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Role and ResponsibilitiesActed as a key leader, collaborating closely with senior management teams, driving vision and strategy for diverse projects.Accountable for the successful delivery of multiple projects, ensuring that the projects leveraged specialized skills and expertise across workstreams.Managed multidisciplinary teams, ensuring smooth ideation to execution flow, cultivating an environment conducive to collaboration and high performance.Maintained rigorous financial oversight of projects, aligning them with financial and deliverable milestones.Consistently met project plans and budgets in accordance with contracts, ensuring milestones were achieved and risks mitigated.Key AchievementsSuccessfully managed projects ranging from walking and cycling infrastructures, car parks, streetscape upgrades, to innovative street programs, with combined budgets exceeding $21 million.Fostered cross-agency agreements, achieving alignment with major entities such as Auckland Transport and Auckland Council.Demonstrated financial acumen through effective management of invoicing, reporting, and ensuring funding requirements for projects.

Auckland, New Zealand

Role and ResponsibilitiesPlayed a pivotal leadership and facilitation role, specializing in personal development, anger management, and identity reclamation for young mothers and the wider communityDemonstrated expertise in designing and delivering tailored coaching programs, focusing on the unique challenges and shared experiences of women.Took responsibility for the effective delivery of group coaching sessions and training workshops, ensuring that attendees had the tools to reflect, communicate, and grow.Led intensive training modules like “Reclaiming Myself” and “Irate Women and Anger” focusing on self-awareness, communication techniques, and conflict resolution strategies.Key AchievementsSuccessfully guided participants through processes of self- discovery, helping them understand their beliefs, past patterns, and their influence on current experiences.Empowered attendees to develop new skills and understandings, enabling them to adopt healthier ways of managing anger, interacting in relationships, and navigating everyday challenges.Fostered a supportive and nurturing environment for dialogue, ensuring every participant felt seen, heard, and valued.

Auckland, New Zealand

Mridula's distinctive coaching approach is rooted in the ABC framework, positive psychology, non-violent communication, and time-honored wisdom. Her sessions are immersive, weaving deep dialogues with tools such as reflective exercises, visualizations, meditations, and creative metaphors.Role and Impact:Mridula positions herself as a pivotal guide, closely partnering with clients to shape their visions and strategies for personal growth. She remains committed to the transformative journey of her clients, tapping into her rich expertise to guide them. Within each session, Mridula ensures a seamless flow from introspection to actionable outcomes, nurturing an environment of mutual respect and optimal performance. She also maintains a keen oversight of her clients' progression, aligning their journeys with their goals and milestones.Progress and Outcomes:With Mridula's guidance, clients delve deeper into their own perspectives, understanding the emotions and needs tied to their objectives. This insightful process enables clients to spotlight barriers, dismantle self-imposed constraints, and form habits that align with their goals. The primary objective is always to empower clients to move forward, on their own terms and timeline.Vision and Achievements:Mridula envisions a world where each individual feels unrestrained in their abilities, ventures forth without fear, and is deeply anchored in self-belief and joy. Her aspiration is to contribute to a world radiating elevated compassion.

Role and ResponsibilitiesEntrusted with the project management of several significant educational and utility infrastructure developments.Managed multidisciplinary teams, ensuring that project objectives were consistently met.Oversaw the expectations of a wide array of stakeholders, including designers, architects, school representatives, and Ministry of Education (MoE).Took charge of the end-to-end planning and delivery of projects,from conception through construction.Ensured strict adherence to project controls for timely and budget-aligned deliveries.Expertise in contract management, evaluating variations per NZ 3910 standards.Key AchievementsSuccessfully refurbished seven classroom blocks at Howick Intermediate School, aligning them with Ministry of Education standards, even with challenges like asbestos removal.Delivered a culturally tailored building design and construction for Newton Central School, promoting Maori medium education.Took over the Northern SA RTU project during its commissioning phase, efficiently managing cost controls, scope, and stakeholder relations.Ensured operational constraints were seamlessly integrated into project schedules, and that operational standards were consistently met.Fast-tracked and successfully managed the Rosebank Road Differential Protection Equipment Upgrade, delivering the project under budget and within a tight timeframe.

•Facilitated stakeholder interactions to clarify technical interfaces and requirements both through face to face and verbal communication•Conducted workshops to understand the stakeholder business, operational and user requirements and clarify project scope •Produced both high level and detailed electrical and instrumentation engineering design drawings, functional specifications and process documents on multidisciplinary projects such as geothermal steam fields and pump stations•Worked to New Zealand and customer standards and policies•Gathered technical requirements of the project and formulated the appropriate technology solution with the assistance of past projects, vendor interactions and vendor websites

Worked on Water, Power and Transport projects as described below:•Co-ordinated surveys along the road network to collate travel time information• Conducted an analysis of the travel time over the network and presented findings in a report to the customer to supplement decision making in future investments and measure performance improvement• Conducted risk analysis and a produced business case and discussion papers• Produced conceptual design documents for the placement of ramp signals, inductive loops and variable message signs along the road network•Witnessed Site Acceptance Tests (SATs) and Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for equipment out on site•Worked to defined time and cost budgets

•Assisted a doctoral student to develop programs using LabView to develop interactive programs to help patients develop strategies to ignore Tinnitus

Masters Of Engineering Management, Hons

Life And Success Coach, Leadership, Purpose, Productivity, Clarity And Confidence

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Bachelors Of Engineering, Electrical And Electronics

Activities and Societies: IEEE WIE Student Group Founding Chairperson for University of Auckland: Responsibilities/ Activities.

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Certified Life Coach, Life Coach

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