Responsible for supplier quality assurance for all products manufactured in India and shipped to various other manufacturing facilities of the company globally. This involved supplier selection and appointments, managing the entire network of suppliers, supplier evaluations - technical and quality management system, product inspections, audits, new product development, continuous improvement projects and achieving process/cost/quality efficiencies.At Schlumberger, some of my key… Show more Responsible for supplier quality assurance for all products manufactured in India and shipped to various other manufacturing facilities of the company globally. This involved supplier selection and appointments, managing the entire network of suppliers, supplier evaluations - technical and quality management system, product inspections, audits, new product development, continuous improvement projects and achieving process/cost/quality efficiencies.At Schlumberger, some of my key achievements can be listed as expansion of the supplier network, alternate sourcing of various critical parts in India leading to substantial cost savings, compliance with supplier audits, enhancement to QMS, implementation of lean six sigma projects leading to improvement in the defect rate ratio and overall managed supplier defect rate.Additionally, I serve as a member of Loss Prevention Team involved in employee safety and am part of the SEED community within the organization. Show less

My role and responsibilities here involved QA of vehicles produced at the assembly lines which meant achieving optimal quality for products/vehicles (buses/trucks chassis) assembled on line. The quality improvements were multiple from reduction of field complaints for coolant tanks/radiator failures to improvement in the product reliability of the cooling systems. Implemented various design changes and value engineering to achieve the quality improvements including Kanban, six sigma and QC… Show more My role and responsibilities here involved QA of vehicles produced at the assembly lines which meant achieving optimal quality for products/vehicles (buses/trucks chassis) assembled on line. The quality improvements were multiple from reduction of field complaints for coolant tanks/radiator failures to improvement in the product reliability of the cooling systems. Implemented various design changes and value engineering to achieve the quality improvements including Kanban, six sigma and QC story problem solving methods. Acted as SME (Subject Matter Expert) for a period of 6 months and trained engineers/technician grade employees from Manufacturing,QA, SCM, HR and other support functions in lean six sigma (white/yellow/green belt trainings). Show less