Agneta Venkatraman
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Tamil Native or bilingual proficiency
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English -
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French Limited working proficiency
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Hindi Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Leslie Nault
Agneta is an amazing leader and motivator. Her positive energy and results-driven attitude enables her to deliver stellar results. I had the pleasure of working with Agneta for a couple years as one of her suppliers. We collaborated on various challenging technical projects that entailed deep critical thinking and efficient communication. Moreover, Agneta fostered a culture where her external clients/suppliers felt comfortable and cared for, yet were driven to perform their best on critical and time-sensitive tasks. Agneta is an valuable team player and a rare talent to come across!
Bridget Sammons
Agneta is an asset to any team. Her ability to think through a process and consistently maintain a positive attitude makes her an invaluable team member. We collaborated on division level program teams and project level technical teams as well as co-chairing our division’s Lean In circle. I always sought her expertise for innovative solutions to both tactical and strategic problems. I genuinely miss working with her.
Leslie Nault
Agneta is an amazing leader and motivator. Her positive energy and results-driven attitude enables her to deliver stellar results. I had the pleasure of working with Agneta for a couple years as one of her suppliers. We collaborated on various challenging technical projects that entailed deep critical thinking and efficient communication. Moreover, Agneta fostered a culture where her external clients/suppliers felt comfortable and cared for, yet were driven to perform their best on critical and time-sensitive tasks. Agneta is an valuable team player and a rare talent to come across!
Bridget Sammons
Agneta is an asset to any team. Her ability to think through a process and consistently maintain a positive attitude makes her an invaluable team member. We collaborated on division level program teams and project level technical teams as well as co-chairing our division’s Lean In circle. I always sought her expertise for innovative solutions to both tactical and strategic problems. I genuinely miss working with her.
Leslie Nault
Agneta is an amazing leader and motivator. Her positive energy and results-driven attitude enables her to deliver stellar results. I had the pleasure of working with Agneta for a couple years as one of her suppliers. We collaborated on various challenging technical projects that entailed deep critical thinking and efficient communication. Moreover, Agneta fostered a culture where her external clients/suppliers felt comfortable and cared for, yet were driven to perform their best on critical and time-sensitive tasks. Agneta is an valuable team player and a rare talent to come across!
Bridget Sammons
Agneta is an asset to any team. Her ability to think through a process and consistently maintain a positive attitude makes her an invaluable team member. We collaborated on division level program teams and project level technical teams as well as co-chairing our division’s Lean In circle. I always sought her expertise for innovative solutions to both tactical and strategic problems. I genuinely miss working with her.
Leslie Nault
Agneta is an amazing leader and motivator. Her positive energy and results-driven attitude enables her to deliver stellar results. I had the pleasure of working with Agneta for a couple years as one of her suppliers. We collaborated on various challenging technical projects that entailed deep critical thinking and efficient communication. Moreover, Agneta fostered a culture where her external clients/suppliers felt comfortable and cared for, yet were driven to perform their best on critical and time-sensitive tasks. Agneta is an valuable team player and a rare talent to come across!
Bridget Sammons
Agneta is an asset to any team. Her ability to think through a process and consistently maintain a positive attitude makes her an invaluable team member. We collaborated on division level program teams and project level technical teams as well as co-chairing our division’s Lean In circle. I always sought her expertise for innovative solutions to both tactical and strategic problems. I genuinely miss working with her.
Credentials
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Association of Project Management APMP (IPMA Level D)
Association for Project Management
Experience
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Esther
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Jan 2021 - Present
Empowering Indian female college graduates break into the workforce | Incubated at The /Nudge Foundation, UnLtd, Shakti and pre-incubated at IIM Bangalore (NSRCEL) Esther exists to enable young adult women, especially those from marginalized communities, to have an active voice in choices related to their aspirations and lives. While women, more than ever, are making it to college and graduating in India, they are not prepared to enter and compete in the workforce. We are working on enabling them to bridge their ‘job-readiness gap’, streamline their job discovery process and enter the workforce. Show less
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Common Good Marketplace
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Strategic Operations
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Aug 2022 - Feb 2023
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Noora Health
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Business Development and Growth
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Aug 2019 - Dec 2020
Noora Health is an innovative non-profit, born out of Stanford University and incubated at Y Combinator, that empowers families of patients with high-impact medical skills making them an integral part of healthcare delivery. Noora's mission is to improve outcomes and save lives of at-risk patients by empowering family caregivers with the skills they need to care for their loved ones. Noora Health has received recognition and been supported by many large philanthropic foundations including Audacious, Skoll Foundation, Mulago, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Echoing Green, Ashoka, and Jasmine among others. Noora Health was listed in Fast Company’s Top 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World in 2016 (and made the top 10 list for India in 2016 and 2017) and their work has been featured in TedX, Forbes, NPR, Washington Post, Huffington Post, and by the World Health Organization. Show less
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Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Impact Leadership Fellow
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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MBA Associate - Finance, Global Health
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2018 - 2018
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Shell
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Umbilical Systems Lead
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Nov 2015 - Jul 2017
• Led commercial negotiations for key contracts, conducted sourcing and due diligence efforts to introduce 3 new vendors into supply chain, and spearheaded implementation of supply chain transformation efforts; efforts led to 55% reduction of capital expenditure and winning of investment approval in low oil price environment• Expedited oil production worth $11.6M by creating and implementing first of kind engineering solution; influenced project decision executives and aligned cross-discipline technical experts to approve proposed solution• Delivered project and started production of field one year ahead of schedule, below budget, and with flawless quality and safety record Show less
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Manifold & Production Systems Lead
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Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
• Led cross-functional teams based in US & Brazil to deliver R&D work streams to realize $33M cost savings/ project. • Resolved 6-month deadlock between engineering vendor and Shipyard by streamlining fabrication activities for $19M scope• Generated capital expenditure reduction of $2.5M/ subsea field by standardizing safety critical equipment in collaboration with vendors and industry experts
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Hardware Lead; Intervention Systems Portfolio Project Manager
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Aug 2012 - Nov 2014
• Delivered four subsea systems worth a total contract of $25M ahead of time and below budget; Led offshore campaign to install these systems with zero safety issues and zero incidents; Supervised offshore operations ($200K/day, 20+ staff) • Led cross-functional team of 8 to deliver novel design of intervention systems worth $26M for six drilling rigs • Enabled 9-month schedule reduction/ production cycle and $30M cost savings by de-bottlenecking vendor manufacturing processes; Drove implementation of ‘lean’ principles and led collaborative workshops to align 20+ Shell and vendor stakeholders Show less
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Co-founder & Engineering Lead
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Aug 2010 - Jul 2012
Founded organization with 70+ STEM students at the University of Michigan to design engineering solutions for energy access issues for India and countries in Africa. I spearheaded 3 projects; projects were designed, tested, piloted in country and now being commercially sold in communities in Madagascar and Uganda Founded organization with 70+ STEM students at the University of Michigan to design engineering solutions for energy access issues for India and countries in Africa. I spearheaded 3 projects; projects were designed, tested, piloted in country and now being commercially sold in communities in Madagascar and Uganda
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Schlumberger
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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New Product Development Engineer
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Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
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Education
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2017 - 2019
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
2008 - 2012
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
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