Manager Research And Development
Confidendial
Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months
Working as Head New Product Development and Manufacturing System Engineering
Role as Head of Manufacturing System Engineering (from Mar '10 - to date)
• Leading 5-member team for process improvements, converting batch production into lean production system, taking quick and sustainable corrective and preventive actions to improve quality and profitability.
• Defining organizational targets and working to achieve the same in cost center concept.
• Planning, resource arrangement execution and monitoring of improvement projects.
• Surveying, studying suitability and introducing State-of-the-art technologies.
• Introducing methodologies and training of personnel's for improving the productivity.
• Concept design of process equipments, pallets, trolleys, & SPMs
Significant Highlights
• Introducing up to date methodologies: Introduced lean production, Kanban, 2 Bin Systems, Poka-Yoke, Kaizen etc. Three assembly lines converted into lean from batch production by deploying various Kaizens, leading to 30% cost reduction, 40% space reduction and reduction in inventory cost.
• Quality Improvement: Able to achieve considerable quality improvements.
• Awards: Won the Best Design Department Award in 2nd apmug intra-group competition (2011)
Won the Best Quality Improvement Project Award from TAFE in Quality Month competition (2012)
• Introducing Modern technologies: Introduced machines with advanced technologies in welding process, stamping dies, and introduced low cost automation SPMs.
Role as Head of New Product Development (Dec’11 - Present)
• Leading 5-member team for process design, tooling & facility development, and implementing assy lines.
• Verify and approve QMS documents APQP and PPAP Documents
• Improve departmental performance through training and efficiency monitoring
• Planning, resource arrangement execution and monitoring of projects for timely completion.
Role as Head of Quality (July '13 - Mar'14) ( Temporary Assignment)
• Leading 55-member team ensuring Quality
• Improving system and taking corrective and preventive actions for quality issues.
• Improve departmental performance
• To achieve 100 PPM
• Analyze and minimize cost of quality
• Supplier quality Assurance
• Internal quality audit
• Training of QMS system across the organization
• Working as MR
• Review and update of quality management systems
• Monitoring of different organizational processes and taking corrective actions to close gap
• Developed ferrous and Non-ferrous sheet metal stamping dies & plastic components.
• Introduced preventive maintenance and spare inventory system to reduce tool down time.
• Introduced SMED system to reduce setting time.
• Major player in acquiring ISO 9001 certification.
Faisal Jassim Trading Co. LLC., ; Dubai; Die Maker; (Oct '04 - Oct '05) 1Yr
• Responsible for process improvement, mechanical and electrical maintenance of the plant.
Company Profile: MNC, having branches in gulf countries, involved in manufacturing of electrical and mechanical equipments related to building construction. The branch is involved in manufacturing of Air conditioning accessories.
Significant Highlights
• Introduced new tooling & processes to improve productivity.
• Introduced lean system in production line
• Introduced preventive maintenance system, which reduced machine monthly down time from 300Hrs to 20 Hrs within in 1yr.
Ragam Metal Products Pvt. Ltd.; Chennai; Tool Room Engineer; (Mar '01 - Aug '04) 3Yrs, 6 Mths
• Joined as Tool maker for tool maintenance.
• Promoted as Tool room engineer to look after tooling development & tooling maintenance.
Company Profile: SME, involved in manufacturing of sheet metal stamping & assemblies catering to bus truck & tractor industries
Significant Highlights
• Gained hands on experience in new tool development and tool maintenance.
• Introduced welding technology in tool maintenance.
• Designed and developed more than 100 tooling, such as press tools, welding fixtures, receiver gauges etc.
• Developed more than 60 products.
Industry Related Training
• Diploma in Quality Assurance and QS 9000: • International English Language Test System (IELTS): General category with 6.5 over all Band
• Undergoing training in Six Sigma green belt training under TAFE TQM department.
Industrial Training Details
• Perkin Elmer Instruments Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Apr' 2000- Oct 2000, Ind. trainee
Sutdied at MS Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, Bangalore India, which is affiliated to Coventry University UK
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): March 2006. Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, TamilNadu, India (3 years course, Distance Education) . Third Class
• Certificate in Tool And Die Making: 1997-2000, NTTF, Kerala. 68% Marks • THSLC: March 1997. Department of Technical Education, Kerala 74% Marks