After graduating from IIT, he joined VOLTAS LIMITED, a Tata Group Company and India’s premier Air-conditioning Company, in 1977, as a Management Trainee.
He spent the next fifteen years in VOLTAS, where he handled several assignments including Sales, Project Execution, Service and then moved to the Corporate Office where he was responsible for Business Development, Technology Transfer and Dealer Development.
Krishnan separated from VOLTAS in 1992 and started his own enterprise which is engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing Air, Fire and Smoke Management Products.
A Member of ASHRAE since 1989, Krishnan was actively involved in the formation of the ASHRAE Western India Chapter. He has been the Chair of Membership Promotion at ASHRAE Western India Chapter and contributed significantly to the growth of the Chapter. He also served as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President and finally the President of the Western India Chapter during the Society Year 2006-2007. Krishnan has been one of the active members responsible for the formation of the ASHRAE Mumbai Chapter. He served as the CTTC Chair for the Chapter in the very first year of it’s formation and is currently a Member of the Mumbai Chapter.
He has actively participated in Region-at-Large Activities. Served as Regional Treasurer. At a Society Level, Krishnan has been a Member of ASHRAE TC 5.03 since 2004 and served as Voting Member. He also served as a Voting Member on Special Projects Committee 200. He currently serves on the Society’s Nominating Committee and also served on a Presidential Ad-Hoc Committee to draw up the By Laws and Manuals for the Region At Large.
Krishnan is the recipient of ASHRAE’s Chapter Service Award and Regional Award of Merit.
Krishnan has been involved with ISHRAE since 1986. He has served as Secretary, Treasurer and President of the Mumbai Chapter, Regional Director (West) and also as Secretary at the Headquarters. He served as President of the Society during the Society Year 2011-2012. Krishnan has scripted several documents for ISHRAE including the Chapter Operations Manual, the Committee Documents, Finance Manual and is also on the Board of Trustees of the ISHRAE Institute of Excellence, the educational arm of ISHRAE. He is also an active Member of the ACREX National Steering Committee. Member of the ISHRAE Certification Committee and also a Faculty for the ICP Design Certification Program and the ICP Clean Room Design Certification Program. Krishnan currently serves on the Society’s Honours & Awards Committee and is the Vice-Chair of IIE
Krishnan is on the Panel of ISHRAE Distinguished Lecturers, where he speaks on Room Air Distribution. He has spoken at several seminars and conducted numerous workshops and training programs on the subject all over India.
Krishnan is the recipient of ISHRAE’s Distinguished Service Award, Exceptional Service Award and Life Time Service Award.
Krishnan is also an active Member the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, USA.