Dr.Sagar S. Lalka
Rajkot, Gujarat
Summary
- Experienced Assistant professor with over 19 years of experience in corporate and academics.
- Classroom and Training sessions on management subjects, career development, and personality enhancement for more than 12000+ students to date.
- Subjects Taught: Organizational Behaviour, Marketing Management, Entrepreneurship, Integrated Marketing Communication, and Management Information Systems.
- 100+ Workshops, Seminars, and training programs as a guest lecturer/visiting faculty in 80+ cities for undergraduates, and postgraduate students from Management, Media, and fashion institutes.
- Approved Management Faculty at Savitribai Phule Pune University
- Paper Setter, Evaluator, and External Sr. Supervisor for University exams
- Inspiring and enthusiastic assistant professor brings advanced teaching skills and department leadership experience.
- Extensive background in classroom management and extracurricular activities.
- Known for providing great support to both professors and students with an approachable demeanor and excellent attention to detail.
- Dedicated to the classroom and long-term student success.
- Skilled in preparing and delivering lectures, evaluating and grading student work, and preparing course materials.
- A tech-savvy educator with an in-depth understanding of management programs.
- Start-up & Self Development based activities and events
- Experience in organizing events for National, International Seminars, Workshops, and Training programs.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Professor
Marwadi University - Faculty of Management Studies
2021.11 - Current
- Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
- Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as organizational behavior, basics of marketing, management information system, principles of management, and e-commerce.
- Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Helped struggling students by providing support outside of classrooms and consistently checking in on progress.
- Handled classroom administration for professors.
- Used a variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Evaluated student progress through analysis of test scores and homework completion.
- Contributed to campus activities to promote a positive university image.
- Handled admission activities with the marketing and branding team at the departmental level with the admission team.
- Organized, coordinated, and deployed events at campus while focusing on delivering the successful completion of it.
Visiting Faculty Member
International School of Design
2018.02 - 2021.10
- Encouraged class discussions by building discussions into lessons, actively soliciting input, asking open-ended questions, and using techniques to track student participation.
- Developed and taught undergraduate courses for department offerings serving major, minor and general students.
- Collaborated with faculty and community stakeholders for program improvement.
- Offered career assistance to students by conducting mock interviews, providing relevant job opportunities, and teaching networking skills and strategies.
- Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions, and projects into lessons.
- Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
Subject Expert
Vishwakarma University’s Art & Design Institute
2018.01 - 2021.10
- Conducted sessions with management students to prepare resumes, choose a specialization, and create portfolios for final placements.
- Evaluating profile and portfolio.
Assistant Professor
JSPM’s Jayawantrao Sawant Institute of Management and Research
2007.08 - 2016.12
- Designing and delivering sessions as per the subject allocation
- Collaborated with colleagues on curriculum revision, evaluation of course syllabi, and lesson plans for the MBA curriculum.
- Branding & Liasoning activities of the institute
- Created successful lesson plans with university projects and activities to enhance lectures.
- Maintained regularly scheduled hours in order to assist and advise students on class, program, academic and vocational plans.
- Co-curricular and Extracurricular activities for student development
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced atmosphere.
- Placement activities, workshops & soft skills programs for students
- Organizing National and International Seminars, Conferences, and Events
- Interacting with parents & students
Marketing Executive
Career Forum Ltd
2006.08 - 2007.07
- Interacting with the colleges and providing them the information about the products & services
- Identified target audiences and devised campaigns to match target demographics and optimize results.
- Counseling and interacting with MBA aspirants and colleges
- Planned and executed marketing campaigns to target groups, areas, and the wider community.
- Developed new branding strategies and marketing collateral to foster business development and achieve revenue targets.
- Maintained a complete database of files, contacts, and project materials.
- The managed workflow between staff, coordinating documents, planning, and creative material distribution.
Business Development Executive
SPICE.ORG
2005.01 - 2006.07
- Promoting Indian education courses in various countries like China, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to support business objectives and client acquisition.
- Planned marketing initiatives and leveraged referral networks to promote business development by organizing meetups and creating new channel partners for all International Students from China, Thailand, and Vietnam in Pune
- Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
Education
Ph.D. - Business Administration
SP Pune University’s MES Garware College of Commerce
Pune, Maharashtra04.2022
M.Phil - Commerce
Department of Commerce And Research Center - SPPU
SP University Of Pune03.2015
MBA - Marketing
SRTM University
Nanded, Maharashtra2005
Bachelor of Science - Computer Application
Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya , SRTM University
Nanded, Maharashtra04.2002
Skills
- Academic Advising
- Collaborating with educators
- Institutional Effectiveness
- Designing interacting curriculum
- Online Subject based training
- Positive Learning Environment
- Student development activities
- Behavior Modification
- Classroom Administration
- Enrichment Programs
- Informative Lectures
- Educational Software
- Instructional Strategies
- Social Skills
Certification
- Life Coach in the specialty of Life Purpose - Transformation Academy
- Create a business mind map with Coggle
- Building and Managing Superior Skills - The State University of New York
- Strategic Career Self-Management - The State University of New York
- Strategic Self-Marketing and Personal Branding - The State University of New York
Interests
Photography: Capturing faces and expressions of human beings is part of my interests these days. My camera works like an energizer for me to click the people.
Cooking: I Started cooking for myself since I was staying away from my family and after a few days I found a new hobby. I like to make a new recipes and try out different dishes by referring to a few cookery books.
Traveling: Have been to 25 cities, as solo traveler it helped me in exploring myself and giving wonderful experiences of lifestyle, culture, food, people, and surroundings across India.
Music: I love music and am specifically interested in instrumental & romantic music. Music helps me to rejuvenate after a hectic work schedule.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 22nd November 1980
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Jain
Passport: Available
Current Location: Rajkot, Gujarat
Permanent Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Gujarati
Upper intermediate (B2)
Marathi
Elementary (A2)
Kutchi
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Assistant Professor
Marwadi University - Faculty of Management Studies
2021.11 - Current
Visiting Faculty Member
International School of Design
2018.02 - 2021.10
Subject Expert
Vishwakarma University’s Art & Design Institute
2018.01 - 2021.10
Assistant Professor
JSPM’s Jayawantrao Sawant Institute of Management and Research
2007.08 - 2016.12
Marketing Executive
Career Forum Ltd
2006.08 - 2007.07
Business Development Executive
SPICE.ORG
2005.01 - 2006.07
Ph.D. - Business Administration
SP Pune University’s MES Garware College of Commerce
M.Phil - Commerce
Department of Commerce And Research Center - SPPU
MBA - Marketing
SRTM University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Application
Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya , SRTM University
- Life Coach in the specialty of Life Purpose - Transformation Academy
- Create a business mind map with Coggle
- Building and Managing Superior Skills - The State University of New York
- Strategic Career Self-Management - The State University of New York
- Strategic Self-Marketing and Personal Branding - The State University of New York
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