Kedar Vichare

Senior Manager, Claims Management @Metrolinx

Toronto, ON, CA

o Responsible for managing claims on a variety of large and complex projects and providing commercial and contractual advice to the project teams. o Managing the development and implementation of a claims governance framework, claims management policies and procedures and a claims management training program.o Leading the evaluations and negotiations of major and complex claims, including directing and managing cross-functional teams in the process.o Proactively championing the claim avoidance and mitigation efforts, coordinating that with project teams, including both commercial and technical teams.o Assisting in the implementation of improvements to the contractual terms for claim avoidance and claim mitigation.o Leading the claims management process across a wide range of MX transit and infrastructure projects, including management and maintenance of claims registers, documentation/records and the timely reporting of overall claims status.o Developing and implementing claims management governance framework, processes and tools to support effective and efficient claims management, including that for claims avoidance and mitigation;o Contributing to the development, and managing the administration of claims management policies, procedures and practices;

University of Mumbai

Bachelor of Construction Engineering, Construction Engineering

The University of Salford

MSc in Project Management in Construction, Project Management in Construction