Santosh Deshpande - CV - 021023-Combined
Santosh Deshpande - CV - 021023-Combined
Santosh Deshpande - CV - 021023-Combined
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Experience
Deloitte India Since Feb’ 23
Project Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, Impact Assessment, CSR Advisory
• Managing a team of 5 resources delivering M&E and IA services to West region clients
• M&E of a multi-state program for a large Indian Philanthropy organization – program spend INR 130 Cr
• Impact assessment of a DRE program across 6 states for an international foundation – spend INR 60 Cr
• Research on agri-tech adoption in Maharashtra for a large international donor covering 4 districts
• Business development support to Partner & Directors – pipeline INR 12 Cr
Symbiosis Open Education Society Nov’ 21 – Aug’ 22
Project Operations Management, Business Development, Education & Skilling, CSR Programs
• Strategic Business Development – Business Head for a project pipeline of INR 25 Cr
• Operations Head for projects worth INR 10 Cr – with 3000+ students, and a team of 15 members
• Building skill-tech platform for CSR funded programs
Palladium Consulting Apr’ 19 – Oct’ 21
GovTech Consulting, Impact Consulting, Urban Transformation, Program Management
• Strategic Business Development – capture manager for pipeline of INR 25 Cr, Key wins worth INR 15 Cr
• Transaction Advisory & Project management – procurement & project transaction worth INR 25 Cr
• ULB Citizen Engagement Platform -150k+ citizens, 650+ merchants, INR 8 Cr transactions
• Socio-economic impact projects across three ULBs with 10L+ population – INR 12 Cr
KPMG India Apr ’15 - Apr’19
GovTech Consulting, Transactions Advisory, Program Management
• Digital Strategy for organization worth INR 200 Cr, creation of Tech Asset worth INR 14 Cr
• Business Innovation for Wastewater Treatment vertical – potential annual business value INR 25 Cr
• Tech-enabled M&E System in WASH domain, covering 34 districts, about 2 cr households
• State-wide, tech-enabled ticketing system –about 30 L transactions per day, across 10 categories
• Process Design for HMIS and Asset Management System – estimated users 100K, asset value INR 6k Cr
• Digitization of Transport services - 46 offices, 34 districts, INR 50 Cr budget, 10 Cr transactions
• Payment Gateway integration and digitization – yearly transaction value of about INR 250 Cr
• End-to-end transaction advisory for one of the India’s First Smart City initiative
• Business Development support for wins worth INR 7 Cr
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Jan’09 - May’13
Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Technology
• Indigenization projects worth over INR 900 Cr; Total savings exceed INR 140 Cr
• ERP & E-Proc implementation support – vendor base of 150 vendors, yearly transaction value INR 80 Cr
Deloitte US India Apr’14 - May’14
Functional Consulting Intern – Oracle EBS
• Design a high-level organization structure and configure ledger in test instance
Education
• PG Diploma from Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai (formerly NITIE) – SCM & Ops 2015
• Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical (2008): Visvesvaraya Technological University
Certification
• World Bank certifications in Public Procurement, Contracts Management and eProcurement
• Google UX Design Professional Certificate
• Post Graduate Program in Digital Transformation – Purdue University
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Portfolio of High-impact Projects
Business Operations & Strategy
Project Future-ready Skills Training Coverage 2000+ per year – Short Term Upskilling
Sector Technology Skilling Status Operational – Phase II
Key Features • Futuristic Technology Skilling through CSR for Underserved Communities
• Phase-II of 2-year Project: Skilling in AIML, Data Science, RPA etc.
• Funding Partner: Multi-national Company in BFSI domain
Role & Impact • Overall Program & Account Management
• 2000+ trained, 1500+ certified, 1100+ placed – top offer at INR 14 LPA
Project Digital Academy Coverage 1000+ per year - Short Term Upskilling
Sector Technology Skilling Status Operational – Phase I
Key Features • Advanced Computing & Development Tech training – Java, Testing & Cloud
• Phase-I, 3 year Project: Skilling Underserved Communities with focus on Women in STEM
• Funding Partner: Multi-national Company in Technology domain
Role & Impact • Overall Program & Account Management
• Three batches completed, 100+ certified, 50% placed before completion
Project Advanced Manufacturing Skilling Coverage 1200+ per year – Short Term Upskilling
Sector Manufacturing Skilling Status Operational – Pilot Phase
Key Features • Customized Manufacturing Skilling program for Underserved Communities – Diploma & Graduates
• Fully residential, extensive hands-on learning in state-of-the-art Manufacturing Skilling Facility
• Funding Partner: Auto OEM
Role & Impact • Project conceptualization and development
• Transaction Management & client relations – yearly spend of INR 10 Cr, CAPEX of INR 15 Cr
Project Project Management – Smart City Coverage About 2 mn – City population
Sector UrbanTech, GovTech, CivicTech Status Operational
Key Features • End-to-end Implementation and Program Management: Pan City & large-scale Socio-Economic
Impact Projects
• Citizen and another Key Stakeholder Engagement, Project Marketing, Outreach & KM
Role & Impact • Project feasibility study, financial modelling, Detailed Project Repor.: 6+ Projects worth INR 10 Cr +
Project Transformation Advisory - Water Comp. Coverage Enterprise Level (USD 30 Mil company)
Sector Organizational Transformation Status Completed
Key Features • Enterprise level Digital Strategy and Organizational Transformation
• Development of Strategic Projects for client is Water and STP space
Role & Impact • OD & Technology Roadmap and Enterprise level BPR: Integration across 12+ departments
Project Divisional IT and Capital Infra Setup Coverage PSU – Turnover USD 2 Bn
Sector Strategic Sourcing Status Completed
Key Features • End-to-end planning and execution of Capital Infrastructure Set-up for the Division – INR 10 Cr +
Role & Impact • Capital Infra setup of INR 10 Cr + in 8 months duration
Project Striker Aircraft Avionics (Rs. 800 Crs) Coverage PSU – Turnover USD 2 Bn
Sector Strategic Sourcing Status Completed
Key Features • 2 LTBAs for Multirole fighter and 4 LTBAs for Striker worth Rs. 800 Cr +
Role & Impact • Transfer of Technology for strategic equipment – indigenization worth over INR 140 Cr
Technology Consulting
Product Citizen Engagement Platform for ULB Coverage About 2 mn – City population
Sector UrbanTech, GovTech, CivicTech Status Operational
Key • City-wide Citizen Engagement • Civic services & disaster communication
Features • G2C, G2B, B2C, C2C engagements • Polls & surveys to assess civic perception
Role & • 150k+ citizens registered • $1mn+ transactions on the platform
Impact • 650+ merchants onboarded • 2mn+ interactions across segments
Product M&E System for WASH Sector Coverage 60 mn+ State Rural population
Sector WASHTech, GovTech, CivicTech Status Operational
Key • Multi-channel M&E System • Aligned with World Bank Outcome Based Financing
Features • Seamless integration with Central Systems Framework
Role & • Coverage Rural population – 60mn+ • 3000+ datapoints, 30+ indicators
Impact • 34 Districts, 50k+ village units • Monitoring assets worth $40mn+
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Complete Project Portfolio
Nature of Work: Impact assessment of multi-state program for large Indian Philanthropy organization
Year: 2023
Location: India
Company: Deloitte India (Funder: large Indian Philanthropy organization)
Position Held: Manager
Main features:
➢ Multi-sector, multi-state project, with more than 15 partners, across thematic areas like rural development,
women empowerment, livelihoods, education, public health etc.
➢ Program spend of over INR 130 Cr
Activities Performed:
➢ Impact assessment & reporting across all partners
➢ Field visits & data collection, partner due diligence, impact number verification
Nature of Work: Concurrent monitoring for cattle development program – CSR funded by Indian bank
Year: 2023
Location: India
Company: Deloitte India (Funder: large Indian bank)
Position Held: Manager
Main features:
➢ Cattel development program across three states
➢ Program spend of over INR 12 Cr
Activities Performed:
➢ Concurrent monitoring of the program
➢ Development of monitoring tools & templates, and implementation of MEL framework & reporting
Nature of Work: Impact assessment of DRE-based livelihood program by a large international foundation
Year: 2023
Location: India
Company: Deloitte India (Funder: large international foundation)
Position Held: Manager
Main features:
➢ Multi-state program, with focus on livelihood support by Distributed Renewable Energy
➢ Program spend of over INR 60 Cr and 1000+ beneficiaries
Activities Performed:
➢ Impact assessment & reporting across all partners
➢ Field visits & data collection, partner due diligence, impact number verification
➢ Critical assessment from OECD DAC lens
Nature of Work: Future-ready Skills Training (FST) - Skilling Project under CSR Funding
Year: Since 2021
Location: India
Company: Symbiosis Open Education Society (Funder: CSR of Leading Investment Bank)
Position Held: National Head - Projects
Main features:
➢ Skilling of underserved youth in Futuristic Technology Skillsets and making them job-ready
➢ Tech Skills like AI-ML, RPA, Data Science, Blockchain, IoT & Industry 4.0, CNC & PLC Programming etc.
➢ Funded completely by leading Investment Bank through their Global Philanthropy Initiative under CSR
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end execution of the program – from research to design to implementation to placements to MEL
➢ Project P&L management and inter-departmental coordination for smooth project execution
➢ Onboarding training partners and vendors for other support services
➢ Headed a team of 4 project execution resource
➢ 2000+ trained, 1500+ certified, 1100+ placed – top offer at INR 14 LPA
Nature of Work: Symbiosis Digital Academy (SDA) - Skilling Project under CSR Funding
Year: Since 2021
Location: India
Company: Symbiosis Open Education Society (Funder: CSR of Leading Technology MNC)
Position Held: National Head - Projects
Main features:
➢ Skilling of underserved youth in computer technologies and making them job-ready
➢ Technology Skilling in the areas like Java Fullstack, Software Testing and Cloud Infrastructure
➢ Funded completely by leading Technology MNC under their CSR program
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end execution of the program – from research to design to implementation to placements to MEL
➢ Project P&L management and inter-departmental coordination for smooth project execution
➢ Onboarding training partners and vendors for other support services
➢ Headed a team of 4 project execution resources
➢ 250+ trained, 100+ certified, 50+ placed; Training and Placement is ongoing
Nature of Work: Wingyaan – Manufacturing Skilling of Girls under CSR Funding
Year: Since 2020
Location: India
Company: Symbiosis Open Education Society (Funder: CSR of a leading Automotive OEM)
Position Held: National Head - Projects
Main features:
➢ First-of-its-kind Program in Manufacturing Skilling
➢ Skilling of girls from rural and under-reached background and making them employable
➢ Two-year, Free of Cost, Fully residential Diploma in Manufacturing for girls passing 10th Standard
➢ Focused on Manufacturing Excellence – Currently 2nd batch is running, and 3rd batch is being mobilized
➢ Funded completely by leading Automotive OEM
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end execution of the program – from research to design to implementation to placements to MEL
➢ Project P&L management and inter-departmental coordination for smooth project execution
➢ Headed a team of 6 project execution resources
Nature of Work: Umed Jagar – Skill and Micro-entrepreneurship Development for COVID Widows
Year: Since 2021
Location: India
Company: Symbiosis Open Education Society (Funder: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation)
Position Held: National Head - Projects
Main features:
➢ Skilling and Micro-entrepreneurship development of COVID Widows
➢ Training of livelihood skills like Tailoring and Beauty & Wellness
➢ Micro-entrepreneurship Training and Market Linkage Support
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end execution of the program
➢ Market Linkage activities
➢ Trained over 150 women and enabled their sustainable livelihood
Nature of Work: Automotive Skill Training Center through Corporate CSR
Year: Under Planning
Location: India
Company: Symbiosis Open Education Society (Funder: Major two-wheeler Manufacturer)
Position Held: National Head - Projects
Main features:
➢ Skilling of Diploma & Graduate engineers in advanced manufacturing technologies
➢ Key areas like Industrial Automation, Robotics, IoT & Industry 4.0, Computer Vision, CIM, FMS, MES etc.
➢ Fully-residential, free-of-cost program, with newly built, state-of-the-art, industry-standard training equipment
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end planning and design of the program
➢ Target of training 1200+ students every year at a total funding of over INR 25 Cr, CAPEX & OPEX
Nature of Work: Project Management Consultant for Smart City Initiative
Year: 2019-2021
Location: India
Company: Thane Smart City Limited – under Thane Municipal Corporation
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Technical Assistance to TSCL towards planning, co-ordination, management and implementation monitoring
of Pan City Projects and Allied ICT solutions
➢ Citizen and another Key Stakeholder Engagement
➢ Project Marketing and Outreach
➢ Knowledge Management
➢ Assisting TMC in development and implementation of Socio-Economic Impact Projects
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end Project Management
➢ Concept Development and Stakeholder Buy-in
➢ Feasibility Studies for Socio-Economic Impact projects
➢ Market Study for potential partners for program implementation
Nature of Work: Project Management Consultant for City Transformation Office
Year: 2020-2021
Location: India
Company: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ End-to-end Design and Implementation Support for key socio-economic impact projects of PCMC
➢ Bid Process Management of large-scale impact programs
➢ RFP Development and response evaluation
➢ Contract Management of the projects
➢ Key Stakeholder Engagement, Project Marketing Outreach, and Knowledge Management
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end Project Management
➢ Concept Development and Stakeholder Buy-in
➢ Feasibility Studies for Socio-Economic Impact projects
➢ Market Study for potential partners for program implementation
Nature of Work: Project Management Consultant for Fisheries Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Year: 2020-2021
Location: India
Company: Department of Fisheries, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Project Management and implementation of PMMSY Schemes
➢ Providing technical support for State Level Management Committee for scheme proposal approvals
➢ Developing tool to capture proposals and process them in an effective and timely manner
Activities Performed:
➢ End-to-end Project Management
➢ Concept Development for Data Capture Module under PMMSY for DoF, GoM
➢ Managed SLMC coordination for over INR 150 Cr of proposals across the State
Nature of Work: Thane Global Impact Hub (TGIH)
Year: 2019-2020
Location: India
Company: Thane Municipal Corporation
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Incubation and Curated Working Spaces for Start-ups
➢ Facility and initiative owned by Thane Municipal Corporation
➢ Incubation of Start-ups to provide sustainable solutions impacting Thane City
➢ Curated Working Spaces for organizations to drive an impactful business community focused on solving city’s
challenges
Activities Performed:
➢ Conceptualization and Bid Management Support
➢ End-to-end Implementation & Operational Support
Nature of Work: Transformation Advisory for a Govt. Agency in Water domain
Year: 2018-2019
Location: India
Company: STEM Water Distribution and Infrastructure Company Pvt. Ltd.
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Enterprise level Digital Strategy & Transformation
➢ Preparing and driving Technology Strategy and Roadmap for client
➢ Enterprise level stakeholder engagements for implementing critical Digital Systems for performance
improvement
➢ Development of Strategic Projects for client is Water and STP space
Activities Performed:
➢ Enterprise level Business Process Reengineering and recommendation of process improvements
➢ Bid Process Management for on-boarding of Technology & Solution providers for new Business Systems
➢ Conceptualization and Pre-feasibility study for Strategic Projects for client
Nature of Work: Development and implementation of Monitoring & Evaluation System for NRDWP and SBM-
G programs of Maharashtra state
Year: 2017-2018
Location: India
Company: Water Supply & Sanitation Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Development of M&E framework
➢ Stakeholder analysis
➢ Sector-wide M&E system design and development
Activities Performed:
➢ M&E framework design and development of sector performance indicators
➢ Preparation of detailed FRS and Bid Management Activity
➢ Coordinating detailed user requirement capturing and complete system development with Solution Developer
Nature of Work: One State One Challan Initiative (State-wide eChallan)
Year: 2016-17
Location: India
Company: Home Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ State-wide single eChallan for traffic offences by citizens
➢ Integration with VAHAN & SARATHI portal
➢ Future integration with Aadhar, Bio-metric and ANPR enabled CCTV
➢ Multiple Payment Option System, with Card, Net Banking and eWallet based payment
➢ Repeat offender database, for compounding penalty system
Activities Performed:
➢ Project feasibility study and financial modelling
➢ Preparation of Detailed Project Report
➢ Drafting of RFP and Bid Process Management
Nature of Work: State-wide CCTV Installation and Commissioning
Year: 2016-17
Location: India
Company: Home Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ State-wide CCTV – CCTV for 25 plus Municipal Corporations and Commissionerates
➢ Primary focus on Municipal Services and Policing activities
Activities Performed:
➢ Feasibility study for apprx. Nine Municipal Corporations
➢ Ground Surveys and Detail Project Reports being prepared for each of the corporations
Nature of Work: State-wide Police Health and Asset Management Systems
Year: 2016-17
Location: India
Company: Home Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
State-wide Police Assets Management System
➢ End-to-end tracking of Police Assets
➢ Category-based Asset Management Policy
➢ Enterprise level reporting of Asset deployment/ consumption
➢ Assisting is quick deployment assets for efficient & effective policing
Activities Performed:
➢ Business Process Study – As-Is study of Assets procurement and deployment process
➢ Developed a test tool for recording health information
➢ Prepared a To-Be plan for both systems
Nature of Work: SCADA Based Water Supply Management system
Year: 2016-17
Location: India
Company: NMMC
Position Held: External Support
Main features:
➢ SCADA driven Water Supply Management for entire NMMC region
➢ Centralised Control and monitoring unit
➢ DMA and AMR level monitoring to reduce NRW and track illegal connection
Activities Performed:
➢ Study of existing contract and system
➢ Preparation of Detailed Project Report for proposed system
Nature of Work: Citizen Facilitation Center for Licensing & Registration Services
Year: 2015-16
Location: India
Company: Transport Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Single Point Service Delivery for all service delivered at the RTO
➢ Multiple payment options
➢ Application tracking and escalation provision
➢ PPP project with Transaction Based model
Activities Performed:
➢ Business Process Reengineering for including the CFC into the process
➢ Project Feasibility, Financial modelling and Detailed Project Report
➢ Draft RFP preparation and submission, including scope of the project and engagement model
Nature of Work: Vendor Empanelment for critical vehicle safety device
Year: 2015-16
Location: India
Company: Transport Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Two or three vendors for supplying a safety device matching the standards
Activities Performed:
➢ Market Sizing, analysis of Vendor Universe and development of engagement model for the Department
➢ Draft RFP for Bidder Empanelment
Nature of Work: Deployment of VAHAN and SARATHI in RTOs across Maharashtra
Year: 2015-16
Location: India
Company: Transport Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ VAHAN – Online portal for Vehicle Registration and related service
➢ SARATHI - Online portal for Driving License and related service
➢ Web-based systems, with reduced RTO touch-points
➢ Online payment options, with Multiple Payment channels
Activities Performed:
➢ Study and analysis of RTO processes vis-à-vis VAHAN and SARATHI applications
➢ Supported roll-out at four RTOs in the state
➢ Studied and documented bottle-necks for effective roll-out and suggested actions to alleviate the same
Nature of Work: Scanning and Digitization of RTO records
Year: 2015-16
Location: India
Company: Transport Department, Govt. of Maharashtra
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Scanning and Digitization of over 4 Crore records
➢ Back-end integration with VAHAN and SARATHI
Activities Performed:
➢ Analysis of status of documents across three RTOs as a pilot project
➢ Detailed Project Report, including Market Sizing and Bidder Universe Study
➢ Draft RFP, with detailed scope of work and engagement model
Nature of Work: End to End Payments and Receipts Integration
Year: 2015-16
Location: India
Company: MMRDA, Mumbai
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Integration of Payments and Receipts at F&A Division of Client
➢ Integration with Tally system for auto-entry and reconciliation
Activities Performed:
➢ Business Process Re-engineering - As-Is and to be process mapping for all divisions
➢ Evaluation of solutions of different banks and finalization of Banking Partner
➢ Developing MMRDA page on Bank’s portal
➢ Assisted client in Negotiating, Drafting and executing legal agreement
➢ Implementation of solution and providing training to key stakeholders
➢ Dummy transactions and successful resolution of issues thereon
Nature of Work: Smart BKC Project
Year: 2015-16
Location: India
Company: MMRDA, Mumbai
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ RFP Preparation and Drafting
➢ Contractual Risk Mitigation
Activities Performed:
➢ Coordinated with Legal Team for drafting of RFP and risk mitigation
Nature of Work: Implementation of ERP and BPAS
Year: 2015-16
Location: India
Company: MMRDA, Mumbai
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ Scope of Work and RFP Preparation
Activities Performed:
➢ Internal coordination and RFP Drafting – Master Service Agreement
Nature of Work: Implementing and functionalizing E-Procurement System
Year: 2011-13
Location: India
Company: HAL – Internal Project
Position Held: Team Lead
Main features:
➢ E-registration of more than 150 vendors for Divisional procurement requirements
➢ E-procurement of worth more than Rs. 8 Crs within a period of 7 months
Activities Performed:
➢ Coordinated with Corporate Office for Digital Signature Certificate - DSC, from NIC
➢ End to End functionalizing and Trouble shooting on E-procurement system
Nature of Work: Divisional IT and Capital Infrastructure Setup
Year: 2009-10
Location: India
Company: HAL – Internal Project
Position Held: Team Member - Procurement
Main features:
➢ Assisting Finance Dept in preparing annual capital budget and getting approval from HQ
➢ Infrastructure setup, worth more than Rs. 6 Crs. Software procurement worth Rs. 3 Crs
➢ Completed Procurement, Installation and commissioning within a short span of 3 months
Activities Performed:
➢ Drafted Divisional IT and Capital Infrastructure plan and got it approved by CO
➢ Technical Requirement document, EoI, vendor selection and pre-bid meetings
➢ Bid Evaluation, Negotiation, Contract finalization and administration of deliverables
Nature of Work: Upgrade of Multirole Fighter and Strike Aircraft (Total Value - Rs. 1350 Crs)
Year: 2009 - 2013
Location: India
Company: Ministry of Defense
Position Held: Team Lead – Procurement
Main features:
➢ 2 LTBAs for Multirole fighter and 4 LTBAs for Striker
➢ Total savings achieved through negotiations exceeded Rs. 140 Crs
➢ Transfer of Technology from a French vendor for strategic equipment
Activities Performed:
➢ Coordinate with Project group and the OEM for SOW finalization for Multirole Fighter
➢ Coordinating with technical team for finalization of Bill of Material – BOM, for Striker
➢ Proposal Evaluation and Negotiation. Finalization of commercial terms and contract.
Nature of Work: Indigenous Development of Strike Helicopter Avionics (Value - Rs. 50 Crs)
Year: 2009-2013
Location: India
Company: Ministry of Defense
Position Held: Team Member
Main features:
➢ 2 LTBAs and Rs. 12 Crs savings through negotiations
➢ Import substitution of Euro 0.5 mn per year by Indigenous Source development
Activities Performed:
➢ Coordinating with Project Group for Project Feasibility Study and BOM finalization
➢ Inviting EoI and subsequent vendor selection
➢ Drafting and issuing RFQ, vendor pre-bid meetings. Negotiation, evaluation, finalization of contract
Nature of Work: GL design and configuration and Live project with insurance client of US
Year: 2014-2014
Location: India
Company: Deloitte USI – as an Intern
Position Held: Intern – ERP Functional Consulting
Activities Performed:
➢ Design a high level organization structure and configure ledger in test instance
➢ High level Org. Structure and successful configuration & testing in test instance