Bhaskar SARMA

Feedback Ventures Private Ltd., New Delhi, India, is a leading management consultancy provides services from project concept to commissioning with annual turnover of over 490 Million INR in 2006-2007. The firm has established itself as an investment specialist in project finance.

Role and Responsibilities:
Project Conceptualisation and Marketing
• Utilise the business network and identify potential clients/deals/ projects.
• Interact with potential clients, convince on the business capabilities of Feedback Ventures and acquire deals.
• Work with clients and conceptualise large infrastructure projects, help client make investment decisions by advising them on risk return proposition with outstanding quantitative analysis of markets and profitability.
• Generate financial models (cash flow, NPV, IRR), conduct detailed risk analysis, boost client confidence on project viability and earn their confidence and financial rewards in terms of fees.
• Develop specific projects in IT, Logistic Parks, Highways and Water supply scheme.

Major achievements:
• Generated additional business of 160 Million INR as consultancy fees.
• Identified and acquired two new clients.
• Expended the business geographically.
• Led regional office as the managing consultant.

Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Execution
• In collaboration with two other architects, developed the Tourism Master Plan for a Dinosaurs Park (like Disney land) for the region’s Tourism Development Corporation in an exotic site where fossils of one of the rare species of Dinosaurs were found.
• Preserved the heritage and identified projects, developed strategies for marketing, convinced and involved private sector in the projects, which in turn increased tourist visits.

Major achievements:
• Developed a master plan and two area plans, accepted and approved by the client.
• Prepared three infrastructure plans, accepted and approved by the client.

Responsibilities:
Disaster Management and Training
• Seconded to the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, for training and empowering the technical staff to handle changing environment and natural disasters. Succeeded in transferring knowledge and honing skills of different stakeholders.
• Planned, organized, directed “on the job” training, which improved response time and reduced damage.
• Developed, “Key Performance Indicators”, and monitored performance of the participants through training and practise sessions.

Major achievements:
• Successfully achieved the business objectives. Prepared Crisis Management Plan in 8 months.
• Ensured participation from eight important departments in the project.
• Trained more than 45 technical personnel such as engineers, architects.
• Prepared the management plan for the change and convinced the stakeholders in implementing the plan.

Responsibilities:
Project Management
• Managed a unique housing project of multifunctional team of engineers and external consultants and developed housing societies for 70 families.
• Developed new relationships, identified and exploited business opportunities and developed excellent rapport in project implementation.
• Collaborated with the director and devised five-year strategic plan for the organisation, under the guidance of the Board.

Major achievements:
• Developed and implemented a new planning and delivery system. The project actually reduced cost by nearly 65%, besides enhancing quality standards.
• Achieved business growth of nearly 60% in revenue by winning contracts for 7 new projects with 5 new partners.
• Adopted and implemented a plan to maintain its targeted growth of 10% and reputation.