Girish Awachat

Senior Corporate Real Estate and Infrastructure Services Professional

Pune, Maharashtra - Email me on Indeed: indeed.com/r/Girish-Awachat/279d9f9d75f00fc5 Seeking leadership assignments for Corporate Services and Operations Management functions

WORK EXPERIENCE

AVP & Functional Head- Corporate Real Estate and Infrastructure services
Principal Financial Group - Pune, Maharashtra - April 2006 to Present PGS is an Captive unit and subsidiary organization of Principal Financial Group, NYSE listed USD 8 Billion Insurance Company based out of Des Moines, IOWA, USA (www.principal.com) PGS provides back office support for Technology (IT) and Business functions of Principal Financial Group AVP & Functional Head -Infrastructure Services, Facilities and Business Continuity Key Deliverables Part of the Start-up Executive Management team instrumental in setting of the Indian operations since inception - Managed to complete the Office fit out ~ 75, 000 sqft in record span of 100 days involved Architecture Design, Project planning, Vendor Management, execution and stabilizing the facility operations - Timely completion of necessary Government approvals / documentation related to Software Technology Parks (STPI), Imports, Customs & Excise, Labor laws, State Electricity Board, Octroi and other local bodies. - Worked in close coordination with the Global Corporate and Information Security teams to set up the necessary physical and logical infrastructure in place along with necessary processes/procedures to ensure adequate controls. - Involved in formulation of organization vide Policy, processes and procedures leading to seamless on boarding of India staff and transition from a project to business as usual phase in short span Collaborating with Business Unit Heads and US counterparts to deliver the requisite business needs such as Hardware, Software, security requirements, etc and provide administrative support such as Cafeteria, Employee transportation services. Responsible for development and management of Business Continuity Program for Principal India operations - Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) on an annual basis - Identification of critical Business processes to determine the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) - Preparation of the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) - Finalization of the Work Area Recovery (WAR) solution as a viable business continuity option - Caters to 30% critical Staff and multi-location strategy (Hyderabad and Navi Mumbai) based on the Geographical and local city risk profile. - Conducting Recovery exercises / drills to check for Emergency preparedness Active involvement in building the Process Excellence domain within the organization - Successfully completed a Six Sigma Green Belt project - Championed two LEAN projects - Effective use of process excellence tools such as BPMS. FMEA within the business function Monitor key compliance requirements on an ongoing basis and reporting of inadequacy and non-compliance issues

 Involved in 5 Quarter rolling Forecasting and annual budgeting exercise. Worked with the Global Corporate Services team on the Expense Reduction program Member of the Global Strategic Sourcing Cell Handled the IT Infrastructure Management function (Helpdesk Services and Security Administration) for a short span Created a Vendor Management office:: Hybrid Outsourcing Model for IT & ITES Services Highlights Managing a team of 10 resources direct reportees Initiated Cost optimization efforts at a organization level Statistical Highlights - Managed the India Fit-out project with Capital investment of USD 20 Million - Achieved savings ~ USD 200, 000 through negotiations and alternate vendor development for BCM solution Developed Internal Training programs as a part of the Organization Leadership Development initiative - Breakthrough to Success. - Business Negotiation skills. Topped the Internal Partner Satisfaction Survey for two consecutive years. Mentoring 4 protg to support organization philosophy of creating leadership bench. Presented a Paper on "How to generate and manage Innovative thinking to drive down costs and improve efficiency of support services" at the Corporate Real Estate and FM Conference in Pune on Jan 21 '2009

Team Leader - Corporate Services

Cognizant Technology Solutions P Ltd - Pune, Maharashtra - August 2005 to March 2006 Aug '05 to Mar '06 Leading Software MNC organization providing IT solutions to Fortune 100 companies globally (www.cognizant.com) Team Leader - Corporate Services Key Deliverables Managing the Pune Facility operations (2500+ workstations) handling a team of 6 associates: - Corporate Travel Services includes Visa, Air travel, relocation and Expatriate services, Guest house management, etc - Workplace management: Maintain the utilization of workstations at optimum levels - Supervise outsourced facility Management Company: Preventive Maintenance of Critical electromechanical devices Worked in close conjunction with Finance and Corporate Real Estate teams to manage the unprecedented ramp plans to create additional 2000+ workstations. Functioning as the overall in-charge for procurement and asset Management activity for Pune center. Part of the internal security team overseeing the physical and logical security aspects of the Development blocks Highlights Played a major role in streamlining of the Administrative function for the Pune center Incorporated Process and system discipline for various contractual and outsourced services Procurement process was finalized and implemented for all operational expense outflows. Manage relationship and Liaison with Government and Semi-Government agencies

Manager-Operations & Commercial

Zensar Technologies Ltd - Pune, Maharashtra - August 2001 to July 2005

Manager-Operations & Commercial Key Deliverables Infrastructure set up and expansion within Pune region - Set up Customer Offshore Development Center (ODC) as per International standards and Customer specifications - State of Art Development Block in MIDC Kharadi: 1.75 Lac sqft constructions in record span of 14 months - Deployment of high end technology devices (IT and Non-IT environment) - Approvals and permissions involving Government agencies such as MIDC, Electricity Board, Customs. Etc Managed the Commercial function at a Corporate level - Team of 4 associates - Responsible for organization vide capital and expenses outflow - Supplier Management across the enterprise - Conceptualize and implementation of Oracle Financials 11i - PO Module - IT Asset Management - Software licensing: Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft Corporation Providing: - Support to Business Development teams for working on Business proposal / RFP - Assist the Human Resources and Training teams in identifying the appropriate agencies at right price levels - Assistance to project teams in acquiring unique services such as Translation, Upgrades, etc - Market intelligence on key, critical and high value IT products and solutions for Business Development inputs Highlights Successful in keeping pace with the changing business demands and exponential growth during the tenure "Best Performance Award" for Year 2004 Played a pivotal role in the SEI CMM Level 5 certification Audit for Support services function Played a role of a Transition manager for handing over of premises to Administration teams from a Project mode Proved to be a perfect decision maker and crisis manager

Sr.Officer - Corporate Services

Geometric Software Solutions Ltd - Mumbai, Maharashtra - April 2000 to July 2001 A Godrej limited company in business of providing CAD/3D/PLM services to global clients (www.geometricglobal.com) Sr.Officer - Corporate Services Key Deliverables Independently handled the 100% EOU set up at MIDC Hinjewadi housing 500 workstations Instrumental in setting up the Commercial and Sourcing function within the company Involved in selection of high end computing devices on UNIX platform (SUN, IBM) and routing devices (CISCO) Initiating & implementing various cost saving techniques as well as solutions for the Offshore customer centers Highlights Worked with the Pre-sales team on Customer proposals Successful in: - Completion of the Infrastructure set up in timely and cost effective manner - Created a interface between the Corporate Finance (Mumbai) and Business teams for operational stuff

Executive -Materials
IDEA Cellular Ltd - Maharashtra, IN - January 1997 to March 2000

Executive -Materials Key Deliverables Part of the start up team instrumental for set up of Cellular GSM Infrastructure within state of Maharashtra and Goa Manage the Supply chain and procurement activity in creation of GSM network Interaction with International Telecom vendors such as Ericsson, NOKIA for finalization of products/services Involved along with the Corporate Marketing and Communication teams for launch of Prepaid services for entire region

EDUCATION

B.Sc
Fergusson College, Pune University - Pune, Maharashtra 1995

Management Education
Indian Institute of Management - Kolkata, West Bengal

Business Administration
Institute of Management Education - Pune, Maharashtra

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Business Continuity Certified Expert (BCCE) by BCMI, Singapore Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) from Institute of Supply Management (ISM), US Capstone Business Simulation Workshop at IIM, Ahmedabad - MDP