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Puducherry, India

 Lead plant operation management directly reports to Directors and Founder of the company.  Enhanced the business growth by 14% and Operating profit by 13%  Developed, implemented, and enforced operational policies and procedures. Established measures for risk mitigation after identifying possible operational Risks. Monitor and assess each function's performance and provide guidance to achieve KPI objectives.A C H I V E M E N T S  Inventory reduced from 21crore to 5.74crore in 6months by effective material planning. IRIS System newly developed and got certification from TUV Nord. EN15085-2 Welding QMS newly developed and got certification from First Welding Inc.  NPD-T-18 Underframe all variants on-time developed by project planning and execution. Welding Shielding Gas change ACM to Co2, annual cost savings of Rs.24 Lakhs. Cost Saving Rs.63 Lakhs by reworked customer rejected products. Implemented kitting system for part feeding which increased 25% productivity. Achieved 50% increase in SWR productivity by increasing OEE. New jig for T-18 under-frames to enhance productivity and dimension accuracy.

Puducherry Area, India

 Oversaw business operations, customer service, resource management and profitability. Responsible to generate and maintain annual overseas business of 1 crore INR in the Automotive parts Third party Inspection Service. Closely associated with 70+ Global Tier-1 automotive product manufacturers across Europe, South America, Mexico, China, South Korea and Japan. Provide technical consulting service at OEM sites on behalf of overseas Tier 1 manufacturers. Closely worked with product manufacturers QA team for plant level reactivity for all quality concerns. Performed high-level service in multicultural and diverse environment. Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance. Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties. Created effective business plans to focus strategic decisions on long-term objectives.A C H I V E M E N T S  Successfully trained and developed a fresh team from the scratch to cater global customer requirement at RNAIPL and their suppliers. Set up an exhibit at the Global Automotive Components Expo.2017 in Stuttgart, Germany, to investigate overseas business potential. Visited international customer facilities in France and Poland for a technical discussion and business meeting regarding the initiation of a new projects.

Chennai Area, India

 PQA for Import body, Trim & chassis, Electrical, Electronics parts. Project transformation quality issues for 6 new projects. CKD projects Quality Issues for 3 Models.  V1+ and V1 category quality concerns containment action /QRQC presentations.  Circulate Supplier Quality performance dashboard to ILN and PCC.  Verify and authorise overseas supplier PSW as per ANPQP for all projects.  Critical Part Quality Issues vehicle level analysis. A C H I V E M E N T S  MS Access data base created to issue and track IR’s. Major part quality issue analysis with overseas supplier and recover the claim cost of INR 2.24 Crores. BIW parts major rework from TRIM edge burr issue effective containment action implemented secured major line stoppage.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

 Managed several supplier sites/commodities such as castings, Machining, forging, stamping, magnets, copper wire, and plastics. Supplier Quality Evaluation / On-site Assessment / Annual Audit.  NPD / Proto lot inspection approval / PPAP Audit / G8D Audit. Supplier score card system implemented. ISO/TS 16949 external audit completion zero NC.A C H I V E M E N T S  3 Appreciations and cash reward in 6months for NPD TML Nano project. Created SPE database and supplier score card. Successfully completed ISO/TS16949 external audit without NC.

Puducherry, Puducherry, India

 Global sourcing SQA on-site supplier evaluation and approval for Castings, Machining, Forging, sub-assemblies, Hand tools etc. FAI approval/ PPAP Audit/Annual Assessment/G8D Audit On-site co-ordination for supply and Quality issues.  Co-ordinate with divisions for Global project transfer with CTQ’s. A C H I V E M E N T S  Newly developed supplied score card and distributed to supplier. Developed 6 suppliers under green channel by robust process and product audit.  Achieved zero quality issue from all Cooper Divisions.

Puducherry, Puducherry, India

 Ensure Overall, Quality of Inward material / in-process material / Outgoing product and ensure product conformance. Prepare and maintain a variety of reports, manages documentation control systems. Performs defect analysis utilizing experience in statistical quality process analytical methods.  Layout inspection of components. Involve and Execute APQP, PPAP activities with Core TeamA C H I V E M E N T S  Quality rejection reduced in TWO HOLE DRILLING process (5000PPM to 2000PPM) with help of process study and arrive the process parameter in hydro-feed regulator. Rework the rejection Floats (15000 no’s) with new process parameter setting in ULTRASONIC WELDING MACHINE. Change the fixture design in Hot water bath leak checking machine to easy visibility and reduce cycle time. Achieved many 5’s Award and guided the CFT for repeated award achievement.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business, B

International Business, Business Operations, Overseas Logistics, Global Sourcing

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering, 7.12

Mechanical Engineer

Post Diploma, Plastics Mould Design, A

Activities and Societies: Plastics Mould DesignPlastics Mould Desing Using Pro-E and Unigraphics

D.M.E, Mechanical

Activities and Societies: Mechanical Engineering