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|CHELVADURAI "BAS" |****, Huntington Drive, |

|BASKARAN |Belvedere, IL 61008 |

| |(815) 975 - 9065 |

| |920-***-**** (Cell) |

| |edj0cm@r.postjobfree.com |

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|Summary of Experience |

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|Customer focused manufacturing, professional who provides the strategic |

|vision and leader ship to drive quality and continuous improvements. Over |

|18 years of experience in high & low volume, precision industries |

|including automotive. Directed and Managed multiple plants locations. |

|Extensive background in good manufacturing practices, productivity |

|optimization, Total Productive management, Total Quality Management (TQM),|

|Global supplier development, employee involvement, New product |

|development, Gage R& R, PPAP, FMEA, 5S, SPC, ISO9000, ISO 14001,TS |

|certification,8D, Kaizen, six sigma, lean Manufacturing and |

|organizational leadership. The experience has led to a thorough knowledge |

|of both the preventive disciplines and detection process that are |

|prevalent in successful quality programs |

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|Present Bergstrom Inc. Manufacture, and supply of heating, |

|ventilating, and air conditioning units for |

|the commercial vehicle industry. The company serves heavy duty truck, |

|off-highway |

|machine, bus and specialty vehicle, mining, industrial and defense, and |

|electrified and no-idle |

|system markets in North America, Asia and Europe. |

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|Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement Manager:|

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|Oversee global manufacturing engineering and Facility Maintenance |

|functions and |

|personnel. Reporting to the VP Manufacturing, this position has 16 direct|

|reports. |

|Responsible for maintaining the efficiency and effectiveness of all |

|production related |

|manufacturing equipment & processes required to manufacture a high quality|

|product |

|in a repeatable and cost effective manner. |

|Responsible for implementing and maintaining World Class, Lean, TPM, |

|Quality |

|processes, continuous improvements and other advanced manufacturing |

|methodologies |

|and systems. Ensures production equipment is capable and has capacity for|

|growth; |

|involves integrating equipment, people, material flow systems, and |

|information |

|systems. |

|Drive continuous improvement in labor costs through waste reduction, |

|production |

|efficiency, and operations improvement. |

|Providing facilities engineering leadership, manage maintenance staff and |

|ensure |

|compliance with all policies and procedures. |

|. Develops safety programs and ensures facility |

|compliance with OSHA requirements |

|2009 to |

|2011 Rocknel Int, Rockford. IL - A Japanese Automotive Company |

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|Specializes in cold forming a variety of fasteners for the assembly of |

|automobile |

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|frames, engines, suspension systems and sub-assembled components. |

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|Quality Manager: |

|Responsible for the overall management of the quality department. |

|Responsible for implementation and maintenance of the quality system |

|including document control, identification and traceability, inspection, |

|calibration, control of non-conforming product, corrective and preventive |

|action and quality records. Investigate and product quality customer |

|problems and supplier issues. Coordinate all the activities from our |

|sister company in Japan for the smooth pass through products to all the |

|Honda locations in US, Mexico and Canada |

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|2006 to |Greenlee Textron, Rockford. IL |

|2008 |A division of Textron Corporation, specializing in the design, |

| |manufacturing, testing and marketing of professional Tools and |

| |electronics for Electrical, Data Communications, |

| |Utility Construction & Installation Applications |

| |Director of Quality: |

| |Directed and Managed multiple plants location of Quality |

| |management system |

| |Provided leadership, implemented quality tools, and created |

| |metrics to support |

| |company Lean concept. |

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| |Responsible for implementing of the division and plant site |

| |quality management system (QMS) to assure ISO certification. |

| |Created and maintained plant site quality documentation to |

| |ensure process and documentation reflect current practices. |

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| |Developed and maintained metrics. Involved in day to day floor |

| |activities, generated reports, participated in daily production|

| |meetings, monthly / quarterly reviews and emergency employee |

| |meetings to assure problems were addressed and corrective |

| |measures put into place, alleviating down time as well as |

| |excessive scrap. |

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| |Developed effective supplier management process to assure |

| |purchased part quality and minimized the need for inspection |

|2002 |Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |

|to |A $1.8 billion division of Brunswick Corporation, specializing |

|2006 |in the design, production and marketing of marine engines, |

| |propulsion drives, and accessories worldwide. |

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| |Manufacturing Engineer / Quality Manager: |

| |(Casting, machining, injection molding, assembly and testing) |

| |Responsible to Corporate Vice President for product |

| |development; tooling, process, system, layout design; |

| |plant-wide continuous improvement, Quality assurance and safety|

| |support of 800 employees, 3-shift operation. Supervised 12 |

| |salaried direct reports, and 14 hourly quality inspectors. |

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| |Led Design of Experiment (DOE) to improve processes. Created |

| |and implemented communication feedback system, established |

| |process audits and standard operating procedures with visual |

| |aids for operators, initiated Change Point Control (CPC), and |

| |updated control plans and Failure Mode and Effective Analysis |

| |(FMEA) reports. |

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|2001 to |Chicago Fine Blanking, Vernon Hills, Illinois |

|2002 |A $110 million automotive stamping division of Precision |

| |Resource Corporation. |

| |(Stamping, Machining, injection molding and Assembly) |

| |Senior Quality Manager: Responsible to Plant Manager for |

| |facility and supplier quality assurance, continuous |

| |improvement, and new product launches. |

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|1985 to |Ganton Technologies, Inc. / Intermet, Sturtevant, Wisconsin |

|2001 |A $140 million aluminum casting parts division for automotive |

| |and specialized industries. |

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| |Manufacturing System Engineer, Industrial Engineer and Tooling |

| |Manager: Responsible to VP-Manufacturing for Quality Assurance,|

| |Kaizen-Continuous Improvement, Preventative Maintenance, and |

| |supplier development. Directed 18 hourly and 3 salaried |

| |personnel. |

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| |Aligned with major customers (GM/Chrysler/Ford) and produced 25|

| |standardized |

| |operational manuals for parts assembly. Results: Achieved PPAP|

| |on time and |

| |launched over 20 new products per year with Total Production |

| |Management (TPM). |

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|Education | B.E. Degree. University of Sri Lanka, Jaffna. |

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|Training: |Leadership and Motivation, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, |

| |Kenosha, Wisconsin. |

| |Kaizen- Continuous Improvement - Kaizen Institute. TPM - |

| |Productivity Inc |

| |Ford / GM APQP process - Ford and GM. Supplier Development - |

| |Chrysler |

| |Workplace Communication/Organizational Behavior, UW-Oshkosh (in|

| |process) |

| |Lean Six Sigma Process - Textron University. Green belt |

| |Certification |

| |Toyota Production, Inclusive Work Force - Management |

| |Communication |

| |Honda - 5P Process and continuous improvement strategy, |

| |environment management, ISO 14001 certification, Facility |

| |management, TWI |

Proficiencies: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SAP, Infinity

System and Power way, Oracle

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