Dipan Kumar SahuKDI School, Korea Development Institute, South Korea

Room No 2107, Cell no : +82 - 010-30421569, WhatsApp: +919937138206, E-Mail: deepun.sahu@gmail.com & dipan.sahu@kdis.ac.kr, Skype: dipan.sahu

Career Objective:

An entrepreneurial development professional with close to five years of work experience in; Livelihood development project design, management and evaluation. Community outreach experience in both national and international projects at non-profits & social enterprises. Research focus on policy alternatives for food security, agribusiness & technology for poor, innovation and

enterprise development. My long-term career objective is to become an international development consultant.

Knowledge Domain:

- Project & Enterprise Management - Innovation & Start-ups Incubation -Value Chain Analysis - Enterprise Skill Development - Enterprise Assessment - Monitoring & EvaluationEducation :

2015-16 : Master in Development Policy (Course Completion by August 2016) KDI School of Public policy and Management, Korea Development Institute, S. Korea.

2007-09 : MBA in Rural ManagementKalinga School of Rural Management, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology University, Bhubaneswar, India.

2003-07 : Bachelor of Fishery Science Sri Venketswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Work Experience :

Dec 2013-Aug 2015 : Independent Consultant/Research Assistant *Delivered trainings on communication skill of Agribusiness extension agents as co-trainer at ICECD *Provided enterprise service portfolio development research at startup Hellodoctor24X7 Co.

Jan 2013-Nov 2013 : ACCESS Development Services, Delhi, IndiaSr. Program Coordinator – Livelihood, Position was based at Bhubaneswar, Odisha *Implemented livelihood development projects for tribal Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) * Carried out value chain analysis of agriculture produces in FPOs *Coordinated stakeholders network *designed & coordinated skill development trainings on income generation for FPO farmer members

July 2011- Jan 2013 : Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer, IIT DelhiExecutive Associate –Entrepreneurship Development& Incubation*Undertook reach out activities to take Govt. support innovation schemes to students *Supported in delivering incubation service to Startups * Assisted in Documentation activities at organization related to innovation and entrepreneurship *Coordinated mentor-startup linkage events & workshops

Nov 2010- July 2011 : New GeoInfotech Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Project Consultant - Micro Watershed Development *Coordinated rural micro-planning activities using Participatory Rural Appraisal technique *Contributed in development of Detailed Project Report of two micro watershed projects

Oct 2009- Nov 2010 : Technology & Action for Rural Advancement, Development Alternatives, New DelhiDeputy Manager- Technology Incubation & Transfer*Coordinated Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln technology transfer Project to Bangladesh * Carried out pilots to test the market feasibility of indigenous technology products developed at organization laboratory *Supported financial team in development of bankable enterprise package of technology products.

Apr 2009- Oct 2009 : e-Kutir Rural Management Services Pvt. Ltd., BhubaneswarProgram Executive for e-Agro pilot project supported by Grameen-Intel JV *Developed Business Model *Established 4 e-hubs for Agribusiness services *Network establishment

June 2007- Oct 2009 :Social Entrepreneur, Hellodoctor24x7 co.Core team member of startupincubated at Techno Business Incubation Unit, KIIT University*Developed business model and startup venture plan *Leveraged incubation support and services

Professional Certifications :2015 : 35 DPU/Contact hours PMP® Certification Preparation Program from PMI, USA & KnowledgeWoods, India.2012 : Certificate on “IPR Management & IT in Internet Age” Indian Law Institute, Deemed Uni. New Delhi.

2012 : Certificate on “Financing Agricultural Value Chains” Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome.2011 : Certificate on “Knowledge Management in Service Sector” Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo.2011 : Certificate in “Enterprise Management” Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.Professional Trainings :2015 : National Workshop on “Research Methodology” organized by Birla Global Institute & CISSR, India2014 : Faculty Development Program in Entrepreneurship, conducted by NSTEDB, Department of S &T, India.2014 : EDP on food processing, organized under National Mission on Food Processing, Govt. of India.2012 : “Startup Business Modeling” training cum workshop, National Entrepreneurs Network , India2012 : EDP on Marketing Strategy, jointly organized by FITT & Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.2011 : MDP on Export management for Small & Micro Enterprises, MSME Development Centre, Govt. of India.2008 : Entrepreneurship Skill Development program, ANNA University, Chennai, India.

Accomplishment &Awards:

2015 : Recipient of Global AmbassadorScholarship-2015, Korea Development Institute, South Korea

2007-09 : Won Eight B-Plan competitions from different premier institutions such as IIM-C, NITIE, IITs and NITs for two

ICT based business models “Hellodoctor24x7” & “Oxy-Fresh”.2003-07: Recipient of Eco-Club “Best Volunteer for Social & Environment Concern-2007” award received from Sri

Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati.2003-07: Recipient of NSS (National Social Scheme) volunteer award at undergraduate University level.

Knowledge Documents/Paper Presentations:

Paper presented in 3rd National rural management symposium on “Rural Entrepreneurship” at KIIT School of Rural

Management, KIIT University (19th-20th November 2014). Paper presented in 7th National management convention on "The Dynamics of Education to Employment journey:

Opportunities & Challenges" organized at KIIT University (21st Mar2014). Training manual & documentation process of operational manual of VSBK technology setup & maintenance under

World Bank supported VSBK technology transferproject to Bangladesh.

Linkedin.com: Academia.edu: ResearchGate.net:

https://in.linkedin.com/in/deepansahu https://kiit.academia.edu/dipansahu https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dipan_Sahu

ICT Skills :

Language :

SPSS, STATA, WINDOWS-8.1, MS Project, MS Office Enterprise Pack - ACCESS, Groove

English, Hindi, Odiya (Mother Tongue), Telugu, Bangala, French (Level B1)