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G Barath

Quality Manager
Chennai

Summary

Dedicated Quality Management personnel establishing high quality standards, procedures and ensuring client requirements are accurately executed. Focused in bringing proven success by driving continuous improvement initiative. Currently acknowledged for implementing actionable initiative to reduce error rates and optimize company processes.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Quality Manager

Signals And Systems India Private Limited (SANDS)
Chennai
10.2022 - Current

Team Size:
Workers - 15
Supervisors/Asst Engineers - 4

  • Monitor and improve quality parameters in IQA,IPQA & OQA.
  • Established 5S companywide, focusing specifically in production department as part of continuous improvement culture.
  • Actively involved in supplier development, supplier deliverables, control plan, monitoring and tracking performance
  • Participate and Support R&D team on product launches and development of test jigs and fixtures for testing of assembled boards.
  • Communicate and manage product & process change notifications.
  • Arrange, Monitor and verify compliance testing/Type testing of products as per schedule.
  • Responsible for certification activities of NABL Electro technical calibration lab. Authorized signatory in NABL calibration lab.
  • Responsible of Quality audits in ISO 9001:2015,ISO 14001:2015, ISO 27001:2017 standards.
  • Received Best employee of month award from MD for exceptional work.

Quality Engineer

Venture Lighting India Limited
Chennai
02.2013 - 09.2022

Team Size:

Workers - 24

Supervisors/Asst Engineers - 5

Incoming/Supplier Quality:

  • Prepared and released supplier performance report monthly with respect Quality performance
  • Participate monthly supplier meeting for improving supplier performance
  • Visited suppliers site for verification and first sample approval during new product qualifications and initial Lot certifications

In process and Final inspection:

  • Coordinated with quality control staff to complete inspection from IQC to OQC
  • Expanded risk management through spot checking and increased randomization of inspections
  • Maintained compliance with industry standards and regulatory compliance during managed projects
  • Contribute to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failure and errors
  • Escalated concerns about project and product quality, referring discovered issues to engineering manager for corrections
  • Conducts gauge R&R for inspectors with different measuring instruments
  • Calculated and improved OEE for newly commissioned lines
  • Implemented Kaizen related to waste reduction on machine
  • Worked in lean quality tools(FMEA, Pareto charts, PPAP and 8D methodology)
  • Performed detailed analysis of returned customer samples and used findings to drive
  • CAPA using 8D methodologies

Calibration and Testing:

  • Performed calibration of listed instruments in both in-house and outsource
  • In-house - Vernier, profile projector, pressure gauges, voltmeter, Leaker gauges
  • Outsource - CRO, Power meter, Temperature controller, Master weights, slip gauge,
  • Earth bond tester and current leakage tester, sphere calibration lamps
  • Responsible for optical Photometry testing of lamps
  • Performed proficiency testing of lamps

QMS:

  • Created training materials, one point lesson, standard work procedure
  • Conducted internal quality audit on quarterly basis and MRM meetings and half yearly basis
  • Responsible for updating and release system change notice with respect to QMS
  • Worked in transition of documents from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015
  • Worked in BIS and NABL certification

Projects:

  • Done cost saving projects by reducing xenon content in lamps
  • Reduced DPPM level in skid inspection from 2500 to 300 PPM
  • Developed vacuum test facility to measure operating voltage of sodium lamps
  • Improved Exhaust machine vacuum condition to resolve internal customer complaint.

Documentation Lead

Venture Lighting India Limited
Chennai
04.2018 - 09.2022
  • Draft and release of work instruction and procedures
  • Responsible for change management - ECN and DN. Created Bill of materials for new product in ERP
  • Storage and maintenance of all documents with respect to product.(Drawing , work instruction , spec sheets)
  • Preparing preventive maintenance schedule for machine and verification of job completion for same with checklist
  • Prepare procedure and work instruction for maintenance activity
  • Responsible to maintain spare inventory and verify MSL for critical spares.

Education

B.E - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

T.J.Institute of Technology
Chennai
05.2008 - 05.2012

XII Std - Computer Science

Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chennai
04.2007 - 05.2008

X Std - Computer Science

Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Chennai
05.2005 - 05.2006

Skills

Supplier developmentundefined

Certification

Certified internal auditor for ISO 9001:2015

Interests

Badminton

Listening to Music

Timeline

Quality Manager

Signals And Systems India Private Limited (SANDS)
10.2022 - Current

Documentation Lead

Venture Lighting India Limited
04.2018 - 09.2022

Quality Engineer

Venture Lighting India Limited
02.2013 - 09.2022

B.E - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

T.J.Institute of Technology
05.2008 - 05.2012

XII Std - Computer Science

Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School
04.2007 - 05.2008

X Std - Computer Science

Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School
05.2005 - 05.2006
Certified internal auditor for ISO 9001:2015
Certified internal auditor for ISO 17025:2017
Lean Six Sigma Green belt
G BarathQuality Manager