Strategic Consultancy - Self-Employed - Pune
(2025-03)
- Lead capacity building and supportive supervision for Agrotis India Foundation to implement Farmer Field Schools, Market Linkages & Seed Multiplication Initiatives
- Advise the MP Department of Education on the National Education Policy rollout, focusing on vocationalization and internship portal creation
- Founded and managed a cafe enterprise in Pune, overseeing end-to-end business operations
Senior Manager CSR & PR - Tellme Digi Pvt. Ltd. & Indiacom
(2023-06 - 2025-02)
- Architected the operational scaling of the Ananda Vriddhi Foundation and orchestrated NABARD's nationwide digital transformation, successfully modernizing rural trade networks (rural-haats) and launching Warehouse Management System pilots
- Chambered a collaborative VR mental well-being research study with AIIMS, seamlessly steering the project from initial pilot to larger implementation in Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad & Bangalore
- Formulated corporate PR strategies that elevated brand engagement and championed organizational initiatives across national forums in 9+ states, specializing in BFSI, Public Health, and Tourism sectors
- Navigated complex institutional ecosystems by partnering directly with Headquarters (HQ) officials and leadership teams across major government bodies, healthcare institutions, and PSUs—including Canara Bank, NABARD, AIIMS New Delhi, GAIL, and Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders—to align public health, tourism, and financial inclusion initiatives with national policy priorities
Manager CSR - Heg Ltd.
(2022-05 - 2023-05)
- Provided high-level strategic counsel to the Board, directing project due diligence, capacity-building frameworks, and compliance audits for multi-million rupee investment proposals; engineered rigorous performance assessments to guarantee 100% regulatory compliance and secure council consensus
- Spearheaded a massive post-pandemic CSR food security initiative that mitigated urban/rural malnutrition, which included orchestrating a daily nutrition service cycle for 45,000 government school students in Bhopal in strategic collaboration with the Akshaya Patra Foundation
- Directed the rollout of Community Feeding Centres across major cities in MP, RJ, and MH, while simultaneously doubling the operational capacity of the 'Apna Ghar' rehabilitation center and aggressively expanding service delivery across multiple new districts
- Architected and scaled a rural development program that achieved a 3x to 4x increase in stakeholder income, successfully elevating unit yield from ₹30K–40K to ₹1L–1.5L per acre through optimized agribusiness frameworks
- Guided multi-disciplinary teams and volunteer networks across 4 states, institutionalizing high-impact corporate employee volunteering programs and integrating external community leaders/influencers to strengthen public-private partnerships
Programme Manager - CARE India
(2011-04 - 2022-04)
Multiple roles across 11 years
State Program Officer (PMU Lead) - Education Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
(2018 - 2022)
- Directed the Project Management Unit (PMU) for the Samagra Shiksha initiative, orchestrating the state-wide rollout of vocational frameworks and executing skill gap analyses across 52 regional districts to align talent supply with market demand
- Led decentralized budgeting and data-driven proposal frameworks, securing statutory central government sanctions and critical capital from the Government of India for the School Vocational Education Program
- Spearheaded specialized public health certification programs for 21,000+ candidates, managing the full talent lifecycle from initial training to corporate internship and placement
- Coordinated public-private collaborations between government bodies, NSDC, and National Sector Skill Councils to operationalize vocational laboratories, launch pilot setups, and deploy a network of subject matter experts
State Consultant (NLEP) - Department of Health, Government of Madhya Pradesh
(2017 - 2018)
- Served as key Strategic Advisor to the State Leprosy Officer, delivering operational oversight for the National Leprosy Eradication Program (NLEP) and standardizing clinical protocols for medical officers and paramedics state-wide
- Engineered decentralized, data-backed budgeting proposals for the Government of India, strategically prioritizing high-impact funding and resource distribution to 'High Burden Districts'
- Directed the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Resource Unit, managing the operational efficiency of regional Reconstructive Surgical Units, Referral Centres, and specialized corrective equipment production lines
- Served as Lead State Evaluator across CG and MP; orchestrated real-time field audits of the Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) to ensure 100% operational compliance, data accuracy, and supportive supervision for state leadership
Team Leader / Agri Business Officer - CARE India - PATHWAYS Global Program - Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
(2015 - 2017)
- Managed the PATHWAYS portfolio for 20,000+ women farmers, driving regional food security, value chain optimization, and sustainable financial resilience through 'Farmer Field School' models
- Promoted to Agri-Business & Extension Officer to spearhead the program's nationwide scale-up phase; led a multi-disciplinary team of 50 subject matter experts across the dairy, livelihood, and micro-enterprise sectors
- Governed a network of 30 NGO partners across five districts, successfully restructuring collaborative value chains to amplify stakeholder decision-making authority and net baseline income
- Deployed Participatory Performance Checkers to institutionalize community-led monitoring frameworks, track precise program ROI, and measure long-term community economic empowerment
Programme Manager (Emergency Response Portfolio) - CARE India - Orissa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
(2012 - 2018)
- Commanded executive-level rapid assessments and emergency response operations for major flood and cyclone crises, coordinating rapid-relief logistics alongside district administrations, military, and international NGOs
- Appointed as Program Manager for the international START Fund in West Bengal; directed disease-prevention drives, WASH infrastructure setups, and essential resource supply networks benefiting 5,450 crisis-affected households
- Oversaw the post-cyclone (Phailin) infrastructure rebuilding portfolio, managing multi-agency partnerships and engineering teams to reconstruct and deliver 180+ residential housing units ahead of schedule
Program Officer (Maternal & Child Health - SEHAT) - CARE India - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
(2012 - 2015)
- Managed the SEHAT health portfolio across 14 specialized centers, leading a results-oriented malnutrition reduction framework executed via the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program
- Spearheaded multi-district supportive supervision and bi-monthly performance audits of ICDS centers, identifying and replicating institutional 'Best Practices' for the State WCD Department
- Orchestrated large-scale maternal and newborn health training initiatives under MP Govt. Poshan Mission while managing the end-to-end infrastructure upgrade and establishment of 15 Early Childhood Education Model Centres
Divisional Coordinator (Consultant) - Department of Health, Government of Gujarat - Gujarat
(2011 - 2012)
- Served as the primary administrative interface between the RCH Office (Govt. of Gujarat), Chief Medical & Health Officers (CMHOs), and District Collectors to seamlessly align fiscal planning with local policy execution
- Orchestrated the end-to-end public health budgeting process across Gujarat, managing complex financial planning and resource allocation for tertiary healthcare centers, state medical colleges, and central GoI hospitals
