Chandramokan Balakrishnan, Quality Assurance Engineer

Chandramokan Balakrishnan

Quality Assurance Engineer

TECHNIP, INC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Industrial Engineering
Experience
5 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 1 Months

Quality Assurance Engineer at TECHNIP, INC
  • United States
  • March 2013 to March 2016

Support Technip Theodore Spoolbase operations in overall Process Improvement to include Management of flow, Development of Value Stream and process maps, and Reduction of defects,  using Lean and Quality tools.
Responsible of maintaining ISO 9001 Standards and Requirements at the Facility which include work instructions, quality manuals, inspection and test protocols, calibration of equipment and gauges.
Conducted FMEA for the fabrication process and remediation process and identified and resolved possible and probable areas of concern.
Conducted Time and Motion studies to identify possible bottlenecks in the fabrication process and balance the line operations, reduced operations expense in savings of $162k.
Developed Value Stream Maps for the entire Pipeline fabrication and Vessel Spooling operations, helping to identify the critical path and long lead time commodities.
Setup and Implement Total Productive Maintenance system at the facility with the help of manager plus maintenance module.
Set-up and implemented a manual SCADA System for operational monitoring to identify and analyze possible trends and improve the overall production process.
Trained and Implemented 5S methodology and culture throughout the facility, creating a more Lean Shop floor and focusing on Continuous Improvement mindset.

Manufacturing Engineer at CUMMINS OIL & GAS
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2012 to December 2012

Lead Manufacturing Engineer responsible for the tooling setup and efficient flow of the assembly process in a Lean and Effective manner.
Led the First Concept assembly of the QSX 15 and QSL 9 Work Over Rig packages and communicating with the Design department on feasibility of assembly.
Setup the Layout for Assembly Operations of the Work Over Rig packages by dividing the Assembly process into multiple segments to setup assembly stations focusing on the major component being assembled.
Developed and modified Work Instructions as required for the assembly of the Work Over Rig packages to maintain an error free and Simple assembly process.
Created Visual Aids, shadow boards, and Kanban Carts to setup the material delivery and presentation for the Assembly Stations for the Work Over Rig packages and created Assembly Stations focusing on the major component being assembled.
Set-up and Implemented Manufacturing Execution Systems(MES and MRP) for Industrialization of the Assembly process.
Designed the assembly fixtures and skids to aid the assembly of the work over rig packages for easier and efficient assembly process.

Manufacturing Analyst at GOODMAN MANUFACTURING
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2011 to December 2011

Conducted Time Study analysis of the assembly line to setup baseline performance and identifying the bottlenecks.
Created Operator Balance Charts to prevent under and over-utilization of operators and improve operator efficiency.
Line Balanced and redesigned the layout for a potential increase in capacity and better efficiency.
Designed SMED work tables and reduced setup time by 25% at the assembly station.

Analyst at LPS CONSULTING
  • January 2011 to April 2011

Conducted Time study Analysis on the assembly process and created sub-assembly cells resulting in 50% reduction of Cycle time.
Developed standard work process and improved assembly process and process setup time by 30%.
Created VSM, PFC and CTQ for the assembly process.

Education

Master's degree, Industrial Engineering
  • at University of Houston
  • December 2010

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Bachelor's degree, Manufacturing
  • at PSG College of technology
  • April 2008

courses: Certification: Six Sigma Green Belt certification, Lean Manufacturing and VSM Certification. Course Work: Lean Transformation, Supply chain management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Engineering Project Management, Engineering Economics, Production Planning and Inventory control.

Specialties & Skills

Lean Sigma
Quality Assurance
Manufacturing
ANALYSIS
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
BALANCE
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
DELIVERY
DISEÑO DE LA DISPOSICIÓN
ENGINEERING

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Six sigma Green Belt (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Houston