PRAVEEN K
HEAD QUALITY & ENGINEERING
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
| Manufacturing Quality | Production Operations | Industrial Engineering |
Leveraging nearly 17 years of expertise
“A competent professional, targeting assignment in Manufacturing Quality Excellence, Production Operations and Well versed knowledge in Industrial Engineering with an organization of repute”
Location Preference: Bangalore, Mysore, Belagavi, Mangalore
E-mail: k_praveen576@rediffmail.com
Phone: 9448204089
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Languages
Work History
Head Quality & Engineering (3 Wheeler Plant)
TVS Motor Company Limited
Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2021 - Current
- Followed quality standards and procedures to minimize errors and maximize customer satisfaction.
- Updated quality control standards, methods and procedures to meet compliance requirements.
- Own and maintain all plant quality statistics (external/internal ppm, scrap, rework, control levels, CAR’s)
- Drive and own improvement projects related to internal and external quality initiatives and lead teams in process improvement identification and implementation
- Track and trend defects to develop and drive specific continuous improvement initiatives, plans and projects through Certified Six Sigma Green Belt as a part of problem solving technique
- Drive New product development in the plant through First Time Right Quality concept with higher productivity and lower manufacturing cost
- Increased customer satisfaction through adherence to quality standards and customer requirements.
- Wrote and implemented new rework procedures to standardize processes and streamline workflow.
- Improved quality processes for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
Manager Engineering
TVS Motor Company Limited
Bangalore, Karnataka
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Driven projects in the field of Industrial Engineering for manufacturing process like Time study, method study, motion study, video analysis, principles of motion economy, takt time, SMM, and line balancing for assembly lines
- Expertize in JIT/Lean manufacturing, identifying different kind of waste through tools VA NVA analysis, Misu-sumasi method, Value Stream Mapping, Flow manufacturing, Travel chart etc
- Measuring and monitoring productivity of plant; cascading of targets and facilitating achievements of targets
- Identifying drivers for productivity improvement and preparing project bank against each drivers (Re-engineering, Automation Implementation, Re-handling Reduction, Combining Operation and so on)
- Vehicle assembly line efficiency through SWCT (Standard Work Combination Table) which resulted in saving of 12 head count
- Elevated the business growth and saved Head count saved up to 66 by implementing re-engineering projects in machining unit and by changing layout from straight to U layout, Most study, ECRSS Method
Assistant Engineering Manager (Tool Planning)
TVS Motor Company Limited
Bangalore, Karnataka
03.2011 - 08.2017
- Planning and procurement of tools & fixture accessories through MRP scheduling & purchase orders; managed indirect materials, tool planning and stores management & troubleshooting
- Budgeting and material requirement planning for procurement and sourcing of materials ensuring optimum utilization of materials & maximum cost savings
- Monitored tool life & enhancement of the same and maintained ROL and 3R for ensuring uninterrupted supply of materials
- Maintained high stock accuracy level with controlled inventory value & implementing ‘Kanban / 2 Bin Systems ‘ to ensure ‘Zero Line Stopper ‘ due to IDM parts
- Contributed in reducing
- Tool cost (Rs/Veh) through cost negotiation, alternating source, tool life re-validation
- Tool change losses by adopting 7 Step tool management systems (TPM Methodology)
- Steered efforts in improving productivity improvement through new generation tooling; performed effective re-using of tools and fixtures to reduce the procurement costs
- Maintained stock accuracy less than 0.01%
- Reduced chronic problems in the machining unit cells through the extensive usage of QC Story, 7 QC tools
- Maintained all necessary documents related to TS 16949 and updated the same; planned 5M’s (i.e. Process proving) for productionizing new cells during capacity ramp-up or capacity constraints & prepared PPAP document after setting up new manufacturing cells
Senior Production Engineer (Machine Shop)
TVS Motor Company Limited
Mysore, Karnataka
07.2004 - 02.2011
- Managed safe handling of waste streams that resulted from production activities and verified proper disposal.
- Implemented more than 152 Poka-yoke (Prevention & Detection), to eliminate customer complaint & process scrap, in-house Kanban System for MIW parts of Apache Model
- Initiated the tracking of “OEE” in machining cells – Apache, to identify losses and eliminated the same to improve OEE >85%
- Improved OEE in Crank shaft-Apache by introducing “SMED concept” (reduction of tool and fixture change loses - 45 minutes / model changeover to 5 minutes)
- Supervised TEI, TQC activities and achieved the targets through TQM and TPM
Education
AMIE in Production Engineering From Kolkata - Production Engineering
Institute of Engineering, Kolkata
Correspondence From Mysore 07.2009 - 12.2012
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Dr TMA Pai Polytechnic
Manipal 04.2001 - 03.2004
Skills
MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel)
AutoCAD -2000 & Internet Applications
SAP (ERP System) and Minitab Application
Lean Concept, JIT, TPM, IATF, TQM
Timeline
Head Quality & Engineering (3 Wheeler Plant)
TVS Motor Company Limited
01.2021 - Current
Manager Engineering
TVS Motor Company Limited
04.2018 - 12.2020
Assistant Engineering Manager (Tool Planning)
TVS Motor Company Limited
03.2011 - 08.2017
AMIE in Production Engineering From Kolkata - Production Engineering
Institute of Engineering, Kolkata
07.2009 - 12.2012
Senior Production Engineer (Machine Shop)
TVS Motor Company Limited
07.2004 - 02.2011
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Dr TMA Pai Polytechnic
04.2001 - 03.2004