Profile
A qualified, experienced, dynamic and dedicated professional, a born teacher; passionate about teaching and research, a resolute and yet benevolent task master; expert in extracting work and achieving results, a spiritually oriented individual and an ardent disciple of ancient philosophy and traditions.
Strong Points
Calm, quite and serene, Creative, Has sense of aesthetics and humor, Dedicated and passionate teacher, Always endeavors to achieve perfection, Has good board presentation, communication skills, good command over languages, Confident, Good domain knowledge, Punctual, Solicitude towards overall growth of students, Forgiving, Always tries to do out-of-the-box thinking, Has good organizing skills, Pursuer of many hobbies and extra-curricular-activities, Trekker, Film-maker, Singer, Voice-over artiste, keen Reader, Disciple of ancient culture and rituals, pursuing religiously Surya-Namaskar, Pranayaam, Yog-Mudra, Voice Modulation exercises, etc. and is eager to disseminate this knowledge to all the students, faculty, and staff.
Weak Points
Extrovert, Straight-forward, Non-diplomatic.
Career Summary
Ph.D. (Civil-Structures) from IIT Bombay, 2012-2017
M. Tech. (Civil-Structures) from VJTI, Mumbai University (Merit student, I Rank), 2010-2012
B.E. (Civil Engineering) from Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune University, 1990-1994
Teaching Experience of 17 years in various Institutions
Research Experience of 5 years as a Research Scholar at IIT Bombay
Industrial Experience of 6 years as a Design Engineer
Professional Memberships
Fellow, Institution of Engineers, India
Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Life Member, Quality Circle Forum of India
Life Member, Indian Association of Computational Mechanics
Life Member, Indian Association of Structural Engineering
Education
Ph.D. (Civil-Structures) from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), July 2017
M. Tech. (Civil-Structures) from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) Mumbai, May 2012
B. E. (Civil) from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, May 1994
Present & Past Employment
Associate Professor, Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering & Research, Ravet, Pune
Assistant Professor, Civil Engg Dept, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International University, Pune
Assistant Professor, Head of the Department, A. P. Shah Institute of Technology, Thane
Lecturer, Parshwanath Charitable Trust’s M. M. J. Shah Polytechnic, Thane
Design Engineer, En-Struct Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Activities/Achievements in Present Employment
Consistent excellent Students’ Feedback in didactics
Presently working as Dean, International Relations, PCCOER.
Handled the position of Head of Civil Engineering Department for the years 2018-2021.
Developed Concept Room, Central Lobby and several Course Laboratories as Head of Department.
Successfully defended ISO Audit as Head of Department and achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification for the Institute.
Successfully defended NBA Audit as Head of Department and achieved the Accreditation for the Department.
Presently working as Institute Central Coordinator for NAAC.
Presently handling position of Advisor for Students’ Development Cell and Faculty & Staff Development Cell
Successfully organized and executed a National Conferences; CIPCIS2019 and CIPCIS2020 on Intellectual Property as the convener for Institute.
Successfully organized and executed Convocation Ceremony 2019 as the convener for Institute on behalf of Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Successfully delivered a complete Online Course on Structural Analysis for students and faculty on YouTube Live platform.
Instated Yashavanti Trekking Club, Shat-Taaraka Film club and Kusumagraj Vangmay Mandal in the Institute and is presently working as coordinator for the same.
Doing copywriting for Institute brochures, newspaper advertisements, press release and website contents.
Written, directed, edited several short/informative documentary films on Institute and on events organized in the Institute.
Courses Taught
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Graphics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanics of Structures
Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Design of Steel Structures
Design of Pre-stressed Concrete Structures