Academic Administrator

• Sep 2022 - Present

GM, Corporate Affairs

• Aug 2020 - Feb 2022

Communications and Public Relations Branding and Promotion Digital Marketing CSR Activities Advisory Role Crisis Management Awareness Campaigns Networking and Liaising Media and Publications Professional Training Employee Personal Development Communications and Public Relations Branding and Promotion Digital Marketing CSR Activities Advisory Role Crisis Management Awareness Campaigns Networking and Liaising Media and Publications Professional Training Employee Personal Development

Director Planning and Development

• Apr 2017 - Aug 2020

 Strategic planning for academic and institutional growth  Committed to fostering positive learning atmosphere with a view to nurture young minds  Nourish collaborative team environment and independently manage diverse objectives  Skilled at effectively managing team of educators, researching education options and implementing new curricula  Flexible and resourceful with expertise in smoothly adapting to changing education trends and student needs  Mentoring faculty and students alike to create highly motivated and proud individuals  Participation in university sponsored online initiatives like NPTEL and MOOCs  Efficient functioning of central ERP system  Steering Digital Marketing campaign aimed at brand building  Counseling and career advise  Leadership, training and development  Managing the HR portfolio  Coordinating the Placement activities  Acted as Public Relations Officer for the group  Conduct of Faculty Development Programs  Establishment of National Skill Development Centre  Team management  Industry connect with local business houses  Publications and Media  Excellent communication skills  Facility and infrastructure maintenance  Ensuring a high standard of discipline and personal conduct in the campus Show less

Senior Presales and Business Development Manager

• Dec 2011 - Feb 2017

 Serviced the Business Development requests for a Business Unit and contributed to the top-line growth of the organization  Employed key principles of IT Service Management to increase revenue, reduce costs and achieve business objectives  Crafted the winning theme and strategies in the overall proposal/presentation  Supplemented marketing, sales, operations and management in high value projects  Aligning the presales, bid and domain teams  Worked with unit managers in developing new business and increasing offshore/right shore representation  Engaged extensively with foreign vendors for presales and training activities  Carried out market research, competition analysis, financial and administrative refinement  Collaborated with multiple departments to develop reports that meet the user requirements  Worked closely with Account Managers in proposal development by establishing the requirements, managing the workflow and delivering the results to the sales team/client on time as per agreed-upon quality standards  Worked as SPOC for all stakeholders and resolved client requests  Managed the work from initial request through estimation, approval, requirements, build and implementation  Facilitated project definition and requirement gathering for delivery teams  Handled deal transitions to the delivery team as per agreed scope to ensure seamless customer experience  Created state of the art proof of concepts and demonstrated to the customers as part of technical evaluation  Projected complete product matrix through crisp and professionally crafted brochures, leaflets, panels, video aids, flash screens and live demonstrations.  Drove teams with various levels of seniority and managed various stakeholders  Delivered customized IT solutions to prestigious private/government organizations  Collaborated on projects based on web based technologies, desktop solutions, GIS and simulation Show less

Leadership Positions

• Aug 1990 - Jul 2011

 Steered a cutting edge, technologically driven unit with over 300 specialist persons, ensuring highest standards of professional, administrative and organizational values  Served with premier defense establishments to include Artillery Headquarters, Schools of Instruction, Training Nodes and Foreign vendors on deputation  Trained and developed a set of highly skilled technical manpower  Writing the Qualitative Requirements(QRs) for current and futuristic operational needs for preparation of RFPs  Planning, implementation and status monitoring of mega strategic and infrastructure projects  Planned annual organizational expenditure and procurement, and exercised financial control  Coordinated and handled VIP visits to the establishment  Coordinated multi- department activities spanning across HR, Finance and Operations  Liaised with Government agencies and coordinated various activities with state officials  Conducted joint inspections and evaluation of newly inducted equipment, reviewing the performance and quality  Product and equipment demonstrations  Analyzed and managed logistic requirements of an active formation through automated office suits to ensure timely availability of essential stocks and inventory to the end user  Papers and articles written on professional subjects published in defense magazines Show less