Oct 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

• As Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Athena Education, Manoj led Technology & Digital Strategy which comprises of Leadership, Strategy, New Technology Initiatives, IT Policy and Procedures, IT Enhancement, IT Budgets, IT Procurement, IT Operations, IT Security & Data Integrity, Enterprise IT Systems (ERP, SIS, VLE), Risk Management, IT Human Resource Management, Software Licensing, Web, Email, Portal Services, Vendor Relationships, User Feedback & Committees.

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

Nov 2018 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

• As Senior Director at Connecta®, Manoj lead advisory, consulting, research, publishing, strategy & partnerships.
• Connecta® is a global innovation brand specialised in providing advisory, consulting, research and publishing services in Technology, Education & Management, where we have decades of international experience and expertise. Connecta's mission is to make international expertise available in the most affordable and non-commercial manner. We are a team of highly talented multinational professionals committed to delivering success and driven by passion. Multinational consulting team associated with Connecta has over 200 man-years of proven international experience with the world’s leading organisations. Connecta® has direct and subsidiary offices in England, US, UAE & India.

Apr 2007 – May 2018 · 11 yrs 1 mo

• Manoj was the Global Director – Technology & Risk Management at GEMS Education (World largest private school operator) leading the Technology Strategy, Vision, Mission & Strategic goals, and directing ICT, Technology Governance, Compliance, Security, Risk & Audit for 250+ GEMS Education global and partner schools, and related businesses in 10 countries.
• Manoj was a member of GEMS' Global Senior Management Team, Global Technology Steering Committee, Group Technology Council & School Local Advisory Board.
• Manoj is highly experienced in technology governance, IT assessment, IT compliance, IT security, IT risk, audit management, school and classroom technology, project management, MDM (Mobile Device Management) & School and Student Cyber Security. He has strong understanding of multiple educational curricula - IB, IGCSE, CBSE, ICSE, national, and more. Manoj is proficient in handling multimillion dollar ICT budget and expertise in cost-effective technology procurement. He has travelled to over 40 countries and explored a wide range of K-12 schools, educational systems, and cultures.
• As a Project Director at GEMS, Manoj led all aspects of Pre-Operational ICT for over 45 new International School projects in North America, UK, Europe, Africa, Middle East, India, Singapore, Malaysia & China.
• Manoj was the Project Director of GEMS’ SAP ERP project, it was the world largest SAP implementation project in the history of SAP for the K-12 schools where SAP S/4 HANA was implemented over 180 schools integrated with School Management System. He was the Project Director of IBM Maximo implementation for the facilities management division and Microsoft DAX for the school uniform business.
• He was the Architect of GEMS’s proprietary ERP and VLE systems, GEMS OASIS and GEMS Learning Gateway. He was also the Architect of state-of-the-art ICT Systems for GEMS School Transport Services.

Apr 1997 – Apr 2007 · 10 yrs