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Sarat Madala

Business Consulting
Mumbai
Sarat Madala

Summary

Forward-thinking professional with more than 13 years of project management experience in infrastructure and IT projects. Have overseen the implementation of projects worth INR 18 Trillion (USD 257 Billion) and the flagship projects include overseeing the Asia's largest airport transition program, India's largest state monitored infrastructure program, largest state sponsored rigs procurement, transfromational initiatives for a chemical sector conglomerate, etc.

Overview

16
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
12
Certifications
3
Languages

Work History

KPMG
Vadodara

Associate Director
04.2021 - Current

Job overview

1. Setting up of Integrated Project Management System for Deepak Nitrite Limited (DNL) and finalise workflows, integration contours, conditions, checklists, stakeholders and MIS Templates for dashboarding, document management and workflow management systems.
2. Implemented 4D and 5D Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Wet IPA project and optimized project execution time by 1 month.
3. Assisted in the onboarding of the vendor for the implementing Integrated Project Management System (IPMS) and get this implemented in the client environment.
4. Establish Integrated Engineering Tracker and review engineering progress and ensuring that it is in line with schedule.
5. Develop integrated L-2 Schedule for project in MSP and conduct schedule analytics using Acumen Fuse. Assist in preparing micro schedules for respective packages on critical path.
6. Develop risk management framework and conduct risk workshops every quarter.
7. Review cost breakdown structure and monitor compliance with budget and cashflow projections.
8. Conduct pre-audit for purchase orders and support in contract administration for select contracts.
9. Perform time and cost optimization for selected activities on critical path.
10. Assist in compliance monitoring and take-over by operations team.

KPMG
Ahmedabad

Associate Director
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

1. Project Management Consultancy services for Rs 450 Cr Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum at Bhujiyo Dunger, Kutch, Gujarat

2. Assisted Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) in Project management and Quality monitoring, Engineering and Construction Supervision, Bid Management and Contract Administration, Financial Management and Services during Defect Liability Period (DLP)

3. Conducted pre-audit of all the invoices and coordinate with Roads and Buildings department for the release of payments to the vendors.

KPMG
Ahmedabad

Associate Director
12.2019 - 03.2021

Job overview

1. Managed and strengthened first of its kind airports transition program for privatization of six airports of Airports Authority of India (AAI) and managed the integrated program schedule.

2. Responsible for achieving the transition of Mangalore, Lucknow and Ahmadabad Airports in a record period of 3 months from Signing of the concession agreement.

3. Oversee the execution of the execution of the stakeholder management plan between Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Airports Authority of India and Adani Airports Limited

4. Developed MIS Format for Weekly Exception Reports, CEO Dashboard, Steering Committee review and Key Performance Indicators for the airport operations.

5. Developed an integrated master program schedule for different phases of each airport including work in progress across the functions.

6. Identify and facilitate resolution of issues through implementing a war room approach, involving all stakeholders from various work streams and resolve dependencies.

KPMG
Vijayawada

Manager
09.2019 - 11.2019

Job overview

1. Performed end to end bid management support and advisory for the first of its kind procurement of 200 Nos DTH and Rotary rigs for Government amounting to Rs 300 Cr. This resulted in a savings of Rs 50 Cr per anum to the state.

2. Bundled scope and evolved first of its kind tender where supply of rigs is done along with operations and maintenance of DTH and Rotary rigs.

3. Obtain approval from judicial commission for tender document before it is issued as a Request for Proposal on the E-procurement portal.

KPMG
Vijayawada

Manager
11.2017 - 05.2019

Job overview

1. Project Reviews for key infrastructure projects in various stages of the life cycle like Amaravati Anantapur Expressway, Polavaram Irrigation Project (50 Lakh Cusecs and 17000Cr Project), Manufacturing Plants like Kia Motors and Asian Paints, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam Ports, World Class Sports Hub and Industrial City in Amaravati etc.

2. Pre-grounding support for all the Greenfield port projects in the state namely Bhavanapadu, Kakinada, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam Ports.

3. Project & Portfolio planning including project governance, schedule management and other controls for monitoring framework for capital projects Schedule Management and Planning of Overall progress.

4. Process re engineering in various departments (Eg: Revenue, Registration, Municipal Corporation, Electricity etc) in the Government to Citizen (G2C) and Government to Business (G2B) services to enhance Ease of Doing Business in the State.

5. Benchmarking with the global best practices and advice potential policy initiatives for enhancement of state finances.

6. Part of the organizing committee for the Partnership Summits and Investment Promotion leading to program managing investments worth INR 15.64 Trillion.

KPMG
Khandwa

Assistant Manager
07.2015 - 10.2017

Job overview

1. Achieved successful execution by overseeing Project Management Office of Rs 5400 Cr Brownfield Thermal Power Project in a record time of 38 months

2. Team Lead for a delivery team working on identifying construction time and cost optimization and Analysis of project performance, monitoring and reporting on an ongoing basis.

3. Successfully achieved project milestone of “Boiler CG Jack UP” 10 days ahead of schedule resulting in accrual of success based variable fee for the firm which is 14% of total contractual fee.

4. Schedule Optimization to the tune of 60 days on Boiler pressure parts erection which is on the project critical path.

5. Cost Optimization potential to tune of 47 Lakh were identified and agreed upon with the client for implementation.

KPMG
Proddutur, Kadapah District

Assistant Manager
04.2015 - 06.2015

Job overview

1. Conducting a detailed diagnostic study of the progress, bottlenecks and action plans for the troubled 600 MW Thermal Power Project.

2. Interacting with multiple stakeholders to assess the progress and reporting to the Chairman cum Managing Director.

3. Had been leading the business development initiatives of the firm with the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Company (AP GENCO) and had developed the proposals and pitch packs for the consumption of board of directors.

4. Engagement Financial Planning and liasioning with various officials of AP GENCO for business development

KPMG
Angul

Assistant Manager
04.2014 - 03.2015

Job overview

1. Independent review and monitoring of Rs 10000 Cr and 1200 MW Greenfield Thermal Power project and presented the findings to the Chairman.

2. Led Project Monitoring Office (PMO) at the client’s location and responsible for Engagement Deliverables like Chairman Review Meeting (CRM), Management Exception Reports (MER), and Site Flash Reports, etc.

3. Managing multiple stakeholders for effective conflict resolution and monitoring the implementation of agreed upon solutions.

4. Complying with Global Quality and Risk Management Procedures and responsible for maintenance of Quality Process Review (QPR) documentation.

5. Assisting/Leading in Business Development initiatives like preparation of proposals, submission of bid documents against tenders, preparation of Case Studies, etc.

Tata Power
Jhajpur Road

Assistant Manager
06.2011 - 05.2012

Job overview

1. Oversee execution of Greenfield Thermal Power Project in worth Rs 1000 Cr for Tata Steel in Kalinganagar Industrial Complex

2. Led the procurement team and successfully procured 500KVA DG Set, 10KW(p) Solar Panels, Furniture for the Site Office, Drinking and Service Water Systems, Vehicles for Site Administration, Boundary Wall works etc

3. Engineering coordination between vendors, client engineering and technical consultant and keeping track of the engineering whereabouts.

4. Formalized and Invoice Review Process to mitigate risk of Lack of oversight in Cost Management

Tata Power
Jamshedpur

Executive
06.2007 - 05.2011

Job overview

1. Assisted in execution of Rs 640 Cr worth 120 MW Thermal Power Project.

2. Construction Coordination done for Balance of Plant (BoP) Packages like Emergency Diesel Generator Set, Chemical Dosing System, Miscellaneous Cranes and Hoists, Miscellaneous Pumps, Cooling Water Pumps, Cooling Water Piping, LP Piping, Fire Detection and Protection System (FDAPS) and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems etc.

3. Led Mechanical Procurement for various packages and was responsible for raising purchase requisitions, purchase orders and making service entries in Material Management (MM) Module of SAP

4. Led the repair job coordination of 120 MW Steam Turbine at BHEL Hyderabad works for 6 months by close coordination with Commercial, Engineering, Procurement, Technology, Quality Control, Customer Dispatch Cell, Logistics and Security functions of BHEL Hyderabad.

5. Assisted Mechanical Maintenance Department (MMD) for completion of Annual Shut down (ASD) jobs in a 120 MW operational unit for Cooling Tower and ESP Area respectively.

Education

NMIMS
Mumbai

MBA from General Management
07.2012 - 03.2014

University Overview

  • Member of Student and Industry interaction facilitation working group

Andhra University College Of Engineering
Visakhapatnam

GED
04.2003 - 03.2007

University Overview

Performed Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical

  • Elected Captain of Cricket Team for Mechanical department
  • Member of Organizing committee for MESCON, a biennial student conference

Skills

    Project Management

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Software

MS Project

Primavera

SAP MM Module

Microsoft Power BI

Minitab

Certification

PMP Certification

Timeline

Associate Director
KPMG
04.2021 - Current
Associate Director
KPMG
12.2019 - 03.2021
Manager
KPMG
09.2019 - 11.2019

PMP Certification

01-2018
Associate Director
KPMG
01.2018 - Current
Manager
KPMG
11.2017 - 05.2019
Assistant Manager
KPMG
07.2015 - 10.2017
Assistant Manager
KPMG
04.2015 - 06.2015

Completed a course on Cognizant Module in Management Consulting

04-2014
Assistant Manager
KPMG
04.2014 - 03.2015
NMIMS
MBA from General Management
07.2012 - 03.2014
Assistant Manager
Tata Power
06.2011 - 05.2012
Executive
Tata Power
06.2007 - 05.2011
Andhra University College Of Engineering
GED
04.2003 - 03.2007
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