Santosh Kumar Gupta

I am committed to acquiring in-depth knowledge and becoming an indispensable asset to the organization I work for. By leveraging my managerial and technical skills, alongside my ability to understand user demands, I aim to guide teams effectively and help create the ideal world we all envision. I have 22 years and 06 months of extensive work experience both in India and abroad, specializing in Open loop/EMV based Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Systems design, development, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning and maintenance, acquiring integrations in transit solutions.

Direct knowledge of complete life cycle of Automatic Fare Collection project and over the years, I have held various leadership roles in General Consultant for AFC System Supervision, Assistant Vice President (PAN India-Transit Projects), Deputy General Manager/PM at Samsung SDS, Project Manager, and System Engineer and Software Developer roles.

AVP-Project Management/Project Manager - Shellinfo Global Digital - Chennai, India

(2024-04)

Project Management of NCMC, EMV based open loop contactless smart card, ABT, UPI ABT, NFC, and QR coded media. Designing of AFC System for Chennai Metro Rail Project as per Contract Agreement for Package AFA03 A&B Contract. System design, design document preparation, project execution, planning and scheduling, vendor selection, procurement, manufacturing, software development, installation, testing and commissioning.

• Project Delivery, Customer Handling, Decision making in Managerial/Technical discussion with Client and Consultant
• Sub-Contractor/Vendor/OEM's Selection, Project Budgeting, Procurement Control, Resource Allocation, Performance Reporting
• Pre-Sales activity
• Preparation of Schedules on Microsoft Project and Primavera Version 6 for Automatic Fare Collection Work Programs
• Designing the SLE (AG, TVM and TR) as per contract and based on approval start of Prototype manufacturing with close monitoring
• Demonstration of SLE (AG, TVM and TR) with basic software to CMRL/GC for mass production approval
• Mass production with close monitoring at Manufacturer site including closure of all provided comments
• Integration with Other AFC provider based on common ticketing application

AFC System specialist/ Expert Consultant Manager - Khatib and Alami (KNA) - Cairo, Egypt

(2021-02 - 2024-01)

Design and Implementation of contactless smart card, Magnetic Ticket, Paper smart card for Cairo LRT Phase 1, 2 & 3. AFC system implementation based on CBO/CCHS for interoperable transit in Cairo City.

• Customer Handling, Project Supervision, Project Management, Project Monitoring as per Master Plan
• AFC Station Layout discussions, Architectural Design Review/Approval, Technical discussion on System Design
• Daily, Weekly and Monthly review and report preparation
• Proposal Review, Execution: Installation, Testing and Commissioning
• Maintenance Supervision
• Vendor/OEM Selection/Approval & Procurement Finalization
• Periodic Reporting: Weekly, Monthly Reporting to Employer and internal Management
• Supervision in Execution: Installation, Testing and Commissioning
• Implementation of Cyber Security with coordination of other Systems
• Training guidance and supervision
• Maintenance during DLP Period, Annual Maintenance DLP Completion as per the contract
• Website Bank Payment Gate Integration, TOM-TVM PoS machine for Debit-Credit Card Payment
• Implementation of interoperable tickets with other transit system such as CAIRO METRO
• Integration with Unified Card based transit system for multi transport and multi-City

Assistant Vice President for PAN India Transit Business - Hitachi Payment Services PVT. LTD. - India

(2019-01 - 2021-02)

• Operational Supervision, Technical Discussions, Project Execution/Implementation and Operation Management
• Bid Preparation for SBI-Acquirer for Noida Metro Rail
• SBI-Acquirer Nagpur Metro Rail coordination
• Acquirer of PayTM for Delhi Express Line
• Bid Preparation of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project and Pune Metro Rail Project
• Customer handling and coordination

Deputy General Manager - Project Manager (AFC) - L&T Metro Rail, Hyderabad - Hyderabad, India

(2013 - 2019)

Directed the entire project lifecycle of AFC systems from technical sales and bidding to execution and maintenance for L&T Metro Rail Project.

• Complete lifecycle management of the L&T Metro Rail Project
• Technical sales, technical discussion, design submission and approval
• Bidding, execution, implementation of the Closed Loop AFC System
• Ongoing maintenance, Customer Handling

Project Manager/BID (AFC) - Samsung SDS - India

(2012 - 2013)

Managed the bidding and execution of the Automatic Ticket Vending Machine (ATVM) project.

Manager AFC (BID) - Samsung SDS - India

(2011 - 2011)

Handled AFC system bidding for key metro projects.

• Delhi Metro bidding
• Hyderabad Metro bidding
• MEGA-EOI bidding

Senior General Consultant (AFC) - EGIS India Pvt. Ltd. - India

(2008 - 2011)

Provided AFC consultancy and supervision for Chennai Metro Rail, focusing on system design, approval, execution, and commissioning.

Software System Engineer (AFC) - THALES-INCA - India

(2006 - 2007)

Contributed as a Software System Engineer to the development and integration of AFC systems for the Delhi Metro Project.

System Engineer (AFC) - Kalindee-THALES - India

(2001 - 2005)

Played a key role in the design, testing, and implementation of AFC systems for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

AVP/Project Management - Shell Info Global - Chennai, India

(2022 - 2024)

Managed the Chennai Metro Rail Project with a focus on Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system integration and execution.

AFC Expert Consultant - Khatib-Alami, Cairo, Egypt - Cairo, Egypt

(2018 - 2021)

Led AFC systems for the LRT Phase 1, 2, and 3 projects, providing expert guidance on system design and implementation.