Rahul Kannan Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, US

Team Lead- Responsible for Vehicle Interiors - Cockpit, Overhead systems & Hard trims for all NA programs (New product development, Sustaining and Service)

Austin, Texas, US

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Auburn Hills, Michigan, US

• Lead Supplier Quality Engineer for JL PHEV (Jeep Wrangler) program where I am responsible for critical commodities like castings, stampings, and plastic injection molding.
• Manage fellow SQE’s to meet on-time deliverables as per the program timeline.
• Drive and manage APQP (advanced product quality planning) process with suppliers from the initial design stage through PPAP submission and the start of mass production
• Participate in supplier design review and ensure Design to manufacturing (DFM) needs are considered in the design phase without compromising the functional and quality performance of the part.
• Work with Supplier to identify root causes and implement interim and permanent corrective actions using problem solving tools for on-time 8D closures.
• Participate in cross functional supplier Risk Assessment meetings and identify the critical supplier to develop APQP plan.

Norridge, Illinois, US

• General Summary:Accountable for overall quality of product and that the part quality meets customer specification,Responsibilities:
• Prepare all aspects of PPAP documentation as per the customer requirements and ensure on time deliverables.
• Prepare and update Control Plan for parts to ensure the part conformity as per the customer specification.
• Manage suppliers regarding part technical specification, control plan, process flow and material specification.
• Acted as a medium between our company and the customers and successfully resolved a variety of technical issues through effective communication and problem-solving skills.
• Developed SPC for daily monitoring on critical dimensions and reduced the scrap rate from 12 % to 2.5 % resulting in a saving of 25,000 $.

Chicago, IL, US

- Responsible in tutoring quality control and reliability concepts to undergrad students and helping them with assignments.- Responsible for grading assignments, exams, class participation, and provided students with one‐on‐one tutoring and regular out of class assistance.

Chicago, IL, US

- Developing and optimizing the overall pipe line for inputting digital data to Virtual Surgical Simulator for 3D haptic rendering.- Automating the segmentation process of medical imaging using different algorithms to input the simulator for performing virtual surgeries.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

• Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Pvt Ltd (RNTBCI) is a Technical service and business center for Renault Nissan Automotive India. Worked on the full project cycle of Datsun GO and GO+ for Interior.
• Design and Development of interiors (Injection Molding - plastic and sheet metal parts) includes- Modeling and Packaging Study using NX Unigraphics and NX Ideas- Defining Injection and Blow molding parameters (.

Gurgaon, Haryana, IN

• Optimized the existing assembly line by workforce management, resulting in increased productivity from 22 to 25 cars/shift.
• Implemented a quality check sub-station in the trim line to spot trim line stations prone to errors which was made permanent.
• Designed a fixture for Windshield fitment to reduce Defects per hundred vehicles by 50% by considering COD and GD&T.
• The quality check sub-station was made permanent which decreased rework time by 35%, by detecting assembly line errors.

IN

• Implemented lean methods like 5S in Storage of the company as a part of company’s ongoing ISO 9001- 2008 certification.
• RFQ and technical file preparation of parts for projects in manufacturing facilities, Offices and Industrial plant facilities.
• Implemented 8D problem solving technique to reduce rejection rate of piping components acquired from 3% to 0.8%.

Cleveland, Ohio, US

Supply Technologies, a subsidiary of ParkOhio (NASDAQ: PKOH), is a Total Supply Management™ (TSM) company that provides Strategic Planning, Global Sourcing, Technical Services, Parts and Materials, Logistics, Distribution, Inventory Management and Program Implementation services to diversified original equipment manufacturers, assemblers and distributors.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Mechanical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Industrial Engineering