Shekhar Agarwal

CEO

Delhi, India8 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in business process re-engineering and corporate strategy.
Proven track record in financial modeling and bid advisory.
Strong background in tax recovery and compliance.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic consultant with expertise in finance and operations in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Client RelationsFinancing

Other Skills

Strategic ConsultingCMicrosoft OfficeC++JavaSQLMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointMicrosoft WordProgrammingAlgorithmsData StructuresIndian TaxationPublic PolicyGlobal Politics

About

Shekhar is actively engaged in the set up of Air India Training Academy; encompassing the pilot simulator training facilities (ATOs), Ab-initio schools for engineers (BMTO) and mock up drills facilities for Cabin Crew. In past he has worked extensively as a management consultant with experience in Business process re-engineering, Corporate Strategy & Bid Process Management. He has worked with clients primarily from the Mobility and Infrastructure domains, formulating tailored solutions across the business functions. Prior to his MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, Shekhar has worked with both government & corporate sector and he is also an alumnus of IIT Mandi with graduate degree in Computer Science. His interests lie in the field of Finance, Strategy & Public policy. In his free time, he likes to catch up on Novels and Stand up comedies.

Experience

8 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Tata group

2 roles

Sr. Manager - Aviation academy, Air India

Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Consultant, Tata Strategic Management Group

Jun 2022 – Mar 2023 · 9 mos

Client RelationsFinancing

Kpmg india

2 roles

Senior Consultant

Oct 2021 – Jun 2022 · 8 mos

Working as Sr. Consultant in the Strategy & Operations - Business Consulting KPMG
Projects:
Commodity price index development for an e-marketplace of steel & allied products
a) Developed a mechanism for price discovery to be used in ‘Steel Exchange’ with focus on products across the steel value chain
b) Preparation of concept note on the price discovery mechanism - consisting of key findings of:
i) Benchmarking exercise & Identification of appropriate price discovery mechanism
ii) Regulatory review of price discovery mechanism so identified

Client RelationsFinancing

Consultant

Mar 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

Working as Strategy & Operations consultant in the Metals & Mining Sector, IGH Division
Achievements:
'Above and Beyond' award Q1-FY22
PROJECTS:
Bid Advisory Support for Commercial Coal Mining to a leading metals company
Designed the financial bid model for shortlisted coal blocks - to analyze the impact of premiums (bid parameter) on overall project financials
Performed the plant-wise best block analysis for the client and assisted in shortlisting of blocks based on quantitative & qualitative parameters
Developed a regional coal Demand – Supply forecast for developing a view on whether bid-aggressiveness should be for raw material security or cost optimization
Mapped out the competitive landscape regionally, to explore the block wise competition & biddability range
Modeled the National Coal Index (NCI) mirroring the price movement of Coal (as per MoC guidelines) – to forecast the coal price (NCI) trajectory over the next decade

Client RelationsFinancing

Uber

Management Trainee

Apr 2019 – May 2019 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

Achievements
Liaised with respective sales teams & achieved over 50% reduction in metric ‘Average On-Hold days’ during pilot
Primary Research & Benchmarking
Identified 7 key issues in the restaurant on-boarding process through field visits and on-call feedback
Performed competitor benchmarking & identified use of Youtube by competitors as key difference maker
SOP Design & Pilot Execution
Defined a metric to capture seller performance & designed tracker to monitor accounts’ onboarding progress
Designed 14 days pilot across 4 cities (Delhi, Pune, Kolkata & Jaipur) to test efficacy of proposed process changes

Government of india

Inspector of Income Tax

Jun 2016 – May 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Pune Area, India

Achievements
Recovered taxes worth INR 87 crores & 58 crores from current & arrear tax demand respectively
Prepared 155 scrutiny reports & filed 41 appeals before ITAT, High Court & Supreme Court
Assessment
Monitored declarations under Income Declaration Scheme & Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana-2016
Performed assessment & scrutinized Books of Accounts to detect instances of tax evasion
Conducted inquiries/surveys and assisted in the recovery of current & arrear tax demand

Financing

Samsung electronics

Software Engineer

Jul 2013 – May 2014 · 10 mos · Noida Area, India

Systems Core team (Graphics Framework)
Product Development
Developed a prototype for navigation in 3D images as part of a patent feasibility analysis
Implemented solutions for performance gain through interaction with Qualcomm/Broadcom
Performed root cause analysis of bugs & wrote patches for enhancing system performance