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Kavita Thakkar

Critic · DISC type C
VP of Engineering at Capsa Healthcare
📍 Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area, United States

Kavita Thakkar is an innovative engineering leader and the current VP of Engineering at Capsa Healthcare, with a Masters degree from Portland State University. She drives execution and growth with a focus on product development and process improvements, holding previous leadership roles at Tektronix and GE Healthcare.

Kavita is passionate about building strong teams and fostering professional growth. She actively coaches and mentors her colleagues while also seeking out mentors for herself to support her philosophy of continuous learning. Her leadership style is described as team-oriented, patient, and results-driven.

Colleagues consistently describe her as cool, calm, and confident, with a talent for simplifying complex situations and thriving under pressure.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
VP of Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Kavita shows up

ROI Driven
Precise
Negotiator

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Priorities

Topics Kavita cares about

Healthcare Innovation
At Capsa Healthcare, she executes strategies to drive growth with a focus on innovative product development and finding solutions to complex challenges in healthcare workflows.
Engineering Leadership
As a VP, her focus is on driving execution, accountability, and teamwork. Recommendations praise her ability to lead teams to deliver high quality under tight deadlines.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
VP of Engineering
Capsa Healthcare
1-2019 - 8-2021
Global Fortive Business System Leader
Tektronix
9-2016 - 1-2019
Sr. Engineering Leader
Tektronix
3-2014 - 8-2016
Director of Engineering
GTS Services
6-2013 - 3-2014
Engineering Leader
GE Healthcare
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master's degree
Portland State University
2012 - 2012
Leadership Development
GE Crotonville
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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