1. Sushila K Goplani
Date of Birth: 12th
September 1981
sushilagoplani@gmail.com / +91-9930134788
Flat no. 703, Viva Rica CHS Ltd., Hiranandani Estate, Patlipada, Thane West, Mumbai-400607
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Technical Assistant to CEO having qualification of PGDBA in Operations and Civil Engineer with 12 years of work
experience in Corporate Planning & Strategy, Resource & Inventory management, Project Management Consulting for
EPC projects of Minerals & Metals, Power, Hydrocarbon and Infrastructure sectors of construction industry.
Professional Expertise:
Support and facilitate all CXOs in Corporate Planning, Strategy and Business Analytics,
Overall Planning, Coordination and Monitoring of Resource, Cost, Material and Machinery for various
construction projects.
Key member of Head Office in the Organisation with the responsivity of conducting review meetings with key
Project Members to facilitate CEO to interact for Project Performance and Review.
Identifying risks & opportunities with bottom-line impact by leveraging Predictive Analytics in Enterprise.
Delivering high quality, timely and insightful business analysis to support decision making.
Challenge the status quo and look for opportunity to add value.
Continuous improvement mind-set to improve effectiveness & efficiency.
Demonstrated leadership qualities by synergizing strengths of various team members
Effective controls on Inventory, Resource and People Management to achieve targets and goals for timely
completion of various projects keeping in mind adherence to company guidelines.
BUSINESS EXPOSURE
Essar Projects India Ltd. (March 2011 to Present)
Designation: Deputy General Manager-Technical Assistant to CEO and Head of Resource & Inventory Management,
Mumbai
Analyse Business Performance in line with the Corporate Strategy and share findings with CEO.
Track 30 EPC projects progress to identify Risks and raise a flag if it needs management attention or decision.
Drive Business Transformation by streamlining Business Processes to optimize performance.
Managing the Resources like material and equipment of all the projects from the award of contract to
demobilisation from site by co-ordinate with all sites within SBU for shifting of materials to reduce the cost of
enabling items.
Part of Supervisory Board Meetings to review business performance and facilitate CEO with the required data
Facilitate Major Business Restructuring exercise to Turn-around the company
Develop & Monitor Annual Business Plan (ABP), Business Score Card (BSC) and work closely with Finance
team to do financial analysis and summarize it for Management Reporting. Also, Co-ordinate and cascade ABP
(Annual Business Plan) and BSC (Balanced Score Card) to CXO team members.
Develop plan for Admin Cost reduction and drive it across organization.
Assist CEO in developing Corporate Strategy, COO to improve execution strategy, HR Head to optimize Admin
cost and HOD’s to enhance Project Performance
Discuss with Project Directors the issues and challenges faced by the project and proposed action to overcome it
Co-ordinate and receive all reports like MIS, DPR, Weekly and Monthly Reports from all sites, analyze them,
make summary and present it to the CEO to facilitate decision making.
Co-ordinate with all sites for implementation new initiatives for cost reduction in project execution for
sustainability and growth.
Facilitate to mobilize and de-mobilize the initial site setup like staff office, labour colony, IT setup, store and
construction materials with all necessary documentation as per standard checklist.
Monitoring the accommodation facilities in project sites and suggesting ideas to improve the health and welfare of
the construction manpower.
Analyse the current situation of capex item of our SBU and initiate procurement cycle for purchasing of additional
capex items required if any.
Assist CEO in trouble shooting various critical issues cropping up on day to day basis.
Coordinate from CEO's office for Order Reviewing & Releasing the same in SAP system.
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Manage all M.Com, Excom, PRM, Town Hall, Internal SBU Meetings and other meetings for smooth functioning
of SBU.
Manage all communications with internal and external agencies on behalf of CEO.
Essar Projects India Ltd. (August 2009 to 2011)
Designation: Manager- Executive Assistant of Project Director – At 5 MMTPA Steel Plant, Hazira, Surat, Gujarat.
Assist Project Director in facilitating the operation strategy of project.
Managing the Resources like material and equipment between different units by co-ordinate with all area
managers for shifting of materials and equipment.
Coordinating with area managers for implementing the new innovative technologies to reduce the time an d cost of
the project.
Co-ordinate and receive all reports like MIS, DPR, Weekly and Monthly Reports from all sites, analyze them,
make summary and present it to the CEO to facilitate decision making.
Assist Project Director in resolving various critical operational issues of project cropping up on day to day basis.
Coordinating with client and contractor billing team to maintain the proper cash flow of the project.
Involved with various quality circle initiatives to reduce the cost by implementing quality control analysis.
Develop monthly forecast and communicating with various stake holders – senior
Management, planning team and operations team for completing the project in time and cost.
Assist in preparing annual budgets, business plans and other financial projections
Improving communication between Management, Program team, purchasing & operations.
Essar Constructions India Limited. (June 2005 to Aug 2007)
Designation: Dy. Manager – Civil Billing
Checking of sub-contractors monthly supply labour and itemrate bills.
Preparation of approval note for proposed work and work order requisition on the basis of sanctioned approval
note and budget.
Preparation of reconciliation statement and closure of contract formalities also required to be done while finalizing
work of any sub-contractor.
Designation: Technical Assistant with Vice President (ISBL), ESSAR 10 MTPA Oil & Gas Refinery at Vadinar, Gujarat.
(Aug 2007 to Aug 2009)
Coordination with engineering, procurement and all disciplines of construction team for timely availability of
drawings, materials and equipment for improving the day to day progress.
Participating in weekly and monthly meetings with client to discuss about the resources and bottlenecks in
progress of the project.
Conducting meeting with contractors for improving the progress and discussing the issues related to manpower
and payments.
Other Professional Experience (2002-2005)
I have worked in,
Khadir (Rapar-Kutch) in Saath Sanstha (NGO) as a post of quality control engineer & site engineer in factory of
Precast Technology (Housing Project).
Anjar (Kutch) in Design Point (Surat) consultant as field engineer and billing engineer in project of school
building with GDCL contractor which is supported by Prime Minister Funds in all over Kutch.
Yuva Sanstha at Rapar (Kutch) as a post of site engineer in project of DPP (Canal Diversion) & RWCT (Roof
Water Collection Tank) which is supported by Foreign Funds.
Multi Mantech as a junior engineer. I have handled jobs like Contract & tendering, structural design, rate analysis,
estimation & co-ordination for following projects:
o AUDA -Water Treatment Plant & Water Supply Projects.
o BEAIL (Bharuch Eco Aqua Infrastructures Ltd) - Onshore, Offshore, final effluent treatment plant.
o IOCL- Construction of intake well.
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WASMO (Water & Sanitation Management Organization) as civil engineer in WRM (Water Recourse
Management) & other water related structures.
WAPCOS as a civil engineer, under taking Central Govt. Organization in Gandhinagar, Old Sachivalaya for the
project of Watershed, which is supported by State Govt. & Gujarat Govt. funds in all over Gujarat. In which, I
have handled the jobs like monitoring & evaluation of watershed works in all 25 districts of Gujarat.
Noteable Attainments:
No. of innovative ideas has been implemented to expedite the construction activities, as a result of this I have got 2
nos. of “Pride Awards” during the a year (2010-11)
I was selected for Mentor Mentee Award and My Mentor got Essar Starfish Award for Excellence in Coaching
and Mentoring in Coaches & Mentor Summit September 2012, Hazira among the whole of Essar Group
I was invited for “Open Exchange session with our Hon. Chairman Shri. Shashi Ruia” on 19th February 2013
Set up Aanganwadi for children of our site workers at Dabuna, Orissa.
I am selected for Woman Mentoring Program in February 2014, initiated by CHR Team
I am nominated for Woman Excellence Award for year 2015-16.
ACADEMICS
PGDBA (Operation) Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune 2014-2016 First Class
BE Civil Government engineering College, Modasa, Gujarat 1998-2002 First Class
HSC Mahatma Gandhi High School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 1998 Distinction
SSC Adarsh High School, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 1996 Distinction
Additional Qualification: Project planning software like Primavera 4.1 Planning, Scheduling & Monitoring of various
activities and MS Projects, Auto Cad.
Office applications: MS Office
Internal Auditor for HSEMS