CURRICULUM VITAE
ABHINAV SHARMA
Date of Birth: 2nd December, 1989
Vigerslevvej 273, 2 MF,
2500 Valby, Denmark
[email protected]
+4591114770
https://dk.linkedin.com/in/abhinavsharma89
CAREER PORTFOLIO
PROFILE
MBA graduate with a curious mind, and a hunger to learn, who can connect the dots with tenacity, while
appealing to hearts and minds. 2 years of professional financial analysis experience in consulting. 3 years in
client facing roles involving multiple stakeholders, proven skills in project management, cross-functional
communication with a background in engineering. 7 years as band manager and guitarist in music industry
involving strategy, distributions, marketing and finance, rendering an ability to combine a high analytic aptitude
with out of the box creative thinking. Extensive international experience providing an ability to work
independently yet collaboratively to solve complex problems while keeping an eye on the big picture.
WORK EXPERIENCE
[2015-2016]
LAKRIDS by Johan Bülow: Consultant, Strategy Project
Copenhagen, Denmark
Financial Planning & Analysis:
 Performed financial analysis of the daily operations to develop a robust business report, which was used by
the top management to negotiate the buyout deal.
 Analysed investment and international expansion strategies through valuation models.
Research & Communication:
 Researched competitors for market comparisons and developed the business case and go-to-market model
for Franchising.
 Conducted interviews with the industry experts and customers, to develop sales forecasting models analysing
different channels, and make marketing recommendations.
[2013-2015] Allied Hydro Engineering & Consultancy: Associate Consultant
Himachal, India
Financial Analysis & Forecasting:
 Executed project financial analysis, budget and forecasting analysis using NPV, IRR, payback period, sensitivity
analysis.
Operational Finance:
 Reduced company’s need for credit by improving working capital and reducing funds required for operation
(NFO) resulting in increase in net income (2%).
 Collected and analysed meteorological, geological, topographical, and Hydrological Data.
[2012-2013] JAYPEE GROUP: Field Engineering Manager
Wangduephodrang, Bhutan
Leadership:
 Gained responsibility of 3 project sites within 2 months, with 500 workers under my supervision.
Process Improvement & thinking out of box:
 Re-engineered the excavation process by developing a spreadsheet model for material requirement which
resulted in savings of 10MT steel (50.000 DKK/9000 USD).
 Led a cross functional team of engineers to improve breakdown response procedure, eliminating 80% of the
off-site maintenance and reducing the delays by 15%.
 Reduced inventory and logistics costs by centralizing inventory and bookkeeping.
Presentation & Communication:
 Prepared monthly deliverables (progress report, improved response procedures, capital expenditure), and
delivered presentations to the senior management and client engineers.
CURRICULUM VITAE
[2011-2012] DSC LIMITED: Graduate Engineering Trainee
Arunachal, India
Process Improvement:
 Reduced the number of major incidents by switching from Non-Electric detonators to Electric detonators
thereby improving the safety standards.
 Successfully achieved completion of 5 drilling holes in a short span of 5 months (average drill hole takes 50 days
to complete), with proper maintenance of record of core-boxes, drilling logs, machine maintenance, and all
other necessary reports.
 Conducted Interviews with the involved stakeholders to determine the village relocation costs.
[2011-2015] Himalayan Records & Studio: Co-Founder Strategy & Distribution
Himachal, India
Leadership:
 Led HRS to the top independent-music label in the region, establishing a strong distribution-network.
Communication & Negotiation:
 Spearheaded collaborations with other music-labels, event management firms, publishing companies, and
cross platform entertainment firms improving outreach and providing 360 deals to the artists.
 Executed projects with budgets (less than 1000$) using novel approaches.
 Negotiated simplified contracts with minimum royalty deductions for sales & third party licensing.
[2008-Present] WEIRD ANXIETY: Promotions Manager, Rhythm-guitarist, Songwriter
Big Picture Thinking:
 Oversaw production, distribution and promotion of the band’s critically-acclaimed debut album “Act I Scene I”
(streaming on Spotify).
 Featured in Denys X. Arbaris’ book “Bergmetal” for band’s niche sound & links to Himalayan folk-culture.
 Acknowledged by various international-webzines, music compilations, and national-dailies as the flag-bearer
of the Himalayan music-scene at the global level.
 Performed live developing ability to improvise and thrive under pressure.
 Handled tour-management for 25+ national and regional level concerts.
EDUCATION
[2015-2016] Copenhagen Business School: Masters of Business Administration
Copenhagen, Denmark
Business Acumen:
 Finance, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Sustainability, and Big Data & Analytics.
 Leadership training conducted by Implement Consulting.
 Scored GPA 3.6/4.0.
 Awarded Full Time MBA Scholarship.
[2007-2011] National Institute of Technology: Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engineering) Hamirpur, India
Innovation:
 Developed an elaborate virtual model 3D of the college campus, received the best project of the year for
innovation.
 Awarded with merit scholarship by State (Poverty -Cum-Brilliant Scholarship) for 4 years.
LANGUAGE & IT SKILLS
Excel proficiency: Advanced (Gantt chart, sensitivity
analysis, regression analysis, decision tree, modelling,
tornado plots, @Risk, etc.)
Other software: AutoCAD, Primavera, MS Project, MS
Access.
English: Fluent (written, speaking).
Hindi: Native (written, speaking).
Danish: Basic (written, speaking).
TOEFL 105/120, GMAT 700/800.
PERSONAL JOURNEY
I am an enthusiastic person who takes ownership and places high value on the quality of his work. I believe
that my work is a manifestation of myself. I view myself as more of a business partner with my team,
department and organization, focusing on and looking for opportunities to contribute to both my success and
that of the company. I love solving complex challenges - witnessing the progress and impact is particularly
rewarding to me, and that is why I decided to augment my highly analytic skill set with strategic commercial
skills by enrolling in the MBA program at Copenhagen Business School. I am on a journey of continuous
improvement and I want to learn and grow.