Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Community Service
References
Timeline
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Giridharan Dhamodharan

Hataitai,New Zealand

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, specializing in risk assessment and business continuity planning. Adept at enhancing organizational resilience through innovative solutions and effective employee training. Recognized for collaborative teamwork and a creative approach to problem-solving, ensuring preparedness in crises. Self-directed Work Study Student motivated to apply education and experience in job role. Excellent listener comfortable completing various tasks to keep operations running smoothly.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Intern - Emergency Food Response Benchmarking

Wellington City Council
Wellington, Wellington
01.2025 - 06.2025
  • Developed benchmarking framework for Wellington City's emergency food response.
  • Conducted research on food storage and security capacities through surveys and workshops.
  • Facilitated three workshops with government, community-based organizations, and business stakeholders.
  • Analyzed results and identified gaps to propose benchmarks for emergency food response.

Business Continuity Advisor

Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira
Porirua, Wellington
12.2024 - 02.2025
  • Analyzed services offered by the business to identify vulnerabilities and interruptions.
  • Evaluated critical services to determine potential threats and necessary alternatives.
  • Proposed resource, staffing, and location solutions for critical services during crises.
  • Assessed recovery time objectives for critical services to enhance responsiveness.
  • Conducted employee training on the Business Continuity Plan to ensure preparedness.

Environment Health and Safety Engineer

Alstom Transport India
Sri City, India
10.2021 - 01.2024
  • Delivered EHS orientation training for new employees and visitors.
  • Conducted EHS refresher training sessions for existing employees.
  • Led emergency mock drills to enhance preparedness.
  • Managed PPE stock, including regular reviews and timely updates.
  • Managed contractor onboarding and performed monthly safety evaluations.
  • Ensured logistics safety compliance, including the safe loading and unloading of trains, crates, and equipment.
  • Investigating incidents, maintaining records, and tracking action plans with detailed reports.
  • Tracking Poka-yoke, Kaizen, and horizontal deployment of new ideas.
  • Delivered safety talks using an engaging visual presentation.
  • Participated in design approval processes, and evaluated systems for safety compliance.
  • Monitored and tracked EHS performance using the Alstom Performance System.
  • Verified and monitored the Management of Change (MoC) processes.

Executive Trainee - Safety Officer

Rane Engine Valves Ltd.
Ponneri, India
06.2021 - 09.2021
  • Delivered EHS orientation training for new employees and visitors.
  • Conducted EHS refresher training sessions for existing employees.
  • Organized safety committee meetings.
  • Event planning and execution for Safety and Environment Month.

Graduate Engineer Trainee - EHS

TAFE Power Source Division (Amco Batteries)
Chengalpattu, India
11.2018 - 04.2019
  • Recording unsafe practices and conditions.
  • Tracking action plans on unsafe conditions.
  • Delivering safety orientation to new employees, contractors.
  • Delivering a toolbox talk.
  • Permit-to-work inspection on non-routine work.
  • Assisting with the Safety Committee meeting on recording and sharing minutes.

Education

Master’s degree - Emergency Management

Massey University
Wellington, New Zealand
06.2025

Master’s degree - Industrial Safety Engineering

MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College
Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
01.2021

Bachelor's degree - Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India
03-2018

Skills

  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Business continuity planning
  • Risk assessment
  • Process improvement
  • Employee training
  • Creative and resourceful
  • Fast learner
  • Event planning assistance
  • Incident investigation

Certification

  • Standard First Aid Training - St. John Ambulance, Karnataka, India. Validity – (2023-07-15 – 2025-07-14)
  • Fire Safety Training - Seed for Safety, Tamil Nadu, India. Valid from 2021-10-21

Languages

English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Elementary

Community Service

  • Volunteer at the Red Cross for the Disaster Welfare Support Team in Wellington
  • Red Cross, Kilbirnie, volunteering as a store assistant, June 17, 2024, present, sorting donations, arranging the inward donations for display, helping the customers with billing
  • Aware India Trust, volunteer, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 2019, 2024, photographer for the slum children's summer camping event during 2019 and 2020, involved in children's educational activities through fundraising support, supported fundraising to provide basic needs for the cyclone Gaja and flood-affected people

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Intern - Emergency Food Response Benchmarking

Wellington City Council
01.2025 - 06.2025

Business Continuity Advisor

Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira
12.2024 - 02.2025

Environment Health and Safety Engineer

Alstom Transport India
10.2021 - 01.2024

Executive Trainee - Safety Officer

Rane Engine Valves Ltd.
06.2021 - 09.2021

Graduate Engineer Trainee - EHS

TAFE Power Source Division (Amco Batteries)
11.2018 - 04.2019

Master’s degree - Emergency Management

Massey University

Master’s degree - Industrial Safety Engineering

MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College

Bachelor's degree - Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology
Giridharan Dhamodharan