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Ashok Gopalakrishnan

CEO

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India41 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 30 years of experience in IT and Education.
  • Recipient of multiple prestigious awards in education.
  • STEM Educator and NASA Ambassador.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned educator and consultant in the fields of IT and higher education.

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Skills

Core Skills

EducationManagementUniversity Teaching

Other Skills

University LecturingEventsCommunicationHigher Education LeadershipCareer CounselingTeachingCC++PythonJavaMatlabRoboticsArtificial IntelligencePhotoshopHTML

About

# A Sexagenarian alumni of IIT-Bombay with multi-disciplinary Doctorate in Space Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. # Illustrious career of over 30 years in USA in NASA, IBM, and University of Texas at Austin in Research, IT and Education domain and later in India in the field of IT and Higher Education. # IBM-WebSphere Champion for 2013. # Recipient of the Indian Achievers Award for Excellence in Education 2017. # Best Faculty for IIT (JEE) in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in Bangalore adjudged through IBM in 2018 and 2019. # Recipient of Global Award for Top 100 Leader’s in Education in 2019 at Dubai. # A STEM Educator for NASA # An Ambassador for NASA Space Apps # A Mentor, Coach and Corporate Trainer to over 1000 IIT aspirants and students besides executives at Cognizant, Infosys, IBM, Oracle, Wipro, Standard Chartered Bank, Citigroup to name a few. # Highly adept in C, C++, Python, Java, Matlab, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence with differentiating coaching techniques. # Currently open for coaching and mentoring opportunities to IIT aspirants and IIT students as well as working executives who wish to build and excel their skills in above areas.

Experience

41 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
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Current Experience

India space week

Scientist Emeritus

Dec 2025Present · 6 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India · Hybrid

University LecturingEducation

United institute of technology, coimbatore

Professor Emeritus

Feb 2024Feb 2026 · 2 yrs · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

Vividh international and residential school

Educational Consultant

Aug 2023Jan 2024 · 5 mos · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

  • IIT jee and NEET Coaching
EducationEvents

Dr. ashok's academy for excellence in education

CEO

Mar 2020Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

  • This is recognized by Government of India.
EducationManagementEventsCommunicationHigher Education LeadershipCareer Counseling+1

Reva university, bangalore

Adjunct Professor

Jan 2017Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

  • Here I mould students of Computer Science, IT and Mechanical Engg departments to meet industry needs through soft skills, personality development, internships, communication and technical improvements
EducationEventsCommunicationHigher Education LeadershipUniversity LecturingUniversity Teaching

Magnificient2 software

CEO

Nov 2014Feb 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore, India

  • This is an educational training institution focussing on IIT JEE, CET, GRE, GMAT, Soft Skills, tuitions for students from 9th standard to 12th standard in a professional and friendly manner
CommunicationHigher Education LeadershipEducation

Divyashree software and technology inc

CEO

Sep 2012Mar 2020 · 7 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore, India

  • Technical, Administration, Marketing and Management
EducationCommunicationHigher Education LeadershipManagement

Indore institute of science and technology

School Principal

Jan 2012Jan 2013 · 1 yr · Greater Indore Area · On-site

  • Management and Administration
EducationCommunicationHigher Education LeadershipUniversity Lecturing

Ms engineering college

Professor

Nov 2011Oct 2012 · 11 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

  • Teaching and Research
CommunicationHigher Education LeadershipUniversity LecturingUniversity TeachingEducation

The university of texas at austin

Professor

Apr 2001Mar 2002 · 11 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

  • Professor to UG and Graduate students in design of algorithm, operating systems.
EducationUniversity LecturingUniversity Teaching

Divyashree software engg & tech inc

CEO

Feb 2000Apr 2011 · 11 yrs 2 mos

CommunicationHigher Education LeadershipEducation

Ibm

Project Manager

Nov 1992Mar 2001 · 8 yrs 4 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

  • Worked on WebSphere technology on mainframe and Y2K problems in Banking and Financial space.

Nasa - national aeronautics and space administration

Project Scientist

Oct 1985Oct 1992 · 7 yrs · Houston, Texas, United States

  • Worked on the reentry problem of the Columbia Space Shuttle. Began the Mars project.

Indian institute of technology, bombay

Student

Jan 1976Jan 1982 · 6 yrs

University LecturingEducation

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Jan 1981Jan 1985

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Master's degree — Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Jan 1978Jan 1981

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Post Graduate Diploma of IIT Bombay — Applied Hydrology

Jan 1976Jan 1977

Central College, Bangalore

Master's degree — Applied Mathematics

Jan 1974Jan 1976

Bangalore Military School

All India Higher Secondary examination

Jan 1964Jan 1970

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