MUHAMMAD KAMRAN
* ******** ***** # 36-905-***-****
Salem, MA 01970 ********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Experienced Quality Engineering Leader seeking challenging role with a manufacturing organization
where wide breadth of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Quality Management System, Project
Management and Continuous Process Improvement skills are required to achieve next level of customer
satisfaction, cost of quality & non-value add reduction, and profit improvements as a competitive edge.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Engineering Professional Supplier Selection, Audit & Improvement
Six Sigma ISO/QS 9000, TS 16949 and ASME/API Codes
Project Management Design & Process Engineering
Lean Manufacturing New Product Introduction
Strong Communications Quality Management Systems Implementation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sandy Bay Machine Inc. Rockport, MA 2008 – 2009
A manufacturer of precision machined parts for aerospace industry.
ENGINEERING MANAGER
Participate in new and current projects to ensure compliance of customer quality and productions
requirements.
Responsible for outside vendor selection based on capability.
Led Process Shop Flow, APQP, FMEA and Control Plan development & implementation.
Focused Corrective Actions on quality improvement plans and cost reductions.
Drove Continuous Improvement of key shop processes to increase business profitability.
Supreme Finishes / DecoFin Inc., Blenheim, ON 2004 – 2008
Supreme Finishes (Decofin Inc.) is a supplier for automotive interior trim, injection molded and painted parts
QUALITY MANAGER (2006 to 2008)
Promoted to oversee and launch new programs. Responsible for project development, equipment selection,
contract evaluation and supervision. Performed equipment costing and labor estimation for fiscal budget.
Designed and implemented quality assurance system to increase quality and production capability for
manufacturing and secondary processes.
Reduced customer rejects f rom 10% to 0.3% by implementing advance quality tools.
Improved customer quality satisfaction indices by 35% by reducing variations in manufacturing
processes.
Cycle time reduced by 25% by using lean manufacturing principles to meet customer costing and
improved business profit.
Successfully quoted and launched v arious OEM interior and exterior programs.
Team member of successful implementation of QS9000 & TS16949.
Assisted process engineering in measuring Process Capabilities.
Responsible for interaction with supplier’s verification and recommendation of supplier’s PSO, PPAP;
maintained records of customer concerns, and f ollowed up for corrective actions.
Responsible for assessing training needs of inspection and production personnel to meet quality
requirements and ensure that all personnel are adequately trained in their duties and quality
responsibilities.
Dealt with customer rejects and problems, and facilitated/led quality personnel for Root Cause Analysis to
complete 8D corrective actions, deep drill practices.
Coordinated and prepared PPAP to include all pertinent documents as defined by customers.
Supreme Finishes / Deco Fin Inc., continued
QUALITY ENGINEER (2004 to 2006)
Engineered and coordinated various interior and exterior manufacturing projects.
Participated in problem solving activities and methods for identifying, investigating and resolving major
chronic manufacturing problems using Six Sigma methodologies and implemented statistical techniques
through out.
Performed process studies utilizing SPC, DOE, and FMEA to improve yield, increase capacity, establish
process controls and eliminate waste in manufacturing process.
Performed Gauge R&R studies and maintained Gauge Calibration Process.
Team member of advanced supplier quality assessment team, APQP team, and internal quality audits.
Full Time Student (Wayne State University, MI) to pursue Masters Engineering Program 2001 – 2003
Relocation (From Pakistan to Ontario, Canada to be closer to family members) 2000
Rupafil Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan 1994 – 1999
Rupafil Ltd is leading company in polymer and polyester yarn extrusion /textile manufacturing.
ASSISTANT MANAGER (Mechanical Engineer)(1996 to 1999)
Supervised 20 members of maintenance, project team and operation technicians of Utility department. Sustained
and improved product reliability, plant operation, and maintenance for chemical process plant.
Participated in phases of design to detail engineering, construction support and installation/launch
support.
Coordinated technical issues inter-disciplinary and client counterpart to develop engineering and project
plans.
Led installation, testing, and commissioning of nitrogen gas plant, pressure vessels, fire tube boilers,
storage tanks, compressors, chillers (600 tons), and pumps.
Improved maintenance techniques and reduced maintenance expense by 40%.
Coordinated with vendors, clients, and engineering discipline leads on different technical/engineering
issues like design, fabrication, erection, testing and commissioning.
Coordinated sub-contractors; prepared sub-contracts; evaluated their performances and provided
technical support to project management team.
Maintained project records/logs and coordinated with vendors for on time material deliveries.
Reviewed material requisitions and installation details
MECHANICAL ENGINEER (1994 to 1996)
Achieved successful completion of 45M tons per day polymer plant within record time.
Successfully completed and installed HVAC system project f or utility and polymer process plant.
Prepared equipments specifications and RFQ packages.
Developed various procedures for operation, monitoring and maintenance programs (preventative and
predictive) of plant rotary and stationary equipment.
EDUCATION
Master of Manufacturing Engineering, W ayne State University, Michigan, USA, 2003
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, 1994
COMPUTER SKILLS
Pro-E (3-D Solid Modelling), MasterCamX3, Pipe Flow 3D, Pipe and Shell, Hyper Mesh, MS Office, Visual
Manufacturing ERP, Profit Fab, Minitab, E2 Shop System
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
P.E (ON, Canada); Member of ASME, ASQ, and PEC