Krishnamoorthy Renganathan

Email: acod4l@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Summary

Over 10 years of experience in development and implementation of Total Productive Maintenance

(TPM) program.

Proven ability to develop and implement analytical tools in maintenance excellence through Overall

Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) concept.

Adept in developing and delivering training programs in TPM, Total Quality Management (TQM),

Empowerment, Effective Instructor, Train-the-Trainer (TTT), Coaching Skills, Basics of Supervision,

Just in time (JIT), Quality programs and Project Management. This training is carried across

departments and other sites.

Professional Experience and Achievements

Senior Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Executive

Micron Technology, Inc. (Singapore) / Texas Instruments Singapore (1995-2013)

Responsible for developing and implementing TPM programs in Back -End Assembly operations.

Responsible for planning and designing specific TPM (fast -track) training programs for operational

groups (production operators and technicians)

Minimized operational losses by optimizing daily maintenance through Asset Productivity,

Autonomous Maintenance and Planned Maintenance. Some of the gains were:

12% increase in overall assembly productivity.

10% increase in Mean Time Between Assist (MTBA).

12% increase in tool uptime, through the increase of Mean Time Between Failures.

Savings of USD40K per year in operational expenses

Saved USD10.9M over two Quarters through Capital Expense reduction resulting from increased

reliability and availability on already available Equipment.

Saved USD113K in Capital Expense and USD 15.6K per year on manpower through the automation

of product start process in the manufacturing line.

Integrated daily maintenance with SEC/GEM Standard, providing real-time equipment information to

Operators and Technicians, allowing them to address Equipment losses promptl y, thus improving

productivity.

Senior Operations Planner

Texas Instruments Singapore (1993-1995)

Scheduled operational loading of Customer products to ensure On-Time delivery, in the right quantity

and at the right quality.

Responsible for USA, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific markets.

Senior Equipment Supervisor

Texas Instruments Singapore (1989-1993)

Responsible for equipment performance through maintenance planning and execution .

Responsible for coordinating equipment troubleshooting and minimizing disruptions to production.

Responsible for maintaining and updating documents subject to customer and ISO 9000 audits.

Manufacturing Facilitator

Texas Instruments Malaysia (1982-1989)

Planned, organized and managed direct labor and indirect labor in Manufacturing Operations.

Identified opportunities for improvement in the areas of safety, cost and equipment utilization and

implemented respective improvements.

Implemented 5S and Lean Manufacturing practices on the production floor.

Equipment Supervisor / Process Engineer

Texas Instruments Malaysia (1973-1982)

Responsible for product quality through the implementation of stable processes and equipment

performance as well as process and equipment performance optimization.

Education

PhD in Business Administration, Open University Malaysia, 2014. The doctoral research specializes

on improving productivity in manufacturing operations through Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Hull, U.K., 1997.

Certification and Training Accomplishments

Certified as an OJT Program Developer in TPM by Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore,

1999.

Certified as an Industrial Trainer by Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, 1999.

Certified as Master Trainer for Coaching Skills by Texas Instruments Singapore, 1998.

Certified as On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program Developer by Institute of Technical Education,

Singapore, 1997.

Certified as TPM Instructor, Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM), Japan, 1997.

Certified as Master Trainer for Facilitation and Training Skills for Contemporary Trainers by Texas

Instruments Training Centre, Dallas, USA, 1996.

Certified as Lead Facilitator of Structured Teamwork by Performance Resource Inc. USA, 1995.

Certified Trainer in Management Programs by Training Center, Texas Instruments Singapore, 1994.

Published Working Papers in Technical Seminars

Automating through TPM and SECS/GEM standard in retrieving and validating the Electronic Device

Identification Diagram in production equipment, 2011.

Autonomous Maintenance through OEE measurement in addressing the detail losses and operators

ownership in production equipment, 2001.

TPM approach with OEE implementation in maximizing people and asset effectiveness, 1999.

Seminar Presentation

Quality improvement program through effective teamwork in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Operations at the International Exposition of Quality Control Circles, National Productivity Board,

Singapore, 1991.

Updated: January, 2015

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