Geo Marine
NABET Accredited & Notified Mineral Exploration Agency by Govt. of India

P. Praveen Kumar,

Praveen has an experience of 29 years in the field of Mineral Exploration and Marine Geology. He was one of the pioneering geologists to map Lakhsadweep group of Islands. In 1990s, he worked in various exploration projects for Gold, Granite and also in specialized Thematic Mapping projects in Kerala and Rajasthan. Since 2000, worked as a marine geologist in GSI and specialised in Coastal Geotechnical and Coastal Erosion Studies, offshore Sand and Heavy Mineral Exploration. He has proved his mettle as the Head of Research Vessel Management Division of GSI and is credited for efficient management of large professional teams and different entities across the globe to work towards a common goal, in a cost effective and time bound manner. He voluntarily retired as Director (Geology) from Marine and Coastal Survey Division of Geological Survey of India, Mangalore. Since his joining in Geo Marine Solutions in 2019, he has lead various projects for Hydrographic and Geophysical Surveys. Major projects includes Port Survey projects in Qatar , Marine Sand Resource Survey in offshore Qatar, Sand resource survey in rivers of Karnataka State and for Siltation and carrying capacity studies in Various Reservoirs in India. He is accredited by NABET as Technical area expert for Mineral exploration. He is also Serving as an expert member for QA-QC for Providing Quality Assurance & Quality Control services for shallow water bathymetric surveys, coastal topographic data acquisition, data processing in East Coast of India for National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, India.

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P. Praveen Kumar

Director
(Former Director,Geological Survey of India)

  • Qualification:

    M.Sc. (Tech.) Applied Geology

  • Experience:

    29 Years

  • Email:

    praveen@geomarinesolutions.in

  • Phone:

    +91-8277363919

Biography

Praveen has an experience of 29 years in the field of Mineral Exploration and Marine Geology. He was one of the pioneering geologists to map Lakhsadweep group of Islands. In 1990s, he worked in various exploration projects for Gold, Granite and also in specialized Thematic Mapping projects in Kerala and Rajasthan. Since 2000, worked as a marine geologist in GSI and specialised in Coastal Geotechnical and Coastal Erosion Studies, offshore Sand and Heavy Mineral Exploration. He has proved his mettle as the Head of Research Vessel Management Division of GSI and is credited for efficient management of large professional teams and different entities across the globe to work towards a common goal, in a cost effective and time bound manner. He voluntarily retired as Director (Geology) from Marine and Coastal Survey Division of Geological Survey of India, Mangalore. Since his joining in Geo Marine Solutions in 2019, he has lead various projects for Hydrographic and Geophysical Surveys. Major projects includes Port Survey projects in Qatar , Marine Sand Resource Survey in offshore Qatar, Sand resource survey in rivers of Karnataka State and for Siltation and carrying capacity studies in Various Reservoirs in India. He is accredited by NABET as Technical area expert for Mineral exploration. He is also Serving as an expert member for QA-QC for Providing Quality Assurance & Quality Control services for shallow water bathymetric surveys, coastal topographic data acquisition, data processing in East Coast of India for National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, India.