Dinesh Keskar
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Dr. Dinesh Keskar is President of Boeing India and VP of Boeing International Trading. In his role, he is responsible for marketing all types of aircraft, owned by Boeing, to customers worldwide. Additionally, he was in charge of commercial airplanes sales activities in India.
,Nagpur(India) with a Gold Medal in 1975. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1976 and 1978, respectively, under the supervision of Neil Armstrong
. Further, he received an MBA from City University in Seattle in 1987 and was a recipient of the President’s Honor Roll. In 1994, he attended the Berkeley Executive Program at the University of California, Berkeley
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From 1987 to 1995, Dr. Keskar was a director of International Sales where he managed all of Boeing’s airplane sales and marketing activities in India, and was responsible for managing relationships with government operated Air India and Indian Airlines, related civil aviation government offices and new India-based private airlines. During his tenure in India, Boeing maintained a 100 percent market share.
From August 1995 until January 2000, Dr. Keskar was president of Boeing India. In this role, he was responsible for the company’s sales and marketing, airline support and industrial partnership activities in India.
In addition to his position as president of Boeing Aircraft Trading, Dr. Keskar, was appointed to senior vice president of Sales for South and Southeast Asia In August 2004. His responsibilities included overseeing all commercial airplanes activities in countries including Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives and Nepal, as well as Korea-based Asiana Airlines. While Dr. Keskar continues in this role, he served as president of Boeing Aircraft Trading until March 2005.
Dr. Keskar was elected as a member of ISTAT’s Appraisers Board of Governors. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Indo-American Society.
In June 1999, Dr. Keskar was honored with the “Distinguished Alumni Award” by the University of Cincinnati for meritorious achievement, recognized stature and conspicuous success in the imaginative blending of engineering education with highly productive endeavors in industry. In September 2006, he received the Outstanding Achievement award from the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin.
He also delivered a well-received lecture at IIT Bombay during its science and technology festival: Techfest
in January 2008.
Recently he visited to Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
and discussed about the latest Boeing 787 dreamliner with the students of the college. He also inaugurated the technical festival of the college Axis (Science Festival)
On 5 March 2011, he delivered a pre-fest lecture at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.
Education
Dr. Keskar received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of TechnologyVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology , Nagpur, also referred to as NIT, Nagpur, is a premier engineering college in central India...
,Nagpur(India) with a Gold Medal in 1975. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 1976 and 1978, respectively, under the supervision of Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong is an American former astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon....
. Further, he received an MBA from City University in Seattle in 1987 and was a recipient of the President’s Honor Roll. In 1994, he attended the Berkeley Executive Program at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
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Career
Since joining Boeing in June 1980, Dr. Keska r has held senior positions in engineering, marketing and sales. From 1980 to 1986, he was responsible for research and consultation in the areas of system identification, digital signal processing and modern control theory. Dr. Keskar developed the techniques to conduct flight tests and analyze flight test data to obtain airplane math models for the 737, 747, 757 and 767 flight simulators.From 1987 to 1995, Dr. Keskar was a director of International Sales where he managed all of Boeing’s airplane sales and marketing activities in India, and was responsible for managing relationships with government operated Air India and Indian Airlines, related civil aviation government offices and new India-based private airlines. During his tenure in India, Boeing maintained a 100 percent market share.
From August 1995 until January 2000, Dr. Keskar was president of Boeing India. In this role, he was responsible for the company’s sales and marketing, airline support and industrial partnership activities in India.
In addition to his position as president of Boeing Aircraft Trading, Dr. Keskar, was appointed to senior vice president of Sales for South and Southeast Asia In August 2004. His responsibilities included overseeing all commercial airplanes activities in countries including Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives and Nepal, as well as Korea-based Asiana Airlines. While Dr. Keskar continues in this role, he served as president of Boeing Aircraft Trading until March 2005.
Achievements
Dr. Keskar is a member of the board of directors of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT), an organization that serves as the official voice for the entire commercial transport aircraft secondary marketplace. Additionally, he is a board member for the U.S.-India Business Council, which operates under sponsorship of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Keskar has been an active member of Indian community organizations in the United States. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Keskar was elected as a member of ISTAT’s Appraisers Board of Governors. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Indo-American Society.
In June 1999, Dr. Keskar was honored with the “Distinguished Alumni Award” by the University of Cincinnati for meritorious achievement, recognized stature and conspicuous success in the imaginative blending of engineering education with highly productive endeavors in industry. In September 2006, he received the Outstanding Achievement award from the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin.
He also delivered a well-received lecture at IIT Bombay during its science and technology festival: Techfest
Techfest
Techfest is an independent body run by students of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai. It was started in 1998 with the aim of providing a platform for students to showcase their technical skills...
in January 2008.
Recently he visited to Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology , Nagpur, also referred to as NIT, Nagpur, is a premier engineering college in central India...
and discussed about the latest Boeing 787 dreamliner with the students of the college. He also inaugurated the technical festival of the college Axis (Science Festival)
Axis (Science Festival)
AXIS is a national-level technical festival held at the Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in Nagpur, India. One of the largest technical festivals in India, the festival is organized annually at the end of September...
On 5 March 2011, he delivered a pre-fest lecture at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.