Summary
Manisha Bhalesha is an AI Learning Consultant and seasoned L&D program manager with eight years of experience designing and scaling technical training programs across industries including Cisco, NASA, Walt Disney World, and multiple U.S. federal agencies. She blends instructional design, data literacy, and hands-on software skills (front-end projects, AWS, and data analysis) to create measurable upskilling pathways—at Cisco she boosted participation scores by 20% and reduced support tickets while launching a global AI training hub. Comfortable working across product, data science, and engineering teams, she leverages learning analytics, LXD, and prompt engineering to translate complex technical topics into practical enablement for 10K+ learners. A dual-trained educator and technologist (UCL IOE, Springboard), she also volunteers teaching Generative AI productivity techniques, revealing a passion for community impact and AI literacy beyond corporate programs.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematical Statistics and Probability, Mathematical Statistics and Probability at Khan Academy
Web Development, Web Development at freeCodeCamp
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at Springboard
Leadership, Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University
Certificate in Front-End Web Development Front-End Web Development, Certificate in Front-End Web Development Front-End Web Development at Udacity
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science and Government at University of Houston
Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2021 - Stephane Maarek, Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2021 - Stephane Maarek at Noble Work Foundation
Web Development, Web Development at Scrimba
Business Administration and Management General, Business Administration and Management General at University of Houston-Victoria
Web Development, Web Development at Codecademy
Educational/Instructional Media Design, Educational/Instructional Media Design at IDOL Academy
Educational/Instructional Technology, Educational/Instructional Technology at StyleLearn
SCRUMstudy
Project Management Tableau, Project Management Tableau at General Assembly
Data Science Data Analysis in Excel, Data Science Data Analysis in Excel at Dataquest.io
Front End Web Development, Front End Web Development at Treehouse
General Studies, General Studies at Stephen F. Austin State University
Master's Degree - Education, Master's Degree - Education at IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, French