Speaking and Publications

§          (Scheduled ) Feb 2006 – PMI Asia Pacific Congress , Bangkok

The role of Project management in transforming a developing nation to developed status -  the case of India Vision 2020

§          Nov 2005 – IPMA World Congress – New Delhi  - Turning India Vision 2020 into reality – Role of project management

§          Sep 2005 – PMI Global Congress – Toronto – Implementing OPM3 – Challenges and Next steps

§          Apr 2005  PMI Pearl City Chapter Asia Pacific APAC Conference Hyderabad India

OPM3 Workshop 

§          Feb 2005  - PMI Asia Pacific Conference Singapore  - Implementing OPM3 –The Challenges

§          Oct 2003 Project Management Forum Dubai UAE - organized by IIR 

         E Tools for Project management

• PM Boulevard – Article on ‘Education in Project Management’

Experience

Founder - Director, Xtraplus Solutions, Chennai, India since 2001

Conducting courses / workshops in project management, PMP certification for professionals and organizations. Seminars in program and project portfolio management. Workshops in use of OPM3

Visiting Faculty Great Lakes Institute of Management ,Chennai since 2005

Course – Project Management

Project Coordinator - student internship projects

Project Control Engineer  Mannesmann Dematic AG Dubai, UAE 1997- 2001

§          Project Planning, scheduling and Control using Primavera P3 ver 2.0 and MS Project.

Project Manager R J Associates Mumbai, India 1992 –1997

§          Project Management – projects in Chemical and Process industries

Founder Project Consultant - Industrial Project Services Gujarat, India   1985 -1992

§          Engineering and Commissioning – Chemical and process plants

Founder Managing Partner Polycon Industries Gujarat, India 1980 -1985

§          Marketing, Production, Finance and Administration

Project Engineer Various Organizations India 1974 –1980

• Business plans, marketing, commissioning