• Handled Government as well as UNESCO & UNDP projects to their successful Completion as project coordinator at NIAS. • Successfully commissioned and implemented projects with Govt. funding and venture capital, mainly projects with NSDC, NCVT, DTET, DCE, WBSCSTOBCDFC, KVTSDC, and other Central and State bodies. • Handled projects including round the year classroom programs and pre-placement workshops in more than 20 colleges as the principal faculty. • Trained more than 1200 students from these colleges in the last 7 yrs. • One of the most sought after experts in Employability Enhancement & Soft skills training, my major success lies in jelling with students regardless of their age, sex, language and situations. Undertaken over 100 Market Researches for Indian Readership Survey Council 2011 -2014, Campus Track - B-Schools & Tech Schools, 2014 - 2017 for TCS, Tata Motors, Accenture, HUL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Shell, Intel. ward wise shop census job with map pointing google at Kolkata for, 2019, 7-8 industrial studies throughout India for core consultancy group and business horizons during 2021 - 2026. Presntly working in the domain of Skills Development Initiative of various Central and State Govt viz WB SCSTOBC Development and Finance corporation, Rajasthan Skill Development Corporation, PBSSD, Jharkhand Skills Development Mission and several other. The reason clients choose me is because I DELIVER and refrain from giving excuses or false reassurance.

My charges vary according to the work profile. But depending on the project I charge a Monthly Retainer fee and a Success fee of 20% of the project value minus the retainer amount. Services Offered: • Baseline and Impact Survey • Social Survey • Market Research • Project Management and Project Administration • Skills Development Project Management Typical deal size is between 20L to 2 crores INR We undertake both short term (6 to 12 months) and mid-term (12 months+) projects. Notable Past Engagements:

1. Name of assignment or Project: Development of Rural Craft & Cultural Hubs Year: 2008 - 2011 Location: West Bengal Client: UNESCO Main project features: Restoring the dignity of, and providing decent income opportunities for Handicraft Artisans through their ancestral traditional knowledge and skills.

2. Name of assignment or Project: Craftsman training Programme Year: 2010 - 11 Location: Odisha Client: State Institute for Development of Arts & Crafts (SIDAC) Main project features: Upgrading the skills of Artisans in Traditional Pattachitra, Terracotta and Applique work of Odisha.

3. Client: West Bengal Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development and Finance Corporation (WBSCSTDFC) Year: 2015-16 Location: West Bengal Main project features: Upgrading the skills of Artisans in Traditional Kantha Stitch, Zari and Zardousi, traditional Embroidery of Bengal.

4. Name of assignment or Project: Deen Dayal Upadhyay National Urban Livelihood Mission Year: 2017 - 18 Location: Jharkhand Client: UDHD Jharkhand, Jharkhand Municipal Corporation Main project features: Upgrading the skills of Artisans in Traditional Embroidery, Zari and Zardousi, traditional Madhubani Printing and Embroidery of Jharkhand.

5. Name of assignment or Project: Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD) Year: 2018 - 19 Location: West Bengal Client: Ministry of Minority Affairs Main project features: Upgrading the skills of Artisans in Traditional Kantha Stitch, Zari and Zardousi, traditional Embroidery of Bengal.

6. Name of assignment or Project: survey on all media, but especially the print medium, conducted by the Indian Readership Survey Council. Year: 2013 - 2014 Location: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand Client: Indian Readership Survey Council

7. Name of assignment or Project: Campus Track - B-Schools & Tech Schools Year: 20014 - 2016 Location: Pan India Client: TCS, Tata Motors, Accenture, HUL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Shell, Intel and many more.

Apart from the above mentioned Projects, we have undertaken the following research studies • Customer Satisfaction Studies (also Trade and Employee satisfaction) for Tata Steel (viz., Tata Steelium, Galvano, JUSCO and Tata Main Hospital), Balasore Alloys , Berger, etc.) • Brand Health Tracking studies for Tata Steel (viz., 4 brands : Tata Shaktee, Steelium, Tata Tiscon and Tata Pipes), Lafarge, Berger Paints, COMFED/ Sudha, Exide, etc.

• A customized Corporate Image study conducted for Pepsico India with special focus on CSR initiative. Objectives: Understand the corporate image of PepsiCo across key segments, analyze its strengths and weaknesses and recommend an action plan for the future. Additionally, also check whether PepsiCo is viewed as a socially responsible entity, contributing to society and the environment in which it operates? • Communication Check Study for Indian Oil Corporation Ltd – Checking awareness levels (also quality of awareness), before and after the launch of the OGCF campaign. Main objective is to check the awareness level of the general public towards oil conservation activities. AC Nielsen has been winning this competitive bid, for the Eastern and the North-eastern region, for four consecutive years • Product Test in Blind Form for Lafarge Concreto and Duraguard cement (conducted amongst masons). Client: Lafarge India Pvt. Ltd Objectives: Mainly to identify the key attributes that, in a mason’s perception, determine the quality of cement? What is the relative ranking of these attributes? AND How does the mason rate different brands (in blind form) against these attributes?