Senior Management professional- Education, facilities and Infra.

1. COLONEL PRASHANT JHA
Contact No.: +91- 9620229583
Email: prashantjha67@gmail.com
SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Operations - Management
AIM: To be part of a team that will utilise my skillsets and expertise to expand and develop organizations.
PROFESSIONAL SNAP SHOTS
 At Present, Head-central Operations, with Pearson Schools since last 18 months at Bangalore, post
heading the Organisationaldevelopment and project operations for two power sector Companies for
18 months.( 3 years of corporate exposure in leadership roles)
 Leadership role in Central procurement of goods and services for a 2000 Million INR turn over enterprise
for educational institutions.
 Leadership role in managing infra projects related to real estate, I T & facilities.
 Vendor management, Designing customized contracts and agreements.
 A seasoned professional with 27 years of diverse & dedicated experience with Indian Army.
 A keen administrator with expertise in devising policies & directives, managing operational functions with
focus on achieving the organization’s mission and strategic direction.
 Experience in implementing organising Systems and policies, conducting training programmes, team
building exercises towards empowering employees and building committed teams.
 Experience in Management of chain of Army schools infrastructure at middle and senior level to develop
the same at par with international standards.
 Directing and implementing H & S, Safeguarding & Protection strategy in the education sector.
 Business Continuity planning for Operational Risks.
 Attitude: Always learning and humility.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
1984 Bachelors Degree in Science NDA-Khadakwasla, Pune
1994 Bachelor of Technology (Electronics) Military College of Electronics &Mechanical
Engineering - Secoundrabad
1999 M. Sc (Defence Planning & Strategy) Defence Services Staff College, Wellington
(TAMIL NADU)

2. AREAS OF EXPERTISE
► Operations
 Conceptualizing & implementing of insightful strategies of viable Operations, Training, Financial
Planning and infrastructure growth of Educational institutions.
 Raising new establishments, establishing organizationalculture, preparing standing orders / operating
procedures, planning funds for diverse operations and ensuring overall adherence.
 Conduct of riskassessments and operational audits to achieve a continuous improvement process.
 Implementation of discipline, vigilance and loss prevention policies.
 Attending to grievances & initiating team motivational activities.
 Prudent application of creative problem solving techniques to achieve optimum levels of Happiness
index in the organisation.
 Intensive application of Health & safety policies as well as Safeguarding & protection strategy.
 Operation of central procurement within a collaborative and transparent framework for a chain of
international schools.
 Performance Audit of units, establishments, institutions, schools in the Defence and corporate
establishments
 Adept at right sizing organisations, creating very clearly defined structures, reporting systems and
internal organisational redundancies to achieve Business continuity.
NOTABLE ATTAINMENTS ACROSS THE TENURE
 Creation of a Business organisation at regional level with multiple verticals in a Wind energy
company for smooth prosecution of Wind farm projects.
Prudent management of a chain of Army schools in Rajasthan as Director, Administration for over
two years.
Managed Operational functions of an organisation with strength of about 4000 personnel as Nodal
Staff Officer in active counter insurgency environment in Jammu & Kashmir.
As a Commanding Officer for three years, prosecuted the Operational functions to include combat
worthiness of an Air Defence Regiment ,training, development, assessment and performance appraisal of
teams of multi skilled managers, supervisors and work force of strength up to 1000.
Awarded coveted Northern Army Commanders’Commendation for timely &expeditious rescue &relief
operations in Jammu & Kashmir in 1996.
As Deputy director Administration prosecuted the initial establishment and growth of Army schools
in Cantonments of Jammu and Kashmir.

3. ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE
► GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
 Directing general administrative activities of organisations including effective rendering of services
like welfare, standard of living, provision of amenities, education, recreationalfacilities and healthcare.
as per budgeted parameters.
 Rendering of services including Security, Cafeteria, Transport, Vehicles to enable smooth flow of day
to day operations.
 Overseeing functions pertaining to organizing Travel, Accommodation and Conference/ Presentation/
Events.
 Implementing stringent security measures for the safety of high-value assets and events.
PERSONAL VITAE
Date of Birth-17TH
JULY 1964
Address : Colonel Prashant Jha, # 1016, Sobha Garrison, 8th
Mile, Nagasandra post, Tumkur Road,
Bangalore-560056
Karnataka