Vijayakumar S
Manager
Chennai
Summary
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Manager
Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited
Chennai
01.2009 - Current
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and 10% Cost Reduction through Ideas
- Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
- Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for Emission test laboratory work.
- Maintained laboratory in compliance with applicable guidelines and laws.
- Conducted strategic and technical reviews to verify compliance with quality control standards
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads
- Implemented new quality assurance and customer service standards
- Conducted process and system audits to identify areas of improvement and enforce compliance with industry standards
- Investigated customer complaints and performed corrective actions to resolve quality issues
- Developed quality planning for multiple new product launches by verifying customer requirements and implementing in design and production
- Scheduled and chaired quality review meetings to review effectiveness of performance mitigating risk, improving throughput and achieving customer satisfaction
Junior Engineer
Hyundai Motor India Limited
06.2006 - 12.2008
- Adhered to timelines to meet quality assurance targets.
- Maintained positive work atmosphere by building relationships with co-workers, customers, clients, and management.
- Conducted root-cause analysis of component failure.
- Developed, prepared and reviewed reports and studies to identify and recommend engineering solutions
- Maintained positive work atmosphere by building relationships with co-workers, customers, clients, and management
- Evaluated quality control processes and made recommendations for improvements in quality control
Trainee Engineer
Ford Motor Company
Chennai
06.2004 - 06.2006
- Prepared standard reports and documentation to communicate results to senior management.
- Evaluated quality control processes and made recommendations for improvements in quality control.
- Interacted with subject matter experts to develop training material and tools for personnel.
- Coordinated sampling and analysis tasks to verify quality of finished products.
- Evaluated quality control processes and made recommendations for improvements in quality control
Education
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SRM Engineering College
Chennai 06.2010 - 01.2013
Skills
Strategic Planning
Quality Systems
Product Inspection
New Project
Resource Allocation
Budget Control
Staff Training and Development
Certification
AIGPE Certified Quality Champion ( 6 sigma , Lean Management, Project Management)
Additional Information
Trained in New Project Management in NTC- Nissan Technical centre Japan One Year Special assignment
Trained in New Project Management - Hyundai Technical center South Korea
Certified in Total Quality Management & People Management at Global training center United Kingdom
Timeline
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SRM Engineering College
06.2010 - 01.2013
Manager
Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited
01.2009 - Current
Junior Engineer
Hyundai Motor India Limited
06.2006 - 12.2008
Trainee Engineer
Ford Motor Company
06.2004 - 06.2006