Our Team
Dr. Gopala Krishna
Founder, Principal Consultant. Pharma, Chemical Engineering and Manufacturing. Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science.
- Senior consultant with over 28 years experience in Lean Six Sigma and leading transformations in manufacturing.
- Creator of Gopala Method© for Product Quality Investigations. This method has proven successful in cost optimization for many pharma companies in India.
- Expert in leading Operational Excellence/Change initiatives using Lean. Has led multiple Quality Improvement, Investigations, Root Cause Analysis, Product Robustness and Continuous Process Verification (CPV) aspects in Pharma Organizations.
- Has Trained over 200 Green Belts and 20 Black Belts in R&D and in manufacturing and mentoring various operational excellence projects
- Served in senior leadership corporate roles in operational Excellence in different MNCs (Dr Reddy Laboratories, Actavis (currently Teva) Pharmaceuticals, Jubilant Pharma, GE and Gujarat Heavy Chemicals)
Dharmesh Kishore
Partner, Principal Consultant Digital Transformation, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence MBA, Indian School of Business
- Engineering Leader with over 22 years of experience in building Enterprise Software Solutions, Data Platforms, Analytics & Business Intelligence Solutions, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the domains of Pharma Manufacturing, Ecommerce, Big Data Storage, Fintech and Wireless Telecom.
- Creator of Machine Learning Models for CPP Time profile compaction and analysis to bring Product Quality Investigation time down to 2 days using Gopala Method©, compared to weeks earlier.
- Creator of Ops Management tool Scheduler Bot©
- Champions Organizational Change Management through Process and Workflow Automation, Agile Methodologies Innovation Initiatives, Defining and Leading Digital Roadmap, Automation and Digital Transformation, Operational Excellence, and Program Delivery.
Sanjiv Donwalkar
Partner, Principal Consultant Pharma, Cont. Improvement M.Sc., MBA, Mumbai University
- Senior Pharma Consultant with over 30 years experience in Pharma Manufacturing.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Holder, well versed with API as well as Formulation Manufacturing processes.
- A passionate OpEx leader handled various Cross Functional Teams and cross functional projects Formulation and API plants.
- Trained more than 150 Green Belt as well as Yellow Belt in last 13 years. Successfully handled various OpEx Projects in various functions viz Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering and Quality.
- Experienced in Formulation and API Production and facilitating the approval of USFDA, WHO, MHRA and other regulatory approvals of Formulation plants.
- Served in senior leadership roles in Sandoz, GlaxoSmithKline Cipla, Watson and Emcure.
About Us
We are a consultancy firm that helps organizations in Pharma, Manufacturing and Chemical industries to improve quality, streamline deliveries, and optimize processes. We use Lean Six Sigma methodologies and have a team of seasoned experts with over 70 years of industry experience. We are passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals and we are committed to providing them with the best possible service.
Our methodology
We are a consultancy firm that helps organizations in Pharma, Manufacturing and Chemical industries to improve quality, streamline deliveries, and optimize processes. We use Lean Six Sigma methodologies and have a team of seasoned experts with over 20 years of industry experience. We are passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals and we are committed to providing them with the best possible service.
Quality Maturity Model
We are a consultancy firm that helps organizations in Pharma, Manufacturing and Chemical industries to improve quality, streamline deliveries, and optimize processes. We use Lean Six Sigma methodologies and have a team of seasoned experts with over 20 years of industry experience. We are passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals and we are committed to providing them with the best possible service.
