ACADEMICIANS

# IMAGE NAME DESCRIPTION
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Prof S.Krishnan

Obtained B.E. Mech. Engg. and M.Sc.( Engg.) in Production Engg. from P.S.G. College of Technology, University of Madras. Worked as Industrial Engineer at M/S Bajaj Tempo Ltd. Chinchwad, Pune for 1+ years; Serving as a Faculty member at Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai in various positions from Associate Lecturer to Professor and Head of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engg and as DEAN (Teaching Learning Process & Faculty Development) and Professor of Mechanical Engg. at TCE. Total years of experience in Teaching, Research and Development and Consultancy is 46+ years which include one year teaching at Iraq on Foreign Assignment Service of Govt. of India. Also worked as Visiting Professor at Thiagarajar School of Management for about two decades. Actively involved in curriculum design and development of various courses of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engg. and concepts of curriculum design to other branches of Engg. Member of various Board of Studies, Chairman of Board of Setters, and Board of Examiners of various Universities andTCE. Member of Inspection Committee of AICTE, Universities and Director of Technical Education.

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Dr. M. Mathirajan

Obtained M.Sc (Engg.) and PhD from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore; 25+ years of experience in ManagementResearch / Consultancy and Teaching in IISc, which includes 2+ years of experience in Management Research and Teaching in Singapore/Muscat; Currently working as Chief Research Scientist in IISc. Member of various Management Board of Studies and Industrial Engineering; Chairman of Management Board of Studies, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappally, Board of Examiners of Various Universities; Member of Approval Committee for Management Programme of Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappaly.

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Dr. S. Nachiappan

Dr Nachiappan Subramanian is an associate professor in Operations Management at University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. Previously, he worked as an associate professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India and supervised four Ph.D. thesis. Conducted his post-doctoral research at University of Nottingham, UK under BOYSCAST fellowship program and received Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship Award. He obtained career award and young scientist fellowship award from Indian government agencies to augment his research on supply chain modelling

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Dr. S. Bose

Obtained PhD in the area of information security from Anna University, Chennai and ME(CSE) from Madurai Kamaraj University.Currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Anna University, Chennai and also obtained MBA degree. Before coming to teaching field he had an industrial experience of two years from Nasoft, Bangalore. He has teaching experience of more than 15 years. His many cited publications in highly indexed journals talks about his vast knowledge and skill set in the area of cryptography. His research interest is also extended in the areas of network analysis using social networking, 4G communication, group key management in multicasting, cloud computing, information security through anomaly detection and web services. He is a renowned expert in artificial intelligence and a mass stunning speaker who has inspired a lot of students on ethical hacking through his hands on experience sessions. Under his guidance there are 12 scholars pursuing their PhD, one of them were received PhD Degree and one is waiting for viva-voce. More than 100 students have been done their B.E., M.E., and MTech and MCA projects.He is one of the leading cryptographer scientists in India.

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Dr. U. Dinesh Kumar

Professor in Quantitative Methods and Information Systems at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from IIT Bombay and has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience in management. Has worked in several educations institutions across the world including Stevens Institute of Technology, USA, University of Exeter, UK, University of Toronto, Canada, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, Australian National University and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland.

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Dr. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan

Obtained M.Tech. and PhD from IIT Madras; Has been working in the academia since 1993 in various parts of the world (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman; University of Nottingham, UK); Currently working as a Professor in the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK.

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Dr. P.YURI GAGARIN

Graduated in M.B.B.S from Madurai Medical College, Madurai and did my post graduation in M.D,( General Medicine) at Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur. At present working as an Assistant Professor at Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Irungalur, Trichy. Interested in Nephrology and Emergency Medicine.

MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS

# IMAGE NAME DESCRIPTION
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Dr. Dhamodharan Sampath

Obtained B.E and M.E; earned Ph.D in Computer Science at IISc, Bangalore. Constituting: 11 years of experience at Regional Banks in Singapore & Malaysia in the areas of Technology & Operations Strategy, Planning, Architecture and project and portfolio management; plus 15 years of experience in education, research, consulting, advising, infrastructure management and research & development in the areas of computer science & IT in divers industries from educational Institutions, Statutory bodies, IT Industries and Government sectors. Currently employed as Regional Head, Enterprise Architecture at CIMB Bank, Singapore.

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Dr. Rajesh Devadas

Rajesh Devadas brings in 24+ years of IT experience with 17+ years at Hewlett Packard, Bangalore (until April 2014). He is focusing on bringing the industry experience into the academics through academic consulting, specialized advanced courses for students (e.g. programming skills, cloud, Mobile computing) and customized workshops. Rajesh is currently managing an e-commerce platform for e-books (http://www.pustaka.co.in) which publishes e-books in regional languages. Rajesh brings in good industry experience in program management, architecting enterprise solutions along with Doctorate in computer science provides an unique proposition to deliver high quality training aligned to the industry needs.

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Mr. R. Duraisamy Raja

M.E computer science from IISc, Bangalore. A Telecommunications Professional with over 27 years of industry experience and worked for major Telecom Vendors & operators around the world in the capacity of Project Director/Systems Engineering Manager. Currently working for Nokia Siemens Networks in India as Senior Techincal Manager.

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Mr. R. Mayil Vaahanan

BE (Computer Science), 1999, from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore; C- PGDBA, Symbiosis University, Pune; Higher Diploma in Software Engineering, APTECH, TamilNadu; Cisco Certified Networking Professional; Cisco Certified Network Associate. Lead Engineer in HCL Technologies (Cisco-ODC), Chennai between 2002 and 2004; Systems Analyst in Ready Test Go Inc, Chennai from 2000 to 2002; and Research Assistant in Supercomputer Education & Research Center, IISc, Bangalore from 1999 to 2000. Since 2004 onwards working in Intel Corporation and currently IT Manager in Intel India Corporation.

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Mr. G. Sethuraman

Obtained B.E ( EEE) from PSG College of Technology Coimbatote and M.B.A ( Finance) from Bangalore University. 29 years of experience on Industrial Design and Construction of Power Plants, Paper Plants, Steel Plants, Sewage Treatment Plants, Life Sciences Projects, Semi-conductor Cleanroom Projects and Oil and Gas Projects in India, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. 14 years worked in Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. ( BHEL) both in Bangalore and Trichy Units. Since 15 years working in various Multinationals in Singapore in Project Management area. His expertise :1) Electrical and Instrumentation, Cleanroom Design and Construction of larger Industrial plants. 2) Design of Burner Management Safety System for Boilers for Power Plants.

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Mr. A. Elangovan

Completed Bachelor of Architecture in 1989 at REC, Trichy. 22+ years of experience in handling various Architectural project design ranging IT parks, Airports and Commercial buildings in India. Currently Working as Chief Architect in Larsen & Toubro limited Mumbai International Airport Project.

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Mr. S. Periannan

Passed Post Dip.in Architecture & Interior design in 1980. 24 years of experience in India on various Architectural projects design . Worked in Kuwait , Muscat, Dubai having 8 years gulf experience; Currently Working as chief architect in Larsen & Toubro limited on Oman - Salalah international airport project.

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Mr. P. Bose

Obtained MCA from Thiagarajar College of Engineering,Madurai; Has 13 years of software industry experience in Networking technologies and new product introduction; Executed projects for leading network product vendors from India and US; Currently working as a Technical Lead in Fujitsu Network Communications.

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Mr. K. Paramasivam

A commerce graduate with diploma in software technique (Bombay University) and a certified associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. Has served in the Indian Navy for 16+ years with a deputation to U.S.S.R (then) for training and commissioning the submarine depot ship I.N.S.AMBA. Also deputed to M/s Mazgaon Ltd for commissioning indigenously built warships I.N.S.HIMGIRI & I.N.S.DUNAGIRI. Has visited France, Congo (then), Turkey, Maurutius, Bahrain & Bandarabbaz as an official visit during his career. After retirement, reemployed in Central Bank of India and retired on 30.06.2009 as a Manager. At present working as Assistant Regional Manager(Audit) in Manappuram Finance Ltd

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Mr. S. Akhilan

Obtained BE ( Mech), MS (IT & Management) and MBA (Retail Management) from Madurai Kamaraj University; 7+ years of experience in IT Industry. Currently working as Senior Systems Engineer at Tesco, in which first 5 years in IT Infrastructure management and last 2 years in Retail IT Operations.

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Mr. K.G. Saravanen

BE civil engineering from Bangalore University and Executive General Management Program from IIM Bangalore. 21 years experience as entrepreneur and in Direct Sales & Sales Management in the financial services industry.

INDUSTRIALISTS

# IMAGE NAME DESCRIPTION
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Dr. P. Balasubramanian

Parasuram Balasubramanian: B.Tech (Aero), M.Tech (IM), Ph.D.(IE) : Honoured as Outstanding Alumni of Industrial Engineering school at Purdue University; feted by IIT Madras; Fellow of Infosys; Hon. Fellow of IIMM. Three decades of work experience as CIO, CEO, Profit Centre Head of Information Technology firms in India, Jamaica and USA. Faculty at ASCI, TMTC,Univ of West Indies; Hon. Entrepreneur In Residence at the Discovery Park in Purdue University, West Lafayette,USA; Researcher,Author and Invited Speaker in international Fora on SCM, Financial Services, Information Technology and Leadership.

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Mr. Ravisankar Gopalan

Obtained B.E Metallurgy from IISc, Bangalore and MBA Marketing from Depaul University, Chicago; 22 years experience in software consulting and implementation in US, India and China. Currently working as Partner in Emergys Corporation, a software and management consulting firm in North Carolina, USA.

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Mr. S. Ramakrishnan

Obtained D.Pharm from Madurai Medical college and having own Medical Store for 27+ years, Correspondent, in Sri Vasavi Girls High School, Sri Vasavi Primary School & Sri Vasavi Balar School runned by our Arya vysya Community, Vice President, in Dindigul Arya vysya Community, Joint Secretary in Dindigul Chemist and Druggist Association for 2+ years.

4

Mr. M. C. Senthil Kumaran

As B.E (Mech) graduate, he started his career in CAD designing in 1994. In 1998, he became one of the founding members of a software company, Silver Software, which focused on safety critical application development in aerospace and railway signaling. Currently, he continue to manage the Indian arm of the company, which has offices in Germany, UK and Spain as well.

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Mrs. Paul Manjula

Graduated with B.E in Civil Engineering, Madras University, M.E in Structural Engineering, Anna University and M.Tech in Knowledge Engineering, National University of Singapore. Gained 8 years of experience in Civil Engineering in the areas of planning, design, construction and housing finance; another 4 years of experience in IT industry in the areas of programming and training. Currently working as a Director in B3 Engineering Pte Ltd, Singapore, which has regional offices in Abu Dhabi and India.

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Mr. P. Paulraj

Completed D.C.E during 1984 in PAC Ramasamy Raja polytechnic Rajapalayam. Entered as Tech.Asst in PWD during 1985 and joined as J.E 1986 in Tanjore Tamil University, and worked as J.E till 1987. During 1990 register as Class I contractor in PWD and Highways. During last August 2011, 3 Crores value Road work was taken in MEPCO Schlenk Engineering college, Sivaskasi and completed during agreement period of 2 months. Now Annual Turn Over to 15 crores.

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Mr. A. Rajaram

Obtained B.Sc from Madurai Kamaraj University and MA (English), BEd & MEd from Annamali University, Tamilnadu. 21 years of experience in developing and managing Middle School to Hr. Secondary School in Silukuvarpatti. Currentlyworking as head-mater of the Hr. Secomdary School at Silukuvarpatti, Dindigul District.

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Mrs. A. Chitradevi

She is a wholesale dealer (building materials) in Johnson Sanitary ware, vitrified tiles and modular kitchen in the name of Vinayaga Ceramics and she has a big and a modern showroom. Besides, she has four branches in the Madurai city and nearly 40 workers in her branches. She is also doing real estate business with her father, who is one of the leading pre-owned car dealers and popular in real estate promoter in the Madurai city.

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Mrs. K. Selvarani

Finished M.A., Degree from Madurai Kamaraj University. Have been managing offset printing press for the past 15 years.

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Mr. G. Srinivasan

Obtained B.E (Hons) in civil engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. Worked with L&T ECC in slipform construction for 4 years and started construction firm namely Srinivasan Associates which is stepping into its 25th year of operations. I have 30 years experience in the field of construction projects ranging from industrial buildings, residential complexes, commercial and institutional projects, power plants etc.

SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFESSIONALS

# IMAGE NAME DESCRIPTION
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Er. V. Suruli

Obtained BE ( Mech) Thiagarajar college of engineering and MBA from Thiagarajar School of Management; 34 years of experience in various positions in highways department under Government of Tamilnadu and executed construction of highways, major bridges including railway over bridges in various districts. Also executed GHAT roads construction in Kholli Hills and Western Ghats under Western Ghats development scheme. 5+ years of experience in the rural development activities (Sanitation & irrigation works. Health centre, school, community buildings construction) under government of Tamilnadu, particularly in Madurai, Dindugul, and Virudhunagar Districts.

2

Mrs. M. Revathy

Qualified from Madurai Kamaraj University in M.Sc (Maths), MPhil (Maths), and BEd. Worked as a faculty in the Dept. of Mathematics for one year in Sri Sarada Niketan College for Science for Women, Karur. Since 2006 onwards working as Block Resource Teacher Educator (BRTE), in which the required skill on recent trends in teaching methodology is provided for teachers who teaches for 1st to 8th standard in-and-around Nilakottai Taluk, Dindigul District.

3

Er. V. Pitchaiah

Graduated in B.E from Annamalai University, Chidambaram. Completed 35 years of service in Highways department in various capacities such as A.E., A.D.E., D.E., and S.E. After the retirement worked as Team Leader in Scott.Willson Company and in-charge of Four lane road ATHIPILLAI,HOSUR- KRISHNAGIRI- VANIYAMBADI during Aug. 2007-Aug. 2008. Currently working as Engineer in Private Sector for construction of Flats.

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Mrs. K. G. Meena

Graduated with B.Sc (Psychology) and obtained DPharm from Pharmacy Council, Tamilnadu. About 5 years worked as Pharmacist in IISc Health Centre, Bangalore.

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Mrs. N. Sulochana

House wife and involved in various social activities, in-and-around of our residence, to support economically backward students and elder-people.

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Mrs. K. Devika

Bachelor in GIIIE and currently a guest student in University of Southern Denmark,Denmark; 1.5 years of research experience in the field of supply chain..

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Mrs. S. G. Geetha

Diploma in Technical education and currently involved in the RMWC networking business.

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Mrs. R. Kavitha

BSc Physics, 1996, Avinashilingam Deemed Universtiy, Coimbatore. Currently working as a software engineer for Biztech Software Services, Coimbatore since 2010.

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Dr. Rajamaniammal

Obtained MBBS from Madurai Medical College, Madras Medical University, Worked as Assistant Surgeon for about 16 years (1972 - 1988) in primary health centre of Tamilnadu; Has been extending health-care support, particularly female infant mortality, for economically backward areas: in-and-around Nilakottai Taluk since 1988.

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Mrs. P. Karthiyayini Devi

Graduated with B.Sc from Madurai Kamaraj University and M.Sc from Annamalai University, Tamilnadu; She has been managing the company: Lakshmi Demolition, Coimbatore.

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Mr. H.S. Srinivasa Chakravarty

Degree in Science from Bangalore University; Over 30 years of experience out of which 25 years in IISc, Bangaloree constituting 11 years in Communication Engineering Department , 14 years in Super computer Education and Research Centre, involving research, teaching and training activities and worked for 5 years in MNCs which includes 3 years in USA and 2 years in India.