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Bindu Hariyani, B. Arch, MBA, MIS
Mrs B. Hariyani is a founding member of READ. Bindu has Architecture, IT and a Management Background.  Bindu has 15+ years of diverse Technical and Management experience in USA and India. Bindu has been a recipient of a gold medal for here final year Design Project at MSU. She has also bagged Architect of the Year (AYA) award. Her diverse background, being an architect and having a Masters degree in computer information systems and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from USA brings an array of insights in areas such as operations and integration of IT with other functions of organization. She has worked for branded financial institutions/corporations such as National City Bank, a Non profit Unit of Bayer Corp. in USA. Bindu also is a co founder and has been serving as a Board member with Burt Hill Design Pvt. Ltd – a Stantec Company and as an Advisory Board Member with D&I Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. 

Dr. Beena Patel, B Sc, DMLT, M Sc, Ph. D
Dr. Beena Patel is a founding member of READ. Dr. Beena Patel completed her Ph. D in Cancer Genomics from Gujarat University and further worked on various technologies for energy profiling for cellular interaction during post doctorate fellowship at Houston, Texas, USA. She has number of publication on her accounts and associated with eminent organizations as member and reviewer on several boards.  Recently she is working on the bio-energy process development based on net energy balance and eco-friendly technology feasible for solid bio-fuel, bio-ethanol and bio-diesel from basic research to pilot scale up. Strategic studies like “Dal lake” study for algae biomass with government of Jammu and Kashmir as well as “Lake Victoria” study for waster Hyacinth as biomass with government of Kenya. Her core competency includes scientific and technical skills, computer and scientific softwares and project management.  Few millstones based work done so far are IPR build for the company, strategic studies on bioenergy, education and training.  She also has published several research papers and participated on international presentations.

Jayesh Hariyani, M. Arch, MBA, LEED AP, COA, AIA
Mr. Hariyani is a founding member of READ. Jayesh has been performing in the real-estate and design industry for 20+ years specializing in business strategies combining environmental design, urban design, architecture and real estate development. He brings global perspective with entrepreneurial spirit to Organizations and Institutions where he is engaged. His prolific international background offers professional experience in Europe, the United States, UAE and the Asian subcontinent. He brings a fresh perspective to any development activity with attention to project visioning & design. He strongly believes that high-quality designs and education provide a better working and living environment to occupants that are environmentally responsible.

Jayesh has a Masters of Architecture degree and Executive MBA degree from USA. He is also a co-founder of Burt Hill Design Pvt Ltd, - a Stantec Company & Design & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.. Burt Hill-Stantec is a global design brand with 160+ offices across globe with strength of 12000+ professionals. He has served as a Board member on Burt Hill Inc. USA. Apart from professional life Jayesh has been very active in Academic & Research activities. He is engaged as an external jury member for several architecture schools including CEPT University, India, Carnegie Mellon University, USA. He has held visiting Lectures at CMU, University of Texas in USA and CEPT University in India. Jayesh has presented in several international conferences including USGBC International Conference. Jayesh has also bagged many recognitions including Architect of the Year (AYA) award. He volunteers and supports a number of non-profit organizations such CEPT University,  Indian Green Building Council, US Green Building Council, Civil Engineers & Architects Association to name a few.

Pankaj Patel, BE Mech. MBA
Mr Patel is President & Member on the Board of Abellon Clean Energy. Pankaj is also a founding member of READ. He is responsible for the success of Abellon's integrated business model as a whole, directly and through the respective business and functional teams. He also holds dedicated responsibilities in the domains of Product Development, Project Management, Technology, R&D and Environment Engineering. Pankaj is a Mechanical Engineer, with a management background. He has over 16 years of rich experience of setting up and handling industrial projects in India and abroad. During the course of his career, he has developed a special inclination and expertise towards integrating environment, energy and other key project elements to sustainably develop industrial facilities and campuses.

As a major area of expertise, he focuses on exploring solutions for different sectors combining operationally-efficient process engineering techniques with environmentally responsible practices that significantly reduce harmful greenhouse gases being emitted during various industrial processes. He harnesses his knowledge of inter-disciplinary domains with a creative and innovative approach to deliver unique and sustainable solutions. He has been invited to share his expert views at a number of platforms in India and globally including the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and American Society of Mechanical Engineering – Atlanta, to name a few. He is a faculty member at CEPT University since the last six years.

Rajesh Arya 
Rajesh Arya, a co-founder of D&I, is an Industrial Leader and a Senior Member of the Gujarat headquartered Arya Group. He has 30+ years of profound experience in Ship-recycling industry and is also a founding member of READ – Rural Education and Development.

Rajesh has been instrumental in setting up high standards in safety and environment, in Ship-breaking and recycling activities. He has hands-on approach in ship-breaking management and supervision activities and has dismantled up to 125+ ships summing up to LDT 2 million tons. Rajesh is also a co-founder of Morello Yamasaki – an Indo-Japanese collaboration engaged in manufacturing of highly efficient and eco-friendly Electric Vehicles.

 

 
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