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Chartered Accountant (1st Attempt) with over 11 years of experience in Indirect Taxes with Big 4 consulting firms in India and Oman. Skilled in consulting, advisory, leading projects, managing teams, providing trainings, and expertise in Indirect tax laws & MS office.

More than 10 years' Audit, Assurance and Business Advisory experience (including 8 years of post qualification experience) with Deloitte and Yousuf Adil, of Manufacturing, Construction, Energy, Hospitality and Financial Sector entities. Throughout my career I have been facilitating and advising clients in financial reporting, establishing controls and improving their business performance. Specialties: Audit and assurance and accompanied by: o IFRS with over 8 years of practical working exposure. o Good knowledge of Internal Audit Framework. o Good knowledge of Auditing Standards. o Credit review and impairment testing. o Budgeting and Cash flow projections. o Staff training experice on various topics including accounting and auditing standards, local regulations and work management. All this experience have enabled me to develop skills as required for the development and progress of organizations, in particular; - application of knowledge to work - team work - managing and guiding subordinates - meeting deadlines - communicating effectively and - ability to withstand & resolve complex scenarios.

Sivasankar is a an experienced and qualified Civil engineer, Masters in Structural Engineering. Sivasankar holds MBA in Project Management, LLM in Law and Arbitration and has professional membership with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Project Management Professional (PMP). Sivasankar has over 18 years of professional experience on large scale projects including hospitality and leisure, commercial buildings, oil & gas, refineries, petrochemical plants, commercial buildings, and power plant projects. Sivasankar is frequently appointed to advise the clients on preparation of claims in relation to delay, disruption and acceleration claims. Sivasankar has assisted delay experts in the preparation of delay expert witness report in international arbitration proceedings. Sivasankar also assisted the lawyers in preparation of statement of claim and statement of defence. Sivasankar is specialised in forensic delay analysis and programming services to contractors and developers on various complex construction projects ascertaining the facts of delay and demonstrating cause and effect in relation to the preparation and/or defense of extension of time claims using a variety of delay analysis methods. As a forensic delay analyst, Sivasankar's experience includes the following sectors: Oil & Gas Aviation Roads and Bridges Infrastructures Commercial and multi-storey buildings Desalination plant Water treatment plant Petrochemical plant

With an extensive background in leading enterprise risk, business continuity, and internal audit engagements, my role as Associate Director at KPMG Lower Gulf involves steering our clients in Oman through complex governance and risk landscapes. The core competencies honed over my tenure include advanced business analysis and a robust approach to enterprise risk management, underscored by a strong foundation in customer relationship management (CRM) and analytical skills. Our team's dedication to delivering tailored governance solutions has cemented our reputation across varied sectors, from financial services, telecom to oil and gas. Leveraging data analytics and business transformation strategies, my contributions have been pivotal in driving operational efficiencies and fostering resilient business frameworks that adapt to the dynamic demands of the Middle East market.

Experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. Skilled in Negotiation, AutoCAD, Operations Management, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Strong professional with a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) focused in Electronics and Telecommunication from College.

I am a Façade Engineer specialised in Building Physics and have been the Project Manager on a wide range of international projects. I have a multidisciplinary background in the building and research sectors, having worked for a few years at the beginning of my professional career as structural engineer, CDM (health and safety) coordinator and building services engineer. Over the last few years I focused on the façade design, looking at the envelope performance and integration with the building services strategies. I have extensive experience in assessing the analytical performance of standard and advanced façade solutions. Specialties: Facade engineering, building physics, integrated design, shading systems, building performance simulation, high performance building solutions.

Highlights: • A Strategy, Maritime and ICT Consultant, a Maritime Trainer and Naval Communications/ Operations Specialist, having expertise in curriculum designing, courseware preparation, tactical and strategic analysis, planning, decision-making and execution • Advised Ministry of Defence, Central & State Governments of India and African Union on Defence and ICT initiatives/ projects for ~2.5 years • Earlier, ~14 years’ progressive leadership experience in Indian Navy as a sea-going officer; served onboard warships and shore establishments • Led complex assignments involving diverse teams and challenges • Experience in international projects across cultures Areas of Expertise: • Management Consulting • Leadership and People Management Skills • Imparting Maritime/ Naval Training and Simulation • University-level Curriculum Designing and Courseware Preparation • Communications: Terrestrial, Satellite and Radio • Strategy and Analytical decision making • Operations and Project Management • General Management • Due Diligence and Negotiation Skills • Crisis Management, Disaster Relief and Non-Combat Evacuation In the last about five years, I’ve been in a strategy and maritime/ defence consulting cum educator-trainer role for Tamkeen and Dahra group of companies, operating in education, space, tourism, sports and defence consulting sectors based in Oman and Qatar. I’ve been doing strategy consultancy in education, tourism and sports sectors in Oman and training and simulation services to Defence/ Navy in Qatar. Formerly, as Associate Director in the Government Transformation Consulting Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in India: • Advised Central and State Governments of India and African Union on key Defence, ICT and e-Governance initiatives/ projects • Managed account, stakeholders, part of Partner’s P&L, project economics, risk compliances, conducting recruitment for Practice etc. Formerly, as Officer of Corps of Executive Leadership, Indian Navy: Served with distinction in the Combat branch in various significant operational and administrative appointments in people management role at the mid-senior-leadership level. Further details of my professional experience are captured in individual sections below.

A motivational and result oriented leader who drives a culture of excellence through motivation, empowerment and results in the organization. A leader who walks the talk with several personal examples. Focus on Innovation, & continuous improvement initiatives, versatile and solutions-driven professional with strong leadership skills, focused towards strategic planning having inclination towards Project Management and Process Excellence. Having experience of managing a large end to end Pharma multiple Programs with an excellent track record of delivering projects on time, within budget and high standards of quality ,consistently . Extensive experience leading a variety of areas within clinical research organizations in a matrixed, geographically dispersed environment and global on-site Teams from Europe, India, Asia and the United States. Overall experience in managing large ‘Operations’, sophisticated and savvy in Project & Program Management, Quality Management, Process Excellence through Six Sigma and Lean Sigma, Clinical Operations and Clinical Data Management. Have experience of working in diversified method like CROs and BPO way of Clinical data management. Has 20+ years experience in the field of Clinical Data Management. - responsible for running operations for multiple projects in the area of Clinical Data Management. Has experience in managing teams from Pharmacovigilance & Biostats and Programming for a short duration.  -responsibilities include recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counselling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results;  - Responsible in implementing TQM framework in the project  - Providing support to the Robotics and Automation initiatives in the organization in the area of Clinical Data Management and Pharmacovigilance.