Post Graduate in Management, and certified from WALMART for retail operations with over 20 years of experience in the field of Cluster-based Industrial development, MSME, Skill Development, Training, Sustainable Industrial Development, Monitoring & evaluation, Action research & consultancy, Business Development, buying & sourcing in SME sector. Completed Executive Development program in Project Management for senior professionals from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Extensive hands-on experience of working in various clusters such as Handloom, Apparels, Glass, Leather, Footwear, Furniture, Tourism, Fragrance & Flavors etc. across India. My background exhibits expertise in Cluster Development, BDS development, innovation & technology transfer, productivity enhancement, ICT Solutions for SMEs, policy advocacy, sustainable consumption, and production (SCP), value chain management, Capacity Building, Skill Development, and training. I have extensively worked on strategic project planning, Procurement Planning, Diagnostic Study, Benchmarking practices, proposal development, CSR funds, Lean Management, Energy Conservation, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and action research. Worked on large projects like Technology cluster Manager (funded by world bank), Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Financing & Development Project (MSMEFDP- BDSP linking with SMEs) funded by World Bank, DFID, GIZ, SIDBI etc. Worked on skill development, projects like SEAM, ISDS, DDUGKY, PMKVY . PMU for TRIFED, SIDBI Cluster Development Projects, ICT project VIKAS funded by Microsoft etc