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Aditya Kannan

Detroit,MI

Summary

Passionate Quality Engineer and
Certified Lean Six Sigma Green belt
with a focus on improving operations usingproblem solving and optimizing techniques with an impact that moves the needle on key business metrics.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Quality Engineer and EH&S Rep

Siemens Healthineers USA
03.2021 - Current

• Quality Engineer for various Non-med software device for buisness line D&A and helped increasing the release cycle by 40%.

• Responsible for ensuring process compliance for SW medical device development for design and documents review.

• Responsible for Incorporating change to PLM Document Toolchain as part of agile software development which helped releasing the product cycle by 60%

• Supporting projects regarding process and regulatory compliance by working with Quality Manager.

• Successfully help launch New product Development for various medical device.

• Coordinated the team in Germany with QMS requirement to start the project.

• Develop the Measurement System Analysis Plan for the program.

• Involved in various milestone releases for SW medical device product and Versions by coordinating with global team for document review.

• Successfully released various software non-medical device as Quality Manager and recommended key process improvements.

• Perform regular data analysis on defects with disparate data sets using Microsoft Excel functions like (VLOOKUP, data validation) and used Power BI to represent data to management.

•Coordinating Tool transition from JIRA/JAMA to Azure Devops as Quality manager.

• Prepared the team in clearing internal and external audit (MDSAP, Tuev, FDA audit).

• Supporting in obtaining market approvals (such as 510(k), CE marking etc.) by working with Regulatory Affairs Manager.

• Exposure to standards and regulations such as FDA QSR, 93/42/EEC Medical Device Directive (MDD), MDR, ISO 13485, ISO 9001

• Skilled in developing Process flow (SOPs) using Visio and internal tools with compliance with FDA for the Business line and proposed it to peers.

• Supporting in continuous process improvement of Quality Management System.

• Participated in the assessments for the requirements of 21 CFR part 11 and FDA regulations.

• EH&S coordinator for Ann arbor location.

• Annual Reporting for Industrial Environmental Protection Reporting in Global Siemens website.

• Quarterly Compliance Inspection following OSHA, ISO -45001, ISO-14001 for the site

Quality Engineer

Randstad
06.2020 - 02.2021

• Supported in ensuring process compliance for SW medical device development e.g. perform design and documentation reviews, support the project regarding process and regulatory compliance by working with Quality Manager.
• Worked on continuous process improvement of Quality Management System.
• Supported the team for Tuev / FDA audit .
• Contributed in obtaining proper market approvals (such as 510(k), CE marking etc.) by working with Regulatory Aff airs Manager.

Quality Engineering Intern

Matrix Quality Services
08.2019 - 03.2020

• Led and contributed in continuous process improvement using Lean tools such as Pareto charts, process flow diagrams, Poka - Yoke and control charts.
• Performed detailed root cause analysis on customer complaints to drive Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)improvements.
• Prepared PPAP documents; Control Plan, Flow Charts, Process Drawings, PSW's and PFMEA's.
• Developed 8D reports to customer complaints and initiated containment and corrective actions.
• Identified the bottleneck in Boot press operation and modified the process to improve efficiency of the system.
• Monitored and coordinated with Quality supervisor and Quality inspector on troubleshooting issues related with sorting, inspection and reworking of parts.
• Project Coordinator for a customer with Mold defects on their 8 containers with Automotive parts shipped overseas and Gave solutions to their problem which saved the customer $75,000 USD and potential business with an OEM.
• Managed Gage Calibration Study and trained operators and technicians in using the gage.
• Performed MODAPTS Time study analysis during the new Sorting, inspection or rework activities to achieve Maximum throughput and effective cycle time.
• Worked on requirements of ISO 9001/ IATF 16949 Compliance and assisted with internal audits.

Education

Master of Science - Industrial And Systems Engineering

University of Michigan, Dearborn
Dearborn, MI
04-2020

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

SRM UNIVERSITY
Chennai ,India
05-2017

Skills

  • Engineering change management
  • Quality risk assessment
  • Corrective and preventive actions
  • Control plan development
  • Quality management systems
  • Process validation
  • Lean manufacturing principles
  • Process capability analysis
  • Measurement system analysis
  • ISO 9001 compliance
  • Six sigma methodologies
  • Quality documentation review
  • Design of experiments
  • Quality inspection methods

Timeline

Product Quality Engineer and EH&S Rep

Siemens Healthineers USA
03.2021 - Current

Quality Engineer

Randstad
06.2020 - 02.2021

Quality Engineering Intern

Matrix Quality Services
08.2019 - 03.2020

Master of Science - Industrial And Systems Engineering

University of Michigan, Dearborn

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

SRM UNIVERSITY
Aditya Kannan