manas borah, Lead Supplier Quality Manager

manas borah

Lead Supplier Quality Manager

DONG Energy

Location
United Kingdom - London
Education
High school or equivalent, Quality and Business Excellence
Experience
20 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months

Lead Supplier Quality Manager at DONG Energy
  • Denmark
  • My current job since March 2015

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Project: HOW01, ROW01, BKR02, BBW02, Party with WOW3/4 and BSW
•Arranged and lead supplier audits, manage audit findings to ensure that appropriate corrective/preventative actions and root cause analysis are carried out and delivered on time and also manage and developed the Audit Schedule.
•Provided practical advice and support to the project team to ensure consistent methodology is being applied and understood
•Developed and managed document tracker( maturity matrix) including all procedures.
•Assisting with all aspects of Quality Management from implementing the system, preparing/reviewing technical specifications, auditing suppliers, inspecting products and works, arranging product certification and FAT's where necessary, reporting on project performance and customer satisfaction.
•Ensured the QC and QA of contractors by auditing, reviewing and approving Quality Plans and Inspection Test Plans (ITP)
•Review contractor's and project groups procedures/plans.
•Established and lead Quality Forums with strategic suppliers, ensuring supplier development and trouble shooting.
•Participated in all relevant phases of the sourcing process; prequalification and assessment of potential suppliers, preparation of tender, evaluation of tenders and contract negotiations.
•Assisting in defining interfaces & ensuring the quality of deliverables, materials/product and services across all phases of the package i.e. qualifying a supplier, design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and handover, including continuous assessment to the QA/QC as a part of the QMS.
•Support and advise suppliers/contractors on QA requirements and specification.
•Liaised with the package certifier on the package, attending all the inspections and answering any query related to quality.
•Work effectively across multi-disciplinary teams to introduce new offshore wind products and improvements.
• Define and execute SQM strategy in the product line/projects and responsible for sorucing strategy
• Lead the delivery of improved supplier performance through quality in sourcing & continuous improvement using advance quality planning and root cause investigations.
•Develope framwork for APQP and PPAP for for supplier management and lead in implemenation.
•Developed Supplier QA perfromance reporting system for Top Management/Steer Co.
•Giving training and mentoring Quality professional in DONG.
•Manage and customised tende condition/employer requirements to supplier.
•Responsible for supplier QA plan and supplier Quality Development Plan.

Quality Consultant at SGS Consulting UK
  • November 2014 to March 2015

Certification Audit ISO 555001, Pas 55 Pre-assessment Audit (Stage 1) & GAP Analysis.
Consultancy on Quality Management System for Power Generation Plant, Substation, Construction Oil & Gas.
Clients-Oil & Gas, Water, Power Plant, T&D Networks, Gas Turbine, Gas Distribution Networks, Onshore & Offshore Substation, Nuclear, Transport assets.
B/E Aerospace

QA Consultant
  • December 2013 to February 2015

Develop business systems documentation to ensure continuing regulatory and customer compliance.
•Update and document processes and procedures ensuring common ways of working across the Seating Aftermarket at three different locations(SharePoint)
•Develop, implement and maintain quality documentation and metrics including process maps, procedures, standards, and process and product specifications.
•Undertake investigations and implement effective root cause analysis (and enable the identification of corrective actions)
•Managing and developing of the company's business management system and document system.
•Develop, manage, implement and control quality processes from material receipt, manufacturing through to dispatch of finished product to ensure product conformance and customer satisfaction.
•Conduct & manage Audit(s) and support auditees to ensure effective closure of audit actions.

Services Manager at Morrison Utility
  • November 2012 to December 2013
Lead at Centrica Renewable Energies Ltd
  • May 2012 to November 2012

and support all CREL functions and Offshore Wind Farm Projects to enable improvement actions to be managed in a timely and effective manner across the whole life cycle of renewable energy assets.
• Developed Project Quality Plan to manage the quality activities throughout the project life cycle.
• Develop and participate in Quality Reviews at all applicable levels of the business.
•Ensure that the Quality Management System is robust and meets all internal and external requirements/certifications
•Preparation, analysis and execution of audit schedule for functional areas and management of the relationships and plan and deliver external audits with contractors throughout Europe.
•Develop and monitor the Audit Schedule to ensure an appropriate balance of resources between internal & external and conduct Audit on-shore & off -shore subcontractor.
•Regular coordination with auditee management and auditors to ensure appropriate awareness of the planned arrangements for audits.
•Responsible for writing/developing drafts of procedures and templates, offer suggestions to improve the work and propose possible titles and analysed the GAP(s).
•Ensured that all operating assets (Wind Turbines) adhere to statutory requirements for Quality performance and comply with project specific requirements.
•Reviewed unscheduled maintenance and responding to emergency and turbine errors.
•Ensured coordination with the procurement dept. that all suppliers in ASL (on-shore/off-shore) evaluated and re-evaluated & all records/reports of each assessment are maintained.
•Review and consider the risk (asset related) status of the audit programme to keep it relevant to the CREL business requirements.
•Monitor, manage and maintain the Lessons Learnt Schedule and the action tracker.
•Prepare input reports on the status of Improvement Programmes for management reviews.
•Analysed nonconformities and improvement actions and provide statistical information to CREL management.
• Ensured execution of QA & PAS 55 requirements to both onshore and offshore sub-contractor(s).

Senior NPI Quality Engineer at Esterline Corporation
  • June 2008 to April 2012
Quality Engineer at Eaton Ltd
  • January 2006 to January 2008

Responsible to manage and supervise three different product cell groups producing high quality precision components which are applicable across civil and defence markets.
Responsible for designing customer centric systems, focusing on all aspects of integrated Quality Systems AS9100/ISO9001 based 'Quality Management System Standard'.
Calculating the "cost of quality" or "price of non-conformance" which defines the cost saving opportunity.
Planning and performed audit on supplier and internal audit.
Monitored and maintained regular cell non-conformance reviews / assisting in the development of processes and procedures.
Using Quality improvement tools such as Quality Planning, SPC, FMEA, Control Plans, 8D, and Poke Yoke at every opportunity to prevent
• defective product
•Responsible for Conformity Process (Boeing 787) for site on behalf of Boeing / FAA.

Quality Engineer at Geneva Fine Punch Enclosure Ltd
  • January 2000 to January 2002

Implemented a Quality Management System and was responsible to align quality objectives with quality policy and objectives.
Responsible for training, planning and implementation of ISO9001-QMS procedures and processes.
Designed and implemented/conduct Internal Audit to identify individual process strength as well as overall management system strength.
Responsible for ensuring proper maintenance of Quality records by the Project Teams and Process owners.

Quality Manager
  • to

West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm Onshore Substation - managed & ensured that the project is completed i.a.w National Grid & Client requirements. Also, responsible for managing and maintaining the Business Management System for Morrison Utility Services.
•Tracks and communicates project status, plans, issues, time lines, action items, and budgets through the gated process.
•Produce, revise, monitor, and assess the project schedule and its progress during all the project including contingency planning and recovery scheduling.
•Creates, maintains, and organises necessary documentation and records; responsible for the quality of project deliverables and documentation.
•Develop project Quality Plan to manage the quality activities, contractual requirements and statutory obligations.
•Lead the delivery of the risk based quality assurance framework across all construction disciplines.
•Maintain liaison with external parties to achieve co-ordination and integration of effective assurance
•Review and evaluate the full ranges of reports and emerging data to assess the performance of the assigned assurance processes.
•Produce specific reviews/lessons learnt and reports from audits and investigation findings and then drawing out meaningful conclusions regarding the Business Management Systems and risk control measures;
•To ensure that all deviations from the safety case and environmental documents are appropriately managed.
•Liaise with, and where necessary resolve generic assurance issues with, other project managers and related stakeholders.
•Monitor and review the QA documents provided by QC Engineers.
•Track and manage the preparation and process through resolution of Non-Conformance.
•Supervised and managed the Technical Queries Process and Procedures, temporary work process, "as-built" drawings process daily, O&M and review the testing and commissioning documentation.
•Managed project specific management tools including; Operating & Maintenance Plans, Asset Registers
•Review & approve subcontractor related quality assurance deliverables and Risk.
•Managed Risk related to Assets & the Project.
•Provides monthly report project director regarding the status of the project's key issues and findings and trend.
•Reviews client feedback and follow-ups on those comments.
•Provide cost/resource information to the Project Director on assurance resource / requirements.
•Facilitate the Process design and Process improvement & Process Mapping Business Process.
•Managing and accessing Sub-contractor in terms of Quality Assurance.
•Manage & guide Project, Quality Engineers & Document Controller in the Project.
•Preparing EHV division (Quality Requirement & Client requirements) for next bidding.
•Managing Health & Safety file and ensure that project teams are aware of and are working within the quality, safety case requirements and environmental constraints.
•Provided Project Management assistance to the team leader and other experts in planning resources and coordinating activities

Project Lead
  • to

and a Key Representative for New Product Launch Projects- currently supporting 14 new projects, ensuring that the projects are completed in line with NPI procedures.
Conduct process Audit/assessments with recommendations for improvement/compliance where necessary to assure quality of NPI
• products.
Communicates, documents, and archives project team activities and decisions; acts as a primary contact for project team related
• information
Identifies, documents, and communicates project risks and contingency plans.
Facilitates project team meetings, cross-functional communication and decision making, ensures alignment with internal and external
• stakeholders.
Oversees and prepares project team budget including resources and costs collaborating cross-functional departments
Responsible for developing processes and procedures to ensure that there is continuous improvement.
Provide guidance to the company, its management and staff on any regulatory aspect of quality management system.
Leading and managing a team of Quality Engineers and Quality Inspectors associated with respective projects and manage
•Priorities for the quality engineering efforts.
Executing project tasks including generating FAIR's, DVI, D/P-FMEA's, SPC tools and collation of lessons learned, Compliance

Education

High school or equivalent, Quality and Business Excellence
  • at Nottingham Business School
  • January 2005
High school or equivalent, Quality and Reliability
  • at University of Warwick
  • January 2003

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering and Management
  • at MSRIT in Bangalore University
  • January 1999

courses: Lead Auditor: ISO 9001 & ISO 55001 Asset Management Auditor

Bachelor's degree, Asset Management

courses: Consulting & Auditing Project management, Training, Auditing and assessment services in several, Implementation of Integrated management systems including AS9100, ISO 55001, PAS 55, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, AQAP

Specialties & Skills

AUDITING
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
ISO 9000
PROCESS ENGINEERING
QUALITY
QUALITY CONTROL