Engineer Engineering

Aditya Kulkarni ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-kulkarni-0613/ )

313-***-**** *****************@*****.*** Santa Clara, California, 95050

Professional Summary and Objective:

An Industrial Engineer with 3+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering & Project Management.

Worked on commodities like Hardware & Electrical components, Radars, Lidars, PCB/PCBA, Cameras.

Core Competencies:

Supply Chain Management Purchase Vendor Management MRB Project Management Quality Engineering

Supplier Development Supplier Selection New Product Development (NPD) SOPs Root Cause Analysis

Professional Skills and Tools:

Control Plans SPC ISO (14001) APQP PPAP RMA’s CAPA TS 16949 Six Sigma (Green Belt) PFMEA DVP&R 8D Voice of Customer (VOC)

Professional Experience:

Supplier Development Engineer, Nuro Inc, Mountain View, CA June 2019 – Dec 2019

Reviewed supplier contract requirements to achieve business requirement & facilitated corrective action.

Implemented process improvement activates at supplier sites leading to cost savings.

Implemented CAPA to prevent issues from recurring.

Collaborated in Pre-Qualification process for potential supplier selection.

Spearheaded in on-site visits to supplier to review PPAP/APQP details and participate in trial runs.

Worked with Supply Chain, Design & Manufacturing teams for Implementing Engineering Change Requests.

Coached suppliers using APQP tools and act as facilitator on complex root cause issues & implement corrective action

Created approved vender list with supplier categories and populate list.

Supported incoming inspection of Radars, Cameras and Lidars and work on process improvements.

Created a process for supplier corrective action requests (SCARs).

Worked on creation & implementation of 5Why methodology for root cause analysis.

Identified & Established Key Performance Indicators (KPI) (supplier’s performance).

Participated and involved in supplier selection for electrical components and PCB/PCBA for new project.

Worked on to create supplier score card.

Engineering Intern, Lotus International Company, Detroit, MI Dec 2018 – May 2019

Participated and involved in supplier selection process for new project.

Developed and maintained APQP plan for new and current suppliers.

Created and updated Control Plans, PFMEA, and Process Flow Documents.

Participated in design review and Prototype Development.

Assessed capacity of supplier (Tooling, Manpower, Resources) (GPS).

Reviewed PPAP requirements for supplier.

Inspected supplier’s parts to accept or reject for supplier inspection sheet.

Worked on Engineering change notices.

Improved quality by scrap reduction, mistake proofing and cost reduction projects.

Co-ordinated and participated in the improvement of the standards for the IATF 16949 certification.

Acted as voice of customers for quality teams.

Acted as liaison between purchasing, suppliers & assembly engineering for procurement of components.

Supplier Quality Engineer, Vehicle R&D Establishment, India Jan 2014 – July 2016

Developed and maintained quality plans for assigned projects.

Visited supplier site for material inspection and quality testing to ensure material specification standard.

Utilized PFMEA to identify defects and prevent within the supply chain activities.

Coordinated for Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) of product engineering changes with various suppliers.

Prepared and documented APQP, PPAP proposal to the customer.

Created 8D, 5D, PDCA, for product defects and tracked for root cause analysis of defects.

Carried out PSW (Part Submission Warranty) activities for different programs.

Communicated to suppliers on program status, timing, change management in weekly project meeting.

Assisted manager in Program Launch of New Vehicles & supported manager with purchase orders.

Validated quality check sheet and coordinated supplier PPAPed in Supplier Resource Management (SRM).

Maintained score card to evaluate supplier performance and participated in supplier audits.

Maintained and documented project quality documents and prepared lessons learned card (LLC).

Created RFQ (Request for Quote) & SOW (Scope of Work) documents for outside suppliers.

Verified billing invoices from suppliers; resolved invoice issues and followed up for supplier’s payment.

Developed long-term supplier relationships and implemented cost reduction ideas.

Lead Supplier Quality meetings for improvement plans and supplier development.

Quality Intern, SKF Bearings Ltd, India Dec 2012– June 2013

Developed and maintained quality plans for assigned projects.

Measured bearings for completion of PPAP test sheets.

Carried out root cause analyses of defective bearings; Implemented Poka-Yoke for bearing defect analysis.

Acted as Voice of Customers (VOC) for quality teams.

Conducted Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).

Implemented 5S on assembly line for continuous Improvement.

Maintained and documented project quality documents and prepared lessons learned card (LLC).

Academic Project: Wayne State University

Supply Chain Risk Management May 2017 – Aug 2017

Presented a study report on Supply Chain Risk Management.

Identified vulnerability of supply chains risk assessment – analysis & evaluation of risks in supply chain.

Studied basic approaches of supply chain.

Studied strategic & tactical plans for supply chain & risk mitigation strategies.

Six Sigma Implementation for defect reduction Jan 2017 – May 2017

Identified product quality defects, used DMAIC principle to reduce defects and improve product quality.

Used statistical tools like cause and effect diagram & design of experiments to reduce defects.

Six Sigma level improved from 2.4 to 2.9 thus reducing 50% of leakage in gloves manufacturing process.

Education:

M.S. in Industrial Engineering Wayne State University (CGPA – 3.83) Aug 2016 – May 2018

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering University of Pune (CGPA – 3.6) Aug 2010 – May 2014

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