Ashish Thakre

OPINTELS Solutions Ltd

Jan 2026 – PresentUnited Kingdom

Secured funding for a multi partner consortium under Innovate UK’s Maritime Electrification and Decarbonisation Programme, targeting one of the UK’s busiest short sea ferry corridors, with £144B in economic activity and ~1.1 MtCO₂ of annual emissions. Delivered end to end governance for a £2M Innovate UK decarbonisation programme in a regulated, safety critical environment.

• Achieved 100% milestone compliance by embedding RAID frameworks and change management protocols across a multi-disciplinary academic and industry consortium throughout the full program lifecycle.
• Built reporting and risk frameworks for MCA board and Innovate UK, maintaining full audit ready documentation and evidencing compliance with statutory grant and governance responsibilities.
• Identified follow on funding opportunities by coordinating system wide engagement with DfT, MCA, and Innovate UK strengthening benefits realisation and programme continuity beyond the initial funding cycle.

Bry Air (Asia) Pvt Ltd

Jan 2019 – Jan 2026India

Bry Air is a global manufacturer of industrial desiccant dehumidification and energy optimisation systems serving manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food processing, and process industries. Deployed structured high efficiency industrial energy systems across 60+ client facilities, reducing client energy consumption by ~40% and delivering ~1,800 tCO₂e in annual savings, per monitored energy performance data.

• Scaled branch revenue from £0.5M to £2.4M over seven years, delivering ~25% CAGR by winning new accounts, expanding into new industry sectors & building long term client relationships across Westen India region.
• Improved project forecast accuracy from 25% to 65% by deploying programme delivery tracking dashboards enhancing governance reporting, scheduling visibility, and cost management to drive benefits realisation.
• Delivered £176,000 in annual per client OPEX savings through a structured 3-year payback programme, building long term institutional client relationships grounded in measurable energy performance and outcome tracking.

Rathi Turboflex Pvt Ltd

Jan 2017 – Jan 2019India

Managed £15M+ industrial rotating equipment project execution across the UK, EU and South Asia, covering scope definition, contract negotiation, subcontractor management and multisite delivery.

• Built strategic engineering partnerships with Bibby (UK), Riverhawk (USA), and Centa (Germany) through controlled commercial negotiations generating £600,000 annual profit and enabling cross border project execution.
• Grew key account renewal rates from 48% to 90% by deploying CRM and post-delivery performance frameworks, establishing repeatable delivery governance and long-term client trust.

KPT Industries Ltd

Jan 2011 – Jan 2017India

Achieved £5.1M revenue, representing 121% of the £4.2M target, by executing structured market entry programmes across 10 new global industrial territories.

• Drove ~38% output growth through disciplined engineering collaboration and scope aligned solution delivery across South Asian and EU industrial markets spanning pharmaceutical, food processing, and heavy industry.