Proficient Engineer offering 14 years of experience in supplier development,quality management,driving continuous process improvement and implementation in manufacturing. Excellent leadership, project management and program development skills. Prepared to apply knowledge and abilities to challenging new role.
Skills
Supplier management
New Product Development
PPAP
Process Development & Improvement
SPC & Process Improvement
Root cause analysis
Scrap reduction & Output Increase
Problem Solving
Project Management
Customer service
Quality Management System
Quality Audits
QRM/Kaizen team member
Experience
Quality Manager, 02/2019 to Current The Kemtah Group – Holly Springs, NC,
Maintain quality system standard and IATF 16949 certification for the plant.
Leader/Owner of some of plant level Key Performance Indicators (Scrap, External PPM, Internal ppm, Customer complaints).
Lead & Coach NPI: APQP & PPAP activities (supplier development, PFMEA, control plan development, MSA & capability studies) with cross-functional team.
Leader of plant wide & supplier continuous improvement projects.
Understand customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality control processes.
Revise and review specifications for products or processes.
Monitor suppliers' compliance to the standards & performance.
Supervise inspectors, technicians, and quality engineers.
Oversee all product development procedures to identify deviations from quality standards.
Keep accurate documentation and perform statistical analysis.
Solicit feedback from customers to assess whether their requirements are met.
Submit detailed reports to appropriate executives.
Collaborate with the upper management team to set quality benchmarks.
Brainstorm ideas to increase productivity and performance of the production line while maintaining accuracy in quality.
Make crucial decisions in favor of cost-efficiency without compromising on quality.
Leader of supplier and customer corrective actions.
Quality Engineer, 11/2010 to 01/2019 General Electric – Township, ME,
Managed high profile customers with zero PPM requirements.
Successfully launched automotive and non-automotive customer parts with new product launch team utilizing stage gate process.
Led production part approval process (PPAP) documentation submission for new products and process changes.
Performed capability studies, Gage R & R & first article inspection for new products.
Team member of control plan, FMEA development, gage design and process improvement.
Performed Suppliers, Internal & LPA audits.
Monitored supplier’s performance through supplier scorecards.
Improved supplier performance by providing technical supports & process improvements.
Led PPAP activities to develop new suppliers or any process changes.
Led scrap reduction projects which resulted cost savings.
Improved processes by conducting capability studies utilizing Minitab & PC-DIMS & eliminating unnecessary process steps and ensure adherence to customer specifications.
Improved bottom line results by reducing manufacturing cost.
Team member of Quality KPI matrix's to monitor scrap, external & internal PPMs, on time NCM disposition & corrective action submission.
Assisted Quality Assurance efforts by writing work instructions and procedures to comply with ISO 9001:2008.
Supported Quality manager prior & during ISO 9001:2008/TS 16949 certification audits.
New Product Introduction Engineer, 05/2010 to 10/2010 Dishcraft – San Carlos, CA,
Developed new product launch activities and process improvement of existing parts.
Participated in contract review process by reviewing new part prints and advised sales department of any unusual requirements in materials, GD & T or customer specifications.
Led APQP activities (FMEA, Control plan & Process flow development) with cross-functional team
Performed time study to improve performance of equipment’s to the standards.
Performed statistical analysis & evaluation utilizing Minitab.
Worked with suppliers on PPAP requirements,root cause investigation and corrective actions during new product launch for effective product launch to avoid manufacturing problems.
Project Engineer, 08/2004 to 07/2007 Emcor Group, Inc. – Boston, MA,
Executed various projects at a time from order entry to dispatch.
Maintained & executed projects per ISO 9001 quality standard.
Prepared basic drawings using AutoCAD.
Utilized Oracle 11i (ERP Software) for Order booking, Material planning, Scheduling, Inventory Monitoring & Controlling.
Organized projects kick off meetings ensuring all customer Quality requirements are understood, accepted, and approved by all departments.
Provided technical supports to meet the deadline of projects.
Primary contact of customers & sales for projects requirements & progress of the projects.
Involved in finding solutions to commercial and technical problems which includes negotiation of pricing with suppliers, dispatch & packaging requirements and procuring materials.
Arranged customer quality audit for final testing of the products.
Participated in preparation of quality documentation.
Followed up with sales, suppliers, customers, and internal departments to deliver all products of the project on time.
Master’s degree: Mechanical Engineering, Expected in University of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT GPA:
Bachelor’s degree: Mechanical Engineering, Expected in Sardar Claire University - , Gujarat GPA:
Accomplishments
Part of ISTE (Indian Society of Technical Education) during my bachelor for two years in which I had organized technical seminars and industrial visits for students.
Worked as Graduate Assistant during my Master.
Additional Information
Strong references are available upon request.
Certifications
“Statistical Process Control and Applied Process Improvement” from Penn State University, DuBois
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