Vikram Singh

I worked for Indian Navy from Jan 07, 1981 to Jan 31, 1996. Thereafter, i joined Blue Dart courier services as Chief Security Officer and i was deputed at my native place Chandigarh, whereat, i was advised by senior management regarding prolonged pending cases of credit cards fraud. Within one month, i was able to solve all frauds committed by an employee. Our headquarters in Delhi was very pleased with my performance. After, few months, i was promoted to Senior Chief Security Officer and transferred to Ludhiana (Punjab). Thereafter, i was selected to work for Carnival Cruise Line and joined on March 16, 1997. Thereat, i worked until Feb 23, 2023 and retired on Feb 23, 2023 for better career. 

Curriculum Vitae – Vikram Singh                     

         Seeking Shipboard Senior Level SECO/Chief Security Officer 

Position with a growth oriented organization

EDUCATION - Graduate 

SKILLS 

• Professional knowledge and effective implementation of ISPS code and Ship’s Security Plan.
• Bomb threat management, access control; Experts in security audits and surveys to identify loopholes and to report to the ship’s command with corrective measures. 
• Organising various trainings and drills for Security Officers and all other Crewmembers & implementing preventive security measures.
• Experts in criminal investigations and Loss prevention and collecting and preserving crime scenes and evidences. 
• Operation of Security equipment’s such as screening x-ray machines, WTMD, etc.
• Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Customer Service, Coaching and Counselling, Communication, Team Building; Time Management, Computer Literacy. 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 

• International Ship and Port Facility Security Code Certification by Panama, Bahamas & Lloyd’s register maritime authority from 1994 to 2022.
• Crowd and Crisis Management, STCW. 
• Yearly Shipboard Chief Security Officer Training (Faculties from FBI, Lloyd’s Register, United States Air Marshal, United States Attorney’s Office, Department of Home land Security and United States Coast Guard) covering numerous issues as follows:-
• Crimes on the high seas jurisdiction, first responder & preservation procedures, Disarming Threatening Individuals & Self Defence.
• Response to People in High Stress Situation.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 26 years with Carnival Corporations & PLC from March 16, 1997 to Feb 22, 2023  (19 years as Chief Security Officer, 04 years as Assistant Chief Security Officer & 03 years as Security Officer).
• 15 years & 23 days with Indian Navy from Jan 07, 1981 to Jan 31, 1996 holding various ranks and retired as Regulating Petty Officer. 

(Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE: CCL, LSE: CCL, and NYSE: CUK), is a British-American- Panamanian corporation, and the world's largest Cruise Ship operator. It is a dual listed company, with headquarters at Carnival Place in the Doral suburb of Miami, Florida, USA and at Carnival House in Southampton, England, UK)

Providing Security Services to Cruise Ships and ports, a Luxurious floating Hotel carrying between 2200 to 5500 passengers and 800 to 1500 crewmembers, fast paced and heavily momentum operation where passengers are US citizens, apart from other nationals and employees from more than 90 Countries. 

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

• A dynamic multi-faceted professional with over 41 years of extensive experience in Strategic Security Planning, Security Operations, Vigilance, Crisis strategies are in place and are acted upon according to the priorities. 
• Adept in ensuring sufficient human, technological, informational, and material resources are available to carry out the operations.
• Demonstrated abilities in planning, strategising and implementing SECURITY & SAFETY operations.
• Holds the distinction of successfully spearheading vigilance / inspection operations with honed skills in Security assessment and Risk analysis, crowd control and crisis management.
• Strong ability to master a situation quickly, highly knowledgeable in a wide variety of professional disciplines and an expert at organising & directing turnaround situations.
• Management Proficient in liaising with all types of Government agencies and Bureaucrats with excellent man management skills, strong analytical, problem solving & organisational abilities.
• Management and professional Investigation.
• A principle executive ‘point of contact’ for the company accountable for ensuring that appropriate business 

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION 

(Corporate security management, corporate security investigator, surveillance, Crime prevention, Emergency response co-ordinator etc.)

• Liaised with various local authorities viz. CBP, USCG and Port Police, provided assistance to the FBI in investigating sensitive issues.
• Successfully arranged security procedures in cases like Homicide, Suicidal, Sexual assaults, equivocal deaths and child molestations.
• Imparted training to Security Officers on security procedures and security software system (CCTV), Automated Personnel Access Screening System (A-pass).
• Organized several training programmes on Fire Prevention, Fire Safety Techniques and Evacuation procedures.
• Successfully implemented Standard Operation Procedures for different security requirements.
• Organized training on security equipment viz. Elite 100, (Bomb detection equipment), X-ray screening, Walk through Metal Detector and Garrett (Handheld Metal Detector), SSAS (Ship’s security alert system).
• Imparted awareness on environmental procedures; e.g. Spillage Control of Hazardous Materials, Usage of Personal Protective Equipment's and Separation of Wastes as per MARPOL.

Military graduate. Worked in Indian navy from Jan 1981 to Jan 1996.