Rakesh Singh Email & Phone Number

Delhi, Dl, In

Sikandarabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Leading Design & Development function for the group

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

The company is involved in Retail in Appliance/Consumer Electronics/Home Entertainment and accessories under it’s own brand Reconnect, LYF & licensed brands as BPL, Kelvinator, Disney. It’s largest growing retail in India. ▪ Responsible for NPI for private label (Large & Small Appliances, Personal Care, Electric Fans)▪ Product life cycle management▪ Managing new development evaluation and testing for LHA, SHA, PC & Fans▪ Managing Supplier Audits and evaluation▪ Quality management for the products from OEM/ODM▪ Field quality support and improvements (analyzing defects and getting the same improved).▪ SOP upgrades based on failures (mfg. / field), competitor benchmarking and market visits.▪ Setting up new in-house test Lab for all appliances.

Halol, Gujarat, India

The company is involved in the ODM business in the Appliances (Large & Small), manufacturing Refrigerators, Twin Tub Washing Machines, Geysers, Mixer Grinder, Kettle, etc. for many brands including Home Brand GEM, MAX STAR. Our clientele includes Havells, Onida, Singer, Sansui, Flipkart, Voltas & Amstrad, etc. ▪ Product life cycle management ▪ Managing new developments for Refrigerator (e.g. 3 door, Glass Door, No Frost) ▪ New part development for improving product performance or field issue. ▪ New Supplier development for new plant (Costing, Audit, Testing and final production)▪ Cost innovation through design modifications and modularization. ▪ Development/modification as per customer requirement. ▪ Supplier development to achieve better availability and cost. ▪ Mentoring & guiding team to achieve best quality product through liaison with production and sourcing team. ▪ Total Quality Management based product improvements. ▪ Designing & Implementing part/product reliability lab. ▪ Coordinating with customers for their Q issues and making the improvements. ▪ Auditing vendor Quality and improving their parts/products/process. ▪ Customer issues management, analyzing and improving on issues at different Q Gates (VQI, IQC, LQC, OQC, etc.)

Noida Area, India

A 35-year-Old company into Distribution of Appliances of all major brand then moved in Retails Showrooms with the name of Value Plus, now launched its own brand with name “AISEN” for all appliances e.g. LED TV, Home Theater, Room Coolers, Geysers, Refrigerators, etc.▪ Heading New product development from OEM (under own brand name “AISEN”) and Quality Assurance & Control Department for the same.▪ Product finalization based on Market Survey & Competitor bench-marking.▪ Specification finalization for the product and approval of supplier after audits.▪ Defining test protocols as per the standards and the Indian Customized Conditions.▪ Liaison with 3rd party for performance & compliance testing.▪ Monitoring field quality through service team and getting the same improved at supplier end after analysis.▪ Spare Parts requirement analysis and management through supplier.▪ Non-Part Calls improvement through product improvements & SVC Training.▪ Setting up team for Development of Products & Quality with setting basic test facilities at own premises. ▪ Mentoring & guiding team to achieve best quality product through liaison with supplier and sourcing team.▪ Making & implementing strategy to have best quality product & improve brand performance.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

▪ Heading Quality Assurance & Control Department mentoring & guiding team to achieve best quality product through liaison with production and sourcing team.▪ Implementing TQM & improving the product quality through the same.▪ Making & implementing strategy to have best quality product & improve the market share.▪ Establishing the Q-Standards through APQP & PPAP.▪ Designing & Implementing part/product reliability lab.▪ Managing internal and external customers for quality related issues and looking after field quality improvement by coordinating with different functions.▪ Supervising Q issues for export buyers, auditing vendor Quality and developing & improving packing of products.▪ Field issues monitoring, analyzing and improving the same at different Q Gates (VQI, IQC, LQC, OQC, etc.)▪ Planning and managing spares for field service.▪ Regular vendor evaluation & improvement through audits & meetings.Regular Quality reviews and improvements.

Greater Noida Area, Uttar Pradesh, India

▪ Supporting & guiding people/organization for New Product Development, Part Development, Material Selection & Testing, process optimization/automation, quality improvements, and resolving customer issues through situation analysis. Modular design to optimize number of parts, process to save on cost and improve quality. Suggesting alternative sources/materials for better process/profits also the options for line balancing/optimizing.▪ Consulting on probable customer/industry for the products. Also, consulting on Change management (e.g. empowerment, training, work-life balance requirements).▪ Guiding to setup design & development team for startups (talent acquisition/training, system/infra setup).▪ Worked for development of Mixer Grinder/Food Processor & it’s Parts, LED Lighting Fixtures with Solar Panel, Gas Cooktop, Clothes Hang Dryer, Sheet Metal Parts for bottle cooler for a Korean Company (asked for confidentiality).▪ Consulting to customer's clients for multiple projects (e.g. how to improve customer satisfaction in India for Samsung Korea, Material Selection/Suggestion for Washing Machine/Refrigerator/Air Purifiers, etc.)▪ Worked for Line/Quality Improvement for LED lighting & Development of Solar Soft Drink Cooler/Storage for Advance Navigation & Solar Technologies, Noida).

Greater Noida Area, Uttar Pradesh, India

Looking after for Quality engineering, Production support, 3S (module standardization etc.), 3F (Feel, Fit, Finish), regulatory & compliance management.27% improvement in LQC/IQC/OQC PPM through process improvements/automation.40% improvement in field failure rate through analysing the failure mode & improving through design & process optimization.

Greater Noida Area, India

Responsible for Refrigerator Quality for Noida plant which includes all the key areas (e.g. Design Verification, New Product Verification/Qualification, First Parts Approval, Part Reliability Simulation & Test Design, Incoming Part Quality Control/Management, Line/Process Quality Control/Management, Out Going Quality Control/Management, Life test Simulation, Vendor Quality Audits/Improvement, Etc.).Also Responsible for Consumer Product Safety Compliance, Standard/Legal Compliance for international markets, Energy Compliance, etc.Setting up or upgrading Quality systems/procedures to enhance Q-infra.Skill upgradation of the team for better control, improvements.This all is possible with a strong team of engineers, supervisor and inspectors.

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Worked as “Team Leader Export Development, Platform Management & USP Management"- New Product Introduction/Management based on consumer insight for International market- Regular discussion with Product Planning, Sales, QA & CS for continuous model improvements- Ensuring design to comply Consumer Product safety, Country Satndards- Product portfolio/profit monitoring and improvement- Regular market/field visits to have consumer insight- Line Process monitoring & improvement- Field failure monitoring/analysing and improvement- BOM/Drawing management based on continual improvement- New feature/USP development based on market analysis & customer usage trend- Guiding/supporting other teams in technical matters to perform their function (e.g. vendor support, quality function support, material function support, etc.)

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

• Worked as “Team Leader Export Development, Platform Management & USP Management"Production Support :- Managing the Production support team in the R&D for Frost Free & Direct Cool Ref.- Platform maintenance for R&D activities like development & other activities.- BOM changes & continuous monitoring for different purposes e.g. CI, model profits & actual on line.- Analyzing & providing solutions to Line Problems.Quality :- Monitoring field problems & analyzing them.- Suggesting the improvements as per the analysis & then getting them implemented under supervision.Design & Development or changes in plastic & sheet metal component for Refrigerator :-- For already developed products for USP creation- For Cost Innovation (Cost Reduction) for profits & cost competition in market.- For Quality Improvements based on field and line problems/feedback.Cost Innovation, change in design/material/combining parts to save cost- Vendor process optimization- Improvements in tools to optimize cycle time- Material & Design optimization- Modular design & outsourcing• Also working as “Team Leader R&D Exports” for Export model Dev.:-- Developing Models as per the prevailing standard in the respective country e.g. CB, CE, AS/NZ or SASO.- Changes in existing models based on market survey & customer requirements for different countries (Developing different accessories & parts for Exports.- Export Models Profits monitoring.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Successfully completed New DC 185L Refrigerator Development, as leader with a team of 5 people.Conceptualization : - Collecting input for customer requirement & feedback for previous products through market survey. Then transforming into the technical requirement.- Preparing Product proposal with Industrial Design team & then Development Schedule.- Concept finalization & development of part Drawings for mockup.- Mockup evaluation & changes in the system.- Profit analysis.- USP generation through Brain storming.Models & Drawings :- Preparing 3D Models & Assemblies on Unigraphics NX-5.- Generating 2D Drawings from 3D.Product Finalization :- Tooling development under strict supervision & guidance.- Engineering sample & its evaluation.- Changes in drawings, process or material based on evaluation.- Pilot Production.- BOM generation.• Successfully completed A-one Refrigerator Development (175L Single Door) as strong member.• Successfully completed Ice Beam Door Cooling (IBDC) Refrigerator in the 280/310L segment as Team Leader.

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Worked for Line Support for Q Problems & Process improvements for Productivity Enhancement.Also Worked for Export Model Dev. & Management (eg. Certifications, Model Mix control for Better profits, Market survey for better model offering for specific country).

Worked for Line Support, Feild quality improvementsAlso worked for New FF Model (Icebeam Door Cooling) dev.Making BOM's, Drawings etc.

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Involved in Design & Devlopment of Tape Deck Mechanism & Micro Motors.

Noida Area, India

Involved in Design Corrugated Fibreboard Boxes for Different kind of Packings.Also Looked after the Maintainance of Corrugation M/Cs & Flexo Printing M/Cs

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Mechanical Engineering, 8.3/10

Diploma In Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 82% With First Position

Intermediate, Pcm, 58%

High School, Science, 61%