PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor – Faculty of Business Studies, Arab
Open University Bahrain, Feb 2025 – Present
Teaching modules – Economics and Finance Related.
Acting Dean – College of Administrative and Financial Sciences,
University of Technology Bahrain, Jan 2022 – December 2024, Academic Position: Assistant
Professor,
Handled MBA thesis writing course, taught outcome-based
modules on Macroeconomics, International Economics, International Finance, Survey
of Economics, Statistics and Decision Tools with student evaluation ratings of over
90 percent during the last five years.
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Taught outcome-based economics, statistical software and
finance modules for postgraduate students.
· Contributed innovative ideas as a member of the Strategic
Plan Committee to develop vision, mission, strategic goals, and objectives for the
college.
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Managed the delivery and administration of academic programmes
with sustainable enrolments, high student retention, high student and employers’
satisfaction rates, high graduation, and student success rates, and reviewed overall
academic performance and faculty appraisal.
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Conducted feasibility studies for new programmes and developed
new academic programmes and new specializations within existing programmes as per
the market requirement and in compliance with government regulations.
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Facilitated the selection, hiring, and scheduling of faculty
members for the College.
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Together with the college research center head reevaluated
the college research thrust and monitored the implementation, and made timely revisions,
which enhanced the college’s research culture.
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Planned, implemented, managed, assessed, and focused on
continuous improvement of research performance at the College through innovative
research initiatives, which improved faculty research publications in high-quality
journals by 200% over the past five years.
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Organized international conferences by attracting over
75 papers from various countries across the globe.
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Established strategic research collaboration with one international
education institution.
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Developed strategies for undertaking community engagement
activities to enhance the college outreach to the community.
Associate Dean, College of Administrative and Financial
Sciences, University of Technology Bahrain (UTB), Sept 2021 – Dec 2021, Academic
Position: Assistant Professor,
Taught outcome-based modules on Macroeconomics, International
Economics, International Finance, Survey of Economics, Statistics and Decision Tools
with student evaluation ratings of over 90 percent during the last five years
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Provided strategic support to the college and worked closely
with the Dean in meeting the college goals and objectives.
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Directly supervised the work of Programme / Heads.
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Contributed to the overall management of the college.
Associate Dean, College of Administrative and Financial
Sciences, AMA International University (Currently UTB), Bahrain, Sept 2018 – August
2021, Academic Position: Assistant Professor,
Taught outcome-based modules on Macroeconomics, International
Economics, International Finance, Survey of Economics, Statistics and Decision Tools
with student evaluation ratings of over 90 percent during the last five years
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Provided strategic support to the college and worked closely
with the Dean in meeting the college goals and objectives.
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Directly supervised the work of Programme / Heads.
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Contributed to the overall management of the college.
Associate Professor – May 2017-August 2017, Department
of Management Studies, Narayanaguru College of Engineering, Anna University, India
Taught modules on Economics of Business, Financial Management,
Quantitative Methods, Business Research Methods, SPSS Lab.
Assistant Professor – Sept 2010 – April 2017 Department
of Management Studies, Narayanaguru College of Engineering, Anna University, India,
Taught modules on Economics of Business, Financial Management,
Quantitative Methods, Business Research Methods, SPSS Lab.
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Prepared course materials and case studies and guided students
in their MBA project work
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Prepared course materials and case studies, supervised
the students’ research projects, conducted field trips, developed scholarly activities for students, and
advised students on academic and career issues.
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Participated in student recruitment, interviews, and academic
counseling sessions.
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Served as ‘Placement Coordinator’ to network the College
with the corporates for students’ placement for one trimester.
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Planned, evaluated, and revised homework assignments, and
handouts for the MBA programme.
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Guided MBA students’ dissertation projects and introduced
simulation games and financial statement analysis competitions at the course level,
which has enhanced students’ teaching and learning quality.
Research Assistant, Strategic Research and Economic Branch
(PCF/SRE), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Oct
05 – Jan 06
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Assisted with the preparation of UNIDO publications on
“Integrating Local Industries into Global Value Chains and Production Networks:
what challenges and opportunities for upgrading?” and “International Public Goods
for Economic Development”.
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Made valuable research contributions for these publications
providing statistical data analyses and drafted various parts to fill the identified
gaps in the text using the related literature.
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Carried out a number of ad hoc assignments and took active
participation in various meetings.
Intern, Strategic Research and Economic Branch (PCF/SRE),
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Jan 05 – June
06
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Desk research contributions on UNIDO Publications – International
Public Goods for Economic Development”; focusing on issues related to Environment,
International Trade, Knowledge, International Financial Stability. – Inserting Local
Industries into Global Value Chain and Production Networks: Challenges and Opportunities
for Upgrading.
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Desk research on the logistics industry and produced a
large database to the development of Logistics Capabilities Index.
