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• Improved production line clean up time to increase production hours using Standard Work document to streamline process and facilitated stakeholder meetings to monitor progress• Analyzed production results for Production & Operational efficiency, Throughput rate & Changeover time and facilitated KPI review & PRB meetings with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement• Supported leadership development and training on Lean Manufacturing tools, assisted production performance target setting to assist in process excellence initiatives

• Improved machine uptime by 21% using Pareto analysis to prioritize top 3 failure modes, applied DMAIC approach to drive project, developed PFMEA & established Control plan to sustain improvement saving capital potentially up to $20K annually• Led continuous improvement project as Project Manager to improve machine performance by 31% using A3 analysis, carried out design modifications and conducted One-Way ANOVA using Minitab to optimize factor settings• Created visual work instructions and provided training to machine operators to carry out preventive maintenance• Supported plant critical systems failure root cause analysis by working in liaison with supplier and cross-functional teams to conduct sample data collection & testing, leveraged Control charts to monitor process control• Collaborated with Operations team and provided training to key stakeholders to execute Control plan & Reaction plan• Carried out Gemba walks to identify potential failures and participated in Kaizen Blitz to resolve production issues • Utilized Jira & Gantt charts to plan and track projects, conducted stage gate review meetings with cross functional teams to identify & highlight roadblocks and work towards problem resolution

• Reduced production line scrap by 23% while adopting 8D approach, used process flow mapping, fishbone analysis & defect concentration diagram for RCA, executed CAPA, tracked KPI’s to lead team and drive project to success• Led problem solving through RCCA in collaboration with global teams to understand process flow deviations while working towards process alignment and establishing quality check points to drive process control as part of IATF 16949• Resolved functional test station failures through CAPA using SPC to analyze process deviation & detect mean shift, leveraged DOE to optimize factor settings using Minitab to improve process Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY) by 9%• Designed, applied Poke-yoke and used GD&T to release drawings for test fixture to reduce setup time by 10%• Carried out part inspection using go/no-go gauges, surface roughness measuring instruments & CMM while applying Gage R&R to assess measurement system• Conceptualized correlation between part feature profile & failure prone area by analyzing failure test data and assisted Product engineering team in carrying out material comparison study towards improving production part reliability• Conducted comparison study between 3 measuring instruments to understand & document accuracy of each instrument as per measured part feature and parameter• Analyzed data collected from PLC server & SAP (MM module) to identify top failure modes and scrapped components

• Developed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for equipment commissioning by executing verification & validation tests and reduced process steps from 3 to 1• Conducted validation tests (IQ, OQ, PQ) on equipment with supplier as part of Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) process

• Performed design verification & validation tests on prototype, pre-production & post-production product phases as part of Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) process while carrying out RCA for test failures• Led team in carrying out data acquisition for structural durability & reliability on proving grounds and public roads while working in liaison with global teams to contribute towards development of regional durability duty cycle (APAC)• Contributed towards development of 3 new products with Fiat Avventura, Fiat Linea FL & Fiat Punto Abarth as part of New Product Introduction (NPI) and provided on-site support for pilot builds & product launch• Collaborated with dealerships & customer service teams to resolve field complaints at the customer end, assisted towards reducing product warranty issues and worked with plant Quality to carry out RCCA of manufacturing process• Initiated RFQ process with suppliers, negotiated cost and worked towards generating PR & PO for the test program• Conducted product quality audits on final rolled out vehicles, monitoring gaps & flushness of body panels, parts fitment and identified vehicle layout issues as per FCA standards• Supported development of retrofit part through durability testing while working with cross-functional teams towards RCA of test failure points as part of DV/PV testing process• Worked in liaison with Product Quality to execute reliability test on new product prior to launch while documenting & reporting test failures

• Developed questionnaire and carried out Voice of Customer (VOC) survey across 3 cities to develop customer requirements for future vehicle programs• Assisted in competitor vehicle benchmarking tests for vehicle attributes of NVH, Performance, Drivability, Perceived Quality, Vehicle Dynamics and created final benchmarking comparison report• Carried out new product attribute target setting through benchmarking tests of competitive products against key attributes