Sridhar Pappu

About Sridhar Pappu

Since the mid-1990s, I have donned various roles requiring very diverse mindsets to succeed – a researcher tutored by a world-renowned academician in the US to an engineer in the cut-throat world of the Silicon Valley’s hi-tech industry to a scientist in the Indian Defence Establishment to a senior executive in the challenging world of an IT startup in the web space to building innovative software products to an entrepreneur in AI-focused education and products/frameworks space.At TekFrameworks, I am currently responsible for designing and delivering leadership and other role-based training, assessments and standardized certifications and tools for corporates globally. I am also responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery of a Doctor of Business Administration program in AI for Golden Gate University, USA. Earlier, as Dean of technology schools at ATLAS and Vijaybhoomi universities, I played a key role in establishing the schools, and delivering quality education at an undergraduate level focused on the fast evolving field of AI and ML. At INSOFE (later acquired by upGrad), I was responsible for the academic administration of the institute and for ensuring the highest standards in learning for our students.In the early years of my career in the Silicon Valley, I worked on multi-million dollar semiconductor fab automation projects for customers in USA, Europe and Asia that included IBM, Seagate, TDK Group, LSI Logic and National Semiconductor. Later, I led the computer simulation programs for Indian Defense labs aimed at improving tank armor for a variety of current and future threats. This, interestingly, was a direct outcome of my Ph.D. work where I worked on improving anti-tank projectiles.Prior to co-founding INSOFE, I managed many large Data Analytics, Web 2.0 and internet projects. Over the years, I have gained vast experience in dealing with clients worldwide and setting up processes to develop and manage projects efficiently.The diversity of the subjects and environments has been instrumental in molding my personality. While the researcher in me enables me to dig deep into subjects and focus on the minute details, the Valley’s industry experience ensures that I do not lose sight of the big picture and the business interests. The academic in me helps me communicate and impart this knowledge to people I interact with. The entrepreneur in me ensures I take a holistic view of everything and understand the constraints within which to work and deliver. The perfectionist in me demands excellence in everything I or my team does.

Experience

1. Ai Consultant

   upGrad

   Apr 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   I am responsible for ensuring the highest delivery quality of the Doctor of Business Administration program in Emerging Technologies with Concentration in GenAI offered by Golden Gate University in San Francisco. I also teach courses in this program.

Education

• The University of Texas at El Paso

  Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering

• National Institute of Technology Tiruchirapalli

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Metallurgical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Marketing
• Saas
• Software Project Management
• Cloud Computing
• Software Development
• Strategy
• Business Development
• New Business Development
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Team Management
• Enterprise Software
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Vendor Management
• Business Intelligence
• Management
• Start-Ups
• Business Analysis
• Budgets
• Product Management
• Leadership