Mar 2020 – May 2025 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Mar 2016 – Mar 2020 · 4 yrs · Pune Area, India

• Being in the field of HR, Training in IT & Education sectors for the last 10 years, I have had an opportunity to train different age groups from senior managers in corporate to toddlers as young as 3 years. The maximum impact you can make is on the young minds whose brain development is at its peak in the early years. Realizing that and having seen and experiencing the challenges in the professional world, I am focused on creating a stimulating environment for children in early years to maximize their potential and channelize their energy for lifelong success. Thus, PROGRESSIVE EDGE.
• Being a working mother for the last 6 years, I understand the challenges and expectations of mothers and we have created a fun, engaging and world class day care program for children from age 2 to 10 years.
• Our objective is to provide children with opportunities to experiment and experience various areas of life and then guide them to excel in their choice of interest.
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• The first 5 years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out.
• 90% of brain development happens in the first 6 years of life!
• Progressive Edge is a next gen preschool aimed at building a rock solid foundation of children for lifelong success. Our programs are carefully designed and delivered by professionals and are focused on making happy, confident and independent individuals.

Feb 2015 – Mar 2020 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Pune

• A Computer Science engineer by qualification, Priyanka is a Design Thinking Expert, an education consultant, behavioral skills trainer and a business consultant for corporates. She derives her motivation from making a positive difference in peoples' life. Be it through her entrepreneurial set ups or training.
• She is currently consulting Fittr - one of the biggest fitness companies for their HR processes set up and customer experience excellence. She is also consulting Elpro International School, Chinchwad and heading Singapore Teacher Training Academy she founded in 2015.
• Background -
• After spending years in the corporate world in HR roles with companies like Wipro, Credit Suisse in India & Singapore, she started her entrepreneurial journey with Corporate Gurukul. She took Corporate Gurukul to become a leader in Global Immersion programs (with NTU & NUS, Singapore) across India and UAE.
• The challenge of setting up the entire after school activities center for Global Indian International School allured her to the school sector. She set up a day care, teacher training institute, Kumon franchise, sports academy, early learning centre and a 3 D printing lab for the school in 1 year.
• She is now working with GIIS Chinchwad as the Chief Innovation Officer, responsible for bringing in the best of programs to the school. STEM being the school's focus, she is driving the initiative to ensure best in class programs like EFK, 3 D printing, Arduino programming, Raspberry Pie, etc right from kindergarten to Grade 12.
• Her experience in Design Thinking and association with world class universities like Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) helps bring the awareness of future skills in students and innovative programs to build them. This helps her consult organisations to resolve problems and fuel innovation.

Feb 2015 – Mar 2020 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India

Sep 2013 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr

• Corporate Gurukul trains individuals to embark on their career of choice and company of choice by bridging the industry-academia skill and knowledge gap. We liaise with corporates to understand their desired talent, skill and knowledge levels in potential engineering/management undergraduate recruits based on which we design and deliver INDUSTRY and COMPANY SPECIFIC curriculum.
• Priyanka is currently associated with Corporate Gurukul as Business Partner and heads strategic business unit for Western India region, develops new business. Her profile includes business development, new program design and development, project implementation, strategic marketing and branding to list a few.
• Priyanka firmly believes in the company's objective of bringing about social transformation by bridging the skill and knowledge gap and thus developing talent to excel in every walk of life.

Jun 2013 – May 2020 · 6 yrs 11 mos

• Building research skills in students across India, UAE, Singapore using Design Thinking training and assessing and evaluating with National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

Jul 2012 – May 2013 · 10 mos · Pune Area, India

• Performance Management -
• Competency Assessment and Mapping done for all the roles in the organization
• Developed the Performance Management System framework based on the competency mapping for all the employees which is the basis of all PIPs, promotions and appraisals
• Executing the paper based Performance Management Process for all employees and working with the IT team to create an in house HRMS system covering all the operational as well as strategic HR initiatives
• Streamlining and aligning all the Internal Processes in the organization with the goals of the company as part of the Business Process Management Initiative using BPM
• Training and Development -
• Created a Training department in the organization with 11 trainers (technical and Soft Skills)
• Run Training Need Analysis for the organization as part of the Performance Management System and create Training Calendar and deliver the identifies trainings
• Streamlined the training process from content development, delivery to Post Training Assessment
• Developed and managed the New Hire Induction Program for the organization
• Aligning the feedback received as part of the CRM processes directly with the training material to enhance employee efficiency and thus raise the overall quality of the organization
• The training team was awarded for their performance. 550 new joiners have been trained and allocated to the production team in 6 months
• Running the entire life cycle of training including training budget estimation, maintenance, delivery, PTA, vendor management

Jun 2011 – Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Pune Area, India

• With accumulated work experience of about 9 years in the field of Human Resource Management and Training in multinational organizations such as Credit Suisse, Wipro Technologies and Affinity Express within India and Singapore, I am currently working as a freelance soft skills and behavioral skills training consultant for various organizations across India and abroad.
• Trained employees in companies like Yardi Software, British Council Library, Golwalkar Metropolis, Tata Elxsi, Tata Technologies, Tata Motors, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), etc.
• Also have vast experience in training professional students and polishing them to achieve great success in the corporate world. Have delivered various sessions customized for the clients ranging from preparing for personal interviews, communication skills, behavioral skills to personal grooming.
• Delivered high impact sessions for Chartered Accountants (GMCS), Engineering students for colleges like Badnera Engineering in Amravati and PICT and Bharti Vidyapeeth in Pune.
• Have trained about 450 CAs and 250 engineers on general management skills and interviewing skills. Conducted mass training sessions on cracking interviews for 150 students and professionals at British Council Library, Pune.
• Areas of Training Expertise:
• Communication Skills - Verbal, Non Verbal, Listening Skills, Questioning Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Business Etiquette, Telephone Etiquette , Email Etiquette
• Personality Development, Confidence Building, Personal and Proffessional Grooming
• Goal Setting, Time Management
• Team Building, Teamwork
• Leadership Skills
• Personal Interviewing Skills
• English Language Training

Mar 2011 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune Area, India

• Working as a Freelance Soft Skills trainer& trained in IT companies like TCS, Yardi Software, Seed Infotech, colleges like PICT, Pune, GCOE, Amravati and English faculty for Career Forum, IMS.
• Areas of Training Expertise:
• Communication Skills
• Body Language
• Presentation Skills
• Business Etiquette
• Telephone Etiquette
• Email Etiquette
• Personality Development
• Personal Grooming
• Problem Solving
• Goal Setting
• Time Management
• Team Building
• English Language Training

May 2007 – Mar 2011 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Pune & Singapore

• · Worked with the IT Site Head, Pune to set up all human capital related processes for contract staff.
• · Report directly to the APAC IT Head, liaising closely with all senior IT managers on various HCM processes starting from on boarding of staff to the exit and acting as the single point of contact for Singapore & Pune.
• · Running processes around Career development of staff including Performance Management System for contractors, Critical Staff Analysis, Internal Job Mobility Process.
• · Collating and analyzing the data received to create MIS reports like monthly attrition report created out of the exit interviews conducted to highlight the trends to help senior management make important decisions.
• · Liaising with the Business School (training department) to facilitate all trainings required across the sites. Developed and executed Training Needs Analysis process to run every 6 months for both the sites.
• · Setting up and running the yearlong CoE Professional program (Training) for high potential select few staff which involves designing and facilitating intensive sessions on Personal Excellence, Business Excellence & Technology Excellence with senior management and various vendors.
• · Designed, organized and delivered the New Hire IT Day Induction sessions.
• · Running operational processes around transportation liaising with the CRES (administrative department) and designed off boarding process with all the stakeholders.
• · Designed and implemented various policies such as Performance Management, Critical Staff Analysis, Exit Process, etc across the sites with various stakeholders.
• · Raised Employee Engagement by conducting various events like Pulse meetings, established Grass Roots Forum Pune which conducts events for team building for all IT staff throughout the year

Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 · 1 yr

• Worked with the Wipro Pune Human Resources Head to manage the newly set up Credit Suisse account.
• Liaising with the Legal and Compliance Department to ensure training completion and appropriate documentation of all staff.
• Worked closely with Business School, Wipro PMO and Credit Suisse management teams to facilitate the new hire on boarding program.
• Worked with Singapore HR team on contract creation of all Credit Suisse employees and was the single point of contact for all Credit Suisse employees for any HR related queries.
• Collated and maintained all Credit Suisse employee records and ran monthly payroll by liaising with the vendor.
• Set up an employee networking club 'ZEST' and ran various events for fostering communication among staff from different vendors and departments in Credit Suisse.