Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Feb 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Sep 2021 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

• Surya had worked for multiple clients from different geographies like Asia Pacific (APAC), United States (US), Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA)
• for major sustainability solutions such as Non-financial Reporting & Assurance, ESG Due Diligence, ESG data research & analysis, ESG goal setting benchmarking & materiality assessment, Assessing sustainability maturity etc.
• He had worked on multiple US & APAC region companies on Non-Financial Reporting & Assurance engagements with major deliverables like reporting the ESG disclosures by using major frameworks like GRI, IIRC- <IR>, SASB, TCFD and upon
• limited/reasonable assurance
• Led advisory engagements for clients which includes ESG integration and training, developing ESG framework, Net Zero roadmap
• which comprises identification of goals and targets for bringing the sustainability landscape into the business practice.
• He is a seasoned professional having a strong command over Environment (E) pillar with key experience in the areas like Carbon foot-printing. GHG emission computation and management, Climate change modelling, Climate Risk Assessment, Emission accounting through GHG Protocol, Net Zero/Decarbonization Transformation, SBTi target setting and decarbonization roadmap.
• Surya had been one of the core members for building the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for ESG/Sustainability Assurance & had delivered many Upskilling Sessions to train the resources.

Jul 2021 – Sep 2021 · 2 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Apr 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India

• I am one of the founding members of NinthSem.
• NinthSem is India's first and only skill based e-learning platform which provides training and guidance to engineering students and aspirants of the Core and Non-IT industries.

Apr 2020 – Jun 2020 · 2 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · Hybrid

• Worked on ‘Renewable Energy 100(RE100)’ with the global team in areas like ‘Bilateral Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement(PPA)’, ‘Sector wise power and fuel consumption pattern of BSE S&P200 companies’
• Completed project on ‘Electricity Scenario of Odisha’ which includes 10 years power supply position with generation, transmission and distribution data
• Completed project on ‘Renewable Energy Stand Point of Odisha’ with data inputs from OREDA(Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency
• Worked on ‘Science Based Target Initiative(SBTi)’ in stress areas like SBTi setting methods, Target development process,Building internal support, Validation process & Tracking of performance progress
• Completed project on ‘CDP Disclosure 2020 for JSW Steel Ltd.’ in the area of Environmental Disclosure System
• Completed KDP (Knowledge Development Programme) on Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Carbon Market, Decarbonization, Energy, Water, Sustainable Supply Chain, Product Responsibility, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Green House Gas(GHG) accounting, Materiality Assessment etc

Nov 2019 – Mar 2020 · 4 mos · Bhubaneswar · On-site

• Surya had been one of the core members of Sustainability Management Career Advisory Services (SM CAS) of Xavier School of Sustainability (XSoS), XIM University.
• He was responsible for managing the placement process (Job/Intership/Live Project) of the MBA- Sustainability Management students. He had worked with the school's administration, placement cell and other stakeholders to ensure that students have access to a range of job opportunities in ESG & Sustainability domains and that employers are able to recruit the best candidates for their organizations.
• Over the span of service, Surya had taken up the following roles & responsibilities:
• Developing relationships with employers:
• Surya had built relationships with many leadership team members like Chief Sustainability Officers (CSO), Partners, Associate Partners, Directors, Recruiters from Talent team from a variety of companies in order to create a diverse range of job opportunities for students.
• Organizing events:
• Surya had actively contributed in organizing the events, such as leadership talks, job fairs, networking events to help students meet with potential employers.
• Screening candidates:
• He had managed the screening of candidates to ensure that they meet the requirements of the job and the employer.
• Providing career advice & arranging the upskilling session:
• He along with the team of SM CAS had provided students with career advice, including resume and cover letter reviews, interview preparation, networking tips, training sessions to upskill the students in the areas of ESG & Sustainability
• Data analysis & placement record improvement:
• Along with the SM CAS team, Surya had analysed data on job placement rates, student feedback, and employer satisfaction to continually improve the placement process.
• Digital Marketing:
• Surya had carried out many digital marketing campaigns to promote the profile of MBA-Sustainability Management & branding of the B-School across various digital mediums

Nov 2019 – Dec 2019 · 1 mo · Sindri, Jharkhand, India · On-site

• 1- Prepared the Social Auditing Report for CSR activities of ACC Trust for its three plant locations : Chaibasa, Damodhar and Sindri
• 2- Proposed a sustainable business plan to Self Help Groups on “RO Water selling” in Jharkhand as CSR initiative of ACC Trust
• 3- Prepared a business model for Organic farming & market penetration for community kitchen garden in West Bengal
• 4- Worked in mining and managing the data about news of various activities in these three locations, achievements and relevant important developments with our key stakeholders through a quarterly newsletter update known as "Together for Communities"
• 5- Survey & Focus Group Discussions with the beneficiaries on the thematic areas of Gender Equality, Quality Education, Quality Health, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
• 6- Worked on Waste Heat Recovery System (WHR) of ACC Ltd, Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) which is programme of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Aug 2015 – Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Torangallu,Karnataka · On-site

• Worked in Environment & Roll shop department at JSW Steel CRM2, Toranagallu, Bellary, Karnataka site. 18 MT steel manufacturing capacity with improved implementation of Industry 4.0 & Sustainable Supply Chain.
• Roles and Responsibilities:
• Worked in identifying sustainability risks and appropriate mitigation measures and highlighting any opportunities to increase the sustainability credentials
• Responsible PoC to collect and collate qualitative and quantitative data through site assessments, environmental monitoring & third party reports to help communicate and support the sustainable engineering & innovations
• Worked in building evaluation process for the environmental impact of the project, hazard or commercial operation
• Created periodic plans for present findings, costings, health and safety and recommendations on the containment, clean-up process, remediation, recycling and waste disposal, in order to fix environmental issues
• Drive projects by collecting Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) data, develop Life cycle Assessment (LCA) models and make reports with key interpretations
• Analyze environmental hotspots in the processes and report
• Roll Shop Operation & Maintenance
• Lead an 80 manpower team & strengthen the team building up through quality training on Corporate Sustainability & Roll-shop maintenance
• Actively involved in Rolls Profile Grinding, Texturing, Assembly of Roll Chokes housings
• Managed emissions from suppliers by active implementation of Sustainable Supply Chain Policy, Disclosure Policy, Decarbonization policy etc. with organizational systems
• Managing Shop Floor activities and reduce the production/machining waste & emissions
• Implementation checking & monitoring the SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) of various activities pertaining to reduction of Scope-1 & Scope-2 emissions

Jun 2013 – Jul 2013 · 1 mo · JAJPUR,ODISHA,INDIA

• Studied & Completed Project on "Cross Department Engineering Functions".