Professional Summary Of

Arijit Basu

A B.E.(Civil) from NIT Durgapur, MBA from IIT Kanpur and challenge oriented, entrepreneurial, self-motivated professional having cumulative experience of 8 years, initially in execution of infrastructure projects as a civil engineer and later management consultancy in infrastructure (real estate, water supply, plant establishment), pipe manufacturing, steel, textile and transmission line projects (domestic & international). Recent exposure to the e-commerce start-up world in handyman services

WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Consultant (Project Management & E-commerce) Dec’15-Present

Project 1: Capacity enhancement of a Steel Melting Shop at Ludhiana Client: Vardhman Special Steel Project 2: Operation management consultancy Client: Zimmber

Rejuvenate Solutions (Zimmber): One of the fastest growing Aggregator in handyman service May’15- Nov’15

Position-Associate Director (Mumbai)

Supply Management: Establish a scalable model to ensure qualified, well trained supply of service providers:o Demand vs. Supply analysis; Preparing target for ensuring Supply in specific zoneso Enrolment, Background verification, On-boarding & Training of Service Providers across all categorieso Payment reconciliation for Service Providers, Escalation management o Design & drive dynamic incentive model. Imposing penalty as and when required

New Category Launch: End to end responsibility for any new category launch:o Market research for existing demand, Research on existing established market players, Competitor analysiso Meeting & finalizing vendors in specific zoneso Establishing process flow in terms of service lead time, rates, profit sharing model with service providero Coordination with Tech team, testing of all parameters before making liveo Preparing knowledge base for Business Centre & Sales team training

City Launch: Navi Mumbai & Thane:o Market research to understand the potential & identify any city specific characteristicso Team building, recruitment and training for Sales & Operations teamo Acting as City-Head for the initial period handling both Operations & Sales

Product Management: Working closely with CTO. End to end project management for the following:o Driver on Demand Category Automation (Auto assigning of champs)o Automation of Payment modules (from payment input from customer to transfer to SP’s A/C)o Laundry Category CRM redesign for both Zimmber backend and Vendor portalo Champ App Referral Program, Captain App etc.

Realization Technologies May '12 – May’15

Project management consultancy with real-time project synchronization to enable organizations execute projects 20-50% faster

Position-Project Manager (Khopoli, Mumbai, Kinshasa- Democratic Republic of Congo, Patna)

Implementation Assignments:

Project 1: Planning, Monitoring & Coordination for the execution of 6HI Rolling Mill project (INR 100 crores) for Uttam Galva Steels Limited(UGSL) at Khopoli, Maharashtra Client: UGSL

o Coordination among stakeholders like Civil, Mechanical & Electrical Dept., Vendors, Contractors, Procurement team and top management

o Understanding the process flow of execution including civil, mechanical, piping & electrical workso Creating project plan as per critical chain project management methodology and validating the same with cliento Conducting project management workshop with client and major vendors like CMI & Siemenso Conducting task management and task preparation to identify issues, resolve and ensure uninterrupted executiono Buffer Recovery and Steering Committee Review meeting to escalate unresolved issues at site level and seek

resolution for the same from top management

Project 2: Planning & standardizing process flows for international projects of Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL), specifically for Egypt & Rwanda Client:

KPTL

o Understanding the process flow for Procurement, Design, Manufacturing & Coordination in HOo Creating project plan by work breakdown structure and assuming tentative timeline with each activityo Validation of the project plans with departmental in-chargeso Formation of a generalized process flow for any upcoming project

Project 3: Rehabilitation of existing transmission line (180 million US $) in D R Congo Client: KPTL

o Acting as a project coordinator between site and HO managemento Setting up execution management processes at HO (Mumbai) and sites (Kinshasa & Lubumbashi, DR Congo)o Identifying & prioritizing issues with the help of Concerto (patented project monitoring software of Realization)o Suggesting probable solutions for issues through rigorous data analysis with resource & revenue calculationo Training the relevant stakeholders with CCPM methodology and hands on of Concerto

Project 4: Infrastructure projects (18 nos.) in Water Supply, Sewerage & Roads funded by Central Govt., ADB, WB

Client: Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (BUIDCo), Govt. of Bihar

Email: bonniebasu@gmail.com

Contact Number:+91-7549203595

Present Location: Mumbai

DOB: 6-Dec-1983

Skills Summary

Supply Chain Management

Market Research Competitor Analysis Project Management Product Management Project Coordination Consulting Change Management Business Strategy Business Process Re-

engineering

Areas of Interest:

Operations Management

Business Development

Business Analysis Project Management

Consulting Marketing Process Management

o Managing the largest key account in the portfolio ( INR 548 crores Patna Water Supply project) funded through JnNurm (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) scheme to cater to 2041 population Patna city

o Coordination with Client and SPV (special purpose vehicle: a joint venture of Gammon India Ltd and Geo-Miller)o Project planning through CCPM methodology and training the stakeholders with the sameo Cost analysis, preparation of tender document of upcoming projects, local liasioning with stakeholders like Municipal Corporation, Circle

Officer, State Electricity Board, NHAI, Road Construction Dept. etc.o Facilitate the Managing Director by preparing relevant reports of meetings with contractors, funding agencies (like WB, ADB) etc. o Follow up with Supervision Consultant, Design approval agencies like NIT and Vendors

Business Development Assignment:o Contribution during analysis stage for pre sales assignment with Kalpataru Real Estateo Participated for one successful sales assignment with Genus Power Infrastructures Ltd, Jaipur:

Investigation with departmental in-charges of the client to understand tendering, funding & execution process Site visit to Ranchi to understand execution works for 220 KV transmission line project Site visit to Haridwar and Dehradun for the on-going distribution line project of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. Explain Realization’s project management methodology at site level Complete investigation with Site-in-charge and validation of the assumptions made from interaction at Client HO Analysis from the data collected through investigation and come out with a draft model for presentation to the management

Welspun Group June '11 - May '12

Position-Manager, Business Excellence and Corporate Strategy (Mumbai, Anjar, Vapi)

Project 1: Business Process Reengineering with focus on cost reduction (INR 19 crores) in Terry towel of Welspun India: o Identifying issues through discussion with stakeholders at both Anjar & Vapi plantso Finding opportunities of improvement through As Is process analysis, time motion study etc.o Reduce the manpower by 30% from the current scenario

Project 2: Designing Standard Operating Procedure and Service Level Agreements for Welspun Corp. Ltd. (Pipes):o Process Mapping & Gap Analysis in Operations & Quality for Business Process Standardization across all plantso Identifying the scope of improvements and ensuring Implementation of the sameo Suggesting Process Automation wherever applicable

Project 3: Designing Standard Operating Procedure for Welspun Projects Ltd (Infrastructure):o Tendering SOP- EPC, PPP, Item Rate, Pre-Tendering, Post-Tenderingo Stores SOP- Raise Material Requisition, Material Receipt, Material Handling, Storage & Preservation,

Material Issue, Material Transfer, Preparation of RGP & NRGP, Material Reconciliationo Subcontracting SOP- Subcontracting Schedule, Identification & Registration of Subcontractors, Floating of BOQ,

Techno commercial negotiations, Appointment of Subcontractors, Quarterly Review of Subcontracted works

L&T-ECC Group Jul '06 – Apr '09

Position- Senior Engineer (Hyderabad) Project: Kothakota-Jadcherla road project (248 crores) on NH-7 including major & minor bridges, ROB, culverts etc.

o Total site execution of several minor and major bridges and other cross drainage structures ensuring safety & qualityo Planning for resource management including mobilization of man, material and machinery o Preparing monthly target and weekly inspection report for client approval.o Coordinating with the clients regarding different technicalities related to drawings, site approval and quality clearanceo Training in Hyderabad Regional Office (HYRO) in different departments such as planning for resources, marketing of formwork materials to be

rented to other companies, cost estimation, mobilization of materials. Training: Worked as Graduate Engineering Trainee in a Ready Mix Concrete plant (average productivity 10000cum/month) in Hyderabad

EDUCATION

Year Degree Institute Percentage

2011 MBA (Operations & Marketing) IIT Kanpur 8.33/10

2006 BE (Civil Engineering) NIT Durgapur 65.5

2001 XII St Xavier’s College, Calcutta 76.3

1999 X Sodepur High School, Calcutta 89.5

INTERNSHIP: Madhya Pradesh School of Good Governance, Government of Madhya Pradesh May '10 – Jul '10

Project: Consultancy to Madhya Pradesh Water Resource Department to analyse the process of recovery of water cess for irrigation projects of Madhya Pradesh and giving recommendation for future improvement

ACHIEVEMENTS

Successful implementation of CCPM methodology and Concerto for KPTL international account, resulting more projects from their domestic account Training of project coordinators at client office of KPTL within a month to enable them for effective and time bound project coordination using Concerto Set up a process and progress monitoring and review mechanism for BUIDCo (Govt. of Bihar) with proper cash flow analysis Total operational cost saving by 10% and man-hour saving by 20% through Business Process Re-Engineering in Welspun Completion of a complex minor bridge within a challenging deadline in adverse environment

POSITIONS & RESPONSIBILITY

Member, Placement Committee (2009 –2011), IIT Kanpur: Develop and maintain relationship with the industry and facilitate the placement process Member, Admissions Committee 2010, IIT Kanpur: Manage the entire selection process for the MBA Batch of 2012 Member, Hospitality Team, Prabandhan 2009: Annual management conclave at IIT Kanpur Member, Marketing Team, Finatics’10: Annual Financial Conclave of IIT Kanpur

Placement Coordinator (2002-2006): Facilitate the final and summer placement for Civil Engineering batch of NIT Durgapur