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Karthik

Manager-Quality
Chennai
Karthik

Summary

Precise Quality Assurance Manager proficient in all QA operations, policies and procedures. Experience hiring and developing individual team members. Committed to thoroughly assessing product quality and manufacturing processes to achieve excellent results and customer satisfaction.

Overview

15
years of professional experience
5
years of post-secondary education
2
Certifications
3
Languages

Work History

Excel Engineering Company
Chennai

Quality Manager
02.2021 - Current

Job overview

Working as a Quality Manager and MR for the organization.

Handling a team size of 10 in 3 Factory Units.
Verification of day-to-day documents from Production.
Review of QC documents like inspection reports, calibration reports, lab test reports.

Approval of QA documents like work instruction, procedures, QCP, FMEA, PFD and other PPAP documents.
Hosting weekly meeting with the team for safety, quality issues and continual improvements.

Preparing Management Review Meeting Schedule and conducting Management Review Meetings.

Periodically review of all the functions, to check the effective implementation of Quality Management system.
One point contact with customer quality team.

Leading the team for the customer’s supplier development project.
Conducting audits like quality system audit (QSA), manufacturing process audit (MPA), critical-to-quality audit (CTQ-CTS) & product audits.
Coordination with customer for new product development & in customer audits.
Training the team in preparation of QA documents and problem solving
techniques.

Interviewing new candidates for filling up vacant positions in production, quality and admin departments.

Mentored and encouraged employees to strive for excellence while fostering professional growth.

Managed and archived quality documentation and participated in internal and external quality audits.


GAPS Industrial Inspection Services
CHennai

Senior Surveyor
05.2018 - 02.2021

Job overview

Worked in various projects as a team member and as a team lead.

Preparation of deliverables like Inspection Reports & Monthly reports for the completed inspections and distributing the same to the client on time.

Coordination with clients and supplier for any quality deviation and any design change approval.

Compilation & Maintaining documents like inspection reports and earlier stage reports and submitting the same to client for each project.

Fabrication inspection of equipments like Bucket Wheel Stacker Reclaimer, Gantry Ship Unloader, Tripper conveyor & Portal Bridge Scraper.

Review of documents like MTC, NDT reports, 3.2 certificates & other
inspection reports.

Projects:

1. Bulk Material Handling at New Mangalore Port – FLSMIDTH
2. SICAL Iron Ore Terminals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - FLSMIDTH
3. Cielo Azul Cementos, Uruguay - FLSMIDTH
4. Palpa Cement Industries, Hetauda, Nepal - FLSMIDTH
5. Ramco Cements Limited, RR Nagar, Tamil Nadu - FLSMIDTH
6. JSW Jaigarh Retrofit, Ratnagiri - FLSMIDTH
7. BLMCL-Jalipa Mines, Barmar, Rajasthan - FLSMIDTH

ABS Industrial Verification (I) Pvt Ltd
Vadodara

Surveyor
08.2016 - 04.2018

Job overview

Worked in various projects as a team member and as a team lead.

Preparation of deliverables like Inspection Reports & Monthly reports for the completed inspections and distributing the same to the client on time.

Fabrication inspection of equipments like Air Fin Cooled
Heat exchangers as per API 661, Pressure Vessels for offshore platforms as per ASME Section VIII Division I and Piping & Instruments for SKIDS for various projects.

Stage wise Inspection of External 3LPP Coating (Epoxy+Adhesive +Polypropylene) & Internal Flow Coating (Liquid Epoxy) for seamless & HSAW pipes as per DIN 30678 & customer specification.

Review of documents like MTC, NDT reports, 3.2 certificates & other
inspection reports.

Projects:

1. Balance Work Pipeline Replacement Project-4 (BWPRP-4) - ONGC
2. Bassien Development Project – ONGC
3. GAIL Vadodara Pipeline Replacement Project in Gujarat Region Phase I, Part B – GAIL
4. Auraiya-Thulendi-Phulpur Section of Vijaipur-Auraiya-Phulpur Pipeline Project – GAIL
5. ONGC B-127 Cluster Pipeline RTR Project – Sapura Kencana TL Offshore Sdn Bhd

Excel Engineering Company
Chennai

Quality Manager
03.2015 - 08.2016

Job overview

Handled a team size of 5.

Review of QC documents like inspection reports, calibration reports, lab test reports.

Approval of QA documents like work instruction, procedures, QCP, FMEA, PFD and other PPAP documents.

Hosting weekly meeting with the team for quality issues and continual
improvements.

Coordination with customer for new product development & in customer
audits.

Leading the team for the customer’s supplier development project.

Bureau Veritas India Private Ltd
Chennai

Senior Executive, Sales & Marketing
06.2014 - 02.2015

Job overview

Marketing of ISO certifications & other quality related training programs.
Planning & forecasting monthly sales.
Generating enquiry, creating prospect & converting into order.
Regular visits & contact with clients for good relationship & smooth execution of the order.
Maintaining records of the clients and their orders.

Bureau Veritas India Private Ltd
Chennai

Surveyor, Mechanical
04.2011 - 05.2014

Job overview

Worked in various projects as a team member.

Preparation of deliverables like Inspection Reports & Monthly reports for the completed inspections and distributing the same to the client on time.
Coordination with clients and supplier for any quality deviation and any design change approval.

Fabrication inspection of equipments like Pressure Vessels for offshore platforms as per ASME Section VIII Division I and Piping & Instruments for SKIDS for various projects.

Stage wise (Material, Hydro test, Pneumatic test, NDT & painting) & final
inspection of various types of valves (Gate, Globe, Check & Butterfly).

Review of documents like MTC, NDT reports, 3.2 certificates & other
inspection reports.

Projects:

1. BPCL-KOCHI Project - Fabrication Inspection
2. GLNG Pipeline Project, Australia - Saipem India
3. Kuwait Oil Corporation Valves Project - Petrofac
4. GMR Power Plant Project Phase II, Rajamundri - L&T

SGS India Private Ltd
Chennai

Inspection Engineer
02.2010 - 04.2011

Job overview

Worked in various projects as a team member.

Preparation of deliverables like Inspection Reports for the completed inspections and distributing the same to the client on time.

Stage wise (Material, Hydro test, Pneumatic test, NDT & painting) & final
inspection of various types of valves (Gate, Globe, Check & Butterfly).

Review of documents like MTC, NDT reports, 3.2 certificates & other
inspection reports.

Projects:

1. Sterlite Power Plant Project – Sterlite, Tuticorin

2. BPCL-KOCHI Project - Fabrication Inspection

MMK Enterprises, Mumbai (Larsen & Toubro Ltd)
Hazira

QA/QC Engineer
12.2008 - 01.2010

Job overview

Prepared, documented and executed detailed test plans, test cases and defect reports.

Review of drawings and ensure compliance.

Inspection of Structural part of Deck.

Ensuring quality at all stages of production (raw material, in-process, assembly and final) and job is done as per required specification for a high quality finish.

Inspection of raw materials like Plates, Pipes, Channels, Beams, Angles, etc. as per standards and customer specification.

Preparation of documents like material identification report, stage inspection report, dimension report, visual inspection report and final inspection report and getting endorsed by third party inspectors.

Raw Material Inspection reporting and reviewing test certificates.

Projects:

1. MHSRP–II Offshore Platform Project - ONGC
2. MOQ Package–14 Project - Maersk Oil Qatar AS Ltd
3. MHN Offshore Platform Project - ONGC


Diamond Engineering Private Ltd
Chennai

QA/QC Engineer
06.2006 - 11.2008

Job overview

Inspection of raw materials like Plates, Pipes, Channels, Beams, Angles, etc. as per standards and customer specification.

Preparation of documents like material identification report, stage inspection report, dimension report, visual inspection report and final inspection report and getting endorsed by third party inspectors.

Raw Material Inspection reporting and reviewing test certificates.

Inspection of Equipment’s like Chain Bucket Elevator, Belt Bucket Elevator, Deep Pan Conveyor, Silo Discharge & Rotary Kiln Shell.

Education

Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation School
Madurai

High School Diploma
06.1999 - 03.2000

Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation School
Madurai

High School Diploma
06.2001 - 03.2002

GKM College of Engineering & Technology
Chennai

Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
07.2002 - 05.2006

Skills

    Quality processes

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Certification

Certified ISO 9001:2015

Timeline

Quality Manager

Excel Engineering Company
02.2021 - Current

Senior Surveyor

GAPS Industrial Inspection Services
05.2018 - 02.2021

Certified ISO 9001:2015

11-2017

Surveyor

ABS Industrial Verification (I) Pvt Ltd
08.2016 - 04.2018

Quality Manager

Excel Engineering Company
03.2015 - 08.2016

Senior Executive, Sales & Marketing

Bureau Veritas India Private Ltd
06.2014 - 02.2015

Surveyor, Mechanical

Bureau Veritas India Private Ltd
04.2011 - 05.2014

Inspection Engineer

SGS India Private Ltd
02.2010 - 04.2011

QA/QC Engineer

MMK Enterprises, Mumbai (Larsen & Toubro Ltd)
12.2008 - 01.2010

Certified NDT Level-II Inspector

09-2008

QA/QC Engineer

Diamond Engineering Private Ltd
06.2006 - 11.2008

GKM College of Engineering & Technology

Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
07.2002 - 05.2006

Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation School

High School Diploma
06.2001 - 03.2002

Seventh Day Adventist Matriculation School

High School Diploma
06.1999 - 03.2000
Karthik Manager-Quality