DR. SUNIL GUPTA

Chief Learning Officer Ideas Management Consultants, UAE, Oman, India.


EDUCATION

Creation, January 6, 1957, Jammu, India. Early education at University of Bombay. Post Masters Research and Advanced Training in HR at New York University, USA. M.Phil & Ph.D in Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 38 years Academic, Industry, Training & Consulting Experience in 40 countries, working with Cultural Diversity (81 nationalities). Last Line Assignment was as Corporate Manager, HRD, Colgate Palmolive Inc.
    • CERTIFICATIONS

      • Board of Trustees, Creative Education Foundation, USA
      • Board Member, International Federation of Training & Development Organizations (IFTDO).
      • Lifetime, Master Trainer, Dr. Edward de Bono Creativity Tools.
      • Master Black Belt, Six Sigma- Motorola University, USA .
      • Certified in Creative Problem Solving (CPS) from CPSI/CEF
      • Certified in Design Thinking from CPSI/CEF
      • Certified Facilitator on KEYS and SKILLSCOPE – CCL, USA.
      • Certified Creative Problem Solving Profile (CPSP) – Min Basadur, USA.
      • Certified TRIZ Expert (Russian Theory of Inventive Problem Solving), USA.
      • Certified Trainer, Mind Mapping, Buzan Centre, UK. • Certified Facilitator and Partner, LEGO Serious Play. • Certified Trainer, John Adair ACL Model.
      • Certified ROPES (Team Building) Facilitator, USA.
      • Certified Trainer, Firewalking Institute, USA.
      • Previously Certified Facilitator, Ken Blanchard Companies, USA.
      • Certified Facilitator, BSC and Strategy Maps, Orion Development Group, USA.
      • Specialist in Organization Development (PSOD) NTL, USA.
      • Facilitator - Managing Complex Systems Change, NTL, USA.
      • T- Group Facilitator (Human Interaction Labs) NTL,USA.
      • INIM- Quality & Innovation Management-AOTS, Japan.
      • Certified Enhanced Production Systems- Toyota Production System (TPS), TEC /AOTS, Japan.
      • Certified Team Facilitator Training, Tennessee Associates, USA.
      • Facilitator, Quality Improvement Tools, Juran Institute Inc., USA.
      • Certified Koalaty Kid Trainer, ASQ, USA.
      • Certified Facilitator, “Voice of the Customer”, ODI Inc. USA.
      • Certified Lead/Internal Auditor - ISO 9001-2000, IQA, UK
      • Certified Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award Examiner, NIST, U.S.A.

      AWARDS/ CITATIONS

      • Several prestigious awards for academic excellence: Dean’s list, Scholarships, 5th Rank B.Com and 1st Rank M.Com (Major: Business Management) University of Bombay.
      • Colgate Palmolive Inc “Chairman’s You can make a Difference Award”.
      • ISTD - Atmaram Sarogi Best Student – 1987.
      • ISTD - Best Young Indian Trainer Award – 1989.
      • Best Young American professional, 1988.
      • Bharat Gaurav Award, 2006.
      • Hind Ratan Award, 2007.
      • Selected “Most Promising Entrepreneur award Winner 2011”, Asia Pacific-Enterprise Asia.
      • Selected “CQE Century International Quality ERA gold award 2012”
      • Over 250 research papers & articles, Author/ Co-Author of 7 books “Innovate or Evaporate”, “Indovation”, “Persuasive Selling Skills”, “The Spirit of the Mind”, “Smash It-Avoiding Classic Failures in Innovation”, “Sweet and Sour” and “Death of the Hanky”.
      • Trained over 375,000 people worldwide
      • One US Patent US 60/579,864 and additional one pending for registration.
      • Best Supplier Award from Dubai Civil Aviation, Dubai – (Sheikh Ahmed Maktoum).
      • Special recognition from Prime Minister’s Office, UAE.
      • Special recognition from Prime Minister’s Office, Bahrain.
      • Katherine O. Heusner Leadership Service & commitment Award to CEF (15 years service).