Experience

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  Itc limited

  Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  Intern

  Project Title: Conduct Environment Impact Assessment under the scope of ITC Social Forestry Plantation Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management (FM) Certification in Visakhapatnam, East Godavari and West Godavari- Assessed the environmental impact of the pulpwood plantations in Visakhapatnam, West Godavari and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State.- Presented the report to senior officials & submitted for verification during FSC Audit.- Coordinated with FSC FM auditors and presented the continuous improvement plan to comply the FSC FM Certification requirements. Show less

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  Grameen koota

  Apr 2013 - May 2014

  Manager

  - Implemented Business expansion project and introduced new branches in strategic locations to increase the GFSPL portfolio.- Researched and analyzed products and services of over 200 Microfinance Institutions around the world.- Conducted surveys and analyzed need, awareness and satisfaction level of GFSPL customers - Monitored the Social Performance of the organization operations and led GFSPL to manage compliance against SPTF indicators.- Designed 360 degree performance appraisal system for Human Resource Department of GFSPL.- Represented GFSPL in various state and national level forums highlighting the success achieved by it in Water & Sanitation Loans. Show less

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  Wood certification private limited (rainforest alliance - india)

  Jun 2014 - Oct 2017

  Sustainability manager & auditor - forest & agriculture certifications

  - Conducted over 50 FSC Chain of Custody, FSC Forest Management, CanopyStyle, and GFTN audits in India, Nepal and Middle East countries.- Business development activities to include lead generation, seek out specific opportunities to promote FSC certification to individual companies and nurture on-going relationships.- Undertook market research into specific domain, prepared proposals, reports and delivered presentations to Government and corporate entities. - Tested the Nepal FSC FM standard and FSC ecosystem services standard in Community Forest regimes in Nepal and provided inputs to strengthen the standard.- Led the landscape restoration project and successfully restored 10 Ha area in Delhi NCR. Show less

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  Wwf-india

  Oct 2017 - May 2022

  - Co-chairing the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm oil (RSPO) P&C National Interpretation working group.- Member of the FSC - India National Standard Development Group. - Engage with key organizations, trade associations and retailers to drive improved supply chain practices linked to high impact/deforestation commodities including: timber, pulp & paper, palm oil and natural rubber.- Lead on-ground execution of sustainable forestry projects linked to WWF-India’s priority conservation landscapes and the Sustainable Business team’s engagement with corporate partners and donors.- Primary contact for forestry commodity-related working groups within the WWF Network including regular Network calls and virtual meetings, and technical working groups related to WWF’s forestry work.- Conduct feasibility analysis of relevant projects through primary and secondary research and application of triple bottom line tools. Show less

  • Senior Specialist - Commodities and Forests

    Jul 2021 - May 2022

  • Manager - Forestry Commodities (Sustainable Business)

    Oct 2017 - Jul 2021
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  Rainforest alliance

  May 2022 - now

  Senior manager - standards & assurance asia pacific

  - Guiding the work of a multicultural team of direct reports based in different countries in Asia and manages their performance including objective setting and regular performance reviews.- Overseeing operation of the Rainforest Alliance certification program in the assigned countries and identifies issues and opportunities for improvement of Quality of implementation (QoI) and Assurance.- Advising S&A officers with the collection and analysis of risk based data from Quality of Implementation processes including review of audit reports, supply chain risk assessment review, Country level risk assessments, and compilation of risk assessment data.- Coordinating with country teams in Asia to carry out risk assessments and use risk based certification data to inform country plans for quality of implementation and assurance activities and priorities for support to CBs and CHs.- Providing support, advice and training to certification bodies on the Rainforest Alliance standards and the implementation of certification rules in Rainforest Alliance operating countries in Asia;- Engaging with relevant internal and external stakeholders to identify and address reputational risks in coordination with S&A and Regional Management and other relevant departments; - Responsible for organising consultation with stakeholders (internal and external) on issues related to certification standards and assurance- Representing the Rainforest Alliance S&A department at relevant events and meetings with external stakeholders. Show less