PIVOT Management Consultants, Akhilesh Gulati

Senior Consultant, Expertise - Unlocking the hidden value in Fixed Assets . Featured as an Industry Leader - Making a Difference, by Buildings Magazine in August 1998 and recognized as the 1997-98 Facility Professional by the Los Angeles Chapter of International Facility Management Association (LA-IFMA). 25 years of value added expertise. Education and expertise:Facility Planning,Civil Engineering, Architecture and Business;strategic,design, construction,operations and maintenance management.Led International Certification, Education and Programs committees, and taught National audiences for IFMA. Active member & Past President (1991) of the LA-IFMA. Initiated and led the only Facility Planning/ Management degree program in California.

Management Consultant specializing as trainer/facilitator in the problem-solving arena. Has trained Ford engineers and suppliers in the Global 8 Discipline process. Other areas include Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Reliability, Process Control Methods and Design of Experiments. As Master Trainer/Lead Instructor for the Six Sigma Black Belt Train-the-Trainer program, offered by Ford Motor Company, he has done extensive teaching and facilitation in North America, South America and England for various divisions of Ford and its suppliers. ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt. In the process of completing his Ph. D in Engineering.

Management Consultant specializing in strategic planning, product management and organizational development to the rapidly evolving high technology software industry. With over 16 years experience in all aspects of product development, Doug has developed many complex, inter-disciplinary applications in a variety of industries including education, entertainment, medicine, manufacturing and finance. He received his B.S. degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from U.C. Los Angeles, with a specialization in Operations Research at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Management Consultant, experienced Bi-Lingual training professional, sprecializes in Process Improvement training and Job Culture instruction at all organizational levels. He is a training facilitator of the utmost integrity and a culturally sensitive coach with the proven ability to assess skills at all organizational levels and format curricula necessary to enhance communication, leadership and productivity. 12 years of training in the manufacturing and service sectors and extensive bilingual experience as a California Certified Adminstrative Hearing Interpreter. Robert trains in Spanish as well as English. Also teaches Vocational English as a Second Language, and Spanish as a Second Language.

Principal, specializes in ISO 9000 and Lean & Six Sigma tools such as productivity improvement, cost and waste reduction, process enhancement, and customer satisfaction. He has over 20 years of experience in team leadership, and coordination, problem solving, lean manufacturing and kaizen events,process and productivity improvement. Experienced in a wide variety of industries:ship building, oil and gas, aerospace, insurance, healthcare, distribution, hi-tech and manufacturing. MBA, MS, BS, California Quality Award Examiner, Senior Member ASQ, Past Chair (1993-1994) ASQ Section 0702, Founding member Inland Empire Council for Excellence (S. California). Experienced trainer. Can arrange for ETP funds.

Consulting Partner, specializes in TQM systems,continuous improvement, quality assurance,engineering,manufacturing and program management, ISO 9000 and ESD control 30 years systems. Over experience in high technology, commercial, healthcare,instrumentation,services,defense and aerospace,plastics, design assurance and change management. Registered Professional Engineer in the State of California (Certificate QU3320), BS, ASQ Fellow, Past Chair(1992/93)of the San Gabriel Valley Section, Past California Quality Award Examiner. Expert Examiner for the Department of Consumer Affairs which designs the examinations for Registered Professional Quality Engineers in the State of California.

Management Consultant, facilitates the change process organizations encounter when entering new markets, developing new products/services, merging multiple cultures, splitting off lines of business, and registering to management system standards (e.g. ISO 9000,TL 9000). She focuses on project management, problem solving, process mapping, and internal auditing as well as the softer issues such as cultural behaviors, coaching, and team building. MBA, BS–Engineering, ASQ–CQMgr, APICS-CIM certified, Denver Business Ethics Awards Selection Committee, ASQ Evaluator for QualityGrant Funding, Better Business Bureau’s Evaluator for Excellence in Customer Service Award

PIVOT Management Consultants, a Los Angeles based change managementconsulting firm,
specializing in business process improvements through Six Sigma, Lean Enterprise,
ISO based standards, and project management services.