Dr.Satish S. Kattimani

Head-CSR Allstate Solutions Pvt Ltd (May 2019- Oct 2025)

• Heading CSR operations and Managing gamut of CSR initiatives 
• Driving CSR committee helping committee in making decisions, generation of various reports, dash boards and presenting before Management Board and Managing Director
• Working closely with Finance for CSR Budgeting, managing disbursement and Fund Utilization and closing the accounts, meeting auditing requirements included social auditing and financial auditing
• External and Internal communication and Public Relation
• Drafting, publishing of RFP, short listing eligible NGOs, approvals, Due diligence of NGOs on boarding implementing partners, and NGOs, inking MOUs, Monitoring and Evaluation of projects etc,. Encouraging and managing employee volunteering initiatives
• Collaboration with other company CSR initiatives, driving collaborative development agenda of GCC Global Capacity Centers / Global Captive Centers council through NASSCOM initiatives.
• Selection of thematic areas of development in alignment with SDG, drafting CSR policy
• Liaisons with Government and non government partners
• Implementing GRI sustainability initiatives and reporting
• Strategic collaboration with Govt & Industry forums for CSR & Business objectives
• Closely coordinate with MCA, NASSCOM, NABARD, State Forest department, Education department, Irrigation department, Health department, Women and child welfare & Agriculture department for integration
• Conduct events to improve visibility, build & nurture Business & Social relationships, Stakeholder meetings to ameliorate cohesiveness
• Facilitate the NASSCOM GCC council members and CSR team for driving the consortium CSR objective
• Lake rejuvenation and water shed development, Afforestation, Jal shakti abhiyan.

Notable achievements 

• Spearheaded CSR initiatives, ensure strategic CSR budget allocation of INR 60 Million in funds, enhancing community impact by 53% through innovative program development & rigorous impact evaluation processes.
• Pioneered & successfully securing approval for an additional CSR budget of 60 Million funds outside regular CSR budget, for a diverse social & environmental conservation initiatives for the first time. This included afforestation, strategic infrastructure development & community engagement to drive impactful, long-term sustainability efforts.
• Spearheaded a cross-functional initiative to enhance Employee engagement by hybridizing CSR with ESG & EIG (Employee Impact Groups), resulting in 4X increase in employee engagement yielding 10K+ volunteering hours, leveraged PM skills, experience & software for seamless coordination. 
• Driving innovation to bring meaningful change in thematic focus areas & increasing project implementation efficiency by 23% across various projects.
• Led cross-functional team in ESG reporting & evolved Carbon sequestration & water reduction strategies towards carbon & water neutrality, achieved a 16% reduction in carbon emissions & 18% in water usage, surpassing reduction yearly target of 5% & 6% respectively.
• Led 13K+ hours of employee engagement on ESG initiatives, reducing paper consumption by 0.7% & electricity usage by 2.2%, contributing to company’s sustainability efforts.
• Led end-to-end CSR project lifecycle, from RFPs & selecting NGOs & formalizing into agreement, monitoring outcomes, facilitating external audit, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
• Spearheaded CSR collaboration with external industry partners & peer groups, driving a unified development agenda within the NASSCOM GCC council Bangaluru Chapter to maximize collective impact & foster strategic water conservation initiatives through industry partnerships.
• Facilitated 14 events annually, fostering key partnerships & enhancing the company's CSR visibility by 3X, while strengthening relationships with stakeholders through targeted strategic engagement.
• Managed strategic ~53+ communication & public relations initiatives, engaging media houses & event management stakeholders & enhancing corporate reputation through targeted outreach programs.

National Manager, BOSCH CSR (Jun 2015- Apr 2018)

• Insisting different strategies to management and aligning the objectives of the program with compliances Managing PAN India BOSCH BRIDGE CSR initiatives and Implementation of 2013 CSR Act/guidelines 
• Branding, budgeting and projecting future financial outlays, possible threats and mitigation measures
• Developing roadmaps for CSR engagements
• Accounting and fund allocation to trusts and other societies, evaluation of 12A, 80G, 35AC, FCRA., etc
• Strategic HR management, employee engagement & hiring strategy 
• Event management for fund generation, job fairs, seminars, workshops for school teachers etc.,
• Force tie up with prospective employers for placing BRIDGE candidates
• Monitor delivery of quality BRIDGE training at all centers
• Coordinate for assessment & certification of trained students
• Organize Internship & placement for all the BRIDGE trained Candidates 

Project Manager for Vocational Training Program – Edutel Technologies Pvt Ltd (Jan 2015-May 2015)

• Managing Gamut of operations 
• End to end training and other event management
• Human Resource Management acquisition, Mobilization, Technical & Nontechnical Training & Capacity building etc,.
• Developing processes & systems and responsible for entire operations along with fiscal management 
• Communication across departments and stakeholders
• Monitor team achievement and agencies to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed services within limits.
• Developing & devising processes & systems and required for entire operations
• Communication & Coordination with external & internal stakeholders viz,.NSDC, ASSCI, ESSC, RASCI, TSSCIetc,.

Consultant and TOT for PRI CBO Convergence at Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Mission (Sep 2014 – Jan 2015)

• Filed Level Assessment through GDs, FGDs, personal interview with stakeholders viz Panchayath Raj Institutions, Community Based Organizations, Line departments, other stakeholders etc,.
• Reporting and documentation based on Field Level Assessment 
• Strategize implementation and convergence program in non intensive and intensive block across districts of Karnataka 
• Strategize implementation and convergence of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Financial inclusion, Panchayat Raj Schemes, etc,.
• Capacity building of first line of trainer and all stakeholders involved
• Delivering inputs in tailoring and customizing implementation based on Socio economic situations
• Conducting various trainings, Seminars, workshops, write shops etc,.

Joined as Associate Project Executive Initiative for Development Foundation (Mar 2010-Aug 14)

Actively involved in Strategizing, planning, implementation & Monitoring of following activities in coordination with community organizations formal & informal groups, subordinates & other stakeholders. 

Undertaking socio economic research

Devised 6 schedules, conducted 3 end to end socio economic research, delivered inputs for impact assessment and all other correspondence & report generation activities,.

Project acquisition / Project Procurement 

Replying to EOI expression of interest, Request For Proposals RFP, Participating in online & onsite Bids and tenders using digital signatures (DSC)), constructing the proposals based on RFPs, follow-up and correspondence for with stakeholders for project. 

Decision making at various levels and projects

CEO for farmers IDFSujeevana federation (July 2010-Nov-2011)

Administration and Management 

• Planning and engaging PRA & RRA, Prefeasibility and feasibility studies, piloting the projects and studying the implications, Floating Community Based Organizations & Producers Company, Documentation –including Audio & video
• Driving strategies and actions based on concurrent audit reports, flash field inspections as part of vigilance
• Coordination and networking with state and central government authorities, Donors-HiVOs, NABARD, Vattikuti Foundation, RDPR Karnataka, SBI , social workers, political leaders, other national & international stakeholders etc,. 

Special assignment (Value addition & Collective Marketing) (Dec 2010-Nov-2011)

• Formulating participatory concepts to generate awareness to curb unfair trade practices of brokers and middle men in supply chain
• Coordinating with different stakeholders viz,.Govet, private industries, Chamber of Commerce & Industries, APMC, TAPMC, DGFT, APEDA, KAPEC, Other CBOs to establish environmental friendly sustainable supply linkage; 
• Implemented ICT for broadcasting information on agriculture prices 
• Intensive research for establishment of value addition & supply chain, TQM, 
• Negotiations for warehouse & Logistic management
• Evolving strategies for marketing of raw, processed & value added commodity in domestic and International markets 

Financial inclusion through Bank Correspondence and Bank Facilitator operations –

• Planning and implementation of prudent financial services to outreach disadvantaged through institutionalization and sustainable governance hierarchy (Federating) 
• Financial literacy trainings, Facilitation key stakeholders SBI to advance loan to Joint Liability Group (JLG), Self Help Group (SHG) to avail crop loan and other financial assistance form bank
• NABARD, local SBI branch, RCPC cell regional bank & other stakeholder management 
• Implementation of developments as per SLBC meetings 
• Planning and coordination of field inspection, GRT 
• Resolving issues involved in financial inclusion process,advanced loan recovery
• Outreach of financial services to more than 40000 farmers in the area of Kunigal and Gubbi of Tumkur district
• Scheduling concurrent auditing operations to audit SHG & JLG groups 
• Tabulation and testing financial portfolio (Delinquency measuring,-Lending, Recovery, OD etc,.) 
• Facilitating ICT integration, to reduce drudgery and expedite pre lending formal process   

Sustainable agricultural, Animal Husbandry & NRM– 

Implementation & Monitoring of participatory Farmers field schools (FFS) advocating LEISA technologies; Promoting community seed banks; Initiation & implementation of Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in Organic cultivation; Soil and water conservation practices; Promoting agro based forestry, horticulture etc; Sensitization community through various exposure visits; sensitization on animals and benefits of dairy and minor ruminant rearing, benefits of sourcing to KMF 

Employment–& Entitlement

Implementation of NREGP (National Rural Employment Generation Program); Promoting micro, small & medium entrepreneurship through vocational training; Promoting nursery establishment, Bio fertilizer manufacturing, animal husbandry, vermicomposting and other Water shed development activities etc

kiosk tiny banking and associated 31 services, data entry and documentation of community family records

Social Mobilization & capacity building

Trainings for capacity building of CBOs -SHG, JLG, Federation, Organic outlets vendors, managers for linking

Organized nearly 200 trainings on Concept of institutionalization, finance management, group lending concept, discipline in CBO’s entrepreneurship etc,.to benefit members of SHG & JLG

Conflict resolution

Generating awareness about various Government rural projects, PDS enrolment and distribution, facilitating UID enrollment in integration with government bodies viz, Gram Panchayaths, Tallukapanchayaths, Zilla panchayaths etc,.

Rural Health 

12 free eye Cataract campaigns in alliance with local and regional hospitals

25 free rural health checkup camps

Distributed 20 electronic BP checking gadgets in village CSCs

Past Areas of Expertise

• Head Resource Mobilization at Community ophthalmology, BWLEH (Oct’09 – Mar’10).

Managing internal & external resource mobilization; Fund raising from corporate & Government (NPCB) to ensure sustained objective; Scheduling eye screening campaigns at corporate & downtrodden/slum areas; Awareness generation & medicine distribution at screened areas; Workforce planning for eye cataract surgery campaigning;

• Fund raiser at Animal Rights Fund (ARF) (Feb’08 – Sep’09)

Writing proposals to philanthropic individuals & organizations; Feature Editor for monthly ARF Newsletter; Screening new projects, Conducting feasibility studies and drafting project reports; Monitoring CNVR project progress in coordination with government agencies and project partners; Functioning as HR Manager In-charge for conducting campus interview at Pantnagar Agricultural university, Uttarakhand and Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Bhubaneshwar for recruitment of vets; Fund pooling in events; legal police complaints for ban on animals. Dexterously drafted various forms/ templates; Significantly composed HR policy manual; Compiling standard Help line and First Aid guide, Animal lovers, and animal rights NGOs.

• Operational manager at Platypus groups: (Dec’05– Jan’08)

Identifying training needs across levels through mapping of skills required for particular positions and analysis of the existing level of competencies; Liaising with HR team during recruitment of managers, team leaders and other executives; Mediating with ministries, govt. departments & regulatory authorities for obtaining necessary sanctions / approvals and ensuring compliance with statutory obligations. Evaluating the different markets; Recording SRS & building quotation and head costing; 

Notable Credits

Designed & Implemented CSR activities involving employees; Campaigns to generate awareness about health and hygiene Agriculture, water & land issues, pollution Rural Recruitment & Employment Facilitated the implementation of Kaizen in office. 

• Rai Foundation Belgaum Campus, Belgaum: Administrator and Manager-Marketing (Apr’03-Nov’05)Directing marketing team by keeping track of advertisements, walk-ins and analyzing the response; Implementing academic schedule and events; Sustaining relationships with all relative media production and advertising companies to drive cost savings; Maintaining company corporate image and identity by designing strategies that promote and support company through active press relations and activities; Enhancing revenue customer walk-in and caring out consumer promos, Branding and marketing.

EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS

• PhD in Entrepreneurial Behavioral Characteristics of SC & ST Women farmers of Karnataka with reference to Tumkur District from Karnataka Folk lore University
• MBA from UNI. 2010 – 61%     
• B.Sc. (Agriculture) from University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwar in 2003 – 64%
• Intermediate from Rotary Pre University College, Ranebennur in 1999 - 60%

Dissertation, Thesis & articles                                                                     Publications

• BSc Agri thesis: Oat as a forage crop
• MBA thesis: Analysis on entrepreneurial perspectives and characteristics of SC and ST farmers of Haveri district
• Feature editor in ARF Monthly NEWS letter 
• Report on supply chain for paddy 
• Various Brochures, tri folders and bi folders 
• Feature editor in ARF Monthly NEWS letter 
• ARF Helpline manual for vets & animal lovers
• AGM reports & other interim reports 
• Business plan for federations

Professional trainings & certifications

Sustainability Reporter from IICSR

IICSR Certified Carbon Markets Practitioner (CCMP)

IICSR Certified Sustainability Reporting Practitioner (CSRP)

CSAP Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner conducted by (CII)-Confederation of Indian Industries 

Certified GRI G3 reporter 

Successfully accomplished PMP training in Ten step Co-hance

SPSS certification in process

IT SKILLS

Operating Systems:                     DOS, Windows Professional, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Windows- 2003 Server, Fedora Linux, Suse Linux, ubuntu

Networking:                               Networking Connectivity, TCP/IP, Peer-to-Peer Networking, File Printer Sharing, Internet and Trouble shooting

Workshops participated

• Development of small ruminants for livelihood improvement – Conducted by NABARD
• Workshop on Financial inclusion – SBITumkur
• Designing Marketing Strategy for Rural Entrepreneurs – NABARD & SKDRDP
• Designing collective marketing & value addition of staple crops – IDF Bangalore 
• Designing strategies to curb middlemen malpractices in supply chain of paddy – IDF Bangalore 
• Establishment of producers collectives for staple crops - IDF Bangalore
• Vision of NGO’s in developing sandbox area (Partners meet)– Deshpande foundation Hubli
• Workshop on improvement of Rural education program

Memberships & Social networking

Member in National Human Resource Development 

Linkedin-Satish S.K; Face Book-sskinaction; Twitter: sskinaction

Member of agrinet

Member in International MFI TOT community sponsored by Asian Development Bank 

Member of Institute of Agricultural technologists

Extracurricular activities

Active involvement as cadet in NCC, 

Testified with C certificate

NSS Volunteer successively served for 6 years

Drafted NSS volunteers contestant proposals which won State & national award successively for 3 years 

Frequent blood donor 

Photographer still & video 

Yoga, reiki mentor & practitioner 

Homeopathic practitioner

Artist, Dramatist with excellent stage performance 

Languages

Personal Details

Date of Birth:                 15th July, 1982

Place – Ramamurthy Nagar - Bengaluru