Andrew Pulkrabek
Managing Director at BlackCap
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Pulkrabek is a globally experienced manufacturing strategist and Managing Director who builds metric-driven operational and financial improvements for middle-market manufacturers. With a career spanning corporate development at Novartis and Patterson, a co-founded cardiovascular medtech exit, venture capital work with a $1.5B Bay Area firm, and private equity transactions including founding 43North, he blends blue-chip rigor with entrepreneurial agility. He has sourced and led cross-border acquisitions and greenfield expansions across Europe, China, Mexico, Israel and the US, and now leads BlackCap to deliver digital transformation, cybersecurity, and shop-floor-up advisory across diverse production sectors. Known for crossing finance, operations, and technology, he pairs deal-making experience with hands-on operational recapitalizations and implementation. An MBA and international business training underpin his approach, and a quirky open-source interest in theoretical computer science and contributions to a popular terminal YouTube player hint at a pragmatic tinkerer’s mindset. He builds firms and teams that attract and retain talent while driving measurable value for stakeholders globally.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at UMN Carlson School of ManagementEspañol Spanish Language and Literature, Español Spanish Language and Literature at Universidad InternacionalBachelor of Science (BS) Biology Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS) Biology Chemistry at University of Minnesota DuluthInternational Management Marketing and Securitizations Masters Certificate International Business, International Management Marketing and Securitizations Masters Certificate International Business at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)Wainuiomata New Zealand 7th Form, Wainuiomata New Zealand 7th Form at Parkway College
English, Spanish
Github Skills (8)
configuration-management10
command-line-interface10
python10
command-line10
cli10
debug9
testing8
youtube7
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
mps-youtube/yewtube
Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
yewtube, forked from mps-youtube , is a Terminal based YouTube player and downloader. No Youtube API key required.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 4 PRs, 11 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Andrew contributed to the configuration and command functionalities of the terminal-based YouTube player and downloader. They implemented a "set -t" command for temporary configuration changes, enhancing the user's ability to experiment with settings. The user also fixed bugs related to configuration files, suggesting a focus on core application behavior and customization. Further, the user updated the help text to reflect the new "set -t" functionality and fixed colors.
playerdownloaderyoutubeyoutube-dlyoutube-player
BlackCapCoder/halovi
Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:58 commits, 55 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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