CORE TEAM
Leadership
Kamlesh Gupta, B.Tech
Kamlesh Gupta, the Chief Executive Officer of Five Elements Environmental Technologies Pvt. Ltd., is a chemical engineer with 30 years of experience in chemical process engineering from concept to commercialization. He has a keen interest in innovating environment friendly technologies with high potential to reduce our carbon footprint. His strategic and innovative foresight resulted in a patented technology for a continuous plant that converts mixed plastic waste commonly available from dump yards into a clean and environmentally friendly fuel. Prior to becoming the CEO in 2019, he was the CEO of Logical Process Engineering Solutions, a consultancy that provided process engineering troubleshooting and manufacturing solutions to waste-to-energy manufacturers, PET manufacturing/recycling plants and other chemical processing plants around the globe. He envisions Five Elements Environmental Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to be a global leader in providing environmentally friendly waste-to-energy and carbon capture technologies.
Kavita Gupta, B. Tech, PhD
Kavita Gupta is a chemical and a biomedical engineer. She obtained a bachelors in Chemical Technology from Nagpur University and a doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering from University of Utah. She has worked in research and development and regulatory submissions of several early stage biopharmaceutical products. She is involved in research, business development activities in Five Elements Environmental Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and is an inventor in our patented process. She is leading the technology commercialization and legal activities.
Ramchandra Thakur, B.Tech
Mr Ramchandra Thakur is a chemical engineer with 40 years of rich experience in operations, commissioning, safety and auditing. He has led waste plastic to oil pyrolysis plants in India and abroad. His expertise in quantitative and qualitative risk assessment, pre-start-up safety review, MOC, incident investigation reliability assessment, facilitation (eg HAZID/HAZOP), technical safety engineering and auditing is instrumental in developing environment friendly technologies with high potential to reduce our carbon footprint. He is designated as manufacturing head of Five Elements Environmental Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Prarthana Dhanvijay, B.Tech; PhD
Prarthana Dhanvijay holds a B. Tech. degree in Chemical Technology from LIT, Nagpur and M. Tech. & PhD in Polymer Engg. from ICT, Mumbai. She has more than a decade of research and development experience in diverse fields such as environmental, chemical, petrochemical and polymer. She is also an acclaimed scientific and academic writer. She is associated with FEET since its inception in R&D.
STRATEGIC ADVISORS
Babita Gupta, B.Tech
Babita Gupta is a Chemical Engineer. She has 32 years of experience in process engineering of Power sector and has designed, fabricated and commissioned core equipment and systems for power sectors. She also has system operation /control systems and safety systems experience which is fruitful in trouble shooting and smooth operation of the plant.
Dr. Madhavi Wairagade, B.Tech; MBA; PhD
Working as founder director of Tantransh Solutions & also in Suncity Infratech and as Director HR and Administration at Jhulelal Institute of Technology & also at Jhulelal Institute of Architecture since the inception of these institutes. She has worked in various government and private organizations in different capacities like design engineer, plant engineer to partner and director as well. A Recipient of Women Achiever’s Award conferred by Times of India & JCI Nagpur in March 2014 & also received best paper awards in national & international conferences.
Pramod Wairagade, B.Tech
He has worked in various capacities as Civil engineering design/structural consultant, Project engineer to Director for successful execution of various industrial and environmental projects Presently he is Director in Suncity group which is involved in redevelopment of major housing societies in Navi Mumbai and at Nagpur. He is also one of the Directors, of Jhulelal Institute of Technology and Jhulelal Institute of Architecture, at Nagpur. His in-depth understanding technicalities involved in the projects along with the sales and execution is an added advantage for our present and future projects.
Anupam Yadav, B.Tech
Anupam Yadav is a renowned bureaucrat & technocrat in public and private sector. A chemical engineer and a certified petroleum manager by qualification, he has 30 year’s plus experience in petrochemical industry, upstream oil & gas sector and in policy making in Union and State government at the highest level. Sh Anupam is a value creator to all stakeholders, he has been instrumental force in setting up many niche projects right from concept to commercialization. A family member who in his individual capacity is helping us to realize our dreams into reality, he is our pillar of strength.
Pravin Balani, B.Tech
He has managed diverse fields in his career from structural design of residential and commercial buildings to water treatment plants, food processing units and also overhead electrification works of railways. He also diversifies as a realtor and has completed numerous residential and commercial complex and manages technicalities involved in the execution of the projects along with the sales. He is also one of the Directors, of Jhulelal Institute of Technology and Jhulelal Institute of Architecture.
Harish Rana, MBA
Colonel Harish Rana has held executive positions with the Central Government for 26 years where he budgeted and coordinated government funds to the tune of 14000 Cr. He has an MBA in Finance from National Institute for Financial Management, Seneca Toronto. He is qualified in Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA), and International Business.
Anurag Yadav, B.Tech; AMP
Anurag Yadav, an alumnus of IIM Bangalore has 28+ years of sales experience in Telecom & IT companies. Currently Director, heading global sales for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Systems Integrators and telecom service providers in BT. In addition to this role, Anurag is a Board member and Director of BT in India. During his stint in the industry, he has led to win some of the historic/transformational deals. After completing B. Tech. in Electronics Engineering & prior to joining BT, he has worked in AT&T, Telstra V-Comm, Wipro etc. with a successful track record. Anurag is associated with FEET due to his passion towards global environment and assisting global sales and marketing road map as an independent member. Apart from this, Anurag is also advising & member of Federation of Electronic Sports Associations India (FEAI)