Pushpa Hosangadi

Experience

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  NOCIL Limited - India

  Jun 1995 - Mar 1999

  Marketing Technical Services Officer

  I have worked in the erstwhile Polymer division of NOCIL as a Marketing Technical Services Officer. My role involved handling customer complaints, technically resolving them, testing polymer properties, benchmarking polymer grades of competitors, helping customers in polymer based product development.

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  Gopal's Garden High School

  Jun 2006 - Apr 2008

  Teacher

  I was the Class teacher for 5th and 6th Standard, and taught Maths and Science from 5th to 9th Standards. I was also involved in training children in multiple cultural activities like dramas, dances and Value education.

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  Akshara Institute of Handwriting

  Jan 2014 - now

  Handwriting Trainer

  I am formally trained on Handwriting Improvement in English and Devanagari scripts and have trained over 75 children from age group 6 to 16 years to improve their handwriting in cursive and print styles. I also conduct Speed Writing and Calligraphy courses.

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  Govardhan Ecovillage

  Jan 2015 - now

  Coordinator & Project Head

  The project that I helped set up and head under Govardhan Eco Village Rural Development wing conducts educational interventions for children in the tribal belt of Palghar to enhance the quality of education imparted in the local schools. Our Knowledge partners for this project are Muktangan and Singapore International Foundation. I work here as a volunteer. I set up a team of 30 girls from 15 villages and trained them to teach children from the age group of 3 to 10 years in the Aanganwadi and Zilla Parishad schools in Palghar District. I continue to coordinate the ongoing skills upgradation of the teachers team along with the Knowledge partners. Show less

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  GoPush Consulting LLP

  Oct 2016 - now

  Co-Founder

  With my formal training and experience in Education, I bring practical knowledge of what works for creating a conducive Learning Environment and methods for transfer of knowledge. These are used for the design of Sales Training Content of GoPush Consulting.

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  Self Employed

  Jan 2017 - now

  Permaculture Consultant & Trainer

  Permaculture is a system of conscious design that mimics the patterns and relationships of nature to provide for local human needs. It can be applied to anything from growing food on an apartment balcony to managing a broadscale farm to designing an industrial process to running a community economic development project. Permaculture helps you to design a farmland for optimal utilization of the land and its resources to create a self sustaining ecosystem.As a Permaculture Consultant, I design and implement resilient and aesthetic farmlands which are regenerative and abundant too. The steps involved are:* Site survey, * SWOT analysis, * Client interview to understand their unique needs, * Design of the Site Landscape taking into consideration the various energies like rain, wind, sun* Advice during Implementation of the designAs a Permaculture Trainer, I conduct short workshops and talks for aspiring and existing farmers / farmhouse developers. My Training includes the following modules:* What is Permaculture & short history * Principles of Permaculture * Climate and Ecological Systems * Design Methodologies * Planting Systems * Appropriate Technologies Show less