Ltcdr Toni Thomas
Military Veteran | Defense Consultant | Project Management | Business Transition | Risk Management | Cybersecurity Professional | AI/ML Enthusiast | 20+ Yrs’ Experience |
- Role
- Defence Consultant at Ttl Defence Services
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ltcdr Toni Thomas
Lt Cdr Toni Thomas (Retd) is the Founder & CEO of TTL Defence Services Pvt Ltd, a…
Experience
Defence Consultant
Aug 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Roles & Responsibilities entrusted -• Defence procurement advisory (Helping vendors align with MoD requirements).• Training & simulation consulting (For forces and private firms).• Technology scouting (Bridging startups with DRDO, DPSUs, and private defence manufacturers).• MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) advisory.• Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP) Consulting: Guiding foreign and domestic companies through the complex procurement processes of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).• Offset Obligation Management: Assisting foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in fulfilling their mandatory offset obligations in India.• Technology Transfer (ToT) Advisory: Facilitating partnerships and technology transfer arrangements between international and Indian firms.• Compliance and Licensing: Assisting with Industrial Licensing (IL) and other regulatory compliance.• Market Entry Strategy: Providing strategy for new foreign or domestic players to enter the Indian defense market.• Defense Start-up/MSME Mentoring: Guiding smaller Indian firms through R&D, product development, and accessing government schemes like iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence).• Defence procurement advisory.• Cybersecurity and digital warfare strategy.• Defence manufacturing compliance.• Strategic partnerships and joint ventures.
Education
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), DU, DRDO
Master of Science in Weapon Systems Engineering, QA of Armament and Ammunition
2005 — 2007
Project Management Institute
CAPM, Project Management
RVS College of Arts and Science, Sulur, Coimbatore,Tamilnadu, India
Master of Science, Applied Electronics
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
General Management Program, Business Administration and Management, General
2013 — 2014
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Post Graduate Program in Cyber Security , Cyber Security
St Thomas College, Palai
Bachelor's degree, Physics
1998 — 2001
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