MONIMOY CHAKRAVORTY

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PROFILE

A professional manager with 30 yrs+ experience - thorough in value chain of business processes and practices. Capable of managing people and procedures in a changing, competitive environment. Competent in coordinating and resolving critical business issues with innovative mitigation techniques. Effective in communicating and negotiating within and outside the organization. Proficient in HR practices and tactical administration.

Areas of Competency:

Operations

Projects

Team Management

Administration

HR & Public Relations

Business Development

Consulting

Skill Development

RECOGNITIONS:

National Scholarship from Govt. of India.

Excellence in Leadership Skills from PwC.

Creator of “Key Account Management” Concept in Management Consulting in India at PwC.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

My reports helped PwC bag 4 more international projects contracts from KfW, Germany.

Help built DSQ Software Ltd. Enterprise Solution Divn - scratch to USD 75 m practice in 2 years.

Re-established GEA brand as a ‘winner’ among alumina refineries across India.

Met targets before time, earned bonus from Outotec, Finland for ISGEC John Thompson for supply to Indonesia.

EDUCATION

Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA, 1987

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BME), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 1979.

Also trained in Management (MIS) through coursework during MS programme.

Languages: proficient in Bengali (Mother tongue), Hindi & English.

LAST EMPLOYMENT

Amrapali Institute of Technology & Sciences, Uttarakhand, India - Professor & Head of Mechanical Engineering – Apr ’15 – Dec ’15.

Work areas include, - coordinating, teaching, arranging and establishing new laboratory equipment, team management, overseeing students’ projects, etc. for B Tech & Diploma streams.

Led Industry - Institute Interface Cell for Skill Development.

SELECT EXPERIENCES:-

Name of the Organization

Designation

Period of Work

Verizon, India, Hyderabad

Sr. Specialist – Programme Management

1 Yr.- Dec ’10 to Nov ‘11

GEA Messo AG (Swiss MNC), Kolkata

Project Manager

4 yr. - June ’06 to Aug’10

Grameen Sanchar Society (Non-profit), Kolkata

Manager – HRD

2.5 yr. - Nov ’03 to May ‘06

DSQ Software Ltd., Kolkata

Head – Centre of Excellence

2 yr. - Feb ’99 to Dec 2000

Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd., Multiple Locations in India

Principal Consultant

4.5 yr. - April ’94 to Oct ‘98

IFB Agro Industries Ltd., Kolkata

Dy. Manager – Projects

2 yr. - Dec ’91 to Dec ‘93

ISGEC John Thompson, Kolkata

Project Engineer

3 yr. - Sep ’88 to Nov ‘91

DamodarValley Corp., BokaroThermal, Jharkhand, India

Assistant Engineer

4.5 yr. - Dec ’80 to July ‘85

Steel Authority of India Ltd., Bokaro, India

Graduate Engineer (Trainee)

1 yr. - Dec ’79 to Nov ‘80

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

Verizon, India- Senior Specialist-Program Management, Hyderabad, India-Dec ‘10 – Nov ’11

Responsible for execution of program of the company in line with corporate strategy and goal across various platforms and technologies in Enterprise Solutions utilizing ICT and business consulting solutions. Work areas include providing solutions to various service lines covering corporate office, telecom, supply chain, real estate & IT. Led a 100 member team based out at Hyderabad, Chennai and New Jersey, USA.

GEA Messo AG (Swiss MNC)-Project Manager, Kolkata, India-Jun‘06–Aug 10

Implementation of various Evaporation Plant Projects for alumina refineries. Implemented 2 projects - USD 40 m (green-field) & 24 m (brown-field); developed 2 new projects - USD 70 m & 10 m. Played a leading role in project operations, controlling, contract administration & account management. Pursued & established GEA brand among the alumina refining companies in India. [GEA Messo AG is now merged with Kestner of France and rechristened as GEA Process Engineering and is based out of Paris, France].

Grameen Sanchar Society (Non-profit), Kolkata, India - Manager – HRD - Nov ‘03 – May ‘06

Designing HR policy framework including hiring and retaining policy, performance measurement system, training schemes, etc. for rural mobile telephony roll out (in collaboration with BSNL & Microsoft Corp.) for 5000 beneficiaries on self-employment.

DSQ Software Ltd. - Head - Center of Excellence - Kolkata, India - Feb ‘99 – Dec 2000

Managed operations of IT-based consulting services delivery. Led a team of 150 professional consultants in ERP & CRM-based solutions for delivery across the globe using on-site & offshore combinations. Contributed significantly in business development. The practice reached 75 m USD in 2 years from scratch & attained SEI - CMM – Level 4.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd.(PwC)-Principal Consultant, Pan-India-Apr ’94 – Oct ‘98

Led Project Management Unit (PMU) for World Bank-aided GRIDCO Capacity Building Project (USD 250 m). Acted as a Front-line Manager for KfW, DfID & World Bank-aided projects. Worked on HR Audit, HR Policy Framework, Change Management, Organization Design, etc. Also worked as a Project Manager for SAP R/3 implementation (vanilla) for Grasim Cements.

IFB Agro Industries Ltd. – Dy. Project Manager, Kolkata, India, Dec ‘91 – Dec ‘93

In-house project development and implementation.

ISGEC John Thompson- Engineer (Special Projects)– Kolkata, India – Sep’88 - Nov ‘91

Implementation of various power plant projects for major steel, aluminum & paper producers. Worked with technology leaders like, A. Alstrom Corp, Outotec, Rolls Royce, etc.

DamodarValleyCorp. (DVC)-Assistant Engineer-BokaroThermal, India Dec’80 - July ‘85

Managed operations of a coal-fired power station (225 MW) – GE & CE made - as a Shift Engineer.

Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) – GET – Bokaro Steel Plant, India – Dec ’79 – Nov ‘80

Traineeship in Hot Strip Rolling Mill Mechanical Maintenance Dept.

Besides, worked as a team lead on a few start-ups and as a freelance consultant covering areas of HR, IT Services, and Management Consulting.

Availability: Immediate, now in Kolkata.

PERSONAL: Male, Indian national, married, 57 yrs+ [DOB 15 Dec ’58], home-base Kolkata, India.

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