Education and Experience

Education 

  • Ph. D., in Customer Relationship Management, Anna University, Chennai, India
  • M.B.A., Marketing, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, India  
  • M.Sc., Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, India   
  • B.Sc., Physics, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, India  
  • Diploma in Software Technology (DST), Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai, India
  • Diploma in Computer Applications (DCA),  Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai, India
  • Certificate course in Customer Relationship Management from ACME-IFMR and Madras Management Association, Chennai, India
  • Post Graduate diploma in RDBMS from Software Solutions Integrated Ltd. SSI, Chennai, India

Faculty Development Programmes

• Participated in a Faculty Improvement Programme on Case Study writing sponsored by AICTE and conducted by XIME, Bangalore, Karnataka between 22nd and 23rd April, 2004.

• Participated in a Faculty Quality Improvement Programme on the Innovative Pedagogical Tools in Teaching Marketing Management sponsored by AICTE and conducted by T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal, Karnataka between 18th November and 22nd November, 2002.

Teaching Experience 
• Associate Professor in the Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India
• Associate Professor and Program Director – EMBA  at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, India
• Assistant Professor at Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA), Chennai, India
• Teaching assistant at Department of Management Studies, Anna University, Chennai.

Industry Experience
• Marketing Manager at Solidaire India Ltd., Chennai
• Branch Manager at Usha Martin Telecom Ltd., Indore
• Marketing Supervisor at Crompton Greaves Ltd. Chennai
• Senior Sales Executive at BPL SANYO Ltd., Chennai

Research
• Guiding doctoral research candidates in the area of Marketing at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India.
• Research supervisor at Madras University, Chennai, India.