Vipin Krishna V

Lead global projects for flow products as the team lead in India.

• Manage production and calibration activities for all flow products at ABB India Limited.
• Oversee end-to-end processes of production, calibration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as the Technical Manager for the Flow Calibration Rig, providing technical support across departments.
• Drive the implementation of LEAN manufacturing principles to enhance operational efficiency.
• Monitor safety, 5S standards, and continuous improvement on assembly line operations.
• Define production plans and schedules, manage trials, and ensure quality control.
• Coordinate CAPEX and OPEX proposals while enhancing the scope of the calibration laboratory.

• Ensured daily production output met established norms at Swedish Swiss Multinational Corporation.
• Managed flow meter, I/P converter assembly line, and water flow calibration laboratory.
• Developed solutions for shop floor issues, including rework and rejection analysis.
• Executed daily production planning for flow line assembly shop to optimize efficiency.
• Supervised production workers, technicians, and engineers while designing evaluation programs.
• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen methodologies within work areas.
• Prepared quality system documentation such as process flow charts, FMEA, and SOPs.
• Designed and developed a state-of-the-art flow meter calibration facility.

• Company Overview: Under Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India
• Calibration/Testing of flow meters/Control valves with report preparation.
• Design and research-oriented works involving flow analysis with use of variety of test equipment and interpret test results.
• Prepare technical write-ups, work procedures conforming to standards, project specification and requirements.
• Handle Lectures, Training Programs and demonstrations on flow meter calibration and control valve testing for National & International Training programs (ITEC), Academic Training courses at FCRI.
• Valve sizing and testing of different types of Control valves.
• Assisting project works of PGCP students and demonstration of laboratory experiments for trainees.
• Troubleshooting and solving technical problems.
• Schedule, direct, and evaluate maintenance & work assignments and performance.
• Overall coordination of Laboratory property and equipment maintenance.
• Responsible for Installation, Operation and Calibration of instruments based on ISO 17025, ISO 4185 and other standards based on the unit under test.
• Develops and maintains all preventive maintenance programs.
• Ensure the maintenance and safety of all machines and equipment.
• Setting up calibration and testing facility for various field instruments like Ultrasonic level transmitter, USFM, DPT, Turbine flow meters, Mass flow meters, Venturi meter, Thermal mass flow meter, Orifice plates, PD meters.
• Maintains inventory of tools, parts, and supplies to support the laboratory and laboratory operations.
• Estimating uncertainty in measurement according to NABL 141.
• Monitoring the calibration status of in-house equipment’s and keeping the certificates as per ISO 17025 and NABL.
• Design software for general purpose data acquisition in a calibration laboratory.
• Instrument Sizing calculations (Control Valves, Relief Valves and Flow Elements).
• Breakdowns, Quality Specifications, and Standard Operating Practices.
• Provide communication on departmental expectations, motivates team members, and identifies opportunity for improvements.
• Participate in the identification and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
• Under Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India

• Tutored first-year BTech students in core mechanical engineering subjects.
• Provided academic support as Junior Staff Advisor to enhance student engagement.
• Delivered lectures on essential mechanical engineering topics at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University.