About Ashish Urkude
Dr. Ashish Urkude - Professional Summary:
Presently he is part of Strategic Management Committee as a Vice President in the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun/Delhi and working directly with Honourable Chancellor, Honourable Vice Chancellor, and Honourable Pro-Vice Chancellors and thus is part of every decision that shapes the positive future of the University.
In brief, he holds Bachelors of Engineering, MBA, PhD and PDF from Nagpur University accredited by Government of Canada through WES, when he worked in Canada, he is also M. Tech. in IT. In academics he was Silver Medallist in his Bachelors. At the age of 33, he was the youngest to submit Post-Doctorate/ D.Litt./ PDF Thesis by Research, in Nagpur University. During his Post-Doctorate he has collected data from almost 2200 organisations around the world.
His pioneering work in building cheaper to cheapest technologies is known to the Engineering and Management world especially the cheapest car, cheapest motor bike, cheapest cell phone, cheaper way to reduce automobile pollution, cheaper farm equipments, which were published at various places around the globe.
In fact, he has published extensively, even in UNESCO level Journals, internationals Engineering and Management journals and in the International and National conferences, and has won, the best paper awards at international level conferences, that too delivered in English and Sanskrit as well.
He is author of 11 books till date. His last book was published by Himalaya Publication in the year 2004. He also has authored several book chapters in the field of Management. He has been Academic Advisor to many institutions in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. He has conducted national and international conferences and previewed the research papers for the IIM Bangalore, AIMS, and other top International Conferences conducted by top bodies around the globe. He is Advisory member to few National and International Journals.
He has been invited speaker in the in UNESCO’s Global Congress on Engineering Education, IIIT, IIPM, ICFAI, Alliance Business School, Symbiosis International University, Pune University, Institution of Engineering, IT-BHU, PESIT, Nagpur University, from India, and other institutions around the world.
He has developed the syllabus for 122 courses for 22 global Universities since last decade, and was widely acclaimed around the world. Ex. Electronic HRM, developed for Michigan University courses in Alliance Business School, Bangalore. It helped students in getting better skills and exposure to the corporate world and helped them placement in Fortune 500 industries.
His efforts in taking Computer Education to village level are well known in Maharashtra, when his book “Computer and IT Competency made easy” reached the grass root level for MSCIT exams in the year 2004. Also, he is invited to deliver lecture on highly technical topics but made easy and understandable language for layman. As part of this, he has delivered lectures even on Knowledge Management, in remotest parts of India, where thousands of students, academia and industrial fraternity have keenly attended it, and got benefited in life and work place.
He has global experience of almost 20 years in the core Industry, Engineering and Management Consultancy, Industrial and Academic Research, and, Teaching core and specialization management subjects in the top ranked Business Schools around the world. He was part of ISO 9000, ISO 14000 in KEC International, TS 16489 to his company in Canada, and have evaluated Master Black Belts with their organisations, during SCMHRD-6 sigma event as well.
The organisations he worked till date includes Ford Motors, KEC International, SCMHRD-Symbiosis International University, Alliance Business School, and Raisoni Engineering College and has done Consultancy in Canada with Canarian International. Still he got good relationships with all his past employers and they invite him occasionally mainly to discuss the strategic matters.
He has conducted MDP and Executive Development Programs for the organisations like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Café Coffee day, Wipro, and other MNC for IIT’en and other top brass University graduates around the world.
He has received many national and international awards for his services in the field of Engineering and Management.
In co curricular activities he has won many business quizzes, debates, and province level chess championships.
He is member of the Institution of Engineers (India), AIMS International (USA), and other national and international bodies in the field of Engineering and Management.
He is member of few NGO’s like Indradhanu, from Nagpur, who help physically challenged people to become regular member of the society.
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Dr. Ashish Urkude - Professional Experience:
Oct 2010- Till date, Vice President Academic Affairs, and Professor, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, UPES, Dehradun and Delhi
Taking care of Complete Academic Affairs and support Hon. Chancellor, Hon. Vice Chancellor and Hon. Pro-Vice Chancellor in all their strategies, activities and decision making process, as Management Committee member.
Feb’09-Oct ‘10, Rai Business School/ Rai University, Bangalore, India, Campus Head and Associate Director
Jun’07-Jan’09 with Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore as Professor
Aug’05-Apr’07 with SCMHRD, Pune India, as Faculty and Research Head
Aug’04-Dec’04 with Canarian International Inc., Toronto, Canada as Executive Project Consultant to President, Morning Job
Aug’04-Dec’04 with Progress Engineering Inc. Toronto, Canada as Research and Project Development Head, Evening Job
Jan’04-Jun’04 with Aditya Ford, Nagpur India, as Service Manager Special Project Consultant
Jan’03-Dec’04 with CP & Berar Management College, Nagpur, India, as Visiting Faculty
Jan’02-Dec’04 with PDI Management Technology and Research, Nagpur, India, as Visiting Faculty
Jul’01-Dec’02 with Environmental Technologies, Nagpur, India, as Consultant Representative
Apr’99-Jun’01 with DataPro Group of Companies, Pune, India, as Engineering Manager (R & D and Software Engineering Team)
Developed courses, software, animation and study material on MS Office, C, C++, VC++, VB, COM with VC, Web Based Technologies and OOAD, and conceived and developed E-Learning modules and technologies.
Jun’96-Apr’99 with KEC International, Mumbai, Nagpur and Jaipur, India, as Engineering Manager (Research and Development, Production and Quality)
Implemented a Quality and 4 R and D projects. Improved tonnage capacity by 11%, standardized galvanizing time of 1200 angles of different dimensions using Micro-Processor (µP) to improve output by 11%. Upgraded company policies and procedures to comply with ISO 9000, QS 9000, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18000. Enhanced production by 11% using TQM, TPM and JIT-Kanban.
Jul’94-May’96 with Raisoni Polytechnic (Institute of Ankush Polytechnic), Nagpur, India, as Lecturer
Teaching Engineering Drawing and Mechanical Engineering specialisation subjects. Started training & placement wing.
July’88-Dec’92 with Raj Automobiles Authorised Maruti-Suzuki Service Station, Nagpur as Service Engineer for Computer assisted Wheel Alignment, Wheel Balancing, and Engine Tuning.
Part Time Assignments
Part time teaching, consulting and book writing assignments in the field of management and engineering during Jan’00—Jul’04 to support Ph.D. and then D.Litt. (Post Doctorate).
Education:
r Ph.D. (Business Management) in 2004 from Nagpur University, evaluated and accredited by the Government of Canada through WES.
r MBA in Marketing and Finance in 1998 from Nagpur University, evaluated & accredited by Government of Canada through WES. CGPA-3.39/4.
r B.E. (Automobile Engineering-College YCCE.) in 1994 from Nagpur University evaluated and accredited by the Government of Canada through WES. University Silver Medallist. CGPA-3.39/4.
r M. Tech. (Information Technology), KSOU.
r Diploma in Computer Hardware from Government Polytechnic, Nagpur.
r Diploma in Export Management (Software Export) from NIEM, Chennai.
Interests:
Spirituality, Reading, Travelling, Yoga, Seeing every one happy, delighted and enlightened
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