The expert is a Senior Management Consultant at Straa Energy. He is an expert in the oil and gas, utility and infrastructure sectors with versatile experience of 35+ years, having worked globally in strategic business development, life-cycle project management and governance, engineering, contract and commercial leadership, JV/Consortium/Agreement. He has successfully managed multi-billion grassroots and brownfield projects, right from strategic business planning, feasibility analysis, due diligence, FEED, EPC, commissioning and start-up, reliability and maintenance for efficient operation of downstream complex, providing a focus on safety, quality, cost, and schedule, and ensuring full compliance with relevant engineering regulatory and mandatory standards. He has been providing consultancy services including strategic business consulting, project management advisory services for integrated downstream sectors. He received his B. Tech in Instrumentation and Electronics Engineering from Jadavpur University-India and his Fellowship, Chartered Engineer from The Institute of Engineering and Technology, London.