Aditya (Adi) Kakodkar Email & Phone Number

Goa, India

Goa, India

- Manage WWF- India’s Goa office, including all the staff and projects running form the office- Manage WWF-India’s Marine Conservation Programmes projects running on the Central west coast of India- Create new proposal according to the Marine conservation programme strategy and make presentation to donors as required. - Present progress of the ongoing projects to senior management and donors as per the reporting schedule- Lead and participate in field work to conduct… Show more - Manage WWF- India’s Goa office, including all the staff and projects running form the office- Manage WWF-India’s Marine Conservation Programmes projects running on the Central west coast of India- Create new proposal according to the Marine conservation programme strategy and make presentation to donors as required. - Present progress of the ongoing projects to senior management and donors as per the reporting schedule- Lead and participate in field work to conduct statistical data collection surveys as well as scientific biodiversity and marine litter underwater surveys as per the objectives of the projects.- Popularize WWF-India’s role in marine biodiversity conservation by participating in national and international forums as required.Achievements: - Drafted project proposal to mitigate plastic waste generated by the tourism industry in coastal water of central west coast of India, which successfully achieved a funding equivalent to upwards of USD 100k/year for 3 years.- Managed baseline data survey in 30 villages of South Goa to ascertain the feasibility of a plastic material recovery facility. A project funded by Apple Computers India.- Conceptualized the use of a plastic reporter app to enable citizens to upload information on beach plastics and other litter on the Indian coastline. Show less

Panaji, Goa, India

Goa, India

Ostend, Flemish Region, Belgium

- Managed, monitored and reported project deliverables to the core project management team and stakeholders.- Worked in various multicultural and geographically diverse teams with team members from almost every part of the globe.- Supervised and mentored Junior staff, interns and project students.- Communicated with external consultants/contractors, obtain quotations and participated in the selection process, assigned work to the selected party and approved… Show more - Managed, monitored and reported project deliverables to the core project management team and stakeholders.- Worked in various multicultural and geographically diverse teams with team members from almost every part of the globe.- Supervised and mentored Junior staff, interns and project students.- Communicated with external consultants/contractors, obtain quotations and participated in the selection process, assigned work to the selected party and approved deliverables.- Drafted Project plans and meeting reports as per the reporting formats of UNESCO.- Hands on experience in managing Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) and training trainers to use the system.Achievements:- Designed and coordinated the redesign of IOC/UNESCO’s people, event and document management system with more than 10,000 active users- Setup server monitoring system at the UNESCO/IOC Project office for IODE to reduce risk of system down time and provide better experience to the end users.- Redesigned OceanTeacher Global Academy’s learning management system and upgraded it to use latest internet and security protocols. Show less

Goa, India

Managed data for Indian node of the Ocean Biogeographic Information system (IndOBIS).• Developed a database application which allowed easy management and discovery of marine biodiversity of India. http://www.biosearch.in • Managed biodiversity data entry team which included 5 project assistants.Achievements:- Managed data for the Indian node of the Ocean Biogeographic Information Systems (Ind-OBIS)- Designed and developed biosearch.in – A database of Indian marine… Show more Managed data for Indian node of the Ocean Biogeographic Information system (IndOBIS).• Developed a database application which allowed easy management and discovery of marine biodiversity of India. http://www.biosearch.in • Managed biodiversity data entry team which included 5 project assistants.Achievements:- Managed data for the Indian node of the Ocean Biogeographic Information Systems (Ind-OBIS)- Designed and developed biosearch.in – A database of Indian marine species. Majority of the historic data was obtained from literature research. Show less

Master'S Degree, Environmental Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Zoology/Animal Biology