Sandeep Baruah
6 Years 7 Months Overall Experience
Functional Areas
Education
IIM Indore
MBA
2025-26
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
B. Tech (Dairy Technology)
2014-18
Accomplishment
Assam Public Service Commission Examination
Secured 1st position in the State at Assam Public Service Commission Examination, 2021 for recruitment under the Directorate of Dairy Development, Govt. of Assam
Director’s Gold Medal
Awarded Director's Gold Medal for Academic Excellence (topper of the UG batch), NDRI Karnal, 2018
Merit Certificate
Awarded Merit Certificate for Academic Excellence (top 5 in the UG batch), NDRI Karnal, 2018
District Level and Zonal Level Inter College Science Quiz Competition
Secured 1st prize in District Level and Zonal Level Inter College Science Quiz Competition, 2016-17 organised by Haryana State Council for Science & Technology
XXI Regional Level Sports and Games Meet
Participated in the XXI Regional Level Sports and Games Meet (2010) in the U-19 Cricket category, organised by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Shillong Region
Certification
Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt
DMAIC-based process improvement, quality enhancement, and waste reduction
2025
Certified Scrum Product Owner (From Scrum Alliance)
Agile product management, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder engagement for efficient product lifecycle execution
2025
International Programme on Procurement Policy Framework for World Bank–Aided Projects
Procurement processes, compliance, and contract management for World Bank–financed program
2022
Experience
Directorate of Dairy Development, Government of Assam
3 Years 4 Months
Assistant Rural Dairy Extension Officer
Nov' 21 - Apr' 25
- Led a World Bank-aided program across 19 districts, driving a 20% increase in milk routed to the formal sector through structured stakeholder engagement.
- Conceptualised the revival of 3 defunct dairy plants under a PPP model, generating 1,000+ jobs and 15KLPD processing capacity, delivering INR 32+ lakh annual revenue.
- Pitched for establishment of Western Assam's first milk processing plant, conducting comprehensive financial and feasibility analysis and securing INR 10 crore funding from the Ministry of DONER (GoI)
- Designed consumer insight–driven location strategy for 16 D2C dairy entrepreneurs using O&D studies, optimizing supply chain flows and launching three marketplaces worth INR 3 crore to expand market reach
- Partnered with NDDB to design and deploy a single-window subsidy disbursement portal, overseeing needs assessment, functional design, user testing, and go-live, accelerating INR 10 crore disbursement to 18,000+ dairy farmers
- Oversaw client-side development of INR 40 lakh ‘Gopal Tathya’ app, guiding requirements gathering, feature prioritization, UI/UX design, testing, and launch
- Spearheaded the transition of departmental processes to E-Office and JIRA-based workflows, reducing delays and process inconsistencies.
- Managed end-to-end procurement lifecycle for INR 20 Cr projects coordinating with 10+ OEMs and suppliers, ensuring compliance and timely delivery
- Negotiated framework agreements with key vendors for recurring operational supplies, improving supplier reliability, streamlining inventory replenishment, and reducing lead time by 40%
Tetra Pak India Pvt. Ltd, Pune
3 Years 3 Months
Process Engineer
Jul' 18 - Sep' 21
- Executed six greenfield projects worth INR 200 Cr., leading 100+ member installation teams and ensuring on-time delivery across all sites.
- Secured INR 30 crore brownfield expansion bid by driving pre-sales engagement, techno-commercial proposal & market focused solution design
- Led commissioning of Tetra Pak India's first prepared food plant ( INR ? 40 crore) enabling entry into the high-growth ready-to-eat segment
- Collaborated with cross-functional automation teams to deliver integrated solutions, defining process requirements and coordinating FAT/SAT testing protocols at a 600 KLPD capacity dairy plant, achieving ~25% reduction in unplanned downtime
- Developed process specifications and coordinated with automation teams to deliver a client-specific, flexible Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) matrix for a 200 KLPD capacity integrated beverages and dairy plant, resulting in 35% reduction in module turnaround time
- Boosted production throughput by 20% at a 72 KLPD capacity production line (90 ml SKU) by applying Value Stream Mapping and Lean tools to eliminate upstream bottlenecks and streamline batch operations
- Facilitated change adoption by training 100+ client users on operations and troubleshooting, ensuring a smooth transition to steady-state operations and minimizing post-commissioning issues