Rohit Punia linkedin.com/in/rohitpunia07
■ Career history: Divisional Signal and Telecom Engineer (DSTE), Indian Railways, India Management Trainee (Technical), Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), India Assistant System Engineer, Tata Consultancy Services, India
■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK
MA, Sociology, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, India
■ Nationality: Indian
■ Languages: Hindi (native) English (fluent)
Punjabi (fluent)
■ Career achievements: Led a team of 36 people to plan and execute railway infrastructure projects, valued at 4.3 billion Indian rupees, across three states. Commissioned 30 stations (including projects directly monitored by PMO, India) in five years, with advanced railway signalling technologies. Resulted in substantial enhancement in train traffic capacity (around 70%), punctuality and operational safety. Devised unique and innovative strategies, tailored to the specific needs of different sensitive areas by understanding the social dynamics, prevailing Naxalite civil-unrest and cultural diversity. Negotiated with and included local people in project executions which led to completion of long overdue projects in record time. Won the prestigious ‘Zonal Railway Award.’ Supervised procurement, inventory, and supply-chain of the signalling warehouse, handling materials worth around 500 million Indian rupees annually. Initiated new practices associated with scrap handling, inspections and delivery of material. This generated revenue of 15 million Indian rupees from scrap disposal, saved logistics costs, reduced wastage and improved supply chain.
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