Experience

GreenSwapp

• Netherlands
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder (CEO)

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  GreenSwapp is an (API) service for online food platforms & retailers to track product (SKU) or recipe-wise carbon emissions at scale. Don't let expensive carbon data stop you from climate action. Embed our food carbon data into your software and automate your organization's climate action strategy today. GreenSwapp is an (API) service for online food platforms & retailers to track product (SKU) or recipe-wise carbon emissions at scale. Don't let expensive carbon data stop you from climate action. Embed our food carbon data into your software and automate your organization's climate action strategy today.



Green Insights

• Netherlands
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder (CEO)

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2022

  We help businesses measure, report, reduce & communicate their impact on various sustainability issues. Our services: a) Impact Measurement & Management b) Circular Economy Assessment c) Supply Chain Sustainability Management d) Sustainability Software Development We assist companies at all stages of their sustainability journey - from developing a business case for sustainability, measuring impact, and drafting their sustainable supply chain management plan, to developing software tools & dashboards to implement solutions.



Metabolic

• Netherlands
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sustainability Consultant

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Circularity strategy for a fashion (textile) brand – Worked for one of the biggest fashion brands in Europe to develop their circularity strategy which involved a) A detailed sector analysis of the current state, new innovations, trends and opportunities for the textile industry b) A close-up organizational analysis of our client company’s metabolisms – their material and resource flows and competitor benchmarking c) Developing circular business models specific to our client using systems modeling. • Sustainability master plan for the “Schoonschip” floating neighborhood – Developing a master plan for development of a sustainable, circular neighborhood in Amsterdam. Developing a a) Clean-tech selection tool, b) Blueprint for the floating houseboats with sustainability standards to adopt during construction c) Facilitating meetings and workshops to manage stakeholder needs expectations. • Developing a framework for fairness in the supply chain of electronics industry – Worked for the Dutch government while partnering with the some of the biggest utility providers in the Netherlands to develop a data-based framework to define and track fairness in the supply chain of Smart electricity meters.



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Lead - Sustainability Information Strategy and Global Scale Information Standard projects

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Sustainability Information Strategy for EV Charge project – Developed an Information Strategy (Information inventory, governance model, business logic cascade) for the EV charge project to enable a robust collection of information from various sources like the vehicle, charging stations, utilities etc. and enable predictive analytics capabilities to provide foresight into the future of the electric vehicle market and expand services in that area. • Global Supplier Scale Optimization – Developed a strategy and Proof of Concept tool to capture similarity between vehicle parts and leverage economies of scale with suppliers with the goal of improving sourcing efficiency. Worked with Purchasing, Engineering and other business stakeholders within Ford to capture scale-related data with the goal of integrating this data in their core business processes. Demonstrated the scale tool to the C.I.O and other executives and used the same at a global workshop to help Purchasing teams achieve a significant cost savings per car in future car programs.• FTM cross- carline workshop Strategy team – Facilitated the Global Scale strategy portion of the workshop at Cologne.• Business Process Patent (pending) – Information Construct called the Product-Process Affinity Analysis Matrix, that bridges the language gap between Engineering and Purchasing divisions to enable grouping of similar vehicle parts together and improve economies of scale for part sourcing. • Innovation Challenge Shepherd – Coordinated teams and advised them on their sales pitch and future strategy for the Annual IT Innovation Challenge 2012 at Ford. Was involved in the judging process and made recommendations to the seed sponsor to advance teams to the prototyping phase.

• Business Analyst

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2013

  • Part Structure Project – Created information standards for parts in the “Bill of Material” (BOM) of a vehicle program based on their functionality to enable smooth flow of information between the various divisions at Ford like Manufacturing, Purchasing, Product Development etc. and thus improve the efficiency of productive work done by the engineers.



University of Michigan School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Mar 2012 - May 2012

  1. Review of the IMPACT 2002 model - to assess environmental and health impacts due to chemicals in different media in the environment. 2. Determination of nutrient fluxes into the world's major aquatic ecosystems (Great Lakes, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Chespeake Bay) and analysing the Eutrophication potential of these nutrients. 1. Review of the IMPACT 2002 model - to assess environmental and health impacts due to chemicals in different media in the environment. 2. Determination of nutrient fluxes into the world's major aquatic ecosystems (Great Lakes, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Chespeake Bay) and analysing the Eutrophication potential of these nutrients.



EV Station / TechArb

• Ann Arbor, MI

• Co-Founder / Entrepreneur

  • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012

  • Co-founder of EV Station LLC, a startup that focused on creating a platform for businesses and residences to rent out outlets at their parking spots to electric vehicle owners in need of electricity to charge their cars • Strategic Advisor to Real Good Food LLC during Winter 2012 as an entreprenuer at TechArb • Co-founder of EV Station LLC, a startup that focused on creating a platform for businesses and residences to rent out outlets at their parking spots to electric vehicle owners in need of electricity to charge their cars • Strategic Advisor to Real Good Food LLC during Winter 2012 as an entreprenuer at TechArb



Clean Air Task Force

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2012

  Developed a white paper to assess the current state of Carbon Capture and Sequestration in India and provided recommendations for next steps from our side to make India's transition to clean coal, smooth. Developed a white paper to assess the current state of Carbon Capture and Sequestration in India and provided recommendations for next steps from our side to make India's transition to clean coal, smooth.



Dairy Management Inc.

• United States
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sustainability Consultant (Phase 2) and Fleet Smart Intern (Phase 1)

  • May 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Worked with clients to help reduce their Green House Gas (GHG) emissions so as to achieve the goal of a 20% reduction by 2020 for the Dairy industry as a whole • Created a framework and an online tool (Dairy Fleet Smart) for the U.S. Dairy haulers to a) Report their emissions b) Benchmark their emissions with the industry’s average and the cleanest companies b) reduce their emissions to meet their individual GHG targets. • Worked with the EPA SmartWay program to establish a partnership with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy that would recognize companies using the Dairy Fleet Smart model and encourage them to use the EPA model and get certified by them. • Business Development: Secured funding of $20,000 from Ruan Transportation through networking and used it to fund my project



Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

• Ann Arbor, MI

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Nov 2011

  1. Research Assistant - Fall 2010 • Used Matlab to develop emission models for Plug-in hybrid Vehicles for various charging profiles in order to estimate the effects of PHEV infiltration on the environment and the electric power systems in Michigan 2. Research on Sustainable Systems in Developing Countries - Winter 2011 1. Research Assistant - Fall 2010 • Used Matlab to develop emission models for Plug-in hybrid Vehicles for various charging profiles in order to estimate the effects of PHEV infiltration on the environment and the electric power systems in Michigan 2. Research on Sustainable Systems in Developing Countries - Winter 2011



Mpala Research Centre

• Kenya
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sustainable Energy and Water Consultant

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2011

  Mpala Research Center - Master's project • Performed optimization of renewable energy options and cost benefit analysis of solar, hydro and biomass sources using HOMER software developed by National Renewable Energy Labs, USA. • Created a master plan to sustainably harness water for an arid ranch in Kenya based on the available local sources like the river, rainwater and underground aquifers and distribute it to people, cattle and wildlife. Mpala Research Center - Master's project • Performed optimization of renewable energy options and cost benefit analysis of solar, hydro and biomass sources using HOMER software developed by National Renewable Energy Labs, USA. • Created a master plan to sustainably harness water for an arid ranch in Kenya based on the available local sources like the river, rainwater and underground aquifers and distribute it to people, cattle and wildlife.



The International Council on Clean Transportation

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Data Analysis Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Compiled data on fuel saving vehicle technologies from different technical reports and used Microsoft Excel & FileMaker Pro to create a detailed database of costs & emission reduction potentials associated with them. • Developed a tool to make this database easily accessible to policy makers and stake holders around the world to help them identify best practices and cost-efficient ways to apply progressive environmental policies. • Compiled data on fuel saving vehicle technologies from different technical reports and used Microsoft Excel & FileMaker Pro to create a detailed database of costs & emission reduction potentials associated with them. • Developed a tool to make this database easily accessible to policy makers and stake holders around the world to help them identify best practices and cost-efficient ways to apply progressive environmental policies.



U-M Graham Sustainability Institute

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Energy Consultant

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  Member of the ‘Energy Sources’ team - Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute • Performed an integrated assessment of the sustainability initiatives and opportunities on campus. • Phase 1 involved benchmarking various renewable technologies and GHG standards in order to set targets for UM’s energy efficiency and carbon reduction. Member of the ‘Energy Sources’ team - Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute • Performed an integrated assessment of the sustainability initiatives and opportunities on campus. • Phase 1 involved benchmarking various renewable technologies and GHG standards in order to set targets for UM’s energy efficiency and carbon reduction.



National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

• India
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Aug 2008 - Apr 2009

  • Designed a waste heat recovery system to convert waste heat from LPG stoves to electricity using thermoelectrics. • Designed a waste heat recovery system to convert waste heat from LPG stoves to electricity using thermoelectrics.



GE Power

• United States
• Electric Power Generation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2008

  • Developed exergy models for the process block of the steam (bottoming) cycle of the IGCC plant. • Integrated this model with power block and gas turbine cycle models to obtain overall exergy output. • Developed exergy models for the process block of the steam (bottoming) cycle of the IGCC plant. • Integrated this model with power block and gas turbine cycle models to obtain overall exergy output.



Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Nov 2007 - Dec 2007

  Performed a critical assessment of the lubrication oil management system of transmission systems in the Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and provided recommendations to improve its efficiency. Performed a critical assessment of the lubrication oil management system of transmission systems in the Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and provided recommendations to improve its efficiency.



Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

• India
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer intern

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

  • Used a ‘cradle to grave’ approach to analyze sustainability of biodiesel obtained from ‘Jatropha’ shrub. • Used the ‘N.E.R’ (Net Energy Ratio) as indicator and characterized renewability. • Used a ‘cradle to grave’ approach to analyze sustainability of biodiesel obtained from ‘Jatropha’ shrub. • Used the ‘N.E.R’ (Net Energy Ratio) as indicator and characterized renewability.