Sreevatsa Praveen

Leading a multi-year transformation across 40+ power plants for a national energy utility, targeting $50-100mn annual EBITDA via AI-enabled maintenance systems. Led an operations and cash-generation transformation for a national aerospace maintenance organization, unlocking $250mn+ EBITDA and $300mn+ cash-release opportunities. Advised sovereign clients on capital productivity policy. Serving as AI Transformation Lead for ADL Middle East, training 350+ consulting staff.

Supporting scaling the business, acquiring partners and customers and raising funds

Progressed from Junior Associate to Associate Partner, leading transformation, operations, capex and procurement programs for energy, metals, mining and industrials clients across the GCC, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe. Delivered EBITDA gains of $50-350mn per engagement; directed multi-billion-dollar utility capex transformations; built proprietary ESG framework for Metals; led due diligence and PMI for PE-backed deals; built AI yield-prediction models in oil refining.

Joint CEO and Vice President of the Board. Head of Operations.

Process Engineer, global EPC and engineering firm (Germany): led operations troubleshooting including corrosion mitigation and emissions reduction for petrochemical and fertilizer clients. Process Engineer, global refiner (India): drove hydraulic and thermal optimization across 50+ systems, improving throughput and EBITDA by up to $10mn per initiative.

Thesis and internship at Procter & Gamble: modeled the hydraulic system of a high-performance diaper-making machine, supporting a 3% production speed increase, then created and harmonized standard process-simulation procedures across P&G's diaper production sites on 5 continents. Retained on contract to train 8 engineers on the model. Awarded a EUR 35,000 scholarship.

Thesis and internship at Ferrostaal AG: developed the firm's market-entry strategy for the MENA region amid the Arab Spring, and built market-entry options for a petrochemical and a fertilizer product line. Elected President of the Indian Students Association by 75 peers; drafted a new constitution and led inter-cultural events for 1,200+ attendees.

Graduated with "First class", chairman of the Technical Symposium and secretary of the Photography Club. Interned at a pharmaceutical manufacturer; thesis on process engineering design for acrylonitrile production. First exposure to process optimization in a large-scale chemical plant, the foundation for a career in industrial operations and engineering.