S. Sai Ramalingam
S. Sai Ramalingam
- Traits such as honesty, righteousness and no short cuts, took deep roots in his mind & heart
- by S.Subbaiah & NCM
“My present position can be said to be a reward for honesty and hard work, gently says, Mr. S. SaiRamalingam, Projects Director of Gulf SPIC General Trading & Contracting Company, Kuwait.”
He hails from the town of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu State, India. His father Shri.Sankaralingam worked as an Auditor in the Indian Railways. Sai did both schooling and graduation in Mechanical Engineering (GCT) in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Sai’s mother was a home maker. Sai is the youngest of two children and the elder one is Sai’s sister.
Sai’s father is a very honest person and hates short cuts. Sai’s father advised him that no capitation fee would be paid for his college seat and that Sai has to secure a seat only on merits. Upon completing his 10th Standard at School he tried to secure a seat to pursue a Diploma in Engineering and not being able to do so, continued with plus two school studies. His hard work in School plus two final examinations, secured a seat for him on merit at the prestigious Stanley Medical College, but he was not that keen on pursuing studies in medicine, since his ambition was on Engineering studies.
“Don’t worry what others would think or say, pursue your dreams, do what you feel is right” were his father’s words to him, at that juncture. Tongues wagged when Sai gave up medical seat for engineering studies, but Sai was least bothered.
“Sustained hard efforts and self belief is the pathway to success, not only in studies, but in all pursuits of life” were his parents advice. Traits such as honesty, righteousness and no short cuts, took deep roots in Sai’s young mind and heart from his father.
Upon graduating in Mechanical Engineering in the year 1991, he joined SPIC Group TAC at Tutucorin, Tamil Nadu and worked there for about five years.
His whole career has been with SPIC Group Companies namely SPIC Petro, Chennai & SPIC Fertilisers, Dubai, which gave him multi-faceted experience and helped him to gain immense knowledge. He joined Gulf SPIC Kuwait in the year 2002 as a Project Engineer and has raised through the ranks to the position of Projects Director in 2012.
His way of working is simple & quiet with no ego and a no nonsense approach. He is friendly with all his colleagues irrespective of his/her position but very demanding with performance and results and rewards accordingly.
Gulf Spic grew multifolds in the last decade which includes successful on time completion of major Construction works in the New EQUATE Olefins Project. Gulf SPIC performs EPC Projects (Engineering, Procurement and Construction), Construction projects & Maintenance Contracts in KOC, KNPC, PIC, EQUATE, and Joint Operations. There are nearly 3000 employees working in Gulf SPIC Projects and Maintenance Team. Dr. Fouad Al Khadra, Chairman of Gulf SPIC is a very active, sincere and dynamic person, who trusts his employees and gives them full freedom to function, operate and take decisions. He appreciates employees who take up responsibilities and based on performance rewards them adequately.
Sai is obviously happy for the trust placed in him by his Chairman and his Company and considers himself very fortunate with his present status. He is fully aware that quite a lot of people do not get an opportunity to reach higher positions despite very good qualifications and their efforts and this makes him strongly believe that “Things happen by chances”. This belief helps him in keeping his foot firmly on the ground and not carried away by the current position or power.
The growth and success story of the Company is all due to team effort of the Chairman, employees and all related family members, he fondly ascribes.
Sai’s wife is Usha, and she holds Masters degree in Computer applications. She is a housewife taking care of the home and fully supports her husband which in turn helps him to concentrate on his works. The couple has two children, son Rahul, who is studying in 7th Standard at DPS School, Kuwait, while daughter Sanjana is in UKG.
Sai’s hobbies are reading books and watching cricket.
Sai’s motto: “Whatever one does, do it whole heartedly and be a good person to colleagues. Give 100 % to enable the Company you work for, to grow further and scale new heights”.
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