Experience

St. Joseph's University

• India
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • Jul 2021 - Present

  Member of the Board of Studies that reviews and prescribes course syllabus periodically for students of Master of Arts (Advertising & Public Relations) Masters program.

• • Jan 2021 - Present

  Teaching subjects including Public Relations and Corporate Communications to students of Masters program in Advertising & Public Relations.



Mount Carmel College

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Board of Studies, Post Graduate Department of Commerce

  • Jul 2014 - Present



Ramaiah Institute Of Management Studies

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member, Board of Studies

  • Jun 2008 - Present



The PRactice

• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Counselling client facing teams on media relations; mentoring; coordinating employee engagement & industry interface; initiating discussions on topics of current interest Counselling client facing teams on media relations; mentoring; coordinating employee engagement & industry interface; initiating discussions on topics of current interest



Bangalore Jobs youth

• India
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Faculty

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Teaching Public Relations/ Corporate Communications; Advertising & Event Management to Post Graduate students in Commerce and Science streams Teaching Public Relations/ Corporate Communications; Advertising & Event Management to Post Graduate students in Commerce and Science streams



Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru

• India
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Faculty

  • Nov 2014 - Jun 2021

  Teaching MBA (Communication) students on various subjects related to Public Relations/ Corporate Communications Teaching MBA (Communication) students on various subjects related to Public Relations/ Corporate Communications



M S Ramaiah Institute of Management

• Bangalore

• Member, Board of Studies

  • Apr 2005 - Jun 2021

  Discussions and decisions on policies of the Institute, syllabus, academic programs, strategic alliances with global universities. Discussions and decisions on policies of the Institute, syllabus, academic programs, strategic alliances with global universities.



NASSCOM

• Bengaluru Area, India

• Chair - Communications Forum

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2017

  Started the Communications Forum in National Association of Software and Services Companies ( NASSCOM) to enable communicators from member companies to network, share knowledge and experience through talks, panel discussions and workshops in the communications field. Started the Communications Forum in National Association of Software and Services Companies ( NASSCOM) to enable communicators from member companies to network, share knowledge and experience through talks, panel discussions and workshops in the communications field.



Texas Instruments

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - Corporate Communications

  • Aug 2007 - Sep 2014

  Manage external and internal communications, crisis communications, thought leadership and corporate sponsorships. Manage external and internal communications, crisis communications, thought leadership and corporate sponsorships.



Dell Technologies

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - Corporate Communications

  • 2004 - 2007

  Managed external and internal communications, crisis communications, employee engagements events, customer satisfaction programs, corporate events, site launches. Managed external and internal communications, crisis communications, employee engagements events, customer satisfaction programs, corporate events, site launches.



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• • 2001 - 2004

  Managed external and internal communications for IBM's servers and storage systems business for the South East Asia and South Asia regions.

• • 1995 - 2001

  Managed external and internal communications, crisis communications, thought leadership, corporate events and corporate social responsibility for IBM in India.



Wipro Limited

• Bangalore

• Manager - Corporate Communications

  • 1992 - 1995

  Managed external communications and crisis communications for all divisions of Wipro Corporation. Managed external communications and crisis communications for all divisions of Wipro Corporation.



HMT Limited

• Machinery Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• • 1989 - 1992

  Managed product launches, internal communications, participation in trade fairs and exhibitions, student relationship programs.

• • 1986 - 1989

  Worked on product videos, sales promotion collaterals, participation in technical fairs.



Smith Kline & French

• Bangalore

• Copywriter

  • 1982 - 1986

  Wrote headlines and copy for ethical pharma product collaterals, managed distribution of monthy product samples to field force, edited internal house journals, coordinated doctors' and medical students' visits and managed company sponsorships in medical and pharma conferences. Wrote headlines and copy for ethical pharma product collaterals, managed distribution of monthy product samples to field force, edited internal house journals, coordinated doctors' and medical students' visits and managed company sponsorships in medical and pharma conferences.



International Instruments

• Bangalore

• Sales Promotion Officer

  • 1979 - 1982

  Coordinated marketing collaterals and company participation in trade fairs and events. Coordinated marketing collaterals and company participation in trade fairs and events.