Vikrant Patil Email & Phone Number

Pune, Maharashtra, India

1. Leading MQC (Metallurgical Quality Control) & QMS (Quality Management Systems) functions of Aerospace BU.2. Accountable for technology development and production related aspects of physical/process metallurgy for Aviation Products.3. Process owner for HT, MTL & MMM (forging) commodity Nadcap accreditation activities.4. Approval authority for raw material (RM) release, manufacturing method planner for heat treat & testing processes.5. Review and approval of mechanical &… Show more 1. Leading MQC (Metallurgical Quality Control) & QMS (Quality Management Systems) functions of Aerospace BU.2. Accountable for technology development and production related aspects of physical/process metallurgy for Aviation Products.3. Process owner for HT, MTL & MMM (forging) commodity Nadcap accreditation activities.4. Approval authority for raw material (RM) release, manufacturing method planner for heat treat & testing processes.5. Review and approval of mechanical & metallurgical test results (stop-work/stop-ship authority).6. Planning of subcontractor selection and periodic survey. Responsible for development of Nadcap accredited special processors like chemical processing, surface treatments, coatings & outsource agencies for mechanical test specimen machining, testing laboratories...etc.7. Management Representative (MR) for entire Aerospace BU.8. Effective implementation of ISO IEC 17025 & AS 9100 management systems across all BU. Internal auditing QMS against AS 9100 & ISO IEC 17025 requirements.9. Ensure resources needed for the department are available. Competency mapping of all sub ordinatesthrough periodic training, evaluation, on job trainings & qualification of personnel. Setting up of KRAs for all subordinates & its periodic review. Show less

India

1. Served as metallurgist and oversaw all Heat Treatment (HT) process activities in aerospace and ISRO, DRDL projects for missiles, launching vehicle Vikas & Cryo engines to establish new HT cycles as per customer’s needs & Standards.2. Participated in Kaizens, ‘5’-S, Quality Circle, T.P.M & Nadcap heat treatment activities.

India

1. Served as a team member for Metallurgical Quality Control (MQC) Laboratory with working domain of Engineering & Development. 2. Support in failure analysis of warranty failed parts by doing metallurgical inspection and interpreting the results with respect to failures. Ensure closure of non-conformities observed during inspection and suppliers end audits.3. Implementation and adherence to quality systems like TS 16949 and CQI 9. Representing FMEA, APQP, and Control plan and work… Show more 1. Served as a team member for Metallurgical Quality Control (MQC) Laboratory with working domain of Engineering & Development. 2. Support in failure analysis of warranty failed parts by doing metallurgical inspection and interpreting the results with respect to failures. Ensure closure of non-conformities observed during inspection and suppliers end audits.3. Implementation and adherence to quality systems like TS 16949 and CQI 9. Representing FMEA, APQP, and Control plan and work instructions as CFT member.4. Implemented relevant standards like ASTM, IS, SAE, AIAG during testing & inspection. 5. Successfully handled in-house lab activity, New Product Development through APQP and PPAP process, Heat Treatment process qualification, Process and product audit, Customer concern analysis for metallurgical areas.Accomplishments:• Failure Analysis of various precision components and implementing corrective action against them.• Successfully coordinated internal audits as per CQI-9 requirement. Show less

Pune, Maharashtra, India

1. Overall responsibility of Met Lab handling incoming parts/raw materials inspection and its disposition for subsequent usage.2. Coordinate with outside test agencies for parts/material inspection activities wherever in-house test facilities not available.3. Lead Met Lab team to achieve the yearly targets for improving metallurgical quality of parts and prevent metallurgical failures happening in the field.Accomplishments:• Developed macro etching procedures to observe the… Show more 1. Overall responsibility of Met Lab handling incoming parts/raw materials inspection and its disposition for subsequent usage.2. Coordinate with outside test agencies for parts/material inspection activities wherever in-house test facilities not available.3. Lead Met Lab team to achieve the yearly targets for improving metallurgical quality of parts and prevent metallurgical failures happening in the field.Accomplishments:• Developed macro etching procedures to observe the grain flow of forged fasteners. Show less

Pune, Maharashtra, India

1. Involved in supervision of all activities related to production & inspection. Inspection of heat-treated products according to sampling plan through hardness testing (Brinell, Rockwell & Micro-hardness testing) & micro-structural examination to find out nonconformities as well their prevention by root causes investigation.2. Support to quality inspection, quality Engineers, internal plants and procurement dept. which includes material selection, material tests etc. 3. Execution of… Show more 1. Involved in supervision of all activities related to production & inspection. Inspection of heat-treated products according to sampling plan through hardness testing (Brinell, Rockwell & Micro-hardness testing) & micro-structural examination to find out nonconformities as well their prevention by root causes investigation.2. Support to quality inspection, quality Engineers, internal plants and procurement dept. which includes material selection, material tests etc. 3. Execution of shift wise work based on quantity and quality requirement.4. Responsible for production Ramp - up as per plan. 5. Ensure production targets and quality parameters of heat treatment department. Show less