Shukra R Kichambare

1-972-***-****

abir0z@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

A driven professional with 5 years of global quality and project

management, supporting purchasing activities as well as assembly plants to

get the right parts at the right time. Proven success in team building,

coaching techniques, total quality management, advanced product quality

planning, and Problem Resolution.

WORK EXPERIENCE - Present

Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer (Purchasing) - Cummins Inc., IN

Jun 09 - Present

. Lead Quality Improvement efforts for 2 Focus and critical suppliers in

multiple locations (US, Asia and UK), accounting for approx 35% of total

spend on warranty issues; additionally accounting for 250 million dollars

in annual part expenditure.

. Worked with suppliers on projects to identify Critical to Quality (CTQ)

issues in Tier 2 supply chain; implemented improvements by

troubleshooting existing FMEAs and Control Plans.

. Currently leading 2 Rapid Problem Solving projects to mitigate risk for

field failures.

. Led Supplier Quality efforts in high dollar value project, critical to

launch, and successfully managed change to resolution.

. Led APQP efforts to minimize risk to 2010 new product program from Focus

Suppliers and ensure successful product launches.

. Lead ongoing warranty parts analysis review with cross functional

Cummins/Supplier teams, to understand warranty impact, and assist with

forecasting and resolving reliability issues / Early life failures.

NPI Lead - Supplier Quality Improvement Engineer - Cummins Inc., IN

Oct 07 - Jun 09

. Dual Profile - Central Supplier Quality SQIE and NPI Lead SQI.

. SQIE profile (08/08- 06/09) - Responsible for supplier quality for engine

business in NAFTA region, with 40 suppliers with global supply chains

accounting for an estimated spend of approximately 300 million USD.

. Responsible for a wide breadth of commodities ranging from highly

critical, high volume parts (Engine valves) to low volume, special usage

parts (customer specific water pumps).

. Defined, communicated and confirmed corporate policies and practices to

ensure requirements from supply base - Established, reviewed and tracked

metrics for improvement.

. Reviewed Part Production Approval Process (PPAP) requirements with

suppliers, for approval.

. Led APQP Activities geared towards reviewing supplier and sub-tier

supplier readiness metrics for new product launch.

. Led activities for plant deviations / Advanced NCMR's as appropriate.

. Resolved 90% of quality issues within stipulated time period, with 0

repeat occurrences; Set and monitored timelines for the remainder, to see

through completion. (7-step, 8-D, 5-whys)

. Completed 2 6-S Green Belt Projects with supplier personnel, improving

supplier quality significantly.

. Conducted quarterly / semi annual process audits, flagging and elevating

issues as required to mgmt.

. VPI Lead SQIE profile - (07/07-07/08) New product program management for

prototype parts.

. Risk assessment/Audits of prototyping suppliers; Handled day-to-day

activities of non-production component issues, and reviewed with

performance / design engineering group.

. Present commensurate data and progress for senior management program

reviews.

WORK EXPERIENCE - Past

Quality Engineering Intern Mid-Range Engine Plant, Cummins Inc., IN

June 06 - Dec 06

. Major function was to support the assembly line in tandem with Value

Package Introduction (VPI)

. for new product build.

. Reviewed and Reported Capability analysis of the specified parameters

using Minitab.

. Trained and worked with VPI (NPI - New product introduction).

. Quality Team member for Six Sigma projects involving Top 10 Assembly

Issues.

Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Texas at Arlington, TX.

Sep.05 - May 06

. Responsibilities included, but not limited to, the recording and

archiving of all online courses at Industrial Engineering.

Quality Engineer Tata Motors, Pune, India Mar.04

- Sep.04

. Member of the Quality and Process Management group; Responsibilities

included working in tandem with ERC, Final Assembly and other functional

agencies regarding quality issues, problem analysis, and corrective

follow up and implementation. Re-engineered Timing Gear Housing Cover,

which has been integrated into the Product Design.

. Process Mapping of Assembly line processes for subsequent Process

Management, which has improved the process control for consistent quality

and creation of data for future process design.

Engineer Trainee ThyssenKrupp Industries India Private Ltd.

Jul.03 - Feb 04

. Successfully carried out plant manufacturing feasibility studies, for

KruppUhde GmbH for a project in Saudi Arabia. Member of the Industrial

Automation Team - Responsibilities included co-ordinating in the

conceptualization and planning of Process Control Automation systems for

Cement plant project in Africa.

EDUCATION

M.S. Industrial Engineering - University of Texas, Arlington

August 2007

B.S. Mechanical Engineering - University of Pune, India

June 2003

TRAINING / CERTIFICATION

. Member - ASQ - Certified Quality Technician (CQT) - CQE in progress.

. Cummins Six Sigma Green Belt Trained/Certified.

. Trained in GD&T, Control Plans, FMEA formulation.

. Cummins Project Management Certified.

. Language Skills - Proficient In English. Trained in Mandarin (Chinese).

COMPUTER SKILLS

. CAE Packages : MINITAB, Witness (Simulation), SolidWorks, AutoCAD.

. Office Packages : Microsoft Word-Excel-Powerpoint-Frontpage, Lotus Office

Suite

. Programming : C, SAS.

REFERENCES - Available upon request.

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