I work as a Principal Advisor with Queensland Health and live in Brisbane with my wife, - Kiruthika , daughter Agaraa; and son -Aaritelan. I was born and brought up in a town called Namakkal in India. I am basically a chemical engineer from a reputed institute, the National Institute of Technology in India.

I was looking for a course that is flexible and, most importantly, affordable. This was the exact reason why I chose UniAthena over other local universities in Australia.

I am very much interested in doing a Doctor of Business Administration. I also want to learn data science / Actuarial science as working with numbers has always been my interest.

Patience is a key attribute for any profession, and so to me, a few attributes make a great teacher: Patience, knowledgeable in what you teach, open to learning even from students, easily approachable, and influencing a positive mindset in students.

A job that enables me to work and live anywhere in the world and discover new places.

I will first contemplate on what could have been done to avoid this in the first instance, and then look to find solutions to overcome the problem and then document the lessons learnt.

Persistence helped me to tackle numerous challenges that I faced both personally and professionally. The biggest challenge was to leave a niche job in India and immigrate to Australia. I struggled to adjust to a new country but eventually managed to overcome all obstacles through my perseverance.

To be calm.

I am not interested in reading books. However, I attempted to read books but did not complete them. As far as I remember, the last book I finished reading was on numerology and astrology as it involves numbers which I love to understand and decode. I enjoy watching movies, and the last one I saw was Top Gun Maverick.

Everyone is running at a different pace, so don’t get hurt by competing with someone else. It is to remember that you are the only competitor to you. Try to be yourself and achieve what brings happiness to you without harming your inner peace and health.