Deepti Kulkarni
Mississauga,ON
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
53
53
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Associate Engineering Manager
Boston Scientific
4 2022 - Current
- Leadership role managing and leading process engineering teams
- Project planning and product development with customer focus in the medical industry
- Closely working with cross functional teams for new product designs
- Leading, mentoring, hiring and coaching automation and mechanical engineering teams
- Presenting Strategic planning on continuous improvements, business cases to upper management.
Engineering Manager/Engineering Head
Caframo
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Reporting to the Director of Product Development & Operations & responsible for leading multi-disciplinary Team of 10 Engineers & Testing Technician Team for New Product Development
- Responsible for managing engineering resources and projects to develop new and improved products for both consumer electronics and laboratory markets based on organisational goals
- Presented at Townhalls, hired engineers, technicians, and implemented JIRA for corrective actions and Microsoft Teamwork for Project Management Process, Vendor Assessments
- Managed $50M budget portfolio with a range of product line
- Maximize design for manufacturing by consulting with the Production Team, Strategic planning
- Consult with Supply Chain/Sourcing to optimize Bill of Materials (BOM) and product cost
- Manage product development projects through to completion and ensure a successful hand over to the order fulfilment process and implementation of project management, time management process
- Monitor, coordinate schedules for development and product launch and employee retention project
- PCB re-design project to tackle IC shortage, RFP, RFQ review, organisation strategic planning
- Ensure that all products and processes comply with CSA, UL, CE and other regulatory agency's requirements and strategic planning for business needs and employee retention.
Electronic Product Testing & Calibration SPECIALIST for Ventilators (Contract Role)
Baylis Medical / Danby
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Inspection and testing of sub-assemblies, parts and assemblies, current leakage IEC 60601 tests
Engineering Project Manager/ Engineering Head - Asia/Australia
IDEX Corporation
10.2018 - 04.2019
- Leadership role reporting to Vice President, Global Engineering, USA
- Managed product management Life cycle - design and development team of electronics, software, mechanical, applications, quality engineers and manufacturing operations team
- Worked closely with stakeholders, supply chain, commercial sales team and customer needs
- Achieved 30 % major cost savings with competitive designs with new strategies
- Successful global cross-functional collaborations across Europe, Asia, USA and Australia for competitive analysis, product positioning of new products
- Successfully understood customer requirements to make product roadmap & prototype
- Delivered software solutions like Fleet management, IoT, Mobile App, User Interface for Desktop Applications and other software content according to Voice of Customer (VOC)
- Initiated, developed new Partner relationships for company growth, providing strategic plans & alliances, business opportunities, product pricing, cross-functional collaborations
- Followed 80/20, daily management, Agile Development, SCRUM process, coordinate with Microsoft Teams, JIRA and Basecamp for project management.
Senior Manager-Customer Support Electronics (Account Manager for OEM)
Cummins
12.2017 - 10.2018
- Worked with cross-functional teams on field for engine commissioning, data analysis
- Supervised Zonal Managers, site engineers for customer technical support to OEMs.
Business Development Manager
SK Oleo chemicals
02.2012 - 11.2017
- Applied best practices for forecasting, market insights, scheduling and manage budgets
- Business Development, market Analysis, data analysis and global travel to meet customers.
Engineering Manager
Beltronics Inc.
10.2010 - 02.2012
- Completed Technical Architecture & cost-effective solutions for robotics automation tools
- Submitted documents for regulatory & compliance requirements with FDA laser experts
- Designed electronic modules, inventory management and product planning
- Supervised electronics, mechanical, software engineers, assembly houses & quality control
- Achieved compact designs with cables, harnesses, connectors, PCB boards, analog and digital
- Electromechanical components and technical documentation included BOM
- Prioritized decision making with cross-functional teams for project plan, scope & execution
- Updated upper management on project progress, costing, product line & teamwork.
Education
MBA Essentials -
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
The Advanced Manufacturing Micro-Credentials Program, Manufacturing Engineering - undefined
University of Guelph-Humber
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering -
University of Massachusetts Lowell
08.2007 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering - undefined
Mumbai University
Skills
Project Management
Cost Reduction Techniques
Technical Leadership
Product Development
Program Management
Team Building
Product Management
Performance Assessment
Negotiation skills
Risk Management
Cross-functional collaboration
Strategic Planning
Continuous Improvement
Technical Sales & Marketing
Resource Allocation
Hard worker, passionate, detail oriented professional global leader with more than 12 years of engineering management experience with ability to lead and motivate global team of diverse technical professionals across a wide range of industries like engineering & technology, engineering services, production, consulting, automation, engines, energy, medical systems, electronics, hardware engineering, software development, IoT, manufacturing, R&D
Major experience lies in strategizing, managing technical and non-technical teams and provide guidance with excellent problem solving, analytical skills and interpersonal skills
Knowledgeable hands-on decision-maker demonstrating ability to transform technical recommendations into business case for customers and cross-functional teams
Proficient, organized professional with strong analytical, entrepreneurial, excellent verbal and written communication skills feels comfortable giving presentation, developing opportunities, safety practices that further establish organizational goals, new technology trends & develop vendor, customer relationships, measure ROI and capture VOC, KPI, OGSM in fast paced innovative environment
Successful proven record of technical services, NPI from product concept to commercialization
Experience reviewing technical specifications, issues, contracts, making budgets, pricing and implement policies, mergers and acquisition, business analysis, financial modelling, vision
Strong communication & computer skills include PM, MS Office, MS Project, MS EXCEL, OUTLOOK, SCRUM, Agile process, SDLC, LEAN Manufacturing Principles, Six Sigma, 5S, QA/QC, root cause analysis
Extensive international travel for projects includes USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia
Selectachievements
- Nominated for international leadership management programs by IDEX leaders
- Received Scholarship/Training for accelerated MBA program at University of Toronto-Rotman School of Management by Caframo
- Received Star Award at Cummins for 100% project completion (campaign) of Electronics Control Module recalibration of Generator sets to meet emission norms
Summary
· Hard worker, passionate, result oriented technical global leader with more than 14 years of engineering leadership & management experience with ability to lead and motivate global team of diverse technical professionals across a wide range of industries like engineering & technology, engineering services, process engineering, new product development, consulting, automation, energy, medical equipment, electronics, hardware engineering, software development, IoT, manufacturing, R&D
· Major experience lies in strategic planning, value improvement projects, managing technical and non-technical teams and provide guidance with roadmaps, problem solving, analytical skills and interpersonal skills.
· Knowledgeable hands-on decision-maker demonstrating ability to transform technical recommendations into business cases for customers and cross-functional teams.
· Experience leading and participating in integration and acquisition teams.
· Proficient, organized professional with strong analytical, entrepreneurial, excellent verbal and written communication skills feels comfortable giving presentation, developing opportunities, safety practices that further establish organizational goals, new technology trends & develop vendor, customer relationships, measure ROI and capture VOC, KPI, OGSM in fast paced innovative environment
· Successful proven record of technical services, NPI from product concept to commercialization
· Experience reviewing technical specifications, issues, contracts, making budgets, pricing and implement policies, mergers and acquisition, business analysis, financial modelling, vision
· Strong communication & computer skills include PM, MS Office, MS Project, MS EXCEL, OUTLOOK, SCRUM, Agile process, SDLC, LEAN Manufacturing Principles, Six Sigma, 5S, QA/QC, root cause analysis
· Extensive international travel for projects includes USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, Costa Rica
Timeline
Engineering Manager/Engineering Head
Caframo
03.2021 - 03.2022
Electronic Product Testing & Calibration SPECIALIST for Ventilators (Contract Role)
Baylis Medical / Danby
08.2020 - 12.2020
Engineering Project Manager/ Engineering Head - Asia/Australia
IDEX Corporation
10.2018 - 04.2019
Senior Manager-Customer Support Electronics (Account Manager for OEM)
Cummins
12.2017 - 10.2018
Business Development Manager
SK Oleo chemicals
02.2012 - 11.2017
Engineering Manager
Beltronics Inc.
10.2010 - 02.2012
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering -
University of Massachusetts Lowell
08.2007 - 08.2009
Associate Engineering Manager
Boston Scientific
4 2022 - Current
MBA Essentials -
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
The Advanced Manufacturing Micro-Credentials Program, Manufacturing Engineering - undefined
University of Guelph-Humber
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering - undefined
Mumbai University