Kandarp Soni
About Kandarp Soni
Kandarp Soni is the Vice President of Operations at Lessen, with a background in strategy and operations at The Minte and engineering roles at Westinghouse Electric Company and Sargent & Lundy.
Title
Kandarp Soni holds the position of Vice President of Operations at Lessen, a role he has occupied since 2021.
Company
Kandarp Soni is currently employed at Lessen, where he serves as the Vice President of Operations. His role encompasses overseeing the company's operational strategies and processes.
Previous Roles
Kandarp Soni has an extensive background in operations and strategy roles. He has worked at The Minte, first as Director of Operations, then as Vice President of Operations, and later as Vice President of Strategy from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he was a Senior Structural Engineer at Westinghouse Electric Company in 2016 and at Sargent & Lundy from 2009 to 2016. He also interned at BNSF Railway in 2008.
Education and Expertise
Kandarp Soni earned his Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he studied from 2011 to 2013. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, completed between 2005 and 2009.
Operational Achievements
Kandarp Soni has demonstrated significant accomplishments in operations management. He achieved a run rate efficiency of $5.4 million through transforming the Commercial division and increased automation from 11% to 54%, resulting in $1.6 million in indirect cost savings. His collaboration with sales and business analytics teams has enhanced average deal size by 30%, and he has established an operational playbook that improved customer retention and service quality.