An experienced professional in the Public Policy and Development sector. As a Program Manager at SELCO Foundation, I am engaged in planning and implementing sustainable livelihood solutions across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, and North Eastern states. More focus on pilot and scale Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) driven livelihood solutions, sustainable cooling solutions for Agri (Post Harvest Loss Management) and its allied sector. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering (B.E) from M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, and equipped with a Public Policy & Management degree from Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore. Served in the District Administration of Tumakuru, Karnataka, under the esteemed Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), govt. of India. My expertise lies in skilling, upskilling and re-skilling of the youths in the district, developing District Skill Development Plans (DSDP) and executing Skill development, Entrepreneurship Development and Livelihood generation program in the district. It involved creation of credible plans and identify barriers in raising employment and economic output, and promoting livelihoods in rural areas. My passion is to contribute, support, and make a difference. The words that can best describe me is Dedicated, approachable, reliable, personable and self-motivated. Other constructive characteristics are that I am polished, poised, trusting, steady, stable, and sociable. Over the course of my career, I have discovered that I thrive on challenges and do my best work in high-volume settings.More at: https://www.iimb.ac.in/rizwan-ahmed
