Sudhir Kulkarni

About Sudhir Kulkarni

COO VP Operations EngineeringConnect with me using: k••••••••@gmail.com Innovative & entrepreneur high Tech/Bio-Pharma manufacturing operations leader with proven track record of delivering stellar results. Leading multi-site operations, managing Profit & Loss (P&L), increasing revenue via new product development and introductions, creative cost reductions by streamlining processes & systems, operational excellence & efficiency, continuous improvements, cost reductions and lean manufacturing. I am heavily influenced by my education and passion for developing executable strategic plans and relentlessly executing to deliver on those plans. I am always focused on providing vision, growing business and achieving goals.Experienced in small, large and startup companies wearing multiple hats and loving challenges. Strong educational background, early immersion in R&D, subsequent plunge in product development culminating in managing high tech operations has provided me a deep understanding of various technologies & broad perspective in solving any problem.Specialties: VP Operations Engineering, COOManage Profit & Loss (P&L)Plant Start upAcquisition integration & turnaroundContinuous Improvement & cost reductionMulti Plant OperationsStrategic Planning and BudgetingProcess & Product EngineeringChange Agent, Re-engineeringNew Products DevelopmentStage Gate ProcessLean manufacturing, six sigma, JIT

Experience

1. Vice President Engineering and Materials Processing

   6k

   Jan 2019 — Present · Andover, MA, US

Education

• MS University of Baroda, Technology Faculty

  B.E., Metallurgy

  1969 — 1974

• Oregon Health & Science University

  PhD, Materials Science

  1980 — 1985

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  M.Tech, metallurgy

  1974 — 1976

Skills

• Spc
• Design for Manufacturing
• Analog
• Re-Engineering
• Road-Mapping
• Start-Ups
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Iso
• Tqm
• Semiconductors
• Stage-Gate
• Cost Reduction
• Six Sigma
• P & L Responsibility
• Components
• R&D
• Ic
• Design of Experiments
• Change Management
• Organizational Development
• Electronics
• Global R&D
• Engineering
• Metallurgy
• Root Cause Analysis
• Program Management
• Materials Science
• Semiconductor Industry
• Materials
• Polymers
• Acquisition Integration
• Process Development
• Strategic Planning
• Team Building
• Continuous Improvement
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Characterization
• Executive Management
• Product Development