse issues, knit teams together & to add a sparkle to those who attend his programs. Using unconventional methods, out of the box gut feelings & very high levels of EQ, his programs are a mesmerizing experience. His aviation background as well as his being an instructor on the full flight simulator, enables him to rapidly absorb technology. Ajay uses his experiences to relate to situations, people, environments & requirements, to put across messages / training objectives in a very subtle yet effective manner.