• Gender: Male
• Age: 58
• Designation: General Manager
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 36.2 Year(s)

Education

MBA in Operations Management From Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi in 2006

Bachelor of Business Administration From Madras University, Chennai in 1999

Diploma in Production Engineering From Thiagarajar Polytechnic College, Salem State Board of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu, India in 1985

Skill Sets

SAP R/3 4.0 b, my SAP version 5.0
(Familiar with MM and PP modules of SAP)
MS Office/Windows 2000 xp
Knowledge on Auto CAD and Pro-e and concepts of parametric solid and surface modeling.

Having over all 28 yrs of Tooling and manufacturing experience with extensive working skills on various conventional and CNC machines, hands on skills in precision tools and mould making practices., Product development, Tool Design, Tool room, Stamping, PED, Production planning Tools

Work Experience

AGM - QA & QS and Die Maintenance
Since Apr 2015
Company Profile: Manufacturer of Industrial Power Systems, Ultra Isolation Transformer & Online UPS Systems. Tier-I supplier to Ashok Leyland, Nissan, Ford and Tafe.

AGM Stamping and Die Maintenance
2011 April to March 2015
Company Profile: Tier - 1 supplier to Ford supplying stamped panels, BIW and welded sub assemblies for FORD Fiesta, Figo and Eco-sport cars. In JBM Auto System was Responsible for 6 HPS lines (400 T – 1000 total 28 Presses) Delivering 175000 strokes per day And 2 LPS lines (110 T – 200 T Total 8 Presses) delivering 60000 strokes per day.
Job Profile:
Responsibilities includes Achieving 235 K strokes daily, Dies & Tools Development & Die maintenance of over 1100 car sheet metal  panel tooling for three different model cars
Played major role in New model Dies Buy-offs at China for Ford Eco-sport model and launch
Responsible for die maintenance of over 1100 car panel stamping dies. Robot welding fixtures manual welding fixtures.
Hay Group trained High potential leaders of the organization 2013-14
Under Hay group guidance implemented Lean manufacturing concepts across the group :FORD: Single piece flow in D-Pillar HLSA; MF Tractor- Single piece flow of Wrapper assembly; Royal En-field- Single piece flow in frame (Chassis) and achieved overall 40% reduction in Inventory, 25% space savings and 30% Productivity improvements.
Overall Very conversant with stamping tooling’s related to high Precision sheet metal components from feasibility study, tool design, process mapping, sub contracting, vendor development, tool trials and Die static and dynamic buy-off standards.
Expert knowledge in  Die manufacturing and die maintenance. viz industries such as  watches, two wheeler transmission chains,Plastic Injection moulding, Fine blanking, Cold forging, Hot forging and sheet metal stamping s technologies employed in automotive component mfg. 

Meticulous planner of operations starting from Material requirement Planning, Tool Planning, Production planning, Daily stamping Die loading plan, vendor development and Delivery scheduling to enable production shops to achieve 100% production targets with Zero Line stop both internal & External.

Product development: Feasibility study, costing, Concept conversion through Prototyping, Process planning, Tool design, Design validation, Tool manufacturing and Tool buy-offs, Tool build trialsb
Have a strong appetite for cost reduction in every sphere of activity  by adopting VSM, VAVE, creative ideas and innovations in process improvements

Achievements:
Travel-led  & Trained in France, Switzerland, Germany and on micron Precision progressive sheet metal Tooling  for Technology transfer and New product establishment. 
Travel-led extensively in China for Ford Eco-sport car panel stamping Tool development, sourcing and Preliminary and Final buy-off of Stamping dies for new model car body panels.
Implemented Lean manufacturing concepts across the group: FORD: Single piece flow in D-Pillar HLSA; MF Tractor- Single piece flow of Wrapper assembly; Royal En-field- Single piece flow in frame (Chassis) and achieved overall 40% reduction in Inventory, 25% space savings and 30% Productivity improvements.
Reduction of Tool Manufacturing lead-time about 50 % through concurrent engineering and standardization of tool elements. 
Handled Product development and  establishment of Fine blanked high precision auto components for customers such as Eaton, INA and Arvind Meritor . 
Increased tool life in fine blanking, Cold forging by more than two folds by re-engineering and tool modifications. 
Implemented Low cost automation in Stamping process reducing manpower by 35%. Sphere headed SMED projects to reduce setup changeover time by 50%
Conversant with car body coordinate system of measurement and achieved critical dimensions with micron accuracy. 
Turned loss making products into profit making ones by analyzing major cost components and achieving cost reduction through tool life improvement and re designing the tool for optimum life in cold forging.
TPM –Leader for JH Pillar .
Identified hazardous machines and installed safety guards as Kaizen improvements. Addressed customer complaints by defect elimination Kaizens. Solved many recurring machine and man related tool failures by creative Kaizens. 
Hay Group trained High potential leaders of the organization 2013-14

Proactive Leader, Good Team player, passion to excel human skills, good Communication and presentation skills, Good at Team building, Time management, motivation, mistake proofing and with a strong commitment to hon-our Task fulfillment.
Active member in Lions Club since 2012-14 conducted three blood donation camps and donated 337 units to Lions club Blood bank to save precious lives

Manager Tooling Services
June 2007 to April 2011
Company Name: Murugappa Group’s Tube Products of India

Head – Tool Management CFD, New Product Development in Fine blanking
Feb 2004 to June 2007
Company Name: LGB’s Cold Forging Division

Sr.Engineer-Tool Engineering & Engineering Services
March 1987 to Aug 2002
Company Name: TITAN Industries Limited

Undergone one year Apprentice training at HMT Watch Factory, Bangalore.(1985-86)

Future Goals

Aspiring for a Challenging assignment to utilize my Stamping & Die Maintenance experience and Leadership skills for the growth of the organization and the self