Profile
Biography
Abhijeet Bharaswadkar
5500 Friendship Blvd Apt # 1024
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-7287
Cell: 309-826-9419
l M.B.A. with relevant experience in Investment Analysis, Management Consulting, and Operations Management; Worked in Hydrocarbon (Energy, Chemicals), Metals, and Life Sciences industries.
Professional Experience
Customer Integrated Solutions — Atlanta, GA 07/09 to Present
Senior Consultant: Work on Working Capital reduction projects for B2B Industrial goods manufacturing clients
· Lead the improvisation of sales forecasting to reduce revenue leakage and inventory costs
· Drove the process development around sales forecasting by setting up controls and conducting variance analysis
· Analyzed efficiencies of customer retention and segmentation programs and consolidated conclusions into recommendations
Praxair, Inc. — San Ramon, CA 05/08 to 08/08
05/08 to 08/08
Finance/Strategy Intern: Evaluated and prioritized business opportunities, conducted business analysis for industries. Actively worked with customers, colleagues, market research firms
l Conducted investment due diligence and NPV analysis for ~$40 MM expansion project and presented disciplined capital investment recommendation to senior management
l Optimized customer portfolio by forecasting demand for company’s products and services worth ~ $150 MM by identifying key demand drivers and estimating second order impact (for CA-basin Refineries)
l Analyzed distribution cost structure and designed billing verification system to reduce costs potentially saving ~$1 MM annually
Emerson Process Management — Pune, India
10/05 to 06/07
Team Leader: Responsible for leading projects and maximizing business in global process automation projects for hydrocarbon/energy and life sciences industries. Performed analysis and designed customized process improvement solutions
l Led and designed the first power sector project for Emerson, Venezuela, delivering it with highest customer satisfaction rating (5/5) and reducing project cost by 5%
l Advised India’s emerging petroleum giant on control system and network planning. Led client’s team to implement recommendations, reducing batch cycle time by 35% and project budget by 10%
l Batch process expert, leading chemical industry projects for India and Europe
Larsen & Toubro Limited — Mumbai, India
10/03 to 09/05
Project Engineer: Designed and commissioned industrial automation projects for cement and metal industries. Conducted product demonstrations for clients, and studied project contracts. Used SQL queries for data gathering
l Led a team of 30 engineers to commission world’s first long rail handling system for India’s largest steel maker. Improved process efficiencies to increase annual steel production by 33%
l Won repeat businesses by effective demonstration; championed steel industry projects as chief technical consultant and designed algorithms for complex applications
l Trained over 50 plant personnel, increasing the operating efficiency and reducing system downtime by 45%
Education and Training
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA — Chapel Hill, NC
KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL
08/07 to 05/09
Master of Business Administration Class of 2009 (Finance, Operations, Sustainability); GMAT: 710
· VP – Global Supply Chain Management Club; Active member of Consulting, Finance, and Net Impact club
· Winner of Fidelity Stock Investment contest
· Career Enrichment in Sustainable Enterprise
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING — Aurangabad, India
07/99 to 07/03
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
· Joint General Secretary of Electronics & Telecommunication students association
· Awarded degree with first-class with distinction (top 5%)
· Awarded by IIT, Bombay for a prototype project on Speech Synthesis designed to aid people with speaking disability
