Narendra Deshpande

Experience

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  Gannon Dunkerley and Company Limited

  Aug 1994 - Jun 1996

  Junior Engineer

  I started my professional career with Gannon Dunkerley and contributed to project planning and execution, quality control, billing and claim handling functions.

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  EPICONS Consultants Private Limited

  Jun 1996 - Dec 2000

  Senior Engineer (PMC & Non-Destructive Testing)

  As a Senior Engineer, I worked as PMC Engineer for cement grinding unit and Non-Destructive Testing of structures such as Nuclear Power Corporation across India, large industrial houses, infrastructure, and residential societies.

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  Ashoka Buildcon Private Limited

  Jun 1996 - Aug 1997

  Coordination Engineer

  At Ashoka BuildCon I was involved in reconciliation for construction projects running at different locations.

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  EPICONS Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

  Aug 1997 - Dec 2001

  Senior Engineer - Project Management & Non Destructive Testing

  As a Senior Engineer, I worked as PMC Engineer for cement grinding unit and Non-Destructive Testing of structures such as Nuclear Power Corporation across India, large industrial houses, infrastructure, and residential societies.

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  CAD Support Services, Pune an offshoot of Narragansett Engineering Inc USA

  Jan 2001 - Sept 2002

  Head, Technical

  At CAD Support, I was involved in overseeing CAD drawings, detailing and spreadsheet activities such as quantity estimation by draughtsman and executives for key township development projects for State of Rhode Island in USA. I worked on tools such as Soft Desk, Land Development Desktop 2i and CAD Overlay among others.

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  National Institute of Construction Management & Reserach (NICMAR)

  Nov 2002 - Mar 2007

  Principal Coordinator & Faculty

  As a Program Coordinator & Faculty with NICMAR, I managed and coordinated all admissions and other activities of academic programs, corporate training programs such as Management Development Programs, Executive Development Programs, and Seminars. I was instrumental in starting academic programs on Quantity Surveying, Construction Safety Management for the first time in India. I also conducted trainings to graduate engineers and professionals in the subjects like Project Management Techniques, Non–Destructive Testing and Planning Software such as Primavera Project Planner. Show less

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  Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited

  Mar 2007 - Nov 2009

  Manager, Training

  At Nagarjuna Constructions, I led the efforts for project centric Training and Organisational Development activities for 5000+ employees and was responsible for entire technical training and organizational development needs. I Engaged in identification of project wise learning requirements and developed training schedules and plans for on-site implementation. I also liaised with consultants for Organisation Development and implemented strategic interventions and workshops.

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  Gammon India Ltd

  Nov 2009 - Apr 2012

  Senior Manager - Learning & Development

  As Head of Learning & Development, I managed a budget of INR 5 crores including spends for internal Learning and Development, CSR spend for contractual workers and Organisational Development efforts. I lead and managed training and development for 4000+ employees and contractual workers for 100+ projects running across India and Bhutan. This included trainings on technical, managerial as well as behavioural parameters for developing capabilities and improving workforce efficiency. I also liaised with leading institutes and training agencies like SP Jain Institute of Management & Research for industry specific and specialised training requirements such as Project Management and also ensured adequate learning facilities, training faculties and other resources are available at project locations or around its area.I drove efforts to increased focus on developing basic human behaviours to ensure synergies between people from different cultures and educational and technical backgrounds by involving Indian Society for Behavioural Sciences (ISABS). Show less

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  Octamec Group

  May 2012 - Mar 2013

  Head - Strategy, Talent & Technology

  At Octamec, I was responsible for HR Operations, Strategy building and Technology implementation for entire Octamec group. I was involved in designing business road map and plans, identifying prospective clients and go-to-market strategies with marketing department.I took care of overall recruitment and training activities, with key focus on sales management, marketing and technical training for engineers and other staff.

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  Tata Housing Development Company Limited

  Mar 2013 - Mar 2016

  General Manager

  At Tata Housing Development, I was responsible for preparing and execution of annual budgets for training and development division including the CSR spend on contractual workforce. I managed all project centric training and development requirements for all stakeholders including contract workers, supervisors and engineers at various levels for 25+ projects in India, Sri Lanka and Maldives.I have led development of 1000+ employees as well as 12000+ workers, engineers and supervisors from contract vendors.I designed plans and strategies for identification of training needs, analysis and justification of training spend and implementation across the board through facilitator work-shops, e-learning, on-job-trainings, simulation based trainings, assessments.I also ensured effectiveness; business linkage and improvement in business results are achieved through all training and development efforts.To promote a culture of learning and development, I established self-certification criteria for all levels of employees and ensure the mandatory trainings and certification are completed on time. I led the efforts for on-job training and skill development training for 20000+ workers in tune with Sector Skill Councils and also the techno-managerial training for supervisors and engineers to build capabilities on coordination, monitoring, project control, financial management and project management skills. I coordinated Environment & Safety programs and trainings for senior level managers and also built tie-ups with leading training and development institutes for project management and CMMI trainings.To facilitate e-learning, I co-ordinated with third-party solution providers like SkillSoft Solutions, 24x7 learning, Tridat Technologies and Dhanush Engineering for preparation of training modules, e-learning apps and demonstrative videos for all engineering processes, induction and technical topics. Show less

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  AdComPlus Solutions

  Apr 2016 - May 2019

  Associate

  Assuring Construction Organizations on 'Real Time Management' of Learning & Development, 'Employee Engagement', 'Business Process Automation', implementing 'Lean Construction Practices' organization wide, improving 'Productivity' across 'Construction Sites', facilitating Construction Organizations to deploy tools such as 'Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)' across the manpower chain including for 'Construction Workers' at zero cost, facilitating 'Construction Organizations' to benefit substantially from 'Apprenticeship' in attracting best talents etc.Overall servicing construction organisations on Learning, Skill, Career & Organization Development, Contractor Development, Lean Practices Implementation, Work Mapping & Productivity Improvement Techniques, Business Process Automation using OpEx based Technology Model with zero CaPeX. Show less

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  Shapoorji Pallonji - Engineering & Construction (SP E&C)

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2021

  Driving Lean Implementation
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  CONSTRUCTION SKILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF INDIA

  Jul 2021 - May 2024

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Jul 2021 - May 2024

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Jul 2021 - May 2024