Objective

Profile Summary

Core Competencies

* + Years

Lead Engineer

Consultant

Reporting to Plant Head

Team Size – 3 members

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Sr. Engineer - Project Quality Leader

Technical Center - Engineering Dept.

Reporting to Project Manager

Team Size –3 members

Customer Handled:

MARUTI SUZUKI,

DAIMLER and FIAT.

Supplier Activities:

Supplier Parts Development

Product / Process Handled

Internal Plant Activities:

Highlights:

Experience in executing Product development, Quality Assurance including Supplier, In-process, customer quality & Warranty Analyst where areas creating innovative, cost-effective approach for the possible requirements. Profession with, over 13+ years of experience in Automotive Industry - Product development, Quality Assurance, testing and validation.

Responsible for Supplier PPAP Documentation.

APQP for Wind – Fabrication Supplier & Wind Industry.

Supporting for Customer Audit & VDA6.3 Audit closure.

Industry Profile Creation & Presentation.

Supporting for Supplier self-Assessment Forms provided by Customers.

Support to create required documents / formats for the ISO9001 standard.

Modify/Enhance Inspection reports ex: NDT, Final Inspection…

Responsible for prove the product quality to customer & support for Gauge development, testing & validation.

Prepare PPAP Document & get Customer approval (MISP/ PSW Signoff)

Provide on time solutions for NPD production/validation Parts.

Responsible to develop Proto parts for the customer requirement.

Organize for Customer Audit & Responsible to provide Action plan for the customer wherever required.

Responsible for NPD Programs like: MSIL Customer (Maruti Suzuki) - YHC _ Roof bar Assy, Y1K _ Camcover, YRA _ oil strainer & Daimler – AIM (Air Intake Manifold) as Project Quality.

Conduct Supplier Assessments and drive Improvements.

Establish, assess and manage supplier capacity for the customer requirement. Work closely with engineering and procurement departments to ensure T2 supplier development parts & Establish PSW plans with suppliers, track it for timely implementation & Authority to PSW Sign off.

Handled Supplier Parts (Product/Process) Development - Like AL Bar Extrusion & Bending, Injection Moulding, Die casting, Rubber, Machining, Fasteners & Painting / Coating.

Review the CSR, analyze & explain the requirements to CFT

Responsible to Handover the PPAP Documents, PFD, PFMEA, CP, Inspection standard for Receiving & In process.

Conduct drawing reviews, analyze the design and attributes like Fit, Form and Function for Products produced/purchased & Provide Dimension Tuning, Appearance report to support the Design & Tooling Team

Managing the team throughout implementation, provide the guidance and technical support for Part Design, Tooling & Manufacturing review.

Responsible for NPD _ Customer Audit & IATF 16949.

Report & communicate the status to Global stake holders.

MSIL System’s (MACE/VSA Audit)

Gained exposure in complex development of parts like Roof Bar Assy, AIM.

Managed Interior, Exterior & Engine room parts development. Project Management

Quality Assurance

Supplier parts Development

Internal Auditor

APQP, PPAP Documentation, PSW Sign off.

8D, 7 QC Tools, PFD, PFMEA, Control plan, SPC.

PPAP Audit, Supplier Assessment, VDA6.3,

Certified ISO/TS16949 - TUV

Presentation Skills & Team Management.

Nataraj Logithasan

adx9d4@r.postjobfree.com / 984*******

Venolin Technology Pvt Ltd, Bangalore – Mar 2021 to Till Date Novares Automotive Systems Pvt Ltd, Chennai – Dec 2017 to Jun 2019 7 Years 3 months

Engineer - NPD Project Management

Engineering Dept.

Reporting to Engineering Head

Team Size – 3 members

Customer Handled:

Hyundai Motors India Ltd

FORD

Major Projects handled:

HYUNDAI – AH, AI3 & New Colour

Development _ ADI, TLI, BA.

FORD - B562EU, B515MCA.

Internal Plant Activities:

Engineer – In process QA

Quality Dept.

Reporting to Quality Head

Team Size – 28 members

Responsible for RFI/RFQ evaluation & coordinating the Technical content from global team.

Prepare Project Manual & Presentation to customer.

Teardown & Benchmarking Documentation study with Customer.

AAR & FTN Approval for ORVM (FORD – GCMS system)

PPAP/ISIR Documentation for New Development parts through Customer Portal for HMIL_VAATZ & FORD_Covisint (eAPQP), VPP, and GCMS.

Responsible for IMDS & submit to customer.

Regularly communicate with customers (HMI VD, R&D Hyd, and NCQD) to solve major problems for products and understand customer needs and requirements.

Have done the DV & PV Testing Time plan and Follow-up till completion as per plan.

Homologation certification for Outside / Inside Mirrors & Side direction indicators

(ARAI, E Marking).

Co-ordinate with Paint shop & Paint supplier to get colour Approval from the Customer (Paint QC).

Receive the feedbacks/Engineering changes from customer and provide solutions based on their request.

Follow up, Durability Test vehicle part status, 1 lakh Kms life cycle with NCQD Team.

Form and Lead the CFT team for New projects & Responsible for NPD parts APQP timeline follow up & update status through CPMS (Program Management Software).

Co-Ordinated with CFT to complete PFD, PFMEA and Control Plan.

Initiate Design review, Feasibility study and Risk analysis for new projects.

Involve in Supplier parts Development through continuous interaction with Vendor

& Ensure the availability of Raw material, POE Parts according to APQP Time plan & Customer Milestone.

Exposure in Part number creation & BOM (Bill of Materials) preparation,

Need to update change management activities like Tool correction, ECR.

Responsible to maintain TGW, TGR documentation.

Propose Cost reduction ideas, develop new materials, test plans with internal team

& supplier to validate and implement the same into production (PCO-part cost optimization).

Responsible for Project Management cost & report to Top Management.

Responsible for APQP Phase wise Sign off, Feedback Assessment & Handover the project to Plant.

Conduct daily GEMBA Meeting with Production & other functional team to take corrective for in-process, Supplier & Customer rejections.

Conduct weekly quality review meeting with top management and follow the effectiveness of the corrective and preventive actions, for internal, supplier & customer quality concerns.

Prepare and provide the data for MRM.

Track Quality Issues and drive actions within Plant, Initiate containment action as per Customer requirements.

Reporting Action plan for issues in 8D / Customer Format within timeline. Monitor effectiveness of actions to declare the results and develop plan to prevent reoccurrence & Horizontal deployment.

Check Effectiveness of supplier actions & escalate to supplier quality team when needed.

Have provided the improvement ideas for existing process controls and reducing manpower dependency by implementing POKA-YOKE’s and KAIZENS in assembly line.

Monitoring the SC and CC performance through daily XBar – R chart to ensure process capability meets the requirement.

Maintaining necessary documentation to comply the quality and Environmental standards like ISO/TS 16949 & ISO14001.

Evaluation & effectiveness monitoring for all the 4M changes. SMR Automotive systems India Ltd, Chennai – Aug 2010 to Nov 2017 Jr. Engineer - Customer QA

& Warranty Analyst

Quality Dept.

Reporting to QA Head

Team Size – 7 members

Highlights:

2 Years 10 months

Operating Engineer - Customer QA

Quality Dept.

Reporting to Sr. Engineer

NPD – Project Management, Project

Quality, Inprocess, Customer QA &

Warranty Analyst.

Global Exposure

Supplier Development & Audit

Leveraging skills

Team Management

Computer skills

Education

Date of Birth

Address

Languages

Prepare & Present the counter measures to customer’s top management whenever required.

Have worked meticulously for increasing the Quality rating from 1 Star (2010) to 4 Star (2011) at HMI.

Reduced customer ppm from 126ppm (2010) to 6ppm (2011)

Have leaded the ECR team for tool correction.

Safe launch support at Customer site during SOP + 90days.

Reduced the warranty claims and have achieved the drop in warranty cost in the year 2012 which leads to cost saving of 6 lacks Per annum.

Follow-up with HMI, GLOVIS & MOBIS _ for issues & provide action plan.

Prepare & submission of ISAR, revalidation reports to customer.

Co-ordinate with HMI Paint Shop QA & paint supplier for Shade approval.

Having exposure in Assembly section, Trim repair, Chassis repair, Road test, PDI...

(In car manufacturing plant)

APQP, PPAP Documentation, IMDS, Regulatory requirement (ARAI, E-marking) Certified Internal Auditor - ISO/TS 16949

Solve the issue at customer End - HMIL_ MDPS Assy & Mobis _ Steering Gear Assy

Giving inputs to plant for MDPS & Steering Gear Assy issue’s faced at customer End.

Improved customer satisfaction through good PR with customers (Part QC, Assy line, Road Test, PDI)

Involve in Road test drive to find out Steering Assy related issues.

Clearing the PDI denial issues & weekly audit cars. Developed projects with OEM’s like FORD, HYUNDAI & MSIL - Having good exposure in handling customer/vendor relationship and expertise in providing the remedies for the issues being faced by customers

Gained global exposure in managing various projects proven ability to lead teams, meet tight deadlines and effectively supervise team progress and coordinating to complete projects within planned budget and resources. Experienced in supplier development & Audit to Improve the T2 supplier parts Quality. (Responsible for Bop - PSW Sign off)

Leveraging skills in design and development of Comprehensive problem solving ability, Self-motivated individual with rapid learning curve in different areas. Strong leader & team player, excellent motivational skills to sustain forward growth momentum while motivating peak individual performance from team members Software Skilled in Usage:

MS Office – MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Canva. MFGPRO (DACS).

Software Trained:

AutoCAD, Catia (2007)

SAP SD Functional Consultant. (2021)

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (2004-2007)

Meenakshi Krishnan Polytechnic College, Chennai.

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (2014-2017)

Kalinga University, Raipur (C.G.)

11th Nov 1988

S/O Mr B. Logithasan, 7/218-D, Paaraipati Road, Malayandi Goundanur, Esanatham (PO), Aravakuruchi (TK), Karur, Tamil Nadu – 639203. Tamil – Native & Full Proficiency

English – Full Professional Proficiency.

Mando Steering systems Pvt Ltd, Chennai – Nov 2007 to Aug 2010 Career Highlights

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