Carol Pinto, Speaker

Carol Pinto

Speaker

TEDx

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Doctorate, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Experience
16 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 10 Months

Speaker at TEDx
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2012

Speaker at a TEDx educator's conference addressing ‘The Beginning of Infinity: Education and the Future’.

Business Faculty at Higher Colleges of Technology
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2013

•Delivering courses in Business Management, International Business, Organization Behavior, Marketing Strategy and Operations Management at the undergraduate level.
•Mentoring student internships at public and leading private sector organizations in the UAE.
•Acted as course lead and mentor for several faculty members.
•Member of the Professional Development committee at Dubai Men’s College.
•Member of the Marketing committee of the Business Department at Dubai Men’s College.
•Served as a member of the CAA accreditation team for the School of Business.

Adjunct Faculty at SP Jain School of Global Management
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since June 2013

Delivering lectures and workshops at the Post Graduate Level.

Program: Leadership and Personality Development.

Lecturer at Murdoch University
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2011 to August 2015

•Delivered courses in Leadership, Organization Behavior, Managerial Decision Making, Effective Communication, and Critical Thinking at the postgraduate and undergraduate level*.
•Conducted workshops for graduating students as part of the Passport to Excellence Program, aimed at creating work-ready graduates.

Corporate Trainer at Open Thinking Academy
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2012 to August 2015

•Invited to deliver training seminars to business professionals based on the book ‘Serial Innovators’ by Claudio Feser, CEO of McKinsey and Company.
•Developed and delivered corporate training sessions on Organization Behavior, Human Resource Management, Leadership and Entrepreneurship.

Advertising Sales Manager - MENA Region at Takhayal Entertainment
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2011 to September 2011

In charge of all print advertising for four in-house publications, namely, Fatafeat Magazine, Martha Stewart Everyday Food, Martha Stewart Weddings and Burda.

Operations Officer at Emirates NBD
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2007 to March 2010

Moved through the ranks of client relations to a supervisory role in operations, working closely with banking policy and quality management.

Educational Consultant at Morgan International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2007 to August 2007

External Educational Consultant for the CPA, CFA and CMA programs.

Marketing Communications Executive at Al Tayer Group, Dubai
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2006 to March 2007

Managed and organized tactical promotions for Harvey Nichols, in particular for the launch of the Spring Summer '07 Collection and acted as a primary liaison point with the store administration.

Project Trainee at ABB Ltd.
  • India
  • February 2006 to May 2006

Designed and developed an Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) that interfaces and communicates with an ABB robot

Collaborated in team of 4 to complete the project using 8051 microcontrollers as the control unit, Infrared for navigation, temperature and collision sensors and a motor drive unit to drive the AGV

Education

Doctorate, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
  • at Heriot-Watt University
  • December 2018
Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Murdoch University
  • December 2010

Completed a full-time MBA with Distinction. • Awarded for formulating the Best Marketing Plan for Mashreq Bank • Represented the university in the Big Idea Challenge for Innovative ideas • Received recognition for the development of a Strategic Plan for Masdar City • Ranked among the Top 5% of the college

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communication
  • at BMS Institute of Technology
  • June 2006

Completed BE in Electronics and Communication with First Class Distinction, BMS Institute of Technology, India Ranked within the top 10% of the College in Bachelor of Engineering.

Specialties & Skills

Education
Teaching Adults
Marketing Strategy
Management Consulting
Marketing Research

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

Toastmasters
  • Member of SP Jain Toastmasters Group
  • January 2009