Atul Nandan — Co-Founder
Operations and manufacturing leader with 9+ years taking hardware products from prototype to profitable production — inside real startups, under real pressure. At Cypherock (blockchain hardware), I led all operations as part of the Founder's Office: cut manufacturing costs by 20%, scaled the team from 8 to 20 across India and Singapore, and managed a global supply chain spanning 4 countries. At QUIN (smart helmets), I took a product from concept to international shelves in 18 months — US and EU certified, shipped across 3 continents. On-the-ground QC in China. Safety certification negotiations with European bodies. The whole thing. Beyond that: I've managed vendor networks across India, China, Germany, Singapore, and the US. Built teams. Owned P&L. Set up logistics from scratch. Navigated cross-jurisdiction compliance. I don't advise from slide decks — I embed in teams and do the work. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Currently open to two things: ▶ Senior Ops Leadership — Head of Ops, VP Ops, or equivalent at a Pre-Series A to Series B hardware or deep-tech startup. Remote or hybrid. ▶ Consulting Engagements — for hardware founders who need outside operational expertise on prototype-to-production challenges: → Operations Audits (5–7 days) → Prototype-to-Production Sprints (4–8 weeks) → Fractional COO (ongoing, 10–15 hrs/week) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Based in Pune, India — available remotely and onsite across India and internationally. If either of those describes what you're looking for, DM me or book a free 20-min call: https://topmate.io/atul_nandan
Stackforce AI infers this person is a hardware operations expert with deep-tech startup experience.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 11 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Operations Management
- Startup Consulting
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Entrepreneurship
- Sustainability
- Program Management
- Product Development
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Logistics
- Product Design
Career Highlights
- Reduced manufacturing costs by 20% at Cypherock
- Scaled teams across multiple countries
- Led product from concept to international shelves
Work Experience
Self-employed
Independent Consultant — Hardware Operations & Startup Advisory (9 mos)
Cypherock
Founder's Office (2 yrs 11 mos)
Towards Green
Co-Founder (3 yrs)
Greenpeace India
Program Engagement Consultant (7 mos)
Sharma Ventures
Operations Manager (2 yrs)
Senior Engineer (10 mos)
Quintessential Design
Lead Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Quolt Design
Product Design Engineer (11 mos)
Spicer India Ltd
SCM and Logistics Intern (5 mos)
SAEINDIA BPHC Chapter
Treasurer (9 mos)
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.
Engineering Internship (2 mos)
BITS Pilani - BAJA 2015-16
Vice captain and Transmission Lead (1 yr 6 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) (Hons) at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Senior Secondary Education at Krishna Public School, Bhilai