With a strong foundation in Industrial Engineering from Bangalore University, he has further enriched his knowledge with two international training certifications from the prestigious University of Hull and ASTD USA. His career has seen him in senior positions in L&D with renowned organizations like the Manipal Group and ITC.
Throughout his life, he has made a high social impact on the underrepresented and less privileged, building the lives of young footballers by mentoring them on their emotional, financial, and educational needs. Some of them went on to captain the Karnataka state team even before he started Kickstart.
With 25 years of rich experience in organization development consulting and management training, he has had the privilege of conducting Leadership Training in India, the US, the UK, Singapore, and the Middle East. Clients in diverse sectors, including IT and ITES, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, and education have sought his expertise. He is immensely proud to say that his profiling and assessment capabilities have been widely acclaimed.
Through his interventions, he has enabled big brands to become # 1 in Customer Service and build leadership capabilities. He has designed 360-degree behavioral assessments. These long-term interventions have resulted in significant behavioral transformations across global brands, a testament to the effectiveness of his approach.
His services have been utilized by a wide range of clients, including Singapore Airlines, Ford, GM, Volvo, ANZ Grindlays, Citibank, Vidyashilp, Indus, Christ University, ICA, Manipal University, Britannia, CocaCola, Pepsi, HLL, Manipal Integrated Services, RCI, Taj Group, The Oberoi, ITC, Manipal Hospital, Medwin, Jubilant Biosys, Indegene, Nova IVI, EPSON, Xerox, Cannon, HP, Bagmane, Sobha, L&T, Cognizant, CGI, Delmia, Digital, Flextronics, GE Medical Systems, Infosys, Oracle, Syntel, think3, Satyam, Wipro, Mtech, L&T Infotech, L&T Medical Systems, Skanray, Capgemini, Yodlee, Bluestar, SISA, Schneider Electric, Ciber Customer Asset, FirstRing Dial M icicionesource, Talisma, iSeva, TSC Flowserve, Goodridge, Gabriel, Titan, Peekay, HAL, WEIR, GG, Molex, Intercoil(Dubai), Schneider Electric, Don Bosco Tech, Dr. Reddy Labs Foundation, Airtel, Vodafone, Beam telecom, ACT, Nokia Siemens, and many more.