NARAYANAN RAMESH
(AUTHORIZED TO WORK ACROSS COUNTRY)
CONTACT
https://www.linkedin.com/i
n/narayr/
******@*****.***
EDUCATION
SKILLSET
Wayne state University, MI
**** - **** 3.70/4
M.S in Industrial Engineering
Shiv Nadar University, India
2012 - 2016 3.08/4
B.S in Mechanical Engineering
Solid Works
MiniTab
PDCA
Value Stream Mapping
7 QC Tools
Quality Procedures
Analysis/Critical thinking
ISO/IATF standards
SMED, MSA
5S
Experience
Project oriented Engineer with 2.5 years’ experience in OEM Quality Management and Tier 1 Product regulatory compliance.Experienced in 6 sigma methodology oriented to effectively communicate project specifications and procedures. CERTIFICATIONS
Six Sigma Green Belt- Wayne
state University
Six Sigma Blackbelt-Quality
America
German A1
RadhaKrishna Sunkara
Krishna.Sunkara@panasonicauto
motive.com
Khalid Marhlaoui
khalid.marhlaoui.panasonicauto
motive.com
REFERENCES
Compliance Engineer Intern
Panasonic Automotive North America, GA
Analyzed and restructured accurate testing methodologies to meet country regulations working with licensed vendors.
Performed reviews on product designs in DR, evaluate risk management strategies on certification deadlines, and communicate results with project management team. Centralized change management on OEM's regulations using Agile Platform and formalized current product compliance charts with specific country list and documentations. Facilitated regulatory guidance to 3rd party licensing with HPDC Wi-Fi pretesting and interpretations upon review a for FCC, Part 15, B & C regulations. Collaborated with PM on Kaizen to revamp the new "overlay of launch Activity" and introduced a cradle to grave process in Product life cycle introducing tollgates progress. Aug '19- Dec'19
Project Engineer
TVS Training and Services Ltd, India
Executed DMAIC process techniques in shock absorber paint shop with Taguchi robust design and had overall revamped in efficiency of 5.4% (DFSS Green Belt). Capitalized root cause and corrective actions for solder voiding in PCB machining and proposed aperture changes on applicable stencils for similar design. Effectively Simplified manufacturing resource planning activities through simulation-based model by creating templates that saved 35 min of time.
Streamlined a whiteboard meeting to have a daily update on track of downtime, % of one pass parts and MTTR to have visibility which reduced MTBF by 7%. Reviewed manufacturing processes with cross functional team and identified improvement opportunities that support efficient product flow. Review Bill of Materials (BOM), PPAP, APQP and Instructions for Use (IFU) to develop a strong foundation about products, their manufacturing processes, functionalities and applications Nov '16 -Apr '18
Projects
Apr '18 - May '18
The SWCT shows the combination of manual work, walk, and machine processing time for each operation in a production sequence. Resulting Time &motion study improved Productivity by 9%. TVS Motor Company Ltd, India
Ascents Circuit Pvt Ltd, India
Overall Equipment Effectiveness is used as the measure of success of TPM implementation. The losses associated with equipment effectiveness are identified and OEE increased from 45 to 57%. Jun '17 - Nov '17
Internships
Hyundai Motor India Ltd, India
Holding cost was reduced 13% by generating a forecast model emphasizing the need of made to order manufacturing & Worked hands on along with system engineers on Industrial process. Jan '16 - May '16
Quality Engineer Intern
Analyzed and developed the factory process capability(Cpk, Ppk analysis, GD&T) reports using Minitab for Advance quality gate reviews AQ1/AQ2.
Implemented root cause analysis for manufacturing variances beyond control limit by formulating and implementing corrective actions, which resulted in reduction of process variation by 1.37%. Diagnosed warranty bills from Customer, found discrepancies in data which then disputed resulting in $12K credit to Panasonic
Collaborated with failure analysis team for on time delivery of warrant units using AGILE PLM to create SCAR and 8D Reports which reconciled 30% time in report preparation. Analyzed the units using test cases/benches and create initial assessment reports using standard template involving risk management techniques.
Participated in various CI activities for reduction of non-conformance by organizing relationship matrix for series of market failures to reduce telematics exchange by less than 14%. Created a safe launch control plan, procedure and process flow for all new and carryover non compliant A-rank units at Los Indios saving 15% of rejection. Jan '20- Apr '20
Six SIgma Black Belt - Quality America Dec '19 - Apr '20 Market failures have due to breaking of Flex cable issues is increased up to 20%. Executed DMIAC method to implement CAPA, 5-why, fishbone, DFMEA on front cover by analyzing heat test results and removing Inner Garnish to reduce claim by 28%.