Kulbir Rakhara, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Calgary, AB, CA

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Oversee quality protocols and supported them with training. Reviewed, monitored and maintained systems to ensure customer satisfaction. Performed and co-ordinated auditing of vendors, customers, and internal.
• Manage QMS (Quality Management System) to meet the requirements of ISO 13485 MDSAP (Medical Device Single Audit Program) for manufacturing and sales of medical devices for the digital health therapeutics to prevent.
• Work with executive management to advance the quality and safety culture while enabling the monitoring and performance of key performance indicators.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Oversaw quality and safety protocols and supported them with training. Reviewed, monitored and maintained activities to ensure customer satisfaction. Handled auditing vendors, customers, and internal departments and.
• Manage QMS (Quality Management System) to meet the requirements of ISO 13485 MDSAP (Medical Device Single Audit Program) for manufacturing and sales of medical devices for diagnosis of sleep apnea.
• Work with executive management to advance the quality and safety culture while enabling the monitoring and performance of key performance indicators.
• Manage approval process for components and suppliers using risk management protocols to ensure regulatory requirements are meet.
• Working with engineering and material management teams with the release of specifications and SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for the manufacturing and design of products.Validation of software applications for.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Oversee production requirements for CTP (Computer to Plate) devices, managed OTD (On-time Delivery). Review and manage continuous improvements to processes and procedures to enhance production efficiency.
• Managed key performance indicator (KPI) metrics and on-time delivery (OTD.
• Working with engineering and material management teams with relocation of equipment and developing product flow maps to allow for the introduction of new devices.
• Manage workflow for the integration of the devices with components ranging from vendors; local and overseas, returning materials from customers for upgrade as well as engineering redesign efforts for enhanced.
• Develop manufacturing plans to address risk management, control verification and validation activities, as well as managing inspection and testing procedures.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Oversaw quality and safety protocols and supported them with training. Reviewed and monitored activities to ensure customer satisfaction. Handled auditing vendors, customers, and internal departments and implemented.
• Managed key performance indicator (KPI) metrics and on-time delivery (OTD), achieving +95% and reducing non-conformance (CONC) costs 10% year-over-year.
• Led team investigations (nonconformance reports (NCR) using root cause analysis (RCA) techniques) to determine cost-saving initiatives, saving +100K while reducing defects and improving reliability for 20+ annual.
• Introduced and maintained health and safety reporting system, achieving management, supervisory, and employee engagement, 1.1K observation submissions, +200 safety improvement suggestions, and zero plant safety.
• Acted as integration leader for quality in SAP (enterprise resource planning system), by completing approved vendor listings (AVL) and audits, creating inspection and quality plans, designing and implementing.
• Facilitated training and arranged advanced staff development, including hazard awareness WHMIS, PPE, 5S, respirator, and ergonomics; attaining regulatory requirements and zero total recordable incident rate (TRIR) for.

Cameron, V&M, Calgary

• Supported sales, customer requirements, and engineering design activities for product releases. Guided issues management in sales, accounting, manufacturing, purchasing, inventory, and quality departments. Completed.
• Acted as lead engineer for electronic and mechanical product lines in multiple locations (Calgary / Edmonton, Alberta, Houston / Odessa, Texas,); reducing lead-times through centralized engineering resources.
• Achieved approval for products and met regulatory compliance by utilizing working knowledge of standards, encompassing National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), MR 0175, CSA B51, ASME B31.3, Section VIII and.
• Added new product line with annual revenue stream 300K by using stress analysis, mean-time between failures (MTBF), failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) calculations, internal product testing, modifications, and.
• Designed and manufactured scanner series of flow computers by overseeing mechanical sheet metal design, aluminum extrusions, enclosures, assembly instructions, and achieving agency approvals.
• Attained new processes and procedures required to launch globally and support +30K units (110M revenue stream), for product-line design, including new fixtures, tools and equipment design, acquisition and implementation.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Formerly NuFlo Measurement, Formerly Barton Instruments SystemsSupported sales, customer requirements, and engineering design activities for product releases. Guided issues management in sales, accounting.
• Oversaw engineering activities on SAP (enterprise resource planning system (ERP), including creating parts numbers, bill of materials (BOM), routings, inventory management, and work center loading, boosting demand.
• Managed product configuration control, enabling sales and manufacturing to create engineering approved production orders through questions and answer sessions, reducing lead-time by average of 3 weeks and eliminating.
• Completed six sigma cost-saving projects, saving +$500K, improving engagement in Kaizen events, and enhancing production-cycle times 25 – 50%.
• Supported quality management system by completing internal audits, implementing corrective actions, and developing engineering and manufacturing procedures for ISO 9001 compliance.

Calgary, Canada Area

Formerly ITT Barton InstrumentsAssist sales with technical requirements of meeting customer requirements. The introduction of as built documents, drawings and BOM for the modifications of standard products for Canadian markets. As well as improvements to reduce cost and leadtime. Internal testing and product modifications for special sales requirements..