The main differentiator between short term and long term business results in the field of environment, quality, health and safety is a mindset driven approach that has been perfected by years of experience.
STEP’s management team represents a synergy of experience from both, natural sciences and social science, giving a distinct advantage to clients. With over two decades of hands-on industrial experience, our clients will vouch for our commitment and integrity in the assignments we undertake.
Jyoti Palekar : Co- Founder and Managing Director
Jyoti is M Tech from Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), IIT Mumbai. She is the Managing Director of STEP.
Before starting STEP, Jyoti has worked in Consultancy organizations viz. Jacobs Engineering India Private Limited and Environmental Engineering Consultants.
She has an in-depth knowledge of legal requirements applicable for Environment and Safety in various industry sectors. During her tenure with Jacobs, Jyoti has worked on Environmental projects for Multinational, Public and Private Sector Organizations such as Reliance Industries Limited, Chemplast Sanmar Limited, Coca-Cola India, Rohm and Haas, MCC PTA India Private Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
In about 20+ years of experience, she has worked on diverse assignments such as
- Industrial Effluent Treatment
- Environmental Audits and Due diligence
- Phase I and II Site Assessments
- Environment Impact Assessment Studies
- ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 and Environmental Permits & Clearances.
Jyoti is a life member of National Safety Council and Indian Environmental Association. She is also a member of Bombay Natural History Society.
Jyoti is associated with Jacobs Engineering India Private Limited as Senior Consultant and is also on the empanelment of TUV India Private Limited for conducting training on ISO14001, OASAS 18001, Integrated Management system and Legal Requirements for EMS and OHSAS. Jyoti has successfully completed IRCA certified Lead Auditor course for Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) training course.
She is a visiting faculty at institutes offering post graduate degree and diploma courses in environmental sciences and engineering.
Nirmala Mehendale : Co-founder and Director
Nirmala is a postgraduate from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has a Diploma in Training & Development from the Indian Society of Training and Development (ISTD) and is a Certified Business Coach trained by Leadership University, USA
Nirmala has two and a half decades of experience in building and implementing HR systems and processes for a number of large organizations.
Her functional strength is her diagnostic expertise and hands on approach to enhancing organizational effectiveness. She has designed and facilitated over 2,000 results-oriented behavioral workshops for organizational capability and capacity building.
She is also the Director of Mind Movers Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. – co founded by her in 1997 and their clients include among others – Larson and Toubro Limited, TUV Nord, Reliance Industries Limited, Hinduja Hospital, Cap Gemini, Uhde India Private Limited. She has worked on assignments across manufacturing, IT and the services.
She is a visiting faculty for Post Graduate diploma courses in Human Resource Management and has actively participated at professional forums internationally.
She is actively involved and is on the Executive Committee of the Bombay Management Association (BMA) 2010 – 11 for the fifth year in succession.
The STEP core team is supported by associates who work from India & overseas. Associates bring in skills and experience in specialized areas and provide business leads to STEP.