Dr. RAMA AKULA
Dr. Rama is passionate about Business and Operational excellence. He is a mechanical engineer with 21 years of experience working for Oil and Gas organizations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Dr. Rama is passionate about Business and Operational excellence. He is a mechanical engineer with 21 years of experience working for Oil and Gas organizations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Dr. Rama gained significant recognition as a subject matter expert in Operations, QHSE, Organizational Strategic Performance, Operational Excellence and Business Excellence Management Systems.
Dr. Rama completed his doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in safety. He is a chartered member in IOSH, UK (CMIOSH), holding the title Occupational Safety and Health Practitioner and a Chartered Mechanical Engineer. He also holds an MBA in Operations, a post-graduate diploma in HSE and a Certificate in Disaster Management.
An experienced management systems assessor, he has been a lead assessor for prestigious industry excellence awards. Also, Dr. Rama is the recipient of the UAE National Quality Award from The American Society for Quality (ASQ- the Middle East and North Africa) and holds a world record on research publications in International Journals. He presented papers at international conferences in the Middle East and Asia. Also, Dr. Rama has been the lead author of published books in the areas of Operations Excellence, Gas Cylinder safety and Process Safety Management.
