• Gender: Male
• Age: 53
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Post Graduate Diploma
• Preferred Country: India
• Preferred Location: Anywhere
• Work Experience: 31.4 Year(s)

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management - 1995 (First class)
BE Degree in Engineering From Marathwada University - 1993 (Distinction )
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - 1990 (First class)

Professional Certifications
Certified QMS Lead auditor (ISO 9001:2000) (IRCA certified)
Certified internal auditor for ISO/TS 16949:2002
Certified internal auditor for QS 9000 (Edition 3:1998)

Skill Sets

Quality Assurance / Quality System Implementation ~ New Product Development ~ Supplier Development ~ Operational Excellence ~ World Class Manufacturing

Work Experience

Manager Quality Control
February 2006 to till date
Company Profile : Engaged in designing and manufacturing of automotive batteries and supplying to retail market and OE customers
Job Profile
Head Overall Quality Control function
Establish and improve Incoming, In process and Final Inspection
Implement Quality System in line with ISO/TS 16949 requirements
Evolve and Implement strategic initiatives for improving Quality
Monitor overall Quality performance and advise top management on areas of improvement
Ensure effective countermeasures on Quality issues at plant
Drive P-D-C-A cycle in the organization
Drive world class practices
Supplier development and improvement
Implement Visual management systems
Key Achievements:
Established Quality Control department (in line with GS Yuasa s plant at Kyoto, Japan)
Implemented Quality improvement initiatives like Quality Patrol, Kaizen, CFT approach, PDCA cycle, Quality Level Index improvement (Product and process demerit reduction)
Developed vendors for battery container and cover moulding
Reduced in-house and supplier rejections

Manager Quality
July 2003 to January 2006
Worked with Lear Seating Pvt. Ltd., Nashik.
Company Profile
A 100 % subsidiary of Lear Corporation (Fortune 200 US MNC) supplying automotive seating systems and interiors. The company is TS -16949 certified and is supplying products to customers like Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., Ford India Ltd., General Motors India, etc.
Job Profile
Head Overall Quality function
Monitor the Quality objectives of the plant
Face customer audits for current and new businesses
Track new product development and initiate corrective actions
Monitor incoming, in-house and final inspection
Ensure timely resolution of Quality issues through effective countermeasures
Customer satisfaction measurement and improvement
Warranty analysis and demerit score reduction (JD Power surveys, Vehicle Campaigns)
Key Achievements:
Implemented ISO/TS 16949 system Certification in October 2003
Achieved zero ppm for supplies to Ford India
Reduced overall customer returns ppm from 900 to less than 50
Improved customer satisfaction for Mahindra & Mahindra from 68 % to 85 %
Achieved zero demerit score for product Quality (FCPA) for Ford India Ltd.
Reduced the demerit score for product Quality (NOVA-C) from 1.7 to 0.3 for M&M
Implemented Quality initiatives like Quality First, Supplier Champion Program

Member - Corporate Quality, Member - QA (Customer Service Group-1), and Member QC
October 1998 to June 2003
Worked with Tata Auto Plastic Systems Ltd., Pune (TACO IPD).
Company Profile
A TACO group company supplying automotive interiors and exteriors. The company was QS-9000 certified and supplying products to customers like Tata Motors, General Motors India, Fiat India Ltd., L&T John Deere, Bajaj Auto Ltd., etc.
Job Profile:
Manufacturing Quality Assurance (Injection moulding, Assembly, Paint shop)
Sub contractor Quality Assurance / Improvement
Monitor and improve product and process Quality through product and process audits
Single window for customers on Quality issues
Initiate corrective actions and give feedback to the concerned
Prepare & update the Quality Plans for bought out and in-house parts.
Key Achievements:
Reduced overall customer returns to less than 100 ppm
Reduced internal rejection of Dashboards from 14.0 % to 1.0 % (Received letter of appreciation)
Achieved more than 80 % Customer Satisfaction for all customers
Implemented Quality system in shop floor QS 9000 Certification in 2000
Successfully participated in APQP process for various projects

Senior Engineer Quality
November 1996 to September 1998
Worked with Bundy India Ltd., Pune.
Company Profile
A 75 % owned subsidiary of the multinational engineering giant TI Group plc, UK. Bundy Group is world leader in brake and fuel carrying systems.

Quality Assurance Engineer
October 1993 to November 1996
Worked with Videocon Appliances Limited (Washing Machine Division), Aurangabad.