Project Manager Quality Engineer
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Navrose Handa
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SUMMARY
Results-oriented individual with a high level of attention to detail and 6+ years of experience in project management, product design, process engineering and quality improvement. Working directly with clients and vendors, defining requirements, managing scope & change control, creating the project schedule, mitigating risks, and delivering custom development solutions, while meeting strict deadlines and exceeding customer expectations. CERIFICATION
Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (SSGBC)
Management and Strategy Institute Id: 28900361 Jul 2019 TECHNICAL SKILLS
Autodesk Inventor
Minitab
MATLAB
CATIA
Solidworks
AutoCAD
Microsoft Project
Agile
SQL
MS Office 365
SolidWorks
Tableau
PROFICIENT SKILLS
Teamwork and Leadership
Adaptability and creativity
Self-motivated and self-starter
Strong communication skills
EXPERIENCE
Project Manager HTI Cybernetics Inc Michigan, USA May 2023 – Present
Provided clear direction to internal teams, setting expectations and due dates for deliverables.
Resolved conflicts and negotiated successful solutions with internal and external stakeholders.
Devised plans and schedules for concurrent projects to meet established deadlines.
Led meetings to detail project milestones, brainstorm ideas and determine appropriate techniques to manage tasks.
Monitored project performance metrics to ensure adherence to quality standards.
Organized and led kickoff and status meetings to communicate project expectations prior to project execution.
Communicated effectively with all levels of stakeholders including executives.
Analyzed data from past projects to identify areas for improvement in future efforts. Engineering Project Manager Sinto Michigan, USA Sept 2021 – May 2023
Drive project meetings with customer to identify their requirement and capture project plan and specifications.
Responsible to create and maintain project schedules for complete build cycle of machine.
Facilitates communication across engineering, operations & vendors to meet cost, quality and delivery goals.
Perform risk assessment for design & manufacturability; offer mitigation strategies & team conflict resolution.
Schedule meetings for design reviews, customer walkthroughs, weekly project status and change orders.
Deliver project status reports to key stakeholders and avoid any diversion from project objectives.
Performs quality control checks throughout all stages of the schedule to ensure budgets are kept, deadlines are met, and the performance of the team is as it should be.
Designed, managed, and lead design reviews for new products and processes from concept through full production.
Identified and resolved numerous technical product design, test, manufacturing and field issues.
Coordinated with stakeholders, clients and vendors to ensure effective communication of project requirements.
Created detailed reports summarizing the progress of each assigned engineering project from inception through completion.
Provided technical guidance and support to team members in order to resolve complex issues related to engineering projects.
Investigated customer or public complaints to determine nature and extent of problem and recommend remedial measures.
Process Engineer Sinto Michigan, USA Aug 2018 – Sept 2021
Developed, optimized manufacturing and business processes to increase profitability by cost reduction.
Lean Champion for Michigan and Connecticut facility, responsible to improve work process flows and report to business stakeholders by generating significant results to improve KPI - Safety, Quality, Cost & Delivery.
Identifies areas of improvement by generating process maps with Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and provides creative solutions with improved design of shop floor layout, workflows, and waste reduction.
Delivers lean manufacturing solutions for cell setup, capacity analysis, ergonomics and cycle time studies.
Develop and document Standard operating procedures (SOP) to make assembly processes robust by identifying operation sequence, pressure settings, safety sensors, actuators positioning.
Performed multiple six sigma projects with root cause analysis to avoid process failure and quality issues.
Effectively managed medium to large scale projects in a given timeframe, key projects are:
- Integration of Barcode with ERP software (Syteline) to make efficient warehouse operations.
- Design of new warehouse with an efficient layout and Just in Time workflow to eliminate bottleneck.
- Developed new process from Sinto patent technology (D-SCC) by controlling process variations such as mass flow rate, pneumatic pressure, control valves, material effects.
Collaborate with supply chain team to find an effective product or outsource solutions for manufacturing.
Develop processes and design fixtures for CNC machining to optimize setup and operation cycle time.
Established Lean Enterprise program in Sinto America, coordinated and trained 100+ employees in lean principles following with Kaizen project in 5S, standard work, VSM, 5 WHY, line balancing and poke yoke.
Maintain ISO 9001 quality standards with attention to detail for plans, specification & OSHA regulations. Quality Engineer Intern Sinto Nagoya, Japan May 2018 – Jul 2018
In plastic media production, used statistical process control method (SPC) to find out process capability and used quality control charts to understand trends.
Applied Six Sigma tools by gathering data and used DMAIC and Design of Experiments (DOE) to investigate root cause
(Hardener % in slurry), implemented corrective action to improve product yield
Designed an automated tool that could eliminate material spill and would result in annual $65000 saving. System Engineer Quality Assurance IBM Jun 2015 – Jun 2016
Developed Test Plan, Strategy, Scenario and Test Cases as per Customer functionality requirements.
Executed test cases to identify issues in frontend web application and backend data using SQL, UNIX.
Reported defect issues and coordinated with clients, developers with daily communication. Supplier Quality Engineer Intern General Motors Jun 2014 – Oct 2014
Generated nonconformance reports to display quality issues and coordinated with suppliers to identify the root cause of the defect using Red X Strategy, comparing BOB vs WOW to implement corrective actions.
Delivered preventive measures in engine assembly & used PFMEA to avoid part failure in engine testing
Maintain performance metrics of supplier quality in production environment. EDUCATION
MS Mechanical Engineering GPA: 3.85
Michigan Technological University (MTU) Houghton, MI Aug 2019 BS Automotive Design Engineering GPA: 3.5
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) India May 2015
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