• Gender: Male
• Age: 40
• Designation: Engineer
• Highest Education Level: Graduate - Degree
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 12.3 Year(s)

Education

B.E, (Automobile Engineering) From SACS MAVMM Engineering College, Madurai With 71%

H.S.C From M.M. Hr. Sec. School, Madurai With 83%

S.S.L.C From M.M Hr. Sec. School, Madurai With 90%

Skill Sets

2.7 years of experience in Tool development, Tool maintenance, Tool breakdown maintenance, Total Quality Management and Dyno. testing for brake pads and 3.5 years of experience in Vendor Development, New Product Development, Testing and Audits, and over 1 year of experience in sales and service  in Automotive Sector. Possess familiar with TS 16949, ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004. Experienced in Drawing and feasibility study, Costing and Execution of the Product development, APQP, PPAP, Product Testing, Quality complaint analysis, Total Quality Management and conducting vendor audits ascertaining all material supplied is as per company norms. An effective communicator with excellent analytical & problem solving skills.

Work Experience

Engineer-Tool Room
Since Apr 2012 
Company Profile: A Leading auto ancillary manufacturer of friction material like disc pad,clutch plate,railway blocks and brake linings etc. A TS16949,ISO 14001, Deming, Deming grand prize and ACMA Certified Company.
Job Profile:
Specialised in CNC equipment (like MAKINO make Horizontal Machine, FANUC controlled CNC grinding and grooving machine, Multi spindle drilling machine MSDM).
Specialised in Compression,Injection and Transfer moulding process.
Knowledge in trouble shooting of CNC machine elements (like servo motors, LM rail,ball screw,high speed spindle).
Specialised in commonisation of jigs to run multiple model products and increasing numbers of cavities in fixtures for productivity improvement.
Flexibility creation done in surface grinding machine to run multiple models in one machine through KAIZENS.
Exposure in hydraulic and pneumatic controlled equipment.
Exposure in ISO, Business excellence audit certification.
Knowledge in Deming and Deming Grand Prize certification
Exposure in SAP and QT software
Knowledge in TQM, TPM way of working
Undergone training on safety,fire fighting and Lean manufacturing
Knowledge in QCC, SPC Problem solving techniques
Productivity improvement through KAIZEN and Error proofing
Analyzing existing processes/procedures and conducting critical analysis for finding out shortcomings and suggesting improvements measures
Conducting audits for 5S

Achievements:
Got excellence award in QCFI-2013 competition for the Kaizen idea of eliminate cure block thickness low rejections.
Eliminating counter bore wall thickness variation problem and axis variation in Multi spindle drilling machine.
Modified process parameters in 600T hydraulic press to eliminate the vent gap variation problem through Design Of Experiments (DOE).
Modifying hydraulic circuit design in 600T hydraulic press to eliminate vent gap high problem along with machine maintenance team.
Played a lead role in the SAP implementation (Tool maintenance module) of II Phase in our plant.
Implemented Break through improvement in our plant such as commissioned old orbital riveting machine and surface grinding machine.
Proactively participated in Tool life improvement and Tool cost saving projects.
Leading team leader in Tool Room department in TQM,ISO TS-16949 and EOHS OSHAS audit.
Leading team leader in Tool Room department in Deming Grand Prize and ACMA audit.
Identify and developing local vendors for tool recoating and tool reworks which saves R&M cost of more than 75,000 per year.
Identified three major problems and solved using QC story approach
Participated in war against dust project 16 projects identified and implements in mixing and performing area.
Worked along with a Japanese team (From NISSINBHO Ltd., Japan). And solved the vent gap variation problem in 400T curing press.
Participated in QIT project to reduce burr fall rejection in Brake lining module.

Engineer-Development
Nov 2008 to Apr 2012
Company Profile: Manufacturers of Oil Seals, O- Rings and Molded rubber products for two wheeler, three wheeler and four wheeler OEMS. A TS16949 & ISO 14001 Certified Company.
Job Profile:
Handling TVS Motors Ltd, Royal Enfield Motors, Gabriel India Ltd, Toyota Motors Ltd, Bosch Ltd, Axles India Automotive Axles Ltd, Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd, Lucas TVS Ltd., projects.
Exposure on Rubber molding process (Compression, Transfer and Injection).
Conducting Metering Test, Rotary Test, Reciprocating Test, Torsion Test, Muddy Water Test and Slurry Test at customer end.company
Conducting Cold Chamber test and Moisture exposure test.
Visiting customer end to attend field complaints and Technical discussion.
Analyzing warranty Oil Seals and Internal Quality complaints.
Exposure on APQP and PPAP documents.
Preparing documents for TS audit.
Coordinating and visiting supplier end.

Engineer-Service
Jun 2007 to Jul 2008
Company Name: MPL Automobile Pvt. Ltd.
Company Profile: Leading Mahindra & Mahindra cars service station in Chennai
Job Profile:
Handled Scorpio, Bolero, Logan service cars maintenance.
Identify and Analyse the quality complaints in the cars and to coordinate the employees for service.
Explaining about features of cars, knowledge of automotive parts, maintain fuel efficiency, warranty period of parts to customers.
Make the bill for service.
Analysing the warranty automotive parts .

Trainings:
FMEA
Control Plan
MSA
APQP/ PPAP
TQM
Design of Experiments.
7 QC Tools
7 Management QC tools
Analytical ability
Enhancing emotional intelligence
Geometrical dimensions
Palnning and organising
TS 16949
ISO 9001:2000
Assertiveness Program
Communicationskills

Areas Of Exposure/expertise
Tool Room Engineer (2.6 years)
Tool Design
Coordinating with design team to make Dies, Jigs, Fixtures and Abrasive coating wheels
Selection of materials for tools
Coordinate with R&D team for drawing finalization

Tool development:
Getting capital expenditure approval from management
Developing and validating the Dies, Jigs, Fixtures and Surface grinding machine beds
Taking trials, checking of layout of product, analyzing of physical properties report of new product
Getting new tool trial order feedback from manufacturing and quality team.
Implementing new tool for mass production.
Up gradation of in process inspection methods of Dies and Spares.
Coordinating with QA team for PPAP, FMEA, document preparation and R&R study.
New tool and resource certification for productivity enhancement

Tool Breakdown Maintenance:
Responsible for maintain optimum mean time to tool repair within 1 hour.
Monitoring daily maintenance activities of Die Break down, scheduled, Preventive maintenance work
Monitoring quality inputs for Die Maintenance BOP, Process, least cost, Optimum time.
Analysing die break downs and corrective & preventive measures.
Development of Die spares, Mechanical maintenance parts at optimum price and quality
Monitoring of reduction on breakdown time due to Dies/Tools.
Brain storming to reduce Die setting time, process and method improvement team.
Effective in run time breakdowns and shutdown maintenance.
Responsible for maintaining the tool related rejection less than 25 PPM.
Condition based maintenance for all tools as and when required.
Achieved 100% adherence of preventive maintenance as per plan.
Achieved Zero break down in FANUC controlled CNC equipment like surface grinding machine.

Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED):
Reduced mould change over time from 21 mins. To 6 mins. in 100T hydraulic press by ECRS method.
Reduced mould change over time from 27 mins. To 8 mins. in 200T hydraulic press by ECRS method
Reduced chamfering wheel (Width=750mm and 100kg weight) change over time from 34 mins to 7 mins, in by design change and ECRS method.
Reduced Internal grinding wheel (Width=530mm and 120kg weight) change over time from 29mins to 9 mins, in by design change and ECRS method.
Working on single minute exchange of die in 400T hydraulic press
Successfully completed 4 SMED projects and working in 2 projects

Drive cost control:
Maintain R&M cost expenses within 1.50 lacs. per month
Implementing Tool Cost Saving projects.
Inventory control of Die spares, spares management
To control non moving BOP.
Best utilization of Tool Room for spares cost control
Identifying local vendors for hard chrome plating for tools and tool rework.

Man Management:
Responsible for Handling shift individually with 12 Team members
WHY-WHY analysis for Tool down time and Tool rejection
Abnormality analysis report and PDCA for down time and tool rejection
Team members training (OJT and skill developing).
Improving and Ensuring Safety of the team members
Maintaining 5S in shop floor area and peripheral areas.
Successfully completed 6 QCC projects pertaining to improvement on safety and tool breakdown

Utilization of IT in Tool maintenance
Implementing the tool maintenance in SAP.

Product Development Engineer (3.5 Years)
Drawing Study:
Feasibility study of the product.
Comparing internal drawing with the customer drawing.
Preparing Bill of Materials

Quotation Preparation:
Material Selection
Comparative study with the existing products
Quote Submission and Price negotiation.

Execution of the product development:
Getting capital expenditure approval from the management.
Developing and validating the tool
Co-ordinating with vendors.
Preparing samples and testing the product.
Co-ordinating with QA team for PPAP document preparation

Customer Support:
Window person to Customers like TVS Motors, Bosch Ltd, Toyota Motors, Royal Enfield Motors, Gabriel India Ltd, Rane TRW Steering Systems, Axles India Ltd, Automotive Axles Ltd, Lucas TVS Ltd. etc.
Updating project Status to Customer
Co-ordinating with customer for Technical Clarification
Submitting samples to customers.
Visiting customer end for Trials and Fitment study.
Co-ordinating with customer for getting the approval of the products.

Product Quality Assurance:
Analysing the customer complaints and rectifying the problems.
Assuring the quality of the product till mass production.

Service Engineer (1 Year)
Customer Support:
Analysing the complaints in the cars and rectifying the problems.
Coordinating with mechanics for service and deliver the vehicle to customer.
Make the bill for car service and assuring good service.

Future Goals

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