Vijaykumar Indrajith Katkar
Hyderabad
Summary
To associate with a progressive organization which can provide me a dynamic environment where opportunities exists such that I can utilize my inherent creative skills and academic experiences with computing attitude for the development of the organization and my career in the process.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager in Quality Assurance
ASTRA MICROWAVE PRODUCTS LIMITED
08.2009 - Current
- Company Overview: ASTRA manufactures sub-systems for RF and microwave systems used in defense, space, metrology and telecommunication
- Major products are Command Guidance Unit (CGU), Radio Proximity Fuse (RPF), Flight Level Radar sub systems, Hybrid Receiver Subsystems, Switched filter bank and 3D-CAR, Aerospace products
- In charge of following QA/QC activities
- Inward inspection of electrical and electronic components(RF & Microwave)
- In process inspection of populated PCB’s and their clearance
- Final Inspection and testing of the end products like CGU,RPF,CAR1100 for AKASH Project
- Environmental (High Temperature, Low Temperature, Vibration, Thermal Cycling, Thermal Shock, Bump, Acceleration etc) testing of end products
- Periodic calibration of test and measuring equipment’s
- Preparation of quality assurance plans and Acceptance test leafs, Test procedure for the products like CGU, RPF, and CAR1100 for AKASH Project
- Co-ordination with system designers, in-house designer, customer and QA agency for necessary approval and vetting of documents like design documents, process documents, Quality Assurance Plan, Engineering drawings etc
- Maintenance of ISO documentations, conducting regular internal and external audits
- Co-ordination of AMC (Annual Maintenance contracts) activities of various test equipment’s, environmental test equipment’s etc with OEM
- Co-ordination with QA agencies like MSQAA, DGAQA, CQAL, RCMA, CRI and customer for approval of the products
- Technical recommendation of production items and test equipment
- Involved in vendor assessment of mechanical and electrical items for outsourcing
- Significant contribution: Involved in failure analysis of products like CGU, RPF, CAR1100 etc along with system designer, customer and QA agencies and implemented various corrective and preventive actions
- Maintained uptime more than 95% of test and environmental equipment’s by proper planning of AMC activities with OEMs
- Solved day to day in process quality issues
- ASTRA manufactures sub-systems for RF and microwave systems used in defense, space, metrology and telecommunication
- Major products are Command Guidance Unit (CGU), Radio Proximity Fuse (RPF), Flight Level Radar sub systems, Hybrid Receiver Subsystems, Switched filter bank and 3D-CAR, Aerospace products
Senior Engineer in Quality Management System
Speck Systems Limited
Hyderabad
01.2005 - 08.2009
- Company Overview: SPECK manufactures high precision Digital Film Recorders (Photo write) which are used in Remote Sensing and Defense Applications, which is one of its kinds in Asia, outside Japan, other products like EMI shielded Ruggedized Shelters for Mobile applications, Battle field mgt
- Products, Geo Spatial Services and RF products like VPA, UPA
- In charge of following QC activities
- Inward inspection of electrical and electronic components
- In process inspection of populated PCB’s and their clearance
- Final Inspection and testing of the end products like VPA, UPA, CPV, MPSS, MI-17, ZOOM STERIOSCOPE, PJ-10 etc
- Environmental (High Temperature, Low Temperature, Vibration, Thermal Cycling, Thermal Shock, Bump, Acceleration etc) testing of end products
- Periodic calibration of test and measuring equipment
- Co-ordination with system designers, in-house designer, customer and QA agency for necessary approval and vetting of documents like design documents, process documents Quality Assurance Plan, Engineering drawings etc
- Preparation of quality assurance plans and Acceptance test leafs, Test procedure for the products like VPA, UPA, CPV, MPSS, MI-17, ZOOM STERIOSCOPE, and PJ-10 etc
- Maintenance of ISO documentations, conducting regular internal audits and coordinating with external auditors for audits
- Co-ordination of AMC (Annual Maintenance contracts) activities of various test equipment’s, environmental test equipment’s etc with OEM
- Co-ordination with QA agencies like MSQAA, DGAQA, CQAL, RCMA, CRI and customer for approval of the products
- Technical recommendation of production items and test equipment
- Involved in vendor assessment of mechanical and electrical items for outsourcing
- Implementing and monitoring Information security management systems
- Complying with ISO27001:2005 standard
- Preparing of Risk assessment and Risk Treatment chart & Business continuity management as per ISO 27001:2005 for organization and presenting to the management
- Significant contribution: Involved in failure analysis of products like VPA, UPA, CPV, MPSS, MI-17, ZOOM STERIOSCOPE, PJ-10 etc
- Along with system designer, customer and QA agencies and implemented various corrective and preventive actions
- Maintained uptime more than 95% of test and environmental equipments by proper planning of AMC activities with OEMs
- Solved day to day in process quality issues
- SPECK manufactures high precision Digital Film Recorders (Photo write) which are used in Remote Sensing and Defense Applications, which is one of its kinds in Asia, outside Japan, other products like EMI shielded Ruggedized Shelters for Mobile applications, Battle field mgt
- Products, Geo Spatial Services and RF products like VPA, UPA
Production In charge
Intelec Micro controls Private Limited
Pune
06.2003 - 01.2005
- Company Overview: An ISO 9001 certified company, manufacturers of Process Control Instruments, Timers, Alarm Annunciators, Logic Controllers, Relays, Digital Parameters, Hooters, Air Conditioners, System Integrators
- Servicing for the Intelec micro controls equipment’s
- Production in charge for the annunciators alarm systems Department
- Testing for the equipment’s of VMR, UVR, DVM’s, Temperature controllers, Pressure meters, Temperature indicators etc
- Testing of A/C controllers of two channels, four channels
- Quality control of above products
- Final inspection stages of the products
- Wiring inspection and PCB soldering inspection
- Planning for the production for the dispatch dates without failing quality
- Activities other than regular duties: Participated in PCB design by using protel software
- Participated in design of Voltage monitor relay
- Preparation for the ISO 9001-2000
- Participated in programming
- An ISO 9001 certified company, manufacturers of Process Control Instruments, Timers, Alarm Annunciators, Logic Controllers, Relays, Digital Parameters, Hooters, Air Conditioners, System Integrators
Testing Engineer (Part time)
Wavetek Electronics
Pune
06.1997 - 06.2000
- Company Overview: Manufacturers of Temperature Controller, PH Meters, Conductivity Four Wire, Two Wires etc
- Testing in PH meters, Sensors, Conductivity meter for four channels and Two channels etc
- Testing the PCB’s
- Mechanical structure of the final product
- Checking of PCB Layouts of the above products
- Activities other than regular duties: Participated in PCB design
- Participated in Dialysis System
- Manufacturers of Temperature Controller, PH Meters, Conductivity Four Wire, Two Wires etc
Education
Bachelor of Engineer - Electronics and Telecommunication
Shivaji University
01.2003
Diploma in Industrial Electronics -
Bharathi vidyapeeth Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology
01.2000
Skills
- Microsoft Windows
- C
- C
- Management skills
- Performance monitoring
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Technical expertise
- Process development
- Project management
- Training and mentoring
- Leadership skills
- Team management
- Technical leadership
- Product development
- Project research
- Project coordination
- Quality control
- Risk analysis
- Staff training
- Technical presentation
Certification
- Lead Auditor in QMS by IRCA-UK
- Certified Internal Auditor in Quality Management System by DNV-HYD
- Certified Internal Auditor in AS 9100 by DNV-HYD
- Certified Internal Auditor in Information Security Management System by Locuz and STQC-HYD
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars.
Affiliations
- Development of clean room labs for space products as per required standards
Timeline
Senior Manager in Quality Assurance
ASTRA MICROWAVE PRODUCTS LIMITED
08.2009 - Current
Senior Engineer in Quality Management System
Speck Systems Limited
01.2005 - 08.2009
Production In charge
Intelec Micro controls Private Limited
06.2003 - 01.2005
Testing Engineer (Part time)
Wavetek Electronics
06.1997 - 06.2000
Bachelor of Engineer - Electronics and Telecommunication
Shivaji University
Diploma in Industrial Electronics -
Bharathi vidyapeeth Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology
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