PRABHJOT KAUR

ASQ Black Belt

adgaqz@r.postjobfree.com 216-***-****

SUMMARY: Adept professional with having overall 11 years of progressive experience in quality engineering, new product development, continuous process improvements, six sigma/lean, supplier quality development and process engineering.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Curtiss Wright Corporation (Farris Engineering, Brecksville, OH) Nov 2019 ~ present

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

•Responsible for incoming, process and outgoing quality of machining lines for components of pressure equipment.

•Lead MRB process to evaluate the non-conformances and work closely with production, quality and engineering teams for disposition of the parts on daily basis.

•Evaluated New Model drawings for DFM,DFQ and developed Inspection plans, control plans for new models, designed and performed Gauge R&R analysis.

•Perform Pareto analysis on the scrap items to identify the areas of improvement and work with cross functional teams to reduce the rejections

•Review customer complaints and work closely with sales, engineering, production and shipping teams to conduct root cause analysis and take corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)

Parker Hannifin Corporation (Cylinder Division, St Marys, OH) June 2016~ Oct 2019

Product Manager- Leading supplier quality development and continuous improvements for Taiyo business Unit

•Oversee supplier network for various parts and ensure continuous improvement initiatives through data driven metric based performance analysis

•Developed Supplier identification, Supplier Validation and Supplier Evaluation process for new suppliers

•Lead new product development activities, coordinated with engineering, supply chain and process engineering and validated supplier APQP, FMEA and dispatch documents

•Conducted on-site supplier quality audits to check the compliance to the quality standards and ensured corrective actions for any deviation found

•Assisted with the development of quality requirements standard manual for the suppliers of the division.

•Completed conversion and integration of Taiyo’s old quality system to Parker’s IQS system for customer returns by working with cross functional teams of IT, production and customer service

•Evaluated product drawings, analyzed manufacturing complexity and selected the suppliers based on their capabilities.

MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD (Suzuki Motor Corporation, Automotive OEM) Manesar, India August 2007~May 2015

Deputy Manager (May 2011~May 2015) New Product Quality

•Conducted process capability analysis (Cp and Cpk) and prepared documents for validation of new equipment to ensure installation, operational and performance qualification (IQ, OQ,PQ) for green field project of Transmission plant

•Developed Inspection plans, gage plans and inspection cycles for new model introduction projects

•Developed Measurement System Analysis (MSA) plan for new models and developed control plans based on the process capability studies.

•Worked with design, process and production teams through the phase gate development process and developed PFMEA to ensure resolution of high-risk issues through process control, SPC and pokayoke

•Developed specification for the measuring equipment and coordinated the procurement activities with the Capex team.

•Applied DMAIC, SPC, A3 problem solving,5 WHY, Fish Bone Diagram,DOE for problem solving and root cause analysis.

•Conducted internal audits in line with ISO requirements and facilitated external audits for ISO-9001 certification.

•Designed and implemented poka-yoke system for eliminating operation miss problem in the machining process

•Supported production team by preparing set up standard procedures and check sheets for increasing productivity, reducing defects and rework

•Analyzed process parameters and optimized waviness of involute gear tooth profile for new models using DOE

•Secured first rank in suggestion scheme reward for $7 million cost saving in oil and power consumption by the introduction and development of new hob tool

•Achieved 35% reduction in part dent defects by conducting defect reduction programs consisting of brainstorming sessions and problem-solving initiatives

•Conducted value stream mapping and led various kaizen projects which increased productivity by 21%

Assistant Manager (August 2008~April 2011)

New Product Introduction

•Managed 16 new product development projects which involved 120 new gear components to meet timelines of prototype, production and mass production development stages.

•Designed PPAP documents including process sequence, operation standards, FMEA, control plan, MSA, inspection check sheets, gage calibration plans for new products

•Conducted machining trials of the new products for each phase gate by working with cross functional teams and ensured quality and safety adherence.

•Executed process balancing and cycle time reduction for the gear machining lines to increase the productivity by 18%

•Worked with internal cross functional team and supplier to identify issues during earlier stages of trials and developed countermeasures to eliminate them before SOP

•Supported validation of processes, equipments, jigs, tools and gauges for new models for smooth start of mass production.

Manufacturing Engineer Trainee (August 2007~ July 2008)

•Conducted multiple VA/VE activities and managed the implementation of Engineering Change Notices

•Maintained BOM for the New Model and coordinated the overall schedule and development plan.

•Developed process drawings and standard operation sheets for machining processes of components.

•Designed height gauges, bore test bars, taper ring gauges for machining lines

EDUCATION

Master of Engineering and Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH (GPA 3.8) May 2016

Bachelor,Mechanical & Automation Engineering, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi, India (GPA 3.6) May 2007

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