RK Prasad and Ayesha Habeeb Omer started CommLab India in September 2000 with one employee and one computer. Since then, the company has grown immensely, and serves 100+ customers in 30 countries. The management team of CommLab India represents some of the most qualified and experienced learning and technology professionals in the industry.
Dr. RK Prasad
CEO AND CO-FOUNDER
Dr. RK Prasad is responsible for formulating the business strategy. He ensures the company does not lose sight of the forest for the trees, by continually reminding the team of the big picture and the true purpose and values of the organization.
His strength lies in visioning, strategizing, and grooming people to realize their potential. A UGC certified lecturer in management, an engaging speaker and an effective trainer, RK has 33 years of experience in sales, corporate training, university teaching, and eLearning.
RK is an MBA (Marketing and Finance) from the Birla Institute of Technology, India and a PhD in Mobile Learning from Lancaster University, UK.
Dr. Ayesha Habeeb Omer
COO AND CO-FOUNDER
Dr. Ayesha Habeeb Omer focuses on customer delight – understanding customers’ needs and ensuring the company delivers the highest value for their money. She personally engages all customers to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.
She’s a live wire hands-on leader passionate about building CommLab’s culture, where every employee feels valued and works as part of ONE team, Ayesha has 20 years’ experience in financial services, university teaching, training, and eLearning
She is a gold medalist in MBA and has a Ph.D. in eLearning. She also holds an Advanced eLearning Instructional Design Certificate from ATD, USA.
Pushpa Siddhanti
Director - Customer Experience (Europe)
Pushpa has an excellent understanding of eLearning design and development and is responsible for working with key accounts from Europe and UK. She presents CommLab India’s capabilities, understands stakeholder needs, designs effective learning solutions, presents proposals, and negotiates with stakeholders. She also nurtures relations with key accounts by sharing experiences, and resources.
Pushpa contributes to CommLab India’s customer knowledge hub by providing insights on the latest industry requirements, providing content, and conducting webinars. Previously, as Director – Project Management, she headed the Project Management team and personally managed one of CommLab India’s largest customers.
Pushpa holds a first class Master’s in Business Administration (Finance).
Shalini Merugu
Director – Learning Solutions
Shalini is a versatile learning design professional with 15+ years of experience in instructional design (ILT, VILT, and eLearning). She is an expert in customer training, designing learning and user assistance solutions, and technical documentation.
She provides creative strategies for designing effective blended solutions. Her experience in designing eLearning solutions along with designing and delivering instructor-led training helps her leverage the strengths of each medium to consistently create impactful training solutions, ensuring that nothing is lost when converting from one format to another.
Shalini works closely with customers to understand their training requirements & learner demographics to suggest the best learning strategy for each requirement. Apart from improving the quality of learning solutions, she also conducts customer education workshops at customer sites globally and presents webinars on learning design. Shalini holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Hyderabad.
Dr. Sandhya Johnson
Director - Marketing Content
A qualified medical physician and surgeon, Dr. Sandhya started a second career after a fulfilling medical practice of over two decades. After undergoing extensive training in instructional design, she took eLearning design to the next level by introducing contemporary strategies.
She now brings her creativity and meticulous attention to detail to Marketing, ensuring content quality across formats and platforms and an engaging user experience on the website.
Abdul Razzak Hussain
Director - Technology
Starting as a Flash programmer, Abdul Razzak grew to head the Learning Technology team over the last 10 years.
Razzak was instrumental in bringing in HTML5, multi-browser compatibility, and responsive design to meet changing customer needs. He is an expert in customizing MOODLE and in developing apps for both Android and iOS, using a single source multiple delivery platform.
Parvathi Devi
Director - Translation and Sales Enablement
Parvathi manages the Translation and Localization, working closely with multiple translation companies and audio narration professionals across the world. She ensures our partners maintain the highest levels of quality and meet deadlines.
She is also responsible for sales planning and administration, working closely with the COO to improve efficiency.
Rajesh Venkata
Program Manager – Delivery
Rajesh started his career as a Quality Executive before stepping into Project Management. He has hands-on experience in managing the entire eLearning life cycle with customers and learning design teams.
In his current role, Rajesh manages the entire Operations team that consists of team managers, learning designers, and authoring tool experts. He also works closely with project managers to ensure the completion of projects within planned time, cost, and quality. He spearheads planning for resources, project milestones, timelines, and cost.
Rajesh has an excellent track record of team management and operational planning. He has 13+ years of experience in the eLearning domain and holds a Master’s in Computer Applications.
Kranthi Kumar
Program Manager – Projects
Kranthi is a learning technology strategist and PMP certified project manager with 14+ years of experience. He has held multiple roles as a multimedia developer, team lead, and a consultant in both internal and external projects.
Currently Kranthi leads the project management team at CommLab India and ensures projects are delivered to the delight of customers. He has extensive experience in managing learning development both onsite and offshore, delivering learning solutions to Fortune 500 companies.
Kranthi is a keen follower of digital learning as an industry and is familiar with recent trends and concepts in the field.
Suresh Kumar Maram
Senior Manager-Finance
Suresh has 14 years of experience in accounts & finance, and administration handling. He oversees all financial operations at CommLab India. He is the driving force ensuring Master Services Agreement (MSA) are drawn and adhered to for each customer. He is a numbers wizard with customer terms, dates, and projects at his fingertips.
He has a broad experience in all aspects of accounting, auditing, financial management, and cash management – inclusive of multi-currency cash credit lines across borders.
Sushmitha Kolagani
Director – Customer Education
Sushmitha is responsible for formulating marketing strategies with a focus on customer education. She focuses on planning for, executing, and putting together CommLab India’s customer-exclusive learning event – LearnFlux.
An experienced instructional designer, editor, and an avid reader, Sushmitha creates content in the form of articles, eBooks, and presentations. She has 7+ years of experience in the eLearning domain.
An avid reader, instructional designer, and editor, she is a graduate in Computer Science and holds a Master’s in Computer Applications.
Our People
A Strong Learning-centered Work Culture
What makes CommLab India an attractive place to work for? Rajesh, a Project Manager who’s been working with the company since 2008 loves the work culture and appreciates the opportunities for learning and career growth that have enabled him to move from a role as quality executive to a project manager.
Wonderful Opportunities for Career Growth
Kranthi, a Project Manager who’s been working with CommLab India since 2007 talks about his career growth from being an eLearning developer to a senior Project Manager. He loves his workplace because of the numerous opportunities for growth – both professional and personal.
A Caring and Supportive Organization
CommLab India is a company that genuinely cares about its employees and Raju, a lead courseware designer says that this is what makes it a great place to work at. He appreciates the leadership team that puts employees on the right path to progress.
A Positive Work Environment
For Saritha, a courseware designer, it’s the little things that make a big difference. She treasures the positive vibes at her workplace – right from the 10 mins of exercise at her desk to the motivational posters. She cherishes the opportunities that CommLab India gives for community service.