Arihant Chindalia Email & Phone Number

My role as Co-Founder of Sustainable Living Lab's India Office primarily involves the following: Strategic Leadership: Guiding the vision, mission, and strategic direction of Sustainable Living Lab, India. Led the establishment and development of the India office, contributing to the expansion of our global presence.Team Development: Recruiting and mentoring a diverse team to drive impact and innovation.Partnership Development: Forming strategic alliances with industry, government, and academic partners to advance sustainability initiatives.Program Design and Implementation: Leading the design and execution of innovative programs and projects to address SDGs, with a strong focus on addressing the digital divide.

SL2 co-designs innovation projects with the 3P (Public, Private & People) sector in Asia. We implement solutions using foresight, technology and community development methods to create a more sustainable future in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.Our current initiatives aim to address issues centered at the intersection of sustainability, technology and community development.

India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Warangal Area, India

Innovation Garage is a 24*7 multidisciplinary student-run maker space in NIT Warangal (India) with the vision of becoming one of the leading creative accelerators in the region. I have been a member of the student team since its inception.As General Manager, I led a team of 40+ students who were responsible for fostering the maker culture on campus. Major initiatives being taken during the year were - 1. Conceptualized and implemented the idea of having in-house tech teams working on diverse tech fields to act as a starter for students to work on creative projects using their tech skills. These teams worked on fields such as ML, UAV, Game development, optimization of bio-chem processes and IoT.2. Helped in successfully pitching to alumni led NGO for allocation of funds to run the space.3. Gave the space a complete makeover to give it a creative feel and improve utility by installing user manuals, safety instructions for proper utilization of newly purchased equipment such as power tools, 3d printer, etc.4. Led new initiatives such as Ideathon (MVP Building challenge), Girls in Innovation (to increase girl participation) amongst others to foster overall student engagement.5. Set up a physical hardware store and a rapid prototyping lab along with updating the inventory management platform (https://igconnect.in) to promote DIY culture on campus.6. Ran awareness campaign to improve student participation in EPICS (Engineering Project in Community Service). Increased it from 4 to 100+ within one year. 7. Created a network of alumni and diverse field specialists for mentorship of students.8. Conducted the first ever ‘MakersWave’ - a platform for students to exhibit their projects and prototypes alongside top makers from outside the university.

Faridabad Area, India

Received hands on experience in learning various qualitative and quantitative testing methodsapplied on anti-coagulant solutions.Ensured final product met USP/IP standards.

Haldia, West Bengal

Undertook complete tour of important units such as FOB, DHDS etc and also understood process cycle for each unit in brief.Training on in-field safety protocols was provided as well.

Saviours is an NGO which works to eradicate blood shortage in the country by arranging blooddonors in emergency situations.The interns work on field to register donors and also formulate strategies to encourage people tosign up as emergency blood donors.

Executive Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering