obtained his B.Sc. Engineering from Government Engineering College, Thrissur, ME from IISc Bangalore and Ph.D. from Cochin University of Science and Technology. He joined N.S.S College of Engineering, Palakkad in 1983 and served there for 25 years. From 2008 to 2020 he was Principal in a few self-financing engineering colleges. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), the Indian Geotechnical Society, and the Institution of Valuers. He is also a member of the Indian Roads Congress and the Indian Society for Technical Education. He is a Professional Engineer (India) and IBBI registered valuer. An active consultant, he has undertaken many research projects and authored several papers in technical journals and conference proceedings.