CURRICULUM VITAE - K.V.

SUBRAMANIAN

1. Brief Profile

Dr. K.V.Subramanian, is a graduate engineer and doctorate (Fellow) in Management from the
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore). His dissertation was on comparative analysis of
organisations for the promotion of decentralised forms of Renewable Energy to Rural areas. The
organisations and processes covered for this dissertation included Local banking institutions,
service providers from the SME segment for installation of Bio gas plants, promoting
organisations such as the KVIC at the central level and KVIBs at the state levels. He has extensive
exposure / experience in working with small producers in the rural areas in sectors such as Coir,
Silk, Biogas plants. He has experience in Evaluation of sectors funded by International funding
agencies such as the World Bank and the UNICEF. He is a management expert with 30+years of
holistic and diverse experience in management consulting, for the government and the
development sector. He possesses a unique and valuable combination of technical background,
management consulting, and e-governance experience, covering the government, infrastructure
and development sectors. He can seamlessly cut across hierarchical levels as well as functional
areas and work with diverse stakeholders. His co-ordination, communication ability to handle
diversity, think on the feet, and learn from every opportunity are of an exceptional order. He is
flexible to move around contextual hurdles while retaining convincing ability. He has a special
interest in study and evolving strategies for large complex systems adopting unique systems
approaches for problem analysis, consensus building, strategising and evolving solutions and
monitoring their effective implementation.

His consulting experience spans holistic approach, strategy, policy analysis and formulation,
performance analysis and improvement, capacity building, financial analysis, organizational
alignment and process reengineering, utilities (water and power), services marketing and contract
management, governmental systems, e-governance, surveys, monitoring/evaluation, stakeholder
consultation and consensus building. He has excellent oral and written communication as well as
computer skills. His countries of experience are India, Mauritius and Sudan. He is currently a
consultant to a development consulting and management education institution where he was
director till very recently.
 2. Highlights of professional competencies

Sl. No. Sector Functional Area

1 Development –
Government
2 Water / Sanitation– Rural Privatisation, Financial analysis, Impact evaluation,
and Urban
3 Energy - non conventional Promotion / implementation studies for bio energy, potential
4 Energy Conventional -
Power
5 General Management –
Private sector
6 Government
7 Business / product
sectors
8 Post graduate Education
Strategic and Policy oriented studies covering market,
production, industry structure, sector policies for Coir, Silk,
Spices, Urban Development
Implmentation strategy, MIS, Bid Evaluation for PPP models,
Evaluation and Policy
assessment,
Organization structures, sector study, Regulations, Teaching at
PG level in energy management
Market studies, Organisational Diagnostics and revival,
Investment Feasibilities, MIS, End to end tasks in Consulting
services marketing and delivery, Corporate Planning
E Governance strategy, IT Services marketing, Contract
management, Client relationships, Commercials and Interface
between Client and IT Implementation team
Handicrafts, power meters, Electrical industry hardware, Silk,
Coir, Newspaper, auto forgings, Bio energy, IT for Defense,
Engineering Consulting, Electricity power distribution
Top management, in running an institution offering specialized
MBA program in Infrastructure Management, Teaching Energy
Management

3. Family name: Kooveli Madom Veeraraghavan

4. First names: Subramanian
5. Date of birth: 25th August 1953
6. Nationality: Indian
7. Civil status: -
8. Education:

Institution [ Date from - Date to] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Ph.D (Fellow) Management
1981 - 1986
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
Surathkal, under Mysore University,
Karnataka)

9. Language skills - Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic):

Language Reading Speaking Writing

English 1 1 1

10. Membership of professional bodies:

− Institute of Management Consultants of India

11. Other skills: Computer literate, MS-Office, Internet , Application of IT in management

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12. Present position: Consultant – Symbiosis of Technology, Environment and Management and
Director – School of Management for Infrastructure and Development Strategies, Bangalore,
India and team leader as management consultant for WES sector study for the UNDP/OCHA in
Sudan

13. Years of experience: Over 30 years of professional experience in Management and

Engineering Consulting including the doctoral (FPM) phase at Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore, India

14. Key qualifications (Relevant to the assignment):

− Experience in the development, government and private sector in wide ranging areas of
management – strategy, implementation, capacity building, institutional development,
transformation, IT in management, Financial analysis, privatisation, strategy, training…
− Experience in consulting in African countries, E governance
− Doctoral dissertation on comparative analysis of different types of organisations promoting
Decentralised Renewable Energy in India through extensive field survey of users and
participating organisations
− Experience in energy sector covering sector assessment, biomass utilisation survey
− Experience in assessing utilisation of financial incentives for energy conservation, corporate
plan for renewable energy development corporation, training needs analysis for power utilities,
review and design of organisation structure for power generation organisation, other policy
studies
− Experience in working in the government / public sector in the African countries such as
Mauritius and in particular Sudan
− Experience in institution building, organisational transformation, training needs analysis,
negotiations
− Training and experience in application of Systems Methodologies for social sector analysis,
policy studies, water and sanitation sector in the rural and urban settings
− 25 years of experience in Management Consulting for Government, Private sector and
International Funding agencies in the development / infrastructure sector
− Experience in the functional streamlining of complex national organisations such as in Space
Research
− Consulting experience in complex societal systems, in strategic planning, policy analysis,
performance improvement, capacity building, financial analysis, Corporate plans, Marketing
strategies
− Experience in E governance, proposal preparation, bid evaluation, preparation of evaluation
schemes, contractual aspects of consulting projects
− Experience in the sector study in Water and Environmental Sanitation in Sudan
− Experience in the water sector in developing countries covering, privatisation, financing, tariff
determination, operation, MIS, impact studies, feasibilities
− Feasibility studies, appraisals, financial analysis of projects.

15. Experience in countries:

Country Date from - Date to

Sudan 2008
Mauritius 2002
India 1978 -2007

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 16. Professional experience:

Date Location Company Position Description

2005 Bangalore, STEM/MINDS Director/Consu • Team Leader for consultancy assignment on Training of Trainers for the AP Community Based
till India ltant Tank Management Project (APCBTMP) funded by the World Bank
present • As head of the organisation, responsible for consulting business, institution building for
consulting in the development / infrastructure sector, as well as the newly set up Institute of
Infrastructure Management offering a one year PG Diploma and a two year MBA in
Infrastructure Management
• Team leader as Management consultant for study on Water and Environment sector in Sudan
sponsored by UNDP/OCHA
• Project Manager for the State Partnership Program in Water Sector for the State of Rajastan in
India, for project jointly implemented by Bceom France and STEM, funded by the European
Commission
• Project Manager for training Program on Implementation of Reforms, for 1000 executives in the
Rural Water and Sanitation sector, for the government of Andhra Pradesh, India, funded by
Unicef
• Study on sensitivity and financial impact of electricity tariff increase on retail supply of potable
water as an independent consultant for the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board,
Bangalore, India

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Date Location Company Position Description
1998- Bangalore, Tata Consultancy Consultant, • Team Leader and Project Manager for study on Seamless integration of Administrative
2005 India Services Group Leader Functions for a Multi-location high Technology government organization in Space Research
• Project Manager for Advisory Services for Setting up a Government Online Centre for the
National Computer Board, Government of Mauritius
• Project Manager for Impact Evaluation study for the WB assisted Karnataka Integrated Rural
Water Supply & Environmental Sanitation Project for the Rural Development & Panchayat Raj
Department, Government of Karnataka
• Project leader for assisting the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to carry
out the private participation in water supply / sewerage projects and assisting the BWSSB in
negotiating with the preferred bidder for award of contract. Was also External Technical
(management) advisor to BWSSB in evaluating investment decisions and Project Consultant for
Financial Feasibility study for two Sewage water tertiary treatment projects for the BWSSB. Also
an invited external technical expert on long term investment strategy of BWSSB
• Project Manager for developing a computerised MIS for project monitoring for the Karnataka
Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, Bangalore, India

1993- Bangalore, Tata Consultancy Associate • Comprehensive Long-Range Plan for Marketing and market development for Coir and Coir
1998 India Services Consultant products in India.
• Organisation Structure Review and Redesign of the Design and Project Management group for
Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited.
• Comprehensive Management Study for Loka Shikshana Trust, Bangalore.
• Organisation Structure and Renewal for Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).
• Project Manager for study on Corporate Plan for Karnataka Renewable Energy Development
Limited
• Development of Perspective and Business Plan for Karnataka State Handicrafts Development
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Date Location Company Position Description
Corporation Limited
• Strategy for Long tern viability of two Environmental Training Institutes at Bangalore and
Chennai set up under Danish Assistance jointly with the respective State Pollution Control
Boards.
• Market Feasibility for Forgings for Elgi Equipment Ltd, Coimbatore.
• Organisation Structure study for Karnataka Housing Board

1989- Bangalore, Tata Consultancy Assistant • Training Needs Analysis and Formulation of Training Programs for technical personnel at all
1993 India Services Consultant levels for the Kerala State Electricity Board.
• Sector Study on Bio-technology Industry for Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation.
• Development of Master Plan for Utilisation of WFP (World Food Programme), a UN
Organisation, funds in the Upper Krishna Project area.
• Master plan and Strategic Options for the Silk Industry as part of the study on “Integrated,
Production and Processing and Marketing of Silk and Silk Products” for the Central Silk Board,
Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
• Demand forecasting and Investment Planning practices in the Power Sector in India.
• Utilisation of various Financing Schemes for promotion of Energy Conservation in Industry.
• Operations and Marketing Audit for Mysore Electrical Industries Limited.

• Evaluation of Commercial viability for investment in manufacture of Electronic Polyphase

Energy Demand Meters for Batliboi and Company Limited.
• Market study for select power electronics products for Premier Polytronics Limited, Coimbatore

1986- Hyderabad, Tata Consultancy Assistant • Perspective Planning for North Eastern Region in India.
1989 India Services Consultant • Bio-Energy Potential survey for Millieum Block, Shillong, Meghalaya and estimation of Bio Mass

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Date Location Company Position Description
Potential and identifying areas for its utilisation.
• Analysis of Electricity Tariff structure for Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a power utility

• Organisation Structure Design for implementation of "New Education Policy" for 'Department of
Education ', Government of India.
• Information System Design for implementation of "Technology Mission on Oil Seeds" - project
for Government of India. The study involved information linkage planning and reporting
systems design within and across a variety of organisations participating in the above project.
• Design of Management Information System for Andhra Pradesh Forest Development
Corporation.
• Information Needs and Information Elements identification for "Monitoring and Evaluation
System" for Urban Community Development Project, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad. Also
involved in preparation of Process Chart for Housing Program under Urban Community
Development Project.
• Organisation Structure for the Thirumala Thirupathi Devastanams

1981- Bangalore Indian Institute of Fellow Undergoing the 5 year integrated fellowship program in Management
1986 management program
student
1981- New Delhi, Indian drugs an Assistant As Assistant Design Engineer, responsibilities included development and design work for Electrical
1981 India Pharmaceuticals Design Installations for New Pharmaceutical units undertaken by IDPL, preparation of specification, tender
Limited (IDPL) engineer evaluation, etc.

1979- Bangalore, Mecon (India) Assistant As Assistant Design Engineer, responsibilities included preparation of Working Drawings for
1981 India Limited Design Electrical Installations, Lighting Systems, Preparation of Specifications, Evaluation of tenders, etc.
engineer
1978- Mumbai, Maharashtra Junior engineer As Junior Engineer (O&M), responsibilities included operation and maintenance of sub-
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Date Location Company Position Description
1979 India State Electricity transmission and distribution lines, Transformer Centres etc.
Board

1977- Chennai, Indian Express Engineer As Junior Engineer, responsibilities included maintenance of Electrical Systems in printing
1978 India (M) Ltd., machinery, sub-stations, etc.
Madras −

17. Other relevant information (e.g. Publications):

Here you can list publications / paper / research reports / seminars / conference contributions (if relevant)

 Adolescence of the Indian Executive published in the publication of ICFAI, a reputed institute offering several MBA programs
 Doctoral dissertation in Management on “Organisational effectiveness in the implementation of Decentralised Renewable Energy
Programme (a top priority programme of the Government of India).
 Participated in several seminars
 Conducted in house training programs on consultancy marketing, consulting practice
 Conducted courses in systems approach to consultancy
 Financial feasibility and risk analysis
 Systems perspective to project management
 Systems approach to consulting

18. Contact

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Address : 402, 2nd main, Canara Bank Colony
Kodigehalli, Bangalore 560097, India
Email : drkv.subramanian@gmail.com
Telefax : +918023647518
Tel : +918065313039
Mobile : 00919845274369