Shoukat Ali Bhamani
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Ben Pfahl
Shoukat is a results orientated leader with a massive amount of experience working with very diverse international teams. I really appreciate the way he showed me how KPIs can help drive organizational behavior. I’m grateful for the work he put into me, to prepare me for the next step of my career!!
Barry Vukoder
Mr. Bhamani has been a colleague of mine at Schaeffler for almost 20 years. In that time I was a recipient of Mr. Bhamani's extraordinary effort to work with personnel from other functions, to achieve overall success for the company. Most recently, Mr. Bhamani has been the head of our P&I team, that handled aspects such as IT, Project Management, etc. My team, Americas Quality, has been working heavily for some years to migrate toward paperless production on the manufacturing floor, use of Apps to immediately handle several common daily tasks (such as audits), and connection of test equipment to the e-stands we have on the manufacturing floor for rapid feedback on testing for product compliance. Mr. Bhamani organized key individuals in his organization to work directly with personnel on the Quality team, set up strategy sessions each year, and follow this up with regular updates to management of both groups on progress. We seemed to regularly achieve 60-90% of our targets each year, despite other priorities that his team often got pulled into. Essentially, Mr. Bhamani directed his team in a very organized and professional manner, insured communication at all levels, and most importantly, delivered regularly with results. There are a variety of other examples that Mr. Bhamani led that addressed the needs of all functions in the organization. The bottom line is you could count on him for communication, organization of resources, and delivery of results. He has been a terrific colleague for many years. Barry Vukoder - VP Quality Americas, Schaeffler Group USA
Ben Pfahl
Shoukat is a results orientated leader with a massive amount of experience working with very diverse international teams. I really appreciate the way he showed me how KPIs can help drive organizational behavior. I’m grateful for the work he put into me, to prepare me for the next step of my career!!
Barry Vukoder
Mr. Bhamani has been a colleague of mine at Schaeffler for almost 20 years. In that time I was a recipient of Mr. Bhamani's extraordinary effort to work with personnel from other functions, to achieve overall success for the company. Most recently, Mr. Bhamani has been the head of our P&I team, that handled aspects such as IT, Project Management, etc. My team, Americas Quality, has been working heavily for some years to migrate toward paperless production on the manufacturing floor, use of Apps to immediately handle several common daily tasks (such as audits), and connection of test equipment to the e-stands we have on the manufacturing floor for rapid feedback on testing for product compliance. Mr. Bhamani organized key individuals in his organization to work directly with personnel on the Quality team, set up strategy sessions each year, and follow this up with regular updates to management of both groups on progress. We seemed to regularly achieve 60-90% of our targets each year, despite other priorities that his team often got pulled into. Essentially, Mr. Bhamani directed his team in a very organized and professional manner, insured communication at all levels, and most importantly, delivered regularly with results. There are a variety of other examples that Mr. Bhamani led that addressed the needs of all functions in the organization. The bottom line is you could count on him for communication, organization of resources, and delivery of results. He has been a terrific colleague for many years. Barry Vukoder - VP Quality Americas, Schaeffler Group USA
Ben Pfahl
Shoukat is a results orientated leader with a massive amount of experience working with very diverse international teams. I really appreciate the way he showed me how KPIs can help drive organizational behavior. I’m grateful for the work he put into me, to prepare me for the next step of my career!!
Barry Vukoder
Mr. Bhamani has been a colleague of mine at Schaeffler for almost 20 years. In that time I was a recipient of Mr. Bhamani's extraordinary effort to work with personnel from other functions, to achieve overall success for the company. Most recently, Mr. Bhamani has been the head of our P&I team, that handled aspects such as IT, Project Management, etc. My team, Americas Quality, has been working heavily for some years to migrate toward paperless production on the manufacturing floor, use of Apps to immediately handle several common daily tasks (such as audits), and connection of test equipment to the e-stands we have on the manufacturing floor for rapid feedback on testing for product compliance. Mr. Bhamani organized key individuals in his organization to work directly with personnel on the Quality team, set up strategy sessions each year, and follow this up with regular updates to management of both groups on progress. We seemed to regularly achieve 60-90% of our targets each year, despite other priorities that his team often got pulled into. Essentially, Mr. Bhamani directed his team in a very organized and professional manner, insured communication at all levels, and most importantly, delivered regularly with results. There are a variety of other examples that Mr. Bhamani led that addressed the needs of all functions in the organization. The bottom line is you could count on him for communication, organization of resources, and delivery of results. He has been a terrific colleague for many years. Barry Vukoder - VP Quality Americas, Schaeffler Group USA
Ben Pfahl
Shoukat is a results orientated leader with a massive amount of experience working with very diverse international teams. I really appreciate the way he showed me how KPIs can help drive organizational behavior. I’m grateful for the work he put into me, to prepare me for the next step of my career!!
Barry Vukoder
Mr. Bhamani has been a colleague of mine at Schaeffler for almost 20 years. In that time I was a recipient of Mr. Bhamani's extraordinary effort to work with personnel from other functions, to achieve overall success for the company. Most recently, Mr. Bhamani has been the head of our P&I team, that handled aspects such as IT, Project Management, etc. My team, Americas Quality, has been working heavily for some years to migrate toward paperless production on the manufacturing floor, use of Apps to immediately handle several common daily tasks (such as audits), and connection of test equipment to the e-stands we have on the manufacturing floor for rapid feedback on testing for product compliance. Mr. Bhamani organized key individuals in his organization to work directly with personnel on the Quality team, set up strategy sessions each year, and follow this up with regular updates to management of both groups on progress. We seemed to regularly achieve 60-90% of our targets each year, despite other priorities that his team often got pulled into. Essentially, Mr. Bhamani directed his team in a very organized and professional manner, insured communication at all levels, and most importantly, delivered regularly with results. There are a variety of other examples that Mr. Bhamani led that addressed the needs of all functions in the organization. The bottom line is you could count on him for communication, organization of resources, and delivery of results. He has been a terrific colleague for many years. Barry Vukoder - VP Quality Americas, Schaeffler Group USA
Experience
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RKTech Corp.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board of Advisors
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2023 - Present
As an Advisor, supporting the management with growth strategy, business development and operation excellence. As an Advisor, supporting the management with growth strategy, business development and operation excellence.
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Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
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2022 - 2022
Leading the technology organization of a $3B retail/manufacturing company to support the business transformation, starting with introducing an eCommerce platform (Shopify) for DTC (Direct to Consumer) business, getting the PCI (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance across the board, and developing a business technology roadmap to start the transformation journey. Leading the technology organization of a $3B retail/manufacturing company to support the business transformation, starting with introducing an eCommerce platform (Shopify) for DTC (Direct to Consumer) business, getting the PCI (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliance across the board, and developing a business technology roadmap to start the transformation journey.
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Schaeffler
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Germany
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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2016 - 2022
Manufacturer & distributor of automotive, industrial & aerospace products for OE & Aftermarket: $4B Revenue / 13,500 employees / 14 plants / 5 R&D Centers ► Lead global team in USA, Canada, Mexico & Brazil,✓ ROI based digital transformation to achieve 10% digital value.✓ Business value driven IT organization (Applications, Infrastructure, Services, Security, Data & PMO).✓ Business Process management & optimization for uniform processes across all divisions & functions.✓ R&D support for innovative product development including PMO for new product launches.► Established new business partnerships with startups and technology providers; initial success with AR remote expert, AI based video monitoring, Digital asset tracking, and digital condition monitoring in manufacturing.► Drive 200+ new IT solutions per year in alignment with business priorities.► Reduced Cybersecurity risks by in-house user awareness training, secured export control environment, technical enhancements, and region wide property security via Interflex solution across 10+ locations.► Increased business performance while reducing communication cost through technology & infrastructure modernization, network & datacenter enhancements, service-desk optimization, production scanning, digital workplace, AV, communication hub, and multi-cloud connectivity.► Oversaw a smooth and productive integration of North & South American IT organizations to free up 8% resources to focus on IT innovation. Show less
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2008 - 2016
Championed a strategic transformation of regional IT organization and business landscape; established strong IT team and leadership; totally revamped ERP platform; modernized IT infrastructure; standardized business processes; Integral part of organizational growth from $1.4B to $2.5B.► Changed regional system landscape to 100% SAP with 15+ major ERP implementations in Supply chain, Logistics, R&D, Quality, HR & Finance: resulting in optimized processes, financial transparency & productivity improvement.► Increased regional contribution of global IT projects from 10% to 90% via hiring, staff development & talent management; developed critical resources in strategic functions and reduced external dependency.► Effectively aligned IT priorities to the business needs with strategic business council, roadmaps / roadshows, value based KPIs, and key user network to improve business efficiency & effectiveness.► Simplified budget complexities via creative shared service concept increasing accountability & transparency; resulting in 31% reduction in IT cost per user. ► Strategically improved operational ownership of global business solutions from 58% to 97%, resulting in faster business support by 3-fold.► Implemented robust goals & KPI process, helping improve results by 5%-10% annually, and create a culture of continuous improvement. Show less
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2007 - 2016
► Changed R&D system landscape by implementing Windchill, Creo and Planisware to align with customers; improved design chain via Value Analysis / Value Engineering, RFQ, PMO, Tooling/Prototype processes; resulting in $9.6M annual margin growth.► Responsible for R&D processes, methods & tools; PMO as shared service organization for multiple business divisions, supporting 100+ new product launches per year.
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2007 - 2008
► Established & led a cross-functional matrix organization in 14 locations for improvements of various business processes using Kaizen, VS mapping, Best practices, Benchmarking & Lean office.
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Medina County District Library
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United States
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Libraries
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member Board of Trustees
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2005 - 2008
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LuK USA LLC
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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2002 - 2007
Global manufacturer of automotive products for OE & Aftermarket: $300M Revenue / 800 employees Prior to 2006 Supported double digit business growth with Strategic planning, Business development, Project management, Cost reduction, Controlling, & Process optimization.► Developed & implemented fully integrated Project Management System to improve project delivery performance; successfully applied this process to deliver on-time & in-budget projects in US, Canada, Japan, Germany & Mexico. This approach helped parent company acquire $30M new business via excellent management of a critical project.► Developed a business transfer plan for future growth; resulted in $100M+ product relocation with higher margin. ► Managed new customer programs, resulting in $18M - $95M revenue increase per project. ► Effectively directed QS9000 / TS16949 Quality audits for 5 years in Product Development & General Management. Show less
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1998 - 2002
► Led R&D design, development & validation activities of new products through engineering analysis, application engineering, product testing and system development.► Developed automotive products, engineered vehicle applications, introduced new testing methods, and offered technical assistance to OE customers.
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1996 - 2002
Responsible for customer relationship and management; Introduced several innovative products to the market by directing and coordinating customer programs from concept design to production launch.
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Education
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Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management Policy -
McGill University
Master of Science (MS), Mechanical Engineering -
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering
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