Amita Sawant
Climate Change Mitigation
Bangalore
Summary
Detailed oriented and versatile, carbon and energy management educated individual. Eager to apply my knowledge and skills in the Carbon Industry. My experience spans the Kyoto Protocol based CDM (Clean Development Management) projects, VCS and GS (Voluntary Carbon Standard and Gold Standard) Projects, REDD+ and LULUCF projects to carbon footprint analysis. Also proficient in Green Building Design, Sustainable Design concepts and GHG emission profiling. Currently working as a sustainability analyst in the Corporate ESG environment. Possesses effective communication, project management and research skills requisite to effective stakeholder management With the evolving market avenues for Carbon trading, I am seeking to expand my knowledge and build proficiency in projects revolving around Climate mitigation, Climate Tech and Carbon Finance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sustainability Analyst
JLL India | Commercial Real Estate | Investment Management
1 2022 - Current
- In this role, I am responsible for collating all utility and waste consumption data falling under SCOPE 1,2 & 3 coming out of my clients’ buildings in APAC and analysing it
- Constantly analyse ambiguities and conduct variance analysis to provide efficient energy management strategies and initiative for Client and help them reach their carbon reduction goals
- My role also needed to be involved in conducting constant surveys with the Client office FM team to implement sustainability initiatives and programs.
- Identified and resolved problems through root cause analysis and research
- Performed system analysis, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support for platform transitions
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency
- Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data
- Improved internal knowledge sharing by developing comprehensive documentation outlining standard operating procedures for various tasks
Portfolio/Registry Management Associate
Value Network Ventures Advisory Services
03.2020 - 12.2021
- My role emphasised on making sure all active carbon offset projects were functioning smoothly till the end of the project cycle to deliver carbon credits coming from the project to interested buyers
- These projects were an attempt to help interested companies reach their carbon neutral goals and present themselves as an investment opportunity for the credit buyers
- Apart from this I also took care of all local stakeholder meetings that were held before the projects commence and registering of new carbon offset projects under various carbon standards like GOLDSTANDARD, VERRA, CDM and GCC
- The projects revolved around improved cookstove, biogas, afforestation/reforestation projects
- My work also involved working with grassroot NGOs, training them and implementing various stages and aspects of the offset projects
- I also handled the rather sensitive work of transferring and retiring carbon credits to our clients while developing a good clientele base to invite future buyers
- I also acted as a project liaison for all the stakeholders in the project to support the entire carbon credit transaction process till the end.
Project Associate
Divecha Centre for Climate Change in the Indian Institute of Science
07.2018 - 02.2020
- The projects worked on are as follows: a
- Policy brief: Alternatives for De-Carbonisation and Pollution Risk Management in India’s Power and Transport sectors- In collaboration with the London School of Economics and Grantham Institute on Climate Change and Environment, Imperial College London.
- Key Roles:
- Provided data on all factors contributing to the present levels of Pollution in India concentrating broadly on the emission profiles of the coal sector and the transport sector (4-wheeler and 2-wheeler emissions)
- Researched about the past and present policies for decarbonisation and alternatives for India to reach its NDC towards the Paris convention.
- Provided alternatives to the current running measures/policies to target the alarming rise in Particulate matter in Metropolitan cities b
- Potential application of Aerial imaging and Terrestrial Laser Scanning in Forest and biodiversity monitoring in India.
- Key Roles:
- Assisted in simulating data collected by a drone flown over a restricted area inside IISc by generating point cloud images (raster images of the canopy and canopy height models) using R and OpenDroneMap and in simulating terrestrial laser scanned data from forests in Costa Rica using C++.
Research Intern
Centre for Product Design and Manufacture in the Indian Institute of Science
03.2018 - 06.2018
- Worked on creating a set of environmentally conscious design guidelines for the manufacturing industry to ensure the most environment friendly way of disposing or recycling a product
- Studied the application of Life cycle assessment on products and product manufacturing for the purpose of formulating eco design methodologies and learnt to operate Simapro at a beginner level.
Casual Tutor
School of Environmental Sciences and Planning
08.2016 - 11.2016
- Worked as a casual tutor in the School of Environmental Sciences and Planning for the undergraduate subjects Sustainable Business Practices and Carbon and Energy management.
Development Intern
Global Change Institute in The University of Queensland
04.2016 - 06.2016
- Key role was the development of an online free course based on Carbon and Energy Management, a Climate Change game and important sustainable reporting guidelines.
Quality Analyst Engineer
DIGI CAPTIONS INDIA PVT LTD
04.2014 - 10.2014
- Worked as Quality Analyst Engineer at DIGI CAPTIONS INDIA PVT LTD.
Customer Service Representative
IBM INDIA PVT LTD
01.2014 - 03.2014
- Worked as Customer Service Representative at IBM INDIA PVT LTD.
Education
Masters in Engineering Science and Management - Carbon/Energy Management & Sustainability
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland 01.2015 - 04.2017
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication - undefined
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Bangalore, Karnataka 01.2008 - 04.2013
Higher Secondary - undefined
DPS- Modern Indian School
01.2006 - 04.2008
10th grade - undefined
DPS- Modern Indian School
Skills
ISO 14064-1,2,3 certified
GHG protocol and standards
Functioning of GOLDSTANDARD, VERRA, GCC and CDM standards
GRI Guidelines for Sustainability Reporting
Experienced user in STELLA ARCHITECT AND STELLA PROFESSIONAL
Beginner level user of Simapro
TABLEAU
C/C
Advanced user of MICROSOFT OFFICE
IGBC-AP certified
Timeline
Portfolio/Registry Management Associate
Value Network Ventures Advisory Services
03.2020 - 12.2021
Project Associate
Divecha Centre for Climate Change in the Indian Institute of Science
07.2018 - 02.2020
Research Intern
Centre for Product Design and Manufacture in the Indian Institute of Science
03.2018 - 06.2018
Casual Tutor
School of Environmental Sciences and Planning
08.2016 - 11.2016
Development Intern
Global Change Institute in The University of Queensland
04.2016 - 06.2016
Masters in Engineering Science and Management - Carbon/Energy Management & Sustainability
University of Queensland
01.2015 - 04.2017
Quality Analyst Engineer
DIGI CAPTIONS INDIA PVT LTD
04.2014 - 10.2014
Customer Service Representative
IBM INDIA PVT LTD
01.2014 - 03.2014
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication - undefined
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology
01.2008 - 04.2013
Higher Secondary - undefined
DPS- Modern Indian School
01.2006 - 04.2008
Sustainability Analyst
JLL India | Commercial Real Estate | Investment Management
1 2022 - Current
10th grade - undefined
DPS- Modern Indian School
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