Sharath N P

- Built a strong supply chain network of raw material vendors, tooling and gauging vendors, manufacturing partners, surface treatment, logistics and packing vendors. - Key point of contact for 60+suppliers. - Handled and executed highly complex and critical customer projects in the shortest lead time. - Identify, investigate and successfully onboard potential suppliers to the supply chain. - Liaise with engineering, support and sales team through Freshdesk, Slack and Gmeet. - Analyze suppliers performance based on key metrics (Quality, Cost and On-Time Delivery) and prepare supplier report through Looker.

- Led a team of 30 engineers to handle precision assembly and testing of electro-optical products. - Conduct daily review meetings and provide guidance to subordinates on Production, Quality and Safety. - Determine project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements and performance standards. - Define & monitor project schedules and work plans. - Track project costs in order to meet budget and ensure availability of resources. - Identify & track project risk and develop mitigation plans. - Manage global vendor administration including contract reviews, price negotiations, requisitions, submittals, change orders, payments, invoices and receivables. - Implemented Lean methodologies which resulted in total savings of more than 15 million rupees. - Prepare project status reports by analyzing & summarizing data and present to management. - Responsible for production & material planning, scheduling, assigning tasks, supervising shop floor activities.

- Approval authority for all inspection related activities. - Responsible for instruments calibration and maintaining history cards. - Develop quality and gauge plans. - Perform First Article Inspection of parts as per AS9100C standard. - Monitor NCs and analyse the CAPAs using 8D method. - Conduct internal audits and supplier audits as per the schedule. - Responsible for handling customer queries and resolve complaints. - Awareness of Boeing and Airbus standards. - Involved in AS9100D surveillance audit and led the QMS team.

- Perform raw material, in-process and final inspection of parts. - Hands on experience in using measuring instruments that include calliper, micrometer, height master, dial height gauge, bore gauge, pin gauge, slip gauge, radius gauge, thread plug gauge, feeler gauge and bevel protractor. - Train and monitor production team and ensure production deadlines are met. - Maintain non-conforming log, product inventories and all quality records & documents. - Interface with customers to understand & develop new parts, identify failures and escalate project concerns. - Conduct quality reviews and monthly WIP meetings. Involved in QMS audit; - Implement new techniques & procedures to enhance product quality through CPI. - Prepare log sheets, COCs and checklists.

- Designed & developed a kick lever & swing arm in CATIA, which was identified as a CTQ & met the program budget. - Conducted technical design reviews and facilitated for DFM, DFA, DFS activities. - Prepare and execute Design Verification Plan for vehicle and other components. - Initiated a market survey to capture the customer requirements, usage and proposals by organizing programs like automotive clinics, customer usage field trials (CUFT). - Performed benchmark studies to understand the latest technologies, design trends, materials used and manufacturing techniques adopted. - Integrated all sub systems and performed vehicle layout measurements. - Design validation by performing bump tests, high water pressure tests, - Captured the failure modes in on road testing and in race track and DFMEA. - Generated value addition and value engineering ideas. - Create BOM and plan BOM audit in two phases- (i) BOM vs. CAD (ii) BOM vs. Vehicle.

- Lean Management. - Initiated Local Buy concept. Identified key vendors for critical parts. - Maintained 5S in shop floor. - Implemented Kanban system in warehouse.

- Supported the production & planning operations of machines and shearing, bending & press work. - Achieved zero PPM in line with the customer requirements & organization objectives. - Prepare daily maintenance reports of machines and raw material planning based on schedule. - Responsible for company’s product release programs, PPAP, FMEA, CAPA and JDI reports. - Leak proof test of BS III AND BSIV Mufflers. - Monitor deviations in product and defects in manufacturing by effective root cause analysis & eliminate rework time by continuous process improvement. - Exposure in process/product/customer audits. - Report to top management/quality manager on quality issues & submit monthly reports.

- Improved the body production rate of newly developed Fluidic Elantra. - Implemented JIT principle in the production line. - Reduced lead time in assembly. - Investigated and diagnosed welding issues in body frame.

- Involved in testing of engines in chambers - Training on automotive heavy duty engines. - Learnt the concepts of heat transfer. - Helped the shop floor manager in making checklists, log sheets.

Completed Pre University with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Computer Science as subjects.