Sanjay Hirpara B.Eng,Cqe,Cssgb Email & Phone Number

Kitchener, Canada Area

Managing PPAP, IATF 16949 Quality Management System, customer and supplier non-conformance root cause identification and corrective actions/8D, SPC, FMEA. IMDS, Incoming and Final Product Quality.• Improved process and product yield by identifying and resolving component quality issues from supplier.• Identified design and process issues and resolved with cross-functional teams.• Managing Internal Audit, associated documentations, training and upgrade to IATF 16949 Quality Management System

Kitchener, Canada Area

Managed process and product Quality improvement projects to accomplish FY objectives, including new product launch testing, new process and procedure development and implementation, failure analysis and corrective actions, Quality audits and new product launch support at external manufacturing sites.• Achieved ongoing $200K annual savings by completing Six Sigma Green Belt project on deviation control.• Conducted Internal Audit for ISO9001 Quality Management System. Prepared work instructions, procedures and inspection criteria, supporting training to team members.• Managed product pressure testing during product development, including software functionality, network and cosmetic checks, identifying inherent issues and resolving with cross-functional teams.• Managed new product launch testing before first customer shipment, including software functionality, network and cosmetic check, identifying and resolving potential customer return driver with cross-functional team.• Contributed to significant, ongoing cost savings by developing and implementing clean manufacturing practices at all manufacturing sites and improving lens cosmetic yield.• Developed and implemented lens cleaning process at all manufacturing sites, recovering BlackBerry Lens failed for cosmetic issues and achieving significant ongoing cost saving for company.• Controlled Lens cosmetic failures at manufacturing sites through data collection, statistical analysis, identifying top issues and resolving with cross-functional teams, improving process and supplier yield.• Performed visits to external manufacturing sites of BlackBerry for quality audit and support for new product launch process and supplier related issues, including Wistron, Celestica, Flextronics and Quanta Computer.• Managed regression testing for carrier during operating systems upgrades.• Supported Source Audit at Sprint during new product launch.

Kitchener, Canada Area

• Conducted process audits and Internal Audit for ISO9001 Quality Management System, ensuring approved processes followed and calibration plan is maintained. • Prepared work instructions, procedures and inspection criteria, supporting training to team members.• Resolved process and component quality issues by conducting root-cause analysis, ensuring containment and corrective actions in place and driving Continuous Improvement initiatives.• Performed inspection and testing associated with new product, process and fixture qualification.• Performed visits to external manufacturing sites of BlackBerry for process quality audit and quality support for new product launch process and supplier related issues, including Wistron, Celestica, Flextronics and Quanta Computer.• Monitored product yield and participated in scrap reduction initiatives.• Experienced in operating various measuring and test equipment, Process capability, GR&R studies and GD&T.• Utilized various quality tools in problem solving, including 7 step method, PDCA, Fishbone diagram, Pareto charts and Six Sigma DMAIC methodology.

Kitchener, Canada Area

Served as team lead for Quality inspectors at incoming Quality department. Oversaw inspection of assembled units, Blackberry components and accessories.• Provided feedback and worked with supplier quality engineers, resolving component quality issues.• Supported cosmetic criteria alignment between different manufacturing teams.

Kitchener, Canada Area

Handled inspection of assembled units, Blackberry components and accessories.• Provided feedback and worked with supplier quality engineers, resolving component quality issues.

Toronto, Canada Area

Inspected die cast and machined automotive engine components (Visual and dimensional with measuring equipment).

United Arab Emirates

• Achieved significant ongoing cost savings of subcontractor service by preparing and qualifying welding procedures, welders and non-destructive testing procedures in-house for various ferrous and non-ferrous materials.• Served as Management Representative for ISO 9002 Quality management system, ensuring quality system implementation and documentation. Managed internal audit and external certification audit.• Conducted welding quality inspection and NDT testing, ensuring ship repair weld quality.

Jamnagar Area, India

• Conducted welding quality inspection and NDT testing, ensuring utility piping completed as per customer specification and obtained customer approvals at a new reliance petroleum refinery site.

Rajkot Area, India

Served as Management Representative for ISO 9002 Quality Management System, ensuring quality system implementation and documentation. Managed internal audit and external certification audit.• Conducted precision automotive parts inspection with various measuring instruments, ensuring final product quality meeting customer’s specification.• Managed in-house and third part calibration of measuring instruments and gauges.• Reduced process rejects by introducing SPC-statistical process control charts at various precision machining stations and improving quality control.

Amreli Area, India

Trainee Mechanical Engineer, GET (Shift Maintenance Engineer)Led team of maintenance technicians for routine and preventive maintenance of plant equipment.