Vikas Kumar

Dr. Vikas Kumar has over six years of experience in area perations management. He holds a PhD in management studies from Exeter Business School, UK, and a bachelor of technology (first-class distinction) in metallurgy and materials engineering from the National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT, Ranchi) in India. He also holds the status of associate of the Higher Education Academy (AHEA). Dr. Kumar joined Dublin City University Business School as a lecturer in management in 2009. He has previously worked as a research assistant at the University of Hong Kong. He was a visiting scholar at the Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi, in India and at Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai campus, in Thailand. He has worked on a number of consultancy projects for many multinational firms, such as BT, EDF Energy, LTSB, and Vodafone. He is also actively involved in process improvement projects in Irish hospitals.