Born on April 22, 1980 at Rajkot, India; Lives in Sydney, Australia
Current Affiliations :
- Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Crown Institute of Higher Education, Sydney, Australia (www.cihe.edu.au)
- Aseessor and Advisor, Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia and New Zealand (www.managersandleaders.com.au)
- Sessional Lecturer, Australian Catholic University (www.acu.edu.au)
- Research Supervisor at School of Business, Amrita University, India (www.amrita.edu/asb)
- Invited Researcher and Lecturer, Telecom Ecole de Management, France (www.telecom-em.eu/en)
- Sessional Lecturer, Sydney City School of Business, Australia (www.top.edu.au)
Former Affiliations:
- Associate Professor and Academic Board Member, Australian Institute of Higher Education, Sydney (www.aih.nsw.edu.au) — July 2015 to December 2018
- Senior Development Advisor, The Sustain Group, Australia (www.sustaingroup.net) — August 2015 to June 2018
- Visiting Academic, Centre for Sustainable and Responsible Organization (CSaRO), Deakin University, Australia — December 2012 to December 2014
- Associate Professor of Management at School of Business, Amrita University, India (www.amrita.edu/asb) — June 2013 to May 2015
- Assistant Professor Management at School of Business, Amrita University, India (www.amrita.edu/asb) — August 2009 to June 2013
- Lean Manufacturing Consultant (‘A’ Grade) of National Productivity Council, Government of India (http://www.lmcs-npc.gov.in) — August 2009 to June 2011
- Erasmus Post Doctoral Fellow at Department of Management, University of Bologna, Italy (www.sa.unibo.it) — August 2010 to June 2011
- Approved QMS Consultant of Quality Council of India (www.qcin.org) — June 2005 to December 2010
- Lecturer of Management at T.N.Rao College of Management Studies, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India (www.tnrcms.org) — June 2005 to August 2009
- Centre Manager and Partner at IMS Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd., Rajkot and Jamnagar (www.imsindia.com) — February 2005 to July 2009
- Director at IBH Consultants, India. (www.ibhconsultants.com)
Educational Background :
|
Qualification |
Institute |
From |
To |
| Post Doctoral Fellowship | Department of Management, University of Bologna, Italy(www.sa.unibo.it) | August 2010 |
June 2011 |
| Supervisor : Prof. Maurizio Sobrero, Professor and Head, Department of Management, University of Bologna | |||
| Ph.D. in Management | School of Business Management, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), India (AACSB Accredited) | July 2006 | June 2009 (Award 2010) |
| Research Area | Role of innovation in the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of Rajkot from 1987 to 2007. | ||
| Doctoral Supervisor: Dr. S. R. GaneshThesis Evaluation Committee Members:Dr. Dinesh Awasthi: Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, AhmedabadDr. Abhishek Nirjar : Associate Professor of Strategy, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow | |||
| MBA | Department of Business Management,Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India(www.saurashtrauniversity.edu) | July 2000 | June 2002 |
| Major Subjects Studied | Strategic Management, Quantitative Techniques, Marketing Management, Economics, Organizational Behavior and Development[Awarded ‘The best student of the batch (2000-2002)’] | ||
| BA | SaurashtraUniversity,Rajkot,India(www.saurashtrauniversity.edu) | July 1997 | June 2000 |
| Major Subjects Studied | English Drama, History, Indian Culture and Values |
Awards & Achievements :
- Awarded for outstanding contribution to the profession of teaching as a Young Teacher for the year 2010-2011 by Higher Education Forum (http://www.highereduforum.org/). The award was sponsored by AICAR Business School (http://www.aicar.net/) and was presented by Prof. Y.K.Bhushan (http://www.welingkar.org/welingkar/v1/aims_convention/pop_up/bhushan.asp) at H.R. College, Mumbai on 5/September/2011 on the occasion of Teacher’s Day.
- Recipient of Euro 5,000/- Staff Exchange Fellowship from European Union under Erasmus Mundus Program. (2013)
- Recipient of research grant of A$ 15,000/- from Centre for Sustainabile and Responsible Organization (CSaRO), Deakin University, Australia. (2012)
- Recipient of US $ 1,000/- funding support from Iranian Society for Quality. (2011)
- Recipient of Euro 20,000/- Post Doctoral Fellowship from European Commission under Erasmus Mundus Program. (2010)
- Recipient of Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funding of US$ 1500/- for research presentation at International Conference on Indicators and Concepts of Innovation (ICICI) 2008 in Bern, Switzerland.
- European Union assistance to conduct a seminar at InterCluster 2008 in Paris.
- Recipient of ‘Certification of Appreciation’ for outstanding contribution in Research and Publication for the year 2010-11 from Amrita University, India.
- Recipient of CII BMW Foundation assistance to present research findings on Indo German corporate Culture at Fourth Indo–German Young Leader’s Forum Conference 2008.
- Winner of ‘The Best Paper Award’ at National Conference organized by ISME, Bangalore and Quality Council of India on 30/January/2010.
- Created 10 case studies on innovation practices used by SME entrepreneurs from the cluster of Rajkot, Gujarat.
- Regular writer of popular column ‘Letters from India’, focusing on various facets of innovations from Indian perspective in Italy’s leading online innovation journal http://www.lifestylentrepreneur.org/.
- Research collaboration for funded projects with scholars from Switzerland, Germany and Singapore.
Consulting credentials
- Advisor to Sydney based EdTech startup Plannero Pty Ltd.
- Former Global Innovation Management Institute,USA certified Innovation Management Catalyst
- ‘A’ Grade Lean Manufacturing Consultant by Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India (2009-13)
- Approved QMS Consultant by Quality Council of India (QCI), Government of India (2005-2010)
- Certified BPO Quality Analyst by NASSCOM and QAI. (2005)
- Certified TS 16949 Internal Auditor by TUV and IATF. (2004)
- Former Member of the Board of Examiners for Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award (Based on Baldridge National Quality Award Framework) (2007)
- Trained and mentored more than 300 entrepreneurs / owner managers / executives on various dimensions of quality, innovation and management.
- Consulted 40+ enterprises, social businesses and government agencies on areas of strategy and management. (List available on request / available on website)
Corporate Training
- Trained and mentored more than 300 entrepreneurs / owner managers / executives on various dimensions of quality, innovation and management.
- Pioneered one of its kind programs in the country to create a league of Certified Management Representatives for QMS.
Academic Leadership and Administration
- Associate Dean at Crown Institute of Higher Education (2019 till date)
- Member of IT Couse Advisory Committee at Crown Institute of Higher Education (2019 till date)
- Member of Teaching and Learning Committee at Crown Institute of Higher Education (2018 till date)
- Member of Academic Board at AIH Higher Education (2015-2019)
- Member of Teaching and Learning Committee at AIH Higher Education (2016-2019)
- Coordinator of Post Graduate Programme (MBA) at Amrita School of Business (2011-13)
- Member of PhD programme committee at Amrita School of Business. Actively contributing to setting up and development of the programme (2010 to 2015)
- Member of Working Paper Committee, driving research initiatives of the faculty and help them reach publishable quality (2010 till date)
- Providing career counselling to around 30 students every year since 2005.
- Active participant in college / university student recruitment drives (national as well as international)
- Member of core team implementing AACSB accreditation at Amrita School of Business. (2010 till 2015)
E-learning / Online Learning
- Completed Certificate course in MOOC on MOOC (with distinction) offered by Commonwealth of Learning.
- Completed certificate in ‘Academic Freedom’ offered by University of Oslo and Scholars at Risk network.
- Experience of designing, developing and delivering units in fully online and blended learning environments in VET as well as higher education.
- Experience working with Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas, RTOM, MeshEd, Edupoint and other learning management / educational management software
Language Skills :
English (fluent), Italian (basic), Hindi (fluent), Gujarati (mother tongue)
Nationality : Australian, Permanent resident of India
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