NQPCN Development Timeline

Ms. Bindu Manandhar

President

Ms. Bindu Manandhar is a gender advocate and social activist holding a Master's in Sociology, a Bachelor's degree in Science and a Diploma in Mass Communication with over 30 years of experience promoting eco-feminism, clean energy, and women’s empowerment across South East Asia, Africa, and South America. She has worked with organizations like UNDP, WFP, and SNV/BSP and leads BSP-C. She is also actively affiliated with BATAS Foundation, NWGN, JuSIN and other social organizations.

Phone: 9841284262

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Nirbek Shrestha

Vice President

Nirbek is an experienced practitioner in food safety and quality management, with over a decade of expertise in consulting, auditing, and training. He is a Lead Tutor for CQI and IRCA approved courses and a qualified auditor for food safety and quality systems. His expertise includes laboratory quality management, educational organization management, six sigma, lean management, etc. He currently leads the consulting team at Quality Excel and also serves as a Sr. Technical Expert at Food Enterprise Solutions.

Phone: 9851311424

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Dipesh Shrestha

General Secretary

Undertaking calibration activities at Caltech Pvt. Ltd.

Phone: 9851181612

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Pradip Tiwari

Treasurer

Prominent figure in quality management, contributing significantly to enhancing organizational excellence and productivity.

Phone: 9851211902

Email: [email protected]

Associate Prof. Dr. Govinda Tamang

Executive Member

Associate Professor at TU

Phone: 9841284716

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Nirajan Adhikari

Executive Member

Principal, Nirvana Academy. Chief Adviser, QUEST-Nepal, Lalitpur.

Phone: 9851198248

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Hare Ram Bhattarai

Executive Member

Electronic Engineer and MIS Specialist.

Phone: 9851140220

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Satya Bahadur Shrestha

Executive Member

Involve in Business and Education

Phone: 9851159600

Email: [email protected]

Er. Shiva Sharma Poudel

Executive Member

Engineer

Phone: 9856030790

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Dhun Bahadur Budhathoki

Executive Member

Nepal Telecom

Phone: 9851199577

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Sanjeeb Sangraula

Executive Member

Assistant Professor

Phone: 9861604135

Email: [email protected]

Advisors and Past Presidents

Prof. Dinesh Chapagain

Prof. Dinesh Chapagain

Founder President, Advisor

An industrial engineer by education and profession, he has 47 years of experience in manufacturing, consulting, training, and academia since 1968.

Prof. Dr. Sunity Shrestha Hada

Prof. Dr. Sunity Shrestha Hada

Past President, Advisor

Former professor of Management Science at Tribhuvan University and Assistant Dean for a decade, retired in 2015.

Bishnu Das Dongol

Bishnu Das Dongol

Past President, Advisor

Bishnu Dass Dangol, M.A. (Economics), M.Com., BL, is a Freelance Management Consultant with extensive leadership and international experience. He has served as Managing Director of KBC Consultancy, Economic Counsellor at the Nepal Embassy (USA), Board Director of Rastriya Banijya Bank, and Board Member of Nepal Bank Ltd. His leadership roles include General Manager of Nepal Transit & Warehousing Co. Ltd. and Executive Chairman of Bhaktapur Craft Paper (UNICEF/Nepal). A registered Supreme Court advocate, he has also led the Network for Quality Productivity and Competitiveness Nepal (NQPCN), Returned UN Volunteers Association and the Nepal Greece Friendship & Cultural Association.

Phone: 9841862726

Email: [email protected]

Ramesh Man Singh

Ramesh Man Singh

Past President, Advisor

Mentors several quality professionals and applies his lifelong learning into practice every day.

Janardan Ghimire

Dr. Janardan Ghimire

Past President, Advisor

Dr. Janardan Ghimire has been a pioneering professional in quality, environment, occupational health and safety, food safety, organic, information security, and halal certification systems in Nepal since 2000. As a mentor, keynote speaker, and international speaker, he has shared quality practices nationally and globally, while developing many of Nepal’s consultants and auditors. A founding member of NQPCN, he served as President and successfully hosted the ANQ Congress 2017. He is currently President of the Quality Association of Nepal, Chairman of NATCM Nepal Pvt. Ltd., and CEO of Soft-Tech C.I. Pvt. Ltd.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +977-9851117613

Arun Dongol

Arun Dongol

Past President, Advisor

CEO of Everest Consultancy and works at Sapha Urja Company Pvt. Ltd. His international experience aids in simplifying and improving organizational numbers.

Er. Mukunda Joshi

Er. Mukunda Joshi

Past President, Advisor

Long experience in quality and productivity. Previously involved at NAC.

Phone: 98511-08433

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Bijay Lal Pradhan

Dr. Bijay Lal Pradhan

Immediate Past President, Advisor

Associate Professor. Expertise in statistics, QAA, and author of books on quality and statistics.

Phone: 9855030302

Email: [email protected]

Website: bijaylalpradhan.com.np