Engineer Quality

R.SHANKAR

Quality Management Strategic Planning Material Inspection

Multi-faceted professional, possess team-based management style coupled with zeal to drive visions into reality; targeting senior level assignments in Quality Managementwith an organization of repute, preferably across Valve industry Profile Summary

Result-driven professional with over 23 years of experience in Material Inspection, Troubleshooting, Quality Management, Auditing and Stakeholder Management

Skilled in performing quality inspection of various materials(CASTINGS & FORGINGS) to ensure that the tasks are performed in compliance with the quality plan & procedure; was spearheading a team of 9 members at Larsen & Toubro Capabilities in developing project baselines while monitoring & controlling projects with respect to resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects Possess a clear understanding of the industry, technology trends with the capabilities of instituting quality control techniques to achieve product excellence

Possess hands-on expertise in conducting Hydro Testing & Witnessing of valves Expertise in inspecting various category of material grades, interacting with clients/consultants/engineers and formulating technical documents for resolving loopholes and tracking project progress Strong problem-solving skills coupled with effective decision-making for enabling effective solutions leading to high customer satisfaction

Core Competencies

~Material Inspection ~ Vendor Management ~Liaison & Coordination

~ Project Planning & Inspection ~ Quality Control & Auditing ~ Testing/Hydro Test Witnessing

~Client Satisfaction ~ Troubleshooting ~ Final Inspection (PDI) Continual Achievements Across the Tenure

Increased the"FTP" (FIRST TIME PASS) from 92% to 98% for the testing of valves, through CFT (cross functional team) Reduced the rework percentage from 10% to 3% in final inspection of valves Brought down the closing of GRN's in receiving stage from 5 days to 2 days for the past 1 year Reduced the number of shop floor rejections by raising KIZUKI on day-to-day basis and by creating awareness among team members and other shop floor personnel to constantly upgrade their level of knowledge Maintained "5S" techniques in shop floor by motivating people through proper training Organizational Experience

Since 1st JUNE 2019 – 31st OCT. 2019 HITECH ELASTO SEALS PVT. LTD., CHENNAI, as QA/QC MANAGER

(Involved in manufacturing of machined components for valves & assembly parts for ELGI ) Role : Spearheading a team of 5 members, in monitoring and controlling various inspection activities, starting from Incoming to final inspection.

Nov’06-Feb’19 with Larsen & Toubro(L&T VALVES-KANCHEEPURAM/COIMBATORE), as Executive Role:

Spearheading a team of 9 members for controlling various operations, while ensuring maximum client satisfaction Coordinating with third parties like EIL,LRS,IRS,SGS,BVIL,TPL,GTS,TECHMAS,TUV,DNV,IBR etc., and ensuring smooth workflow in the organization

Handled various DOMESTIC & EXPORT PROJECTS while handling the TPI E-Mail: **********************@*****.*** Phone:098******** Performing shop/vendor inspection of equipment/components as per relevant project requirement and conducting audit for assessment of vendors for company clients Adhering to standards like ASTM, ASME, API, BS, and other internally developed standards & procedures Developing strategies for quality management while ensuring maximum client satisfaction Participating in project review meetings for evaluating project progress & de-bottlenecking Developing project schedules and monitoring projects with respect to resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure timely execution of projects

Exposure on GATE/GLOBE/CHECK/FBV/TMBV's.

Previous Work Experience

Jan’04-Oct’06 with Sungov Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Ambattur, Chennai as Engineer-Quality Control/MR of the Company-STRAINER INDUSTRY

Highlights:

Inspected raw material and conductedhydro test witnessing and final inspection of strainers Preparation of ITP and other applicable formats

Managed 3rdparty co-ordination like EIL,LRS,IBR,TUV,DNV,BHEL and documentation by maintaining a good rapport Jan’99-Dec’03 with Econo valves Pvt. Ltd., Ambattur, Chennai as QC Engineer-VALVE INDUSTRY Highlights:

Incoming, inprocess and final inspection of valves and its components Preparation of ITP and other applicable formats

Conducting & witnessing hydro testing of valves and offered valves to 3rdparties like EIL,LRS,IBR,TUV, DNV and BHEL Feb’98-Dec’98 with Nagal Comptech Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as CNC Setter cum Programmer Feb’96-Jan’98 with Sri Meenakshi Industries, Ambattur, Chennai as CNC Setter cum Programmer Aug’95-Jan’96 with Eldee Engineering Industries Pvt. Ltd., Chennai as Trainee Supervisor IT Skills

MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Internet Applications

AutoCAD

Trainings/Technical Courses

Special training in the field of Fabrication as a Trainee Engineer with Sri Ganga Engineering Works, Chennai Course on “Statistical Process Control” Techniques conducted by ‘Centre for Reliability,’ Ministry of Information Technology, Govt. of India

Course on “Metallurgy for Non-Metallurgist,”conducted by ASM International, Chennai Chapter Course on “NDT in DP, MT, RT & UT”(Level II) as per ASNT, conducted by Industrial Quality Concepts Course on 5S TECHNIQUES – INTERNAL AUDITOR.

Course on INTERNAL AUDITOR in ISO 9001-2015 & IATF 16949-2016 and exposure on Its core tools – By DNV GL INDIA PRIVATE LTD.

Education

A.M.I.E. (Mechanical) from Institution of Engineers (India), Calcutta in 1997 12th(HSC)from S.M.K. Matric Hr. Sec. School, State Board of Tamil Nadu in 1988 10th(S.S.L.C) from Vivekananda Vidyalaya, CBSE Board, Chennai in 1986 Other Courses:

AutoCAD (R12 & R13) from Cadd Centre India Pvt. Ltd. CNC Lathe Training and Programming Course from MTAB-DENFORD Tech. Centre Typewriting English ‘ Higher’Govt. Tech. Examination, Tamil Nadu Personal Details

Date of Birth:22nd September 1971

Languages Known:Tamil & English

Address:3/13A, Easwari Bhavanam, Kaveri Nagar, 1st street,Kolathur, Chennai–600099.

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