
Timeline
About me
Project Manager (Business Solutions) || Cognizant (IoT & Sustainability) || IIM Ranchi || IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
Education

Delhi public school noida
1998 - 2012Matriculation and 12th/+2/second year junior college/pre university course primary and secondary education
Indian institute of management, ranchi
2019 - 2021Master of business administration - mba marketing and operationsActivities and Societies: Senior Executive Member - Sankriya - The Operations and General Management Club IIM Ranchi
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Indian institute of technology (indian school of mines), dhanbad
2013 - 2017Bachelor of technology - btech with honours and minors mining machinery engineering , computer science engineering(minors) 8.93Activities and Societies: Member of Robotics club,National Cadit Corps Camp,Genesis and Kartavya
Experience

Coal india limited
May 2014 - Jun 2014TraineeTraining in Underground Mine Environment and study of various underground mining equipment such as -Tunnel Boring Machine-Electric Haulage Shearer -Stage Loader was done. Study related to various Pump systems and Power Roof Support systems was also done.

Coal india limited
May 2015 - Jun 2015TraineeStudy related to various Opencast Mining Equipment was done. The topic of study was visual study of Operations of -Rope Shovel -Road Grader -Dozer machines

Coal india limited
Dec 2015 - Dec 2015TraineeStudy related to the Electrical, Mechanical and Transmission systems related to Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) Engines was done. Detailed study of -Fluid Couplings-Torque Converters -3 Phase Induction motors was done.

Tega industries
Jul 2017 - Jun 2019Tega Industries Ltd is a Kolkata headquartered Mining Spares Manufacturer which researches , designs , manufactures and supplies to various mining , steel and power based industries. Some major customers of Tega include Tata Steel , Jindal Steel , SAIL , NTPC , Reliance power , Hindalco and Ultratech (Aditya Birla Group). My product line in the industry was Screen and Trommel Division. As a GET in Technical Support to Sales (TSS) division in my probation period, I learnt about various Design softwares such as -AutoCad -AutoDesk Inventor-EDEM -SAP costing Modules-Product Costing, Pricing and Offer Making. Show less
Senior Engineer
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019Graduate Engineering Trainee
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

Sankriya - the operations and general management club, iim ranchi
Jul 2019 - Mar 2021-Acting as bridge between Student body and Corporate for Operations related Webinar Sessions.-Floating Operations related Certifications for student body at IIM Ranchi by reputed companies such as Henry Harvin and BMGI.-Organizing Introduction to Business sessions for Junior Batches and extension of Operations Knowledge to the Student Body-Coordinating Industrial Visits to reputed corporate like JSPL-Mentoring Junior Executives of the Club in coordinating events in AGON and Business Conclave Show less
Senior Executive Member
Dec 2019 - Mar 2021Junior Executive Member
Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

Dcm shriram ltd
May 2020 - Jun 2020Marketing intern- Developed App screens for a Customer Loyalty mobile application for DCM Shriram Cement Division.- Coordinated among various contractors and masons in Kota and Delhi/NCR region for understanding the Cement Industry Supply Chain.- Performed Statistical Analysis (Regression and Clustering) on the primary data collected from Contractors and Masons.- Made App promotional videos for Online marketing and Customer Retention.

Cognizant
May 2021 - now• Spearheading the emissions reductions initiatives as an Initiatives Manager based out of Mississauga, Canada for PepsiCo IT (Global Foods and Beverages Manufacturer) by front end interaction with client teams to facilitate various workflows (Identity Status: Canadian Permanent Resident (PR)) • Deep dive analysis of customer's hardware product carbon footprints (PCF), vendor spend intensities, PUE / WUE metrics for customer's data centers and ITAD Policy • Implementing ML techniques for Phase 2 to identify and launch ER initiatives for maximum emission intensity vendors and hardware contracts (Value: Over 1.2 Mn USD) Show less • Lead the implementation of Microsoft Sustainability Manager (MSM) tool for Origin Energy, one of the largest Australian utility providers in a functional (Product Owner) capacity based out of Melbourne, Australia (SC 400 Visa)• Deciphered complex stoichiometric calculations for coal and natural gas emission factors and their uncertainties as per NGERS and NPI reporting standards and implemented calculation logic in MSM designs• Instilled confidence in client teams in MVP Phase which helped our team to win the contract for Phase 1 with Origin (Value: Over 1.5 Mn USD) Show less • Leading the Product Development of IP ready GTM Solution Accelerators incorporating IoT Connected modules like Lighting Systems, HVAC, Smart Meeting Rooms, Hot Desking and the like (Identity Status: Indian Citizen)• Articulating the Product Design and development for clients to reduce their Portfolio GHG Emissions Intensity across facilities • Proposing Key Emissions Metrics such as PUE, CUE and REF for Sustainability product clients to reduce GHG Emissions and reach the Net Zero Emissions goal in the future• Acting Product Owner of User Story Backlogs and creating Advanced Excel Based Inference models for developing Cron Jobs and leading end to end product development by coordinating with a team of 20+ people including VD, UI, Backend, QA teams and engagement delivery team of Product Owners and Solutions Architects in Centre of Excellence (COE) Skills: Microsoft Excel · Python (Programming Language) · Cross-functional Team Leadership · PostgreSQL · IBM SPSS Statistics · Analytical Skills · Microsoft Power BI · Product Backlog Creation and Grooming Show less
Project Manager
May 2024 - nowBusiness Solutions Manager
Mar 2024 - May 2024Senior Analyst - Strategy and Ops
May 2021 - Feb 2024
Licenses & Certifications
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Agentic ai and ai agents: a primer for leaders
Vanderbilt universityFeb 2025 
Lean six sigma green belt certification
KpmgOct 2019
Agile project management ninja
Henry harvinApr 2020
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Shikhar ShuklaDCM Shriram Future on Case DCM Shriram Ltd. Awarded INR 25000 and Trophy for emerging as winner in DCM Shriram Future on Case (2020)
- Awarded to Shikhar ShuklaFirst Class Division IIT (ISM) Dhanbad First Class Division in B. Tech Mining Machinery Engineering from IIT(ISM) Dhanbad (2017)
- Awarded to Shikhar ShuklaInspire Scholarship Government of India Awarded the INSPIRE Scholarship certificate of INR 4,00,000 in Class XII (2012)
- Awarded to Shikhar ShuklaMerit Certificate DPS Noida Merit Certificate holder for Chemistry and Economics in Class XII for securing rank in top 0.1% of the country
- Awarded to Shikhar ShuklaTVS Credit Corporate Competition TVS Credit Received pre-placement interview offer from TVS Credit
Volunteer Experience
citizen,teacher
Issued by As a citizen in the cleanliness drive and as a teacher in Kartavya(Free education for poor)
Associated with Shikhar Shukla
Languages
- enEnglish
- hiHindi
- beBengali
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