NAGARAJ KULKARNI

• Delivered a vibrant campus facility reflecting the culture and ethos of the millennial employees of the organization
• Achieved 100% segregation of waste at source Increased visibility and value of the CREFS functions
• Implemented the emerging requirements of a post-pandemic work environment
• Revamped the employees' food experience with the FnBEE initiative – first of its kind in the industry
• Upgraded the business travel experience & the digital application
• Lead the design thinking & strategy for a workspace management tech application

RELATED MEDIA

• Reviving languishing artforms through the Flipkart Campus Facility: https://stories.flipkart.com/flipkart-office-tribal-art-mural/
• The new-age Flipkart Campus: https://youtu.be/wHqcfzof6Ck
• #TrashyNoMore initiative inaugurated by Walmart Inc CEO:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/flipkart_trashynomore-wastemanagement-sustainability-activity-6524279164244148224-ExBR? utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
• Cover page article featuring my team and I, in Commercial DesignMagazine: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BuHOOnwQ4vuXsTmCxivvTLvKSl5 Gt4F1/view?usp=drivesdk

• Rendered professional consultancy services to VMWare for their prestigious & second largest facility build-out project in Bangalore through Cushman & Wakefield.

• Head of the Projects Function for the entire group
• End-to-end responsibility of concept planning to delivery of all real estate projects involving over 7Mn sq ft worth over INR 17000 Mn of capital investment across multiple projects located in 3 Indian cities
• Part of the Senior Executives team engaged in organizational planning, strategy and people initiatives across all the sub teams of the organization

Key Achievements

• Secured the IGBC Gold rating for one project in Hyderabad – a first time achievement for the group
• Successfully delivered build-to-suit facilities for clients like Wells Fargo, Thomson Reuters, IBM, Google, Deloitte, Capgemini and more

• Head of the infrastructure build-out projects involving 3.5M sq ft, housing 31,000 production seats worth over USD 100Mn capital investment in 18 facilities located across 6 Indian cities
• Part of the team who engaged in organizational planning, strategy and people initiatives across all the sub teams of Facilities and Services organization. Facilities and Services function managed an annual operations budget of USD 125 millions
• Supervised a wide gamut of activities such as:

1. Real Estate Option evaluation

2. Selection of property and negotiation of terms with the builders

3. Base building specifications and time schedule management

4. Understanding internal client business requirements

5. Design Management

6. Procurement / Contract Management with Service Providers and trade package vendors

• Member of the committee to formulate the Real Estate strategy in the changing market scenario of new SEZ regulations

Key Achievements

• Pioneered 'Single Design Approach' initiative to implement uniform design standards in facility design; 'Value Engineering' initiative for reduction of capital cost
• Key role in delivering approximately 31,000 seats within time and budget in all locations
• Built the Project Management Team and SOP for managing capital infrastructure projects in India
• Recipient of 'Outstanding Contribution to Business' award for the year 2004; team won 'Dream Team Award', consistently for 5 times in a row Finalized the master plan for four SEZ leased campuses with the involvement of developers Architects

• A Real Estate Development Company engaged in developing a mixed development project spread over 300 acres in Bangalore North
• Overseeing and monitoring the activities of team members engaged in execution of the mixed development project involving 109 Acres of IT Park, 45 Acres of Group Housing (Apartments) and 146 Acres of Residential plots

• Accountable for managing the complete operations which included services like 'Design & Construction Contracting', 'Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract with Share of Savings', 'Project Management and Construction Management', 'Client Representative Services
• Heading business development; bidding for prospective projects on Design and Construction turn key basis; bidding project management and construction management assignments
• Reporting to Singapore Regional Office on Cost and Performance Parameters of projects.
• Ensuring adherence to BLL Standards of Environment, Health & Safety Standards
• Resource Planning for the organization and mobilization of resources to handle the projects
• Overall responsibility of delivering the projects to required time, cost and quality standards
• Responsible for top line and bottom line growth

Key Achievements

• Distinctive role in executing

1. Broadcom office interiors project on Design & Construction basis

2. Tata-AIG fit out project on Design & Construction basis

3. Rio Tinto Mineral Processing Plant Project on Design & Construction basis

4. SAP Labs Campus project on Design and Construction basis

5. Applied Materials Liaison Office fit out project at ITPL Bangalore on Design and Construction basis

6. DHL Warehouse project in Mumbai on Guaranteed Maximum Price basis

7. ITC Cigarettes manufacturing facility at Bangalore, Project Management & Construction Management

Other Key Projects Handled

• Oracle Software Development Centres in Bangalore & Hyderabad Satyam Institute of 'E'-Business, Hyderabad
• C. Krishniah Chetty Jewellers Commercial Complex in Bangalore Sigma Malls in Bangalore & Hyderabad
• Intel Software Development Campus in Bangalore

• Handling techno-commercial activities including estimation, tendering for various projects, preparation of offers, making presentations to clients, negotiations with clients and sub-agencies, etc.

Key Achievements

• Key Clients Handled: HITEC City-Hyderabad, ITPL-Bangalore, Hyundai Motor Company- Chennai, TIDEL Park-Chennai, Udayavilas Hotel–Udaipur, and National Stock Exchange Building-Mumbai
• Provided functional support in in-house development of Tendering software
• Created Ready Mixed Concrete as a new business offering
• Won key bids like Nariman Point car parking project on BOOT basis

• Responsible for handling civil works of Medium Merchant & Structural Mill of Vishakapatnam Steel Plant
• Contracts Management of major Civil works package, finalization of rates for non-tendered items with rate analysis based on DSRs.

Key Achievements

• Successfully closed all major Civil, Electrical and Mechanical contracts Represented 'Engineer-In-Charge' in three arbitration proceedings Ensured on-time settlement of extra claims by major Civil Contractors Assisted the technical team during the development of computerized billing software