Water Warriors behind the WaterApp
Parag Thakur,
Founder, CEO
Trained as an engineer in India and United States, Parag is passionate about building technology solutions that make a difference at the grass roots level. He believes water is a democratic resource and everyone should have access to it. His vision is to do for water what google has done for the world’s information. His conviction is that solutions for India will not come from outside; they will have to be designed here sitting right next to the customer.
He brings 20+ years of solid technical expertise developing big data products at enterprise scale.
Johnson Fernandez
Strategies and Planning
Johnson Fernandez- founder jsenviro, has over two decades of experience in working with business ideas in broad technology and innovative product development areas of waste water, automation, solid waste management, sanitation (e.g. mechanized cleaning) sectors.
He believes in building an innovation centric society and utilizing IT based technologies to collaborate with best experts globally. His core expertise of linking technology and innovative concepts has resulted in sowing the thought into minds of people to create true innovation.
He also brings his years of expertise of networking with organizations, industries, institutions , government bodies, collaborations with government agencies (State & Center) and NGOs.
Nandan Kamat
Manufacturing and Production
A Mechanical Engineer with a specialization in Industrial Engineering, Nadan started his career with Kinetic Engineering Ltd. With 30 plus years of experience in the field of Manufacturing Operations, he has worked for Otis Elevators, Mumbai Plant, Sulzer Chemtech, Pune Plant and Pentair Plant at Goa in the capacity of Director Manufacturing Operations. A certified Culture Training expert from Sennets & Dealny, USA, he has the distinction of executing Operational Excellence projects in the various corporate offices he was associated with. WaterApp sensors and gateways are 100% MADE IN INDIA, in our manufacturing unit, Subir Precision Industries Pvt. Ltd., led by Nandan Kamat, on the outskirts of Mumbai.
Shibani Thakur
Marketing and Communications
A computer engineer and MBA by training, Shibani is a conscious citizen at heart. In addition to her experience of the software industry of India and abroad, she has established her own spiritual enterprise and served in the field of counseling and healing. She brings a unique blend of technical understanding as well as human nature insight to all our communications and service offerings.
Rakesh Jangam
Product Development
Rakesh has always been a tinker and is a self-taught genius in all things mechanical and electronic. He comes from a small village called Jambhli, about an hour from Pune. He represents the new India that we wish to reach out to.
His grasp of cutting edge technology along with his attitude of Indian jugaad helps us to create low cost, innovative solutions to enrich the lives of the bottom of the pyramid.
Back Office Team
Santosh, Vinod, Prakash, Karishma and others
We have been fortunate to have the opportunity of employing local, home grown talent that understands the pain points of our customers and innovates at the on ground level to ensure our solutions work optimally for each neighborhood.