Ashwinkumar D Basari AB
Academic & Research Profile

Ashwinkumar D Basari

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

Exploring Academic & Professor of Practice Opportunities · 17+ Years BFSI Transformation Experience
ashwinkumar.basari@outlook.com  ·  +91 98209 63105  ·  Mumbai, India
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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, specialising in core banking implementations, digital transformation, business analysis, and Agile product delivery. Transitioning into academia to teach and research in Operations, IT & Systems Management, bringing sustained industry experience alongside hands-on mentoring, internal training delivery, and applied AI-assisted product development through independently built solutions, including CommDraft and Digital Card Generator.

Exploring Adjunct, Visiting, practitioner-led, Professor of Practice, and wider industry-academia opportunities where industry experience can contribute to applied teaching, student mentoring, and institutional engagement. In parallel, preparing for UGC-NET (Management), with a long-term goal of pursuing doctoral research and building a full-time academic career in management education, teaching, and research.

Operations Management IT Systems Management Digital Transformation AI-Assisted Product Development Banking & Financial Services Agile Governance
02 — Teaching Capability

Teaching Areas

Teaching capability and interest areas, informed by 17+ years of industry practice.

IT & Systems Management Digital Transformation Business Analysis & Requirements Engineering Digital Product Management Agile Project Management Banking Technology & Core Banking Systems Technology Adoption & Change Management Applied Generative AI for Business
03 — Transition Strategy

Academic Engagement Pathways

Multiple routes for contributing industry expertise to teaching, mentoring, applied research, and industry-academia engagement.

Immediate Route

Adjunct · Visiting · Practitioner Faculty

Applied Teaching & Student Engagement
  • Exploring Adjunct Faculty, Visiting Faculty, Guest Faculty, and practitioner-led teaching opportunities.
  • Teaching interests include IT & Systems Management, Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, Banking Technology, Agile Product Management, and Applied AI for Business.
  • Prepared to contribute specialist modules, practitioner-led case discussions, student mentoring, capstone projects, and live industry projects.
Industry-to-Academia Route

Professor of Practice

Industry Expertise in Management Education
  • 17+ years of professional experience across Banking Technology, Core Banking Implementations, Digital Transformation, and Operations / IT & Systems Management.
  • Experience profile aligned with the practitioner orientation envisaged under the UGC Professor of Practice framework.
  • Exploring institution-led opportunities to contribute to applied teaching, curriculum engagement, student mentoring, and industry-academia collaboration.
Medium to Long Term

UGC-NET → PhD → Academic Career

Building Academic & Research Credentials
  • Preparing for UGC-NET (Management), with academic interests centred on Operations, IT & Systems Management, digital transformation, technology adoption, and applied AI.
  • Planning doctoral research informed by industry experience and applied AI experimentation.
  • Long-term goal of a full-time academic career combining research, teaching, and industry-informed management education.
Collaborative Route

Executive Education · Mentoring · Applied Research

Connecting Industry Practice with Academia
  • Open to executive education, Management Development Programmes, practitioner workshops, and industry-led training.
  • Interested in student mentoring, capstone and live-project guidance, curriculum advisory engagement, and industry interaction.
  • Exploring applied research collaboration in AI adoption, digital transformation, technology adoption, and business process automation.

These routes are complementary — Adjunct, Visiting, and Professor of Practice roles support near-term teaching engagement; UGC-NET and a PhD build long-term academic and research credentials; executive education and applied research broaden industry-academia collaboration throughout.

04 — 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.

05 — Evidence of Practice

Teaching, Training & Mentoring

06 — 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.

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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.
Self-Initiated Project · 2026 – Present

Digital Card Generator

Free Business & Personal Card Maker  ·  bcgen.pages.dev

Independently designed and delivered a free, no-signup web application for creating professional business and personal cards — live-preview design, multiple templates, logo/photo/AI-generated background support, and export to print-ready PNG/PDF or a shareable digital card with an embedded QR code.

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Built with a privacy-first, entirely client-side architecture — no data sent to or stored on a server — demonstrating applied product judgement around usability, accessibility, and data governance.
07 — 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-NET (Management)
In Progress · Preparing with academic focus on 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
08 — 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.
  • 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.