Quantum Strategic Advisors was founded in 2016 by TJ Sridhar (ex-Partner Oliver Wyman, former PE Practice Head Celerant Consulting).
We support PE and Corporate M&A transactions and deliver EBITDA improvements through operational improvement programs.
Our teams understand deals and are very experienced in quickly identifying the opportunities and risks. We understand what it takes to achieve operational excellence.
“Outstanding quality of work, competitively priced.”
TJ Sridhar is the founder and Managing Partner of Quantum Strategic Advisors. He is a Senior Executive leader with a strong track record of identifying and delivering EBITDA improvements for PE portfolio companies and for other corporations around the world.
In his 25+ years of consulting, TJ has led strategic initiatives and operational transformations for global clients in diverse industries:
TJ was previously a Vice President at Hitachi Consulting, a Senior Advisor to Oliver Wyman and a Partner at Mercer Management Consulting.
TJ has a BA in Mathematics from the University of Madras, India and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.
TJ is also a Master Mariner and had a successful sea career before his MBA.
TJ lives in Newton, MA with his wife and two children and is involved in several community activities.
Dave is a Six Sigma Master Black belt and Lean practitioner with 35+ years of experience leading operational analysis and implementation engagements for manufacturing clients across many industries including Electronics, Chemicals, Other Industrial.
Dave has trained over 1,000 Champions and 500 Blackbelts in Lean Sigma and co-authored the textbook, Design for Six Sigma in Technology and Product Development. Dave was previously an SVP at Celerant Consulting. Dave was also the European Director of Operational Excellence and Total Quality for the Engineered Materials Sector of AlliedSignal. He oversaw numerous projects to improve both batch specialty chemical processes and continuous plastic and fiber processes. Dave was also previously responsible for Design for manufacturability and quality at Motorola.
Dave has a BS in Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering from Oregon State University.
Dirceu is a Senior Advisor with in-depth expertise in strategic analysis of operations and improvement projects for corporate clients, over 25 years of industry and consulting experience across a wide range of industries including consumer products, utilities, oil and gas, chemicals, and services. Consulting engagements have resulted in sustainable EBITDA improvement of hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Dirceu was previously a Director at Hitachi Consulting. He has an MBA from UCLA and a PhD from Cal Tech. He is Six Sigma Black Belt certified.
Charlie has 30+ years of experience leading operations analysis – identifying and quantifying business performance improvement opportunities that have led to the delivery of well over $750 million in bottom-line benefits to clients, across various industries including Chemicals, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, A&D
Charlie was previously a Senior Vice President at Celerant Consulting and an Analysis Director at Maine Pointe. Charlie has a Ph. D in Archaeology & Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, U.K.
Mike has 25 years of consulting experience. Â He was previously a Principal at Mercer Management Consulting and a Manager at A.T, Kearney
Mike focuses on supply chain strategy and operational performance improvements. He is also an outstanding modeler and has built complex models for network optimization, inventory optimization, forecasting, market sizing, etc.
Mike has a BA in Economics from Hull University and an MSc in Transportation studies from Cranfield University.
John is an Expert consultant and operating executive in B2B pricing for software, technology, and communications companies. He has a proven track record in leading successful transformations to drive profitable growth. John has deep analytic and operations experience in Pricing strategy and all aspects of commercial effectiveness, and has a demonstrated ability to work effectively with C-suite across functions: Finance, Sales, and Product Management
John was previously a Senior Consulting Partner at Oliver Wyman and at Accenture. John was also VP of Pricing at Akamai Technologies. John has an AB from Harvard University and an MBA from Georgetown University.
Arney is a highly experienced Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Practitioner. He has led 90+ Kaizen events in manufacturing and in back office process improvements. He has consolidated manufacturing locations, improved throughput, reduced set up times, and implemented successful process changes in a variety of situations.
Arney holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Psychology. He is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a Certified Lean Coach and Trainer.
Alan is a seasoned Project Manager and Operations and Supply Chain Professional with deep experience in operations strategy design and implementation. He has lead Operational Performance improvement projects across many industries and post-merger planning and execution in the industrials, chemicals and electronics industry; delivered measurable financial and operational benefits.
Alan was previously a Project Manager at Myrtle Consulting Group, a Project Manager at Celerant/ Hitachi Consulting and a Logistic Director at Safeway Grocery Inc.
Alan has a BA from Dallas Baptist University and an MBA from the University of Texas, Tyler. He is also PMP – PMI and CSCP – APICS certified.
Mark is a distribution and supply chain SME, and has consistently delivered results in improving DC operations, costs, quality and service levels, across a range of industries including consumer electronics, food, retail and CPG.
Mark was previously a Director of Distribution at Arrow Electronics and VP Operations at Fredericks of Hollywood.
Mark has an MBA from the University of Delaware and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Clemson university.