Quality Engineer (255771) MBA, Masters, BSME / Automotive, Tier 1 / Machining, Stamping, Assembly, Casting / Transmission, Brake, Chassis, Battery / Will relo
Results-driven Senior Quality Engineer with an impressive record of supporting manufacturing operations in Tier 1 and OEM. He has a MBA, a Masters and is a BSME. This Quality Game Changer has an impressive track record of accomplishment in reducing scrap, improving processes and raising productivity which have added BIG BUCKS to his employer’s bottom line! He is currently employed with Rivian, but they have announced that his position will go away and he is looking for his next opportunity.
This Game Changer is currently on a H1B Visa that can be transferred. He is interested in exploring Quality roles in TX, FL, GA, NC, SC, TN, KY, OK, AR, LA, and AL. He is renting and willing to relocate! This is an established Quality Talent that can hit the floor running to improve your operations. His notable experience includes:
• Led 8D Problem solving activities for line non-conformances, achieving a significant reduction in scrap through the implementation of kaizens and Poka-Yoke techniques.
• Determined and narrowed down suspect ranges for containments to ensure swift resolution of quality issues.
• Reviewed daily line rejects and scrap with Process Engineers and Production Leaders to analyze and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), resulting in scrap reduction and cost savings.
• Coordinated with Supplier Quality, devising Supplier development plans that successfully reduced supplier defects on the line by 30%, resulting in a significant decrease in line stoppages.
• Responsible for PPAP submissions for New Product Developments and Engineering changes.
• Created Control Plans and PFMEAs for Precision machining components and Steering Gear Assemblies.
• Acted as Plant quality liaison with the customers and work on Quality issues and CAPA with customers.
• Led daily scrap meetings and worked on several projects to reduce machining scrap from 7.8% to 2.4%.
• Improved FTF on new product assembly from 38% to 85%.
• Developed and maintained PPAP submissions, Control Plans and PFMEA’s for Transmission drive shafts, brake, and chassis components.
• Reviewed Daily scrap data and took measures to reduce scrap from 5% to 1.4% by analyzing the root cause and implementing Countermeasures resulting in a cost saving of $1.2 million in 2019.
• Lead several Problem-solving activities to analyze root causes and countermeasures for customer non- conformances.
• Worked with Production team and Engineering during NPDs to standardize Quality gauges and dies resulting in reduction of costs from purchasing new gauges and dies worth $100k.
• Created dashboards for Quality KPI’s using Tableau and drove continuous improvement activities.
• Conducted internal/ supplier audits and documented findings.
• OEM Mfg.
• Tier 1 Mfg.
• Machining Operations
• Hi Volume CNC Machining Operations Toyota, RH Sheppard
• Stamping Operations – Mihandra
• ISO 9000/ ISO9001
• ISO14001
• IATF16949/TS16949
• QMS – Quality Management System
• Hands-on Quality Lab Experience
• Managing the Quality Lab
• Managing Quality Teams
• Leading Kaizen Events
• Working With Lean Teams
• Leading Six Sigma Teams
• Change Management
• Coordinating Lab Activities
• Using CMM Equipment
• Technical Writing
• Gage R&R
• GD&T
• ISO Auditing
• Troubleshooting Root Cause
• Implementing Corrective Actions
• Implementing Continuous improvement
• Reducing Scrap
• Optimizing Manufacturing Processes
• De-bottlenecking Processes
• PPM Reduction
• Reducing Manufacturing Cycle Time
• Vendor Offsite Supplier Quality
• Supplier Validation / Qualification
• Shop Floor Process Quality
• Quality Training Experience
• Production Quality experience
• Directing Quality Techs
• Tracking Concessions / Deviations
• New production line startup
• Recommending Specification Revisions
• Creating SOP Training
• First Article Inspection FAI
• Quality Engineering
• Tooling Quality
• Using Quality Database Systems
• Process Control Quality Experience
• Performing Internal Quality system audits
• Performing External Quality system audits
• Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Statistical Investigations
• Investigating Customer Complaints
• Documenting Initial Submissions
• Conducting Trial Fit / Function
• Using Control Plans
• Process Flow Diagrams
• VAVE Projects
• Pareto Charts
• Poka Yoke Assessments
• Analyzing Production Limitations
• DFMEA / PFMEA
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• 5S / 6S
• 8D
• Ishikawa Diagrams
• Establishing Cpk For Process
• New Process Development
• Generating Process Control Charts
• Process Testing / Validation
• Using Product Reject / Defect Investigations
• Working with R&D
• Delivering Cost Reductions
• Tracking Defects Per Unit
• Sorting Suspect Parts
• PPAP
• APQP
• Toyota Production Systems
• ERP Software
• SQC/SPC Package Software
• Computer Applications: Experience in using JMP, Minitab, AutoCAD, Oracle SQL, MS SQL Server, Tableau, Microsoft Office
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration – August 2022 / Campbellsville University, Louisville, KY GPA: 3.9/4.0
Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering – April 2017 / Wright State University, Dayton, OHGPA: 3.37/4.0
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering May 2013 / Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India – GPA: 3.29/4.0