Engineering manufacturing / Quality/NPD / Process improvements

Resume ( Brief )

L.BHAVANI SHANKAR,Bangalore - **0072

Mobile – +91-984**-***** E mail - *********@*******.***

D.O.B - 25th,dec,1965 .

Qualification - B.E.Mechanical.

Schooling - 12th std, Sri Ramakrishna Hr.Sec School,Salem,T.N.

College - B.E.Mechanical, PSG College of Technology,Coimbatore,T.N.

Work Experience :

Rane ( Madras ) Ltd,Chennai - Marketing,Technical Sales - 1987 – 1988

Rane ( Madras ) Ltd,Mysore - Manufacturing - 1989 – 1993

General Optics Asia Ltd,Pondicherry - Purchase / Vendor Management - 1994 – 1995

Vishnu Automation,Coimbatore - Manufacturing - 1996 – 2004

Hitech cam,Bangalore - Manufacturing/Purchase/H.R./Mktng - 2005 – 2010

Consultant,Freelancer - NPD / Mfg / Pur / Methods - 2010 - 2015

Devilog Systems (India ),Bangalore - Unit Head / Head Engineering /NPD - 2015 - present

Awards and commendations :

Double promotion in recognition of my performance while in Rane( Madras ) Ltd,Mysore.

Achieved Self – Certified vendor status in Auma India Ltd,bangalore

Got awards in KAIZEN COMPETITION in Rane (Madras)Ltd,chennai.

Appreciation for development of Roof Hatch Assembly,by SMK,bangalore.

M.R. for ISO systems,in hitechcam,bangalore.

My Approach :

To seek a senior management opportunity in Engineering Development to contribute the knowledge and experience gained,ethically for a further innovative role in new products, quality improvement, Efficiency and industry certifications.

Resume ( Detailed )

L.BHAVANI SHANKAR

Bangalore - 560072

Mobile – +91-984**-***** E mail - *********@*******.***

Objective

To seek a challenging position in an engineering industry that needs innovation, creativity,dedication and enable me to continue to work in a responsible and fast paced environment,improving my current knowledge and creating many new oppurtunities.

Personal Background

Senior engineering professional with over two decades of professional experience with expertise in Production Techniques, Quality, Metrology, NPD, ISIR activities,Techno- commercial negotiations combined with a proven leadership in building teams, self starter and a change leader to adapt and implement new technologies and processes. Currently seeking a senior management opportunity to contribute the knowledge and experience gained for further innovation, new product development with toolings /process / gauges, quality improvement, Efficiency and industry certifications.

Family Background

Spouse,B.Sc – Maths graduate, housewife .

1st Son – M.S, Robotics, CMU,Pittsburgh,USA .

2nd Son – 2nd year,C.S.Engg,UVCE,Blre .

My children are in the higher phase of education and that will enable me to take up oppurtunities, anywhere in india.

Educational Background

Schooling - 12th std,Sri Ramakrishna Hr.Sec School,Salem,T.N-passed with 99% aggregate..

College - B.E.Mechanical, PSG College of Technology,Coimbatore,T.N-passed out with distinction.

Work Experience

Devilog Systems ( india ),Bangalore 2015-present

Head Engineering

Handling around 100 people in pressure die casting,machine shop

Handling all process improvement activities.

Heading NPD with a team of engineers & coordinating all ISIR activities.

All NPD process defining with methods to meet the timelines in development.

Functioning as unit head,reporting to MD.

Individually taking decisions on HR /Purchase /Maintenance activities in daily activities.

Planning product mix to feed assembly line.

Optimisation of VMC productivity – improvements in tooling & fixturing.

Directly training the middle management personnel in QA/Production/Maintenance/Purchase.

Actively reducing manpower by process improvements/automation of casting trimming activities.

Finalising commercials on Cap Ex;Consumables & actively involved in supplier development.

Overseeing all cost reduction activities inhouse & outhouse,working with suppliers.

Overseeing all PPAP documents,submission to our main customer BOSCH,Ltd .

Consultant,Freelancer 2010 -2015

In the past four years, I was involved in various consulting and project execution assignments in various industries – Automobiles, Auto Ancillary, Foundry and Hydraulics. Key accomplishments are :

Developed Roof Hatch cum Emergency Exit for luxury bus body coaches in co ordination with a leading coach building. This product was compatible aesthetically and functionally,to international Euro norms and Indian Motor Vehicle act. The assignment was completed with a saving of 25% on production cost

Guided a hot forging unit to optimise their machine shop resources. Scope of work included manufacturing concepts / metrology / tooling being developed for NPDs in the machine shop. Significant productivity improvements(cycle time reduction – 30%) combined with effective tool management techniques(tool life improvement-15%) were achieved .

Continuously consulting and developing Jigs and Fixtures for leading auto anciliary unites in South India (component thro- put time reduced by reducing load/unload time ).

Developed an effective outsourcing strategy to optimise cost with required quality standards in the field of machining, fabrication, springs, plastic parts, etc – for various clients.(cost saving – 6 % ).

Developed the design and completed development of three wheeler parts for a leading after market supplier,(8 components in 18 months time) by carrying out reverse engineering..

Continuing as a partner in hitechcam,Bangalore interacting with customers and managing the activities keeping inline with customer requirements,schedules ..

(Client list is available on request, for reference)

HITECH CAM,Bangalore 2005 - 2010

Partner.

Coordinated the efforts of 45 personnel utilizing 14,000 man hours / month, completed 20 jobs in given schedules to customer’s delight.

Developed new products for varied industrial needs including leading Auto OEM suppliers, Hydraulic Cylinder Manufacturers, Valve Manufacturers, Defence Applications etc.

The components ranged from FERROUS,NON FERROUS to INCONEL & in bar stock,forgings, castings & sheet metal.

Capable of handling high volumes to corporate customers to their schedules .

Developed new customers for the business, by submitting quotes / negotiating the price / finalising the orders. Turnover increased from 25 lakhs to 120 lakhs / annum, in 4 years .

Interacting closely with customers and familiar with corporate purchase ;production and assembly departments functioning.

Played a strategic role in developing business plans for the firm.

Familiar with systems, been MR for ISO certification. .

Expert Knowledge on Industrial QC requisites like 7 QC TOOLS / 8 D ANALYSIS /WHYWHY ANALYSIS /. KAIZEN / trouble shooting techniques like POKE YOKE etc.

Independently handled all regular activities like Monitoring of all regular employee’s performance like shift production cards/inhouse NC status / periodical upkeep of fixtures & jigs /counselling to correct personnel / gap analysis etc.

Vishnu Automation,Coimbatore 1996 – 2004

My role in the organisation was to be an operations manager to handle the team of 50 employees in CNC turning centres / VMC / Fabrication shop with presses.

My key achievements in running operations of the company are .

Continuously improve manpower utilisation with ZERO ACCIDENTS .Achieved 94% - 96% operator efficiency .

Executing & Complete Planning and Deployment of the Man power as per Work Schedule.

To meet volumes achieving 95% production targets with zero downtime of critical machines.

Proove out of NPD’s.

Problem Analysis and Trouble shooting.

To analyze the performance of the production equipments, identify the cause of failure and develop maintenance schedule to prevent future failures.

To ensure that all critical spares are maintained as per the requirement.

To ensure whether the process control & quality standards are met & continuously improve on processes.

Implementation of the new Production & Quality methods and Techniques.

General Optics Asia Pvt Ltd,Pondicherry 1994 - 1995

Head – Purchase and Vendor Management

Handling 40 regular suppliers – metal / rubber / plastics / fasteners .

Guiding a team of 6 engineers & 3 trainee engineers.

Developed successfully A NEW VENDOR BASE of 150 new suppliers in 18 months.

Coordinating all regular purchase related activities like scheduling /procurements by implementing JUST IN TIME technique / supplier related quality issues etc.

Handling 5 transport operators & their related activities.

Improvement of quality of supplies by shifting to modern techniques like Shell moulded castings etc.

Achieving of ZERO ASSEMBLY DOWN TIME by effective planning & monitoring.

Quickly adopt to changing customer requirements & there by procure items in a short time.

Purchase value increased from 2.0 lakhs to 8.5 lakhs / month.

Reduced COST OF PROCUREMENT by 4.5 % in 12 months.

Managed and scheduled 3 trainee engineers to complete primary and intermediate level training successfully

RANE ( MADRAS ) Ltd,Chennai / Mysore 1987 – 1993

Marketing Department,Trainee Engineer (Chennai)

Was technically selling products like Steering Gears / Steering linkages .

Did market survey’s on the products.

Understood industry related terms like market share / market leader / OEM /spares.

Study & Analysis of warranty returns and actions to reduce returns.

Actively participate in NPD ‘s.

Participate in Vehicle Camp’s organised by leading vehicle manufactures like Ashok Leyland & trouble shoot issues of end users.

To study customer requirements & give fore cast to inter departments .

Production Department,Shop Engineer (Mysore) .

Supervised 32 operators of a machine shop having CNC machines & conventional machines.

Managed a shift in Night shift with 74 operators .

Stabilised production of many NPD’s for customers like Maruthi / TAFE etc(6 NPD’s, running till date ).

Responsible to meet shift & daily targets .

Effectively managing jigs and fixtures maintenance to maintain targeted outputs.

Will grind basic hss tools like drills/core drills/ taps etc.

Familiar of gear cutting / hobbing / grinding operations.

Familiar of Welding Techniques & Heat Treatment methods..

Familiar in handling worker union activities.

Hands on Production / Setting Experience on all semi automaticl / CNC machines.

Monitoring of critical machines & output scaled up from 600 units to 3500 units in 4 years.

Increased Productivity by 15% & achieved 95% utilisation of resources.

My Approach :

Seeking a senior management position, thereby contributing the knowledge and experience gained and to take the company associated with, to much greater heights, To ensure highest customer satisfaction by achieving their requirements, ethically in the shortest possible time. To improve the work ethics of the entire team associated with.

Awards and commendations

Double promotion in recognition of my performance while in Rane( Madras ) Ltd,Mysore.

Achieved Self – Certified vendor status by Auma India Ltd,

Got awards in KAIZEN COMPETITION in Rane (Madras)Ltd .

Appreciation for development of Roof Hatch Product,by SMK,bangalore.

Been M.R. for ISO systems,in hitechcam,bangalore.

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