Teaching Experience
Experience in Strategy, Innovation Areas
Career Profile
Education … BTech, MBA, PhD
Qualification |
Name of University |
Year of passing and Distinction |
BTech (Electronics & Communication) |
JNTU, Hyderabad |
1979 Distinction - 3rd in University |
Post Graduate Course in Aeronautical Engineering (Electronics) |
Air Force Technical College, Bangalore |
1980 |
Master of Business Administration (Operations Research) |
University of Poona, Pune |
1984 Distinction - 1st in Poona University |
Grad IETE |
Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, New Delhi |
1986 Distinction |
PhD in QC and Reliability (under Dept of Mgmt Science) |
University of Poona, Pune |
1990 |
Project Management Professional (PMP) |
Project management Institute, USA |
2005 |
Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) |
Agile Software Management, PMI USA |
2013 |
I am an accomplished Business Excellence Scientist with expertise on both Malcom Baldrige (US) model and EFQM model and worked as lead assessor on both models for Tata Group Companies and non-Tata Group Companies in India and Abroad.
The companies assessed by me include Tata-AIG Insurance, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Tata Technologies Ltd, Inteliment Technologies Ltd, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Hybd Divn), Tata GY Batteries Ltd, Indelox Logistics Ltd, Tata Chemicals Ltd, British Salt (as a part of TCL), Godrej Industries Ltd (Appliances Division). I have also conducted internal assessment of Tata Consultancy Services twice and faced advanced assessment of Tata Consultancy services in 2013.
Worked in Strategy Cell of TCS as a Business Excellence specialist and facilitated Strategy Formulation, Long Term Business Planning etc.
I am also an established Business Excellence trainer and trained more than 1000 business leaders on Business Excellence while in TCS. I had conducted two “Business Excellence Practitioners Workshops” for senior Business Leaders at Bangalore while working at XIME and six “Business Excellence Leadership Programs” at IIM Indore
I am a PMP from PMI, USA and holds a project Management Certification from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. I have experience of leading several multi geography projects. Motorola project led by me in six countries was adjudged as the best managed project in TCS. I had mentored several young managers on Project Management.
I am also a certified Agile Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, USA and Agile Certified practitioner from PMI, USA (PMI ACP). I have experience of leading several Agile projects and coached more than 1500 software engineers on Agile Project Management. I had conducted two Management development programs on “Agile Project Management Methodologies while at XIME, Bangalore and 3 programs while at IIM Indore.
I am also Six Sigma Black Belt.
Trained on Design Thinking & Innovation by Steinbeis, Germany.
Conducted several Training workshops for Industry Executives, PSU executives on the subject while on the strength of IIM Indore and also while at XIME. Also teach the subject to the students of MBA and consult the Industry in the subject.