Pankaj K. Gupta

Pankaj K. Gupta Strategic Advisor

Advisory as a Service

Strategic Advisor with more than 3 decades of work experience in the HVAC & R (Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration) industry, working primarily with Healthcare, Hospitality, District-Cooling, Data Centre and Industrial customers for their Greenfield and Brownfield projects.

3+ Decades

Work experience in HVAC & R industry

10+ Companies

Worked with 10 plus companies as strategic advisor

Advisory as a Service

As a Corporate Leader, I have worked and lead companies like Voltas Ltd. (for 4 years) and Trane (for 15 years). In that long span, I have worked in various domains like design, sales, marketing, project fulfillment and service. I have worked for 4 Years with a Canadian Energy Consulting Company Energy Advantage Inc. and for 10 years as CEO/ Entrepreneur of Zero Square Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. for design and build of HVAC & R systems.

As Strategic Advisor, I have worked with 10 plus companies, including Ensavior Technologies and Two Point O Capital for enabling them to enhance their go to market strategies, HVAC system design advisory, project fulfillment advisory and strategic outlook for entering new business opportunities.

Education

01

M. Tech.

Energy & Environmental Management, (I.I.T.) – Delhi

02

B.E.

Mechanical Engineering (MITS), Deemed University Gwalior

03

PG Diploma

Marketing Management, Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies - Mumbai

My clients can engage with me for the following services:

01

Design of Cooling System and BMS system for their facility.

02

Second opinion for their designed HVAC Systems.

03

Project HVAC equipment and services fulfillment advisory.

04

Outcome based energy advisory for HVAC systems including feasibility studies

05

Go to Market Strategy advisory.

06

Troubleshooting of service issues related to their HVAC system.

07

Green Building, Project Financing Advisory and Carbon related advisory.

08

Talent acquisition.

09

Vendor neutral assessment.

Some key accomplishments of my career are:

Accomplishments

  • Led Trane India team for Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) and worked with various municipalities of major cities of India towards developing Green House Gas Emission Reduction Initiative.
  • Was Key member of Trane India team who won “Emerging Company of the Year” Award under Energy Management Services by Frost and Sullivan
  • Spearheaded Trane to get ESCO Grade 1 Company in Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
  • Won the “Inspiring Innovation” contest of Ingersoll-Rand.
  • Awarded Best Controls Business Performance award of Trane in years 2001, 2004, 2006 in the MAIR (Middle-East, Africa and India) region.

Leading HVAC System think tank /societies mentioned below engage me for my voluntary services:

  • As an all India 8-member technical committee member of ISHRAE (Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Head Quarter and as Mentor for Data Centre, District Cooling, Thermal Comfort, Moisture Control, Evaporative Cooling and Indoor Air Quality Technical Groups of ISHRAE.
  • FSAI (Fire and Security Association of India)
  • ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AC Engineers)
  • As a Governing Body Member and Secretary of SPHEEHA (Society for Preservation of a Healthy Environment, Ecology and Heritage of Agra), a leading Global NGO working in the area of preservation of a healthy environment, ecology, heritage and sustainable development.

Engagement Model

The engagement model can be

  • Task based
  • Retainership based for specific time frame
  • Hourly charge based