Senthil Kumar Ramanathan Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Heading overall process of customer handling, new product development, Supplier Development, in-process quality and Final inspection.Defining & monitoring KPIs based on customer needs & Organizational goals. Managing functions entailing Receiving, in-process, QMS, metrology & calibration.Established and redefined system requirements for Supplier development and Supplier monitoring process.Contributed in implementation of 14Q system requirements for Bosch Limited, in the plant.Implemented effective change management (4 M change) system practices in the organization.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Heading quality functions including customer handling, new product development, APQP Management, supplier quality & in-process quality, Final inspection.Defining & monitoring KPIs based on customer needs & Organizational goals. Managing functions entailing Receiving, in-process, QMS, metrology & calibration. Setting up & validating various processes such as Sintering, Sheet metal blanking, forming, machining etc.Establishing best practices in the plant by coordinating internally with group functions.Established system requirements for M/s JOST INDIA Auto Components (P) Ltd.Contributed in implementation of system requirements of ISO 14001- 2015 and ISO 45001- 2018Implemented effective change management (4 M change) system practices in the organization.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India & Pantnagar,

Spearheading the overall operations of customer management, new product development, APQP Management, supplier quality & in-process quality with the Quality Team.Defining & supervising KPIs based on customer needs & expectations. Managing functions entailing supplier quality, receiving, in-process, quality management system, metrology & calibration. Setting up & validating various processes such as Machining and Assembly. Establishing best practices in the plant by coordinating internally & globally with group functions. Planning & executing Process, Product & Workstation Audits. Working as a Management Representative for QMS (IATF 16949) & EOHS (ISO 14001 & ISO 45001).Front-led implementation & maintenance of DOS (Dana Operating System) requirements

Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India & Thailand.

Directed entire quality operations encompassing customer management, new product quality, APQP management, supplier development, supplier quality, receiving, in-process, Quality Management System, metrology and calibration with a Quality Team. Defined KPIs as per customer needs &expectations. Set-up & validated various processes such as Injection Molding and Assembly. Liaised internally & globally with group functions and established best practices in the plant. Acted as a Management Representative for QMS (ISO/TS 16949-2009) & EOHS (ISO 14001 &OHSAS 18001).Directed implementation of ISO14001 & OHSAS 18001 requirements and acknowledged with a certificate for the sameSet-up a new production line in Thailand as per Ford’s requirement and achieved PPAP approval in the very first review

Puducherry, India

Heading quality team. Participated in New Talent Integration Seminar in France on Hydraulic Motors & Their ApplicationsPlayed a pivotal role in implementation of system requirements of ISO 9001-2008 and was conferred with a certification for the same.Identified critical to quality characteristics and established controls in the process. Set-up containment, corrective & preventive action through 8D Report. Engaged in Appraise Management on performance of products & perception of customer. Acted as a Management Representative for QMS (ISO 9001-2008).

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Heading Supplier quality team,Engaged in supplier identification & evaluation as well as supplier performance monitoring. Monitored execution of process & product audits at in-house & supplier ends. Contributed in feasibility review. Enhanced RFT (Right First Time) from 83% to 95% using 6 Sigma (DMAIC) TechniquesManaged complaints and took corrective actions for the same. Attended to customer complaints on field failures. Organized trainings on FMEA, MSA, SPC and PPAP techniques.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Engaged in identifying form, fit & functional characteristics of the products and specifying the controls required. Collaborating with customers encompassing Renault, HSCI, MSIL, MRL, M&M, Ford, TML and UZEL on development activities & quality requirements. Attended Vehicle Assembly Trials at customer-end and implemented assembly requirements. Evaluated TGW / TGR during development process and executed preventive measures. Formulated Safe Launch Plan and implemented the same for all new products the 1st time in the organizationSet-up a system for packaging entailing arriving specification & qualifying specification through various tests & standardization

Puduchery

Heading quality team which includes Supplier QA, Receiving, In-process, Final Assembly, Calibration and customer handling.Rendered support in implementation of requirements of ISO/TS 16949 – 2002 and TPM for Quality Maintenance PillarConferred with Direct on Line Award for implementing requirements of Hero Honda Ltd.Recognized as Plant MR for QMS (ISO/TS 16949-2002)Contributed in introducing Poka-yoke on the shop floor

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Front-led design of material handling equipments - Conveyers, Engineering Trolleys, Pallets, Expendable & Durable Steel Racks, Storage Racks and Fixtures. Acted as a Management Representative to obtain ISO 9002 certification, thereby implementing quality systems requirements in the organization.

Hosur Area, India

Engaged in designing of new products encompassing ball bearings, roller bearings & child parts. Developed Stage Drawings for manufacturing process (Hot Forging, Machining, Heat Treatment, Grinding and Assembly). Designed jigs &fixtures for forging, turning, grinding &assembly processes and press tools for operations like blanking, forming, drawing, trimming & piercing. Ensured implementation of QS 9000 requirements in the department.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Mechanical Engineering

+2 (Higher Secondary), Maths, Physics, Chemistry & Biology