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. President-Assoc for Strategic Planning, LA Chapter (2008-09).

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, helps organizations with their Strategic Planning. Specializes in ISO 9000 and Lean & Six Sigma. Focuses on 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 & 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 manuf. MBA, MS, California Quality Award Examiner, Senior Member ASQ, Past Chair (1993-1994) ASQ Section 0702, Founding member Inland Empire Council for Excellence (S. California), President-Assoc. for Strategic Planning, OC Chapter (2008-09). Experienced trainer. Can arrange for ETP funds.

Consulting Partner, specializes in company turnaround, consulting, sales & marketing research, strategic and operational market research, and business development. He has led multi-disciplinary teams for projects such as Brand Market penetration, M&A strategies, Forecasting channel development, Marketing mix ROI. His combined end-to-end experience and background helps clients at the board room, driving growth from a single market to many markets. Ravi leads the Strategy Practice of PIVOT.

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 management consulting firm,
specializing in business process improvements through Strategy, Six Sigma,
Lean Enterprise, ISO based standards, and project management services.