Bhubaneswar: Manoj Sharma, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Engineering (IRSE) of 1985 batch has joined the East Coast Railway (ECoR) as its new General Manager.
Prior to the new posting, Sharma was working as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) of Central Railway (CR) at Mumbai. He has also worked as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM)/ Ratlam in Western Railway and Chief Engineer in Northern Railway at Delhi, an ECoR release said.
He has also worked as Chief General Manager in the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) in Delhi and Joint Director/Director in Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) at Lucknow.
Sharma, who joined Indian Railways in 1987, has done his Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Roorkee and Masters in Technology from IIT, Delhi. He has vast experience in construction of projects and commissioning.
A highly committed and devoted officer having brilliant knowledge and command over railway working, Sharma has proactive approach and problem-solving skills, always in forefront to shoulder extra responsibility. Taking every task as a challenge, he always strives to move forward in fulfilling the mission of Indian Railways, it said.
Sharma brings in vast working knowledge and experience gathered over the years while working in various capacities in different government organisations and Ministries. Sharma has also done his Public Administration Course from the Indian Institute of Public Administration, Delhi in 2011, the release added.
