Satyajit Das Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Strategy & Financial Advisor to the start-ups: Mentoring the founders and helping them in growth strategy, pricing, business management, financial planning and putting processes and systems in place.Currently mentoring a startup in the Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence space.

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Census Counters is an AI platform to automate CCTV video analysis. Customers use this platform to get insights from their existing or new security cameras to realize untapped value and improve decision making, reduce costs, and grow their business. Security cameras are used across industries and their usage continues to grow, but most implementations are used for manual post-incident analysis bereft of any automated processing. We are changing this practice with our AI-based hardware and software solutions.

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

My role entailed working with Managing Director and Business Heads to set and drive organizations' goals and initiatives towards building a sustainable and scalable business.(x) Steered projects to drive revenue growth, diversification and cost-optimization: - Identified levers and specific opportunities to drive revenue growth from existing accounts; achieved revenue improvement of 10%-20% from some of the key clients - Identified new areas of growth (organic & inorganic) - Achieved significant margin improvement through implementation of multiple cost optimization initiatives (x) Lead the creation of frameworks to monitor business performance and enable strategic decision making- Successfully designed & implemented Balanced Scorecard to monitor and drive the organization’s goals- Implemented OKR set up and its governance for the key management- Improved resource utilization (+20%) through the implementation of an improved staff forecasting model (x) Preparation of Annual Budget and P&L analysis

Bengaluru Area, India

Worked directly with the Chairman and the CFO of the group on capital budgeting, project financing, evaluating investment opportunities and restructuring business portfolio to raise capital for future projects(x)Managed fundraising for land banking and development projects as well as at the corporate level from Banks, NBFCs and AIFs (x) Structured JVs with leading developers for project development(x) Streamlined business information and performance reporting for the Group - Successfully conceptualized & implemented the structure & format for business reporting for the Group and automated it, which helped the Chairman and board members in strategic planning and timely decision making

Bengaluru Area, India

Mihtra Wellness is a technology start-up offering personalized health and wellness management solution through its physical centers, mobile application and health monitoring devices. Joined the company since its inception. Reporting to the CEO and founders, I was responsible for business/financial planning and overall strategy implementation.(x) Played a key role in taking the company from ideation stage to product launch; acted as a nodal point between the products & technology, operations, human resource and marketing departments and ensured the successful commercial launch of the products and services in 13 months (x) Formulated product and service offerings and pricing for retail customers and B2B customers. Suggested changes in product packages and pricing to increase sales volume, revenues and profit.(x) Finalized contractual agreement with vendors: Negotiated with vendors to significantly bring down the purchase price and maximize the credit period as well.(x) Laid down processes/guidelines for smooth and sustainable operations, business monitoring and financial control including preparation of annual budget and estimated funding requirements(x) Ensured adherence of the company to legal and statutory requirements (x) Proposed new revenue streams and potential tie-ups with other businesses

Bengaluru Area, India

(x) Provided strategic advisory, prepared business plans and pitch decks for start-ups, mentored them on plan execution and operations management and advised them on fund raising(x) Provided strategic and financial advisory services to small and medium scale companies across sectors (x) Trained young professionals on practical aspects of financial modelling, valuation and M&As

Bengaluru Area, India

Worked on M&A advisory projects in the Resource and Energy space across UK, Hong Kong, Middle East and India. Responsibilities included:(x) Scouting for ideas, undertaking strategic and quantitative analysis of the clients to determine potential advisory business opportunities(x) Preparing proposals for advisory situations(x) Financial modeling/valuation of companies and assets under consideration(x) Drafting information memorandums and management presentations(x) Preparing proposals (RFPs) for advisory situations(x) Wallet share analysis and strategy planning for the sector(x) Managing a team of analysts and associatesNotable advisory mandates worked on:(x) Advisor to the Independent Committee of an oil exploration and production company for minority stake takeover (c.US$1.6bn)(x) Advisor to an American client for acquisition of an African utilities company (c.US$180m)(x) Advisor to a steel major on the acquisition of a coking coal asset in Indonesia (c.US$250m) (x) Advised an under-performing African gold mining company on strategic options (merger, divestment, spin-off).

Gurgaon, India

Research analyst for building materials and construction sector one of Europe’s leading Investment Bank. Worked with the global sector head, tracking large cap companies in the sector like Lafarge, Holcim and Heidelberg. Responsibilities included:(x) Industry and company analysis and outlook reports, results preview/ review notes, as well as thematic pieces(x) Building valuation models(x) Looked at new investment themes as well as suggested ways in which a KPO could provide further value added services to its investment banking clients - As a core member of the “Think Tank” initiative received recognition from the client

Gujarat, India

(x) Led a team of engineers and operators and liaised with the Central Operations Group, consumer plants and the support departments to efficiently manage operations of the 150MW captive power plant and utility plants(x) Responsibilities included project planning & execution, efficient and reliable operation of the plant, maintenance scheduling/shutdown planning, technical analysis, operation budget preparation, inventory management, and manpower management(x) Identified projects for process optimization in collaboration with concerned departments and the licensors. Carried out economic evaluation of the projects and raised ‘green sheets’ for project approval(x) Initiated and executed process improvement projects by acting as a Team Member & Project Lead which resulted in increased output, improved efficiency and significant cost savings

Mba, 2005

Bachelor Of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Hse, Science

Icse