Karthick C
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic Lead Engineer at Ford Motor Private Limited, recognized for driving process automation and enhancing productivity through innovative solutions. Expert in PEGA and data analytics, I excel in cross-functional teamwork and mentoring. Achievements include multiple awards for excellence and innovation, showcasing my commitment to quality and continuous improvement. Proficient Lead Engineer successful at assessing systems and machinery to diagnose issues, repair problems and complete preventive maintenance. Talented planner, scheduler, and problem-solver with many years of industry experience. Seeking new role with a growth-oriented company.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Engineer
Ford Motor Private Limited
01.2013 - Current
- Led business process automation projects using PEGA and Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps), delivering efficient and scalable automation solutions that improved productivity and reduced manual effort.
- Created a web-based AI-powered chatbot to handle global travel-related queries by reading documents and providing accurate, region-specific answers. Designed with a simple interface allowing the business team to easily modify chatbot responses, which automatically update in real-time.
- Developed and deployed chatbots using PEGA to customer interactions and improve response times.
- Developed a prototype costing system using Qlik Sense and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to analyze supplier costs and standards, enabling better cost control and benchmarking across suppliers.
- Created a part arrival tracking system using Qlik Sense and GCP, working with D&R and suppliers to identify and resolve data mismatches, helping ensure parts arrive on time for production.
- Agile mindset within the team, delivering iterative automation solutions with continuous improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
- Mentored junior team members and reviewed automation deliverables ensuring high quality standards, usability, and alignment with business goals.
- Strengths: Customer focus, Continuous improvement, Quality Assurance, Team Collaboration, Problem Solving, Plant Exposure.
- Plant Exposure: Ford Chennai Plant, Ford Campbell field plant, Ford Geelong plant, Ford Michigan Assembly plan.
- Led program deliverables ensuring project timelines, planned assembly processes for final engineering, validated processes and power tools using GSPAS and Vis-Mockup, conducted dynamic simulations with Process Simulate (Technomatix), and developed CCAD and power tool positioning applications to verify manufacturing feasibility and CAD changes.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Automobile Engineering
Vel Tech Engineering College (Anna University)
AVADI, Tamil Nādu, India01.2011
Diploma - Automobile Engineering
R.V.S Polytechnic College
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India01.2008
Skills
- Process Automation
- Agile Development
- LCNC
- Data Analytics
- Team Leadership
- Teamcenter
- Vismockup
- Visual Studio
- VS Code
- IntelliJ IDEA
- GCP
- API development
- PEGA
- RPA
- Power Platform
- Qlik Sense
- Google Cloud Platform
- VBNet
- C#
- VBA
- Java
- Python
- ASPNet
Plant Exposure
- Ford Chennai Plant
- Ford Campbell field plant
- Ford Geelong plant
- Ford Michigan Assembly plant
Onsite Support
- Multiple visits to Ford of Australia - As a Team Member supported the Aspire launch with the Asia Pacific team., 2015, 2016
- Acquired opportunity to visit Ford of North America - As a Lead for Global methods responsible for new releases in Application & Other software’s for the applications in USA-Detroit., 2017
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/22/89
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Single
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the above details provided above by me are true to the best of my knowledge.
Accomplishments
Ford Functional Excellence Award
Created a VBA tool that reduced the time needed to create a checklist for a new vehicle part program.
Ford Innovation Award
Developed an innovative VB interface application that significantly decreased time for validating CAD changes.
Henry Ford Technology Award
Nominated the Asia Pacific innovation project for outstanding technological advancement.
Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt Project
Completed full Green Belt training and a certified capstone project improving process efficiency.
Global AI Chatbot Launch
Led the deployment of an AI-powered chatbot used globally, reducing service-desk tickets by 65%.
Enterprise GCP Qlik Dashboards
Designed and implemented enterprise-wide dashboards on Google Cloud Platform, enabling ₹42 Cr in cost savings.
PEGA Customer Chatbot Deployment
Delivered a PEGA-based chatbot to automate and accelerate customer query responses.
RPA Duplicate Tax Detection
Implemented RPA bots that identify and prevent 99% of duplicate tax
CAD Validation Innovation Award
Recognized with an award for creating a CAD validation automation tool that reduced headcount by 3.2 FTE.
Automated Parts Checklist Award
Received an award for automating the parts checklist process, reducing preparation time by 80%.
Websites
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Lead Engineer
Ford Motor Private Limited
01.2013 - Current
Bachelor of Engineering - Automobile Engineering
Vel Tech Engineering College (Anna University)
Diploma - Automobile Engineering
R.V.S Polytechnic College
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