Purushottam Shah
Document Professional charter · Purushottam “Puru” Shah
Version v3.2
Revised Sept 2026
Status Approved
3.0 Timeline

From Kathmandu to Perth

Electrical and electronics engineering, then production, then aviation maintenance planning, then software delivery. The engineering years are why a delivery constraint is never an abstraction.

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Varun Beverages (PepsiCo) · Engineer — Production & Maintenance
Shree Airlines · Engineer — Maintenance Planning
Subisu Cablenet · Project Manager
Dogma Group · Project Manager
Frost Digital Ventures · Project Manager — PMO
Intuji · Technical Project Manager
Intuji · Senior Project Manager
Sona College of Technology
Ace Institute of Management
Western Sydney University
Kaplan Business School
Current role Previous roles Study Milestone
Roles
Jul 2026 — PresentPerth, Western Australia · Hybrid

Senior Project Manager

Intuji

Reporting to the COO, leading Intuji’s most complex client programmes and owning how the PM practice operates.

  • Own concurrent programmes end to end for Australian and international clients — discovery through UAT, release and handover
  • Shape vague or incomplete briefs into scoped programmes via discovery workshops, stakeholder interviews and documented assumptions
  • Select and document the delivery model per project — Scrum, Kanban, stage-gated, or a blend — rather than defaulting to one
  • Build and own project budgets; track burn weekly and forecast to completion, bringing options rather than just the variance
  • Mentor L1/L2 PMs and own the delivery playbook: templates, checklists, estimation framework and governance standards
  • Write the delivery approach on proposals and bids, provide estimates, and present to prospective clients
PMOProgramme governanceEstimationMentoring
Sep 2025 — Jul 2026Perth, Western Australia · Hybrid

Technical Project Manager

Intuji

End-to-end delivery of technical projects across Intuji’s web and mobile portfolio for Australian and international clients.

  • Oversaw end-to-end execution of technical projects, defining scope, objectives and success criteria
  • Primary bridge between engineering, QA and DevOps teams and non-technical client stakeholders
  • Managed schedules, resource allocation and budget, adjusting plans for capacity and scope changes
  • Led sprint ceremonies and steering reviews; reported delivery status to client executives
Technical deliveryAgileStakeholder management
Apr 2023 — Jul 2023Nepal · On-site

Project Manager — PMO

Frost Digital Ventures

Full lifecycle delivery of web, mobile and website projects, with PMO responsibility across the portfolio.

  • Managed the full lifecycle from requirement gathering and user stories through to UAT
  • Led cross-functional teams of 15+ across disciplines
  • Oversaw AI-focused research and development projects
  • Managed vendor relationships, contracts and evaluations
  • Owned budget tracking, expenditure and resource allocation across projects
PMOVendor managementBudget ownership
Jul 2020 — Apr 2023Kathmandu, Nepal · Hybrid with UK

Project Manager

Dogma Group

Delivered 15+ business transformation projects on Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ERP for UK enterprise clients, as the Nepal-based delivery lead in a distributed UK/Nepal model.

  • Ran concurrent client projects end to end, on time and within budget, across a five-hour timezone gap with UK project managers, consultants and stakeholders
  • Owned RAID governance across the portfolio, escalating early to protect delivery dates
  • Guided and mentored Associate Project Managers, building local delivery capability
  • Aligned deliverables to contractual payment milestones, keeping invoicing and financial transparency on schedule
  • Ran capacity planning and resource allocation across projects competing for the same specialists
Dynamics 365ERPRAID governanceDistributed delivery
Jun 2019 — Aug 2020Kathmandu, Nepal

Project Manager

Subisu Cablenet

Coordinated infrastructure projects from initial survey through to final UAT across Nepal’s internet infrastructure.

  • Coordinated projects from initial survey to final UAT
  • Identified resource requirements, planned capacity and allocated accordingly
  • Managed scope changes and assessed associated risks
  • Designed, commissioned and maintained electrical systems supporting the network
InfrastructureData centreCapacity planning
Mar 2018 — May 2019Kathmandu, Nepal

Engineer — Maintenance Planning

Shree Airlines

Monitored and scheduled maintenance for CRJ 200 and CRJ 700 aircraft components, planning to reduce downtime while meeting regulatory standards.

  • Monitored and scheduled maintenance for aircraft parts and components
  • Planned aircraft maintenance to reduce downtime
  • Adapted maintenance strategies and policies to meet regulatory standards
Maintenance planningRegulatory compliance
May 2016 — Mar 2018Nepal

Engineer — Production & Maintenance

Varun Beverages (PepsiCo)

Ran production line machinery and plant utilities, planning maintenance to increase line efficiency by reducing machine downtime.

  • Monitored utilities: boiler, refrigeration, water treatment, electrical power systems, air compressor and CO2 plant
  • Maintained the production line — bottle washer, filler, capper, labeler, packing and moulding
  • Planned daily, weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance across utilities and machinery
  • Increased line efficiency by reducing machine downtime
ProductionPlant maintenance
Education
Jul 2024 — Aug 2025Perth, Western Australia

MBA — Project Management

Kaplan Business School

Master of Business Administration specialising in Project Management.

Jul 2023 — Jun 2024Australia

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Western Sydney University

Graduate Certificate in Project Management.

Jan 2019 — Jan 2021Kathmandu, Nepal

Master of Business Administration

Ace Institute of Management

MBA, Business Administration and Management.

Jun 2012 — May 2016Salem, India

B.E. — Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Sona College of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics. IEEE Student Chapter Secretary; EEE Branch Student Chairman; founded the Student Placement Cell.