Engineer Quality

PRASANNA GANDHAM

**** ****** ****** *****, *********, KY 40509

Home: 859-***-****; Cell: 859-***-****

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SUMMARY: Six Sigma Black Belt with over 15 years experience in

Quality/Lean/Process Engineering

Process improvement - Quality, Asian & U.S manufacturing

Delivery, Cost, Compliance experience

Supplier Development and Union & non-Union manufacturing

Training

New Product and Plant launches experience

Major OEM & Supplier experience

PROFESSIONAL Six Sigma Black Belt recognition

SKILLS: Cross Functional Team building and facilitating

Training/Mentoring - Engineers, Tech Supports, and Production

Team Members

APQP/PPAP; Process Audits; QMS certification (ISO9000, QS9000,

TS16949)

Problem Solving; SPC (Statistical Process Control); Design &

Process FMEA

Kaizen workshops; Value Stream Mapping; Automation

Developing and qualifying capital equipment - Welding & Assembly

fixtures; Gauges, and Work Cells

Process improvement - Stamping, Plastic, Welding, Assembly parts

PROFESSIONAL Senior Quality Engineer (Supplier Components)

EXPERIENCE: Oct'07 - Dec'09

Ingersoll Rand (Climate Solutions), Lexington, Kentucky

Successfully planned and completed supplier quality and cost

improvement initiatives worth fifteen (15) million USD for

Fastener, Plastic, Rubber parts across fourteen (14) locations

Successfully planned and completed supplier qualification

activities to support New Product launches worth sixty (60)

million USD

Successfully improved supplier performance metrics - Quality,

Compliance, Response

Provided education and training to Plant QE's to improve Root

Cause Analysis and identify corresponding Corrective Actions

Exit reason: Restructuring due to global economic downturn

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE:

(cont'd)

Senior Quality Engineer (Supplier Development)

Dec'03 - Sep'07

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama

Successfully developed and managed suppliers for Chassis, Body,

and Exterior Trim parts during New Plant and New Vehicle

launches (Sonata and Santa Fe)

Successfully facilitated Cross Functional Teams to resolve

complex quality issues with Bumpers, Front & Rear Chassis, Rear

Floor, Exhaust System, and Brake Rotors

Hired, trained, and managed Quality Engineers and Tech Supports

towards effective problem solving and supplier performance

management

Received Lean-Six Sigma Black Belt recognition

Promoted to Assistant Manager position (Supplier Quality -

Exterior parts)

Exit reason: Relocation after marriage

Quality Engineer (Toyota Programs)

Nov'96 - Jul'03

Tower Automotive, Traverse City, Michigan

Conducted kaizen workshops to resolve complex quality problems,

implement and promote 5S methodology, and optimize space usage

Standardized the process for developing APQP documentation,

reducing cycle time by 40-60% while improving quality and

accuracy

Facilitated Cross Functional Teams to plan and complete APQP

activities to successfully launch Toyota New Vehicle Platforms -

Camry, Avalon, Tundra, Matrix, Corolla

Trained Team Members in basic principles of the Toyota

Production System (TPS)

Applied Cellular Manufacturing, Supermarket, and Ergonomic

design principles in developing Work Centers to improve Safety

and OEE metrics

Purchased, developed, and qualified capital equipment worth

$400,000 - Weld Fixtures, Gages, and Material Handling & Storage

equipment

Lean Facilitator

Feb'96 - Sep'96

Conagra Poultry Company, Farmerville, Louisiana

Identified, planned, and executed Lean initiatives to achieve

best in company "Cost per pound" metric for the Farmerville

Plant

Conducted workshops/training to improve awareness concerning

in-process waste reduction

Reduced manufacturing costs ($/lb) by 15-20% through Value

Stream Mapping, Optimization of labor content, Improving

awareness in waste reduction, Streamlining product flow, and

Line balancing

Planned, Developed, and Commissioned material movement systems

worth $250,000

Supported implementation of HACCP philosophy to sustain quality

improvements

Industrial Engineer (Contract)

Sep'95 - Dec'95

Mayflower Vehicle Systems, Gastonia, North Carolina

Identify, organize, and implemented productivity improvement

initiatives through Value Stream Mapping and Work Sampling

techniques

Conducted Time & Motion studies to develop and establish

productivity standards to improve accuracy and timeliness of

quoting process

Developed a database for planning and monitoring Continuous

Improvement projects

Improved plant layout to optimize material handling - Manual,

Fork Lift, and Crane

ADDITIONAL Applications Engineer

EXPERIENCE Aug'88 - Aug'93

Kirloskar Diesel Engines, Pune, India

EDUCATION: Master's degree: Industrial Engineering - Louisiana Tech

University, Ruston, LA

May 1995

Bachelor's degree: Mechanical Engineering - Pune University,

Pune, India

June 1988

OTHER: U. S citizen

Volunteer: Family, Debt, Alcohol & Drug abuse counseling, Crime

& Violence prevention

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