Rahul Bagdia

About Rahul Bagdia

I have 20+ years of global professional - Business, Technology, R&D, Emerging Markets Market Development experience panning India, South East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, USA, Europe and growing.I am trained in Mathematics & Controls; hands-on with Machines, Automation & Technology; trained and practitioner system modeller and financialist; quick engaging with Top and Bottom of pyramid to surface gaps and build solutions; touched by developing economy challenges; soaked in building holistic solutions with end-customer centricity and operator\'s viability; driven by challenges of scaling up emerging business models, early market development and growth financing in broader Energy Efficiency and Utilities industry across different Tier markets (urban and rural); and driving people-profit-planet impacting changes.At pManifold, our focus is enabling and growing e-Mobility and energy efficient Low Voltage DC (LVDC) industry across the value chain players and life-cycle in sync and well-integration with Clean and Smart Technologies, Utilities and Renewables. We work closely with Govts.(country, regional and city), DFAs, Corporates, Investors, Think Tanks and Associations defining strategic roadmaps (technology, market, business and policy), supporting implementation and driving adoption and impact.At pManifold EV Academy, we are passionate to spread our systems engineering learning and applied best practices with focus on Electric Vehicles with the world.Our raised initiative IUKAN is an All-Utility-All-Stakeholders Forum to realise sustainable and inclusive utilities and cities.As am getting more and more established in our inter-dependency and connectedness (vasudhaiva kutumbakam - world is one family), I am reaching out to more people doing my bit to making this planet a better place. All is I and all is mine, but am not, and am not other than I (from Vasistha Yoga). Let me know if I can help.The Author and Story teller in me (still dormant) has found one way to motivate kids and parents to find closer inspiration around them and expressing \'thank you\'- https://thankyoumyheroes.blogspot.com/

Experience

1. Chairman and Managing Director

   pManifold Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

   Jan 2010 — Present · Nagpur, IN

   pManifold is a new age Strategic Research and Consulting firm enabling Smart and Clean Markets development. This include deep sectoral work in New Energy space combining Power, e-Mobility, Low Voltage DC, Solar and Environment. It works across the sectoral value chains with its Advisory services in go-to-market strategies; customer intelligence & business analytics; financial modelling and bid advisory; and performance monitoring and improvements.

Education

• Saraswati Vidyalaya, Nagpur

  10th class SSC

  1992 — 1995

• University of Michigan

  Masters (MS), EECS - Controls, Stochastic, Robotics

  2001 — 2003

• University of Michigan

  Masters (MS), Mechanical Engineering

  2003 — 2005

• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

  BE, Mechanical

  1997 — 2001

• Shri Shivaji Science College, Nagpur

  HSSC, Electrical, Physics, Chemistry, Maths

  1995 — 1997

• Saint Joseph Convent, Kamptee

  Nursery to Class 7th,

  1984 — 1992

Skills

• Smart Grid
• Market Research
• R&D
• Customer Intelligence
• Venture Capital
• Strategic Consulting
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Management Consulting
• Consulting
• IT Strategy
• Power Distribution
• Business Planning
• Emerging Markets
• Market Entry
• Solar Energy
• Clean Technology
• Scale-Up Consulting
• Finance
• Energy Management
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Strategy
• Simulations
• Business Development
• Knowledge Management
• Business Transformation
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Energy
• Business Analysis
• Cleantech
• Project Finance
• Private Equity
• Financial Modeling
• Requirements Analysis
• Performance Consulting
• Innovation Management
• Process Improvement
• Renewable Energy
• Ppp Models
• Energy Efficiency