Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Worked and executed an unique Industry-Academia Program for MuleSoft; one of the premier integration technology of Salesforce.
• Project Management for the Training and Certification for the University students on MuleSoft Anypoint Platform across India Region.
• Curriculum Design and Development on MuleSoft and Integration to be added as a part of the mainstream Engineering at the Engineering Colleges / Universities
• Faculty Development Program across 50+ Colleges / Universities in India on MuleSoft
• Created a MuleSoft Academia Network of Faculty and Students (MANI) across India.
• Crafted the success metrics for the effective skilling of students and Faculty on MuleSoft through Success Metrics.
• MuleSoft Partner Connect and Placement Initiation for the Partner Accredited Universities (PAU) for all those students who are trained and Certified on MuleSoft
• Student Ambassador Program for MuleSoft Technologies across India been effectively initiated to enhance skilling, organize the tech talks, Projects etc

May 2019 – Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• RISHII focuses on management approaches and modus operandi necessary to plan and implement curriculum internationalisation. The focus is on improving communication and collaboration between the different agents (who should be) involved in curriculum internationalisation. Through adopting the tools and procedures proposed by RISHII, Indian Higher Education Institutions will be able to significantly improve their management and operation.
• RISHII focuses on equipping project participants with skills in strategic planning and globally open pedagogy. It works on common needs of all Higher Education (HE) programmes and chose to work with diverse programmes exactly to help Indian Partners see that Curriculum Internationalisation principles are generic, applicable to any area of studies and, therefore, once mastered can be cascaded to ALL programmes offered by a Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Aug 2009 – Apr 2021 · 11 yrs 8 mos

• As the Senior Faculty, Head / Dean of the School of Information Technology at St Aloysius College from 2005 till 2021, served as Faculty, guide, mentor and Coach for the Master Degree Programmes in Information Technology.
• Engaed in Teaching, Research and Innovation in the domains Such as Computational Intelligence, Soft Computing, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Mining, Software Engineering and Object-Oriented Systems, Agile and Lean Methodology
• Very much passionate about Brand Building of the School of IT and the Institute through various initiatives such as ; Planning & Execution of Workshops / Guest Lectures in AIMIT and other institutions to motivate to students to take up Higher Education in Information Technology / Bioinformatics. Effective Marketing strategy to boost admission of IT programmes; publicity campaign through Mailers / Email / Social Media Campaign / Active Analytics
• Always keen on Industry – Academia Collaboration and Relations through Industry – University Relations office / HR offices by actively involved in Campus Placement as a Coordinator and Advisor from 2007 till date. Collaborated with more than 200+ companies of India in IT, ITES, Financial Services, Banking, Technology, Media, Entertainment for the Recruitment of Graduates and Industry Internships
• Enhanced the Quality of Academic input through National and International expertise by Framing the Curriculum as per International University norms with the involvement experts from Academia, Industry Experts and Specialist from R&D organizations for various Boards at the Dept; Evolved various methods of Education Technology, Evaluation Mechanisms etc

Jun 2005 – Jul 2009 · 4 yrs 1 mo

• Designed the Program Structures, Learning Objectives and Outcomes, Course Curriculum for MCA, M.Sc Software Technology, M.Sc Bioinformatics, PGDCA, PGDCB through the Expert Boards which involves members from Foreign and Indian Universities, Expert from Industry, R&D.
• Reforms at the Administrative level - Setting the Board of Studies and Board of Examinations, Board of Question paper setters, Board of Evaluators & Setting the Norms and Guidelines for the above said courses under Autonomy. Monitoring Internal, Term End Theory and Practical Examinations - getting the Question papers from the Board of Question paper setters, calling BoE meetings, approval of Question papers for TEE
• Mentoring / Advisory Role in delivery of Soft Skills Programme in the Dept – with the publishing of Newsletters, Creation of Media Forums.
• Advisory Role in organizing – Faculty Development Programmes and Workshops on various Technologies for students and Faculty members; National / International Seminars and Conferences

May 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos · University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

• RISHII focussed on management approaches and modus operandi necessary to plan and implement curriculum internationalisation for the Indian Universities
• As a Project lead on International Relations, worked closely with the European Universities from Spain, Germany, Portugal, Holland, France and others
• The focus is on improving communication and collaboration between the different agents (who should be) involved in curriculum internationalisation, specially through various projects
• Adopted the tools and procedures proposed by RISHII, Indian Higher Education Institutions and was able to significantly improve the management and operation of the institute
• Focussed on equipping project participants with skills in strategic planning and globally open pedagogy. Worked on common needs of all Higher Education (HE) programmes and chose to work with diverse programmes exactly to help Indian Partners see that Curriculum Internationalisation principles are generic, applicable to any area of studies and, therefore, once mastered can be cascaded to ALL programmes offered by a Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Jan 2018 – Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Wadhwani NEN empowers professionals, post-college, college and pre-college students with knowledge and skills to create high-potential startups.
• College Entrepreneurship Programs for students with 360-degree transformation and real-world learning through Courses and Startup Labs
• NextGen: Activate (for those in the early semester of the graduate program) and Ignite (for professionals, PGs and those in advanced years of their graduate program)
• Foundational Course: from a business model, MVP and Practice Venture (PV) to a Potential Real Venture (PRV)
• Advanced Course: from a PRV to a Validated Real Venture (VRV) with funding potential
• Emphasis on ‘Do’ pedagogy through videos, activities and assignments, and PV pitches
• Best practices, tools, technology, and case studies for guiding startup cohorts towards growth and revenue
• Power-packed solutions: From the big picture of global startup ecosystems to the nuances of startup mentoring; from the financial viability of an incubator/accelerator to building investable ventures

Apr 2009 – Dec 2020 · 11 yrs 8 mos · Mangalore

• Coordinator of the Bioinformatics Facility (BIF Grant) from Dept of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India, New Delhi for the BIF center at AIMIT campus;
• Engaged in writing grant proposals and utilization of grants; filing the UC/ SE certificates to the Finance Ministry of Govt of India, New Delhi.
• Networking through National BTIS Net across India with Best Academic & Research Institutes, Leading Universities across India
• The Biotechnology Information System Network (BTISNET) captured through development of databases, by the centres distributed across the country, recording the diversity of biological resources in the country. The advent of mega sequencing and the large-scale import of genomics and proteomics technologies resulted in the growth of many bioinformatics groups and companies, several of which have connections to the centres of the BTISNET. Following the bioinformatics policy document, the recent years have seen the nurturing of the North Eastern Bioinformatics Network and also international collaborative ventures with countries in Asia and Europe. The trend of an admixture of experimental and computational biology approaches that are needed for systems and synthetic biology is becoming common and signals the next phase of expansion and integration of the bioinformatics network.

Jan 2005 – Nov 2021 · 16 yrs 10 mos · Mangalore

• Serving as the Coordinator of the Indira Gandhi National Open University from Jan 2021, served as the Asst Coordinator of IGNOU from Jan 2005 to December 2020.
• The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is a distance learning national university located in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. The university was established in 1985, after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985).
• Interacting with the Distance Learners, Counseling sessions, Managing the Assignments, Term End Examinations, People Management specially with respect to Counselors for various Programmes and Courses

Jun 2002 – May 2005 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

• Preparation and successful execution of the of the Strategic / Action Plans / Operational plan for the Department on various activities.
• Assigning the Roles and Responsibilities to Faculty members of the Dept & Faculty Feedback – For all the faculty members, Annual Survey to ensure the quality of Teaching-Learning in the Dept
• Allotment of various subjects to faculty members and review the performance / Continuous Assessment system periodically of all the faculty members & Smooth Conduct of Examinations.
• Verification of Continuous Assessment Records, Review of Lecture Plans of the faculty members and give inputs.
• Mentoring / Advisory Role in delivery of Soft Skills Programme in the Dept – with the publishing of Newsletters, Creation of Media Forums

Jun 1998 – May 2002 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• Started Teaching the BSc Computer Science, PGDCA, DCA and Business Computing Batches of Aloysius Institute of Computer Science, St Aloysius College Mangalore