Pavan Ladha

About Pavan Ladha

MBA, MS Engineering, Master Black Belt Lean Six Sigma.Executive Education from Wharton and MIT.22 years of experience working in Energy Technology, Oil & Gas, HVAC, Appliance Mfg & Automotive industries. Leader with strong business acumen, offering experience in Strategy Deployment and Execution, having demonstrated ability in the implementation of Lean, across the entire Enterprise, to identify high impact opportunities resulting in improved performance. Excel in: Leading Operational design efforts to eliminate redundancies, cost, and maximize resource utilization; Driving change through mentoring and creation of followership; Champion in LEAN Transformation; Talent Development.

Experience

1. Executive - Global Operational Excellence

   Baker Hughes

   Sep 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Global Materials Management, Global Logistics, Global Quality, Global Training, Global Ops

Education

• Cleveland State University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering

  2001 — 2003

• Maharashtra Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering

  1997 — 2001

• University of Houston-Victoria

  MBA, International Business

  2009 — 2011

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Certificate, Operational Effectiveness

  2021

• University of Pennsylvania

  Certificate, Finance

  2021

Skills

• Root Cause Analysis
• Black Belt
• Value Stream Mapping
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Iso Standards
• 5s
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Pro Engineer
• Leadership
• Fmea
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Kaizen
• Smed
• Industrial Engineering
• Product Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Iso
• Tqm
• Automotive
• Spc
• Six Sigma
• Kanban
• Engineering
• Production Planning
• Minitab
• Process Engineering
• Toyota Production System