Supplier Quality Engineer
Resume:
Kanu Patel
Elk Grove Village IL 6007
Cell # 847-***-**** / 847-***-****
******@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Sr. Supplier Quality engineer and or QA Manager with extensive successful experience in the quality assurance and manufacturing in Rail road and Automotive Industries. Responsibilities included monitoring supplier development and performance for Forging, Machining, Fabrication, Casting Stamping processes. A powerful communicator with inter personal with in and out side organization. A successfully implemented Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) by Pre Product approval Process (PPAP).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 to present
Electro Motive Diesel:
Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer / Sr. Supplier Development Engineer:
• Monitoring supplier’s performance and quality management system through process and product audit resulted improvement by 10%.
• Review of supplier’s Advance product quality planning related products and processes based EMD requirements SPAP / PPAP resulted improvement by 15%. ( Review of process flow, Potential failure mode evaluation analysis and control plan)
• Review supplier’s process capability and measuring system for key product and key process characteristics for critical components of power train CPK ≥ 1.33 resulted scrap reduction by 12%.
• Implemented good quality control practices at various stages at supplier’s organization resulted adequate, effective and suitable quality system based on products and processes made improvement by 10%.
• Review of continuous improvement system by implementing preventive and corrective for customer, Internal and to their sub supplier resulted improvements by 12%.
• Launch and implemented DMAIC project and communicate with supplier’s quality representative and supply chain with analyzed data and information on the supplier performance.
• Manage supplier development and provide expertise in the area of quality system and business process improvement with the help of quality tools and training.
• Lead and support with supply chain / strategic sourcing, engineering teams to identify key requirements by reviewing specification and needs of supplier.
• Handle supplier performance improvement process by preparing action plan for supplier’s performance improvement and recommendation to supply chain / Management for review.
• Implemented “5S” concept at supplier’s plant to organize working tools at each station, improvement on plant lay out for minimize material handling and reduce cycle time since right tools available right time.
Project Completed at EMD:
IBCC - Project completed developing & qualifying Forging, Machining and Assembly Power
Train components.
Project completed developing and qualifying Casting, Machining and Assembly for Acc.Drive
Cover for Diesel Engine and Alternator.
Capital Engineering - Project completed developing & qualifying heavy fabrication such as Fuel
Tanks, Oil Pans and machining.
Integrity Manufacturing: Project completed for qualifying supplier for Gear cases manufacturing.
Ingersoll Rand: Project completed for Air Starters
Noresco Foundry: Project completed for developing & qualifying casting and machining process.
1999 to 2007
TERMAX CORPORATION
Quality Manager
Responsible for liaison with customer for new product approval process. Consult with customer’s engineers to provide products performance information and recommend plating specification based on their application. Also consult with customer’s engineer recommending new resins based on the application.
• Key manager involved in pursuing TS 16949-2002 technical standard certification / ISO 14001-2004 Environment standard (Developed Quality Manuals, Quality Procedures and work instructions).Customer satisfaction improved by 15% to 20%.
• Successfully implemented PPAP process as a Tier I and Tier II supplier. Product and Process validation improved by 25%.
• Developing internal audit schedule, audit report and performed audit as a lead auditor for TS 16949-2002 standard and ISO 14001-2004 environment standard and increased awareness by 12%.
• Responsible for on site external audit from customer and technical specification before launching program.
• Key roll implementing IMDS for each product to new ELV requirements. Products validation improved 25%.
• Established and implemented supplier manual for vendor. Reduced supplier’s quality concern to 8%.
• Developing potential vendors for various processes for secondary operation.
• Achieved status from Chrysler as a Tier I to supply direct to their assembly plant.
• Responsible for submitting corrective actions to customer and issue corrective actions to vendors for quality problems. (Investigating root causes and implementing corrective actions.)
• Responsible for auditing supplier’s quality management system and their quality concerns. Supplier Delivery Performance increased by 15%.
• Implementing measure link (Mitutoyo) for SPC in the plant for monitoring processes for key characteristics and process validation improved by 40%.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining calibration system for all the gages and gage R& R.
• Responsible to train employees and co-workers for better quality and productivity. Reduced scrap from 15 % to 7%.
• Involved in cost savings projects and continuous improvements. Cost savings increased by 10% and premium freight was reduced to 5%.
• Preparing quality reports for monthly management meetings such as customer returns, premium freight and sorting charges.
• Responsible for document control and their records to automotive requirements.
1996 to 1999
MIDWEST INSERT COMPOSITE MOLDING
Quality Engineer / Plant Engineer
Responsible for pursuing the QS 9000 / ISO 9000 system in the organization. Also responsible for internal / external audits and maintaining the QMS system in the insert / straight injection molding areas.
Recommended resins based on their applications and technical specifications.
• Negotiation of resin’s price with vendors and technical discussions.
• Liaison with customer and supplier to meet management’s goals and objectives.
• Responsible for first piece, in process and final inspection of all of the processes.
• Conducting management meetings with other managers.
• Responsible for purchasing molding presses for new products.
• Responsible for document control and records.
• Responsible for calibration and its maintenance.
• Responsible to train employees and other engineers for compliance to standard requirements.
1977 to 1993
JYOTI LIMITED AND GCEL
Manufacturer of pumps, turbines, generator and motor for hydra projects and communication equipments for Television, Telephone, broad casting and aviation industries.
Responsible for manufacturing sheet metal, machining, plating, painting and screen printing processes.
• Responsible to coordinate with other departments to make sure department goals are achieved.
Training:
APQP Training
Lead auditor training.
ISO/ TS 16949 Implementation training.
Layered training at Daimler Chrysler.
Keizen Blitz and Continuous Improvement.
Minitab SPC training
Human behavior and work ethics training at work.
Microsoft access
MS/Office, SAP
EDUCATION
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, India 1977.
Certified Quality Technician ASQ 1994
Appeared Quality Auditing ASQ 2001
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• SPC II Sampling plan and various distributions. ASQ 2001
• Effective implantation of TS 16949 standard ASQ 2002
• Six sigma Theory I ASQ 2004 September to December 2004
• Six sigma II project ASQ 2004 Dec. 2004 to March 2005
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