Doctor of Philosophy 2009-2013

Strategic Human Resource Management

Department of Management and Marketing, La Trobe Business School

La Trobe University, Australia

Master of Commerce 1996-1997

Department of Management, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) 1994-1996

Department of Management, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

Central Queensland University, Melbourne Campus, Victoria, Australia

East West University, Bangladesh

Independent University, Bangladesh

- Received the prestigious Australian Leadership Award (ALA), an Australian Government Scholarship (AUS AID) for PhD studies for four years from March, 2009 till March, 2013.

- Received Gold La Trobe Leadership Award for community contribution from the Pro VC, La Trobe University in 2012.

- Three best paper awards in international conferences: Papers were presented in Global Business and Management Forum (GBMF)-08, 1st conference, ACBSS (2015) conference and Sydney International Business Research Conference 2015 and received the GBMF UN OMAHA Best Paper Award, 2008, Best Paper Award and Best innovative paper award.

-ANZAM 2019 Best Stream Reviewer award.

-‘AABL Academic Leadership Award’ for outstanding conference coordination of the Melbourne International Business and Social Science Research Conference 2019

- Teaching and Unit Co-ordination: Gold certificate for high student evaluation for unit coordination and teaching roles in a Masters level capstone unit (BUSN20019-Professional Project) at CQUniversity in 2019, School of Business and Law.

-Certificate of recognition: For success and contribution in academia by the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) in 2021.

-I have written an article on my Australian Leadership Award (AusAID) experience for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australian Government (Communications and Engagement Section, Scholarships and Alumni Branch). The article has been published in the AusGlobalAlumni website (https://globalalumni.gov.au/News/Details?ArticleId=2973)

-I have delivered a masterclass on November 13, 2020. This virtual masterclass on 'New Supply Chain Management: Sustainable and Agile for a Post-Covid-19 World' was arranged by Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) to promote Australian higher education to the Latin American (LATAM) countries. About 300 viewers joined the session from mainly LATAM region.

The video of the 'New Supply Chain' masterclass is now available for view and download via the following link:

https://austrade.webex.com/austrade/lsr.php?RCID=90ddb7c761224d9a932409f7c446f11e

La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

East West University, Bangladesh

Independent University, Bangladesh

Subjects/courses taught (undergraduate/graduate level):

Principles of Management/ Foundations of Management, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Planning, Leadership, Performance Management System and Job Analysis, Training and Development, Bank Management, Strategic Management and Policy, Organizational Behaviour, Organisational Change and Development, Contemporary Issues in Management and HR, Introduction to Business, Business Communication, Interpersonal Skills and Conflict Management, Entrepreneurship Development, Business Law and Ethics, Financial Accounting.

Subject/Course Coordination Experience: Management, Human Resource Management, Professional Project, Training and Development, Performance Management, Human Resource Planning, Recruitment & Selection, and Human Resource Development.

Experience in different modes of teaching-learning: Blended learning programs, class room based (lecture-tutorial) teaching, distance learning modules.

Industry experience:

Standard Bank Limited, Bangladesh - International Division

Officer / 24 February 2000 to 30 June 2001

ADDITIONAL ROLES:

Deputy Executive Director, East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT), Bangladesh

Duties: Heading the Centre as Acting Executive Director for all operational purposes. Acquiring funding for research, promoting and publishing original research among faculty members of East West University. Planning for training, seminars and arranging for funds.

INTERNSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT IN CONSULTANCY AND ADVISORY ROLES

- Appointed in an honorary position as an ‘Advisor’ of Youth Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (YEAB) on October 17, 2005. YEAB is a Non-profit Trade Organization enlisted with FBCCI and Department of Youth Development under the Ministry of Commerce.

- Worked for one month as an external consultant with Maxwell Stamp Limited (MSL) Bangladesh (a subsidiary of Maxwell Stamp Plc, UK) to facilitate knowledge management and capacity development program in April 2013.

- News Letter Consultant to British American Tobacco Bangladesh on contract for one month in 1999. Responsibility included assisting in writing and organizing the news items.

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

Internship / 4 August 2009 to 11 August 2009

Observer Business (monthly publication of Bangladesh Observer Junior Business Reporter) Internship - Responsibilities include reporting on IT and general education sector / July 1999 to February 2000

Contributing Editor, Bangladesh Business Review (BBR). Responsibilities include collecting information for business reports, especially company profile and the preliminary editing (January, 1999 to July, 1999).

ANZ Grindlay’s Bank, Bangladesh - Dhanmondi Branch

Completed academic internship specializing in Personal Financial Services /September 1999 to February 2000

Australian HR Institute

Australian Academy of Business Leadership

Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) 

Unit coordination: Professional Project, Human Resource Management

Teaching (Lecturer/Tutor): Professional Project, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behavior, International HRM.

Research supervision: Five PhD students (Three principal and two associate supervision role) and five Research Masters Students (Three principal and two associate supervision role)

Community engagement and service to the industry: Conference committee, professional membership, community outreach, media presence, reviewer and editor of journals, PhD thesis examiner.

Cooking, Painting, Writing.

- Received the prestigious Australian Leadership Award (ALA), an Australian Government Scholarship (AUS AID) for PhD studies for four years from March, 2009 till March, 2013.

- Received Gold La Trobe Leadership Award for community contribution from the Pro VC, La Trobe University in 2012.

- Three papers were presented in Global Business and Management Forum (GBMF)-08, 1st conference, ACBSS (2015) conference and Sydney International Business Research Conference 2015 and received the GBMF UN OMAHA Best Paper Award, 2008, Best

Paper Award and Best innovative paper award (Please refer to the academic publication/conference section.

- Received government scholarship during Masters Studies based on Honours result in University of Dhaka in 1996.

-Received merit based government scholarship at primary and secondary school level in 1985 and 1988.

-Received Kent Institute Bursary Award in 2017 for a research project.

-Certificate of recognition for success and contribution in academia by the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) in 2021.

Major Achievements in Additional Roles:

Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP): Under my leadership, EWUCRT was awarded a research grant of AUD$170,750 (appx.) by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh, funded by the World Bank under Academic Innovation Fund-III (July, 2014).

MoU for capacity building: I have initiated and signed an MoU on behalf of EWUCRT with Victoria University of Wellington in June, 2015.

Assistant Editor: East West Journal of Business and Social Studies (EWJBSS) Vol. 4, 2015 and Vol. 5, 2016 has been published successfully under my leadership as Assistant Editor.

AMOS, SPSS, NVivo, ATLASti, VOSviwer.

User Level: Proficient

Bertone, S. and Khan, S. I (June, 2020). Why government is failing international students during the covid-19 crisis and the likely impacts. Australian Mosaic, Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA). Issue 54. pp (53-54). http://fecca.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FECCA-mosaic-Issue-54_WEB.pdf

Assistant Editor: East West Journal of Business and Social Studies (EWJBSS) Vol. 4, 2015 and Vol. 5, 2016 (http://home.ewubd.edu/crt-publications/)

Editorial Board Member: Journal for Service Quality Enhancement (JSQE). Journal for Service Quality Enhancement (JSQE) is an open access double blinded peer reviewed journal that provides biannual publication of articles in areas of service quality management. It is an official publication of the Center for Service Quality Enhancement (CSQE).

- Worked for one month as an external consultant with Maxwell Stamp Limited (MSL) Bangladesh (a subsidiary of Maxwell Stamp Plc, UK to facilitate knowledge management and capacity development program in April 2013.

- News Letter Consultant to British American Tobacco Bangladesh on contract for one month in 1999. Responsibility included assisting in writing and organizing the news items.