Professional profile
A qualified Mechanical engineer with more than 28 years experience in Quality control, Quality management and PED Production Engineering across Automobile parts of Manufacturing Industries.
Organizational Experience
Organisation
Position
Resposiblities
Period
Victory Seals,Bangalore
Quality Manager
Quality target achievement and waste elimination thro process control
Mar’21 to Till Date
Elgi Rubber Company Ltd,Coimbatore
Manager Quality-Projects
Supplier Audit, Plant Audits and development Activities
Apr19 to Dec’20
Mask Polymers Put Ltd., Pune
Quality manager
TPM Coordination and Customer PPM maintaining.
Jun17 to Apr'19
Mega Rubber Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Hosur
Quality Head
Customer co ordination for APQP,PPAP and complaints updation and Overall PPM control
Jun’13 to May’17
Sundaram Auto Components Ltd., Rubber Division, Hosur
Asst. Manager – PED
New machine installation and Productivity improvement
Jan’10 to May’13
JAYASHREE POLYMERS PVT.LTD, Pune.
Manager – QA/QC
Maintain Company level data, Training and Quality audit and improvements
Mar’06 to Dec’09
TVS Sundaram Industries Ltd. Madurai
Junior Manager Quality / Development
Inprocess Quality actitivies,New part sample submission, Mold maintenance and Document preparation
Nov’95 to Mar’06
Automotive & Ind. Seals Pvt.Ltd., Chennai
Quality Supervisor
Incoming inspection and Inprocess rejection control
Nov 90 to Oct’95
Experience Summary for Quality control
At Automotive & Ind. Seals pvt Ltd, TVS Sundaram Industries Ltd, Jayashree Polymers
1.Supplier Audit,Plant Audit and development activities
2.Preparing Quality manual, Procedures, Work instruction and quality plan.
3.Resolving customer complaints pertaining to quality & performance.
4. Traceability system introduced and FIFO maintained in all stages and got performance award from customer.
5. Monitor the customer issue and frequently update the Control plans, FMEA and quality standards and work instructions.
6.Customer complaints – CA / PA, Quality tools Application to solve the customer dissatisfaction.
7.SPC data analysis & Graphical Trend Analysis.
8.MSA Studies Conducted to check the capability of Measuring Instruments.
9.Training Provided for MSA, SPC, and Calibration to Working Associates.
10.Control of non-conforming products in all production stages.
Experience Summary for Quality Management
At Mask Polymers,Mega Rubber, Elgi Rubbercompany Ltd,Victory Seals
1.Supplier Audit,Selection and development activities.
2.Implementing statistical techniques and Guiding CFT team in APQP, PPAP activities.
3.Translating the customer voice into product requirement.
4.TPM Coordinator and Quality Maintenance pillar and process controls and improve process by time study
5.Coordinating with technical team as a functional expert for process design and development.
6. Successfully handled various Process Audits by Valuable Customers like Siemens VDO, John Deere, L&T-CNH, LUMAX-Magneti- Marelli.
7.Established Good laboratory facilities & testing procedures.
8.Monitor the customer issue and frequently update the Control plans, FMEA and quality standards and work instructions.
Experience Summary for PED
At SUNDARAM AUTO COMPONENTS LTD,
1.To provide facilities for production processes and new products.
2.Productivity improvement for capacity enhancement.
3.Man power reduction through automation project.
4.Installation and commissioning of new machines, Equipments and Fixtures.( 10 new machines installed)
5.New machines erection and installation and attending production trial and conducting SPC study while handing over to smooth production.
Significant Accomplishments
1.Implemented SMED and tool setup time reduced
2.Implemented Toluene recycling method and eliminated the scraping of used Toluene.
3. Reduce mould failure through mould design improvement in vacuum chamber diaphragms.
4.Implemented POKA-YOKE system for MB detection in Dustcover after molding.
5. Lead time reduction & No of iterations reduction in mould / Die design by Design manual reparation
6.Installed a new semi automated phospating 9 tank process.
7.Installed a brand new Preformer machine from china which significantly reduced the cost of capital by 70% reduction from existing machine.
8.Implemented In-house Low cost automation for Blank Feeding for compression moulding through AGV.
9.Implemented various loading, unloading and releasing fixtures by conducting ergonomics study which resulted in high productivity.
10Implemented Auto cutting in mixing festooner area to reduce operator fatigue which in turn reduces operator absenteeism.
11Provided Poke yoke to avoid mould damage by double inserts and also reduce mould & machine downtime and dummy cavity.
12.Procure / Manufacture of Scrap Cutting M/c. to reduce overtime cost involved.
13.Provide facilities to reduce in-house rejection by introducing strainer machine.
Date of Birth : 14.07.1968
IT Skill Set : MS Office, Auto CAD Version 3.,
Educational Credentials:
B.E. ( Mechanical ) from Thiagarajar college of Engineering, Madurai in Apr’2004.
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Elumalai Polytechnic, Villupuram in Apr’1987.