Cmde Naresh Kumar served the Indian Navy for 33 years in the Electrical Engineering Branch. He is M Tech from IIT Delhi in Underwater Electronics and worked in DRDO for development of a Sonar System. He was involved in development of Naval Command and Control systems and Combat System Integration of ships and submarines. He joined Hindustan shipyard as Director Technical in 2006 and retired as CMD in 2010. He has a vast experience in Ship Building and ship repairs. He has worked in Corporate sector in Pipavav and Reliance Defence as Senior Executive Vice President Naval Systems. He has a keen interest in C4I, Secure Networks, Underwater systems and E Learning. He is currently functioning as Officer on Special Duty at IIT Jammu.