Summary
Overview
Work History
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Certification
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NIKHILESH PANDA

Gurgaon

Summary

Results-driven manager with expertise in process improvement, risk analysis, and timely project delivery. Proven ability to implement cost-saving mechanization strategies, enhance cross-functional collaboration, and drive efficiencies in complex projects.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager-Project Academy

KEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Gurgaon
09.2024 - Current
  • Rolled out new SOPs for indirect labor deployment.
  • Benchmarking of direct labor deployment against the scope of work.
  • Driving mechanization in the Railway Business Unit by identifying new ideas, obtaining approval for ideas commercially and from the BU head, implementing, and vetting the actual savings against the mechanization idea.
  • PMO support for railway composite projects and OHE projects for schedule completion, risk identification, and mitigation.
  • Process improvement in reconciliation, MPR submission.

Lead Planning and Billing

KEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
DHENKANAL
12.2020 - 08.2024

Executed project planning and scheduling to ensure timely deliveries.

Conducted shortfall analysis and developed mitigation strategies.

Coordinated cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration and efficiency.

Assessed materials for OHE and PSI to maintain quality standards.

Managed procurement planning and estimated quantities for resource allocation.

Oversaw vendor and stakeholder management to build strong partnerships.

Interpreted data and generated reports for informed decision-making.

Performed risk analysis and implemented mitigation measures to minimize impacts.

Education

M.TECH - POWER ELECTRONICS AND DRIVES

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AGARTALA
AGARTALA
07-2020

B.TECH - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

VEER SURENDRA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, BURLA
BURLA, ODISHA
07-2017

Skills

  • Project management
  • Process improvement
  • Risk analysis
  • Data interpretation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Project planning

Accomplishments

1. Paper 'A New Grid Interactive Eleven-Level Hybrid Inverter Topology for Medium Voltage Application' has been published in IEEE IAS Journal (Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Jan.-Feb. 2021).

2. Paper 'Development of Eleven Level Inverter Topology for Medium-Voltage Applications' has been presented at the IEEE International Conference PESGRE 2020, and the paper has been published in the IEEE digital library

Certification

  • Generative AI foundation session completion of UpGrad in collaboration with Microsoft

Languages

Odia
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2

Tools and Softwares

1. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)

2. Sap materials management

3. Microsoft Power BI

4. Primavera

5. MATLAB/Simulink 

6. Microsoft Co-pilot and ChatGPT

Timeline

Manager-Project Academy

KEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
09.2024 - Current

Lead Planning and Billing

KEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
12.2020 - 08.2024

M.TECH - POWER ELECTRONICS AND DRIVES

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AGARTALA

B.TECH - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

VEER SURENDRA SAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, BURLA
NIKHILESH PANDA