Summary
28 years of experience encompassing technology design, sports entrepreneurship, and global project management across geographies - India, US and Europe.

Education
Ph.D., Sports Management (2019-2025)
SDMRCMS, University of Mysore

M.S., Electronics (1998–1999)
New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

B.E., Electronics (1993–1997)
R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore

Work Experience

Chapter 3
Sports Researcher (2019 – present)
My Ph.D. thesis is related to the implementation of sports policy at the grassroots. My teaching interests include Business of Sport, Project Management, and Social Entrepreneurship. As an executive coach, I work with corporate managers and leaders on goal-setting and performance management.

Chapter 2
Founder, Head Coach (2012 - 2018)
I founded Groundstrokes Academy to develop a grassroots tennis program for junior players in Bangalore. Additionally, I worked as ‘Head, After School Program’ at TENVIC, a firm co-founded by former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble and International Table Tennis player Vasanth Bharadwaj

Chapter 1
Electronics Engineer, Project Manager (1998 - 2011)
Lead the design and delivery of products in semiconductor consumer electronics space. Worked for large multi-national corporates such as Analog Devices, Broadcom, Magma, Philips, Tata Sky in the US & Europe.