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Curriculum Vitae - Sundaram Nataraja 201 Associate Dean for Quality and Institutional Development / Professor in Aviation Management, King Saud University, College of Business Administration, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2010 -Present. (KSU is the premier public institution in Saudi Arabia. It has 24 colleges; 35,810 students; 5,182 faculty; 4,949 admin staff; an annual budget of $9b, and endowment $2.8b.) • Led the College of Business Administration (CBA) at King Saud University strategic planning process in 2010 o Developed six strategic thrust areas, 12 major goals, and 74 strategic objectives for Strategic Plan 2011-2016 o Implemented and evaluated several strategic initiatives at the college level upon the completed development of the plan. Of the 13 strategic initiatives being implemented in 2013-2014, 11 achieved the targeted key performance indicators (KPIs) with the remaining two being carried over for continuous improvement Developed, implemented, and managed a budget for the quality and institutional development unit. o Prepared and managed an annual budget of $15.6m for the unit aiming to benefit 458 faculty members and 8,600 students Obtained external support for scholarly and creative activities with a keen understanding of the broad spectrum of academic research and scholarship (2012-2014) o Secured grants and external resources worth $21.3m for improving programs and services through annual gift -giving campaigns o Founded a Chair for Family Business Studies with a philanthropic donation worth $7.8m o Instituted a Flight Simulator to train pilots with a gift from an alumni worth $4.7m o Began a Club for Entrepreneurship to expose students in business planning ■ Established and reinforced commitment to shared governance, including working closely and collaboratively with both faculty and program administrators to fulfill the university- and college -level mission, goals, and objectives o Ensured that involved all stakeholders applied the best practices of higher education while making meaningful decisions o Focused on the role of stakeholders in academics to create the best value for students o Provided administrative services related to all programs in the units an divisions including student enrollment and registration, academic advising, career development, alumni affairs, and facilities and equipment, fiscal and financial aid Acquired necessary resources and took proactive measures for high academic, professional development, student success, and strategic planning standards befitting a distinguished premier institution in the country o Ensured the offering of quality programs consistent with the teaching, research and service goals of the colleges parallel to the university mission. o Provided facilities and resources to 458 faculty members for attendance and participation in conferences, workshops, seminars, and other forms of scholarly and professional development during the last three years 3