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PhD in Management Science | Gen AI Educator | Curriculum Designer | Academic Content & Strategy Specialist

Profile Summary

I have a PhD in Management Science with expertise in management science and generative AI. With over 15 years of experience, I have delivered more than 40 MBA courses, guided over 100 research projects, and supported institutions with curriculum design and content strategy. I enjoy partnering with clients to design research frameworks, create academic content, and develop tailored solutions that balance academic rigour with real-world relevance. Always collaborative and results-focused, I welcome opportunities to contribute my skills to projects that seek both depth and impact.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Curriculum Planning & Development
• ★ Course Content Writing
• ★ Business Education
• ☆ Volunteer Tourism
• ☆ Educational Innovation
• ☆ Higher Education
• ☆ Educational Technology
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Speechwriting
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ International Business
• ☆ Small Business
• ☆ Marketing Strategy
• ☆ SEO & Web Traffic
• ☆ Digital Marketing

Services

• Research

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Bangalore University

- Present

Grader, Teaching Assistant, and Independent Instructor

Upgrad

May 2025 - Present

Guest Faculty and Curriculum Developer

Seeding Brains

April 2023 - Present

Content Strategist

Glider AI

January 2021 - April 2023

Assisitant Professor

NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology

August 2011 - February 2019

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Mysore

June 2016 - January 2025

MBA

Visvesvaraya Technological University

August 2007 - July 2009

Certifications

• AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

  Anthropic

  https://verify.skilljar.com/c/wxur8x7nr5d2

  August 2025 - Present

• Foundations of AI

  ELSEVIER

  https://www.credential.net/a2943521-09c7-4113-b20d-ffc7e225cb46

  July 2025 - Present

• Generative AI for Educators Certificate

  Google

  https://skillshop.exceedlms.com/student/award/NTh3DRaELxSksb2xWqibVVYA

  April 2025 - Present

• Research Ethics Module 4: Ethics of Internet Research

  Springer Nature

  January 2025 - Present

• Introduction to Generative AI

  Google

  https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/public_profiles/09e5228e-61c6-4a54-b8f8-25131e57bcd2/badges/13419558?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=ql-social-share

  December 2024 - Present

• CELPIP - General Test

  CELPIP

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s_i1fBSlcY30_bD58uZwrlrTGw53fwa7/view?usp=sharing

  March 2024 - Present

• Six Sigma Green Belt

  MSME PPDC Agra

  April 2014 - Present

• Research Integrity - an Introduction for Researchers

  Springer Nature

  January 2025 - January 2025

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Nayana Desai (2024). Skyward Bound: The HAL Odyssey - Innovations, Alliances, and Trials . Acceleron Aerospace Journal.

Desai, N.S. and Harish Babu, S. (2023) 'Nurturing aerospace SMEs in Bengaluru: An exploratory factor analysis on growth and sustainability drivers', Towards Excellence, 15(3), pp. 290-299. Available at: https://hrdc.gujaratuniversity.ac.in/Ejournal .