G. KRISHNAN
E-Mail : krishnag_77 AT rediffmail.com

Objective :
Seeking challenging assignments in Industrial Engineering / Quality & Statistical Analysis/ Process Improvement/ Product Development /Cost saving with an organisation of high repute.

Snapshot :
- Career spans over 12 years of experience Industrial Engineering, Production Planning, Quality & Statistical Analysis, Operational Process Control/ Improvement in the MANUFACTURING & PROCESS INDUSTRY.
- Presently working with JBM Auto system (P) Ltd., Chennai.
- Expert at identifying products or services that do not meet a company’s specified standards of quality. Worked towards producing quality products to suit changing customer requirement.
- Ensuring compliance to quality measures & maintenance of requisite documentation as well as records.
- Well-versed with new concept & methodologies like 7QC TOOLS, SPC, G8D, VSM, VAVE, FMEA, CONTROL PLAN and Poka-Yoke for quality & Production Process improvement.
- Maintains a broad scope of knowledge to identify and pursue possible solutions to problems. Creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Core Competencies

Process Improvement :
- Working towards cycle time reduction, scrap reduction, set up and change over time reduction, process flow improvements as well as time reduction.
- Working along with customers at Customer End for their trouble shooting and continual improvements on process and quality functions.
- Meet customer requirement of Quality & Delivery.

Cost Saving :
- VA/VE activities followed from stamping operation for to achieve monthly target of cost saving.
- Using FTI software for nesting purpose of sheet metal blanking operation.
- Yield improvement, operation reduction/ change in stamping process.
- Find out value added & Non value valued activities through VSM.
Career Contour
Since July ’00 M/s JBM Auto System Ltd., (formerly known as ThyssenKrupp JBM (P) Ltd., Chennai. A tier-1 supplier of FORD INDIA promoted by Jay Bharath Maruti Ltd. Sr. Engineer –Project quality (Stamping).

Growth Path :
- May ’08 to till Date Quality Engineer(QA) -Stamping (In-process, new project )
- Dec ‘06 to Mar ‘08 Supervisor – In process Quality (Stamping/customer support)
- Sep ‘04 to Oct ‘06 Assistant Supervisor – Production (Stamping)
- July ‘03 to Aug ‘04 Production Technician – Production (Stamping)
- July ‘00 to June ‘03 Trainee Technician – Production (Stamping)
- Apr ‘99 to May ‘00 Unity Forge Pvt Ltd., MMNagar as an Act apprentice Trainee of in- process Quality.
- Jan ‘98 to Mar ’99 Pentafour Auto Pvt Ltd., MMNagar as a Trainee of carburettor assy shop.

IN- PROCESS STAMPING QUALITY :
- Sound Knowledge of stamping process panel defects root cause analyses (crack, thinning, waviness, wrinkles & scoring mark, etc.,).
- Monitoring the QA activities like Line inspection, first off inspection, patrol inspection and last off inspection.
- R&R study carried out with CMM team for inspector efficiency improving & instrument error find out.
- Continuously improving the quality of the products by eliminating the chances of the mistake(by providing mistake proof whenever required and by improving awareness among the team)
- Take care of all Chassis panels for customer requirement of quality specification (FCM, LCA, and RTB and FRONT & REAR BUMPER).
- Analyzing rework & rejection trend and initiate to take corrective & preventive action to eliminate rework /rejections with using Pareto chart & conducting DMQI & analyzing root cause for NC products.
- Ensuring and updating of visual control system & one point Lesson (Rework, Rejection, QR/CR-memo, IQR).
- Continuously reducing rejections rate by applying WHY- WHY- Analyses & Controlling Internal PPM.
- Handling Customer complaints & Taking necessary corrective & preventive actions.
- Coordinate with customer for stamping quality issues handling & corrective actions through G8D (ICA, PCA).
- Adeptly implemented 5S & 3M and Industrial Safety in the organisation.
- Directed co-ordination and follow-ups for internal process audits and Kaizen implementations.
- Focusing on continuous improvements of stamping panels quality.

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT :
FORD : B515 PROJECTS: (Structure).
- Developing inspection reports for controlling quality to achieve customers required PIST level.
- Checking the feasibility of the part by studying CAD (sc, cc, Datum B &C).
- Supporting customer at their builds / milestones by supplying part with the required quality level.
- Predicting the robust process & implementing the same.
- Documenting the program activity in the form of PPAP.
- Studying things gone wrong/ right in previous projects & controlling the same.
- Co-ordinate with new product development team for Tool buy off & Product characteristics analyze.
- Conducting home line trial for all new project tools before PSW sign off.
- Supplier technical support for product quality and monitoring the day wise stock for avoiding line stoppage.

BENTELER AUTOMOTIVE : B515 PROJECTS (Chassis).
- Developing inspection reports for controlling quality and achieve benteler standard PIST level.
- Documenting the program activity in the form of PPAP.
- Studying things gone wrong/ right in previous projects & controlling the same.
- Conducting home line trial for all new project tools.
- Implement product launch procedures of OEM like IMDS.
- Vendor Development for stamping product and achieve customer requirements.

KAIZEN & POKA – YOKE :
- Continues improvement follow up for stamping process & quality.
- Continuously follow up for where ever required error proofing in stamping process for avoid future issues and opportunity find out for prevention poka-yoke providing to detect the defects.
- Prevention poke yoke and Detection poke yoke carried out based on previous project experience.
- Horizontal deployment carried out for customer concern.

DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE OF WELD SHOP (BIW) – QUALITY :
- Body in white panels as per process standards to be given FOI, LOI Follow up at production beginning.
- As per spot welding quality requirement of Nugget dia ,DOE , teardown testing carried out.
- Welding related issues for spike, edge spot, spot missing, burn thrown child part missing, weld failure, etc...Take care of corrective action against the defects.

Accomplishments :
- Team Leader of VA-VE – Improvements in Stamping :
o Yield improvement for input raw material and Existing layout modified for enhancing yield.
o Corner End bits (OFFAL) and Scrap utilization (OBAYA).
o Straight blank size reduction & Shaped blank nesting.
- Team Member of VSM (Value Stream Mapping) :
o Identify Product Family and CSM & FSM data collection.
o To be find out “TIMWOOD” (Muda).
o Find problems and make Kaizens as well as VA ratio calculated.
- Member of Cross Functional Team – Improvements in Press Shop : Draw oil application using pneumatic system.
o Reduced the extra manpower for Draw oil application.
o By designing the pneumatic system - cycle time reduced.
o Oil flow evenly distributed.

Trainings Completed :
- Undergone one week training program in SPC & Quality control from Advanced Training Institute- Chennai.
- Undergone two week training program in Engineering Measurement, Measuring Equipment (column type CMM) & quality control from Advanced Training Institute-, Chennai.
- Undergone one day training program in G8D from Maxwell Industrial Training Development centre, Chennai.
- Undergone two days training program in APQP, control plan, PPAP from Maxwell Industrial Training Development centre, Chennai.
- Undergone One day training program in ‘6’ SIGMA from MSME (govt of India) Chennai
- An internal training given by FORD INDIA at JBMAS for MIG, PROJECTION, SPOT welding.
- An internal training given by JBMAS for MSA & INTERNAL AUDITER TRAINNING from MM nagar.

Academia :
1. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Vinayaka Mission University,Secured- ISTClass.
2. Honours Diploma in Computer Application from CSC, Maraimalainagar; secured IST Grade.

Software Skills :
Ms Office : Excel, word, Power point.
Design software : CATIA –V5 (CADD CENTER).
- Sketch Analysis.
- Part modelling.
- Surface Design.
- Generative Sheet metal design.
- Drafting.

Personal Dossier :
Date of Birth : 27th Feb 1977
Languages Known : English, Tamil, and Hindi.
Personal Strength : Good team work, Good communication & interpersonal skills.
Marital Status : Married
Gender : Male