CM Academy is an independent infrastructure advisory practice and professional certification program built on one principle: ethics first, always. Every credential listed is complete and verified. Every service offered is within demonstrated capability. Every claim made is defensible.
Every case study, every methodology pillar, and every course module in CM Academy draws from real field work - not theory. This is the timeline that built COS™.
Topographic and alignment survey, land survey and setting out for civil engineering and construction works in Damak, Jhapa, in eastern Nepal. Civil Engineering Surveyor at Himalayan Engineering Consultancy, then Project Land Surveyor at Om Sai National Construction Company. Foundation of field practice preceding international deployment to Qatar in 2007.
Lead surveyor for underground distribution and transmission cable projects. Route survey, alignment verification, and as-built documentation for HV underground cable circuits. First direct international exposure to large-scale infrastructure coordination and multi-party project environments.
Three distinct roles across nine years. As Project Leader at ALKOMED (2012-2017): construction project management for underground 66kV and 220kV XLPE cable circuits from the contractor side - NCR register management, QA/QC systems and audit-ready reporting, with a live works front register bringing clearance, approval, survey and material readiness into a single document. Involvement at 400kV was limited to trial holes and cable route verification at project start-up. As Utilities Engineer at NASS Group (2017-2019): HV/EHV cable diversions and multi-utility coordination for a 16km highway interchange and flyover reconstruction - a structured coordination mechanism replacing fragmented bilateral correspondence, excavation methodology recalibrated to actual ground conditions, and the delayed schedule recovered within programme. As Senior Inspector at ESBI (2019-2021): construction oversight for underground EHV cable projects from the consultant side, 66kV to 400kV.
Return to Nepal with focused development of the COS™ Methodology from accumulated field experience. Voluntary technical consultation on an underground cabling programme in the Kathmandu Valley at distribution voltage, under donor-financed projects. Eight site quality check sheets and a site survey works impact, risk and need analysis, prepared over six months and formally submitted to the Nepal Electricity Authority for consideration. General Manager and Consultant at Complete Construction Management Developers Pvt. Ltd. (April 2021 - October 2025). CCM credential earned December 2024. COS™ Methodology published open-access on Zenodo, February 2026. CM Academy Consulting launched as global advisory and certification platform.
CCM (Certified Construction Manager) credential awarded by CMAA USA, December 2024. COS™ Methodology published open-access on Zenodo with permanent DOI. CM Academy launched as global advisory and certification platform. Transmission infrastructure advisory engagement - Nepal power sector.
CM Academy Consulting is the practice of Susil Bhandari, CCM, an independent construction management consultant based in Nepal. It is a trading name, not a registered company. Every engagement is contracted and delivered personally.
Independent practice delivering COS™ certification, infrastructure advisory, and construction management consulting to clients in South Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. All professional correspondence, proposals, and publications carry this name.
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CM Academy Consulting operates independently of any company. The founder was General Manager and Consultant at Complete Construction Management Developers Pvt. Ltd., a separate Nepal-registered company, until October 2025. CM Academy Consulting was administered under an arrangement with that company until October 2026 and has operated independently since. Directorships held elsewhere are separate from this practice and share no business, clients or management.
Independent from October 2026
Every qualification listed is complete and verified. Every title used reflects exactly what has been earned. If a process is pending, we say pending. If a credential is not yet confirmed, we do not list it. No inflation. No ambiguity.
We offer services that are within our demonstrated capability. If a scope is outside our field experience, we say so - and we help identify who can serve better. Overcommitting and underdelivering is not an option.
CM Academy was built in Nepal, from Nepal's infrastructure challenges. Our pricing, our case studies, and our research are oriented toward making professional governance accessible in the Global South - not extracting from it.