Alok founded Acumen Aviation in 2009. Under Alok’s leadership, Acumen grew its footprint to be a global group of four companies, providing state of the art consultancy solutions in Aviation Asset Management. Formerly, he was Head of Maintenance Control Centre for India’s first low cost carrier Air Deccan. During his aviation career of over 20 years, he held various management positions including Line Maintenance Manager, MCC Manager and worked in various airlines like Jet Airways and Air India. He was part of the team which set-up the initial Air Deccan operations, and raised through the ranks to head its International Maintenance Control Operations. This experience allowed him to develop excellent operational and organizational skills. He is a licensed Aircraft Engineer on various aircraft types, like Airbus and ATR.