Balaji Srihari

Quality Assurance & Quality Planning Executive:

Quality Assurance & Quality planning professional with 19 years of experience including 12 years in Automotive industry. Have successfully handled End to End Quality function of an organization. Developed & implemented Quality systems to cater varying needs and challenges faced. Used my expertise in FMEA (DFMEA & PFMEA), Six Sigma & Lean management to resolve chronic issues. Has demonstrated my passion towards training by conducting multiple trainings on Quality concepts to various levels of audience ranging from Workers to Top executives of reputed organization.

• Received HYUNDAI ED AWARD for contributions made to CHASSIS CFT during i10 Launch
• Solved Chronic problems (Noise @ 2500R.P.M & Brake rattle noise) using 6σ Methodology
• Achieved Cost saving of Rs.2000K and above by various VA/VE initiatives
• Part of NPD team in Deming Gold medal preparation audit and received appreciation from Dr
• Kume
• UMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES HANDLED:
• Upplier Quality Assurance & management: (Casting, Sheet metal, Proprietary, Injection molding)
• New Supplier selection and new process approval,
• APQP follow-up and PPAP / ISAR Approval,
• Monitoring Supplier Performance and initiate actions to improve Supplier performance,
• Initiating, Planning, Coordinating and Conducting QMS, Process and product audits,
• Coordinating & monitoring of CAPA for issues observed at various stages including Warranty failures,
• Planning & coordinating regular Supplier meets to review & reward Supplier performances,
• Train Suppliers in Problem Solving (G8D), FMEAs, MSA, PPAP & APQP
• Preparing and reviewing Supplier Manual at regular intervals
• Ew Product development & Design Quality:
• Quality Planning activities for New products,
• Facilitating team in Preparing and maintaining APQP & PPAP Documents,
• Train team members in DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP, MSA and QMS
• Conducting Interface analysis, DFM, DFA & DFS sessions and initiate actions to resolve concerns,
• Facilitating and conducting Stage gate Audits for Project clearance,
• Developing and improving Product Development process based on Best practices & lessons learnt
• Quality Management System:
• Creating awareness, training and implementing QMS throughout the organization,
• Creating business process documentation & interrelationship matrix,
• Planning, Coordinating and Conducting Internal QMS, Process & product audits,
• Planning and Coordinating for Certification & Surveillance audits with Ext
• Certification body,
• Planning, Coordinating and Conducting regular Management reviews,
• N-Process Quality Assurance:
• Monitoring & improving the process to achieve stated Quality levels
• Planning and implementing Quality systems & procedures according to the process requirements
• Validation, approval & re-evaluation of new machines / Processes & Special processes,
• Coordinating with Other teams for CAPA & conduct regular meetings for monitoring its closure
• Planning & conducting Processes & Product audits
• Monitor & plan to improve Inspector Skills thru Multi-skilling & training
• Process excellence (Six sigma & Lean manufacturing):
• Identifying critical issues and deciding action plan to rectify the same,
• Lead Six Sigma Black belt projects to solve chronic critical issues,
• Monitoring the progress of Projects & guide members at regular & critical intervals
• Facilitating Six Sigma, DFSS & Lean Green belt in identifying and solving critical concerns,
• Initiating and coordinating Quality Circle & Kaizen blitz events within the organization
• Trainer for Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt, Basic Minitab software and statistical methods
• Customer Quality:
• Conducting QFD and collect Customer Voice related to Process and product design & understanding needs and expectations of market,
• Conducting Customer Satisfaction survey, IQS & VDS Studies, & monitoring actions for improvement,
• Analysing Customer complaints and implement necessary actions to resolve the same,
• Arranty analysis:
• Identifying area for improvements and creating action plan to reduce key issues
• Identifying field conditions and creating test conditions to simulate the same
• Reliability mapping of products & reviewing process & product design to enhance customer experience
• Create & issue bulletin and coordinate call back / Quality Campaigns
• Training:
• Conducted training programs on Quality Assurance, Six sigma, APQP, FMEA (Design & process) & 8D
• Conducted training to varied audience from Operators to Executives
• In-charge of Brake & Fuel System for i10 & Verna vehicles, 14Vendors incl
• 4 KD Vendors
• Process & product Design evaluation & Validation at regular intervals,
• Supplier ISAR verification & approval,
• Eriod : Mar
• 2007 – Oct.2010
• REVIOUS EMPLOYMENT –V
• ESIGNATION : Junior Engineer – Quality Assurance
• AME OF COMPANY : M/s
• Royal Enfield Ltd
• (Mfg
• Of 350cc & 500cc Motorcycles)
• ESPONSIBILITIES :
• Lead New Product Introduction Team Quality team
• Assisting Vendors to upgrade Quality Management Systems,
• Process Design evaluation for Both In-house & Supplier processes,
• CHIEVEMENTS :
• Implemented APQP system and Prepared Supplier PPAP Guidelines manual
• Eriod : June2005 ~ Mar.2007
• REVIOUS EMPLOYMENT - IV
• ESIGNATION : Junior Engineer – Quality Assurance, Asst
• MR, Certified Internal QMS auditor
• AME OF COMPANY : M/s
• RAJSRIYA ENTERPRISES PVT
• LTD,
• USTOMER : Lucas TVS, Sundaram Clayton, Brakes India
• ESPONSIBILITIES :
• MR Assistance in Implementation & monitoring effectiveness of QMS,
• ISO/TS 16949:2002 Procedure preparation & Control,
• Planning & Coordinating for Certification & Surveillance audits with Ext
• Certification body,
• CHIEVEMENTS :
• Successfully implementation of ISO/TS 16949:2002,
• Eriod : May 2002 ~ June2005.