Accomplished Professional with 28 years of rich & qualitative experience in Automotive domain, driving multiple projects and developing & implementing robust quality systems, processes, and strategies that result in enhanced product/service quality, customer satisfaction, and compliance in automotive industry; targeting leadership assignments to leverage effective leadership, collaboration, and data-driven decision-making, strive to optimize operational efficiency, mitigate risks, and achieve industry-leading quality standards      High Impact Leader with eye for detail and skills in defining & promoting a quality mind-set and developing & implementing quality strategy/ quality management tools/ approaches as per business/customer requirements      Key strategist & implementer with proven acumen in defining SOPs, KPIs as well as establishing quality assurance team from the scratch for supporting entire product development lifecycle from conceptualization till release      Success story in implementing Quality Management System, striving for best in class products and business practices to deliver to the customer’s expectations, managing teams and projects across the business      ASPICE Competent Assessor with excellence in ensuring Automotive Projects achieve compliance with Automotive SPICE level 3 standards, conduct trainings and assessments      Extensive knowledge in CMMi, ISO 9001-2015, ISO 20K, Quality Gates and Agile & SAFe methodologies      Expertise in conducting process & product checks/ audits/ inspection and identifying & verifying quality issues or deviations in the assigned product/ process based on data from a variety of sources and taking corrective  & preventive actions to achieve cost, quality & service targets      Forward-focused Project Leader with expertise in driving projects from scope management to activity sequencing, effort & cost estimation, risk analysis to quality management as well as collaborating with multiple stakeholders for legal, security & data protection; exposure in working on products integrated with Cloud      Excellence in performing root cause analysis, infusing change management and initiating process improvement ideas      Resourceful in coordinating with customers, and implementing stage-by-stage quality system to ensure adherence to technical specifications and quality standards      Impeccable record of building higher performance team; led & motivated staff to achieve excellence and developed competency levels