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Sushant Tare
Sushant Tare
Managing Director & Founder
Strategy Planning Professional (SPP) SPP Certified

Sushant Tare

Managing Director & Founder · Opstralytic Inc. · Hamilton, ON

Sushant Tare, certified Strategy Planning Professional (SPP) and AI advisor, is a seasoned management consultant with over 19 years of experience spanning strategy, operations, organizational transformation, and applied AI — across healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, and technology sectors.

Over his career, Sushant has led strategic management efforts at Fortune 500 companies and leading Canadian institutions — driving $50M+ in revenue impact, $5M+ in cost savings, and $500M+ in investment validations. He has designed corporate strategies, led organizational re-designs, built performance measurement frameworks, directed operational transformations, and guided executive teams through high-stakes decisions where clarity and execution both matter.

He brings a rare combination: deep technical fluency in AI systems — including multi-agent architectures, RAG, and machine learning — paired with the strategic and operational experience to make AI programs stick inside real organizations. Sushant holds multiple AI certifications from DeepLearning.AI, Google, and Stanford, and works with leadership teams to move from AI ambition to AI execution.

19+
Yrs Experience
$50M+
Revenue Impact
$5M+
Cost Savings
4+
Industries
Strategy Planning Professional (SPP) — International Association for Strategy Professionals
Strategy Planning Professional
International Association for Strategy Professionals
AI Certifications
🧠 Design, Develop & Deploy Multi-Agent Systems with CrewAI · DeepLearning.AI 🧠 Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) · DeepLearning.AI 🧠 Prompt Design in Vertex AI · Google 🧠 Machine Learning · Stanford Online
Education
MBA · Carnegie Mellon, Tepper School (GPA 3.83) MSc Engineering · University of Pittsburgh BSc Electrical Eng. · University of Mumbai

Career Highlights

$50M+ Revenue Impact

Driving strategic projects with measurable revenue impact across multiple industries and organizations.

$5M+ Cost Savings

Delivered $300k procurement optimization, $10M+ service excellence transformation, and operational improvements across engagements.

$500M+ Investment Validation

Led due-diligence forecast validation for major client investments across higher education and healthcare markets.

40% Patient Care Improvement

Generated 40% improvement in 20,000 healthcare memberships lacking primary physician care through a provider network attribution strategy.

$45M/Year Manufacturing Impact

Delivered manufacturing revenue impact through operational transformation across Automation and Reliability Excellence workstreams.

$13M Federal Funding Secured

Secured federal government funding by driving improved patient Appeals handling performance across three markets.

U15 University Transformation

Led organizational re-designs for two faculties, driving service excellence and efficient operations for thousands of staff.

$120M Aerospace Growth Strategy

Built a 3-year $120M market aerospace growth strategy analyzing market trends, competition, and manufacturing capabilities.

Professional Experience

2021

Managing Director (Founder)

Opstralytic Inc. · Hamilton, ON · 2021–Present

Founded and leads a boutique management consultancy specializing in Strategy, Operations, AI Advisory, and Analytics consulting for mid-market organizations across North America.

2021

Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation

Nous Group ($120M International Management Consulting) · Toronto · 2021–2024

Secured $1M+ in fee revenue, headed $500M+ client investment forecast validation, and led $10M+ savings service excellence transformation for top-5 Canadian university.

2017

Senior Strategy Consultant

Highmark Inc. — Blue Cross Blue Shield ($18B Healthcare) · Pittsburgh, PA · 2017–2020

Led strategic plan for $200M/year business unit, generated 40% improvement in 20k patient memberships, and reduced 20% operational risks with operating model design.

2015

Management Consultant, MCS

Arconic — formerly Alcoa (Fortune 500, $14B Aluminum Mfg.) · Pittsburgh, PA · 2015–2017

Built $120M/1.7x aerospace growth strategy and delivered $45M/year revenue impact through operational transformation across two key workstreams.

2009

Senior Electrical Engineer

Allegheny Technologies Inc. — ATI (Fortune 1000, $4B Specialty Metals) · Pittsburgh, PA · 2009–2015

Spearheaded $11M steel mill automation upgrade with $3.6M/year profit margin impact and generated $4M+ in cost savings.

Areas of Expertise

AI Strategy & Advisory AI Readiness Assessment Prompt Engineering (Google Vertex AI) Strategic Planning Project Management Business Development Market Research Business Analysis Financial Analysis & Modelling Data Analysis & Visualization SQL / Python Power BI / Tableau Stakeholder Management Organizational Redesign Process Improvement Operations Excellence Advanced PowerPoint & Excel

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