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(248) 961-7736 atul@sngroupllc.com

Atul Kalia Coach for Engineering Professionals

Accelerate your career. Strengthen your leadership. Achieve breakthrough results

I help ambitious professionals, engineering leaders, and executives gain clarity, confidence, and the strategy to succeed in their job search, careers and leadership roles.  Whether you are:

  • Looking for a new job

  • Seeking a promotion

  • Transitioning into leadership

  • Navigating a career change

  • Looking to improve executive presence

  • Leading teams through complex challenges

 

I provide practical, personalized coaching to help you move faster and perform at your best.

Why Work With Me?

Early in my career, I struggled to navigate the corporate world.  I made mistakes, learned hard lessons, and often had to figure things out alone—first as a young engineer, and later as a leader without formal training or mentorship.  Those experiences taught me something powerful: Success comes faster when you combine learning on your own with the right coach or mentor.  Today, I help professionals avoid unnecessary mistakes, accelerate growth, and unlock their full potential.

 

My coaching combines:

  • 25+ years of executive and consulting experience

  • Proven leadership and business insights

  • Self-awareness and mindset transformation

  • Practical strategies for career and leadership success

 

I use a generative coaching approach rooted in self-awareness to uncover blind spots, challenge limiting beliefs, and create actionable strategies for growth.  Clients describe me as a calm, knowledgeable, and trusted advisor who gives 200% in every interaction.

 

Experience That Delivers Results

I’ve worked across Automotive, Manufacturing, Telecom, Capital Equipment, Digital Printing and Industrial automation sectors in North America, Europe, and Asia.

I have coached and worked with everyone from managers to C-suite executives. My expertise includes:

  • Leadership Development

  • Executive Coaching

  • Career Coaching

  • Strategy & Business Planning

  • New Product Development

  • Manufacturing & Operations

  • Program Management & Agile

  • Continuous Improvement

Leadership Experience 

I held various positions of progressively increasing seniority during his corporate career and worked as the Director of Engineering for a Manufacturing firm. I led Global teams in New Product Development and Program Management activities that successfully launched over 20 complex and innovative programs.

 

Credentials

  • MS Mechanical Engineering – University of Maryland

  • MBA – University of Michigan Ross School of Business

  • Lead Coach – SAE Engineering Management Academy

  • Adjunct Professor – Lawrence Technological University

  • Certified SCORE Mentor

 

Book a Free Strategy Call.  If you’re ready to accelerate your career, strengthen your leadership, or solve a critical challenge - Let’s talk.

 

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Services Offered- corporate

leadership alignment

  • Strategic Planning

  • Building Trust

  • Facilitation of off-sites

corporate coaching

  • Executive Coaching

  • Grooming for High Potential Employees

  • Performance/Remedial Coaching

Leadership development

program management

  • 1 to 5 day Sessions Combining Assessments, Workshops and 1 on 1 Coaching 

  • Address Organization Specific Pain Points

  • Driving Results Without Authority

  • Agile Methodology

  • Ownership Mindset, Critical Chain

organization development

training workshops

  • Culture Transformation

  • Organization Design

  • Performance Systems

  • DiSC Assessment5 Behaviors of a Team

  • Conflict, Communication, Feedback

  • Customized Topics to solve specific needs

Services Offered- individuals

resume

  • Expert guidance for resume that leads to interviews

  • Customizing resume for specific jobs

  • How to get past ATS

LinkedIn

  • Optimized LinkedIn profile to attract opportunities

  • Best practices to build your brand on LinkedIn so you get inbound leads for jobs

Leadership/Career development

job search

  • Achieve promotions with our proven methods

  • Leadership Development, Transition smoothly to new functional area, industry, or geography

networking skills

  • 30 sec pitch for job search

  • LinkedIn networking tips, techniques and etiquette for job search

  • In person networking for job search

  • Finding the hidden jobs

  • Personalized coaching to meet your specific career goals - Job Search and more

  • Customized strategies for individual growth and success.

Interview prep

  • Acing behavioral questions

  • Mock interviews with immediate feedback

  • Excel in Interview preparation with our tailored strategies

videos

Media

This is a 5 day academy that I offer at SAE International Troy MI.  Program has been offered twice a year since Dec 2013.  Hundreds of engineering professionals have gone through this program and achieved significant success in their career

SAE Academy Website

SAE academy announcement: Press Release 

linkedin

blogs

testimonials

“Atul Kalia's coaching transformed my job search. He refined my interview skills, helping me craft impactful responses that stood out. Beyond interview prep, he guided me through salary negotiations with invaluable insights. I highly recommend Atul to professionals looking to enhance their skills and advance their careers."

Harsimranjeet S., Windsor Canada

companies they worked at engineering professionals that we have coached 

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strategic affiliations 

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