Gopalendu Pal, PhD, MBA

Target

● Led Digital Fulfillment and Store Replenishment Operation in Flow Center supply chain facilities at Target which has >1.5 million sq ft each building and more than 2600 team members per building
● Responsible for creating team, talent and strategic planning for operational execution for large scale daily store replenishment throughput, continuous improvement of operational excellence and KPIs, improvement of financial metrics such as variable cost per unit and building strong team culture with a focus on DE&I metrics
● Led large scale value stream map project for E-commerce Last Mile (LM) Sortation Center network; collaborated with key stakeholders, i.e. process development & continuous improvement, ops strategy, product and activation team and executive leadership to drive project goal
● Created a comprehensive end-to-end process waste management and automation strategic roadmap for sortation process unlocking upto 40% efficiency enhancement and VCPU improvement in key process paths; documented strategic investment and roadmap ROI and NPV analysis in a white paper format
● Collaborated with ICQA and OSD team to create first inventory strategy plan for Large scale Flow Center Fulfillment warehouse and implemented a consolidation roadmap
● Achieved 23% increase in pick productivity and ~10% reduction of productivity variance key-by-key by creating a standard waving strategy; inventory strategy and waving strategy contributed to 24% reduction in Fulfillment VCPU
● Achieved 70% improvement on weekly average quality metric through adherence to SW in pick quality; performed and analyzed cycle time study to create startup time for TFC departments and improved startup time by 2 minutes (17%)
● Collaborated with site leadership team to create DE&I committee FY 2024 and create roadmap for 2024+

Director of Operations

Nova Cygnus Advisory

Managing Partner

Siemens Digital Industries Software

• Lead multiple product development programs contributing to product life-cycle management (PLM) software development for strategic markets at Digital Industry Software business unit  
• Managed a cost center, modeled project profitability and outcome with managed risks, acquired internal funding for hiring, team building and growth, strategic product development, supervised project execution with on-time delivery
• Added YOY 15% revenue growth in product and industry solution development for emerging applications in ground transportation, aerospace, defense, and technology sectors 
• Achieved 27% higher efficiency in technical project completion and solution delivery by implementing team specific project management methods using modified scrum and Kanban approach
• As member of management team, alongside with company’s top leadership team, created and executed people and organization management strategies

Director - Automation & Digitalization

OUTPRFRM

Outprfrm, a Fintech startup, is changing the way retail investors can make stock choices for their portfolio. Outprfrm is designed to make investing more approachable and simplify your investing decisions by evaluating the past accuracy of the financial professionals giving the investing advice.

https://outprfrm.com/

Fractional CTO

Freelance, self-employed

● SANCTUARY PROJECT: Led the organization restructuring and management change for social fashion brand Sanctuary Project including division merger, new org chart and leadership role creation, people and talent management strategy, marketing, financial and operational planning post reorganization
● GOLD RUSH VINYL: Led a team of consultants to redesign end-to-end manufacturing process to increase production throughput per day by 2x, reduced existing order backlog, created process plans to optimize factory floor space and order attributes, and scheduling of manufacturing operations for predictable faster turnaround time 
● ALAMOTAPE: Developed a plan for 20% revenue growth FY2021 in new B2C market through product and market research, go-to-market (GTM) and pricing strategy for company’s new innovative adhesive product; designed and delivered team presentation 
● CHEVRON: Led a team of consultants to conduct market research, and competitive analysis to formulate a new ESG incentive drive executive compensation strategy; managed project scoping and deliverables, task breakdown and delegation, client communication and expectation management, on-time delivery of comprehensive project report and team presentation
● Nestle' (Hot Pockets): Created process best practices and performance analysis of production line ovens and recalibrated quality KPIs
● Ford Motor Co: Conducted initial case study on passenger comfort simulation and simulation driven design with detailed report existing technologies and their merit/demerit analysis
● United Technologies Corp: Developed new furnace and combustor liner material specification and performance data calibration
● Northrop Grumman: Conducted a proof-of-concept study and initial system design for laser based underwater weapon system imaging device innovation

Consultant

Winter Haven Capital 

• Governed the startup organization and provide guidance and advice to the company leadership 
• Advised the founders on company’s product strategy, technology strategy and investor relationship and management

Member Board Of Directors

Novuz Inc.

Advise the CEO and CTO on product, pricing, and innovation strategy; mentored the company leadership for funding pitch and customer pitch

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

CD-adapco

(**Acquired by Siemens)
• Created the new flagship simulation software platform ground up to automate, optimize and accelerate engineering design cycles for factory automation with applications in automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing industries
• Designed software framework, architecture, high performance computational platform including CPU+GPU hybrid architecture and unified API and physics models and solvers
• Built software program ground up by hiring and developing top engineering and operations talent
• Exited by acquisition at $1B valuation (4X revenue multiple)

Principal Engineer & Program Manager

UC Merced

• Designed and developed the first undergraduate heat transfer lab (both experimental setups and course materials) at UC, Merced
• Taught Principles of Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics and Thermodynamics I (4.0 credit core course) to more than 40 undergraduate students
• Mentored Teaching Assistants

Adjunct Faculty

SRCS Software

• Founded Spectral Radiation Calculation Software (SRCS) startup venture offering best-in-class IR radiation design and diagnosis software for applications in aerospace and defense industry
• Developed software hands-on until product market fit followed by providing leadership and strategic direction to the organization 
• Hired leadership team and individual contributors, created strategic vision for marketing, sales, customer acquisition and retention, and managed investor relationship

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Gopalendu (Gopal) Pal is a senior business management, strategy, innovation & operations leader with 15+ years of professional experience leading high-performance teams and delivering innovative state-of-the-art new products, processes, and solutions to unstructured complex problems of customers. From founding startup to leading a geographically and culturally diverse, distributed, global team for Fortune 50 global company, Dr. Pal brings effective organizational leadership, analytical depth, data driven insight, financial acumen, and strategic solutions to company problems. Dr. Pal is a seasoned leader in developing and implementing strategies and executing channels with C-level executives and top leadership from startups to Fortune 100 global companies.

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