Harish Nair Email & Phone Number

Enschede Area, Netherlands

My responsibilities at Universal Electronics include, among others:Active involvement, supervision and ownership of all quality aspects including development, product/supplier/process quality, quality systems and regulatory compliance. Responsible for budgeting, supplier quality management, audits, factory compliance (ISO, OHSAS etc) and product compliance (RED, EMC, Prop65, TPCH, FCC etc). Provide approvals for the strategic decisions related to quality KPI's, product design, supplier selection, manufacturing and compliance testing. Share expert advice on risks identified during DFMEA sessions, on design for manufacture, failure analysis, new regulations, process changes/improvements, tackling deviations in quality KPI's, user-centred design flows for new products, etc. Monitor and drive continuous quality improvement programs in both high volume and high mix/low volume manufacturing facilities based in the Far East (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong). Be the voice of quality while reviewing (a) bids and responding to RFP's/RFI's, (b) customer contracts, (c) purchase agreement for suppliers, (d) customer claims (e) market surveillance requests (f) business continuity standards etc. Ensure new product introductions meet delivery time-lines, and cater of all pre-defined functional, performance, security, reliability and quality requirements. Grant approvals for quality budget, product compliance documentation, build and ship authorisation, etc. Provide end to end quality related guidance and management for all UEBV products (manufactured by UEI and by suppliers) right from design through manufacturing, packaging, shipping and life cycle management including EOL process. Guide extended teams on QMS, quality and reliability topics such as APQP tools, Ongoing Reliability testing methodologies, Failure Analysis tools, software quality etc.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Leading the QA department at TomTom's global services and delivery unit. My team, spread across Europe and Asia, was responsible for the quality of the complete ecommerce platform, back end services, and device management for both PND (Personal Navigation Devices) & automotive. Products and services launched include all online features, traffic and navigation services, Location Based Services, speed cams, regional and global map updates, local search (POI's), ecommerce (incl. Payment gateway integration, data centre migration, content management system etc), newer personal and automotive navigation devices. Major responsibilities included, among others: Creating organization wide QA processes, expanding teams when required, build and lead a Quality Engineering competence centre both in-house and with external outsourcing partners. Help define, update and implement overall quality strategy in line with TomTom's long term plan by converting high level KPI's into metric driven, measurable variables. Lead the development and deployment of a Quality Management System (QMS) based on proven Six-Sigma methodology: adopting COPIS to better understand and deliver on customer expectations. Enhancing the "quality" focus of teams, taking ownership of process improvements, adopting efficient test strategies for new service/product introductions, and maintaining (plus further developing) the existing quality management system. Guide & motivate professional engineers (with a QA focus) towards continuous improvement, acquiring new skills, tackling professional/technical challenges, increasing accountability & bringing visibility to results. Being the single point of contact for all Tier-1 customer (both internal and external) complaints that require both robust and quick resolution. Review and sign off on quality plans used to support the introduction of new, high-profile and technically challenging products and services.

Prague, Czech Republic

Liege, Belgium

Leuven, Belgium

Thiruvananthapuram Area, India

Master Of Science, Mechatronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology, Production Engineering