Ajay Shukla
London,London
Summary
An accomplished project management leader with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex, cross-functional projects within dynamic and matrixed organizations. With extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, governance, and strategic execution, I am adept at driving business-critical initiatives that align with corporate objectives.
I bring expertise in balancing traditional project management methodologies with agile frameworks, ensuring efficient resource allocation, effective risk mitigation, and seamless stakeholder communication. My ability to navigate interdependencies and upskill teams in project management best practices has contributed to sustainable improvements in execution and delivery.
Passionate about fostering a culture of continuous improvement, I leverage post-project evaluations and data-driven insights to enhance future performance. With a results-driven mindset, I am committed to ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget—contributing to the overall success.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4044
4044
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sales Manager – Sustainability & Energy Solutions
Tetra Pak
London
06.2024 - Current
- Led go-to-market strategy for sustainable energy solutions, engaging diverse industrial and commercial clients.
- Conducted site visits across 40+ customer locations (UK, Ireland, North Europe & North America), assessing sustainability challenges and proposing tailored energy solutions.
- Developed business cases and ROI analyses for industrial decarbonization projects, securing buy-in from senior stakeholders (including C-suites).
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including policy, engineering, and finance, to optimize market entry strategies.
- Delivered conference presentations, panel speaking and expert lectures on sustainability innovation, positioning company as a thought leader in clean energy integration.
- Expert in adjusting carbon pricing mechanism to ensure ROI's are met with IRR/Financials and if needed leverage external access via subvention plans, govt. incentives, tax rebates and carbon credits.
Pre Project Manager & BD
Tetra Pak
London
11.2021 - 05.2024
- Managed market expansion efforts, identifying high-growth segments in clean energy transition with industrial efficiency for specialized sectors.
- Evaluated customer energy needs and guided sales teams in prioritizing outreach to high-potential accounts.
- Supported development of strategic channel partnerships for market penetration and solution deployment.
- Leading global projects (Europe & Americas) for complex installation from inception to execution for bio-based solutions, nutraceutical ingredients, cheese and powder, other functional products etc with CAPEX value >50 mEuros
- Working cross-boundaries with extensive travel >40% annually to coordinate work activities with internal and external stakeholders
- Preparing sourcing strategy, negotiations with contractors, sub-contractors and end customers to align with requirements, managing timelines, risk and budget (with as sold and as-executed margins) and key performance measures for the pre-project and project execution.
- Lead the pre-project activities for global engineering and develop end-to-end integrated solutions for complex work packages with contracts of EPC and EPCm nature (FEL-1 to FEL-4 level with Pre-FEED and FEED)
Pre-Project Engineer
TETRA PAK FOOD ENGINEERING S.P.A
Milan, Italy
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Owing to my past experience and working knowledge, I was deputed in South Europe market on expat global assignment (including Italy, Spain, Greece, Iberia, Portugal and Israel)
- Overseeing the projects to comply QEHS, Compliance, budget, time, risk- for projects from 2 to 10 million Euros
- Following quality and validation (DQ, IQ, OQ & PQ) and guiding the engineering team to comply engineering and project management
standards/practices - Achieved lower carbon footprint with the implementation of green energy solutions integrated with food processing & packaging facilities.
- Developed documentation, diagrams, and specifications to meet project requirements and regulatory standards
Process System Integration Engineer
Tetra Pak
London
05.2018 - 09.2020
- Overseeing projects for Market North Europe (UK, Ireland, Nordics, Baltics, France & Benelux)
- Primary responsibilities were to prepare PFD (process functional diagram) for understanding the entire project scope and its functionality from automation level.
- Preparing more detailed P&ID for customers review and solving any inquiries from process design, functionality, or execution point of view.
Process Project Engineer
Arla Foods
Aylesbury
04.2015 - 05.2018
- Managed a team to deliver high-quality outputs within tight deadlines.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams, resulting in seamless project execution.
Education
Accredited Project Manager - Project Management
Project Management Institute
United KingdomCertified Energy Auditor - Sustainability & Energy Auditing
Association of Energy Engineers
United KingdomMaster of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford 09.2014 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Chemical Engineering
Gujarat University
India 04.2005 - 03.2009
Skills
- Project Management & Execution
- Stakeholder Management & Communication
- Strategic & Agile Methodologies
- Proficiency in balancing traditional project management approaches (eg, PRINCE2, PMP) with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
- Risk & Resource Management
- Continuous Improvement & Upskilling
- Key Performance & Business Alignment
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
Italian
Elementary
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
Affiliations
- Badminton Player
- Swimming
- Arts & Crafts
Accomplishments
- Panel Speaker for Sustainable Technologies Adoption in 2025 organized by California Dairy Innovation Centre
- Key Note Speaker at Amsterdam- 2nd Alternative Protein Production Summit in 2022
- Global recognition for customer innovation award by Tetra Pak in 2021
Certification
- Accredited Project Manager
- Black Belt Lean Six Sigma professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sales Manager – Sustainability & Energy Solutions
Tetra Pak
06.2024 - Current
Pre Project Manager & BD
Tetra Pak
11.2021 - 05.2024
Pre-Project Engineer
TETRA PAK FOOD ENGINEERING S.P.A
09.2020 - 10.2021
Process System Integration Engineer
Tetra Pak
05.2018 - 09.2020
Process Project Engineer
Arla Foods
04.2015 - 05.2018
Master of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Oxford Brookes University
09.2014 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Engineering Technology - Chemical Engineering
Gujarat University
04.2005 - 03.2009
- Accredited Project Manager
- Black Belt Lean Six Sigma professional
Accredited Project Manager - Project Management
Project Management Institute
Certified Energy Auditor - Sustainability & Energy Auditing
Association of Energy Engineers
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