Krishna Pawar

About Krishna Pawar

IT Project Management professional with 23 months of experience in program governance and end-to-end delivery of multi-country IT initiatives across the Africa region.Currently managing IT hardware deployments and software integration projects, ensuring alignment across scope, timeline, cost, and quality.Experienced in working with cross-functional teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders including CIOs and business Heads.Strong exposure to project planning, execution tracking, risk management, and governance reporting in geographically distributed environments.Holds a Master’s of Management Studies (MMS) in Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) in Statistics from Mumbai University.

Experience

1. Project Lead

   Puma Energy

   Jun 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Leading end-to-end rollout of Forecourt Controller (FCC) and Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) hardware automation across 10+ African countries and 200+ retail fuel stations- Spearheading a middleware development project to integrate Forecourt Controllers (FCC) with Point-of-Sale (POS) systems, enabling real-time data flow, automated transaction processing, and improved efficiency across Retail Stations- Overseeing the full project lifecycle, including planning, execution, budget oversight (~$4M), vendor and contractor coordination, risk management, station readiness, rollout scheduling, and go-live- Driving collaboration with Retail, Operations & Maintenance, Procurement, IT, and Digitization teams to ensure smooth deployment and uninterrupted station operations- Presenting project updates and key performance indicators to senior leadership during monthly governance forums for informed decision-making.

Education

• St. Sebastian Goan High School - India

  SSC

• Chetana's R. K. Institute of Management & Research

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Systems

• KC College

  HSC, Science

• DG Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce

  Bachelor's of Science, Statistics