Manager Engineer

Joseph A. Varkey

** * ********* ***, ******* News, VA 23602

Phone: 803-***-****(Cell)

803-***-****(Cell)

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Supplier Quality Manager

Project Quality Manager

EXPERIENCE

Continental Corporation-Automotive Diesel Fuel Systems May 2007- to Present

Project Quality Manager- Project Development and Parts in Production

Product development and managing of customer specific projects and components such as high pressure common rails, pipes sensors, and pumps. Participate in supplier selection process, supplier audits, problem solving activities, corrective action implementation, and ppm reduction activities. Supplier and Customer interface with APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, and Control Plan approvals. Supplier corrective action implementation .Successfully implemented many error proof methods at supplier process.

Travel domestically & internationally.

Achievements:

• 8D reduction activities: Number of pending 8Ds was reduced through onsite supplier visits and customer interaction.

• PPM reduction: Prioritized higher PPM component failures by regular supplier visits and meetings.

• Launched MY 2007 and MY 2010 projects successfully and maintained an overall 3 to 4 PPM level.

• MY2010 program maintaining overall PPM nearly zero.

Cummins- Turbo Technologies 2004 Oct- 2007 May

New Product Introduction, Supplier Quality Improvement Engineer

New Product Development through APQP and PPAP approval process. RFQ, Cost analysis, cost reduction activities and low cost sourcing.

Developed and managed casting, forging, machined components, and electronic actuators.

Periodic supplier audits, initiating inspection procedures, PPAP approvals

Working knowledge on ASME, ASTM, ANSI, AWS, JIS Standards.

Proficient user of CMM, Micrometer, Caliper, Height Gage, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell Hardness, Brinnel Hardness, Optical Comp. and Video Comp.

Achievements:

• 8D reduction from 153 supplier 8D’s to 13.

• PPM reduction: Higher PPM number component failures reduced from 188 PPM to 120 PPM.

• Successfully launched customer projects in MY 2007.

• Successfully completed 270 pending supplier PPAP’s.

• 43 Class 2 projects successfully launched.

ACCURATE Enterprises- Mesquite, TX 2003 June - 2004 July

Supplier Development Engineer (Contract Position)

Casting and machined component development in India

SANDEN INTERNATIONAL, Wylie, TX

(Tier 1 High Volume Automotive) 1993 – April - 2003 April

SQA Engineer

Large amount of suppliers managed for components of castings, forgings, stampings, moldings, machined parts, electrical and electronics products such as TPS, diode assembly. Responsible for Supplier Quality System Assessment, Process Sign-Off, ISO / QS9000 Compliance Audits, Flow Charts, PPAP review and approval.

Achievements:

• Higher PPM suppliers and components reduced from 10092 to 2221.

• Incoming inspection reduction: through developed supplier certification program

• Increased Certified Supplier from 7% to 58%. Increased direct stock suppliers from 4 to 20.

FUJITSU INC. Dallas, TX 1992 March-1993 April

Final Quality Auditor for PCBs

NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, N.Y 1987 Oct – 1991 March

Office Manager

BULOVA CORP., Long Island, NY 1985 March– 1987 Oct

Quality control technician for products manufactured for defense

EDUCATION

BSME, 2000- Warren National University, Wisconsin

Photography, Diploma, 1981

Radio Bhavan, India

Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration, Diploma, 1977

Indian Institute of Engineering, Kerala, India

Pre-Degree Completed 1976

Kerala University, Kerala, India

CQT Course Training, QES. TX (1997)

Blueprint Reading Course, Bulova NY (1986)

Additional Training

Six Sigma Green Belt Training -Continental Corp

Leadership training-Continental Corp

Design of Engineering Experiments (ANOVA)

Industrial Statistics

Geometric Tolerance (University of North Texas)

Quality- tools/auditor course

QS 9000 Interprétation and Documentation Course.

PPAP, APQP, FMEA, Control Plan ISIR and PSO

TS-16949

Problem Solving

Facilitator Training.-PIC

Project Management-Continental Corp

ASQ Member

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