Sep 2019 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Chennai · On-site

• Curriculum Design to Product Management across the K-10 segment for affordable private schools.
• Build integrated student/teacher centric programs through the following teams
• ► Math: Build the K6-10 program with strong visualisation. Extend the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach to middle and high school. Train internal teams to utilise digital tools/simulations to enhance teacher/student experience.
• ► LeadSchool@Home (Lead Online School): Conceptualise and build the program/product, initially to support 800 schools and eventually to over 1600 schools.
• Hire, train and lead a team of 80 tutors and 20 video editors to cater to over 6000 K10 videos/year
• Build a layer of bi-lingual product, assessment and revision/remediation for a customised experience during the lockdown.
• Online summer camp for students' enrichment through 'tinkering Tuesdays' and 'funky Fridays'.
• ► Coding and Computational Skills (CCS): Research and Benchmarking international curriculum and products.
• Build a low cost 0 to 1 product for K1-8 catering to over 1000 schools using an engaging Use-Think-Build pedagogical approach for an offline model as well as an online IDE.
• ► Instructional Design (ID): Integrate frameworks, research and train on storyboarding and interactive learning across the K10 spectrum.
• ► Pre-primary: Enhance and customise the integrated program based on the Singapore Curriculum.
• Align the program to NIPUN/NCF guidelines.
• ► Research & Development (R&D): Integration of National Education Policy (NEP) and the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), mapping Learning Outcomes and Indicators.
• International benchmarking of books and educational tools.
• 21st Century Skills (TCS) and Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) frameworks/models and prototypes for the Indian context.
• Product ideation and support for CMS / LMS and Teacher / Student Apps
• ► Learning & Development (L&D): Training internal & external teams, Certification of creators & reviewers for progressions, blueprints and lesson plans.

Oct 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Chennai

• Responsible for ideation, budgeting, production & launch of Young World Club (ywc.thehindu.com) from The Hindu Group
• ► Product Launch & Management - Create the vision, market analysis (competition), implementation and product roadmap for the digital initiative www.youngworldclub.com (caters to the 8-15 age-group as well as parents and teachers)
• ► Content Development - Create the content roadmap and oversee content development and innovation for the product. Contribute 300+ articles/videos and interactivity over diverse cross-curricular content.
• ► Partners and Events - Liaison with over 30 content partners (organisations and freelancers) to co-create/contribute content for the product. Ideate and co-create events and contests to help reach over 50000 users across the world including teachers and parents. Work with Digital Media team for FB/Instagram and Pinterest platforms.
• [Awarded Gold for ‘Best innovation to engage young audiences’ at the South Asian Digital Media Awards (WAN-IFRA/Google)]

Sep 2009 – Mar 2015 · 5 yrs 6 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• T20learning.com is a venture (promoted by ex-cricketer Kris Srikkanth), which develops innovative, mainstream education products [online and offline] using sports analogies and real-life examples.
• Responsible for ideation, storyboarding, budgeting, production & promotion of the following digital products:
• ► EnglishStrokes - ‘Learn English through Cricket’: A joint initiative with the British Council.
• Collaborated with SMEs from British Council and managed in-house production and technology teams. This product caters to the South Asian market and has just been launched in India.
• ► Edustrokes – ‘Learn Math and Science through Sports’
• Content-mapping for classes 4 – 10, to enable students learn Math and Science in a fun yet interesting way. Popular in over 800 schools (across education boards) in India and caters to over 500,000 students.
• [Awarded ‘Outstanding Online Education provider’ by School of Educators (SOE) at Global Education Awards 2012]
• ► Careerstrokes - ‘Career and Life Skills through Sports’
• Creation of variants suitable for learners across school, college and corporate. Also responsible for teacher training and train-the-trainers for instructor-led delivery. A 4-book series of the product has also been launched in partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica titled ‘You Can!’
• [Awarded ‘Best Digital Content provider’ by School of Educators (SOE) at Global Education Awards 2012]
• ► Cricketstrokes – ‘Cricket coaching online’
• Cricket-coaching program with video lessons, and feedback based on learner videos.
• Used primarily by school students and coaching academies to complement their offline programs.
• Storyboarded/Directed interviews of over 30 sports and business personalities during product development.

Jul 2007 – May 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos · Greater Chennai Area

• 361 DM is a learning and education company catering to colleges and corporates.
• Developed a white paper on online learning and education.
• Content creation and information for website.
• Content and Storyboarding for products catering to college and corporate segments.

May 2002 – Apr 2007 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• CL Educate is one of Asia’s leading edu-corporates, which operates across a broad spectrum in education including test preparation, K-12 education, higher education and vocational training.
• ► Academic Program Head for the coaching programs of the CAT (Common Admissions Test), the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) and others (GMAT, Law, etc.). Published a book titled ‘1600@GRE’.
• ► Product Scientist – Developed programs/products for the above programs using innovative learning elements such as learning Vocabulary through movies, math puzzles for school students etc.
• ► Over 5000 hours of Teaching / Training and Counselling experience across the 16-25 age group. Experience of using different forms of ICT in the classroom. Conducted Seminars and Workshops in over 50 colleges and schools in India.
• ► As New Business Head, responsible for training and orientation of new programs like Campus Xpress, Seagull etc.
• Managed programs for profit centres across the cities of Chennai, Hyderabad and New Delhi.