The Practice

Developed in Nepal.
Serving the World.

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.

Susil Bhandari
CCM · CMAA-USA · Founder, CM Academy Consulting
  • Certified Construction Manager (CCM) — CMAA USA, December 2024
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering — Tribhuvan University, IOE Purwanchal Campus
  • 22 years infrastructure experience — Nepal, Qatar, Bahrain
  • High-voltage systems: 66kV to 400kV underground cable and OHL — Bahrain field experience
  • FIDIC-structured project experience — field practice across Bahrain infrastructure projects
  • COS™ Methodology — published open-access, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18802971
  • Founder, CM Academy Consulting · Director, NeoPlan Consult Pvt. Ltd.
Experience
22 Years. Three Countries.
One Consistent Standard.

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™.

Nepal · 2002–2007

Early Career — Construction Management and Survey, Kathmandu

Construction management and survey work across infrastructure projects in Kathmandu. Site supervision, survey operations, and technical documentation on civil works projects. Foundation of field practice in project execution and site management preceding international deployment to Qatar in 2007.

Qatar · 2007–2012

Lead Surveyor — Underground Cable Survey, Distribution and Transmission

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.

Bahrain · 2012–2021

Project Leader, Utilities Engineer, and Senior Inspector — 66kV to 400kV Systems

Three distinct roles across nine years. As Project Leader at ALKOMED (2012–2017): construction project management for underground 66kV to 400kV XLPE cable circuits from the contractor side — NCR register management, QA/QC systems, audit-ready reporting, and 100% NCR closure achieved on multiple circuits with zero non-conformances at regulator approval. As Utilities Engineer at NASS Group (2017–2019): HV/EHV cable diversions and multi-utility coordination for a 16km highway interchange and flyover reconstruction — zero major incidents, all permits obtained across all regulatory authorities. As Senior Inspector at ESBI (2019–2021): construction oversight for underground EHV cable projects from the consultant side, 66kV to 400kV.

Nepal · 2021–Present

Nepal Infrastructure Development and CM Academy

Return to Nepal with focused development of the COS™ Methodology from accumulated field experience. Voluntary consultation for one of Nepal's earliest underground HV cable installations — QA/QC plan adopted as reference for subsequent NEA projects. 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.

2024–Present

CCM Credential and COS™ Publication

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.

Operating Entities
Two Entities. One Standard.

CM Academy Consulting is the global-facing advisory and certification brand. NeoPlan Consult Pvt. Ltd. is the Nepal-registered legal entity through which domestic services, contracts, and invoicing are handled.

Global Advisory and Certification

CM Academy Consulting

Global-facing practice delivering COS™ certification, infrastructure advisory, and construction management consulting to clients in South Asia, the Middle East, and beyond. Primary contact for international clients and advisory engagements. All professional correspondence, proposals, and publications carry this brand.

cm.academy.consulting@gmail.com · +977-9742285375

Nepal Registered Legal Entity

NeoPlan Consult Pvt. Ltd.

Nepal-registered private limited company handling domestic project contracts, local client invoicing, and Nepal-specific engineering services including residential design, property advisory, and local infrastructure consulting. Registered in Nepal.

Kathmandu, Nepal · PAN: 622408617

What We Stand For
Three Values That Are Not Negotiable.
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Honest Credentials

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.

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Capability Boundaries

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.

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Global South First

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.

If we cannot do it, we say so.
If it is pending, we say so.
If it is done, we prove it.

That is the complete ethics policy of CM Academy. It does not need more words than that. The COS™ Methodology applies the same principle to infrastructure governance — and we demonstrate it by applying it to ourselves first.

CM Academy conducts periodic ethics and capability self-audits of its credentials, services, and certification programme against CMAA Standards of Professional Practice. The audit document is available on request to any professional body, institutional partner, or regulatory authority — cm.academy.consulting@gmail.com

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Contact
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