Makarand (Raj) Joshi is Senior Consultant in Process Excellence and Innovation Group at Verizon in New Jersey. He has extensive experience in R&D and manufacture of specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices and has led a broad range of activities from concept identification through product development to launch and supply. Most recently as the Lean Six Sigma leader he developed and successfully deployed Sigma Strategy for a division that designed and developed new products and processes at a major pharmaceutical company.
Raj has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and started his career in research. Subsequently he moved to development and then to manufacturing. Midway in his career he obtained an MBA degree from Lehigh University. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.