Lokesh Sharma

Consultant - Aerospace & Defence
PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC)

Lokesh is Consultant in Aerospace and Defence domain with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India since June 17^th, 2019. Lokesh has a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering with broad experience in business advisory, consulting, Aeroengines, Drones, Counter-drones, procurement strategy and business transformation. Lokesh has around 6 years of strategy and consulting experience across market intelligence, competitive assessment, business planning, market entry and growth strategy, change management, procurement strategy formation, vendor monitoring, etc. He has extensively worked on consulting engagements majorly in Aerospace and Defence (A&D) sector for OEMs and component manufacturers in formulating strategy and carrying out business transformation. He has worked with Governments in formulating their aviation strategy and policy. He has worked with critical infrastructure clients, specifically refineries, for implementing Counter-drone solution, which included as-is assessment, strategy formation, vendor onboarding, system implementation and project management. Lokesh is working on GOCO implementation project for Indian Army, in which he was involved in creating DPRs, benchmarking study, identifying Global best practices and cost assessment studies. Lokesh has worked across domains covering aviation, aerospace, law enforcement, regulatory etc. In the past, he has worked with market research and consulting companies (both syndicate and customize research).            

• Professional Certifications: Lean Management Professional, Drone Operations and Management Professional
• Thought Leaderships: 41^st and 42^nd Edition of PwC’s Cutting-Edge Newsletter (A&D), Defence Position Paper for European Business Group (EBG) Federation, Indian Game of Drones