Sep 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru Area, India

• IFIM Business School is the sixth AACSB accredited management education institute in India. It is committed to addressing new-age skills for Industry 4.0.
• I am part of the senior management team at IFIM, wherein my core responsibility is to leverage IT for a transformative educational experience. I am responsible for setting up the entire technology-led operations for transparency & collaborative governance. Some of my areas of impact are:
• Creation & alignment of IT strategy aligned to IFIM’s core priorities & objectives.
• Management of IT budget.
• Management of a portfolio of complex tech initiatives that span IFIM-wide operations.
• Analysis, dashboarding, & reporting of project success criteria, KPIs, & metrics, along with identification & communication of project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, & risks.
• Full project life cycle ownership of multiple concurrent IT initiatives, right from initiation, implementation, and all the way through final deployment.
• Automation of repetitive tasks for streamlining operations & efficiency gains.
• Understanding of interdependencies across technology, business, & operations.
• Innovation to go ‘beyond tomorrow’ in the EdTech space.
• Supervision of e-content creation.

Feb 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

• IFIM Business School is the sixth AACSB accredited management education institute in India. It is committed to addressing new-age skills for Industry 4.0.
• I am part of the senior management team at IFIM, wherein my core responsibility is to leverage IT for a transformative educational experience. I am responsible for setting up the entire technology-led operations for transparency & collaborative governance. Some of my areas of impact are:
• Creation & alignment of IT strategy aligned to IFIM’s core priorities & objectives.
• Management of IT budget.
• Management of a portfolio of complex tech initiatives that span IFIM-wide operations.
• Analysis, dashboarding, & reporting of project success criteria, KPIs, & metrics, along with identification & communication of project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, & risks.
• Full project life cycle ownership of multiple concurrent IT initiatives, right from initiation, implementation, and all the way through final deployment.
• Automation of repetitive tasks for streamlining operations & efficiency gains.
• Understanding of interdependencies across technology, business, & operations.
• Innovation to go ‘beyond tomorrow’ in the EdTech space.

Aug 2015 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

• Get Ahead Education is a startup division of Centre for Developmental Education (CDE) Society which runs IFIM institutions (Business school. UG college, Law college). The group is part of Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ).
• I was instrumental in getting D2L Brightspace LMS to India and implementing the same at IFIM. Presently I am developing the PGDM curriculum in e-learning. I have developed an integrated CRM-ERP-LMS-Social application (called Keep Learning) for the institute. A case study of Keep Learning Platform was done by Microsoft India (https://tinyurl.com/zkb5mrg )

Apr 2014 – Jul 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Hyderabad Area, India · On-site

• Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt Ltd. (T.I.M.E.) is India's leading test-prep institute with a pan India presence. T.I.M.E. is acknowledged as a multi-location, multi-programme training specialist run on corporate lines and offers a wide range of programmes not only for national and state-level entrance exams like the CAT, MAT, JEE MAIN and JEE ADVANCED but also for international exams like GMAT, GRE, IELTS and TOEFL.
• My role was to design and implement the process using technology. The role was not only restricted to e-learning development and delivery but also included to design system and applications to improve the productivity of the academic team. I have helped the organization in getting a mobile app designed and getting into the Tablet market. I have also helped in developing test products simulating the GRE, GMAT environment.
• I had set up the video recording studio and within one year we recorded more than 200 hrs of video lectures (across various courses). The same is available to the students through an online portal

Sep 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Chennai Area, India · On-site

• SRM Learning Tree is part of the SRM Group of companies. SRM is a renowned group in southern India and is well known for its university – SRM University.
• At SRM, my role is to develop e-Learning content for SRM University – Distance Education division and also to create a ERP system. The ERP system will be inclusive of Student Information System (SIS), Student Support System & Virtual Learning Environment. The ERP is being development stage and would be developed using Open Source Tools. Both e-Learning and ERP system will be used by SRM University – Distance Education Division and SRM Learning Tree.

Dec 2010 – Sep 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chennai

• Everonn Skill Development Limited (ESDL) is a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Everonn Education Limited. Everonn Education Limited is India’s leading education company with experience in different facets of education for over 23 years. Everonn is promoted by GEMS Education, an international education company with a global network of award winning schools. With over 50 years of experience in education, GEMS Education provides high quality holistic education to over 110,000 students from over 151 countries. Everonn is listed in both the BSE and NSE and is managed by a team of professionals and over 6500 staff. As India’s first education and training company to offer satellite-enabled learning, Everonn is a pioneer in facilitating education using cutting edge technologies.
• At Everonn I was responsible for content development in electronic format, developing information systems, and bringing new technologies to improve the training quality, in the organization. I had developed a Project Reporting System for National Skill Development Corporation. I have also developed Student Management System, Proposal Writing System, Meeting System, Revenue Analysis Tool etc for Everonn. I have designed the new website and have implemented HR Management application for Everonn. For more details please visit http://everonnskill.com/kalpavriksha.

Apr 2007 – Dec 2010 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

• Adayana is a global human capital development and organizational performance improvement provider that serves clients in the federal government, automotive, agribusiness, healthcare and food & beverage vertical markets. It has been named one of the Top 20 companies in the training outsourcing industry.
• I was one of the key members of the Project Management team at Adayana, India. My main role was to execute projects for the Agribusiness division of Adayana - USA.

Mar 2003 – Mar 2007 · 4 yrs · Hyderabad Area, India

• MEdRC EduTech (The Medical Education Research Centre for Educational Technologies) was a pioneer and thought-leader in digitally-enabled healthcare education. It is now known as Medisys Edutech.
• I was one of the key members of the e-learning team that came together to set up the e-learning division. I worked as the Production Manager to develop India’s first Virtual Medical University (VMU). The entire MBBS curriculum designed by the Medical Council of India (MCI) was converted into an e-learning format. This program can be accessed from http://www.smarteach.com.
• It has been approved and recommended by both the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India as the recommended solution for adoption by Med schools.

Sep 1999 – Feb 2003 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Kolkata Area, India

• My responsibility included training students, providing advance training to faculty members, system administration, implementation of new schemes and software in the center. I was also the technical head of the center and belonged to the technical team of eastern India. The center can be accessed through http://www.arenach.com