Team development
Naveen Shanmugasundaram
Manufacturing Industrial Engineer
Summary
Dedicated Industrial Manufacturing manager professional having 13 years of experience , with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in automobile industry
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Industrial Project Launch Manager
PCA Automobiles india private limited (Stellantis Group)
Chennai
04.2020 - Current
- Working as a Industrial Manager for new car projects in vehicle assembly (Smart Car & Electric Vehcile projects)
- Responsible for meeting industrial & Manufacturing deliverables of the plant for new vehicles
- Acting as a bridge between Manufacturing, Engineering & Plant support teams
- Business profit estimation manpower cost & Vehicle Consumable cost
- Taking care plant construction & expansion activitites
- Project lead for smart Car & Electric Vehicles in stellantis
- Responsible for overall new Project execution for industrial activities
- Standardization activities with robust process & improvements
- Taking care all pre serial builds in pilot shop (New projects)
- Address & Capture all build issues in pre serial builds & analyze with proper countermeasures
- ECR Management through proper training & adoption in line
- Effectiveness measurement of change content on quality results
- Line balancing through standard process
- Coordination with designers & Supplier quality for resolution of issues of electric & conventional vehicles
- Coordination with industrial team ensuring Digital Ring activities (Feasibility check , Equipment modification scope alignment)
- Coordination with other launch teams (logistics , Quality , Upstream shops to ensure proper flow coordination)
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited
Chennai
09.2018 - 04.2020
- Worked as Manufacturing Engineer manager in Bus body building
- Lead a team of 10 Engineers responsible for ensuring Line set up & Process readiness
- Handled four new projects right from design phase to start of production
- Played key role in ensuring all design issues are addressed before finalizing the tool kick off with suppliers
- Lead industrial team for setting the vehicle assembly facility & process readiness
- Coordinated engineering team for projects in commercial and industrial development
- ECR Management & Change implementation inline
- Support PPAP for supplier quality enhancement
- Budget estimation for new project investment & planning
- Advanced Manufacturing system implementation
Manufacturing Engineer
Hyundai Motor India Limited
Chennai
09.2009 - 04.2018
- Joined in 2009 as Graduate engineer Trainee in Manufacturing Engineering department
- 2010 - 2012 : Senior executive (Lead for two vehicle system , Exterior , Interior)
- 2012 - 2014 : Assistant Manager (Industrial project lead for 2 new vehicles)
- 2015 - 2018 : Deputy Manager (Industrial project lead for 10 new vehicles)
- Expertise in all digital ring activities & capture issues that will be risk for manufacturing processes
- Coordinate with design team for closure of issues
- Prepare Spec , RFQ , PR estimation for all equipment related to modification
- Ensure key manufacturing deliverables before start of production
- Certified trainer on advanced manufacturing process
- Researched and tested design feasibility and operation of equipment, components and systems
- Established and coordinated sub-contracting and outsourcing requirements for machining and processes to overcome in-house production issues
- Selected manufacturing methods, fabrication and operations to develop and coordinate production
- Managed manufacturing projects and program services to handle engineering and project metrics
- Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures and performance strategies
- Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs
Education
MBA - Marketing Management & Operations (PGDBA)
Symbiosis University
Pune 04.2011 - 04.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Kongu Engineering College (Anna University)
Erode 04.2005 - 04.2009
High School Diploma -
KG Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Coimbatore 04.2003 - 04.2005
Skills
Manufacturing Engineering Specialist
Accomplishments
- Secured 16th overall rank under anna university by scoring 9/10
- Best employer of the year in Hyundai Motor india limited
- Set up standard Manufacturing Engineering process in vehicle manufacturing at Hyundai motor india Limited
- Set up cost effective process inside vehicle assembly plant
- Established pilot shop with minimal cost to meet pre serial build vehicles of new electric vehicle projects
- Cost saving done yearly around 10,000,000 INR through process optimization & Kaizen activities
- Established a standard process for ECR Change management through animation
Certification
Certified Electric Vehicle Operator , TUV
Interests
Cricket & Volley ball
Planting & Farming
Timeline
Certified Electric Vehicle Operator , TUV
02-2022
Industrial Project Launch Manager
PCA Automobiles india private limited (Stellantis Group)
04.2020 - Current
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited
09.2018 - 04.2020
Certified softskills CATIA V5 , Auto CAD
02-2017
MBA - Marketing Management & Operations (PGDBA)
Symbiosis University
04.2011 - 04.2013
Manufacturing Engineer
Hyundai Motor India Limited
09.2009 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Kongu Engineering College (Anna University)
04.2005 - 04.2009
High School Diploma -
KG Matriculation Higher Secondary School
04.2003 - 04.2005
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