Vaibhav Kulkarni

About Vaibhav Kulkarni

Global Safety, Compliance, and Engineering executive with over 25+ years of expertise in defining, scoping, and implementing global product safety, regulatory compliance, social responsibility, design validation, and quality management strategy.Experience spans a variety of consumer goods, such as toys, children\'s products, apparel, footwear, furniture, in the NA, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC regions.Big picture champion who excels at breaking down the long-term vision into manageable short-term objectives. Results-driven leader with a commitment to people, product, process, and technology enhancement.Transformational professional with a passion for team mentoring, growth, and performance. Thought leader with a transformational mindset.Key Accomplishments- Established incident management process, and defined incident metrics to drive JUMP Safety and support Uber\'s Safety strategy- Launched JUMP Safety Data Model & Dashboard to predict trends and identify opportunities to mitigate potential safety issues- Saved ToysRUs annual test cost spend and harmonized test costs resulting in positive contributions to profitability- Implemented the Salesforce based iCiX platform to verify & report in real-time, ToysRUs Vendor & product compliance status- Laid the groundwork for attainment of Evenflo\'s annual profitability objectives and uninterrupted product flow by steering product portfolio into on-deadline compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.

Experience

1. Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

   Hasbro

   Sep 2021 — Present · US

   Providing leadership in the Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs organization to achieve organizational Purpose \"Playing to Win\".Representing Hasbro at the Toy Association committees, with ASTM and ISO working groups, and on lobbying efforts at various levels.Leading proactive Regulatory Change Management and Implementation to ensure smooth transition within the Supply Chain.Implementation of an Information Management system for management of Regulatory documentation and educating internal/external partners.

Education

• Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering

• Western Michigan University

  M.S. Program Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Fmea
• Quality Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Regulatory Requirements
• Product Design
• Six Sigma
• Product Launch
• Quality Auditing
• Strategy
• Team Building
• Quality Assurance
• Consumer Products
• Product Development
• Kaizen
• Staff Mentoring
• Strategic Planning
• R&D
• Change Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Compliance
• Consumer Durables
• Process Improvement
• Problem Solving
• Manufacturing
• Process Engineering
• Quality System
• Regulatory Submissions
• Leadership
• Training & Development
• Regulatory Strategy
• Autocad
• Regulatory Reporting
• Business Process Improvement
• Product Validation
• Fda
• Competitive Analysis
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain