1.

Name of the Firm For Ernst & Young LLP

2. Proposed Position Senior Consultant

3. Name Prashant Kumar

4. email [Link]@[Link]

5. Date of Birth 1-Jan-1982 6. Nationality Indian

7. Education  M. Tech Bioinformatics from Dr. D. Y. Patil University, Mumbai

(2006)
 B. Sc. Biotechnology from M.S Ramaiah College, Bangalore
(2004)

8. Professional  Atal Mentor of Change in Atal Innovation Mission, Hyderabad

Certifications/ Membership  Honorary State President Telangana for All India Technical &
of Professional Associations Management Council
 Strategic Advisor to AI Brainlabs
 Business Development Advisor to Cyberange startup
 Charter Member TiE, Hyderabad

9. Skills & Sectors Technology Transfer, Strategic Proposal Making, Entrepreneurship

Development, Team Leader / Motivator, IP / Technology Scouting and
Sourcing, Fund Raising /VC/angles, Negotiation/Liaison

10. Countries of Work India

Experience

11. Languages Speaking Reading Writing

English Excellent Excellent Excellent

Hindi Excellent Excellent Excellent

12. Publications
 N.A.

13. Papers Presented  N.A.

14. Awards  N.A.

15. Employment Record Name of Organization Position Held Duration

BITS – Pilani – Hyderabad Technology Business Feb 2017 – Till

Incubator Date

Centre for Developing and Manager (Incubation August 2016 –

Launching Enterprises -EDII Centre) Feb 2017
 India SME Technology Manager (Technology) June 2015 - Jan’
Service Ltd. (A joint venture 2016
of SIDBI, OBC,SBI,IOB &
IB)

Malaviya Centre for Technology Manager June 2012 - May

Innovation, Incubation & 2015
Entrepreneurship (IIT-BHU)

Technoetic Consulting Founder May 2010 - June

Company 2012

National Research Consultant Business Sep 2008 - May

Development corporation Development 2010
(Technology Transfer)

Relevant projects

1. Name of Assignment: Technology Business Incubator, BITS, Pilnai, Hyderabad

• Secretary to the Board of Governors responsible for the efficient administration of a company,
particularly with regard to ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and for
ensuring that decisions of the board of Governors are implemented.
Year: Feb 2017 – Till Date
Location: Hyderabad
Client: BITS – Pilani – Hyderabad
Organization: BITS – Pilani – Hyderabad
Activities performed
 Enable and Facilitate Startup - academia dialogue and collaboration for innovative technologies (
3 proposal submitted for Space tech sector)
 Startup Investments more than 7 Crore
 Trained/ Skill development more than 8000 Students and startup enthusiast in Deeptech area
through various workshop and events
 Structuring policy and processes on managing startup businesses.
 Liaison with all stakeholders and funding agency
 To create a one stop shop and carter for any Entrepreneurship related query in the region.
 Managing the funds for the Incubation.

2. Name of Assignment: Centre for Developing and Launching Enterprises -EDII

Year: August 2016 – Feb 2017
Location: Ahemdabad
Organization: EDII
Activities performed
● Serving as founding manager having overseen inception to launch of CrAdLE.
● Scouting and screening of innovative technology startups.
● Structuring policy and processes on managing startup businesses.
● Coordinate and help startups with processes before incubation process.
● Scouting for mentors and liaison with all stakeholders
● Drive the process of entering the Incubator for the startups
3. Organization: India SME Technology Service Ltd. (A joint venture of SIDBI, OBC,SBI,IOB & IB)
Year: June 2015 - Jan’ 2016
Location: New Delhi
Positions held: Manager (Technology)
Activities performed: As member of PMSU with Utkal University
● Consultancy support for Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation and Demand Side Management
Projects.
● Consultation for Renewable Energy projects (Technical and Management).
● Support Services: Consultancy, In-Plant Counseling, Buyer-Seller meet etc.
● Implementation of 4E program (Majorly Business Development aspect and SOP preparation)

4. . Organization: Malaviya Centre for Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship (IIT-BHU)

Year: June 2012 - May 2015
Location: Varanasi
Position: Technology Manager
Activities Performed:
● Business Development and Scouting for prospective clients.
● Technology Transfer and IP Management.
● Working closely with MSME’s / Individuals (Weaver’s Carpet and Silk Saree) for Capacity
Building and Technology Gap Analysis in and around Varanasi.
● Handling the TREMAP Program (Funded by DST, Govt. of India), PRISM (Funded by DSIR, New
Delhi, Technology Business Incubator, NSTDBE, and New Delhi).
● Preparation of Detailed TREMAP report and PRISM report for Innovation.
● Negotiation and freezing License Agreement.
● Interaction with stakeholders on various projects; understanding their concern on their
requirements.
● Liaising with Stakeholders, Innovators, Individuals, MSME's, Start-ups and Industry.
● Screening of potential technologies and Start up proposal.
● Techno-market/commercial viability scan for the technology
● Refinement and propagation of technology.
● Planning & organizing events to promote Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship.

5. Organization: Technoetic Consulting Company

Year: May 2010 - June 2012
Location: Patna
Position: Founder
Activities Performed:
● Liaising with governing authorities and other stakeholders.
● Proposal making, Strategy planning and Team building.
● Execution of the project in accordance with the guidelines of the NVI (National Vegetable
Initiative)
● Successfully completed NFSM evaluation of 8 districts in Bihar.
● Negotiation on project selection and license agreement with due diligence.
● Evaluation and assessment of SOP, various applications, development projects, technology
assessment, etc.
● Recruiting and team building at village level.
● Ensuring timely project execution and status reporting to government official.
● Leading the team for novel technology projects and its development (Promoting innovative
projects)
● Evaluated more than 100+ innovative idea / patents for projects.
● Leading, Supporting & Training team for different projects.
● Actively soliciting new clients and nurturing existing client, ensuring there need and requirement
6. Organization: National Research Development corporation
Year: Sep 2008 - May 2010
Location: New Delhi
Position: Consultant Business Development (Technology Transfer)
Activities Performed:
● Assessment of the new technology/Patent from university/individual.
● Understanding the lab scale technology/Patent and preparation of Know-how.
● Evaluation and assessment of various applications, development projects, patent assistance
application, etc.
● Preparation of Prefeasibility report and Technical report for the assigned technology.
● Scouting prospective clients, negotiation and concluding the license agreement.
● Drafting and Finalizing MOA with various universities for commercialization of the technology/IP
developed by the university.
● Customer Generation for the Technology transfer/licensing.

Other Projects

7. Name of the Project: Bio marker Discovery project (Cardio Vascular Disease)
Duration: 7 Months
Location: Bangalore
Client: Thrombosis Research Institute
Position held: Research Assistant - Biomarker discovery Cardio Vascular disease – Metabolomics;
(Mass spectroscopic approach)
Activities Performed:
 Worked on Bio marker Discovery project (Cardio Vascular Disease) Mass spectroscopy
approach (SELDI TOF and MALDI TOF etc.)

8. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Duration : 9 Months
Location : Mumbai
Level : Research Assistant - Biomarker discovery Malaria (Plasmodium falcifarum) Metabolomics;
NMR approach

9. Delhi University (Dissertation)

Duration : 7 Months
Location : New Delhi
Expression and purification of a sub domain of Sin3B and its Insilico structure prediction.
Expression of protein in [Link]. cell and its purification using chromatographic technique.
Insilico structure prediction of the structure using commercial software such as Insight II.

10. Volunteer Cause

Level: Executive member (Niryat Bandhu Implementation Committee)
Duration : Dec’ 2014 – June 2015
Location : Varanasi
To develop/Create export culture in Varanasi and adjoining areas; incorporation of new technologies for
Zero Defect, Zero Effect, Low budget and Sustainability for Exportable products in Purvancal region
(Uttar Pradesh, India).
11. Level: Expert Committee Member (Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FTCCI))
Duration: Feb’ 2018- Till Date
Location: Hyderabad

Information Technology, Cybersecurity, E- Commerce & Start-ups Committee

IT Solutions to MSMEs and support them in Digital Technologies
1. Name of the Firm Ernst & Young LLP

2. Proposed Position Consultant 2

3. Name AJAY PRASAD

4. email ajayprasad2003@[Link]

5. Date of Birth 05 July 1989 6. Nationality Indian

7. Education  PGDM-Rural Management from Xavier Institute of Social Service

(2014)
 B. Tech – Electronics and Communication from Rajasthan
Technical University (2012)
 Certificate: Responsible NGO Management from Global Health
University (2017)

8. Membership of  Member PMI 2020-22

Professional Associations

9. Skills & Sectors Setting up of Institution, Financial Modeling, Project Management, Strategic
Planning, Policy Analysis, Vocational training, Agriculture, Education, Skill
Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, NBA Accreditation

10. Countries of Work India

Experience

11. Languages Speaking Reading Writing

English Excellent Excellent Excellent

Hindi Excellent Excellent Excellent

12. Publications  Case Study: Urban Financial Inclusion in Hyderabad, International

Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Educational Research (IJMER) (ISSN : 2277
- 7881).

 Role of Information Technology in Financial Inclusion at SocPros 2013 IIT

Roorkee, Publisher: Springer. (ISBN 978-81-322-1770-1)

 Development Induced Displacement: Need for Strategic R&R, National

Seminar on Displacement and Development, R&R Policy of Odisha:
Issues of Tribal. Nayagarh: Dept. of Sociology, Nayagarh Autonomous
College, Nayagarh, 34-40.

13. Papers Presented  Urban Financial Inclusion – Case Study of Financial Inclusion by SBI in
Hyderabad” presented in “2nd International Workshop on Inclusive
Finance: Making Finance and Insurance Markets Work for the Poor”, at
XLRI Jamshedpur.
 “Inset-fed Multiband Microstrip patch antenna using parasitic elements”
at National Conference on recent Advances on Modern Communication
Systems and Nanotechnology (NCMCN 2011) Jaipur
 “Advance wireless communication systems: Challenges in 4G and
Moving Beyond (5G)”. Presented and published at NCNS-2011(I.E.T
ALWAR).
  “Offset fed Dual-Band Microstrip Patch Antenna” presented at
International Conference on VLSI, Communication and Networks- 2011
at IET Alwar.

14. Awards  National Winner (1st among B-Schools in India) at Corporate Social
Responsibility Conclave 2013 held at Indian Institute of Forest
Management, Bhopal. Presented research cum project proposal
“Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility Model”

15. Employment Record Name of Organization Position Held Duration

Ernst and Young Consultant Oct 2021 -

present

National Skill Development Analyst - WorldSkills Apr 2021 – Oct

Corporation 2021

PricewaterhouseCoopers Associate Sept 2020- Apr

Pvt. Ltd. 2021

Digverve Solution Pvt. Ltd. Consultant (Pro Bono) Aug 2019 – Sept
2020

Ernst & Young LLP Consultant Feb 2017- Aug

2019

National Skills Foundation of Assistant Manager Dec - 2015- Feb

India 2017

Relevant projects

12. Name of Assignment: PMU for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) and providing
Implementation Support for setting up of Fintech Digital Institute at Jodhpur, Rajasthan Institute of
Advanced Learning (RIAL) at Jaipur and Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Advance Technology (R-CAT) at Jaipur
Year: Oct 2021 – Present
Location: Jaipur
Client: RajCOMP Info Services Ltd. Government of Rajasthan
Organization: Ernst & Young LLP
Activities performed
 Drafted detailed project Report for Fintech Digital Institute – Jodhpur
 Prepared detailed financial model for Fintech Digital Institute
 Prepared detailed calculation for carpet area required for Fintech Digital Institute – Jodhpur
 Drafted and prepared other reports and documents required for approval from various
stakeholders
 Led team for ideation and conceptualization of Rajasthan Institute for Advanced learning
 Developed methodology for industry outreach for selection of technology for Rajasthan Institute
for Advanced learning.

13. Name of Assignment: Policy for Grant Management for Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
Year: Nov 2020 – April 2021
Location: Hyderabad
Client: Indian School of Business
Organization: PwC
About: Indian School of Business selected PwC to study best practices and suggest process for
Sponsored Research Grant Management for the institute.
Activities performed
● Developing best practices document for the client for Grant Management
 ● Interview and discussion with the client for precise problem statement and concerns to be addressed
● Drafted Grant Management Policy and sub policy (Human Resource) for the client
● As-Is assessment for developing online grant management platform.
● Detailed study was done for online grant management practices across globe.

14. Name of assignment or project: Project Management Support Unit with Utkal University,
Bhubaneswar
Year: 2020 – Present
Location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Client: Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Main project features: Utkal University selected PwC to set-up a Project Management Support Unit
(PMSU) to implement the RUSA sanctioned initiatives on Bringing Excellence in Teaching and Research
through dynamic, demand-driven, quality conscious, efficient and forward-looking interventions including
strategic interventions with industries and Technology Business Incubators.
Positions held: Team Member
Activities performed: As member of PMSU with Utkal University
● Developed progress reports
● Identified of post-doctoral fellows, based on their research interests, statement of enquiry and their
core methodological competencies
● Enabled indexed publications by faculty and scholars
● Developed Vision and mission document for Rural Campus, Utkal University
● Prepared reports on Odiya University
● Prepared analysis report for National Education policy with respect to Utkal University with
emphasis on education technology considering the Pandemic situation.
● Prepared financial analysis of RUSA funds

15. . Name of the Project: Setting up Project Management Unit for Department of Higher Technical
Education and Skill Development
Year: 2017 - 2019
Location: Ranchi, Jharkhand
Client: Department of Higher Technical Education and Skill Development, Government of Jharkhand
Main project features: Department of Higher and Technical Education and Skill Development (DHTE &
SD), Govt. of Jharkhand has set a target of increasing Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) and employability.
To achieve this objective, DHTE has selected set-up a Programme Management Unit (PMU) to improve
the quality and quantity of Higher and Technical Education in the state through dynamic, demand-driven,
quality conscious, efficient and forward-looking interventions over a period of 3 years.
Position: Consultant
Activities Performed:
● Responsible for data management and analysis for data generated during the placement drives
which were used for decision making for the Department
● Successfully drafted Jharkhand State Ranking Framework (Higher Education Institutes) and
start up Policy for State Government. Thorough analysis was done for similar policy and analysis of
data and information available.
● Assessment and concept development for Learning management system, digital legal
management systems and elibrary for department and Institutes in Jharkhand
● Facilitated in preparing Quality Improvement Plan for Institutes in Jharkhand for NBA Accreditation
● Mentored Government Polytechnic with Quality Improvement Plan for NBA Accreditation
and implementation of edtech and digitization of selected processes in institutions in
Jharkhand
● Worked on plan for facilitating online support for NAAC accreditation of Colleges in
Jharkhand
● Worked with department on best practices to be adopted for monitoring for approvals and
compliances for setting up of private university
● Managed databases and developed reports for several initiatives in Jharkhand
● Handholding support to institutes for development Quality Improvement plan for Govt. Polytechnics
in Jharkhand
● Developed process documents for Alumni Management, Green Campus and Inter Institutes
 competitions
● Worked with department to develop online portal for Jharkhand State Ranking Framework
pilot and testing.
● Stakeholder interaction for digitization of processes
● Conduct of several workshops and placement drives in Jharkhand
● Was member of Apex committee for revision of course curriculum in Technical institutes in
Jharkhand
● Managed through: [Link] , [Link]
and other online websites of Institutes

Other Projects

16. Name of the Project: Project Management Unit for India Content Accelerator Program (ICAP)
Year: 2019
Location: New Delhi
Client: CSF partnered with [Link] and YouTube
Main Project Features:
CSF has partnered with [Link] and YouTube in an initiative called the India Content Accelerator
Program (ICAP) with the goal to create a repository of curriculum-aligned Environmental Science and
Mathematics video content for Grades 1-10 in Hindi and Telugu. This content will be openly licensed and
widely distributed through YouTube and other nationwide platforms.
Position held: Project Coordinator
Activities Performed:
 Planned the implementation of the digital content accelerator program in India
 Developed robust progress monitoring framework and dashboard to generate accurate reports
 Exploration, Reach out and onboarding of content creators in India
 Drafted contracts and benchmarking with the standards for content creation
 Initiated activities involving mapping of content to National curriculum Framework

17. Name of the Project: Benchmarking Study of Zero Investment Innovation for Education Initiative (ZIIEI)
Year: 2019
Location: New Delhi
Client: Sri Aurobindo Society
Main Project Features: To conduct study and prepare Benchmarking report after assessing their
program - ZIIEI.
Position Held: Consultant
Activities Performed:
 Developed research and conducted Field study to capture ZIIEI in various districts in Uttar
Pradesh
 Developed methodology to conduct research to capture perception of stakeholders using
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
 Conducted workshop on Micro-Innovation in Schools: Role of Teacher Communities of
Practices
 Prepared Benchmarking report by analyzing similar initiatives
 Developed vision document for Sri Aurobindo Society’s ZIIEI
Relevant link: [Link]

18. Name of assignment or project: JuniorSkills 2021

Year: Apr 2021 to Present
Location: New Delhi
Client: Maharashtra State Skills Development Society
Main project features:
JuniorSkills, a first of its kind skill championship by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC),
in partnership with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), is an incredible opportunity for
students from standard VI to XII to explore and exhibit their passion for a particular skill and receive the
appropriate technical and vocational education training (TVET) to harness this passion.
 Positions held: Analyst – WorldSkills
Activities performed:
 Worked with the implementation partner for online implementation of JuniorSkills Competition
across country
 Management of details of 2.25 lakhs candidates
 Ensure successful implementation of online competition
 Develop SOP and Guidelines for the Candidates, experts, and Jury
 Coordinate with Sector Skills Council for implementation of the project
 Overlook the processes for online implementation
 Conduct sessions for capacity building and orientation
 Also managing the portal: [Link]

19. Name of assignment or project: Maharashtra State Skills Competition 2021

Year: Aug 2021 – Sept 2021
Location: Mumbai
Client: Maharashtra State Skills Development Society
Main project features:
To conduct Maharashtra State Skills Competition for Government of Maharashtra. The competition was
conducted at district level, regional Level and State Level for 45 skills whit a initial registration of 20,000
candidates.
Positions held: Analyst – WorldSkills
Activities performed:
 Manage competition by onboarding of Partnering Institutes (including industry partners and
Institutional partners)
 Coordination with sector skills council for conduct of Skills Competition
 Data management and client reporting in the format agreed upon with the client
 Ensure compliances and vendor management for the conduct of the competition.
 Plan for efficient distribution of resources for the Jury, Candidates and expert.
 Seek test projects and capacity building of Participants, Jury and experts
 Also managing the through: [Link]

20. Name of the assignment: WorldSkills India

Duration: April 2021 - present
Client: NA
Position: Analyst - WorldSkills
Activities performed:
 Planning and strategy development for WorldSkills India
 Explore avenues of collaboration with WorldSkills Russia
 Lead ideation of hybrid platform for implementation of IndiaSkills Competition
 Interaction with stakeholders and industry experts
 Also managing the through: [Link] and
[Link]

21. Name of assignment or project: Technical Support Agency for Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion
Society Govt. of Jharkhand
Year: Feb 2021- April 2021
Location: Ranchi
Client: JSLPS – Govt. of Jharkhand
Main project features:
The State Technical Support Agency (STSA)will provide technical, operational and implementation
support to JSLPS in achieving the physical and financial target as per the Action Plan approved by
Ministry of Rural Development for the implementation of the DDUGKY program
Positions held: Research and Analytics Specialist
Activities performed:
 Prepared initial implementation plan for the project
 Compiled and studied As is status of the State’s current DDUGKY status.
  Performed several inspections of Training centers and updated the same on Kaushal Bharat
 Conducted inspection for training centers after COVID

22. Name of the assignment: UDEN

Duration: Sept 2019 – Aug 2020
Client : Digverve Solution Private Limited
Position : Consultant
Activities performed :
 As is assessment for developing AI enabled aggregator platform for Jobs and upskilling
 Prepared pitch decks and presented concepts for fund raising
 Market assessment and product development planning
 Partnering with training institutes

23. Name of the assignment: SME Management Training for Retailers

Duration: Sep 2016 – Jan 2017
Client : International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Syngenta Indonesia
Position : Analyst
Activities performed :
 Developed Proposal for bidding for the project
 Developed Training Need Assessment methodology and ensured its implementation
 Prepared report Training Need Assessment report based on ground findings
 Worked on Business Edge Modules for Development of various modules for training
 Worked on training modules for the training for retailers in Indonesia

24. Name of the assignment: Establishing “ActImpact Foundation” in Canada

Duration: Mar 2016 – Jan 2017
Employer : National Skills Foundation of India
Position : Assistant Manager
Activities performed :
 Study feasibility of Not for Profit in Canada
 Studied various policy to extract information required for functioning of any legal
entity in Canada
 Mapped relevant policies and resources required for smooth functioning of Not for
Profit
 Communicated with various Canadian universities for relevant tie up
 Guided higher management for registration process and mapping most feasible
province for not for profit
 Drafted MOU of Not for profit and University of Toronto

25. Name of the assignment: Incubator for Green Colleges

Duration : Dec 2015 – Jun 2016
Client : GIZ (German Development Cooperation)
Position : Assistant Manager
Activities performed :
 Studied feasibility of various vocational courses in various NGOs in Jharkhand & West
 Bengal
 Prepared various course curriculum according to ASCI’s guidelines
 Coordinated with the partnered NGOs for courses and Training of Trainers for various
courses
 Managed and coordinated implementation of training in in Jharkhand & West Bengal
 Managed social media for Skill Green
 Built knowledge repository for various training courses

26. Name of the assignment : Mid-Term review of Training on Agriculture Risk Mitigation in Madhya
Pradesh and Rajasthan
Duration : Dec 2015 – Jan 2016
Client : NCDEX
Employer : National Skills Foundation of India
Activities performed :
 Designed research methodology for mid-term review of the training imparted
 Prepared questionnaire and visited various training location for review
 Interviewed the participants to fill the interview schedule at Laxmangarh, Rajasthan
 Prepared final review report and the report was successfully submitted to NCDEX

27. Name of the assignment : Saksham

Duration : Jun 2016 – Jan 2017
Employer: National Skills Foundation of India
Position: Assistant Manager
Client: NA
Activities performed :
 Conducted various meeting and training for community for the formation of Farmer
Producer Organisation
 Visited villages for creating awareness for Garlic trade
 Studied the garlic market at Chhipabadaud for designing best market plan for garlic producers
near Chhipabadaud at Baran District in Rajasthan
 Conducted training on agriculture risk mitigation strategies for farmers

12 Name of the assignment : Global Agri Connect (GAC) 2016

Duration : Jun 2016 – Oct 2016
Employer : National Skills Foundation of India
Position: Assistant Manager
Activities performed :
 Ideation of theme and knowledge dissemination for the International Conference
 Drafted various communication documents for invitees in this international conference
 Invited representatives from various National and International organization of
Repute
 Mapped funding option for the conference and drafted a successful proposal for funds
from NABARD
 Prepared various presentations and short video for display during the conference
 Managed Facebook and Twitter profile of GAC 2016