
Srinivas Kulkarni
Training |Teaching | marketing



An autonomous, process-driven Learning & Development (L&D) Specialist, a senior Training and Quality Manager, Soft Skills Trainer with over 15+ years of experience across corporate and academic ecosystems. My professional background spans international customer support, e-commerce back-end systems, and high-velocity digital delivery platforms.
My core strength lies in translating complex business logic into high-compliance training curricula. Multi-channel SLAs are managed with precision. I've from time to time, via structured instruction, reduced floor attrition consistently and optimized team performance. Handled diverse cohorts across multiple age groups and industry domains and have been successfully up-skilled over the years.
As a dedicated classroom facilitator and independent contributor, my focus remains on practical, high-impact learning execution. Immediate availability is offered for remote, hybrid, or on-site consulting opportunities across global time zones
Core Expertise
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Soft Skills & Communication: Business communication, professional etiquette, customer journey management, and public speaking.
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L&D Frameworks: Instructional Design, Training Needs Analysis (TNA), Process Mapping, and SOP architecture.
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Process & V&A Training: Ground-up onboarding, voice and accent calibration, transaction compliance, and floor performance optimization.
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Enterprise & Digital Operations Training: Training on digital marketing operations, online reputation management (ORM), and listening engines (Talkwalker, Brandwatch, Onedirect, Radian 6).
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Academic Facilitation: Delivering specialized guest lectures and training modules at premier institutions including SIMC, XIC, and IIDE.
Professional Highlights
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Bedrock SEO: Managed end-to-end support workflows and agent upskilling on Shopify admin panels, order verification, and dispute procedures.
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Kinnect (Omnicom Advertising Group): Spearheaded core training infrastructure to scale digital customer care teams and conducted trainer workshops on enterprise tools.
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Social Wavelength / VML: Created baseline support and brand governance training architecture for marquee global and national brands like Intel Software and Havells.
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Spanco BPO: Directed logistical training rollouts, supervising a cohort of 17 process trainers and orchestrating the certification of over 1,000 trainees monthly.
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Kaizen BPO & Tracmail India: Delivered intensive customer support, soft skills, and compliance training for these two BPOs with premium international accounts including American Express and Dish TV.
Expertise | ACCOMPLISHMENTS| ROLES
Digital Accomplishments
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500+ People Hired across Digital Companies
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100+ Blogs for ZDNet Asia on Tech & Startup India
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100+ Events (Social Media/Tweet-ups Conferences)
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12+ Years of Digital Agency Experience
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5+ Years of HR Operations & Consulting
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3+ Years Developer Evangelist for Intel Software
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2+ Years Game Developer Evangelist for Intel LevelUp
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2+ Years of running a Gaming / E-sports Cafe
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5+ Years of Digital Blogging
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9+ Years of Travel Blogging
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5+ Years as a Brand Strategist + Creative Writing
Public Speaking & Coaching Accomplishments
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Certified Speaker's Institute Professional
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10+ Years as a Corporate Trainer
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Panelist at Reliance Edutainment Show
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Guest Lecturer for SCMC, SIMC, IIDE, Social Samosa
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Panelist at BBC Knowledge Summit
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Barcamp Speaker - 2011-2013
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Game Developer Conference Host for Intel LevelUp 2011
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Keynote Speaker at Blockchain Summit 2019
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Keynote Speaker at PEARL Academy on Digital Careers
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Keynote Speaker at IIM, Raipur on Digital Careers
Digital Roles
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Human Resources Director
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L&D and Analytics Head
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Account Manager
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Creative Strategist
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Client Servicing Head
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Trainer
- Blogger
Public Speaking & Coaching Roles
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Counselor & Coach
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Public Speaker
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Digital Trainer
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Panelist at Digital Summits
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Guest Lecturer at Academic Institutions.
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Podcaster
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Community Coach

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