Our Employees Are The Greatest Power in Completing Our Goal

A.K. BALASUBRAMANI

Senior Engineer (Planning)

A.K. Balasubramani is a Civil Engineer with more than 14 years’ of experience in the construction sector. Bala has made significant contributions to Team Eka Infra since 2018. For over a decade, Bala has focused on marine and building construction, which makes him the perfect choice for such projects handled at Eka Infra. He is the Senior Engineer (Planning) for one of our ongoing projects where he is in charge of planning and monitoring the baseline programme schedule, monitoring the procurement of construction materials, checking project progress, coordinating with contractors, and other critical tasks that warrants decisions by the Resident Engineer. He has successfully handled these tasks for multiple projects throughout his career, which gives every client complete confidence in his abilities and talent.

Bala has experience as a Site Engineer, Junior Engineer, Assistant Engineer, and Project Engineer roles at various firms all over India and has contributed to the success of all his employers and clients. In addition to his job-specific technical skills, he is also highly proficient in software applications that support his work, such as MS Project and AutoCAD. He has a solid academic record and a reputation for being a self-directed learner.

Achintya Mandal

General Manager (PMC – Project Coordination)

Achintya is a Civil Engineer and holds a post graduate diploma in Business Analytics. A professional with robust skills and 25+ years’ experience in project management, Achintya has ably led the planning, design and consultancy for multiple infrastructure projects on behalf of Eka Infra. He has deep expertise with project planning and schedule management, contracts and procurement assistance, rate analysis, client engagement, and business analytics.

In his career, Achintya has held several high-profile roles, including Site Engineer, Planning Engineer, Project Manager, and Deputy General Manager. Achintya has been with Eka Infra since 2018 and is one of our experts in the marine and infrastructure projects space.

As a highly skilled project manager, Achintya functions as a knowledgeable and client-focused advisor for numerous of infrastructure projects. Our clients rely on his skills and hands-on experience for support across many aspects and phases of their projects. Achintya brings a unique mix of technical capability, soft skills and industry knowledge, which enables the clients he works with to realise tangible benefits and ROI. Achintya is also a wonderful mentor and leader for our junior project managers and execution teams.

Amala Bennichan

Design Engineer

Amala holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering as well as a Master of Technology degree with a specialisation in offshore structures. At Eka Infra, Amala has started working under the guidance of the Senior Management and so far, contributed to assignments related to design, structural audits, and planning of facilities relating to ports, harbours, and logistics.

Prior to joining Eka Infra, Amala successfully completed two internships, one at Saint-Gobain Research India in 2018 and another at SkillLEAPS in 2020. She has also actively participated in several workshops, seminars, and training courses to stay updated with industry innovations, technical developments, and best practices.

Her sheer enthusiasm, never give-up attitude and passion to keep learning are all attributes that are beneficial to our organisation. As part of the ISO 9001:2015 team, Amala plays a key role in helping Eka Infra to comply with the standard and ensuring that our Quality Management System meets its requirements. She is well versed with software such as AutoCAD, STAAD-Pro, Flow 3D, and SACS, and has excellent writing and communication skills. She strives to achieve professional and personal growth through continuous learning and working on challenging projects.

Anup Kumar Pothuneedi

Resident Engineer

Anup Kumar is a Civil Engineer with 30 years of work experience in executing major infrastructure projects He is an expert at team management, client liaisoning, cost and time monitoring at a strategic level and client/stakeholder reporting, all while ensuring that his projects consistently comply with EHS guidelines and industry norms

Throughout his career, Anup has worked for multiple well-known organisations and held various high-responsibility roles such as Site Engineer, Senior Engineer, Project Head and Executive Director. At Eka Infra, he is the Resident Engineer where he manages construction supervision projects.

Clients constantly praise Anup for his technical acumen, management skills and interpersonal skills. On a recent project, he was responsible for reorganising the workforce for a major package by negotiating equipment, manpower and other resources contract on behalf of the Client and ensuring cost savings and timely completion. Anup is a crucial part of Team Eka Infra, and he consistently supports our young site engineers with advice, guidance, and mentoring, helping us create competent and passionate future managers.

Ankur Kulkarni

Technical Assistant to Managing Director

Ankur Kulkarni holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He has more than 10 years of progressive experience in various civil engineering projects in construction and in execution of marine structures. He is expert in preparing the documentations such as contractors bills, detailed projects reports (DPR), Maritime Project Report (MPR), estimation preparation and Bill of quantity. His experience counts of supervising the site work, supervision of break water construction.

Ankur thinks independently, innovative, resourceful and adaptable which give him the position to be an “Technical Assistant” to Managing Director in Eka Infra to assist him in various key responsibilities like drafting mails, preparation of proposals and documentation, scheduling the appointments and drafting the minutes of meetings, conducting meetings, reviewing the projects, rate analysis. With his thorough knowledge in the field of planning and coordinating the project, checking the drawings,
preparation of varies of reports, all these talents attributed towards the benefit of the organisation.

Hemant Raut

Executive – Administration and ITss

Hemant Raut holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and completed diploma courses in various management faculty of finance, human resource, marketing and business management.

Hemant has over 20+ years of work experience and worked in various positions in the field of Accounting, Administration, Human Resource, and as a Sales Coordinator. He is responsible for day-to-day task management and provides administrative support to ensure efficient operation within Eka Infra.

As a part of his role, Hemant supports both internal and external stakeholders of the organization, such as clients, vendors and sub-consultants. He is responsible for making travel arrangements for staff. Hemant is the HSE representative at the Head Office and assists the HSE Manager in complying with the HSE requirements.

Hemant has apt computer knowledge like MS Office, Computer Programming and possesses sound knowledge in SAP software. With all the above experience, Hemant Raut is well suited for the role of administration and IT as his dedication, passion and commitment to excel augers well for the organization.

HIMANSHU TONK

Design Engineer

Himanshu Tonk holds a Master’s Degree in Structural and Construction Engineering and joins Eka Infra with a fresh mind as he starts his career. In the years leading up to his post-graduation, Himanshu got ample opportunities in assisting his professors and the institutions in vetting of structural drawings, reviewing design documents for its accuracy as well as supervising his juniors and assisting them with their college submissions. One of his internships was on a PWD project which was the construction of government quarters; this gave him an element of exposure to construction techniques and practices.

As a “Design Engineer,” he is entrusted with the task of assisting the design team and learning from them in his initial days with Eka Infra. He is well versed with design software such as Ansys, AutoCAD, STAAD Pro, ETABS in addition to MS Office Software Package and has a good command in effective communication. He has published a technical paper on Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of isolated high rise helical buildings under atmospheric boundary layer wind flow by using Ansys Fluent Software. (Wind Load Effect on Square and Helical Buildings, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12011-4_28) .His sportsman spirit and a cheerful outlook are soft skills that will benefit the organization with respect to coordination among the team members, contractors and the clients.

Kaliprasad Misra

General Manager (Coastal Modelling)

Kali Prasad has a Bachelor’s in Science and a Master’s in Physical Oceanography. He is the General Manager for Coastal Modelling at Eka Infra. He has more than 14 years of work experience in the marine industry and has been a part of multiple numerical modelling studies for the development of green field ports and marinas, reclamation/dredging projects, wave transformation and wave tranquillity studies and coastal development/impact studies, offshore wind farm projects, met ocean studies, and ship navigation studies. Over his career, he has held the role of a Coastal Modeller for numerous firms and also done a lot of freelance consulting for reputed organisations and their port/coastal projects worldwide.

Kali Prasad has contributed his skills to projects from various geographical regions including Arabian Gulf countries (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait), Denmark, United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia, in addition to India. He has expertise in modeling tools like MIKE, Delft 3D, SWAN along with knowledge in MATLAB, Global Mapper and AutoCAD. In addition to modelling and design, his skills also extend to project management, client interactions, and business development. He leads the Water and Environment division at Eka Infra and is responsible for the success and ROI of this business line.

Priyanka Rawool

Manager (Finance)

Ms. Priyanka Rawool holds Master’s in Commerce and Professional Competence Course (PCC) from
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). She has overall 13 years of career experience in
Finance and Human Resources. She has played role of Internal Auditor for the organisations.
Technically, she is well- versed with Tally, Internet Savvy and MS Office. She is a person who works
by law and ethics. She is expertise in Preparation of monthly balance sheet, handling internal audit,
Coordination with CA, Planning and Implementing procedures, associated related works of accounts
and finance.

Rachita Singh

Manager (Sales and Marketing)

Rachita is a Commerce graduate with almost 17 years of work experience. Over her career, Rachita has worked as a Quality Analyst, Secretary, and Executive Assistant.

At Eka Infra, she is in charge for handling the Sales and Marketing portfolio at Eka Infra. Her key responsibilities include business development, preparing proposals, finalising work agreements, and coordinating with the Sales/Marketing teams. She also collaborates closely with the technical team and provides assistance as needed.

Rachita reports directly to the Managing Director and also assists him with his day-to-day tasks and responsibilities. This role demands a thorough understanding of the business and an ability to respond agilely to any new tasks or actions that arise from changing business dynamics.

Rachita is a team player with excellent leadership and interaction skills, which bodes well for her role as Eka Infra’s Manager for Sales and Marketing.

Raju Mundhe

Assistant Manager – Design Services

Raju holds a diploma in Civil Engineering with over 20 years of experience in the designing and planning segment of the infrastructure industry. He has been associated with Eka Infra from the start of the business establishment in 2018 and has been promoted as ‘Assistant Manager -Design Services’. He has extensive knowledge in developing conceptual planning, master planning and land use planning along with preparation of tender documents and GFC drawings for the projects.

As an infrastructure planner and a Certified Civil Draughtsman, he is well adaptive in using software and designing tools like AutoCAD. He creates precise plans and drawings to ensure that all architectural and structural designs are translated into fully functional buildings within the project’s schedule, scope and budget restrictions. Additionally, he has outlined several civil and structural elements of work with buildings, quays, port infrastructure, and in developing of various other infrastructure components. He has had substantial involvement working with numerous architects and specialists in the industry to provide key design services and solutions for a diversity of projects.

Throughout the Journey with Eka Infra ,he has been a part for multiple projects providing his expert services. He is a go-to person for all the staff. He is valuable and an effective staff member of the organization and our clients trust him with completing the work with great prowess.

Revathy Nair

Manager – Design Services

Revathy Nair is a Design Engineer with a Master of Technology in Offshore Structures and has an overall seven plus years of experience in the construction industry. She joins Eka Infra as a Manager in our Design team.

Revathy has a well-established career through working with reputed companies and is therefore very familiar with the various international designing codes such as ASCE, BS, AISC, MBMA, etc, which is an advantage to the construction industry. She is very experienced in designing and analysing commercial and industrial steel structures, including monitoring all the activities of the design team, and scheduling the designing works along with the timely release of the approved drawings.

Throughout her career, Revathy has worked as a Design Engineer and Deputy Manager which helps her to be a part of our Design Team. She has worked in multiple projects related to the construction of commercial and industrial structures. Apart from this, she is a certified internal auditor for ISO standards 9001:2015, 14001:2015 & 45001:2018. Her software skills include AutoCAD, STAAD.Pro, MBS- 2D and 3D Analysis, SAP 2000 along with preparing technical reports and documentations. She will certainly play a vital role in helping Eka Infra to be ISO 9001:2015 certified by following its standard and ensuring that our QMS (Quality Management Services) requirements are met.

Subhash KK

Manager – Design Services

Subhash has a Master’s degree in Integrated Coastal Zone Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He has over 7 years’ of experience with advanced competencies in the areas of structural design, planning, and cost estimation. He joined Eka Infra as a Design Engineer in 2019 and since then, has worked on a variety of projects involving design, structural audits, cost estimation, and feasibility studies for inland waterways, logistics parks, private freight terminals, ports, and harbours.

Subhash has worked as a Project Manager for various projects at Eka Infra where he has contributed his hands-on skills and experience in project controls, schedule management, quality control, and clientele management. He is also well-versed with key engineering software products such as Arc GIS, STAAD Pro, and AutoCAD, which again, creates a lot of benefits for Eka Infra and our clients.

Subhash has also had an academic career, having held positions as an Assistant Professor at reputed Engineering Colleges in India. His industry expertise has been reinforced by his teaching experience and helped create a strong foundation of theoretical knowledge. An astute and focused individual, Subhash is a valuable asset, not only for the operations team at Eka Infra, but also for the entire company.

Seena Arangath

Assistant Manager – Sales and Marketing

Seena Arangath holds the Bachelor’s degree in Economics. She has nearly about 13 years of professional experience in the field of Sales and Marketing. She comes from a very different background. She has handled different position such as Team Manager, Sales Managers, Assistant Manager, BPO call canter Manager, Executive Assistant exclusively for the advertisement industry and for the manufacturing sector. Her competencies to manage different segments within the organisations in Sales and Marketing, Administration, Project Management, Human Resources and Productions. Her key experts are team managements, client interaction, database management, promotional plans, reports and documentation management, Sales strategic planning and its growth.

She is designated as “Assistant Manager – Sales and Marketing” in Eka infra. Her key responsibility is to seek business opportunities for upbringing the sales and bring growth to revenue, handling documentation and reports, preparation and drafting proposals for the clients, managing the digital marketing and different channels for business.

Tanvi Mehtalia

Assistant Manager (Inside Sales / QMS)

Tanvi Mehtalia is an architect with over two years of experience in the architecture sector. She holds a Post-graduate degree in Smart City Management and Infrastructure Management. She has worked on numerous residential and commercial projects over her architectural career. Her internship at EY (formerly Ernst & Young) prompted her to include concepts like sustainability, urban development and project management

Tanvi is the Assistant Manager for Sales and Marketing at Eka Infra. She helps with market research and enables the company to identify new business opportunities and expand our client base. She also assists in writing proposals and bid submissions. She is the Management Representative (MR) for implementing ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System. As the MR, she is responsible for maintaining and improving the QMS across the company with specific focus on continual improvement.

Tanvi is well-versed with AutoCAD for designing and planning urban spaces She is well-versed with both 2D and 3D software such as Sketchup, Revit, and Lumion. She aspires to progress in the infrastructure advisory domain and make tangible contributions to the urban space development industry.

Vikas Nair

Manager (Finance and Human Resources)

Vikas is a Commerce graduate and has around 19+ years of experience in the areas of Accounts Management and Taxation. His key expertise is in managing, analysing and reporting on key performance indicators and business objectives. He also analyses and reports on factors influencing past and future performance, designs balance sheet controls and prepares account reconciliations. Throughout his career, he has successfully demonstrated an ability to ably head accounts and audit teams, and also facilitated his employers’ growth plans.

Vikas has proven himself at Eka Infra by constantly challenging and improving the existing processes and systems. As the Manager for Finance and Human Resources, he possesses strong interpersonal, communication, leadership and analytical skills with demonstrated abilities in customer relationship management.

Vibha Jain

Manager – HR and EA

Vibha holds the bachelor’s degree in management studies and MBA in Social Entrepreneurship with 5 years of experience in Management and Marketing. She has been associated with well-known organizations during her work tenure. In the course of her profession as Manager – Human Resources, she was responsible for management of personnel at various hierarchies, liaison and communicate with stakeholders at each level and ensure compliance, with emphasis on cohesive environment and work culture.

Vibha has excellent and sophisticated communication skills. Her abilities allow her to manage an office, delegate work, and provide solutions to problems at any time.

She displays a professional demeanour and adheres to work ethics when it comes to working with team members. Vibha has developed a brand for events and organizational programs that aids in the creation of marketing and promotional content for an organization. The ability to manage with different departments of the organization has earned her the position of Executive Assistant and Human Resources Manager at Eka Infra.

Vinod Bhagwat

Assistant Resident Engineer

Vinod holds a Civil Engineering Diploma and has over 16 years’ of experience working on infrastructure projects. He is currently working as the Assistant Resident Engineer on a major project for Eka Infra.

Vinod’s experience spans container terminal infrastructure, coal terminals, marine berths, national highways, power plants, industrial buildings and onshore oil and gas terminals among other infrastructure projects. He is skilled at engaging with clients and consultants, as well as with providing solutions to problems that may occur during project execution, particularly under the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) portfolios.

Vinod is well-versed in Indian Standard (IS), Indian Road Congress (IRC), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and concrete specifications, among other standards and codes. He has a thorough understanding of material testing and building methodologies. He also has immense knowledge about trialling, testing and approving concrete design mixes and bituminous design mixes for flexible pavements, design mixes for rolling concrete, pavement quality concrete, concrete paver blocks and shotcrete for tunnelling work – all in accordance with relevant national/international standards and codes.

Vinod is meticulous with document production and recording, as well as frequency tests in accordance with QAP/ ITP and QMS requirements. He has a sharp analytical mindset, a results-oriented approach, and excellent interpersonal, administrative and organisational skills.

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