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title: "Praveen BV - City CEO in Chennai | Tal"
description: "Meet Praveen BV, Senior Fleet & Operations Manager | EV & Mobility | Fleet Strategy | Cost Optimization | Bus & Transport Operations | Business Development | 25+ Years Experience based in Chennai. AI stack includes claude code and ChatGPT."
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# Praveen BV on Tal

## Headline

Senior Fleet & Operations Manager \| EV & Mobility \| Fleet Strategy \| Cost Optimization \| Bus & Transport Operations \| Business Development \| 25\+ Years Experience

## About

I am a Fleet & Operations professional with 25\+ years of experience across transport, mobility, travel and FMCG retail logistics, with a strong focus on fleet efficiency, cost optimization, business growth and emerging electric mobility\. Over the course of my career, I have managed large fleets, pan\-India operations, city mobility businesses and bus sales\. My experience includes fleet utilization, route planning, vendor and contract negotiations, 3PL deployment, P&L and budget control, driver training, safety compliance and customer experience\. I have managed a 100\-vehicle distribution fleet, directed pan\-India fleet operations, supported EV vehicle induction, reduced fleet costs through vendor and maintenance optimization, expanded a city fleet from 45 to 390 active cars, and drove 350\+ bus sales in two years\. I am particularly interested in opportunities across electric buses, commercial EVs, fleet leasing, employee transportation, school transport, public/private mobility, fleet operations and sustainable mobility solutions\. Core strengths: Fleet Management \| EV Transition \| Mobility Operations \| Cost Optimization \| Vendor Management \| Route Planning \| Business Development \| Sales \| P&L \| Team Leadership \| Safety & Compliance

## Location

Chennai

## AI stack

claude code

ChatGPT

## Work experience

City CEO at Yolo Bus India, Nov 2019 \- Oct 2021 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Intercity Route Planning Vendor Onboarding B2B agents onboarding fleet management driver recruitment

City Manager at Ola \(ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd\), Mar 2015 \- Mar 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo, Greater Visakhapatnam Area

Operations Manager at SRM TRANSPORTS INDIA PVT LTD, Jan 2011 \- Feb 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos, Greater Chennai Area, • Started Andhra Pradesh Intercity Bus services from Chennai\. • Effectively done the routing, promotion and taking care of the entire Operations\. • Appointed branches for the entire region

Business Development Manager at Parveen Holidays Pvt Ltd\.,, Jan 2010 \- Jan 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo, Greater Chennai Area, • Handling Inbound tours\. • Car and Coach Rentals\. • Designing Itinerary for Inbound tours for European clients\.

Manager Sales at JCBL LTD, Nov 2008 \- Jan 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bangalore

## Education

DIPLOMA IN AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY, Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, Jindal public school

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