Ravi B
Mysore
Summary
Accomplished Quality Assurance & Supplier Quality Management professional with 20 years of experience in manufacturing / supply-chain / quality environments. Expert in developing and maintaining robust Quality Management Systems (QMS), conducting supplier audits and evaluations, leading CAPA & root-cause analysis, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Proven track record in reducing defects, improving supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with international standards.
Dynamic quality professional with extensive experience in supplier quality management and new product introduction. Expertise in coordinating cross-functional teams to drive cost-of-poor-quality reductions and enhance product reliability through effective quality metrics tracking.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager Quality (New products)
Skanray Technologies Ltd.
Mysore
02.2022 - Current
- Lead quality assurance and supplier quality operations for new products.
- Manage supplier qualification, audits, supplier performance evaluation, and development plans.
- Establish and maintain QMS compliant with relevant industry or company standards.
- Coordinate incoming inspection, in-process control, final inspection to ensure product quality.
- Conduct root-cause analysis and CAPA for non-conformances; drive corrective/preventive actions.
- Track quality metrics (defect rates, supplier PPM, rejects, audit findings) and lead initiatives to reduce them.
- Collaborate with procurement, production, and engineering teams during new product launches / new supplier onboarding to ensure supplier readiness and compliance.
- Design review to achieve the requirements of DFM, DFA, DFC and DFS.
- Process Validation.
- NPI.
- Preparation of inspection and test plans.
- Jigs and fixture development for inspection and testing.
Manager
E-BI International Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
01.2020 - 01.2022
- A subsidiary of E-BI International, Inc. USA
Senior Engineer Quality Assurance
TVS-Brakes India Pvt, Ltd.
Nanjangud
02.2005 - 01.2020
- Conducted supplier audits, ensured compliance to quality requirements and specifications.
- Prepared and reviewed quality documentation, control plans, inspection & test plans.
- Monitored incoming materials/components, performed inspections and tests.
- Implemented corrective actions for supplier issues; worked on supplier development and quality improvement.
- Supported cross-functional teams for process improvements, vendor onboarding, and ongoing supplier evaluation.
- Handled incoming, in-process and final quality inspections.
- Performed internal audits, documentation control, non-conformance reporting.
- Assisted in root-cause analysis and corrective action implementation for quality issues.
- Maintained quality records, SOPs, and supported process control and improvements.
- Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Capability (Cp / Cpk), FMEA, MSA.
- APQP/PPAP/PSW Documentation/part approval process and customer feedback assessment.
- Handling engineering change management.
- Jigs and fixture development and periodic validation for inspection and testing.
- Administering & coordinating with vendors and clients for Product inspection, testing and approval.
- Supplier Audit (ISO/PPAP/process and product audits), evaluation & approval.
- Define & ensure the quality plan (Inspection plan) for proto stage / Safe launch stage / post SOP.
- Establishing and validating of Process flow, PFMEA and control plan.
- GD&T.
Education
Diploma - Tool & Die Making
GT&TC
MysoreSkills
- Quality Management Systems
- Supplier Quality Management
- Quality Control & Assurance
- Root Cause Analysis & Corrective / Preventive Action
- Audit Management
- Statistical Process Control
- Process Capability
- FMEA
- MSA
- New Product Introduction
- New Supplier Onboarding
- Quality documentation
- SOPs
- Control plans
- Inspection & test plans
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Continuous Improvement
- Cost-of-poor-quality reduction
- Vendor performance metrics
- Design review
- Process Validation
- APQP
- PPAP
- PSW Documentation
- Part approval process
- Customer feedback assessment
- Engineering change management
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt.
- Virtual Flow analysis for plastics from Magma.
- Certified Internal Auditor for ISO9001, ISO13485 & IATF16949.
- Strategies for successful Design and Processing of Plastic Parts.
- Measurement System Analysis.
- Statics Process Control.
- GD & T.
- Design of gauges.
- FMEA.
- Solid works.
Languages
- Kannada
- English
- Hindi
- Tamil
Instrument And Machinery Knowledge
- Operating knowledge of Significant Quality Instruments like, CMM, 3D Scanner, Surface Roughness Tester, Profile Projector, Vernier calipers and micrometers etc.
- Operating knowledge of machine-like CNC Turning, Optical Profile Grinding, CG, SG, Conventional milling, and plastic injection molding machine, Rubber molding machine etc.
Personal Information
- Passport Number: H3377256
- Date of Birth: 07/02/83
Timeline
Manager Quality (New products)
Skanray Technologies Ltd.
02.2022 - Current
Manager
E-BI International Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
01.2020 - 01.2022
Senior Engineer Quality Assurance
TVS-Brakes India Pvt, Ltd.
02.2005 - 01.2020
Diploma - Tool & Die Making
GT&TC