Ashok Gulappa Muragod
E-Mail : amuragod AT gmail.com

Objective :
Seeking senior level job assignments in Production Planning & Control / Process Improvement / Quality Assurance / Fabrication, Machine Shop Assembly.

Professional Abridgement :
Proficiency Forte :
- Overseeing overall production operations with a view to ensure timely accomplishment of production targets within the time and cost parameters.
- Planning long lead item, raw material, component, consumable, packing material as per inventory norms.
- Implementing various techniques for process automation, cycle time reduction, entailing identification of opportunities, analysis of data, conducting tests, cost benefit analysis, implementation & audits.
- Managing fabrication of structures & its associated items after study of fabrication drawings as well as involved in Micro and macro planning for fabrication works.
- Making cutting plans for effective management of materials, estimation, bidding & piece rate fixing for fabrication & erection works; enhancing daily production targets as per customer requirement.
- Evaluating performance and motivating work force.
- Training subordinates about work force and latest problem solving tools.
- Preparing plans for all departments of production sections and feeding the assembly.
- Planning loading of machines, development of work through shop floor supervisors / engineers effective utilisation of resources.
- Leading, motivating and controlling engines workmen’s to achieve production goals and objectives.
- Documenting and generating daily performance report; mapping rejection / rework and productivity.
- Managing various activities related to ISO 9000-2000, safety, API6D and other audits aspects.
- Implementing quality management system and ensuring adherence to the same.
- Ensuring compliance of various quality measures.
- Using quality standards and maintaining the relevant documents.
- Practicing quality standards with key emphasis on improving quality.
- Implementing testing procedures and systems.
- Taking stringent quality measures including preparation / maintenance of necessary documents.

Work Experience :
Presently working with Premier Limited, Pune.
The Growth Path for Fouress Engineering (I) Ltd, Aurangabad :
Oct’92-Jul’95 Shift Engineer Machine shop
Aug’95-Jul’00 Senior Engineer Machine Shop
Aug’00-Jul’04 Senior Engineer Fabrication Shop
Aug’04-Jul’06 Senior Engineer Assembly Shop
Aug’06-Oct’09 Assistant Manager Production
Presently working in Premier Ltd, Pune as a Manager (Production), since Nov’2009.

Accountability :
- Supervising machine shop fabrication & assembly.
- Overseeing all types of welding and procedure and all testing of heavy fabrication shop.
- Assembling all types of valves & operations testing of valves as per DIN 1302.

Attainments :
- Successfully developed various systems on the shop floor for better productivity quality.
- Prepared material handling system in the shop floor.
- Achieved customer satisfaction through quality and delivery.
- Instrumental in resolving problems of the shop floor.
- Obtained cost saving by implementing varied suggestions.
- Reduced cycle time of valve testing procedure by 30%.
- GATE VALVE operation time reduced by 25% by manual operation to motorised operation.
- Reducing welding procedure time by 40% by utilizing welding positioned.

Previous Work Experience :
TENURE ORGANIZATION DESIGNATION:
Dec’89-Sep’92 Santosh Engineering Udyambag, Belgaum Production Engineer
Jun’86-Nov’89 Progressive Engineering Udyambag, Belgaum Production Engineer

Academia :
DME [(Process Engineering) (Conventional Machine)]
Government Polytechnic Belgaum, Karnataka in 1986.

Personal Dossier:
Date of Birth : 1st May, 1963
Linguistic Abilities : English, Hindi, Marathi and Kannada