Yogesh Gaikwad — CEO

Delivery & Transformation Leader with 22+ years of experience driving large-scale digital commerce, enterprise platform modernization, and global delivery programs. I specialize in leading complex, high-risk transformation initiatives across B2B/B2C ecosystems, bringing together engineering, product, and business teams to deliver measurable outcomes with speed, quality, and stability. In my current role at Medline, I am leading enterprise-scale modernization programs spanning 20+ squads and 100+ team members, including a flagship transformation that enabled ~$1.2B in revenue impact while migrating 36,000+ organizations and 70,000+ users to a modern platform with zero disruption. Over the years, I have: • Delivered 80+ enterprise initiatives across digital commerce and platform transformation • Built and scaled global engineering teams (200+) across Engineering, QA, SRE, and Product • Established Centers of Excellence (Architecture, Frontend, UX) to drive standardization and reuse • Enabled large-scale customer migrations from legacy to modern platforms • Influenced executive-level decisions on technology strategy, investment priorities, and operating models My core strength lies in bridging business and technology — translating strategic goals into scalable execution, while ensuring strong governance, risk management, and delivery predictability. I bring hands-on technical depth combined with leadership experience, enabling me to guide architecture decisions, mentor teams, and drive enterprise-wide transformation initiatives. 🔹 Key Areas of Focus: • Digital Transformation & Platform Modernization • Program & Portfolio Delivery • Global Engineering Leadership • Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy • Customer Migration & Platform Adoption • AI & Innovation Strategy I am passionate about building high-performing teams, driving innovation, and delivering business outcomes at scale. AI tools used on daily/weekly basis: IDE based Dev Tools - Github Copilot - FactoryAI - Sonet / GPT 5 Website/App Builder - Claude - Lovable - Bolt - Google AI Studio LLMs - OpenAI / GPT - Claude / Sonnet - Gemini Others - NotebookLM - n8n Open to leadership opportunities in Delivery, Transformation, and Technology Strategy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Digital Transformation Leader specializing in E-Commerce and AI-driven platform modernization.

Location: Pune, India

Experience: 21 yrs 4 mos

Skills

Digital Transformation
Project Delivery
Technology Management
Client Delivery

Career Highlights

Led $1.2B revenue-impacting transformation.
Delivered 80+ enterprise initiatives successfully.
Built global engineering teams of 200+ professionals.

Work Experience

Medline India

Delivery Manager - eCommerce (2 yrs 6 mos)

ValueLabs

Principal Architect (1 yr 9 mos)

Hobbyist

Voice Over / Dubbing Artist (3 yrs 3 mos)

CharacterWala

Founder (3 yrs 3 mos)

Cybage Software

Sr. Technical Architect (4 yrs 9 mos)

Technical Architect (2 yrs 11 mos)

Manager (1 yr 11 mos)

Associate Manager (2 yrs 4 mos)

Analyst (1 yr)

Sr. Web Developer (11 mos)

Web Developer (1 yr 5 mos)

Kagni Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Co-Founder and Managing Director (5 yrs)

STPL Global

Software Engineer (1 yr)

NMC Software Pvt. Ltd.

Solution Developer (1 yr)

Education

Doctor of Business Administration at Swiss School of Business and Management

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Monad University

Master of Science (M.Sc.) at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology - SMU

Master in Computer Management at Savitribai Phule Pune University

Foundation at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

B.Com at Savitribai Phule Pune University

Diploma in Electronics at Skyline Institute

Yogesh Gaikwad

CEO

Pune, India21 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led $1.2B revenue-impacting transformation.
Delivered 80+ enterprise initiatives successfully.
Built global engineering teams of 200+ professionals.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Digital Transformation Leader specializing in E-Commerce and AI-driven platform modernization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital TransformationProject DeliveryTechnology ManagementClient Delivery

Other Skills

E-CommerceInnovation DevelopmentGovernanceRisk ManagementCompliance (GRC)ArchitecturePlatform ModernizationAgile MethodologiesRequirements AnalysisAngularJSResponsive Web DesignSMACSSjQuerySDLCOOJS

About

Experience

21 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Medline india

Delivery Manager - eCommerce

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Pune District · Hybrid

Key Contributions & Responsibilities:
Business Transformation Leadership: Driving enterprise-wide initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, modernize platforms, and deliver long-term value.
Project Delivery & Accountability: End-to-end management of projects, ensuring timelines, resource allocation, vendor coordination, and value realization while mitigating risks and aligning with strategic objectives.
Enterprise Integration & Compliance: Oversaw API/middleware integrations, SAP/ATG enhancements, and documentation to ensure seamless operations, compliance, and system reliability.
Agile Delivery & Quality Assurance: Implemented Agile frameworks, tracked risks in JIRA, and managed system integration testing, UAT, performance testing, and hypercare to guarantee high-quality project rollouts.
Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Coordinated with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure smooth collaboration and timely delivery.
Automation & Team Performance: Introduced automation solutions, set KPIs, and monitored team performance to enhance productivity and operational excellence.
CxO-Level Advisory: Provided strategic guidance on process transformation, innovation, and enterprise decision-making to executive leadership.

E-CommerceProject DeliveryInnovation DevelopmentGovernanceRisk ManagementCompliance (GRC)+1

Valuelabs

Principal Architect

Jan 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Pune · Remote

Drove end-to-end R&D initiatives by tracking emerging technology trends, served as the SME for the technology group, provided hands-on technical direction, and guided PMs in project planning, resource allocation, and risk forecasting.
Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration for proposals, estimations, recruitment, training, and review cycles while managing customer communication for technical requirements, addressing escalations, issuing early-warning signals to mitigate risks.
Led organizational capability building by conducting enterprise-wide training on new technologies, mentoring teams across technical hierarchies, overseeing talent acquisition for front-end skill sets, and remaining hands-on to support critical project demands.

Client DeliveryTechnology ManagementE-CommerceArchitecture

Hobbyist

Voice Over / Dubbing Artist

Aug 2018 – Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos · India

Characterwala

Founder

Jan 2018 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos · United States

CharacterWala is on a short break!
Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CharacterWala
Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/CharacterWala/
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Cybage software

7 roles

Sr. Technical Architect

Apr 2017 – Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 9 mos

SME - Front End Technologies

Technical Architect

Promoted

May 2014 – Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 11 mos

SME - Front End Technologies

Manager

May 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos

Technical Department Manager: Project management (designing, managing and developing Rich Internet Applications. Planning, execution), mentor and groom group, sales pitching + presentations.

Associate Manager

Promoted

Jan 2010 – May 2012 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Technical Department Manager: Mentoring and Managing Flex, Flash, AJAX-based projects. Architect, RIAs

Analyst

Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 · 1 yr

WebDev Analyst: Mentoring and Managing Flex, Flash, AJAX based projects. Architect, RIAs

Sr. Web Developer

Promoted

May 2008 – Apr 2009 · 11 mos

Web Solutions, RIAs

Web Developer

Nov 2006 – Apr 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos

Web Solutions, RIAs

Kagni foods pvt. ltd.

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Jan 2012 – Jan 2017 · 5 yrs · Pune Area, India

Website: http://kagni.in/
Yogesh is a seasoned IT engineer with more than a decade of hands-on experience in the IT and Food industry. He has been in a variety of technical roles, product development, business operations, and client management.
Yogesh graduated from Pune University in commerce with a specialization in Marketing and advertisement with a double Master’s degree in Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence. He has also done top industry certifications to boost his professional expertise.
Yogesh founded Kagni Foods Pvt. Ltd. in 2011 then acquired by a well-known FMCG company from South India in 2017. He is looking to mentor Food Industry startups as a consultant in sharpening their business and product propositions, collaboration opportunities with industry players, and guiding them on managing operational and softer issues.
Yogesh strongly believes in healthy competition and sharing knowledge with blooming businesses in the FMCG sector.