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SANTOSH THAKUR
+91 97692 68713|santosh.thakur@outlook.com

KEY BUSINESS SKILLS

Business Processes| Operations| Green Design | Planning| Project Management| Client Interaction|
Budgeting| Risk Management | Change Management| Communication| Business Strategy | Market
Research| Design Research

EDUCATION

MBA ( Welingkar’s) Year 2014

IGBC LEED AP Year 2014

National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR) Year: 2011-13

Post Graduate In Project Management
Dr.D.Y.Patil College Of Architecture (Mumbai) Year: 2004-08
Bachelor of Architecture

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Worked on international projects

• Article in Midday news paper -"Spruce up your home on a smart budget..!"
• Attended National Meeting on Sustainable Deign, NIIT Hamirpur
• Elected as Event Manager & Tour Manager for college 2007
• Worked on LIK competition in college for NASA ,2006

POSITIONS AND ROLE

Colliers International (CI) Senior Project Manager– April15-Till Date

Key Responsibilities are: -

Design Management BOQ analysis Client Engagement Presentations\ Making new strategies for Design Build
Vertical
• Preparation of BOQ, Vendor Selection
• Prepared and presented budgets to draw comparison between actual and targeted profits
• Extensively involved in negotiations with Clients/Vendors for developing Service Line Agreements
• Analyzed and presented status reports and associated risks to the steering committee

Megas Architectural Services Pvt.Ltd.

Associate Director –Bussines Devlopement , Process Management , Business Strategy Jan13-till Date
• Creating a completely new business strategy from scratch
• A complete redesign of a business to match a new strategy
• Increasing the efficiency of a business unit completely to a new level
• Improving the quality of office system from mediocre to well above industry standards
CB Richard Ellis (CBRE)
Assistant Manager–Project Management, Strategy and LEED Documentation May 12-Jan 2013
• Preparation of BOQ ,Coordinating with the Architect ,
• Preparation of timeline , project management ,cost management , quality management ,
project handover report ,close out report
• Coordination with LEED team for site Documentation

Colliers International (CI)

Assistant Manager–Project Management, Vendor Selection and Procurement Jan 11-April12
• Preparation of BOQ, Vendor Selection
• Prepared and presented budgets to draw comparison between actual and targeted profits
• Extensively involved in negotiations with Clients/Vendors for developing Service Line Agreements
• Analyzed and presented status reports and associated risks to the steering committee

Pheroze Kudianwala and Associates (PKC)

Junior Architect –Design Development Presentation, Architectural Design Nov 08-Nov 10
• Working Drawing & Architectural Design
• Presentation for Design
• Client interaction and Management

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Study of economic feasibility of green buildings in Indian scenario | NICMAR, 2013

INTERNSHIPS AND TRAINING

Thought Projection | Thane April 08-Aug 08

• Prepared the design for the commercial office
• Assisting Principal Architect in Interaction with clients and Vendors

Sanjay Chaurasi & Associates | Navimumbai Aug 07-Sep 07

• Worked on presentation for upcoming projects
• Making area calculation and quantity sheet for interior projects

KEY ACADEMIC PROJECTS AND SEMINARS

Study of economic feasibility of green buildings in Indian scenario, NICMAR Dec 13-Jan 14
Analysis of green aspect in construction industry along with its benefits and feasibility
• This study of the economic feasibility of green buildings limited to Cost factor of construction and its
benefits
• Understanding the life cycle of the project & principal of green design in relation to construction
methodology
• Results showing the difference between Conventional and LEED Building in terms of returns (financially &
Occupant’s output)
Attended National Meeting on Sustainable Deign, NIIT Hamirpur Feb 10
Conference on sustainable design to tackle the most known danger for future i.e. global warming, and climatic
changes due to heavy pollution
• Lecture series given by the top Architect across the country discussing about the factors involved in
Environmental changes
• Group discussion and workshop on Passive design solution and upcoming technology to tackle the issue
• Visiting the sites in the local area to understand the local Architecture and their design element to enhance
the indoor and outdoor environment with a minimalist approach.

Blog on Green Design and Environment

Created a blog to share the knowledge and experience with the community
• Tried to touch the areas which need our attention as professional
• Documenting the methods to cut down the expenses for renovation
• Principle’s on Sustainable design

COMPUTER AND PERSONAL SKILLS

• Computer Proficiency: AUTOCAD, MS Excel, MS Word, MS ppt.

• Development of Project Matrix
• Client Management
• Vendor Management
Value engineering to achieve functionality, safety, speed of execution and quality at lower costs by
evaluation of different options