Karthik Rajasekaran

• Ensured customer satisfaction by establishing effective QA processes
• Identified improvement opportunities in engineering workflows using data analysis
• Ensured continuous adherence to rigorous quality control standards
• Oversaw team efforts in formulating advanced product development methods
• Investigated customer complaints regarding product quality, developing solutions as needed.
• Shared best practices for enhancing QA processes
• Oversee supplier performance for consistent, high-quality component delivery
• Identified root causes of defects in design or production processes through analysis and testing.
• Implemented corrective actions to address nonconformance issues throughout the organization.
• Maintained records related to product failures, tracking progress towards resolution.
• Collaborated with vendors to source materials that meet required specifications.
• Encouraged team collaboration and motivated individual employees through positive reinforcement and technical recognition.

• Provided guidance on design changes based on customer feedback and industry trends.
• Ensured engineering drawings' precision before production release
• Performed failure analyses to determine underlying causes of defective products.
• Generated concept designs, collaborated with customers to gain feedback and directed entire design process.
• Modeled critical information for decision-making purposes
• Automated workflows to enhance operational performance
• Developed Quality Culture and Right First Time Approach.

· Ensure that DFQ Gate Reviews and Suppliers FAI are done in time, including waiver when required.

• Efficiently managing a team of engineers for design and development of critical plastic and sheet metal parts for transportation.
• Identify potential areas for automation and productivity, and implement macros to improve productivity and avoid human errors.
• Track and monitor critical KPIs like OTIF Input, OTIF Delivery, FTR, and take necessary actions for continuous improvement.
• Recurrent interaction with Customer Engineers on the regular design review process, issues, and feedbacks on the reviews. Weekly scheduled conference interaction with customer engineering coordinators, on project review, checklist updates, and Standards update if any.

• Efficiently managing a team of 15 engineers for design and development of critical plastic and sheet metal parts, forging, and casting for commercial vehicles.
• Responsible for operations and deliveries happening in European countries like Germany, France, Spain, Czech Republic, and Italy. Part of a pre-sales team and closely working and reporting to the Europe director, with other departments within the organization.
• Part of a pre-sales team and closely working and reporting to the Europe director, with other departments within the organization.
• Lead Engineering teams in countries like France, Czech Republic, Italy, and India.

• Design and Development of critical plastic and sheet metal parts for home appliances.
• Responsible for subsystem-level technical specification freeze and source identification.
• In charge of team (5 members) for day-to-day deliverables of drafting and modeling using CAD tools AutoCAD, Pro/E, and SolidWorks, for mechanical design of components and assemblies and release of drawings.
• Star performer of the year 2011-2012.
• Winner of the design competition conducted by GE Appliances.

• Design and development of a steering system for on and off-road vehicles.
• First prize at plant level 'President Award Competition' in the category of quality improvement team (QIT).