Siddhartha Kulkarni
Technology Director
Gentofte
Summary
Information technology executive with strong leadership skills and track record of driving innovation. Expertise in strategic planning, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure management. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver impactful results. Adept at adapting to changing business needs and fostering team collaboration.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Engineering Director
APM Terminals
12.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: An organization with stakes in more than 70 terminals globally
- Thought leader given the responsibility to transform technology supporting asset management, finance, procurement and safety functions at APM Terminals with asset base of more than USD 5bn
- Generated impressive results in 2 years in transformation roadmap with value generation of more than USD 60m with an annual budget of USD 7m
- Leveraged modern technologies like Agentic AI, vision analytics, GenAI, machine learning, ERP/EAM modernization and Orchestrated initiatives like smart assets, decarbonization, back office reimagination, predictive maintenance and digital procurement to deliver consistent value
- Built and mentored team of great engineering leaders, architects and engineers, consistently excelling in product management, engineering excellence and value generation
- Achieved significant cost optimization in technology department to be inline with 2% or less than business revenue.
Engineering Director
Maersk Technology
04.2021 - 12.2022
- Confident and capable leader and business partner to the COO function for APM terminals and warehouses
- My leadership oversees various functions including smart assets, decarbonization, finance, procurement, and commercial technology, delivering an impressive annual value generation of USD 400 million with a budget of USD 15 million
- My team and I execute with precision and excellence, consistently achieving outstanding results
- Leading large DevSecOPS team of 100+ engineers, architects, SREs and product specialists building products from scratch and supporting core off the shelf ERP and EAM solutions rolled out to more than 50 sites
- Delivering end to end responsibilities in warehouse control systems, terminal operations and planning systems
- Additional interim responsibilities to enable effective infrastructure, wireless and cyber security in OT domain
- Technologist at core driving introduction and adoption of cutting-edge technologies to solve business problems and enable value generation
- Leading process orchestration and automation across finance, procurement and asset management functions delivering 10x value generation
- Responsible to implement supply chain optimization for spare parts for terminals domain
- Part of APMT CIO extended leadership team
- Responsible to drive innovation across APMT technology, mentoring internal start-ups
- Responsible to deliver enabling services, platforms and products supporting asset digitization, automation, and digital twin for terminals
- Executive sponsor for large scale vendor engagements
- Mentor/coach to emerging talents in the organization
- Responsible to build leadership pipeline for IoT & Automation platform
Engineering Leader and Head Equipment IoT (General Manager)
Maersk Technology
12.2018 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: Industrial IT
- Successfully oversaw the implementation of smart asset solution across logistics domain including warehouses, terminals, vessels, and containers
- This resulted in a significant improvement in operational efficiency and resource utilization, ultimately leading to impressive cost savings of USD 150 million on a year-over-year basis
- Led cross-functional teams in utilizing IoT and AI-ML to optimize equipment maintenance schedules, resulting in a decrease in downtime and increased asset reliability
- Pioneered the integration of computer vision technologies to monitor equipment health and detect anomalies, streamlining maintenance operations and minimizing costs
- Responsible to deliver department wide consolidation of IT operations services under one umbrella
- Delivered warehouse monitoring solutions across North America improving productivity
- Led team of 60+ engineers, architects, product owners and support specialist
- Built observability and IT operations capability in IT and OT domain
- Industrial IT
Solution Architect
Maersk Technology
10.2016 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Industrial IT
- Led solutioning for various commercial and operational technology products, emphasizing the fusion of technology, process, and cultural enablement to solve complex business challenges
- Introduced AI for demand forecasting, enabling the optimization of inventory levels and improving supply chain efficiency
- Implemented computer vision-based quality control systems, reducing errors and improving product quality in warehouse operations
- Built visibility platform solution architecture
- Performed capability mapping, solution architecture to digitally enable core operations function and delivered Leap initiatives
- Industrial IT
Developer, Solution Lead, architect
Multiple organizations (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Coforge technologies, TeleAtlas Ltd.)
06.2005 - 10.2016
- Built Application, apps, large scale solutions using modern technologies for General insurance products for Lloyds London
- Built applications and products for large scale data handling for large car navigation and tracking solutions
- Solutions design and consultancy experience working for large consultancy firms focussed on pre-sales solutioning and presenting to CXOs
- Architecture experience doing bottom-up for business function to define value use cases
Education
Bachelor of technology -
College of Engineering Roorkee
01.2001 - 01.2005
Skills
Leadership
Digital Transformation
Innovation
Delivery Excellence
Operational Excellence
People Excellence
Thought Leadership
Technology Excellence
Technology Literacy
Problem Solving
Value Enablement
Financial Prudence
Negotiation Skills
Strategic planning
Coaching and mentoring
Accomplishments
- Received the 'Enterprise IoT Leader of the Year 2021' award by IoT World Silicon Valley.
- Keynote speaker at multiple industry-leading conferences and customer forums.
- Led innovation initiatives in the digital asset space through start-up engagements.
Technologyexposure
- Modern application and app development with excellent UX.
- AI/ML solutions for predictive maintenance.
- Generative AI solutions using off the shelf and open source LLM models.
- Process automation using various automation tools.
- Data and architecture exposure driving large scale transformation roadmap.
Timeline
Engineering Director
APM Terminals
12.2022 - Current
Engineering Director
Maersk Technology
04.2021 - 12.2022
Engineering Leader and Head Equipment IoT (General Manager)
Maersk Technology
12.2018 - 04.2021
Solution Architect
Maersk Technology
10.2016 - 12.2018
Developer, Solution Lead, architect
Multiple organizations (Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Coforge technologies, TeleAtlas Ltd.)
06.2005 - 10.2016
Bachelor of technology -
College of Engineering Roorkee
01.2001 - 01.2005