Dr. Shiraz Bava MBA, PhD
Adjunct Professor
With more than 15 years experience in various Project Management & implementation activities for Government and private institutions and profound knowledge and practical experience in Technology Management, expertise in Quality Control and Standardization, Dr Shiraz will be the lead faculty in Bioinformatics in the institute.
Contact Address:
Dr. Shiraz Bava
Adjunct Professor
Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals,
Trivandrum 695 024, Kerala, India
Tel: +91 - 471 - 257 99 00
Fax: +91 - 471 - 250 69 69
Mob: +91- 9447 766 020
Email: bavasmail@gmail.com
Core Areas
Bio Informatics
Academic Credentials
- PhD in Information Technology Management on ‘Information Communication Technologies for Community Development : Managerial and Socio Economic Determinants’ (2011) from Futures Studies Department, University of Kerala.
- MBA (Marketing & Finance Management) from SIBER, Maharashtra (1995).
- Bachelor of Commerce from Kerala University – 1992
- Other Diploma & Certificate Cources: PGDCA, Diploma in Remote Sensing (National Remote Sensing Academy), PG Diploma (Journalism), Diploma (ISO Certification & Standardisation) and Diploma (GIS Systems-NRSA).
Career Accomplishments
- Worked as a State Level Co-ordinator, Information Kerala Mission, Govt. of Kerala for setting up nearly 1200 ‘Janasevana Kendrams’ in LSGDs. These multi utility technology kiosks directly benefited 7 Million citizens and going on successfully.
- Team leader for the successful implementation of the e-governance initiative of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation namely Janasevana Kendram, the largest of its kind in the state.
- Worked as a District level Co-ordinator, Information Kerala Mission for implementing Birth and Death Kiosks in Hospitals at Thiruvananthapuram.
- Team Leader for ‘One Time Updation of Accounts’ Project- for computerizing 20 Million plus records of 150 local bodies in the state.
- Head (Logistics)- Coordinated the Logistics Division for the Corporate Planning Group of Information Kerala Mission for the procurement, deployment, Training support and awareness activities.
- Project Head for the Pilot Cadastral Mapping project of Trivandrum Corporation for the Citizen Database creation.
- Team Leader for the Electronic and Visual Media Campaign for Peoples’ Plan Programme implemented by State Planning Board, Govt. of Kerala.
- Coordinator for the awareness campaign for Energy Security Mission, Government of Kerala.
- Worked as Division Head of the Production Planning and Control Division at C-DIT from 1997-2002 in the Visual Communication Team. Co-ordianted various electronic & newmedia campaigns, production activities for Government departments & Agencies and projects implemented for World Bank, Asian Development Bank, UNICEF, WHO, UNDP, etc.
- Worked as Management Representative of C-DIT in successfully implementing the production planning & Control system by preparing the standards, protocols, formats etc for the ISO certification programmes in association with British Standards (BSI).
- Member Research Team for the study- ‘Total Communication Network for Kerala’ done by the State Government.
- Worked as Sr. Manager (Operations) of Kerala State for Lanco Wind Power Technologies, Bangalore from 2005-2009. Conducted detailed study on the renewable energy potential of Kerala State using satellite imageries and latest technologies.
Major Training Programs
- ‘ISO and standardization process training’ by British Standards (BSI), India.
- ‘Information and Communication Technologies- implementation strategies- organized by IT Mission, Government of Kerala.
- ‘Training on Project Management Techniques’ by Information Kerala Mission, Govt. of Kerala.
- 3 day training on ‘Office Automation and Management’ organised by Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Government of Kerala.
- 1 month part time training on Mass Communication though Visual & Multimedia devices- by Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala.
- 1 Month residential training on Alcoholic and Drug de-addiction counseling and coordination activities by FORUT (UNDCP) at SriLanka.
- Attended and presented paper on protection of Intellectual Property Rights at Guangzhou, China.
- Attended 2 days workshop on renewable energy sources at Hongkong, During the Internatinal Renewable Energy and Lighting Expo at Hongkong.
Summary Of Professional Experience
- 15 yrs. experience in co-ordinating various Project Management & implementation activities for Government and private institutions.
- Track record in on time implementation of large scale technology driven development projects.
- Rich experience in co-coordinating multi faceted activities by building effective teams.
- Profound knowledge and practical experience in Technology Management.
- Expertise in Quality Control and Standardisation.
- In depth exposure to Government functioning, procedures and practices.
Career Progression
- Division Head (Production Planning & Control), C-DIT Trivandrum from 1997-2002.
- Team Leader, LSGD Computerisation, Corporate Planning Division, Information Kerala Mission (IKM), Govt. of Kerala (2002-2005).
- Part time Research Scholar from 2005-2009.
- Worked as Sr. Manager (Kerala), Lanco Wind Power technologies from 2005-2009.
- Presently working as the Chief Co-ordinator, Communication Courses Division, C-DIT.