S. K. Gupta

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Sudhir k (better known as S. K. Gupta) is an Indian-American business executive.

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Education

In 1972 Gupta graduated from the DMET, Kolkata in India, now known as the Indian Maritime University. [1] In 1981 he then graduated with a BSE degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan. [2] After this he graduated from an MBA at Seattle University. [3]

Career

Business career

Out of the University of Michigan Gupta started working for Designers and Planners Inc, before moving to Lockheed Martin in January 1982. [4] He became manager of technical programs at Lockheed Shipbuilding Company by 1986. [2] He has held technical and management assignments in engineering, business operations, business development, operations and program management on commercial, military and classified programs, including as the test director of the stealth ship Sea Shadow from 1988 to 1995. Prior to coming to the US, he served as chief engineer on merchant ships. [5] [6] Sudhir K. Gupta was the Vice President of Operations for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (SSC) from 2001 until 2011. [7]

Gupta has been a member of the Board of Directors of Sandia National Laboratories. [8] He was also on the Board of Directors for Lean Advancement Initiative consortium and a member of the Industry Advisory Board of Tauber Institute for Global Operations, University of Michigan, he also served Lockheed Martin’s Co-University Executive for University of Michigan. Gupta serves on the Senior Advisory Board of LMC Properties, Inc and was member of San Jose Museum of Arts’ Board of Trustees as well as a member of the Board of Directors of LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics). [9]

Public life

Gupta has previously served as a Bay Area Council Executive Committee member, and hosted both Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings. [10] On January 31, 2011, a member's resolution forwarded by California Assemblymen Bob Wieckowski and Paul Fong of the California State Assembly was passed on the Assembly floor upon the occasion of Gupta's retirement from the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. In it, they stated that Gupta had been a Bay Area Council Executive Committee member, on the board for the US Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories, and on the board of the San Jose Museum of Art. [4]

Gupta was the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Ascend Pinnacle, the Asian American Corporate Directors Network, retiring in 2018 with over 200 experienced board directors as members. [11] [12] He served on the Board of Directors of APIA Scholars from 2014 to 2020. [13]

Recognition

In 1984 Gupta received the Lockheed Corporation’s Robert E. Gross Award as Engineer/Scientist of the Year for his stability studies on LSD-41 class ships. [2] In February 2004, Gupta was honored by the Chinese Institute of Engineers USA, and received the Asian American Engineer of the Year Award.[ citation needed ] In 2010, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. [14] He is also the recipient of a Popular Mechanics design and engineering award and the Department of Defense Single Process Initiative Award. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "IMU-KC - Indian Maritime University - Kolkata Campus". www.merical.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. 1 2 3 Gupta, S.K.; Schmidt, T.W. (1986). "DEVELOPMENTS IN SWATH TECHNOLOGY: abstract". Naval Engineers Journal. 98 (3): 171–188. doi:10.1111/j.1559-3584.1986.tb03428.x.
  3. ↑ "Helping Asian Americans Move to the Corner Office with S.K. Gupta". February 5, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Bob Wieckowski and Paul Fong (January 31, 2011). "Member's Resolution no. 279". California State Assembly.
  5. ↑ Barry Newman (February 24, 2009). "The Navy Has a Top-Secret Vessel It Wants to Put on Display". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ Matt Weiser (April 29, 2012). "Scrap heap may be last stop for secret slice of Navy history". Sacramento Bee . Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Helping Asian Americans Move to the Corner Office". National Association of Asian American Professionals. February 24, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ Rebecca F. Johnson (May 21, 2010). "Pleasanton man receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor". Oakland Tribune . Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  9. ↑ "S.K. GUPTA: Vice President, Operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation" (PDF). Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ "LOCKHEED MARTIN HOSTS BAC BOARD MEETING, NO SPACE SUIT REQUIRED". Bay Area Executive Council. November 19, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Ascend Reinforces Its Lifecycle Mission Through Groundbreaking Initiatives in the Board and Executive Space: Ascend Pinnacle and Corporate Executive Initiative". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  12. ↑ Ascend. "Ascend Pinnacle Announces Leadership Changes". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  13. ↑ https://apiascholars.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/APIA_Scholars_AnnualReport_2020.pdf
  14. ↑ "7 Indian Americans honored with Ellis Island Medals". The South Asian Times. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
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