Brief Profile
A recognized and innovative professional with over 20 years of experience as a Senior Administrator, Academician, Researcher, and IT / IS consultant for large scale complex business problems, particularly related to E-Governance, Educational Planning, IT and Technical & Vocational Education.
PhD & MS (Computer Sc., New York, USA), B.Engg in Computer Systems Engineering with over 15 years of experience as an IT consultant for Wall Street and other National & International organizations. Design, planning and management of IT institutions, and offshore software development organizations. R&D expertise in the areas of Ubiquitous Computing, Multimedia & Graphics, Knowledge Management, Mobile & Adhoc Networks, and E-Health, E-Education and Learning and Teaching theories.
University level academic position for last 20 years at various Professorial ranks in Computer Science and Management. Academic leadership position for last 15 years.
Specialties: Management, Strategic Leadership, E-Governance, Technology Planning, Project Management, Training & Academics, R&D in ICT, Technical and Vocational Education, Ubiquitous Computing, Teacher Education and Pedagogical models and implications for 3rd world countries.
Worked on projects with USAID, CIDA, World Bank and EU. Led an organization dealing with Teacher Education comprising of over 150,000 teachers. Developed several policy and strategic documents on Educational reforms with and without technology.