Professors of Practice

Over 33 Years of experience as Senior Human Resource Specialist in the cross functional areas of Strategic Planning, Human Resource Management, General Administration, Training & Skill Development and Talent Management. An out of the box thinker passionate towards empowerment and growth of HR in any organization. Ability to effectively manage and train manpower and sustain their motivation and satisfaction levels under adverse circumstances. Proficient in Managing the Gamut of HR functions encompassing, HR Policies, Performance Management System, Recruitment, Training & Development, and Employee engagement. Proven experience in people management and handling employee grievances.

Ravindra P. Ulangwar is bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya, Gujarat and master’s in business administration (MBA) in Marketing Management from Symbiosis Institute of Management. He has more than 33 years of rich experience in the field of water management. During his professional career he is involved in design, planning and construction of various water projects for drinking water, Irrigation and industrial purposes within India and in the international market.

He is also the Fulbright Scholar, the most prestigious scholarship programme sponsored by The J. Williams Fulbright Scholarship Board and The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, USA. As a part of this scholarship, he has undergone Global Leadership programme at Tapper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, USA in 2009.

Dr. Ajay Kumar Singhal is a highly accomplished professional with over 36 years of experience in the construction industry. His robust academic background, encompassing a PhD in Construction Contract Management, an MBA in Project Management, a BSc in Information Technology, and a Diploma in Civil Engineering, empowers him with a comprehensive understanding of the field.

His career is marked by a blend of technical, financial, analytical, and strategic expertise, making him a versatile leader in project and contract management. He had the opportunity to work with the best engineering professionals from Japan, Singapore, Canada, Korea, Germany, United Kingdom, and Sweden, among others.

Ashok Menon has an illustrious career spanning over 37 years of Corporate Professional Life, adding value to various sectors – Industrial (Chemical, Steel, Insulators), Infrastructure, Project Management etc. He is one amongst the few who have redefined the way People Management is rooted, and results achieved. Ashok has always remained an “out of the box” thinker, innovating “many firsts” in almost every Industry. He has closely worked with World’s renowned consulting firms like Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC for organizational development, changing the Culture and putting new systems and processes into place. He has left his inimitable footprints, wherever he has been associated with. He has been awarded four times in a row by CHRO, Asia and World HRD Congress as “100 Most Influential Global HR Professionals” in the year 2016, “Most Influential HR Leaders in India” in 2017, “100 HR Innovators in India” in 2018 and “101 HR Super Achievers in India” in 2019.

Has always believed in exponential growth, superlative performances have rewarded him with ever escalating ranks and followers across the Corporate World. He has led teams in some of the renowned Corporate Groups like Aditya Birla Group Companies (Grasim & Aditya Birla Nuvo), Suzlon, Welspun, Doshion Veolia, Sadbhav Group of Companies, GR Infraprojects Limited and H.G. Infra Engineering Limited. Ashok has also played a major role in transforming many organizations from family-owned culture to a professional culture, also played a major role in implementing the SAP S4/HANA and SuccessFactors, worlds renowned HR software. Apart from this he has also implemented other various systems and processes across the organizations. Currently he is Group CHRO (President – HR, Admin., CSR & Corporate Communication) of H.G Infra Engineering Limited, at their Corporate Office, Jaipur.

Identifying, nurturing and leveraging the Human Potential with proper and measured dose of Motivation for achieving results is the art and science, Ashok has mastered all through his career. He skilfully administers “Breaking the Barrier” and “Out of the Box Thinking” for dealing with “Situations”. He loves to be referred as a “Business Enabler” and “Business Partner”. No wonder, Ashok is revered as a role model in the Industry for his “Natural Mentoring Skills” which has helped many in overcoming their “Internal Barriers”. A visiting Faculty at many reputed Management Institutes and Industries, he propagates Experiential Training Methods like “Simply H(W)ealthy”, “Stress Reduction through easy to implement ways”. With hands on experience in the Corporate World and Academia, Ashok is known variedly- Trainer, Coach, Facilitator and Motivational Speaker. Amongst the multi- skills he possesses, he is better known for his specializations in Motivation, Behaviour and Leadership Development through mentoring and coaching. His motivational channel “The Weekend Learning” and “Simply H(W)ealthy” having good number of subscriptions and views

Atul Jaiswal received B.Tech.Degree in Civil Engineering from Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Ahamadnagar, India. He has completed M. Tech. with specialization in Structural Engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT Allahabad), Allahabad, India in June 2005. In 2000, he started his own consultancy and construction firm as Sandhya Constructions and Consultants in Allahabad. In June 2010, he started working in North India Engineers Lab and Consultants an engineering laboratory. He is practicing as consulting engineer in Allahabad, preparation of corporation, structure and service drawings for submitting in Allahabad development authority. He has good interlocking with architects and engineers and he is associate member (AM098020-2) of institution of engineer, India. He has great interest in structural analysis and multi-story structure related problems. His research interests are numerical analysis and design with simulation of advance techniques for high rise buildings/ structures.

Afzal has been in senior leadership position in infrastructure execution for more than three decades. He is a veteran in metro rail industry having executed various metro projects at Delhi,

Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kanpur and Bhopal in addition to Mumbai Coastal Road Project, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, several bridges for DFCC and MSRDC. Mega Project execution comes naturally to Afzal. He currently leads the Urban Infrastructure division at Kalpataru Projects International Limited. At Kalpataru, he is on a mission to set up a capable team to execute infrastructure projects and be part of growth story in Indian Infrastructure space.