Pankti Sawhney

End-to-End Project Management: Managing delivery of multiple in-house applications and software solutions to support smart metering operations and workforce efficiency.

Budget & Invoice Oversight: Overseeing budget planning, purchase requests, POs, and invoice processing through SAP, ensuring accuracy and timely financial control.

Service Level Agreement Monitoring: Tracking and enforcing SLAs across multiple smart metering projects by collaborating closely with HES & MDM partners.

Cross-Functional Team Coordination: Liaising with state teams nationwide to ensure seamless operations, providing on-ground support, and addressing project challenges proactively.

Innovative Solution Delivery: Spearheading successful rollout of in-house Workforce Management, Warehouse Management, and Management Dashboard applications for enhanced field execution and control.

Operational Workflow Automation: Developing and implementing Excel VBA automation to monitor daily reconnections and disconnections, achieving faster execution, zero human errors, and optimized resource allocation.

Process Improvement & RCA: Correcting budget allocations for 500+ project items, streamlining PR/PO processes, and conducting detailed Root Cause Analyses to reduce delays in RC/DC command execution.

Performance Parameter Tracking: Monitoring key project performance metrics daily to ensure alignment with project goals, proactive issue resolution, and smooth execution across teams

• Design & Primary Engineering for 66KV & 33 KV Air Insulated & Gas Insulated Substations
• Ensuring complete collection of technical requirements from End User & ensuring timely delivery of the said requirements
• Evaluation of Drawings for engineering of 66KV GIS and AIS Substation, including drawings related to GIS, Control & Relay Panels, 11KV Switchgear panels, breaker, isolators, AC & DC Distribution system, firefighting etc.
• Designing & finalizing Primary Engineering drawings & Calculations like Substation Layout, Trench Layouts, Switchyard & Control room drawings, Cable Schedules for Power & Control Cables, Earthing & Lightning Protection Calculations
• Creating new Specifications by taking inputs from the End User for GIS cable termination kit, Transformer spares, polymeric insulators & various other equipment
• Technically evaluating Tenders for AIS & GIS Substation creation, Cable laying, Polymeric insulators, Earthing, Current Transformer, various transformer accessories etc.
• Innovation & Initiatives
• Participated in the ideation process for smooth process for user requirement collection. Took initiative to drive Company wide web based program to collect & track delivery of Work Requests for engineering group
• Created Excel based design automation for Lightning Protection & Cable Trenches
• Created a New process for GTP evaluation to simplify and accelerate the process by creating Excel based Smart GTP
• Learnt AutoCAD basics
• Took initiative and created SOPs for Specification creation, Tender evaluation & Drawing approval
• Consolidated & helped in creating Engineering Design Manual for TP-DDL
• Other Achievements
• Quickly learnt & handled engineering drawings of 66 KV GIS substation to complete the project in the record time
• Represented TPDDL for Tata group’s Innovista held at Mumbai

• Led 5 member Industrial protection Relays Software Testing Team
• Worked on planning, scheduling, scoping, reporting, communication & mentoring team members to work on projects with more than 90% Say-Do ratio and good quality
• Proactively learnt & created Silk Test and QTP automation scripts for better testing efficiency
• As a member of the core Lab team ensured better PC & Device availability, equipment and personal safety, created new setups for better device availability
• Innovation & Initiatives
• Learnt automation tools (Silk Test and QTP) & managed the project for creating automation for the relay communication software and implemented automation resulting in total 65% reduction in cycle time, received various awards for the same.
• Due to shortage of devices in the initial stages of project, explored and came up with a way to test software without actual device, using a Modbus emulator. Created Silk Test Automation scripts for automated Events Testing using Emulator.
• Gave my expertise on various stretch projects such as specifications for Motor protection configurator, manuals, ICD files to improve the final product and more customer satisfaction
• Planned and delivered Trainings on various topics to improve the quality of product
• Participated in various GE Women Network and WIT (Women in Technology) initiatives. Delivered and arranged trainings for Six Sigma Certification of WIT members.
• Other Achievements
• Rated as Top Talent for three consecutive years – 2007/8/9 and was promoted twice in a span of 3 years.
• Certified as Green Belt in Six Sigma in 2008 after executing DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) project and completing corporate exams.

• Taking Lecturers and conducting experiments of the subjects at L.D. College of Engineering:
• Microprocessor (8085), Programming Paradigms (C, C++), Energy Conservation and Non Conventional sources of energy, Power System, Electrical Machines, Power System Design
• Projects & Initiatives
• Worked in centralized admission committee for professional courses for the state of Gujarat
• Mentored and coached students for campus interviews
• Worked on acquiring new equipments and books under Technical Quality Improvement Program
• Worked in the team representing L.D. College of Engineering for getting the college accredited
• Led the students for successful college event (TEQNIX) as part of faculty committee

• Taking Lecturers and conducting experiments of the subjects:
• Electrical Engineering (Electrical Machine and Power system), Network Analysis, Elements of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

• Testing of disputed Energy meters at the meter testing laboratory
• Giving new electricity connections
• Monitoring electricity meters (using software and manually) at around 4 lakh consumers’ premises for electricity theft and related investigations
• Work allocation and planning of the staff of 70 people
• Fault finding at the sites of electrical accidents
• Projects & Initiatives
• Proactively worked and came up with suggestions to improve the software used for tracking electricity theft cases
• Proactively identified the gap and created computerized process for registering/tracking name change requests resulting in faster operation, removal of repetition and customer satisfaction
• Unearthed problems with the sealed meter tracking system and corrected it by streamlining the process, resulting in better tracking and reduced time
• Planned, negotiated and executed projects for replacement of old meters at consumer premises (Mass Meter Replacement)
• Participated and led teams during mass raid programs for electricity theft detection and disconnection of services.
• Slum Electrification Program for giving new connections to the slums