Rakesh Dubey

MAJ Rakesh Dubey

Senior Instructor

Senior Instructor/Pilot

Civil and Mechanical Engineering

rakesh.dubey [at] westpoint.edu
MAJ Rakesh Dubey serves as an Instructor of Mechanical Engineering and pilot in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. He enlisted in the Army in 2010 and earned his commission as a Distinguished Military Graduate through the Green-to-Gold Active-Duty Option program in 2013. His key military assignments include Platoon Leader in B Company, 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion, Battalion Personnel and Human Resources Officer in 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion, and Company Commander for A Company, 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion. As an Army Aviator, MAJ Dubey has flown the UH-60 A/L/M variants of the Black Hawk Helicopter and has served as the Pilot-in-command and Air Mission Commander. MAJ Dubey holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Business Administration degree in Supply Chain Management and Marketing, and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics. Prior to joining the Army, he worked as a Software Engineer and Project Manager, consulting for major US retailers. Academic Instructor and Pilot, USMA, West Point (2022-Present) Aviation Operations Officer, USAG Humphreys, Korea (2019-2020) Company Commander, USAG Humphreys, Korea (2018-2019) Aviation Operations Officer, USAG Humphreys, Korea (2017-2018) Battalion Personnel and Human Resources Officer, Fort Hood (Known as Fort Cavazos since 2023), TX (2016-2017) Assault Helicopter Platoon Leader, Fort Hood, TX (2014-2016) Apache Helicopter Mechanic, Storck Barracks, Germany (2010-2011)

MS

 

Aeronautics and Astronautics

 

MIT

 

MBA

 

Supply Chain Management and Marketing

 

Rutgers University

 

BS

 

Mechanical Engineering

 

B.E. College (India)

Research Interests

Space Systems, Space Propulsion, Thermal-Fluid Systems, Rotary- and Fixed-wing aircraft technologies