With 10 years of experience in communication and IT services and project management, Surkhraj has worked as a project manager for projects in the WASH sector, MCHN, routine immunisation, and panchayati raj institutions. She is well-versed with project research and management requirements and with information architecture for web-based applications. She is trained in Photoshop and in-design, along with video editing.  Surkhraj also manages the social media for a variety of projects and leads the e-hub on SBCC. Recently, she has also been involved with developing mobile applications on kala azar for use by clinical technicians in the preparation of AmBisome for treatment of kala azar patients. The adept handling of such applications has resulted in many more clients seeking such apps.

With over 30 years work experience and as one of the founding directors of New Concept Information Systems, Raghavan is proficient in areas as diverse as policy and advocacy documentation, operations research, data management and analysis, systems analysis, design and implementation of computerised systems and costing and financial management. He has managed several of New Concept’s significant projects over the years, including large scale surveys (across 8 states in Education), policy documentation in Health and Child Rights, setting up of large MIS, web-based repositories and databases (on TB, Maternal Mortality), Advocacy publications in print and on web for TB, HIV/AIDS, etc. His knowledge and experienced leadership has given New Concept an edge in Social and Behaviour Change Communication and he continues to lead monitoring and evaluation of behavior change communication issues, besides being a skilled writer on policy issues.

Raghavan is an engineering graduate and post-graduate in management from McMaster University (Canada), and has more than 30 years of experience in the IT and social development domain.