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Prof. Dr. Ir. EUR ING Vinesh Thiruchelvam
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 | Prof. Dr. Ir. EUR ING Vinesh Thiruchelvam Chief Innovation & Enterprise Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU / APIIT) |
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Professional Engineer with over 27 years’ experience in engineering education/academics, ICT, operations & maintenance, facility management, design and project management in various industries ranging from building services/property, rail, airports, oil & gas, district cooling plants, co-generation power plants and the port industry. I have managed deliveries of international projects in the UK, France, Ireland, Germany, Holland, Japan, Maldives, India, Russia, Iran, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia for the property sector, ports, oil & gas and power plant industries. I was the principal engineer on Malaysia’s first Waste to Energy technology transfer program 2002 to 2004 under MOSTI & MOHLG, head of a port’s Operations & Maintenance Department from 1998 to 2002 where I managed the facility management, operations & maintenance programmes and technical teams. Having moved to the Middle East in 2005, I focused my specialization mainly in the building services/property sector primarily in designing sustainable and energy efficient buildings, rail, and airports. During my Middle East stint, I lectured part time in the Masters in Energy and Masters in Sustainable Design programmes and designed curriculums to suit local employment needs at the British University Dubai (BUiD) and Heriott Watt University (HWU) Dubai campuses. Upon returning home to Malaysia in 2012, I took up the position of Head of Engineering School and in 2014 I was promoted to Dean of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Technology (FCET) at Asia Pacific University (APU). In 2019, I was promoted to APU’s Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) and Chief Innovation Officer for the APIIT Education Group. In 2022, promoted further into the corporate division as the APIIT Education Group’s Chief Innovation & Enterprise Officer. Industry Projects Completed in Value as Key Accountable Design Engineering Personnel – RM6.78 Billion (1998-2012). Industry consultancy & research grants (Industry) Obtained – RM132.7 million (2008-2012). Research grants (University) received – RM1.96 million (2014 to date). Primary National Contribution 1. Malaysia Ministry of Works (MoW)
2. Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) – 2014- to Date
3. Ministry of Digital (MoD)
4. Ministry of Investment & Trade (MITI)
5. Malaysia Natural Resources Ministry (NRES)
6. Malaysian Ministry of Energy (PETRA)
7. Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MoF)
8. Ministry of Human Resources
9. Ministry of Health
International Primary Lead Roles 1. Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) – Engineering Council (UK)
2. VRARA USA
3. World Broadband Association (WBBA-USA) – 2023 to date
4. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN-USA)
5. Race 2 Zero (UK)
6. Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)
7. OMILab Berlin, Germany
Day to Day Responsibility Areas for APU 1. Leading 8 research/innovation centres. 2. Develop innovation for teaching & learning and driving AI ideation on campus. 3. Establishment new emerging technology & infrastructure on campus 4. Lead ESG corporate reporting 5. Lead Sustainability on Campus as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) 6. Primary contact for Large Industry Collaborations 7. Support for University-to-University Partnership – Building the QS Recognition 8. Lead the APU Startup Incubator – 29 startups 9. Manage APU Business Unit – Cybersecurity as a Service (CaaS) 10. Manage APU Consulting Services Unit |
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