Pushkar Deshpande

About Pushkar Deshpande

I am an experienced professional in Business operations of construction industry - tendering, engineering and execution. I have worked on different projects such as airport, metro and data centers. Primary skillset includes business strategy, vendor management and cost optimization. Founded my company - Deshpande and Associates, a structural consulting firm based in my hometown Karad. We help people build their homes. I have masters in technology from IIT Dhanbad and General Management Certificate from Stoa!

Experience

1. Assistant Manager (Business Operations)

   KEC International Ltd.

   Jul 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Projects won - 1500 Cr.Tuticorin Airport (173 Cr.)Bhopal Metro Depot (322 Cr.)MLA Colony quarters (510 Cr.)Woodlands hospital (186 Cr.)Design lead for projects -Celery Park Warehouse (300 Cr.)DEI Data Center (150 Cr.)One of the first members of Civil design team at KEC, established processes, workflows, standards across the team. Decided on business strategy for most cost-effective solution to infrastructure projects.Maintained related databases, which helped approaching a new project in an efficient manner.Currently managing a Data center tender and a Railway station redevelopment tender in progress.Worked on Project NuOrbit in collaboration with McKinsey & Co. for – Engineering Excellence, Process improvements and cycle time reduction.Involved in Blockchain club of RPG group for implementation of Blockchain across businesses. Hosted first ever Blockchain day in metaverse.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad

  Master of Technology - MTech, Structural Engineering

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Civil Engineering

  2012 — 2016