Uday Parikh

Uday Parikh

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    "Thought Leader" - ESG, Sustainability & Climate Change | ALL Sectors/Industries Track-record | Low Carbon Economy Transition / Climate Action Architect

  • Education

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

      1990 - 1992
      Master’s Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering GPA: 3.94/4.00

      Activities and Societies: Research Assistant: West River Water Treatment Plant, New Haven, CT; Research Assistant: Composting Facility, Mount Holyoke, MA; Program Manager: U'Mass Paper Recycling Accreditation: ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)Master's Thesis: Methanogenic Activity Index (MAI) - An Early Warning Indicator for Anaerobic Digesters

    • University of Mumbai

      1984 - 1988
      Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering First Class With Honours (GPA: 3.60/4.00)

      Activities and Societies: Team Captain: Varsity Table Tennis; Team Captain: Varsity Field Hockey; Team Member: Varsity Cricket Elective: Structures; Senior Project: Design of Effluent Treatment Plant for Treating Refinery Wastewater

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

      1989 - 1991
      Master’s Degree Civil (Structural) Engineering GPA: 3.54/4.00

      Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant: MS-DOS, AutoCAD, Lotus 1-2-3, dBase III; Teaching Assistant: Pacal and Fortran Programming; Lead Co-ordinator: Minority Engineering Freshmen Orientation (MEFO) Program; Lead Co-ordinator: Engineering Career Orientation (ECO) Program Master's Thesis: Finite Element Method (FEM) Analysis for Thick Orthotropic Plates Using Twelfth Order Theory; Modeling Software: ANSYS and IDEAS

  • Experience

    • Hindustan Dorr Oliver Limited

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1989
      Junior Engineer

      Design and estimation of industrial wastewater treatment systems (various industries)Quantity surveying (for treatment plants)Proposals preparation/supportSite visits, client interactions and follow-ups

    • AECOM

      Jan 1992 - Jan 1996
      Project Manager (Woodward-Clyde Consultants - Now AECOM)

      Recipient of "President's Bonus Award" twice in four years. Promoted twice in four yearsEHS Due Diligence/Transactions: Multi-site assessments in USA; Phase III Remedial Investigations (RI)/Feasibility Studies (FS)/Remedial Action Plan (RAP) design/implementation; Soil/Sediments/Groundwater remediation design/implementation/monitoring; Contaminated land management, Litigation supportEnvironmental Mgmt Systems (EMS): Design, development, training, implementation ISO 14001-based EMSIn-plant Services: Pollution Prevention/Waste Minimization initiatives (various industrial sectors) design/implementation Show less

    • Hindustan Dorr Oliver Limited

      Mar 1996 - Sept 1996
      Senior Consultant - Environmental Engg Division

      Reporting directly to the Managing DirectorProposals review and value-addition; Revamp of proposal preparation process and proposal qualityClients and vendors relationship managementProject QA/QC matrix (development, implementation, project manager trainings, measurements, improvements)Project delivery business process improvements (plan, execution, measurements, corrective actions, preventive actions, internal audits)

    • Market Trends Pvt. Ltd.

      Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
      Entrepreneur, Founder and Managing Director

      Organization:Successful Boutique EHS&S Management Firm | Consistently profitable | Highest sustained labor rates | “First-time-right” deliverables | Client-centric☻☺☻focus | Excellent market rapport | Enhanced Client’s performance through SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound) advice and implementation | Enterprise Strategy: Innovation → Competitive Advantage → SuccessBusiness Development – Strategies and KPIs:Delighted☻☺☻Clients: 250+ MNCs, 60+ Fortune 500s, 90+ Major Indian, 30+ Global Consulting/Private Equity Firms | >50% sole-sourced projects | >60% proposal success | Robust CRM strategies | Consistently improved revenue per client and quality of income | 2-3 clients acquired per quarter | 1-2 novel/progressive service-products designed/launched every year | In-house products/software conceptualized/developed/launched (e.g. audit management/ improvement tools, CAD tools, standardized designs/specifications, etc.) | Served ALL industrial and service sectors, ALL ContinentsTalent Management: 200+ Professionals recruited/mentoredKey Experiences:- EHS Due Diligence (Phase I/II/III), Risk/Liability Assessment, Transaction Deals, Post-merger Support- Contaminated Land Mgmt, Remediation Programs- Digitalization, Cloud-based Enterprise Software/Customization, Business Process Mgmt- Audits - Program Mgmt/Rollouts, Efficiency Improvement, Regulatory Benchmarking- Environmental/Social Impact Assessment, Approval, Permitting- HazMat Mgmt, HazOp Studies, PSM, Resource-Productive Operations, SR/PP/WM- Sustainable Financing ESG Assessments- CSR Reporting/Verification, Green Supply Chain Mgmt- Low Carbon Economy/Decarbonization Solutions, Carbon Trading (UNFCCC), Renewables, Net-Zero Programs- Integrated Mgmt Systems- Circular Economy Solutions, Total/Full Cost Accounting, LCA, LCC, DfE- CAD, EPC/Design-Build, Project/Contracts Mgmt- High-impact Trainings, Capacity Building Show less

    • SustaIN-INNOVATE

      Mar 2020 - now
      CEO & Founder

      Thought Leaders - ESG & Sustainability, and Climate ActionSustaIN-INNOVATE = "INcubate + INstitutionalize + INtegrate" Sustainability StrategiesKey Experiences:- Low carbon Economy Transition / Climate Action Architecture- Net-Zero / Carbon Neutrality - Climate Action Strategist- Scope 1/2/3 GHG Inventory - Strategy, Design, Accounting, Target-setting- Scenario Analysis, Risk Assessment, Due Diligence, and Materiality Assessments- Target Setting, GHG Abatement/Decarbonization initiatives - Strategy, Planning and Implementation- Decarbonization Initiatives - Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC)- Climate Action Plan/Roadmap - KPIs and Multi-year Monitoring and Reporting- GHG Protocol, TCFD, CDP, SBTi, GRI, SASB-conforming Public Reporting/Disclosures - Strategy, Design and Implementation- Climate Action-related Trainings/Capacity-Building Workshops and Programs- Peer Benchmarking (Sustainability Performance)- M&A Due Diligence, Risk/Liability Assessment, Transaction Deals, Post-merger Support- Contaminated Land Mgmt, Remediation- Digitalization, Cloud-based Enterprise Software/Customization, Business Process Mgmt- Audits - Program Mgmt/Rollouts, Efficiency Improvement, Regulatory Benchmarking- HazMat Mgmt, HazOp Studies, PSM, Resource-Productive Operations, SR/PP/WM- Sustainable Financing ESG Assessments- CSR Reporting/Verification, Green Supply Chain Mgmt- Low Carbon Economy/Decarbonization Solutions, Carbon Trading (UNFCCC), Renewables, Net-Zero Programs- Integrated Mgmt Systems- Circular Economy Solutions, Total/Full Cost Accounting, LCA, CFP, LCC, DfE- High-impact Trainings, Capacity BuildingOrchestrating organizations in "Creating Shared Value (CSV)" through: (1) stakeholders' and materiality assessments, (2) integration of Corporate Strategy and Corporate Purpose of "Being," and (3) incubating and unleashing scalable sustainability initiatives Show less

    • ERM: Environmental Resources Management

      Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
      Sr. Consulting Director - Sustainability/Climate Change Strategy & Disclosure

      Low carbon Economy Transition / Climate Action Architect:- Net-Zero / Carbon Neutrality - Climate Action Strategist- Scope 1/2/3 GHG Inventory - Strategy, Design, Accounting, Target-setting- Scenario Analysis- Physical & Transition Risk Assessments, and Materiality Assessments- Financial Modeling of Business Impacts- Target Setting, Target Validation through SBTi- GHG Abatement/Decarbonization initiatives - Strategy, Planning and Implementation- Carbon Capture Use Storage (CCUS) Assessments- Decarbonization Initiatives - Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Abatement Cost Curves (MACC)- Carbon Pricing, Offsets, Trading, Credits, Emission Certificates - Economics Analysis- Climate Action Plan/Roadmap - KPIs and Multi-year Monitoring and Reporting- GHG Protocol, TCFD, CDP, SBTi, GRI, SASB, ISSB-conforming Public Reporting/Disclosures - Strategy, Design and Implementation- Climate Action-related Trainings/Capacity-Building Workshops and Programs- Circular Economy Solutions - LCA and CFP Studies, and Product Sustainability Declarations (per ISO 1406X Standards)- Sector Lead (Iron & Steel and Aluminum Sectors) - Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) alignment for Financial Institutions Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Lead Assessor - Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series OHSAS 18000

      Det Norske Veritas, India
    • Lead Assessor - Social Accountability SA 8000

      Det Norske Veritas, India
    • First Aid Training

      American Red Cross
    • Design Project Management Training

      Project Management Training Institute (PMTI)
    • Hazardous Materials Basic Health and Safety and Site Supervisor Trainings (OSHA 1910.120(e)) Woodward-Clyde Consultants, USA

      AECOM
    • Lead Assessor - ISO 14000 Environmental Management System

      Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.
    • Lead Assessor - ISO 9000 Quality Management System

      Perry Johnson Registrars, Inc.
    • Paneled and Certified Independent Corporate Director - MasterClass for Directors

      Institute of Directors (IOD), India
    • Climate Change Due Diligence - Risk & Opportunities Assessment, Financial Modeling & Disclosures

      ERM
      Aug 2022
    • Environmental Audit Team Member and Team Leader Trainings (Woodward-Clyde Consultants, USA)

      AECOM
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Philanthropic Volunteer

      Issued by Shree Rajsaubhag Satsang Mandal, Sayla, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat, India
      Shree Rajsaubhag Satsang Mandal, Sayla, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat, IndiaAssociated with Uday Parikh
    • Philanthropic Volunteer

      Issued by Ashirvad Trust for the Disabled, Sayla, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat, India
      Ashirvad Trust for the Disabled, Sayla, Dist. Surendranagar, Gujarat, IndiaAssociated with Uday Parikh