Ashwinkumar D Basari AB
Academic & Research Profile

Ashwinkumar D Basari

Operations & IT Systems Management  ·  Practitioner–Researcher  ·  17+ Years in Banking Transformation

Targeting UGC Professor of Practice — 17+ Years Qualifying Industry Practice
ashwinkumar.basari@outlook.com  ·  +91 98209 63105  ·  Mumbai, India  ·  LinkedIn
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01 — Research Statement

Overview

Statement of Intent Business Analyst and Product Owner with 17+ years of Banking & Financial Services transformation experience, transitioning into academia to teach and research in Operations, IT & Systems Management. Meets UGC's 15+ years "exemplary professional practice" criterion for appointment as a Professor of Practice — no PhD or NET required for this route — bringing sustained industry practice in core banking implementations and digital transformation, paired with hands-on mentoring, internal training delivery, and an independently built AI-assisted product, CommDraft. In parallel, preparing for UGC-NET (Management) as a longer-term credential toward a full-time PhD and tenure-track Assistant Professor role.
Operations Management IT Systems Management Digital Transformation AI-Assisted Product Development Banking & Financial Services Agile Governance
02 — Transition Strategy

Pathway to Faculty Appointment

Primary Route · Immediate

UGC Professor of Practice

No PhD or NET required
  • Meets UGC's 15+ years "exemplary professional practice" criterion on the basis of 17+ years in Banking Technology, Digital Transformation, and Operations/IT Systems Management.
  • Eligible for Assistant / Associate / Professor of Practice rank, calibrated to years of seniority.
  • Fixed-term appointment (up to 3 years, extendable to 4), engaged by an institution, an industry partner, or on an honorary basis.
  • Registering as an Expert on UGC's national portal (pop.ugc.ac.in) and pursuing direct outreach to institutions in parallel.
Parallel Route · Medium-Term

UGC-NET → PhD → Tenure Track

Building toward permanence
  • Preparing for UGC-NET (Management) — target subject area: Operations / IT & Systems Management.
  • NET score to be used for priority PhD admission, with doctoral research building on the CommDraft project and its AI-adoption research agenda.
  • PhD completion supports eligibility for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment, complemented by teaching experience gained through the Professor of Practice route.

The two routes are complementary: Professor of Practice supports near-term teaching engagement; UGC-NET and a PhD build toward long-term tenure.

03 — Focus Areas

Areas of Research Interest

I.

AI-Assisted Product Development

Business process automation and AI-assisted software delivery, grounded in the CommDraft project.

II.

Digital Transformation in BFSI

Core banking modernisation and digital onboarding as case material for operations management.

III.

Agile Governance Frameworks

Operational excellence and delivery governance in large-scale technology programs.

IV.

Technology Adoption & Change

Change management dynamics in large enterprise technology programs across global markets.

04 — Evidence of Practice

Teaching, Training & Mentoring

05 — Applied Research

Independent Product Development

Self-Initiated Project · Jul 2026 – Present

CommDraft

AI-Assisted Business Communication Platform  ·  commdraft.pages.dev

Independently conceived, designed, and delivered a live AI-assisted web application for generating professional business communications and document drafts — owning product vision, requirements, architecture, AI-assisted development, testing, and deployment end to end.

View CommDraft →
Positioned as the applied-research foundation for doctoral work on AI adoption in business process automation — directly aligned to an Operations & IT Systems Management research agenda.
06 — Credentials

Academic Qualifications & Certifications

Masters in Financial Management (MFM)
University of Mumbai · First Class · Felicitated for Best Performance
2012
Bachelor in Banking & Insurance (BBI)
University of Mumbai · First Class
2007
UGC Professor of Practice — Eligibility
Meets 15+ years "exemplary professional practice" criterion · No PhD/NET required
Eligible Now
UGC-NET (Management)
Target subject area: Operations / IT & Systems Management
In Progress
Agile Scrum Master (ASM)
Simplilearn · Dec 2021 · 30 PDU hours
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Simplilearn · Nov 2022 · 35 PDU hours
AWS Cloud Accreditations
AWS Partner Program · Cloud Economics, Business & Technical
07 — Practitioner Background

Industry Foundation

17+ years leading Business Analysis, Product Ownership, and Agile delivery for core banking, digital onboarding, and CRM transformation programs across HSBC, FIS, Wipro, and LTIMindtree, with global stakeholder exposure across APAC, MENA, UK, and US.

Why This Experience Translates to the Classroom
  • Live case material, not textbook cases. Core banking go-lives, digital onboarding, and CRM transformation programs become real, current case studies for courses in Digital Banking, Operations Management, and IT Systems Management — the exact gap UGC's Professor of Practice scheme was created to close.
  • Mentoring experience transfers directly to academic advising. Structuring 25+ junior analysts from onboarding to delivery-readiness is the same skill as guiding students from coursework to placement-ready capability.
  • Cross-cultural stakeholder management maps to global business pedagogy. Coordinating APAC, MENA, UK & US stakeholders gives first-hand material for teaching international business, cross-cultural negotiation, and global delivery models.
  • Governance frameworks built in industry become teachable frameworks in class. RAID logs, Information Radiators, and Agile ceremonies adopted across 200+ projects are ready-made frameworks for operations and project management coursework.
  • Applied product development (CommDraft) grounds research in practice. Rather than teaching AI-assisted product development in the abstract, it can be taught from a live, self-built product — bridging classroom theory and industry execution.
Lead Business Analyst — HSBC
May 2023 – Jun 2026 · Pune, India
  • Led global Voice ID Remediation program migrating authentication systems across APAC, MENA & UK stakeholders.
  • Delivered World Class Account Opening (digital onboarding) for HSBC Singapore, standardising UAT frameworks.
  • Contributed to enterprise CRM transformation across 15+ business units.
Academic RelevanceCase material for Digital Banking, Global Program Management, and Cross-Border Stakeholder Management courses.
Specialist, PMO (BA & Scrum Master) — LTIMindtree
Mar 2022 – May 2023 · Navi Mumbai, India
  • Dual accountability as Business Analyst and Scrum Master for cross-functional delivery squads.
  • Introduced Information Radiator and RAID log governance frameworks adopted across 200+ projects.
Academic RelevanceReady-made governance frameworks for teaching Agile Project Management and Operations Excellence.
Senior Lead Analyst — FIS
Jul 2020 – Mar 2021 · Bangalore, India
  • Led BRD/FSD review for banking clients on the FIS PSS Umbrella core banking platform.
  • Mentored new joiners on core banking system architecture and documentation standards.
Academic RelevanceDirect precedent for structured student mentoring and technical-onboarding pedagogy.
Earlier Roles — Wipro, FIS/Trigent, XL Dynamics, Capita, Future Generali, Reliance Life
2007 – 2020 · India, US & UK engagements
  • Progressive Business Analyst and underwriting/operations roles across core banking, mortgage servicing, and insurance operations.
  • Full role-by-role detail available in the accompanying industry CV.
Academic RelevanceBreadth across BFSI sub-domains — banking, mortgage servicing, insurance — supports teaching across multiple financial services electives.
08 — Correspondence

Get in Touch

Email
ashwinkumar.basari@outlook.com
Phone
+91 98209 63105
Location
Mumbai, India
LinkedIn
/in/ashwinkumarbasari