Dr Gowrie Vinayan
Associate Professor
PhD
Gowrie Vinayan, PhD, PMP®, SMC™ is an Associate Professor in Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia campus. A qualified Project Management personnel, Gowrie teaches project management both at undergraduate and postgraduate level (MSc and MBA). Her scholarly efforts are devoted to areas of Operations and Production Management, Project Management and Supply Chain Management. Prior to joining the academia, she was with a multinational organization where she received extensive industry exposure in Project Management, Logistics, Warehousing and Procurement. Besides lecturing, she has also designed and conducted trainings related to Project Management and strategy execution to working adults
Areas of interest
- Project Management, Strategy, Supply Chain, Entrepreneurship
Qualifications
2007 – 2012 – PhD in TQM and Strategic Management - Multimedia University
2000 – 2003 – Master’s in business administration
1993 – 1995 – Bachelor of Business in Business Administration
1994 – 1994 – Certificate in Training and Development, Quest Consulting, Malaysia
2009 – 2009 – Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education
2012 – 2012 – Certificate in Professional Academic Development Programme
2013 – 2013 – Train-the-Trainer Certificate
2020 – 2020 – Certified Coach
Background
Gowrie is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Prior to this, she has held various positions in 2 other universities such as Head of Management Department, Industrial Training Coordinator, Head of Program and more recently Program Director of PG Programs.
Due to her extensive knowledge in curriculum development and auditing experiences, she has been appointed as the official auditor for the PMI/GAC certification for Institutions by PMI, USA.
Recent publications
Projects/Research showcase
AWARDS
- Gold Medal by Multimedia University on a joint research work (RICES 2019) – Research Innovation Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Showcase
- Global Values Award (Category : Collaborate and Celebrate)