SWAPNIL M. GAULKAR

*** ***** ** *** ** Spartanburg SC 29301 acfy8c@r.postjobfree.com 864-***-****

EDUCATION

MS Industrial Engineering (Quality Engineering) Graduated May 2013

Clemson University Clemson SC

BS Mechanical Engineering Graduated June 2010

RTM Nagpur University, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Spartanburg SC (May 2013 – Present)

Supplier Quality Engineer/Plant Quality Engineer – Quality assurance department

Responsible for supporting customers like Boysen, VW,BMW and internal Faurecia customer

Lead new program supplier PPAP approval

Support new program launch for customer PPAP and production trials

Managing and improving 41 local and international suppliers

Leading 8Ds for supplier quality issues within the plant

Gage R&R and process capability studies for plant processes

Assisted task force team member for plant process improvement and scrap reduction

Team member and scrap analyst for annual VA/VE (Value addition/value engineering) workshop

Managing and leading incoming inspection and annual supplier certification for suppliers

Responsible for internal auditing / review and leading corrective actions

Conduct supplier audits and work in team for in plant internal and customer audits

Review and improvement quality documents

Develop and manage PDCAs for suppliers as well as internally for customer complaints

Conducting destructive testing for welding analysis

Perform drawing and process audits on a regular basis

Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, Spartanburg SC (May 2012 – August 2012)

Quality Engineer Intern – Quality Assurance department

Led project for getting company off business hold from the customer

i) Measurement system analysis

ii) Improvement of measurement system analysis through installation of new inspection techniques

iii) Training program for production operators to learn new inspection system and apply effectively

Process improvement and trouble shooting

5S workshops for the plant floor

Implementing company quality systems

Root Cause/Corrective Action (8-D) on plant quality issues

Annual supplier recertification

Creation and improvement of production documents

Implemented (owner of) document control system for the plant

Welmet Technologies Ltd. (August 2009 – March 2010)

Project engineer intern

Team project for design and implementation of a solution to reduce fuel consumption required for a

rotary kiln

Fuel consumption reduced by optimizing the air-fuel mixture making it leaner reducing fuel

consumption thereby reducing running costs.

Amul Industries Ltd., India (June 2008 – December 2008)

Process Engineer Intern -

Team project involving design of insulation to reduce heat losses for heating system for milk.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Six Sigma Green Belt certification from Clemson University

Working knowledge of: 8-D, APQP (ISO / TS 16949), PPAP, FMEA, DOE, QFD, DFM basics (Design

for manufacturability), 5S, GD&T, Six Sigma principles

COMPUTER SKILLS

Minitab, Microsoft Office, Visual Basic for Application (VBA), Pro E, CATIA V5, SolidWorks, AutoCAD

AMPL (basics), Maple (basics)

ACTIVITIES

President of Clemson Indian Students Association May 2012 – May 2013

Event Planner at Clemson Indian Students Association June 2011 – April 2012

Core committee member for intercollegiate sports and events at RTM Nagpur University June 2007 – Dec 2010

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