SRINIVASA NAGARAJU

• Company Overview: Molex is the second largest electronic connector company in the world. Molex offers a complete range of connectivity products, services and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics industries.
• Leading supplier quality function of all India plants include connectors & cable harness divisions
• Managed overall quality performance for over 200 + suppliers across India/ Overseas
• Conduct various commodities process audits at suppliers site as per derived plan & corrective actions follow ups
• Responsible for new supplier risk assessment, qualification through QMS assessments before inclusion to organization AVL
• Handled incoming product quality team of connector, cable harness & ensure supplier performance, KPI's are monitored on a periodic basis
• Drive for various supplier quality improvement cum development programmes to achieve zero defect drive
• Collaborated with procurement, sourcing teams in new product development & quality validation for connector as well as harness divisions
• Conduct various quality module trainings to enhance supplier knowledge
• Drive & qualify sources as part of localization related to metal, resin, wire & cable and various commodities
• Conducted various commodity of 8 overseas suppliers onsite quality audits & drive for quality improvements
• Expertise in conducting capability assessment for Metal strips, SQ wire, resin manufacturing, wire & cable, plating suppliers
• Understand customer specific requirements of the organization and drive suppliers in implementation
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to standardize work and improve the Quality Management System.
• Molex is the second largest electronic connector company in the world. Molex offers a complete range of connectivity products, services and solutions for the data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics industries.
• Established SLED implementation in SAP for driving shelf life of parts through SAP & achieved zero errors
• Participated in PSTT (Problem Solving Tools & Technique) 60 hours programme and successfully completed the project of 'Eliminating Oxidation Problem in Hanoi Terminal'
• Experienced & detail oriented Supplier Quality Management lead with 19 years in supplier development, quality assurance and compliance across global manufacturing environments with an overall experience of 32+ years.
• Skilled in ISO/ IATF standards, root cause analysis skills & continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to enhance performance and product quality through strategic leadership technical acumen.
• Drive suppliers improvements through Supplier quality improvement cum development programme & establish error proof system at supplier site to achieve zero defect concept.
• By this increase ship to Stock (Green channel) suppliers from 60% to > 90%
• Developed and implemented a robust corrective action system, improvement projects at suppliers & results in reduction of customer complaint to < 1% w.r.t supplier issues
• Drive for reduction of supplier PPM from 1250 to < 100 PPM consistently through various quality improvement initiatives at suppliers site
• Worked together with Global team & established new SAP driven supplier score card system which automatically upload on supplier portals
• Involved & conducted various Scenario test in SAP prior to implementation in various projects on plant mergers, transfers, new enhancements, RF modulators, multistage routings in harness & got appreciation from Global teams
• Aligned with Global supplier quality team & drive for various projects in building new score card systems, QMS enhancements, Supply chain collaboration, COPQ drives
• Lead as an India plant level Product/ process change management implementation process owner & work closely with customers in obtaining approvals prior to change implementation
• Responsible for implementing SAP- Q Module at plant level & support on debugging system issues, trainings & involve in driving various project together with Regional team
• Managed supplier evaluation and ensured high product and process quality.
• Implemented corrective action systems and supported existing suppliers.
• Implemented quality initiatives such as robust Problem solving techniques and established error proofing process controls at suppliers site leads to reduction in 60% of QN's
• Lead & established product change management at plant level driving various 4M changes through SAP NetWeaver system & worked with global specialist team together with customers & obtain approvals before implementation.
• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Achieved on-time release of implementation from 40% to 100% consistently month on month

Company Overview: QDOS flexcircuts is one of the leading Flex PCB Manufacturers in Malaysia for consumer, Medical Electronics & Telecom Fields.

QDOS flexcircuts is one of the leading Flex PCB Manufacturers in Malaysia for consumer, Medical Electronics & Telecom Fields.

Managed quality & timely out puts from imaging, LPISM process & chemical wet process departments (DES & Surface Treatments).

Supervised the process control at Imaging, LPISM process & develop, ETCH & strip (DES) & surface treatment process Established a new Holl muller Develop, Etch & Strip (DES) lines having a capability of producing 1mil trace width/ 1mil Air Gap flex PCB.

Executed Six Sigma Black Belt Tools which included FMEA, SPC, DOE, Control Plan, Gauge R&R in the assigned Imaging (Clean Room), LPISM Printing & Wet Process (DES & Surface Treatments).

Guided the Six Sigma Black belt Project Team in improving the process capability of the etching process & optimized the process parameters

Enhanced the process capability from 4 mils trace width /4mils Air Gap To 2.5 mils ,Trace width/ 2.5 Mils Air Gap; QDOS Process Etching Capability (Etch Factor) increased from 2.5 To 5

Pivotal member of the factory improvement QCC team and ensured the reduction of short circuit defect from 2.5% to 0.75%

Company Overview: BPL was a prominent player in the Indian consumer electronics market, particularly known for its televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines in the 1990s. BPL also has a significant presence in the PCB manufacturing sector, supplying PCBs to various industries, including lighting, medical and automotive.

Supervised the quality timely & delivery of the products to the customers Acted as an In-charge of Auto-Printing Line, ET and Finishing Process & handled production planning. Worked with the Purchase Team for raw material planning and new material evaluations. Worked with the Factory Improvement Project team with the target of “Prototype Cycle Time Reduction” from 3 days to 1 day; by this sample on time delivery improved from 60% to 90% . Managed the Factory Improvement Project by which production capacity increased by 50% by introduction of “Single Piece Flow Concept” automated which resulted in cost reduction. Established a system for monitoring & improvement of employee satisfaction survey and improved the score from 4.05 to 4.46. Responsible for Quality & On Time Delivery of the products to the customers.

• Company Overview: IFB is a leading manufacturer of fine blanking components & in addition the Bangalore unit manufactures motors for various applications, including white goods (home appliances) and automotive.

Managed stators testing and impregnation process prior to assembly.

Worked with purchase team for raw material and new material evaluations.

Ensure the product quality testing and on time delivery of the product,