Shantanu Kulkarni
Strategic Information Security leader- Protecting organization through resilient security leadership.
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About
As a dynamic and results-driven Cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure leader with 30 + years of expertise in driving technological innovation and operational excellence. Proven track record of dramatically reducing security incidents by 32%, elevating IT infrastructure availability to 99.9%, and optimizing budget efficiencies by cutting costs up to 20%. Adept at implementing strategic solutions that enhance system resilience while delivering measurable improvements in performance and financial savings.
Skilled in leveraging technology to align with business objectives and drive sustained success for employers and clients.
Experience
Cybersecurity Consultant (Independent) - Self-Employed - Pune
(2026-08)
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - BMW TechWorks India Private Limited - Pune
(2024-11 - 2026-07)
- Elevated BTI's security maturity, achieving an 86/100 resilience score.
- Optimized cybersecurity investments, reducing costs by 25–30% while maintaining security excellence.
- Drove 15–20% business growth by accelerating TISAX certification and proactive TOM implementation.
Cybersecurity Consultant (Independent) - Self-Employed - Pune
(2024-09 - 2024-11)
- Established a high-impact cybersecurity leader that can successfully reduce security incidents by 10% within the first six months through strategic leadership and proactive threat mitigation.
Operations Manager IT Security & Infrastructure - Medline Industries India Private Limited - Pune
(2016-01 - 2024-08)
- Strengthened cybersecurity posture by 15%, leading global Information Security, Cloud, Network, Application Security, IAM, and Compliance teams.
- Elevated application security by 20–25% through SAST/DAST-driven vulnerability remediation for critical business applications.
- Reduced threat exposure by 10% by deploying micro-segmentation, DNS security, EDR, EPM, BitLocker, and MFA across hybrid environments.
- Improved IT infrastructure availability by 15–20% through resilient architecture and redundancy optimization.
Senior Manager-ITES - Geometric Limited - Pune
(2005-11 - 2015-12)
- Implemented ISO 9001/27001 frameworks, improving uptime and security posture by 25–30%, driving 5–7% business growth.
Various IT centric roles - Indus Software Private Limited, Dataline Integration Private Limited, Microteach Engineers
(1995-01 - 2005-12)
Worked at multiple organizations in various IT centric roles.
Education
B.Sc. - Physics, Mathematics, Electronics - SK Porwal College, Nagpur University (1990-06 - 1993-06)
