Our Advisors

MESC ADVISORS

MESC's Advisors comprises of the Visionary and Experienced Leaders in the Industry responsible for ensuring development of business and projects in the right direction.

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Sr. Advisor

Shri. Sasikumar Sadasivan

Director, XTC Consultants Pvt Ltd

A man of few words, Sasikumar with his 25 years of experience a successful visionary providing Strategic, Operational and Financial leadership in uniquely challenging situations.

He always desirous of being part of a startup or growing organization, create integrated strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, Brand/Product evolution. He wishes to grow in a robust environment with clear focus on the deliverables.

His key strengths are Strategy, Vision and Mission planning, Business Development ,Sales Management (Direct / Indirect) , Channel Management/Expansion, Liaison, Brand Management and Marketing, Industry Collaboration.Along with a state university Periyar University and the global legends UNITY & MICROSOFT he is instrumental in introducing first time in India a UG degree in AR / VR interdisciplinary with Industry 4.0 technologies AI & ML and IoT.

Also he had introduced india’s first AI based BCI(Brain Computer Interface) Neuro Technology with Gamification for Assessments and students acquisition process. He in contributed much in creating the Qualification Pack(QP) for AR/VR and which is aligned with 5 countries standards.

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Sr. Academic Advisor

Prof. E.Ramganesh

Director, IECD, Bharathidasan University

Dr. E.Ramganesh having 25 Years of teaching and Research experience in the field of Education, the full Professor of Educational Technology in Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India currently serves as Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Career Development(IECD) and Director DDU KAUSHAL Kendra who has presented more than 100 Papers in the International & National Conference, Published 82 research articles in diverse areas such as Language Education, Educational Technology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Educational Technology, etc ,

besides publication of 11 books in the field of Education. He has held various responsibilities in Bharathidasan University such as Registrar, Finance Officer, Director of College and Curriculum Development Council, Director of UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Coordinator of 10 Constituent Colleges of the University etc. He has been serving an expert in all the National bodies of Higher Education including NAAC, NCTE, Universities and Ministry of Education . He serves as reviewer / Associate editor in many International Journals.

He also served as Adjunct Professor in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris(National University) , Malaysia. He serves as co-ordinator for University Grants Commission - Special Assistance Programme on “ICT in Education”. He also served as member, Advisory Committee in Texila University, Guyana, USA.

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Sr. Advisor

Shri. Jainaressh

Education Account Manager, Unity Technologies

Jainaressh is leading education initiatives, for unity in the Indian sub-continent. He started his career as an avid gamer who turned to become a game designer and started to work his ways in the game industry. In total, he has around 10 years of experience in designing games on mobile, pc, and console.

He has journeyed from a Game designer, Producer and Consultant for various Indian, UK and US based game studios.

He has designed games for corporates, edu-tech companies and entertainment monguls across various fields like serious games design, gamification of corporate systems and content design for new interactive Medias.

Being as an educator for 8 years, the technology geek has mentored and explored a variety of students and research project in the new and disruptive technologies that expands students to think behind the horizon of the market and prepare entrepreneurs that actually highlight variety and impact. He also works across various education boards in the UK, US and India he shares his experience as board of studies member and curriculum/course designer for various institution. He is constantly exploring and fostering many people to adapt “education through gaming/play” approach. Currently he is leading unity India education initiatives and making Unity access to schools and colleges in India as a value added addition for the generation Z.

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Sr. Academic Advisor

Dr. P. E. Thomas, MA, MPhil, PhD

Professor and Head Communication and Media Studies & Director i/c, SDE, Bharathiar University

Dr. P.E Thomas is the Professor and Head of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. He is also the member of the University’s Syndicate and Director in-charge of School of Distance Education. He has an academic experience of over three decades (32 years) in the realms of teaching and research in the field of communication studies.

His research centres on New Media and Information Society and, other areas of interest include Social Networking, M-Learning, Internet Use, and Expressionism in Films. He is currently working in the domain of Conflict Resolution in bilateral relations.

Prior to his stint with Bharathiar University, Dr. Thomas was a member of the faculty of Communication at PSG College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore. His publications include an edited volume on media research; book chapters, research articles, and monographs in national and international publications, all of them numbering nearly sixty. His academic experience is backed by fruitful experiences in the media industry. He was a reporter with Malayala Manorama in Coimbatore, besides being a marketing executive for the publication. He has worked as the editorial assistant with Abacus Publishing Corporation, Chennai before moving to handle production in the printing industry at SJS Enterprises, Bangalore. Subsequently, he took to copy-writing in advertising with Bright Advertising, Chennai, before embarking on academics.

He is an active member of media organizations such as Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), headquartered in the US and Association of Communication Teachers (Tamilnadu & Pondicherry). Besides, he holds academic responsibilities in bodies such as Academic Council, College (Affiliated) Committee, Boards of Studies in various universities, so on and so forth.

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Sr. Advisor

Shri. Yathirajan Varadharajan

Director & Country Head – Monolith India (www.monolith.asia)

Yathirajan is a seasoned multimedia technology support services manager with over sixteen years of experience serving medium to large corporations and companies under various roles including lecturer in a media college.

Yathirajan is a trained audio engineer, certified film and video editor with an achievement track record including pioneer efforts to create e-cinemas, web radio, Digital Out of Home (DOOH), tele-presence (HD video conferencing in India).

His engagement with large corporations in the Media and IT domain helps him to manage media operations at par with any other IT services.

Yathirajan is currently the Director & India Country Head for Monolith, a media technology communication and training company head quartered in Japan and spread across 7 countries in Asia including India.

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Sr. Advisor

Shri. Ashish Mehra

Founder & Curator, Music Meleti

Ashish Mehra, an INSEAD Alumnus, is a Business Leader with over 3 decades of experience across Office Automation, Telecom and Information Technology. He is a Results oriented Senior Leader with strong cross industry and cross segment network and relationships to CXO level from Sales Executive to a Key Account Manager, Sales Manager to a Key Account Business Manager, from business head to Country Director from Country Director to Global Services Head, his journey has been multi-faceted.

A strong strategist with expertise in leading large sales & marketing operations - ensuring optimal resource utilization.

He is Adept in expanding and delivering success in both direct and channel/alliance sales across the complete portfolio of ICT and IT&T products and services – from the transport layer to the application.