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Praveena Nair

Senior Lecturer
Telok Panglima Garang
Praveena Nair

Summary

Dedicated academician, researcher, and sustainability advocate with over 10 years of experience in clean technology and environmentalism. Currently serving as the Deputy Director of the Clean Technology Impact Lab. Passionate about promoting sustainable solutions through innovative projects and community engagement. Recognized leader in the field of sustainability, mindfulness, and animal welfare, with extensive experience in public speaking, including as a TEDx speaker.

Overview

16
years of professional experience
9
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Taylor's University
Subang Jaya, Selangor

Director of Impact Lab: Clean Technology
02.2025 - Current

Job overview

  • Fostered culture of innovation, encouraging development of cutting-edge solutions.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
  • Cultivated high-performance executive team, selecting and mentoring candidates for key leadership roles.
  • Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
  • Optimized staff performance by designing comprehensive training programs tailored to individual needs.
  • Enhanced stakeholder satisfaction with timely and transparent communication strategies.
  • Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
  • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
  • Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Implemented innovative solutions to solve complex problems, resulting in increased productivity and streamlined operations.

Taylor's University
Malaysia, Melaka

Deputy Director of Impact Lab: Clean Technology
01.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • In the role as Deputy Director of the Clean Technology Impact Lab, have successfully led innovative research and educational initiatives that emphasize clean technology and sustainability. Collaborated with local authorities to organize impactful seminars on plastic overuse and waste management, and conducted community workshops. Through meaningful collaborations and partnerships, secured sponsorships worth RM 11K in a short amount of time and signed MOUs with 12 prominent industry leaders, including FireFighters Malaysia, significantly expanding the collaborative network of the Impact Lab.
  • Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
  • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration for improved decision-making processes within the organization.
  • Secured key partnerships that contributed to the company''s overall growth strategy and market reach.
  • Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
  • Elevated company profile in industry by spearheading comprehensive rebranding initiative.
  • Fostered culture of innovation, encouraging development of cutting-edge solutions.
  • Transformed organizational culture to embrace continuous improvement, leading by example and mentoring teams.
  • Pioneered adoption of sustainable practices, leading to industry recognition and awards.
  • Secured lucrative partnerships to expand market reach, negotiating favorable terms.
  • Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
  • Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.
  • Proactively identified potential risks and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize negative impacts on projects or business operations.

Faculty of Innovation and Technology

Senior Lecturer
1 2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Undertake teaching and teaching related duties such as design, preparation and development of teaching materials; conduct classes/lectures, tutorials and practicals; consultation with students, invigilation, marking and assessment
  • Supervise research project work and scholarship of postgraduate students
  • Establish and maintain high standards of teaching and effective learning to meet the University’s teaching and learning expectations.

GV Medhini Consultancy & Resources Sdn Bhd
Malaysia, Melaka

Consultancy Director
01.2020 - 01.2022

Job overview

  • Recipient of Innovation and Excellence in Water Purification from Global Agritech Summit 2019
  • Pioneer in cultivation of Moringa trees for water purification in the Telok Panglima Garang District (LA21)
  • Featured in Living Malaysia’s 'World Humanitarian Day & 10 Malaysian Women Who Exemplify It’s Meaning'
  • Recipient of Malaysia’s Women Leaders by World Women Leadership Congress
  • Featured in Britishpedia’s Encyclopedia 6th Edition in Malaysia’s Successful People
  • Involved with UiTM, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, under the MOBSIL project (Moringa Oleifera Bark-Silicone Biocomposite)
  • Winner of Multiple Awards in the 6th International Invention Innovation Competition in Canada, (iCAN 2021) for MOBSIL.

UOW Malaysia KDU
Malaysia, Melaka

Lecturer
01.2018 - 04.2020

Job overview

  • Subjects taught: Beng (Mechanical), Beng (Mechatronics) and Diploma in Engineering subjects
  • Development of a 3D Printed Myoelectric Prosthetics for Animals RM 23,000 Grant Recipient, UOW Malaysia KDU
  • Quantum Dots: Synthesis and Application of an Effective Photocatalyst for River Reclamation RM 25000 – Grant Recipient, UOW Malaysia KDU
  • Initiated the Humane Dog Trap Cage Project (Capstone Module) launched by Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye
  • The key person in organising the 1st International Conference on Orthotics and Prosthetics (iCOP 19) in UOW Malaysia KDU
  • Best Prosthetic Project Award Winner from Young Engineers Day 2019.

ACE Edu & Training Services

Director
12.2014 - 12.2018

Job overview

  • Conducted educational training and services (motivational seminars, intensive classes for higher secondary level and college students)
  • Conducted financial training services including projection analysis (fundamentals of foreign exchange).

Heriot Watt University (Malaysia Campus)

Assistant Professor
07.2017 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Subjects taught: Mechanical Engineering Science 5 (Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics).

Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Research Assistant
10.2012 - 10.2016

Job overview

  • PhD Thesis: Development of an optimal dragonfly-like flapping wing structure for use in biomimetic micro air vehicles under the supervision of Dr Thomas Arthur Ward, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
  • Contributed to a novel idea of integrating spatial network analysis used in topographical mapping to regionalize patterns
  • Research Grants managed with supervisor Dr
  • Thomas Arthur Ward, US: Development of a Prototype Biomimetic Micro Air Vehicle (BMAV) (RM 212,000) ScienceFund Grant, Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation Grant: 04-01-01-SF0188, 2016 – 2019
  • Component Analysis and Integrated Systems Development of a Biomimetic Micro Air Vehicle (RM 1,001,000) High Impact Research (HIR) Grant, Malaysian Ministry of Education
  • Analysis and Modeling of Insect Flight Kinematics for Emulation in Biomimetic Micro Air Vehicles (RM 188,000) University of Malaya Research Grant (UMRG).

Technology Park Malaysia College

Lecturer
07.2014 - 07.2015

Job overview

  • Subject taught: Thermodynamics, Dynamics and Mechanical Vibrations.

HELP University, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Multimedia

Lecturer
03.2013 - 05.2013

Job overview

  • Subject taught: Engineering Mathematics.

School of Engineering, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus

Lecturer
10.2010 - 10.2012

Job overview

  • Internal quality auditor (International Organization for Standardization) ISO 9001:2000 and Code of Practice for Institutional Audit (COPIA)
  • Paper reviewer for journal bodies such as Materials Science Forum and Conference paper reviewer (JESTEC, ICEED, ICMER and NUSTEC)
  • Supervised final year projects (FYP) for undergraduate students
  • Supervised undergraduate students in their projects for subjects such as Ergonomics and Manufacturing Processes.

Production Engineer
07.2009 - 07.2010

Job overview

  • Managing tooling control and quality assurance, ensures production runs without any tooling problems
  • Ensuring that the electrical contact machines produces no burrs, defects or anomalies
  • Ensuring the ISO TS16949 requirement is met, responsible for the calibration department records management.

Education

Universiti Malaya
Malaysia

Ph.D. from Engineering
07.2012 - 07.2016

University Overview

Universiti Malaya
Malaysia

Master of Science from Engineering
07.2009 - 07.2010

University Overview

Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Malaysia

Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
07.2005 - 07.2009

University Overview

Skills

ESG and Sustainability

Professional Organization Membership

Professional Organization Membership
  • Registered Engineer – Board of Engineers (Malaysia) Reg No: GE 82511A
  • Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) – Graduate Member Reg No: G107628
  • IMecHE Registration Number – 664421
  • Certified Train the Trainer (TTT/23747)

Articles

Articles
  • Form commission to safeguard raw water, News Straits Times, 2020-09-08
  • It's time to get serious about water contamination, News Straits Times, 2019-12-23
  • Covid-19 not an excuse to push back SDG blueprint, News Straits Times, 2020-08-03
  • Let Social Enterprises Bloom, News Straits Times, 2020-05-20
  • Need to address issue of strays population, The Sun, 2021-11-05
  • Mind the Mind, The Sun, Bi-weekly newspaper articles since June 2022
  • The Role Of Higher Educational Institutions In Making SDGS A Reality, Business Today, 2022-12-13
  • Bridging the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, Business Today, 2023-03-09
  • Mindfulness in Waste Management as a Catalyst to Realising the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, Business Today, 2023-11-16
  • Circular Economy a Roadmap for Sustainable Material Use, The Malaysian Insight, 2024-07-26
  • Unite to tackle animal welfare issues, public urged , The Sun, 2024-08-08

Supervision Duties

Supervision Duties
  • Terence Foo Kah Wei, An Application of Research Methodology Framework Relating Cognitive Ergonomics to Sports Science, Taylor’s University, 2012
  • Tan Boon Ping, Development of a 3D Printed Myolectric Prosthetics for Animals, UOW Malaysia KDU, 2017
  • Foo Kai Zhui, Investigation of the Antibacterial Performance of Zinc Nanocolloid, Taylor’s University, 2022
  • Lo Ker Li, Biomimetic Carbon Dots-Zeolite Nanocomposite based on Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Taylor’s University, 2023
  • Tan Ee Jin, Containerized Portable Water Treatment Plant for Remote Areas, Taylor’s University, 2023
  • Mohd Nazhan Nagoor Pitchai, Cost-Effective, Scalable, And Sustainable Recycling of Powdered Fire-Extinguisher Waste, Taylor’s University, 2023
  • Russell Evangelino Jillian Bong, Stimulation of Air Flow and Temperature Distribution in a Data Centre, Taylor’s University, 2023
  • Luo Chuan Xu, Pore Parameter Selection for Fused Deposition Modelling of Fuel Cell, Taylor’s University, 2023

Others

Others
  • IMecHE guest speaker on 3D printing for prosthetics using natural materials (2021)
  • Exco Member of Ikatan Komuniti Selamat (Alliance of Safe Community) under the tutelage of Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Malaysia’s Social Activist
  • Vice President of Malaysian Animal Welfare Association (MAWA)
  • Member of Educational, Welfare & Research Foundation Malaysia (EWRF)
  • Board Member of Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA)
  • Invited Speaker for UiTM’s Faculty of Engineering Webinar entitled 'Improper Face Mask Disposal' – 06/19/2021
  • Invited Speaker for Kawan Komuniti Selangor and MBPJ Zon 2’s Webinar – 'Detrimental Effects of Plastic Waste' – 11/23/2022
  • Moderator – Women Energize Conference 2023
  • Advisor – Empowered Women Engineer’s Club (EWE) Taylor’s University (2024)
  • Invited Speaker Mindfulness and Sustainability - Manipal University, Jaipur, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Ahmedabad, Symbiosis International University, Pune, and Amity University, Lucknow (2024)

Publications

Publications
  • Journal Article, Spatial network analysis to construct simplified wing structural models for Biomimetic Micro Air Vehicles, Sivasankaran, P. N., Ward, T. A., Aerospace Science and Technology, 49, 259-268, 2016-01-01
  • Journal Article, Static strength analysis of dragonfly inspired wings for biomimetic micro aerial vehicles, Sivasankaran, P. N., Ward, T. A., Viyapuri, R., Johan, M. R., Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 29, 2, 411-423, 2016-01-01
  • Journal Article, An experimental study of elastic properties of dragonfly-like flapping wings for use in biomimetic micro air vehicles (BMAVs), Sivasankaran, P. N., Ward, T. A., Salami, E., Viyapuri, R., Fearday, C. J., Johan, M. R., Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2017-01-01
  • Journal Article, Effects of heat treatment on chitosan nanocomposite film reinforced with nanocrystalline cellulose and tannic acid, Rubentheren, V., Ward, T. A., Chee, C. Y., Nair, P., Salami, E., Fearday, C., Carbohydrate polymers, 140, 202-208, 2016-01-01
  • Journal Article, Physical and chemical reinforcement of chitosan film using nanocrystalline cellulose and tannic acid, Rubentheren, V., Ward, T.A., Chee, C.Y., Nair, P., Cellulose, 22, 4, 2529-2541, 2015-01-01
  • Journal Article, Experimental analysis of artificial dragonfly wings using black graphite and fiberglass for use in Biomimetic Micro Air Vehicles (BMAVs), Nair, P., Ward, T. A., Viyapuri, R., Johan, M. R., MATEC Web of Conferences, 30, 2015-01-01
  • Journal Article, The effect of Nomex composites in different solutions, Nair, P., Johan, M.R, ICYRAM 2012, Singapore, 2012-01-01
  • Journal Article, Experimental study on drilling process of CFRP composite laminate, Azmir, M. A., Nair Sivasankaran, P., Hamedon, Z., Materials Science Forum, 638, 927-932, 2010-01-01
  • Journal Article, An Application of Research Methodology Framework Relating Cognitive Ergonomics to Sport Science, Wai, T. F. K., Sivasankaran, P. N., EURECA, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus, 2014-01-01
  • Journal Article, A Conceptual Framework on the Green Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles using Soap Nuts, Sivasankaran P.N, Ainon S, SJ Tan, International Journal of Engineering and Technology (UAE), 8, 1.1, 2019-01-01
  • Journal Article, A review on the orthotics and prosthetics and the potential of kenaf composites as alternative materials for ankle-foot orthosis, Shahar, F. S., Sultan, M. T. H., Lee, S. H., Jawaid, M., Shah, A. U. M., Safri, S. N. A., Sivasankaran, P. N., Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 99, 169-185, 2019-01-01
  • Journal Article, Tensile properties and potential applications of Moringa Oleifera bark-silicone biocomposite, Jusoh, N. A. I., Manssor, N. A. S., Rajendra, P. N., Irfai, M. A., Mahmud, J., AIP Conference Proceedings, 2499, 1, 040010, 2022-11-01
  • Journal Article, A review on gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cell: Materials and manufacturing, Luo C, Choo HL, Ahmad H, Sivasankaran PN, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2023-01-01
  • Journal Article, Pore Parameter Selection for Fused Deposition Modelling of Gas Diffusion Layers in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Luo C, Choo HL, Ahmad H, Sivasankaran PN, Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting, Accepted
  • Journal Article, Pore Parameter Selection for Fused Deposition Modelling of Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Layers, Luo C, Choo HL, Ahmad H, Sivasankaran PN, Journal of Reinforced Plastic and Composites, Accepted

Accomplishments

Accomplishments

As a passionate academician and leader in clean technology, I have dedicated over a decade to advancing sustainability. As the Deputy Director of the Clean Technology Impact Lab, I lead research and education initiatives that foster environmental solutions. I founded GV Medhini Consultancy & Resources to promote green solutions and organized the PERMINDA Green Symposium, bringing industry leaders together to advance sustainable practices. My achievements include winning multiple international innovation awards for the MOBSIL project and delivering TEDx talks on mindfulness and sustainability. I am honored to have received the Malaysia’s Women Leaders Award from the World Women Leadership Congress. As Vice President of the Malaysian Animal Welfare Association, I integrate my commitment to animal welfare into my work, striving to inspire communities toward a sustainable future. Through my publications and media engagements, I continue to advocate for sustainability and mindfulness.

Affiliations

Affiliations
  • Professional Technologist (Ts)
  • Certified ESG Sustainability Innovator (CESGi)
  • Certified ESG Sustainability Practitioner (CESP)
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • Member of the Board of Engineers (Malaysia)
  • Graduate Member of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)
  • Committee Member of the Engineering Education Technical Division (E2TD), Institute of Engineers, Malaysia
  • Certified Mental Health & Awareness Practitioner
  • Certified Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) Practitioner

Timeline

Director of Impact Lab: Clean Technology
Taylor's University
02.2025 - Current
Deputy Director of Impact Lab: Clean Technology
Taylor's University
01.2023 - Current
Consultancy Director
GV Medhini Consultancy & Resources Sdn Bhd
01.2020 - 01.2022
Lecturer
UOW Malaysia KDU
01.2018 - 04.2020
Assistant Professor
Heriot Watt University (Malaysia Campus)
07.2017 - 04.2018
Director
ACE Edu & Training Services
12.2014 - 12.2018
Lecturer
Technology Park Malaysia College
07.2014 - 07.2015
Lecturer
HELP University, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Multimedia
03.2013 - 05.2013
Research Assistant
Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
10.2012 - 10.2016
Universiti Malaya
Ph.D. from Engineering
07.2012 - 07.2016
Lecturer
School of Engineering, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus
10.2010 - 10.2012
Universiti Malaya
Master of Science from Engineering
07.2009 - 07.2010
Production Engineer
07.2009 - 07.2010
Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
07.2005 - 07.2009
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Innovation and Technology
1 2022 - Current

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