SUMMARY
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) with 1.5 years of Quality Engineering and 5 years of Co-op Quality Control experience with expertise in various quality improvement tools, quality management systems and their evaluation & control.
Results driven but diplomatic professional with strong analytical & problem solving skills, able to work effectively with cross functional teams or independently to meet & exceed business as well as customer needs.
SKILLS / EXPERTISE
Statistical process control (SPC)
FMEA, GD&T
Lean Six Sigma methods
Control Plans
PPAP/APQP Documentation
8D Problem solving methods
Preventive/Corrective actions(CAPA)
Quality planning
Root cause analysis
ISO 9001 internal auditing
Gage R&R studies; MSA
Process capability studies
Value stream mapping (VSM)
Data analysis & problem solving
Organization & planning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Quality Analyst Student Intern June 2012 – Aug 2012
JFAssociates, Inc. Vienna, VA
Conducted time & motion studies and performed statistical & regression analysis for “employee break times”
Performed process capability studies for a food processing line by conducting a designed experiment to identify and reduce the sources of variability and improved the process capability by 24%
Coordinated data collection and conducted the post-multivariate analysis for the process line
Participated in site visits, analyzed, organized and documented data in compliance with the company’s quality standards
Quality Engineer June 2009 – Dec 2010
VGK Foundries, Coimbatore, INDIA
Organized all advanced quality planning documents & participated in quality planning activities including FMEAs, Process Flow Diagrams, Control Plans and Gage R&R studies
Designed & documented PPAP/PSW (for brake shoes, transmission casing, oil cooler housing, silencer covering plate & a variety of products in heavy engineering) for a wide range of customers including Ashok Leyland, TVS Motors, Tata Motors and BHEL
Reviewed purchase orders and established communication with International/Domestic suppliers regarding order quantities & delivery lead times
Created and maintained online corrective & preventive action (CAPA) report system and coordinated the follow-up actions for SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Requests)
Supervised multi-disciplined teams and coordinated with supplier’s technical & management personnel
Developed, documented and audited quality procedures & practices for the ISO 9001 certification process
Co-op Quality Engineer June 2006 – May 2009 PSG Foundry & Forming Division, Coimbatore, INDIA
Established standard work for pre-delivery inspection activities & developed detailed instructions for the in-line quality supervisors
Conducted on-site supplier system evaluation & special process audits for the accredited vendor certification process
Implemented & maintained quality processes and measures required for the internal auditing in compliance with the ISO 9000 standards
Coordinated value stream transformation projects to eliminate the non-value added activities & reduce waste with an estimated total project savings of $20000 (USD)
Applied DOE concepts to identify & classify the sources of variability; improved the process capability leading to 12.5% increased throughput, 50% reduced rework and 4% reduction in the total operating costs
Co-op Industrial Engineer Aug 2004 – May 2006
PSG Pumps and Industries, Coimbatore, INDIA
Facilitated internal quality control programs and audits
Applied various lean tools like VSM & visual controls to propose a future-state system in compliance with the QMS
Assisted shop floor engineers with the pre-delivery inspection procedures for the M-10 submersible pump line
Participated in site visits, analyzed, organized and documented data in MS Access with respect to quality requirements
Overlooked the production schedules and coordinated with the purchase team in supplier selection process and followed up the purchase orders and contracts
EDUCATION
Masters in Industrial Systems Engineering July 2013*
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