<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Project as a process awes me. Delivering projects from idea to market drives to work steadily. Despite the bioplastic business plan being selected as one of the top twenty plans by department of biotechnology, government of India in the year 2009. I was unable to commercialize this research. This triggered my curiosity to understand the intricacies associated with commercialization of scientific knowledge. The investment in terms of ideas, time and money are esteemed only when scientific knowledge is translated into a low cost alternative which can be readily used by the society at large. My doctoral research concentrates on this phenomenon. We have developed a comprehensive technology commercialization model in an Indian context. The model has been developed based on insights gained from real life experiences of different Indian biotechnology firms. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">My journey in the world of project began by developing a bio-plastic polymer from bacteria and subsequent efforts to commercialize it by preparing a business plan, developing a technology commercialization model for Indian firms, and now developing practical project capability assessment toolkit with the base of Indian knowledge system. Currently I am working as an independent researcher since 2022 and published 3 research papers and 2 research papers are under-review. I received 2 copyrights from Government of India and presented in 4 national and international conferences. I intend to pursue my career in research and teaching the different facets of project management. Faculty position at National Institute of Construction Management (NICMAR) will facilitate me with teaching opportunity and research environment to interact with students with diverse backgrounds.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Diversity gives fair base of reality with diversified thought processes, experiences, and way of understanding while, exploring any idea. I think each person has unique capabilities and creativity. If we respect individual&rsquo;s imagination and try to learn and build on it, then we will be able to make a difference. Work satisfaction is at core of my values. It inspires me to put my best efforts to complete any task taken. For me success or failure matters lesser than the satisfaction of approaching towards a solution and giving best of me leading towards task accomplishment. I think failure is the best teacher. May be with harsh reality, but it deepens thoughts and experience leading to a potential solution.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">I would like to teach the core course of project management. I am interested in teaching this subject because it is based on design thinking and observation of real-life situations. Thus, the subject connects with my philosophy of life. My values are embedded in spirituality and serving through knowledge, technology, and innovation for the betterment of all the living entities&mdash;human beings as well as our environment. For me, teaching is making students understand basic concepts in the simplest way and, at the same time, using quality research literature (seminal and contemporary both) to connect the teaching concept with current business advancements.</span></p>