I am Muhammad Rahman, an academic leader, applied researcher, and systems strategist with more than 24 years of experience across Canadian post-secondary education, human resources, information systems, and organizational development.
My career operates at the intersection of academic leadership, applied research, and technology-enabled transformation, with a disciplined focus on identifying real operational problems and designing solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. While much of my work has been grounded in post-secondary environments, the systems, frameworks, and tools I design are highly transferable across industries, including healthcare, public sector organizations, professional services, and complex enterprise settings.
I hold a Doctor of Business Administration, with research focused on the use of artificial intelligence to enhance operational efficiency, decision-making, and service delivery. This research informs how I approach system design, governance, and the responsible deployment of AI in complex organizations where risk, equity, and accountability matter.
As an educator, I have taught across business, management, and applied systems disciplines within Canadian post-secondary education, including organizational behavior, human resources, management information systems, project management, business ethics, research methods, and entrepreneurship. My instructional practice emphasizes applied decision-making, systems thinking, and professional judgment, ensuring learners can translate theory into practice in diverse organizational contexts.
In academic leadership roles, I have led multi-program portfolios, overseen budgets and staffing, guided curriculum and credential redesign, and supported faculty performance and development. My leadership approach integrates equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility as operational principles embedded in policy, program design, and organizational processes.
I am recognized for bridging research, operations, and technology to address concrete organizational challenges. I translate complex academic, technical, and policy requirements into practical frameworks and scalable solutions that non-technical leaders and teams can implement with confidence.
I am the founder of SkylerLoop AI Ltd., where I design applied AI tools initially developed within post-secondary environments and intentionally structured for use across multiple sectors. These tools support inquiry management, decision support, workflow automation, feedback analysis, and AI-enabled evaluation processes. All products are developed with a strong emphasis on governance, transparency, integrity, and operational value.
My scholarly work reflects this applied, cross-sector orientation. I am the lead author of an upcoming book chapter, Role of AI in Global Supply Chain Networks to Navigate Disruption and Complexity, to be published by Emerald Publishing. I also have a manuscript under review with Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication titled Rethinking Knowledge Engagement: The Role of Generative AI in Digital Learning Environments of Canada (Manuscript ID: GKMC-06-2025-0483). Together, this work examines how AI reshapes decision-making, knowledge systems, and organizational capability across contexts.
I hold professional designations as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), which anchor my work in execution, people systems, and governance.
In recognition of applied innovation and impact, I was nominated for a Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Technological Innovation award, acknowledging contributions to modernizing organizational systems through the effective use of technology.
Beyond education, I continue to expand my work into broader business administration contexts, including AI-enabled leadership, decision support, process optimization, entrepreneurship, and organizational capability building. I am particularly interested in contributing where the practical power of AI can be leveraged across functions such as operations, HR, strategy, learning, and performance management, well beyond the education sector.
My work is grounded in disciplined inquiry and execution: research informs decisions, decisions improve systems, and systems strengthen practice.