Faculty

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

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  Dr. Vinay Rana
  Professor & Dean

  Ph.D. (Tourism Management), UGC-NET (Tourism Administration and Management), MTM, M.Sc. (HM), M.A, BA & DHMCT
  Experience: 28 years (Industry & Academics)
  

  Prof. (Dr) Vinay Rana has vast experience in the Hospitality Industry, Academics, and Research, spanning over 28 years. Indian Hospitality Congress has conferred the "Aspiring Researcher Welcome Award" to Dr Rana for the year 2015-16. In the year 2016, he received the "Educator of the Year Award 2016" by the International Society for Hospitality Education and he is also the recipient of "The Global Hospitality Leadership Award 2018", "The Academic and Research Excellence Award 2019," and 'The Global Hospitality Award 2019 (-Best Mentor in Hospitality Education), felicitated at International Conferences.
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  Dr. Amit Tariyal
  Assistant Professor

  Ph.D. (Management), UGC-NET (Tourism Administration and Management), MHM, MTM & DHMCT
  Experience: 18 years (Industry & Academics)
  

  Dr. Amit Tariyal, an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality Management, has an experience of 18 years. He has worked with various international hotels including Shangri-La, New Delhi, Radisson MBD, Noida, and other prestigious institutions. He has received a grant of two product-based patents on designing bar types of equipment.
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  Dr. Abhay Chamoli
  Assistant Professor

  Ph.D. (Hotel Management), MHM, BHM, DHMCT, HACCP & FSC
  Experience: 16 years (Industry & Academics)
  

  Dr Abhay Chamoli, an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality Management, with an experience of 16 years, has published four kitchen and bar equipment patents. He is a certified "Food Handler" with a Diploma in Food Safety and nutrition along with HACCP (FSC) Certification (FSM S) From London (UK). He is a life member of the "Chefs Association of Five Rivers" (Punjab) along with "The Indian Federation of Culinary Associations" and "The World Association of Chefs' Societies."
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  Mr. Shashi Kant
  Assistant Professor

  MHM, B.Sc. (H& HA)
  Experience: 10 years (Industry & Academics)
  

  Mr. Shashi Kant, an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality Management, with an experience of 10 years, started his career with Taj Hotels & Resorts. He is a certified trainer from Bar Smart (Pernod Ricard), USA.
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  Mr. Devashish Pandey
  Assistant Professor

  Ph.D. (Pursuing), Master of Hotel Management, B.Sc. (Hospitality and Hotel Administration), Certificate in Ayurveda Food and Nutrition.
  Experience: 11 years (Industry & Academics)
  

  Mr. Devashish Pandey, an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality Management, with an experience of 11 years, is a member of the World Association of Chefs Society (WACS), a Lifetime member of the Indian Culinary Forum (ICF), Indian Federation of Culinary Associations (IFCA)), Lifetime member of Chef Association of Five Rivers, has FOSTAC Certification from FSSAI, and has Certification of Culinary Instructor from AHLEI.
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  Mr. Sumit Pratap
  Assistant Professor

  MHM, MTTM & PG Diploma in International Hospitality Management from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
  Experience: 19 years (Industry & Academics)
  

  Mr Sumit Pratap, an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality Management, has held managerial positions with some notable brands, including the Langham Hotel in Auckland and Domino's Pizza India Limited. He has more than 19 years of extensive expertise in both operations and academia.
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  Mr. Ashish Dhyani
  Assistant Professor

  Ph.D. (Pursuing), MTM, MHM, UGC(NET)
  Experience: 14 Years
  

  Mr. Dhyani is pursuing Ph.D. (Thesis Submitted), MTM, MHM, UGC NET (Tourism administration & Management), B.Sc. (Hospitality & Hotel administration), BA. He has an experience spanning more than 14 years. He has received the best research paper award, Award for Outstanding research from GEU, most promising faculty award from HZU. He has published and granted patent, research papers in Scopus indexed, UGC CARE journals and has attended FDPs from AICTE ATAL, Amity University etc and done online courses from IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, AICTE etc.
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  Mr. Naveen Uniyal
  Assistant Professor

  MHM & BBA (Hotel Management)
  Experience: 9 years (Industry & Academics)
  

  Mr. Naveen Uniyal, an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality Management, has 9 years of rich experience in academics and industry.
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  Ms. Deepika Sajwan
  Assistant Professor

  Masters’ and Bachelors’ degree in Hotel Management
  Experience: 10 years (Industry and Academics)
  

  Ms. Deepika Sajwan, an Assistant Professor in the School of Hospitality Management, has 10 years of experience in industry and academics. Ms. Deepika has been associated with prestigious hospitality management institutes in Uttarakhand.
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  Dr. Don J. Davis
  Guest Speaker

  Life Skills Coach and Owner-Operator, Taste of America
  

  Dr. Don J Davis is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has been in India for almost 13 years. He studied most of his PhD in America and concluded in India. He travels extensively and lectures on varied topics - dealing with Leadership Management, Teamwork, and inspiring people for entrepreneurship and love and service to God. He is the Founder-Operator of Taste of America, a Quick Service Restaurant, and has done a very extensive study in coffee roasting. With his unique experience in coffee roasting, he is poised to bring out some of the best coffee in India. His thrust areas in training are Character Development and Personal Life Coaching has helped many people personally to excel in joyful living.
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  Mr. Sukhwinder Singh Pasricha
  Guest Speaker

  Training and Development Specialist and Hospitality Consultant
  

  Mr Sukhwinder Singh Pasricha is a multilingual, dynamic training and development specialist with two decades of experience, carrying a postgraduate degree in Hospitality and an alumnus of the Oberoi Centre for Learning & Development (OCLD). He has designed and delivered training all over India in a variety of industries in different areas and focus groups ranging from organisational to individual level. He has conducted training for the development of soft skills, which involve behaviour improvement for efficiency and capacity building. Topics range from personal development, capacity and confidence building, conflict management (both intra-personnel and human-animal conflicts), stress and anger management, grooming and personal hygiene, public speaking, life-skill enhancement, creative thinking, and professional skills development. Delivered training to Forest Department personnel on topics such as capacity building, human-animal conflicts, fire safety and prevention, life skills, spoken language, and attitude correction for forest watchers, guards, and rangers in different areas around Uttarakhand while coordinating with senior officials. An amateur naturalist who understands the various flora and fauna around us and its importance to our lives and the future of the same that must be safeguarded with utmost priority.
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  Mr. Jeet Verma
  Guest Speaker

  Head Mixologist -Masti Cocktail and Cuisine, Dubai
  

  Mr. Jeet Verma is a renowned figure in the field of bartending. He is the Head Mixologist at Masti Cocktail and Cuisine, Dubai. He started his career at Hotel Hyatt, Pune, as a Food and Beverage Associate. He has worked with the Landmark Group, UAE as a bartender. He attained his advanced education from Flair-mania Institute, and through his passion, he has successfully achieved levels 1 and 2 from Wine Spirit Education Trust. As a connoisseur, he was co-founder of Wine Zone Media a digital platform on YouTube dedicated to bartending. He is a great skilled hand behind the bar and has a charming personality ideal for customer service, other than this he has a certification as Dons of Tequila, National Finalist 2015, UAE. Mr. Jeet is consummate. A bartender is in love with his craft.
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  Chef Manoj Semwal
  Guest Speaker

  Executive Chef , Victoria Can Tho Resort, Vietnam
  

  Chef Manoj Semwal is a young dynamic Chef with close to 15 years of strong industry experience ranging from Taj Group, Zuri Hotels, Carlson Rezidor Group. An expert on Bakery and PatisserieChef Manoj Semwal is a young dynamic Chef with close to 15 years of strong industry experience ranging from Taj Group, Zuri Hotels, and Carlson Rezidor Group. An expert in Bakery and Patisserie.
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  Mr Kuldeep Singh Chauhan
  Guest Speaker

  Bar Consultant and Bar Manager
  

  Mr. Kuldeep Singh Chauhan is a Bar consultant, flair bar expert, beverage menu developer, and trainer, Kuldeep Singh is a luminary in the field of Mixology. A hotel Hospitality graduate who has worked with leading illustrious hotel brands including Hotel Taj View, Agra, as a bartender. His passion for his profession leads him to start his own company the name Bar Academy of Doon in Dehradun. Besides imparting training to budding bartenders, he also provides services as a consultant Bar Manager at Ramada Hotel, Dehradun.
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  Mr. Piyush Bora
  Guest Speaker

  Bartender, Trainer & Flair Expert
  

  Mr. Piyush Bora is an acclaimed Bartender, Trainer and flair Expert. He held the Fourth Position in the India Goa Flair Challenge 2018. He conducts specialised flair training for the first-semester and second-semester BHM program students at SOHM, IMS Unison University.
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  Chef Rahul Wali
  Guest Speaker

  Culinary Head and Chef/Owner at Rahul's Kitchen
  

  Chef Rahul Wali is the culinary head and chef/Owner at Rahul's Kitchen in Bhidoli Dehradun. He also heads the kitchen of a resort Nature Quest in Dehradun. He has more than 16 years of work experience in 5-star hotels in India and abroad. His experience ranges from The Oberios Towers in Mumbai, Hotel Blue Diamond in Pune, Haveli Restaurant in Mumbai, Leela Kempinski in Mumbai, Radisson, Mumbai and Delhi, Ramada in Dubai, and Spice in Adelaide, Australia. Chef Rahul Wali has a Graduate Diploma in Gastronomy from Le Cordon Bleu, Adelaide, South Australia. He is a Life Member of the Indian Culinary Forum and a life member of the Chefs Association of Five Rivers in Punjab. He runs cooking classes for school kids and adults, gives lectures on healthy eating, and writes a blog on food. He is an avid supporter of the "Slow food movement" and personally teaches parents and kids not to have fast food. Being a dedicated trainer by nature, Chef Rahul Wali has constantly involved himself in developing and training many young talents through his experience.