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Author with Corporate Strategy, Operations experience in Education

About

Author of the Aarya Sarkar series and two short story collections. Distinctive academics with a rich experience in strategy development, project management, leading and building teams, driving business reviews, developing annual operating plans, budgeting and ensuring cost and resource optimization, client relationship management, financial modelling and working with teams and business heads across all the business units. Experience of working with teams across business units, functions and borders. Passionate about education and improving the quality of teaching and learning at home and at schools. Love to write and read.

Location

Bengaluru

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Work experience

Author at Self-Employed, Aug 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo, Aarya Sarkar series - Thriller, mystery novels with a strong female detective as the protagonist. The Spiral of Deception (book 1) The Crimson Party (Book 2) Murder in Goa (Book 3) Short Story Collections: 'The Tales Next Door' - a collection of 10 power-packed short stories dealing with love, friendship, loneliness, crime. HUES: Shades of Love - a collection of 8 poignant stories of various shades of love. 'Mama's Fairy', a short story published in Tint Journal in the Spring '21 issue. 'Return of the Prodigal Son', a short story published in the Running Wild Anthology of Stories Vol 5. 51 blog posts on The Intelligent Parent (www.intelligentparent.com), which is a blog for young parents to raise future-ready children. Two opinion pieces on education were published in the Indian Observer Post. For more details of my work, visit www.ranjanajoshi.com

Vice President - Growth & Strategy at Vidyashilp Academy, Aug 2018 - Jul 2019 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Leading the operations and non academic functions of 5 schools (Vidyashilp and Vidyasagar schools) including Communications and Marketing, HR, IT and Finance teams. Also leading the expansion efforts in the organization and the Vidyashilp Community Trust initiatives.

Consultant at Educomp Solutions Ltd, May 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Manager Business Analysis at Educomp Solutions Ltd, May 2011 - Jun 2014 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, New Business: Strategy and Planning  Developed the financial models and business plans for market entry into Africa and Middle East  Helped in setting up a subsidiary in UAE for managing the international operations  Developed the pricing and product strategy for the products in the target regions Business Strategy, Tracking and Process  Analysing and tracking performance (operational and financial) of all business units on a monthly basis with respect to the budget  Tracking key initiatives and issues in the business  Profitability analysis of various projects in the government business  Developing annual operating plans, budgets and 3 year strategic plans for the international division in close association with the business heads

Manager at Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), Apr 2010 - Feb 2011 · 11 mos, Project Management: Leading the development of a Pharmaceutical (Traditional Systems) Manufacturing Cluster in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh where IDFC is the Project Management Consultant. Strategy: Involved in conceptualization, detailing and conducting feasibility analysis of projects approved by the Deptt of AYUSH, GoI to be implemented as pilots across the country across various functional areas such as raw material, production, healthcare delivery, R&D and education. Financial Analysis: Responsible for financial feasibility analysis of some of the projects to be implemented on pilot basis.

Specialist at Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), Jul 2009 - Mar 2010 · 9 mos, Healthcare Sector: Involved in developing a Comprehensive Repositioning Strategy for the AYUSH sector. Proposed changes in policy, schemes and implementation mechanism for repositioning the sector. Identified various projects to be implemented, 7 of which have been approved by the GoI. Financial Analysis: Involved in the financial modelling and analysis of road sector projects in annuity mode.

Analyst at Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), Jun 2008 - Jul 2009 · 1 yr 2 mos, Debt investment analysis for 2 projects (239 Kms, NHAI BOT based and 40 Kms, NHAI annuity based) road projects including financial modelling and risk analysis.

Education

PGDM, General Management, Indian Institute of Management, Indore

B. Tech, Computer Engg, College Of Technology, G.B.P.U.A&T, Pantnagar