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NAVHEEN HARIKRISHNAN
Manufacturing Engineer
Chennai
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Summary
Motivated and Driven Manufacturing Engineer with over 6 years’ experience in Optimizing manufacturing processes and New Product Introduction. In-depth knowledge of Lean manufacturing and Improving Production Throughput. Process Engineer with excessive experience in in Analyzing Key process trends and leading Cross functional teams in Process Improvement projects and new product development of Castings. Ability to work effectively with Cross functional input and solve problems efficiently. Experienced in handling of APQP projects, PPAP Validation, Engineering Drawing Notice approvals, GD&T, Pareto Analysis, ISO TS 16949, and Quality Management systems.
Overview
11
years of professional experience
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Automotive Robotics India limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Manufacturing Engineer II
2021.08 - Current (3 years & 3 months)
Job overview
- Coordinated new product Introduction (NPI) projects and ensured all the APQP activities and gateways such as Process FMEA
- Control plans and Team feasibility commitment sign off are performed by the supplier while meeting the customer requirements
- Collaborated with Design engineers, provided key process recommendations in PPAP approval that must be performed by supplier
- Accelerated New APQP NPI Projects by collaborating with global and local suppliers by evaluating quality initiatives and implementation of solutions for quality problems associated with material and manufacturing feasibility
- Performed rigorous review of Supplier PPAP submission for production readiness, being recognized as expert in Supplier Quality.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
FUTURE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, Detroit
Manufacturing Engineer
07.2020 - 01.2021
Job overview
- Developed a New Process layout using AutoCAD for the Flow mask assembly line to optimize material flow, resolves the product issues in Ultrasonic weld process, PLC debugging, Pneumatic assembly lines and achieved the desired Production Throughput
- Collaborated with Procurement team to develop Sourcing & logistic strategy and developed project timeline using Gantt Charts.
SAKTHI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, Detroit
Process Engineer
02.2018 - 01.2020
Job overview
- Tier-1 supplier for Volkswagen & General Motors, in production of standard steering knuckles, axles and brackets
- Collaborated with Product launch team for APQP process and reviewed PFMEA, Process flow diagrams and Validated Control plans for Tooling and Aluminum Die Casting Process required for Ford New program W-CMS Casting Audit
- Responsible for reducing Downtime & Process yield in VW Counter Pressure Casting process by performing Design of Experiment (DOE) project and improved the OEE trend from 74% to 82% considering the Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Guided the Cross functional team for GM Built in Quality System (BIQS) audit and identified Root Causes for NC (non-conformities) in Layered Process audit, Reduced Scrap by performing Kaizen projects on Stack Melter’s and Degassing stations by modifying the chemicals and parameters on the Spectrometer for the Casting unit
- Led Cross functional team for a Microsoft Project creating Die Changeover plan for Casting operations which resulted in increased
- Production Throughput
- Eliminated internal X-ray Scrap rate from 7% to 2% by conforming internal die casting defects for shrinkage & porosity by analyzing and adjusting process parameters (in feeding) & by applying different thickness of insulation coating and adjusting Die cooling parameters and implementing Automatic Defect Recognition
ADECCO INDIA PVT LTD, Chennai
Design Engineer
09.2015 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Worked onsite at Mahindra Research valley, was part of the team in Transmission department
- Experienced in resolving Quality problems of prototype builds by modifying the design of gears, transaxle Housing and Tolerance stack analysis on development of six speed transaxle
- Experienced in resolving Manufacturing feasibility problems in Design phase using NX-Unigraphics and increased the development of transaxle in Prototype phase
- Inspected Quality defects like gear lever vibration on reliability stage and poor shift quality on prototype builds, implemented
- GD&T, releasing Bill of materials (BOM) changes for validation.
WESTERN THOMSON INDIA LIMITED, Chennai
Process Engineer
07.2014 - 08.2015
Job overview
- Developed PFMEA, Control plans, DFMEA reviews for New Production Introduction, Resolved Potential problems on builds
- Performed Value Stream Mapping study and identified the areas of waste reduction and process improvements, in turn reduced the non-value-added activity at the receiving dock by 11.5%
- Minimized the nonmoving inventory by 40% by developing and strategizing alternative disposition methods
- Achieved higher level of Quality in New workstations using Statistical Process Control tool and Design of experiments projects
- Identified and Eliminated Quality problems like in Thermostats, Castings assembly lines using 7C Quality tools such as 5 WHY analysis, Pareto and Cause and effect diagrams
- Conducted MTM Time motion studies and developed YAMAZUMI charts to identify the non-Value-added activity in the dock by eliminating manual data entry and implemented Scanner sage to reduce the NVA by 70%
- Initiated Line balancing study analyzed the Takt time metric on the assembly line and eliminated the bottleneck by implementing
- SMED activity, Designed Fixtures, Error Proofing.
ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED
Intern
03.2013 - 07.2013
Job overview
- Assisted in Kaizen projects in Engine assembly improved the waiting time and set up time by 8 seconds using SMED technique
- 5S implementation was performed and methods to execute in engine assembly line was suggested at the end of project
- Identified and developed Key Performance Indicators.
Education
Wayne State University , Detroit,MI
Master of Science from Industrial and Systems Engineering
01.2016 - 12.2017
Sri Venkateshwara college of engineering
Bachelor of Engineering from Automotive Engineering
May 2013
Skills
- Tools:
- MS Office, AutoCAD, MATLAB, Excel, Macros, VBA, Power BI, Python, SQL, PRO-E, NX UNI- GRAPHICS, Minitab, ERP
- Skills: Lean Six Sigma Certified Green Belt, APQP, SPC, PPAP, Statistical Process Control (SPC), GD&T, Root Cause Analysis, Value
- Stream Mapping, Pareto Analysis, IATF 16949, Inventory planning, Demand Forecast, Time Studies, FANUC Robotics, PLC debugging
- Line balancing, Resource Management, Scrap reduction, Cost analysis, Poka-Yoke, TPM Reliability &Safety analysis techniques
- MTTR, MTBF
Work Preference
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Timeline
Manufacturing Engineer II
Automotive Robotics India limited
2021.08 - Current (3 years & 3 months)
Manufacturing Engineer
FUTURE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
07.2020 - 01.2021
Process Engineer
SAKTHI AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
02.2018 - 01.2020
Wayne State University
Master of Science from Industrial and Systems Engineering
01.2016 - 12.2017
Design Engineer
ADECCO INDIA PVT LTD
09.2015 - 12.2015
Process Engineer
WESTERN THOMSON INDIA LIMITED
07.2014 - 08.2015
Intern
ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED
03.2013 - 07.2013
Sri Venkateshwara college of engineering
Bachelor of Engineering from Automotive Engineering
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