Consultant · Public Sector

Akshay
Ghodke

Infrastructure Investment & Funding.
Energy and Broadband.

Current Position

Consultant

MCO Management Consulting and Coaching GmbH

Based inBerlin, Germany
FocusEnergy & Broadband
ClientsMunicipalities & Municipal Utilities
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Profile

Economic Insight for Public Infrastructure.

I am a Berlin-based Management Consultant specialising in Energy and Broadband. I develop data-based decision support and economic strategies for Public Sector Infrastructure Projects, helping Municipalities and Municipal Utilities structure and secure Investment Financing and Public Funding.

I studied Business Engineering at Technische Universität Berlin, with a focus on Energy. My professional interests include Energy Economics, Infrastructure Planning, Municipal Heat Planning and the financing of the Energy Transition.

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Experience

My Professional Experience.

MCO Management Consulting and Coaching GmbH

Jul 2025 – Present

  1. Nov 2025 – Present

    Consultant

    Hamburg, Germany

    Energy and Broadband: Management Consulting, Public Funding Advisory, Infrastructure Planning, Economics and Project Management.

  2. Jul – Oct 2025

    Consultant

    Berlin, Germany

    Broadband: Public Funding Advisory, Infrastructure Planning and Project Management. From July to October 2025, I worked at LBG Breitbandgesellschaft mbH, a subsidiary of the tktVivax group. I transferred to MCO GmbH on 1 November 2025 following the opening of insolvency proceedings.

Vivax Consulting GmbH

Apr 2022 – Jun 2025

  1. Jan 2023 – Jun 2025

    Consultant

    Berlin, Germany

    Energy and Telecommunications: Economics, Municipal Heat Planning, Infrastructure Planning and Project Management. The role ended following company-wide insolvency proceedings and the dissolution of the former tktVivax group structure.

  2. Apr – Dec 2022

    Junior Consultant

    Berlin, Germany

    Energy and Telecommunications: Economic Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Market Analysis and Project Management.

umlaut company · Accenture Industry X

  1. Apr 2021 – Feb 2022

    Master’s Thesis Student

    Aachen, Germany

    Energy Consulting, with a focus on Hydrogen. Master’s Thesis: Multi-Criteria Analysis for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions Targets in Germany.

Kirloskar Integrated Technologies Ltd.

  1. Apr – Aug 2019

    Project Trainee

    Pune, India

    Work with Kirloskar Energen (hydro and bioenergy) and Kirloskar Solar Technologies.

Kirloskar Pneumatic

  1. Aug 2017 – Jun 2018

    Project Intern

    Pune, India

    Transmission Division, Design & Development. Bachelor’s Thesis: Design and Development of a Material Handling System for Heavy-Duty Pinions and Marine Gearboxes.

Forbes Marshall

  1. Jun – Jul 2017

    Research & Development Intern

    Pune, India

    Energy Conservation and Regeneration Department.

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Expertise

Energy. Infrastructure. Investment.

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Public Funding Advisory

Structuring financing and funding for public infrastructure investments.

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Infrastructure Planning

Energy, Broadband and Municipal Heat Planning.

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Economic Analysis

Financial Modelling, Feasibility Studies and Market Analysis.

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Project Management

Consulting for Municipalities and Municipal Utilities.

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Education

Education & Foundations.

2019 – 2022

Technische Universität Berlin

Master of Science in Business Engineering · Focus: Energy

2015 – 2018

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

2012 – 2015

Maharashtra Institute of Technology

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

2002 – 2012

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

Abhinava Vidyalaya English Medium School

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Projects

Projects

  • Energy Access in Refugee Camps in Uganda

    Feb–Apr 2021 · TU Berlin

  • Lecture Hall and Solar Cooling System Modelling in Manaus, Brazil

    Feb–Mar 2021 · TU Berlin

  • Emission Reduction from Residential Heating and Cooling in Germany

    Dec 2020–Feb 2021 · TU Berlin

  • Project Energy Systems (PES)

    Oct 2020–Jan 2021 · TU Berlin

  • Renewable Energy Integration for Traverse and Tucson, USA

    May–Sep 2020 · TU Berlin

  • Bioethanol from Cashew Apple Juice in Africa

    May–Aug 2020 · TU Berlin

  • Heat Recovery System Design Using Pinch Analysis to Optimise Annual Operating Costs

    May–Jul 2020 · TU Berlin

  • Potential Legal Concerns of Offshore Wind Farms in Europe

    Apr–Jul 2020 · TU Berlin

  • Optimising Net Power Generation in a Multistage Steam Turbine System

    Feb–Apr 2020 · TU Berlin

  • Airbus A320 Environmental Control System: Design and Simulation to Reduce Operating Costs

    Dec 2019–Mar 2020 · TU Berlin

  • Environmental and Energy Efficiency at Kirloskar Pneumatic Using Environmental Management Tools

    Nov 2019–Jan 2020 · TU Berlin

  • Sustainable Development in El Gouna, Egypt

    Oct–Nov 2019 · TU Berlin

  • Hydrokinetic Turbines with Integrated Generators

    Apr–Aug 2019 · Kirloskar Integrated Technologies

  • SUPRA SAEINDIA 2018 — Team PVPIT Captain; Head of Brake & CAE

    Jul 2017–Jun 2018 · University of Pune

  • SOPT–LH Pumping and Trapping Capacity Testing and Development

    Jun–Jul 2017 · Forbes Marshall

  • SOPT–ULH Life-Cycle Testing and Development

    Jun–Jul 2017 · Forbes Marshall

  • SOPT–ULH Reliability Testing at Component and Assembly Level

    Jun–Jul 2017 · Forbes Marshall

  • Turbine-Based Combined-Cycle Propulsion for Hypersonic Civil Transport

    Jan–Apr 2017 · University of Pune

  • BAJA SAEINDIA 2017 — Brake & Rollcage Department Member

    Apr–Oct 2016 · University of Pune

  • Speed Breaker Air Compressor

    Jul 2014–Jul 2015 · Maharashtra Institute of Technology

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Certifications

Certifications

  • Artificial Intelligence and Career Empowerment

    University of Maryland · Robert H. Smith School of Business · Nov 2025

  • telc Deutsch B2

    DIE NEUE SCHULE · Aug 2023

  • TRIZ — Level 1

    Academy of Instrumental Modern TRIZ · Nov 2019

  • HyperWorks

    ELEATION · Dec 2016

  • CATIA

    CADD Centre Training Services · Nov 2014

  • AutoCAD

    CADD Centre Training Services · May 2014

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Skills & Languages

Skills & Languages

  • Consulting & Analysis

    Project Management, Financial Modelling, Energy Consulting, Business Case Modelling and Development, Techno-Economic Analysis, Energy Modelling and Research.

  • Tools

    QGIS / Quantum GIS, MATLAB, Python, GAMS, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

  • English & German

    English: Full Professional Proficiency

    German: Professional Working Proficiency

  • Hindi & Marathi

    Native or Bilingual Proficiency.

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Awards & Scholarships

Awards & Scholarships

  • Deutschlandaufenthalte 2021/22

    DAAD · Apr 2021

  • German Language Course Scholarships

    DAAD & TU Berlin · ZEMS · Apr 2021

  • Surplace Scholarship 2020/2021

    DAAD · Oct 2020

  • German Language Grant 2019/2020

    TU Berlin · ZEMS · Jul 2020

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Volunteering & Interests

Volunteering & Interests

  • Director · Action for Pune Development

    Jul 2013–Oct 2019 · Social Services. Student-founded non-profit organisation.

  • Student Volunteer · Foliage Outdoors

    Jun 2012–Apr 2013 · Environmental Protection.

  • Member · SAE India

    May 2016–May 2019

  • Causes I Care About

    Children, Civil Rights and Social Action, Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Support for Disadvantaged Groups and Social Services.

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