1. 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 zones
o Enrolment, Background verification, On-boarding & Training of Service Providers across all categories
o 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 analysis
o Meeting & finalizing vendors in specific zones
o Establishing process flow in terms of service lead time, rates, profit sharing model with service provider
o Coordination with Tech team, testing of all parameters before making live
o 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 characteristics
o Team building, recruitment and training for Sales & Operations team
o 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 portal
o 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 works
o Creating project plan as per critical chain project management methodology and validating the same with client
o Conducting project management workshop with client and major vendors like CMI & Siemens
o Conducting task management and task preparation to identify issues, resolve and ensure uninterrupted execution
o 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 HO
o Creating project plan by work breakdown structure and assuming tentative timeline with each activity
o Validation of the project plans with departmental in-charges
o 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 management
o 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 calculation
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

2. o 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
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 same
o 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 Estate
o 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 plants
o 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 plants
o Identifying the scope of improvements and ensuring Implementation of the same
o 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-Tendering
o Stores SOP- Raise Material Requisition, Material Receipt, Material Handling, Storage & Preservation,
Material Issue, Material Transfer, Preparation of RGP & NRGP, Material Reconciliation
o 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 & quality
o 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 clearance
o 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

3. • 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