26 years in international trade consulting, market research, B2B match making, investment promotion, innovations, smart villages & cluster development. mentoronroad dot com ( cross country project across USA to 35 states & 35 cities driving 10,000 + miles, by road drive ) Worked in short & long term projects in India, USA, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Turkey, Egypt, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Finland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, UAE, Oman, Pakistan, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Afghanistan Worked in several industry verticals e.g. engineering, automotive, agriculture, food processing, infrastructure, handicrafts, textiles, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, electronics, construction, renewable energy, Biotech, Aviation, Transport, Tourism, ICT, Education & environment Now working on 3 Initiatives 1. Field inputs to leadership on Make in India, Skill India, Start up India, Stand up India, Digital India, Clean India & Smart India 2. 60 Plus Life Redeploying retired people to productive work 3. Converting 62 villages in India into smart villages in 1000 days www.smartvillage.biz One of the more challenging project where I have worked has been in Afghanistan where I worked with hundreds of carpet weavers, dry fruit farmers, pomegranate / raisin farmers & handicraft artisans to increase their income by connecting them to global markets Check out my books in Amazon : 1. Shabdon Ki Zimmedari ( In Hindi ) शब्दों की ज़िम्मेदारी The beauty of this book is that if you open any page ( total 112 pages ) and read any poetry ( 800 total, most are 3-4 lines only ) two things will happen to you, a. One you will feel that it is written for you only b. You will feel motivated & high with positivity all day. 2. When the entire world was imprisoned ( In English ) My Corona lockdown diary 2020 A compilation of my thoughts & quotes during the 3 months - April to June 2020, of lockdown and activities done during lockdown from home. Specialties Market research innoBusiness strategy International trade strategy - corporate globalization Investment & finance facilitator Innovation ecosystem ICT adoption in SME's through cluster approach CSR project implementation, Smart village program Joint ventures,foreign collaborations & two way investments SEZ facilitator & advisor - Tanzania,Canada,Brunei,India Cluster development & driving practical innovations in clusters Overseas Government representation in India for trade, investment, education